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  was pretty fun, and there was a lot of free pizza and stuff to drink ... living in a Francophone country, describing my work, my environment, my ... Well, as Laura said in her latest entry, tonight was the "telethon

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • January 27, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Things that are awesome being published, D-lab, and MISTI. Also cookies. But there are no cookies in this entry.

  

  - energy storage is a tricky problem. How creative can you get in solving it ... . This is sort of weird because...well, I don't have much interest in going ... a unique name.) My influence is most clearly seen in the acceleration

  • by Laura N. '09
  • February 20, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Summer & the Coming Commencement stuff and things.

  

  landscaped NW buildings that no one really ever visits on a whim. Living in EC ... location was a blessing. Yesterday, it was so hot and today, it is so cold ... from a junk heap somewhere in East Campus and named her Lakeisha and

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • June 4, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  How To Write A College Essay and other things too

  

  best described in How to Write a Great Statement of Purpose, by Vince ... prom date who is a math teacher in rural Washington now and trying to get ... Listen: writing well is hard. It is hard for a lot of different

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 30, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Roombaaaa The longest trip I've ever taken in my life

  

  My story begins a couple weeks ago at Career Fair.... As I attempted ... in the Z-Center... I tried to orient myself to the layout of the booths and acclimatize myself to the craziness. Career fair is always an

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • October 21, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Love Affair: 11.027 & New Orleans [by Janet Li '12] Spring break in NOLA.

  

  , an area with a distinctly European feel. Live music is everywhere in ... [by Janet Li '12] A house decked out in Mardi Gras swag in the French Quarter. How did you spend your spring break? Eight students in the

  • by ARTalk
  • March 27, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  On Being an Upperclassman Less than two years left

  

  teaching me things that I will be using in my future career. It is a great ... . Transportation planning is a mix of civil engineering and urban planning, much to ... generally covered in 2-3 semesters at many other schools. It is a follow

  • by Becca H. '12
  • October 21, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Week 1 Autumn tastes like warm apple pie covered in bacon.

  

  .07 received a free copy of The Maxwellians on the first day of lecture. On the ... pound. I'm sure CMS.100 is a worthwhile class, but grapes at 88 cents ... organize a themed party/carnival/interactive infomercial in the Student

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • September 13, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  5 Halloween Costume Ideas for MIT Students but they're pretty bad

  

  Is this you? Are you an MIT student who can't get in on the October fun because you're drowning in problem sets? Is midterm season killing ... : (Whether it's a scream of joy or anguish is a different question.) #3 – The

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • October 15, 2022
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  V&Q&A Video, Questions, and Answers

  

  cards) and starting a music club, I saw how much having a solid leader ... I’ve decided I talk too much. I need to give some other people a chance, which is why I’ve been reaching out to others in the GEL Program

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • February 3, 2011
• Blog / Athletics

  An Atypical Saturday That followed an atypical week.

  

  certainly an unusual place. Case in point: no one really asks how your day is; they ask how your week is. That's because most MIT students take this place one week at a time. For me, each week is like a round in a boxing

  • by Derrick B. '08
  • September 30, 2007
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Thirteen Things To Do Over IAP: #6-13 Concerning the half I spent in Cambridge

  

  specifically address how their MIT background made a difference in their career ... overnight shifts from 11pm-8am. Thankfully, there is a nifty little bunkroom ... you so far. Actually being on scene with a living, breathing person is

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • February 16, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  Guest Entry: Engineers Without Borders Environmental engineering major Tiffany'12 fills in on international development

  

  is a non-profit organization that partners with communities in ... Sorry I haven't blogged in a while -- I've been hosed with the deluge ... every single plot as part of a franchise business model in conjunction

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • April 14, 2011
• Blog / Events

  (Still) Celebrating the 150th! Boy oh boy is it delicious (and free!)

  

  groan, now.) MIT is a fairly unique school when it comes to on-campus dining options; there's a huge cooking culture in many of the dorms, as ... Student Center steps. I don't know why the lighting in this photo is so

  • by Cam T. '13
  • July 17, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I have classes

  

  final only counts for 20%! Today, we discussed how a neuron is like a ... I've been in. Probably a third of it is grad students, and while 9 is ... to be able to keep all five, but if it is too much work then I will

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • September 9, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Smashing pumpkins and other halloween treats Turning back time and dropping squash off of tall buildings

  

  backward correlates with a small increase in the number of fatal auto ... skating rink. Students got to ice skate for free in their creative Halloween costumes. In my freshman year, the “best costume” award was given to a guy

  • by Melis A. '08
  • October 30, 2006
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Labor Day, literally Moving back into my dorm room

  

  this be a warning to all pre-frosh deciding how much junk to bring to ... the U-Haul in Central Square, which is about a 15-minute walk from my ... and back into my dorm room. Moving-in day is my second

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • September 3, 2018
• Blog / MIT Life

  Living the MEng life same, different, same

  

  't changed quite as much. A lot of my friends are still in Boston, either ... 4 people instead of a long hallway with 40 is definitely very ... , but I also find myself alone in a quiet house a lot more than I used to

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • October 27, 2022
• Blog / How to Human

  Surviving My deep thoughts on surviving and thriving at MIT, straight from three years ago.

  

  no substitute for sleep. Caffeine is great in a pinch, but eventually ... in the world of sleep statistics.) 2. It really is better to get a ... philosophy, my friends, is why I live in a single. 20. Nothing is more

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • May 11, 2006
• Blog / Blog Projects

  learning about Things!! cool classes explained in easy words

  

  find interesting. Part of it is in how we explain things, like using too ... part of it is in how we talk -- being excited when you talk, speaking ... , this class was so fun! 2.008 How to Make A Thing Many Many Times In How

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • January 16, 2024