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  FIRST Robotics Kickoff Things go into Overdrive at a reception at Dean Kamen's house.

  

  chess-playing robot and a steam-powered computer. As I looked for a ... applications, I grabbed a Zipcar Prius and set a course for New Hampshire. After ... Mina '03 (who is now working for Kamen's company, DEKA), and JKim

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 5, 2008
• Blog / Class Projects

  Angry Birds Fly at MIT Students construct trubuchets, catapults, and air cannons to take out the dastardly pigs on Killian…

  

  on Mythbusters. Along the way, the teams do some fun engineering ... dressed up for the occasion The students have been working on their siege weapons this week in preparation for the pig battle

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 8, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Happy V-Day

  

  . At MIT, we celebrate the holiday in various fun ways. Of course ... excellent date idea, for those of you who need suggestions), romantic movie ... for their sweetheart, or friend, or professor. For example, I remember

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 14, 2005
• Blog / Challenges

  Where WAS I? Honestly? I still don't know.

  

  I am starting to run out of excuses for when I disappear for long ... reason for why I haven't posted in over twelve decades ("I was sick", "I ... for why in the time it has taken me to write this new blog entry I have

  • by Jess K. '10
  • October 20, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  To stay at MIT over the summer, or to not stay at MIT over the summer…that is the question With so many summer employment options, what's the best choice?

  

  , especially for a Red Sox fan. I've never spent a summer living at MIT, so maybe ... allowed me to live at home. For this summer, it was more economical and practical to work at the NIH since I'm also studying for the MCATs and I have

  • by Melis A. '08
  • July 17, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How to Fail: Part 1 Dealing with failure and trying to move past it.

  

  there and felt my stomach sink. Wait, really? High school was easy for all ... junior college their first two years, for example, and do very well. In ... . Regardless of your opinion of him, he is at least definitely one of the best in

  • by Selam G. '18
  • April 21, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Curseroad MIT class roadmaps that shouldn’t exist but theoretically could

  

  . That’s why we have CourseRoad – a website for planning what classes to take at MIT! CourseRoad is an invaluable tool for MIT students – it has information about the requirements for each major, when classes are offered, and

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • December 6, 2023
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  2009: Let There Be Bloggers!

  

  ... the coveted 50 pixel avatar of an Admissions Blogger. Sure you won't be ... looking for 4 incoming freshmen to compliment our contingent of talented ... pretty high. The exception will be for video. We're looking to add video

  • by Dave McOwen
  • August 4, 2009
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Virtual Fall, Real Performances coming soon to a zoom very near you!

  

  cappella group, the Asymptones (tagline: "we sing fun and nerdy music!"). We had some really, really awesome repertoire planned for last spring, and ... our rep was laid aside for months and months. Now it's the fall, and we

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • October 4, 2020
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Boston Book Festival #3 of 3 Boston Adventures

  

  books for a signature. Then, cue the best moment of the day: the author ... Antiquarian Book Fair, and flyers for future Boston adventures. Then we headed to the Church of the Covenant for a Fiction Keynote. One of my favorite

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • May 14, 2016
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Take Off Gate '21 Calling for Departure

  

  behind my home in Texas to make a new one here. In these past fourteen days ... and for all during the safety demonstration. So here it goes: Hi there ... you for choosing ‘Tute Airlines. Our flight time will be approximately

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • September 6, 2017
• Blog / MIT Life

  GUYS IT SNOWED!! yayayayyaayy

  

  for the last month or so, and every once and a while a [four days from now: 30% chance of <0.05 in. of snow for 20 minutes] has popped up. A ... % chance of <0.05 in. of snow” popped up a couple times for yesterday

  • by Allison E. '27
  • December 7, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  So who is this Laura person, anyway? Hello and welcome to the single coolest blog on the entire admissions website. My name…

  

  . I love all kinds of sports and will be playing for MIT's field hockey ... the amusement park next door for free, get to stay outside all day and ... [whatever that is], and I've worked as an intern for IBM since I was 7 but I

  • by Laura N. '09
  • July 7, 2005
• Blog / IAP

  Teaching Abroad: a Guest Blog Post by Elizabeth Q. ‘14 Learn a new language, teach science.

  

  browser of choice >:] CPW just happened at MIT, which for all involved means food, fun, craziness – and name tags! Here are the two that were ... 16 is 8x better. The red one is from French House dinner – all LMFers

  • by Anna H. '14
  • April 13, 2014
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  It’s Possible To Have Too Much Nutella Wait, don't go away! Hear me out on this one

  

  other places to drop some dough for a bite to eat. I'll leave the fun of ... creperie that's a short walk from Davis Square (a stop on the Red Line), and ... , I was fixing for a crepe late last week and strolled in to Sebastians

  • by Emad T. '14
  • September 24, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  Welcome to Senior Haus According to Joel '10 from New House, we eat your babies.

  

  Some of you asked for pictures of a Senior House dorm room, and I ... closest dorm to the Kendall Square T station on the Red Line.) By the way, right now this picture is entirely misleading for a couple of reasons: a

  • by Keri G. '10
  • February 15, 2007
• Blog / Challenges

  Hospital State of Mind The things I hate about being stuck here

  

  and doctors are nice and have your best interest in mind. But hospitals ... are restrictions that are unnecessary for you (I want to crotchet!!) and ... ; 4. The food is terrible   5. So bored. Bring art to play with

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • December 6, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  Updates from Admissions The latest from the home office in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

  

  ) Mark Wahlberg was playing pickup basketball at MIT this week. For robot ... For next year's prospective applicants: This week, I'm out on the ... , the Mountain states, and the Midwest -- look for more information soon

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 28, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  StartMIT: IAP for Entrepreneurs Like with anything else, it helps to learn from the best

  

  trade in courses in physics and math for wonky classes like "Science of ... may take on a full-time research project. But for a lot of students ... --really. My current stage of starting a company could best be described as

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • January 26, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  Life Tokens the currency of joy

  

  When I was younger, one of my favorite board games to play with my ... WRONG NAME for the last YEAR. apparently it’s actually called a life TILE ... cash out at the end of the game in exchange for money–$10,000, $20

  • by Allison E. '27
  • July 6, 2025