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  Belated Guest Entry by Carin '13 - a little late perhaps but incredible nonetheless

  

  over to England to visit a childhood friend. I've spent the past week ... , and attempting to imitate British accents as best I can. All the traveling I've done this summer finally reminded me of a guest entry I meant

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • August 2, 2010
• Blog / Events

  Meeting Neil deGrasse Tyson ASTRONOMERS! Learn to moonwalk. You'll need it some day.

  

  session, but I'm sure that Neil would be happy to stick around for a few ... on the project. When a newspaper calls me up and asks for comments, I ... 're a meme!) and I can report that it is truly bizarre to watch Neil de

  • by Anna H. '14
  • January 9, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  The Ethicist

  

  this, some students have discovered that they can produce a list of all ... who thought this was a good idea, I'm very disappointed in you. ... As many of you know, I'm an avid reader of the New York Times

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 13, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  The New Year Barging in on the new blogger party.

  

  away for the year) on a traffic simulation project in Singapore. I wasn ... top of that, I”m a news editor for The Tech, which requires me to be ... Muslim Students” Association joined forces for a dinner celebrating the

  • by Elijah T. '11
  • September 18, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Hot town In which I complain about the heat and expound wisdom about the bio department.

  

  won a prize from the National Academy of Sciences. I could go on. But ... -Stealth Advice for Biology Success: 1. Get a UROP as early as possible. I started ... Mmm, it's a hot one today (93oF, or 38.9oC for those of you who use a

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 11, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Sam Survey I'M HOSED.

  

  until about a few weeks after I graduate. Also, I made fun of Ben for not ... I am RIDICULOUSLY hosed this week (three exams, a problem set, a lab ... on hold that I really want to write, but can't, because I'm only

  • by Jess K. '10
  • March 9, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Checking My Calendar I know I'll eat my words come late September, but I'm looking forward to three…

  

  something I noticed a couple months ago – this: What's that, you ask? The top is a snapshot of a week in February 2009, when I was at MIT, while the bottom is a snapshot of the same week in February 2010, when I was at the

  • by Elijah T. '11
  • August 17, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  International Men & Women of Mystery

  

  very, very competitive. I can tell you from experience that making the ... international students.   I've been promising a post about international admissions for a long time, and (finally!) here goes. First, an important

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 8, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  My Brass Rat The Brass Rat is not a subtle thing.

  

  other two are. I'm old. Sorry. Seal shank Look for a bunch of small ... Brief note: I am currently in Ohio, shopping for wedding dresses. And ... ? Questions from last entry will be answered when I get back to Beantown. Well

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 20, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Trashion Show from rubbish to runway

  

  everything MIT has to offer from designing a dress to glassblowing, even if I ... Reviews: “Eco-chic.” -a freshman critic from Maseeh “The prizes ... Robin - "Our design is a tribute to the Standing Rock-DAPL crisis where

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • December 6, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  2.670- Mechanical Engineering Tools- Week 1 Mechanical Engineering Tools (2.670) teaches us the fundamentals of machine and computer tool use so…

  

  optimize our engine. Here's a picture of a modified engine (from the 2 ... materials to make our engine out of, and a really nice drawing set. As you can tell, this is a very expensive class for MIT to run and we're all really

  • by Melis A. '08
  • January 16, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Adventures in Logan Airport In which I attempt to fly back to Florida. Written during a too-long wait in…

  

  . After forty-five minutes of waiting, I finally reached a counter where a ... The other day, when I stopped in the Admissions Office to annoy a few ... difference. Anyway, I offer you a tale of suspense and... you know, other

  • by Keri G. '10
  • December 24, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Mystery Hunt LiveBlog Coming to you live from Mystery Hunt (Last Update: Sunday 5:04 PM)

  

  just been absolutely crazy and I'm just waking up from a power nap. I don ... faster than we can solve them ... bummer. Alright, I'm gonna get started on the puzzle from &#%% and for your reading enjoyment, I'll post it here

  • by Bryan
  • January 18, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Building 46 ‚ô•

  

  no longer have a 57-credit limit for the spring semester, nor do they ... assigned a departmental advisor, who can guide you through the course ... Adminstrator's office on Friday, I was a little too cheerful and smiling a little

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • January 18, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Haiti: Day 1 This week, I'm in Haiti.

  

  This term I'm taking a class this term called MAS.963, or Special ... 'm struggling with the most - I feel like we can never do enough, and yet I want to do so much. I feel ridiculous and strange sitting in a hotel room

  • by Jess K. '10
  • April 25, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  “I’ve Got 99 Problems… Admissions Is Not One” Really 52, but who's counting? I know that you love numbers, stats and checklists, so…

  

  this. If I read a letter from your milkman saying that you like ... . I know that you love numbers, stats and checklists, so here's a ... younger brother a mistake, and stop taking the cable box apart for poops and

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • October 21, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Prof. Junot Diaz on The Colbert Report! MIT Writing professor Junot Diaz, winner of this year's Pulitzer Prize for fiction, appeared last…

  

  Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao: You can also listen to a more serious ... with the field"]. I finished Oscar Wao on vacation in Germany a few ... A week ago, Professor Junot Diaz of the MIT Department of Writing

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 24, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Don’t feed the squirrels In which I work with gifted children.

  

  instead. But I can email them for you!" In response, I said this: "At this ... Pain for a post-On The Air engineer training (me)/post-radio show (her ... that can only be described as Full-On Panic Mode. (I didn't get final

  • by Keri G. '10
  • July 5, 2007
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  The little things My last blog post as a teenager! See you when I'm 20.

  

  Nights) but still. You can imagine how therapeutic it was. A week ago, I saw my name on the list of recipients for a carnation, from the sorority AXO's Domestic Violence Awareness Week campaign. I got a pink rose from

  • by Anna H. '14
  • October 27, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  back 2 school

  

  a big window in our house and i sat on the couch in front of it and ... an airport and i was in the second-to-last row window seat on a redeye ... i met a lot of new people, including our amazing new bloggers, and i

  • by Allan K. '17
  • September 10, 2017