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  MacGyvering Bacon-tine’s Day decathlon brought to you by a paperback, a sledgehammer, and a scooter

  

  I like being around people who can creatively keep themselves entertained. This can be an unproductive quality while alone; I have a terrible ... a positive feedback loop that generates entertainment. While I don

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • February 15, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  0 Days Since Last Fire Alarm Oh noes! Simmons Hall on fire!

  

  , waiting to be let back in. You can actually hear the Simmons fire alarm from ... that can be read across the river in Boston, or from my kitchen window ... MIT thinks that it catches on fire. On more than one occasion I've found

  • by Snively '11
  • October 29, 2008
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  The Greek Way What I did for a Klondike Bar, caesar salad, chicken florentine, mushroom ravioli, chocolate torte,…

  

  -serving social events I can conceive for the chapter in the coming year. After ... in Chemical Engineering, Aeronautical Engineering, and Nuclear Engineering. Today I decided to do start doing things the Greek way as I was

  • by Sam M. '07
  • February 18, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Interview with a Mystery Hunt Winner An interview with Kat '10, a member of Palindrome, last year's winning team and this…

  

  good taste in music and also a beautiful singing voice, which I know ... , you just can't find people who will do that anywhere else. I also ... freshman in Mystery Hunt, and her team happened to finish first. So I

  • by Jess K. '10
  • January 21, 2008
• Blog / Community Projects

  Guest Post: Simmons Hall Finishes 18,239 Piece Puzzle in 40 days and 5 hours

  

  puzzle in private dining. In all of the reviews that I saw while doing ... progress. After a while, I couldn’t have a conversation with anyone in the ... process of putting in the final pieces earlier tonight, I took the time to

  • by Erick P. '17
  • February 29, 2016
• Blog / Events

  Study Abroad Fair Learn about opportunities to study in another country (8 pictures)

  

  can't really read it, but the white banner in this picture is for American University in Cairo. ---------- Also check out ... - 5 PM Where: 2nd floor of the Student Center (La Sala de Puerto Rico

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • October 5, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Homeschooled applicants Some advice for our homeschooled applicants.

  

  some recommended examples in this entry; some programs I have frequently ... available. I hope this is somewhat helpful to those of you in the homeschool ... I've been promising an entry specifically for homeschooled applicants

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 5, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT (Maker) Women Rock We are what we celebrate

  

  an issue I've written about before in other venues on the subject of ... engineers. I agree with him. And I agree especially in the case of women. I ... rack and you can see what popular culture celebrates in women: Wait

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 23, 2011
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Seattle: Land of the Strange, Skies of the Free where pirates roam the streets and dogs play the bucket-drums

  

  : "..." Friend: "...I freaking love this city." Here in Seattle, you see, there ... bicycle polo.   And meanwhile, here I am, in the midst of it all. I've been to three or four parades now. I've taken a nap in a park and

  • by Allan K. '17
  • August 14, 2014
• Blog / Athletics

  ice skating don't fall

  

  bikes i just don't like riding them. have i told you how i can't ride blue ... wayne: it's just like walking, you put one foot in front of the other ... let yourself glide cj: okay, like this? almost slips. why do i keep

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • December 16, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  The Interview: 10/20 Approaches Some thoughts on the interview, as the EA deadline nears.

  

  the process and beyond. The best advice I can give you for the interview ... regular action? Well, the deadline isn't until December 1, but I recommend ... , while you're thinking of it. And I certainly recommend contacting your EC

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 17, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Film! [by Nathan '14] Documenting Science Through Video and New Media

  

  [by Nathan Kipniss '14] This semester I am currently taking STS ... ; It’s ridiculously cool. In the period of one semester you learn ... shooting outdoor footage from the terrace in Simmons Hall for a practice

  • by ARTalk
  • November 28, 2011
• Blog / Athletics

  Go Sox!

  

  Titans, and they only moved there when I was 11. In the past, I've only ... game in the ALCS, I was on Burton Third starting to plan out our 6 ... I'm not a big sports fan. Never have been. Nashville doesn't have

  • by Evan B. '10
  • October 25, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Supplemental material How to and when to send in supplemental materials.

  

  and your talents can be considered with your other talents in your ... included. Research papers. I think research papers are best talked about in ... further explanation than what you can fit in the formal application. However

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 19, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Odds & Ends 522 EA admits, Snively, molecular jewelry, and Evan Broder's holiday card - more random than…

  

  Action is simply a reflection of this. Snively I mentioned in this entry ... , I will scan it in and publish it here. Valentine's Day ...is coming ... particularly awesome, although I can't afford it. :-( That's About It... We

  • by Ben Jones
  • January 4, 2008
• Blog / Events

  MIT goes APE. Not your average Sunday night.

  

  Hello all! I’m just popping in to show you guys a video from an ... /hip-hop/rap group: FM’s songs have been featured in “So You Think You can Dance ... Weekend. Last year, I waited four hours in the rain to see N.E.R.D. I would

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • February 27, 2010
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Engineers Assemble! It's not a double-post, it's a franchise

  

  Business Week. I think Viggo Mortensen should play him in the inevitable Jon ... PGA." Well apparently that's exactly what President Obama had in mind ... assistance. Chu, in turn, has assembled a team of five “extraordinarily

  • by Dave McOwen
  • May 16, 2010
• Blog / Challenges

  The End of an Era A no-longer-freshman's reflections on life, the universe, and MIT-specific details

  

  18.02 exams. Sitting in front of my desk at 4:57pm, I realized that ... disconcerting in its unfamiliarity. Upon closer introspection, I concluded, with ... spending a leisurely afternoon in the humanities library. As I was leaving, I

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • May 24, 2014
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Dig if you will a picture. My name appeared in The Tech; now I am immortal.

  

  ; I don't actually have it and I can't find it online, but if memory ... published in The Tech," and that's one that I just never thought would happen ... 're definitely going to get an entry on it in the near future. 9. I mentioned the

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 10, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  Life + Sciences = Life Sciences

  

  /Cog) student, I can definitely say I don't feel lonely in either department ... (and on top of homework enough) that I can blog, yayy. First: !!!!!!!! Decisions in 6 days! I honestly cannot believe it's been nearly two years

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • March 8, 2011