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  We Are All Slaves to the Wind it gets pretty windy here in Kansas. Day 3 at the 2014 Design/Build/Fly competition.

  

  note: I'd like to give a shoutout to the team from USC, who had all their ... and loiter in the airfield for a day or two. Let's be clear--wind is bad for model planes. Wind means turbulence, extra drag, and a significantly

  • by Allan K. '17
  • April 12, 2014
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  What’s new and exciting? You get to pick a blog topic! Yes, you! Definitely not me!

  

  This afternoon, as I was walking past the Center for Ultracold Atoms on my way to biology recitation, I was stabbed by a deep, instinctive ... and create a singularity. Since I'm an extra-helpful person today, here

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • October 16, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  In Memory of a Greatly Beloved Establishment rip the stud subway

  

  rocky, but I could always rely on it to be there for me. After long hours of fencing practice, I would stumble out of the Z-Center with a ... and cheese bread, and didn't accept card half the time, but for a sweet

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • April 3, 2019
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Blogger Pets some serotonin for your noggin

  

  though that is not what Dom is short for. i like to call him a dirty little ... the most so she goes crazy every time we open a can. also her purrs are ... squeeze into a spot on the couch even if there is no room for him because he

  • by Cami M. '23
  • January 13, 2021
• Blog / Events

  Engineering leadership: the one-hour edition President Hockfield makes a surprise appearance!

  

  better than a note I received just hours afterward from an alumna who had ... . As I hinted at in my last entry, the GEL program had a hands-on hour ... 'cool' factor that trips up some MIT students." This is a lesson I

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • May 6, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Mandatory: MIT Mid Year Report What you need to know.

  

  . And we're only looking for this from students with something to report ... . Next, there is a simple text box. This is the best place for any new ... . The Midyear Update has a maximum of 250 words. I know that’s not a lot

  • by Chris LaBounty
  • January 16, 2013
• Blog / MISTI

  Salut! A look at Grenoble

  

  . Sometimes we measure samples that can potentially be used for quantum ... éel at CNRS Salut! I'm spending my summer in Grenoble, France, at the Institut Néel, a world-famous magnetism research center situated in

  • by MISTI Program
  • July 26, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Activities Midway Each year, MIT exhibits its 300+ student activities. Friday, I checked them out for you.

  

  were on hand for the event. You can click here to view the entire list ... power of self-governance here! [full disclosure: I am a former officer of ... given a list of the ~250 groups that had booths. You can view the list

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 6, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A major problem is not a major problem Why the text next to my picture is lying to you.

  

  years to (1) decide on a major and (2) wait for avocados to go on sale. I ... the banner, for some unknown reason. Anyway, as much as I admire the ... ). Dear Internet, I am not in Course 2 or 6. Also, I like you a lot. Thanks

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • November 17, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Non-Stop a completely stacked google calendar? in THIS economy?

  

  tutoring organization I'm a part of to discuss my lessons for a student. I ... for our project. 1-2 I Zoomed some friends from my living community to ... the Cambridge area. It's really stressful... 2-2:30 I interviewed for a

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • July 25, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  New Blog: Humanitarian Work At MIT My name is Ali Wyne, and I'll be this year's host for the new Humanitarian…

  

  interests were. I deliberately decided not to come up with a plan for that ... to Pakistan for a month, and I interned at Amnesty International for a ... stakes are a lot higher. I guess that Course 17 makes sense for me, then

  • by The Humanitarian Blog
  • October 19, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  2,822 applications

  

  So, after two entries that seemed to relax people a bit, I do need to come back with a reality check: It was reported today that we received 2 ... students during EA; this year, I anticipate it will be fewer than 400. Last

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 23, 2004
• Blog / Academics & Research

  (My Third) First Day In which I attempt (and fail) to do a timelapse vlog

  

  First off: I apologize for the shakiness of this video. For some reason, I assumed that holding a camera and walking around campus would ... -processing software couldn't save me; I spent a couple hours trying to stabilize the

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • September 7, 2014
• Blog / Events

  The career fair and emerging pop stars Thinking about life after MIT at the Career Fair...and then watching a fellow blogger transform…

  

  way through the maze of prospective employers. Some were looking for a ... to know about a company. I was seated at a table with three other ... . While the fair was specifically tailored to graduating seniors looking for

  • by Melis A. '08
  • September 25, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Early Action Updates Some helpful tips for those working on their EA apps.

  

  include the MIT Supplemental Document Cover Sheet from MyMIT for any ... : Yes, the word count is enforced. There is, as I understand it, a little ... paste from a program like Microsoft Word into the application, you may

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 19, 2012
• Blog / Events

  Normalville

  

  ") for winning this year's Mystery Hunt! I really enjoyed the hunt, and our ... gather...   This year, we gathered not only for a kickoff speech (announcing the theme: "Normalville"), but also for a giant kickoff puzzle

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 18, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Multi-Day Weekend at MIT

  

  ! -- the applicant Class of 2010. As for me, I spent a good part of today preparing for upcoming travels, including some college fairs I'll be attending ... day weekend for MIT students (but only a three day weekend for staff

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 15, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Sid Puram – Polymer Microspheres Sid Puram UROPs in the renowned chemical engineering lab of Dr. Robert Langer, developing polymer…

  

  For the past four years, Sid Puram has had a UROP in the renowned ... microspheres that can potentially be used to develop a cancer vaccine. Genetic ... DNA finally gets into the nucleus where it can be expressed. Sid says

  • by Melis A. '08
  • August 2, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW Events We’re Pumped For! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  

  Events from clubs/groups that we are part of! Next House Events But first a ... have been planning it for even longer). Here is a WIP pic!!! Next Act ... CPW is a very exciting time and it's hard to believe that it

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • April 11, 2018
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  I’ve Been Staring At The Edge of The {Charles River} 'long as I can remember, never really knowing why

  

  ] Every [deadline] I make, [Mass Ave] leads back To the place I know, where, where I long to be... Okay I'm done now. I've taken way too many photos of ... .... I wish I could be the perfect [beaver] But I come back to the

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • May 26, 2018