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  Boston Pops John Williams and a bottle of wine -- on a school night!

  

  Boston side of the Charles River) is the Hatch Shell... ...where the ... honor society) social chair and a generous invitation from a biochemical ... anniversary to the Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO)! This is how lovely Symphony

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • May 15, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Decisive Battle The one examining "Turkey vs. Spam" on the almost-literal level.

  

  The Engineers": An artist and an Engineer had found a gallon can. Said the artist, "Match me drink for drink and see if you're a man." They ... Thanksgiving everybody! I hope you enjoyed your turkey, or if you did not have a

  • by Sam M. '07
  • November 24, 2005
• Blog / Blog Projects

  What’s in an MIT Student’s Bag A sneak peek into what we carry

  

  . The bloggers are a diverse and multifaceted bunch, but there are ... A few months ago, I stumbled across this blog, which takes a look at a sample of laptop stickers of MIT. These types of blogs are less

  • by Ella T. '25, MEng '26
  • November 27, 2022
• Blog / Personal Travel

  A day without rain + pictures of yosemite

  

  , there is none. For the first month and a half I was here I did not see a ... what is a home-grown, born and bred, red-blooded American hick. It ... another. Soon, there was a small gathering near the one window not blocked

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • July 18, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Physics professors have a charming sense of humour Excerpts from relativity problem sets

  

  indoors from the rain. One of the classes I just finished taking is 8.033, Relativity. Relativity is a great class to teach, if you enjoy designing ... that your uncle is in fact crazy.) Cutest observer ever: A note

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 23, 2013
• Blog / Events

  Put a Ring On It 2013 RING PREMIERE!

  

  semester: RING PREMIERE!!! Many of you may know this already, but for those who don't: the MIT class ring (a.k.a. Brass Rat) is not only one of the ... About three hours ago, a large majority of the MIT Class of 2013

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • February 11, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Dass ein Ende mit mir haben muss ...und mein Leben ein Ziel hat.

  

  'll give you a topic. The peanut is neither a pea nor a nut. Discuss. ... with a chance of you're not going to get a blog entry this week. I want ... DID YOU KNOW? Brahms started writing his Requiem when he was 23 years

  • by Sam M. '07
  • May 8, 2006
• Blog / Life after MIT

  What MIT Grads Do With Their Free Time Want to see the fireworks up close? Simply turn an old car into a boat…

  

  up a story like this. You can read about the entire saga here ... My friend Amrys (MIT '02) and a bunch of her fellow MIT-grad friends spent the last month converting a 1967 Chevy Bel Air into a boat - the

  • by Ben Jones
  • July 6, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Virtual Reality, Startups, and Donuts in a particular order

  

  a donut from the mysterious donut wall, I looked around the lobby ... fresh quinoa. There were at least five tables full of food and drinks. The event was put on by the Division of Student Life and was a welcoming of

  • by Erick P. '17
  • November 15, 2016
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Time Flies… especially when you are having more fun than you could possibly imagine.

  

  really is just a nice memory. So after waking across the bridge last night ... last five years. Know that you will always hold a special place in my ... I’ve found myself being reflective recently about a lot of things. A

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • June 6, 2012
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Everybody LOVES a math joke Math jokes for a Monday chuckle!

  

  Could Lie Tangent To Your Curves!" with 42,000 members, everybody loves a math joke. My roommate, a math major, is especially into them ... Mathematical Society Journal, with a link to the article below). Seriously, she

  • by Melis A. '08
  • November 6, 2006
• Blog / People & Identities

  if rupi kaur went to mit milk and funny

  

  _hidden]every time i get an email from you my heart skips a beat how i wish you would ... [visually_hidden]hi there it’s rona w. ‘21 your newest admissions ... _hidden]when you cross maseeh dining hall every head turns gasps and hushed whispers

  • by Rona W. '23
  • April 2, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I, Robot "Turn it, leave it, stop- format it. Technologic." IAP Robotics competitions wrap up.

  

  -100 after exiting lab and found the lecture hall in a standing room only situation. Outside, there were a few robots on display: The actual ... .370: Robocraft Now the one I'm most familiar with is Robocraft since my roommate

  • by Bryan
  • February 2, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Mechanical Sense of Humor My Course 2 lab instructor is amazing.

  

  Europe for the summer before going to grad school. You start talking to a group of people in a pub in London, and when they find out you are a ... remembered an experiment you had performed in 2.671 using a Prony brake. They

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 29, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT ‘10s in the news A series of newspaper articles about incoming MIT freshmen.

  

  2010 (if there was a newspaper article about you, feel free to send a ... a week's worth to follow. At the conclusion of this series, I plan to answer all of the questions you've left in the comments.

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 26, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Financial Aid Tracking + Evie Pix Some quick updates.

  

  during a particularly stressful spoke of the admissions cycle. You guys rock - BIG thanks. Second, there have been a bunch of questions about ... : A new enhanced portlet will be launching in the next week to 10 days

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 1, 2006
• FAQ / Academics and research

  Can I test out of some classes by taking Advanced Standing Exams?

  subjects outside of the classroom itself. If you're confident that you've already mastered introductory coursework at MIT, then you can take an ASE to ...  grade in the class; if you do poorly you can simply take the class and the
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Full Steam Ahead Leaving Boston for the final time

  

  , including the aforementioned two, in MacGregor, which is where a large portion ... -way ticket home. There was a semblance of relief, knowing that years of toiling ... On Sunday night, I sat alone on a bench in South Station holding what

  • by Elijah T. '11
  • June 9, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  bump MIT students design products

  

  a real life product. This course is a FANTASTIC opportunity to get to ... 't think many classes let you build and race an elephant... make a ... , currently named Bump, is a hands-free baby gate that will detect whether the

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • November 19, 2014
• Blog / How to Food

  A Continuing Experiment in Cooperative Eating or, every food picture I have ever posted from pika

  

  (we miss you, Kuba)   salad featuring apples and flowers from a ... The streets are paved with slush, everything is cold, and my pajamas have penguins on them. It is decidedly winter. But at pika, it's spring

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • February 3, 2015