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  Avatar and Desserts Exploring Food Art

  

  complexity are what I love most about Avatar, but those same qualities made ... creative or free-spirited. I’ll admit that I’ve had moments where I had this ... points.  ~~~  Tl;dr: I made desserts inspired by my favorite Avatar

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • December 10, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I am a sad sad toaster made of glass. Do you like your toast with tears? Because I'm sad.

  

  made of glass this term. I'm leaving MIT! It's totally sad. I just walk ... , who made the ten thousand different meticulously labeled graphs demanded ... sessions are like the single quintessential MIT social experience that every

  • by Sam M. '07
  • May 14, 2007
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Snively’s Cross Stitch Corner I really enjoy cross stitching

  

  I designed and made. Here we are! No, I didn’t apply the blur, I blame ... in a city where I knew nobody, I filled my time with new hobbies and ... skating are two notable ones) but some DID stick … and with an abundance of

  • by Snively '11
  • April 13, 2020
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Hacking A performance art that lets students remind the teachers who's smarter.

  

  . There are times when I get asked, out of the blue, what made me decide to ... and meanings for things they are called “hacks” here. People who pull them are called "hackers." Inevitable question one: Are you a hacker

  • by Snively '11
  • June 7, 2008
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  I Was Sitting Where You’re Sitting Quick! Click here. :D

  

  ”). Five are on the drop, drilling: two on the slide itself, two behind it ... eight students lift one side of a giant cross-shaped trebuchet. There are 600- to 800-pound weights on the ballast (“Once the rockets are up, who

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • November 12, 2015
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  study spots at MIT not exactly places to cry, but they'll do

  

  are relatively well-known—don't anticipate many niche hidden gems since ... polling my friends to find out where they like to study on campus and what ... :( charging spots near desks is far from where I live so I stay there is

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • March 5, 2023
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Your last first day and your final final exam

  

  .) [caption id="attachment_79062" align="aligncenter" width="600"] where are you ... made more impactful decisions like choosing where to go to college or ... Content warning: mention of suicide, discussion of death. Quotes are

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • September 9, 2022
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  major takeaways: from every semester of mit

  

  been a whirlwind and there are moments where I feel like I haven't truly ... essentially used this free time to really find my stride socially -- I made ... conversation about how Raymond and I are doing, how it's our last semester, what

  • by Cami M. '23
  • February 28, 2023
• Blog / About Decisions

  Diversity or Merit? false questions, false answers

  

  have made here on the blogs, such as David's Putting Diversity Into ... get in or will / will not be accepted because they are a woman / a ... , even though they are *unqualified* Let's cut to the core of the matter

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 13, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  “So what are you majoring in?” *sweats nervously*

  

  opened Pandora’s box of indecisive musings… of “wait a second, there are ... different life paths to get a more solid picture of where each of them could ... point where you can’t empathize with the difficulties they face, and I

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • April 4, 2015
• Blog / About Decisions

  Some More Pi Day Facts and Advice You thought all that was over, didn't you?

  

  , no matter where you are going. This is a video for pre-frosh in general ... video, made with love (though with poor video editing skills) and I hope ... insight from these experienced college-ers. You made it! Happy Springtime :)

  • by Selam G. '18
  • March 23, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My Mountain Climbing Team i'M GrADduATingG WAOooOOOoo

  

  , fairly rugged mountain - together. …We are emphatically not looking for a batch of identical perfect climbers; we are looking for a richly varied ... who I am, and encourages me to develop my interests." A place where

  • by Caroline M. '18
  • June 6, 2018
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Computers and their Programs Anecdotes and advice about owning a laptop at MIT

  

  31. ThinkPads are very durable. I’ve dropped them from desk height. I ... to hide from me. I put them back where I thought they might belong and ... computer not suffer on my behalf. Here are some things you should buy for

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • February 15, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Pre-Med @ MIT The title says it all.

  

  admissions. Why I Chose MIT  In all honesty, there are times (*cough* hell ... site because it's hilarious - and it's also where I got the above two ... program (where I wouldn't have to take the MCAT and would be guaranteed a

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • April 28, 2012
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Two thousand students walk into a Zoom call summer hssp: now virtual™

  

  good kind of contagious In these challenging times The students are ... -long classes, to lots of students, in MIT's campus. The differences are when they happen, who the students are, how large it is, and how long it is

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • August 20, 2020
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  How To Make Mediocre Furniture well, maybe i'll let you be the quality judge

  

  free stuff culture. Offices or people who are getting rid of things will ... eagerly."]quite pretty, and free, shelf wood,[/annotation]I decided to start ... wtf? why do you have that? why are you keeping it?" I was like, listen

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • June 17, 2021
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  101 Things To Do Before You Graduate! 102. Read this blog entry.

  

  ;-- this at least I am proud of. 2. Eat N2 ice cream - you are not allowed ... there in 4 hours. There's no excuse. I made so many of these trips these ... last year after finals. 30. Visit the MFA - MIT STUDENTS HAVE FREE ENTRY

  • by Chris S. '11
  • June 15, 2011
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Choice and the MIT lifestyle ...because "MIT" and "student life" aren't mutually exclusive.

  

  happen to be amazing). Monday and Wednesday nights are usually dedicated 5 ... , and Fridays are a lot less crazy. This is by design -- I like smushing a ... AM, then I'm free for the rest of the day. Now, the last question

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • October 30, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  Waiting for Decision Day In which I give a pep talk of sorts (with a little help from my…

  

  always-inspirational things to say. Here are a couple of my blog posts that ... made this video without you all ♥ I included my script below, in case you aren't in a place where you can watch the video with sound. I didn

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • December 7, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Classes, by the Calories free food is everywhere

  

  ="attachment_39190" align="aligncenter" width="6934"] free ice cream ^_^[/caption ... tubs (!) of free Toscanini’s through an MIT mailing list dedicated to notifying student subscribers about free food available on campus. That night

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • October 7, 2018