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• Blog / Class Projects

  Angry Birds Fly at MIT Students construct trubuchets, catapults, and air cannons to take out the dastardly pigs on Killian…

  

  to fire I'm sorry, but this is the best action shot I could get -- it ... Mechanical Engineering course 2.009: Product Engineering Processes took to Killian Court (the big grassy quad by the Great Dome) to fire birds at pigs

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 8, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Human Factor And String Theory Two links to start your weekend.

  

  being in Boston or Cambridge. Sortof surreal to experience that in ... . This trip will conclude my fall travel season, so I'll get back to ... Greene put together, to see who could best explain string theory in two

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 26, 2007
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Life On Mars and by "Mars" I actually mean "3AB, Simmons Hall."

  

  as close to "apartment-style" living as you can get in the dorms. This ... get work done if I need to, without being too distracted or bothered by ... super freshman to our hall. I live with my pals but I still get to do my

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • February 15, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The First Time I Underpacked a trip to Istanbul, courtesy of MIT

  

  media studies students are thrown together for a semester to work in ... in units of XBox 360s (a trip to Istanbul? that's like, 9 XBox 360s!) and she humored me. But then she told me that she sees money in how much

  • by Connie H. '15
  • March 25, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Application: August 19 In a few short weeks, the MIT 2012 Freshman Application will be posted.

  

  interview with an MIT alum and ask you to write about your experiences in some short answer essay questions. Remember that there is no rush to get ... up well: But as more students each year seek to get the earliest

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 1, 2011
• Blog / Athletics

  AIDS Walk San Francisco Shameless solicitation -- join the fun

  

  fundraising goal. I want to do as much as I can to make a difference in the ... no cure in sight. Moreover, young people are still getting infected at ... supporting this important cause and for showing that you join me in wanting to

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • July 11, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Hello, Layover I'm stuck in an airport. Ask me things.

  

  salad, and I'm rarin' to go. (Have you ever noticed how sometimes the ... To take a leaf out of Sam's book: DID YOU KNOW? Charlotte ... the last six hours, and have another eight to go. But this isn't about

  • by Keri G. '10
  • July 25, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Looking Backwards Sherman, set the WABAC machine to....

  

  : This is what it used to take to get in to MIT-definitely a lot less work ... Like Bellamy’s young hero, I too am back in Boston. Except its been ... into a socialist utopia. But, prior to leaving for home for spring break

  • by Alina G. '11
  • March 27, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Admission Interview Tick tock!

  

  , hopefully two-way, where the EC gets to know you: what drives you, interests ... have asked them, haven’t you?), our ECs can be busy. Getting in touch ... in MyMIT that they intend to apply EA. For those of you who haven

  • by Dave McOwen
  • October 8, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Advising and freshman formalities

  

  happened this week. - Thanks to a freight derailment in Idaho, I spent most of Tuesday on a bus from Montana to Washington state. - Last night, my ... three or four times this year, and it's a good way to get to know your

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • April 20, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Trick or Treat! Smashing pumpkins, and no I don't mean the band.

  

  and I drop it off the Green Building which is 295 ft, how far will the chunks go in the radial direction when it crashes to the ground? Answer ... . Now I must admit by the end of the evening, I did have a slight crick in

  • by Bryan
  • November 2, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Bed arrangements in dorms, and beauty on campus

  

  not all dorms are limited to singles and doubles. In Baker, there are ... ugly campus. And, in general, I tend to agree, in the sense that the ... "pretty", I think there's a lot of beauty if you know where and how to find

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • July 8, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Don’t Miss the Battle of the Bands Watch Ben Jones's band, Tremulant, perform with Marilee Jones at Battle of the Bands this…

  

  , listen to awesome music, get free Anna's Taqueria burritos, Ben & Jerry ... really amazing... guaranteed to blow your mind or your money back (ok, the ... Jones (check out the picture of Ben rocking-->)! Come and see how

  • by Melis A. '08
  • April 2, 2006
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Memories I know this feelin', yes I know it very well (Thutmose)

  

  acclimated to my new community, the louder the whispers in my head became ... foundational thread in my journey that lead me to reflect on my impact in the world and how I love to engage and support students. Just as your time

  • by Latasha Boyd
  • January 25, 2025
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Boston Rain With apologies to Tay Zonday.

  

  ended up getting drenched in an unexpected deluge of rain. Yes, you read ... picturesque, and fun to play with (or in), it even can serve as a metaphor for ... room, not to mention three (count 'em) umbrellas. In case you're curious

  • by Paul B. '11
  • January 12, 2008
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Holiday Stories Here's mine. What are some of yours?

  

  to have an after-work event at which parents would construct gingerbread houses for their children to decorate in school the following day ... to date have been answered in the last entry.)

  • by Ben Jones
  • January 9, 2006
• Blog / Blog Projects

  i walk through campus and say stuff i cannot vlog to save my life

  

  Behold. I attempted to vlog. https://www ... tour typically lasts around 75 to 90 minutes, and it pays pretty well. I haven’t actually given an admissions tour in a long time. I ended up

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • March 23, 2020
• Blog / Challenges

  busy, busy, busy screaming into the void

  

  events in each section, bullet points even to the paragraph and sentence ... to study somewhere else, but this isn't it. in a stroke of ... harder, with no benefits in exchange; the intent is that you just get

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • April 12, 2021
• Blog / Community Projects

  Jalapeño Bacon Mac and Cheese for the Homeless starting a campaign larger than myself

  

  shelter to donate the proceeds to and, in less than two weeks, enough ... sharing similar stories helped me realize how we're all struggling. But more ... the daily struggle of MIT, I wanted to take time out of my day to do

  • by Erick P. '17
  • November 10, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Intermission Summer job: just kickin' it. And working at Pixar, too.

  

  pronounce as "Ra-to-lee" even though the logo has the built-in pronounciation ... Sometimes taking a little time to recharge is really all you need. I've been spending hours in used bookstores and swimming and taking deep

  • by Jess K. '10
  • June 7, 2007