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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Machine Shops, Part 2 Really, there are a lot of machine shops.

  

  .008 is a manufacturing class where you're required to make a large batch of ... machines: plus a computer lab with solid modeling and CAM programs to ... are set up to allow a computer program to operate it. CAM stands for

  • by Laura N. '09
  • January 3, 2008
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Building a Robot in 3 Days FIRST X MIT Edition

  

  limited amount of time to design, build, and program a robot to compete. The ... computer lab with a mission she refused to back down from. “It isn’t fair ... refusing to take no for an answer - he finally agreed to let me join on a

  • by Hala K. '29
  • January 25, 2026
• Blog / Challenges

  Hospital State of Mind The things I hate about being stuck here

  

  . Basically, I want to go home. And I never plan on going to a hospital ever ... of doctors and nurses and I am afraid to talk to them. But there's a ... I hate going to the hospital. Yes, hospitals help people. Most nurses

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • December 6, 2015
• Blog / Miscellaneous

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

  

  and thus I had to avoid Miss April that night. But that's a different ... and build a chimney. Not to be outdone, I landscaped my house's yard ... later found three dudes trying desperately to complete a 2-story octagonal

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

  More Notes A quick update.

  

  I can. I was talking to a guidance counselor over the phone today ... reminded of an article I read a few years back:High schools work to ease ... article, it would probably be better not to rank... I just got a visit

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 21, 2005
• FAQ / QuestBridge

  Can I apply as a QB Finalist even if I did not rank any colleges?

  science teachers to write one for you. If you are selected as a Quest ... If you were selected as a QuestBridge Finalist but did not rank any colleges, you are welcome to apply to MIT using your QuestBridge application
• Blog / Academics & Research

  HackMIT 2017 fourth time seen, first time competing

  

  York. It was a bust. My team left halfway through and I gave up trying to ... 't even know I wanted to do it until a couple of weeks ago. But they did say ... the ConsenSys talk, learning how to integrate a software called Meta

  • by Erick P. '17
  • September 25, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  More Psets! This starts out artsy, but I promise it's going to go downhill really fast.

  

  distribution of hours, to give you a sense of how you will be spending your time ... , processors, and a basic operating system. By showing you how to take some small ... is). It should be a good class, and the lecturers are supposed to be

  • by Evan B. '10
  • February 7, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  More on the Paris Metro Our final review was Monday - officials from the Paris public transport authority flew in…

  

  to "be mobile," in the sense of exchange of information in a mobile ... -France program to give a crash course on Parisian culture. She pointed out a neat ... RATP (which I'll get to shortly). A photo of Madeleine station

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • May 16, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  You Are Welcome Here (and at Elmhurst College too)

  

  great place to work and be a student. 1. MIT is very diverse -with no ... choose to self-identify with any of a number of questions, they would like ... pursuing a career as a filmmaker. It was a proud moment for him, and for me

  • by Kris Guay
  • August 29, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  what i drew this summer i took an art class

  

  a scholarship.) I missed drawing. I used to draw a lot as a kid; I ... much else to learn. But in the last year or so, the old dream of doing a ... to make my own manga. A few years ago, I took CMS.301, Critical

  • by Rona W. '23
  • August 27, 2022
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  updating my blogger bio because its no longer accurate

  

  realize it’s pretty difficult to sum up a personality in these brief ... . bummer. - i use my hands to talk. a lot. but it’s not the good kind of ... fear, you music elitists out there, i listen to a little bit of

  • by Cami M. '23
  • October 24, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  A Day at the Beach: Quick Trips From MIT The ocean is only a short train ride or drive away!

  (or going to college) in the Boston area is a real luxury because the ocean is only a short train ride or drive away. In fact, many of ... affordable and you don't need a car. If you want to stay closer to MIT, though

  • by mitblogs
  • October 24, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  What’s Making Me Happy This Week: Week 1 Spider-Man, Nina Yuen, and More!

  

  (I realize this was a few weeks ago but it's still making me happy), thanks to ... Garfield has Spider-Man on lock. How to Win Friends and Influence People A few weeks back my future boss sent me a few books to check out before I

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • May 2, 2014
• Blog / How to Human

  on anger understanding and learning and navigating

  

  will come a time where I won't be there to say something. This happens ... infinitely more worth it to stand up for myself and be considered a "bitch ... don't care." And while I've learned to care a little less more recently

  • by Cami M. '23
  • August 12, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Sorting of the Frosh (MacGregor Style) We don't have a Sorting Hat, but this is how MacGregor does In-House Rush

  

  assigned a dorm, a room, and possibly a roommate. Fast forward to today ... a chance to change dorms. And after everybody has been assigned to ... they can find out in a minute or so, before they pass you off to another

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • August 24, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Average The benefits of challenging yourself in high school

  

  a strange idea. No one ever wants to be average. Society says that we ... to be different than everyone else to get into a good college. You needed to be a leader with drive to change something about your community

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • November 16, 2011
• Blog / How to Human

  Skill Issues (spoiler alert: i've got them)

  

  older brother didn’t have the patience to play chess with me (I had a tendency to just sort of... not follow the rules), and as a result I never ... , and I’ll probably try to continue playing chess once in a while, too

  • by Shorna A. '25
  • June 29, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Semester II: v. hosed tl;dr: *loud screaming*

  

  You know you’re hosed when it takes you a week after classes start to ... that actually accept is probably closer to 10-15%. There are a lot of ... whether I want to double major in math or be a 6-2 instead of a 6-3, and 18

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • February 14, 2018
• Blog / Public Statements

  A letter from President Reif regarding George Floyd and Minneapolis

  

  . At this moment, let’s do what we can. I believe a place to begin is by ... , certainly. But a community with an essential commitment to facing hard facts ... humanity’s greatest challenges. A community where we aspire always to treat

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 29, 2020