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• Blog / MIT Life

  What I want to be when I grow up Did I go with the baseball announcer idea? Or the Daily Show script writer? Read…

  

  can have a gut feeling about what a word you've never heard before in ... year of college I "wanted" to work in robotics, because they make you ... 'm going to let you in on one of the not-so-pretty secrets about MIT: it

  • by Laura N. '09
  • September 6, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  The Importance of Wasting Time lessons learned over Thanksgiving break

  

  we would for sure do it, seriously). “Can you wake me up early tomorrow when you head to the dining hall?” she requested. “If I can wake up ... denizens gathered in the lounge to select the day’s film. “Can we watch a

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • December 9, 2014
• Blog / Athletics

  Happier Than Ever on quitting and long-ish distance biking

  

  annual bike auction where you can get decent bikes for prices comparable or ... note="beware that some bikes being sold on craigslist are stolen! you can ... laundry list of things going on in my life that can possibly make me tired

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • August 10, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  The Other Side from prefrosh to cpw chair

  

  you can see, we have tons of chips, snacks, pancake batter and loads of ... before our eyes, I can’t wait for all that is in store. My own prefrosh ... all of you! So, welcome to MIT ‘22s!! We can’t wait to get to know y

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • April 12, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What’s Making Me Happy: Week 4 Finishing Exams and The Future!

  

  game is from what we see in E3 so that we can get hyped and come together ... 'm back to update you guys with a few things that've made me happy over ... Octopus, Apocalypse or Iron Man, we were always left in awe. In this piece

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • June 12, 2014
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Why I stayed up until 6am on Thursday More nerdy cake-baking.

  

  wavelengths?!" you ask. A fine question. In fact - one might say that it's a ... when you sit in a wheelie chair without any self-control. That said, the ... -mate Elizabeth came in to the TV lounge and said "oh! Anna, there you are! Some

  • by Anna H. '14
  • October 10, 2012
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  The home of cool toys the best way to spend a Monday

  

  is by far the coolest toy in the inventory. So when I heard we were getting a fly-in for Marine Week Boston, I had to go see. The weather was ... : the best seat in the house the weather started getting rough

  • by Dave McOwen
  • May 4, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  Please Vote for My Idea for the Obama Administration! Change.org is sponsoring a competition whereby anyone can post an idea for making America better.…

  

  that I might pop back in every now and then if the occasion's right ... anyone can post an idea for making America better. The ten ideas that ... Change.org, MySpace, and more than a dozen high-profile NGOs. In short, the

  • by The Humanitarian Blog
  • December 19, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  UPOP Program and a look at Jay Dweck (‘77) UPOP is a one-week seminar that teaches leadership and work-place dynamics to sophomores studying engineering…

  

  , you can still appreciate the UROP you had thirty years ago. (Image ... I participated in the Undergraduate Practice Opportunities Program ... attend a one-week session where we work in small groups, along with a

  • by Melis A. '08
  • February 5, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Whole 6.270 Story Where LEGOs take over my life.

  

  ball for now. As you can see, robot A is in charge of scoring in the ... with 6 balls in it, meaning they can score a maximum of 24 points (all ... delay, I bring you the adventures of Team Awesome in the 2008 MIT 6

  • by Snively '11
  • February 3, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Cubes, Tetrahedrons, and Wind Chimes Silly lil musical instruments for a silly lil guy (me)

  

  the music. Rockin' in the Wind Do you ever hear wind chimes gently ... play the instrument![/caption] If you prefer less chaos, Rockin’ in the ... MIDIfier[/caption] HuMIDIfier is extra chaotic because you can’t actually see the piano

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • May 5, 2024
• Blog / About Decisions

  what we mean when we say the people why we like “the people”

  

  place on us in tandem with the hard struggles that can come with ... science and philosophy, there has never been a world where you can easily ... can, as long as you get permission to use a space, make sure you build

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • April 25, 2023
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Concourse, of course or how to make the most of your freshman year at MIT

  

  infinite corridor in search of a diet Dr Pepper, and on my way I can look up ... , Program Administrator. You can reach her by checking out the contact us page ... required core classes in science, history, and math. One at a time, teachers

  • by Kris Guay
  • March 30, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  a week of class notes airplanes, ethnography, and some bonus doodles

  

  -pitch quadcopters flipping upside-down (developed in the MIT Aerospace Controls Lab ... theory is about making messy systems behave the way you want them to behave; this can be as simple as making sure a toilet doesn't overflow or as

  • by Allan K. '17
  • September 11, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  It’s 2014! That...that's not a factorial

  

  about new beginnings, which I can send to you via e-mail upon request ... ; can't be stressing about working out. I'll start tomorrow. On Jan 7, it ... . On April 19, it means:  Well I can't fit through my door but that

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • January 1, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  cognitive augmentation probably the most mindblowing course i’ve encountered at mit

  

  ; if you’re curious, you can find the other readings on the course site ... einstein. as you can infer from the paper title, the people with einstein ... -deprived). the idea in this paper is that we can trigger oscillations to target and

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • January 19, 2022
• Blog / How to Human

  Sensations On Having Feelings

  

  your tears in the rain, but you can certainly feel them. [annotation note ... more alive. Cold weather makes you feel human, in some strange way. You’re aware of your every extremity, you can feel the warmth of your own breath

  • by Shorna A. '25
  • October 9, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  Outside the box In which I start a new life at pika, etc.

  

  influences of Mark and/or Shania Twain. (Can you feel my enthusiasm for ... upwards (try the 2nd-floor porch). It's a house that you can wrap yourself ... 've had a harsh life. Why complain? I can afford the luxury of reattaching

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • May 25, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Chang Ning District, Shanghai 上海，长宁区

  

  lot of old-style buildings. Sometimes in the background you can see the ... , it can be a little depressing--like you don’t really have a particular ... you grew up (in my case, the United States) isn’t necessarily the best

  • by Selam G. '18
  • June 4, 2016
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Behind the scenes of Glamour: Part 1 Two MIT students were chosen as Glamour's Top 10 College Women

  

  day in lab. So you may be surprised to hear that 2 MIT students, Alia ... out with no expectation of winning, so you can imagine my shock when I ... Glamorous moments, in the traditional sense, are fleeting at MIT

  • by Melis A. '08
  • June 9, 2007