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  Colin Webb’s Commencement Speech "We learned, as graduating MIT engineers, that our job is to build bridges."

  

  that the world is a very big place, and in order to change the world, we ... with you all. Here's a video of the speech, and below is the text. For ... learned in 2.009 that this is the place that makes us SUPER. I have no doubt

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 17, 2018
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Year in Review blogs, bhangra, and a baby monkey

  

  highlights of my year in review. And what an awesome year it was! 1. This is a ... ’s application for fun and it became a theme song for the winter (at least in my ... I especially love all the year in review lists. Because this was my

  • by Kris Guay
  • December 22, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Changes that I’m making this semester wow it's already March isn't that crazy or what

  

  . It wasn't until a few months ago that I rediscovered an interest in ... . Coding (almost) every day I wrote a 1.8k-word post about how tough ... really hard not to show how angry I was at 6.009 and myself. A week after I

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • March 6, 2023
• Blog / Events

  The Great Debate Can MIT brainpower, with the help of the LHC, finally put the matter to rest?

  

  -100 in a quest to solve one of the greatest conundrums of our time: latke ... represent. The latke, essentially a potato pancake, is traditionally eaten during Hanukah, in November or December, while the hamentash, a fruit

  • by Elijah T. '11
  • March 8, 2011
• Blog / Events

  The State of Things Deflated, that about sums it up.

  

  BOOM! CPW is now over and dear sweet gummy bear in the sky was it ... students are still in bed, broken, and there is this sense of dread ... MIT is about, which is very very cool. I hope you had a good time, I

  • by Snively '11
  • April 13, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  The LiveJournal Survey Mid-summer frivolity, part three.

  

  - Exercise - Taking Timur's money in Texas Hold 'Em THREE THINGS YOU NEED IN A ... : - Have one of my songs used in a major motion picture, or at least on The ... care about people - I'm a good dad THREE THINGS YOU DON'T LIKE ABOUT

  • by Ben Jones
  • July 9, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Dorm Rush and Hall Rush

  

  . Believe it or not, that red blur is a swinging freshman in a red shirt. And ... Early Warning", which I think is a great name for a party. At the East ... cool out there in the courtyard: This interesting spinning ride, a

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • September 2, 2005
• Blog / Challenges

  You’re Not Alone Even if you think you are.

  

  debating the finer points of reaction scheduling in a batch process with our ... My Mondays are horrible. I'm thinking about bringing a camera with me next Monday so you all can see what they're like, but until then here's a

  • by Derrick B. '08
  • October 17, 2007
• Blog / Challenges

  at least i’m not as sad as i used to be i don’t keep friends, i keep acquainted

  

  people around. but, this is supposed to be different, right? i am in studying in college in a big country, with my graduating friends flying to ... in some cases, this is true; some of my graduating friends are sticking

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • June 14, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  And So It Ends, And So It Begins May 1 marks the end of this admissions cycle and the beginning of the next.

  

  committee, May 1 (really May 2, since May 1 is a Sunday) marks the end of this ... , I sincerely hope that you will keep in touch. It's been a true ... from time to time - our door is almost always open. If you're not here in

  • by Ben Jones
  • April 29, 2005
• Blog / Athletics

  Gimme a “C”! What a bunch of the cheerleaders are up to this summer. Hint: It's not sitting…

  

  (Building 37) Details: I'm working with a group that is involved in the physics behind a new radio telescope array that is to be built in the radio ... course 5). Isa '07 is doing a nuclear engineering internship in North

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • June 27, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Beaverheimer (Pi Day 2024) 3/14/24 at 6:28 PM ET

  

  recommend that you try logging in now to make sure it goes smoothly! If you ... .mitadmissions.org/apply, click the link to Log In, then click “Forgot Your Password?” and follow the instructions. If you still need help after that, feel free to email

  • by Tim
  • March 7, 2024
• Blog / Majors & Minors

  Declared My Major :D aw yeah i'm a College Student™ now

  

  a deeper understanding of how the brain produces intelligent behavior and how we may be able to replicate intelligence in machines. 6-9 is an ... that way, since the obvious option is to major in something I liked to

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • April 21, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  And then Trogdor smote the Kerrek

  

  , compared with 22% who choose to have an interview. The reason for this is a ... a bit of all three. But the numbers all point in one direction: you ... contact your interviewer is tomorrow (December 1). Check out my post from

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 30, 2004
• Blog / About Decisions

  MIT-vangelion (Pi Day 2023) 3/14/23 at 6:28 PM ET

  

  . We recommend you check now to make sure you can log in smoothly! If ... .mitadmissions.org/apply, click the link to Log In, then click “Forgot Your Password?” and follow the instructions. If you still need help after that, feel free to email

  • by Tim
  • March 7, 2023
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Attended the 148th Commencement From two thousand eight hundred eighty miles away

  

  would be the 38th economically richest country in the world, a statistic ... 30,000. The tennis ball representing how we naturally adopt a state of ... Hi. I'm in Reno, Nevada, right now with my grandparents visiting my

  • by Erick P. '17
  • June 8, 2014
• Blog / About Decisions

  No Ceilings next steps

  

  for them, and off I went. Because I had attended a community college in high school, it didn't really feel all that different; there is a goal in ... Part 1: (literal) There are no ceilings. For some reason, in a lot

  • by Paige B. '24
  • March 12, 2024
• Blog / MIT Life

  Who you gonna call? The Mythbusters @ MIT!

  

  to describe some of their work and how they get inspiration for what they do. I've never seen a more packed Kresge. Not even for a Logs concert. Mythbusters on stage. Now, what you might not know is that the

  • by Bryan
  • November 5, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  You Gave Love A Bad Name A night of talent.

  

  a big philanthropy event each year. Sigma Kappa's is Late Night which is basically a talent show with acts ranging from magic acts to dances ... lesson to everyone at the performance to highlight how dangerous it is to

  • by Bryan
  • October 8, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Faith Embracing uncertainty as the world changes around us

  

  and the sun’s rays streaked through a break in the clouds as if the ... peace in my cozy little hospital room. I drifted into a deep sleep. I startled awake in a sweat, almost screaming. Pain raced through my abdomen

  • by Gabe B. '13
  • October 24, 2011