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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Makers @ MIT how MIT supports student creativity and craft

  

  , being "surrounded by people working on interesting projects makes me want ... making. If, like me, you're the sort of person who likes making things, and

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 18, 2014
• Blog / Challenges

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

  

  displeasing. The whiteness screams out, “Look at me, I exist!” And we reply, “Go ... program and sat in the corner. As the music enveloped me, I closed my eyes

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • May 24, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The First Ending it's the last day of classes and I am having some feelings.

  

  what I'd tell younger prefrosh-me if I had the chance to. Maybe that the ... study. We fill whiteboards. We cry. We dance. me and my roommate

  • by Allan K. '17
  • May 15, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Advice for the Incoming Froshies You've accepted your offer to MIT! Now what?

  

  introduced me to MIT, Cambridge, Boston, and a new group of awesome friends ... concentrating in writing poetry, which involves me taking a few poetry workshop ... a good grade in these really difficult classes.  But this leads me to

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • May 13, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Another New Semester and A Lot of Cats Call me the crazy cat lady

  

  couple weeks.  Wish me luck!  I have been studying a lot and I really hope ... ! My New Friend This is my new squishable Batty!!  He comforts me

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • February 25, 2014
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Day 0: from DC to Quito A rough morning, a long nap, and a kindly neighbor

  

  in February. Raphael very kindly woke up extra early to help me pack ... the delicious ravioli (I woke up in time for lunch :)). Raphael woke me

  • by Anna H. '14
  • February 4, 2014
• Blog / IAP

  I walked on water* IAP? no...you're AP.

  

  me feel like I have ice-walking superpowers!" So far I've done a hike ... climbing with me on Monday.  Yay for Winter School/UPOP crossovers!  [photo

  • by Michael C. '16
  • January 17, 2014
• Blog / Athletics

  Life Lessons From Pistol Class But they don't buy pajamas / For pistol packin' mamas!

  

  keeping your arm steady, if you're like me and have almost no muscles above ... it is physically impossible for me to travel more than a few feet

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 7, 2013
• Blog / Events

  Spontaneous 5-Minute Classes on Whatever You Want These are too good not to share

  

  ." Every time I re-read that, I wonder what possessed me to agree to do this ... . Caviar or Cadaver- Evolution of Facial Hair- 1380-1690 Me-eow! - How

  • by Anna H. '14
  • November 14, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Early Action Updates 2013 things that are happening

  

  , unless you want me to look like this: (ノಠ益ಠ)ノ while I open all of the ... dates and deadlines, let me know if you have any questions in the comments

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 17, 2013
• Blog / Life after MIT

  An Alumni Barbecue I love living in a place with so much history!

  

  materials scientist who graduated in the early '70s and she told me about her ... us fund the event, and Vicki C. '13 helped me organize meat catering

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • October 6, 2013
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  All The World’s A Stage On theatre and artsy stuff

  

  the outburst They gave me a snazzy button, we got seats in row C ... ) and it’s bound to be a good show. For me, it’s wonderful how easy it is

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • September 22, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  year 2 of the course 2 how do you become a mechanical engineer, anyway?

  

  , with 11 meetings back to back, he went the extra mile in helping me ... out at all for me.  But in the end, with help and advice from Kirsten L

  • by Michael C. '16
  • September 5, 2013
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  New Year’s Resolution …of sorts. Since New School Year’s Resolution doesn’t have quite the same ring to it.

  

  Gaiman, typography-ish revamp by me) As I enter my sophomore year ... that this school saw in me. Even moreso to be able to share my adventures

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • September 3, 2013
• Blog / How to Human

  Taking Care of Yourself Eating, Sleeping, Water and Vitamins pave the way to happiness

  

  for me is to do work as early as possible to minimize the late nights ... . It took me two years to realize but following these four steps made

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • August 26, 2013
• Blog / How to Human

  4 Years advice from a freshly minted alum

  

  The first time I had a conversation with Archit Bhise I'm pretty sure he asked me one of those deep questions that help gage what kind of a ... you pset? Are you keeping on top of deadlines? To me, Archit was always

  • by Ana V. '15
  • June 8, 2013
• Blog / Events

  Sal Khan, Gabriel Abrantes, and the Man in the Shiny Red Satan Suit Yesterday was crazy, or: How to Quit your Job, Learn Everything, and Think about Art

  

  ; filmmaker Gabriel Abrantes is giving a talk.  It is beautiful. It makes me ... to look cinematic." This reminds me of something someone said last

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • May 10, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Results of My Summer cookies, web usability, and painting

  

  thing -- but making all the pieces connect is new to me, so a lot of the ... of my labor: Thankfully no one was upset about me butchering their

  • by Connie H. '15
  • September 10, 2012
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Life After: A Collage living the MIT dream

  

  , thanks for beating me senseless with unintuitive C optimization hacks and ... to me when it was time to work. So, it’s a good idea to occasionally

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • September 3, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Summer Magic Of fluorescent cells and robots

  

  effort to update me on the project via Skype when I was in England and has ... a member of tissue culture team, has helped me so much with catching

  • by Linh V. '13
  • August 20, 2012