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  how i used a selfie stick for good and other things i did in 6.811

  

  resources your school might offer. and of course if you have a better design ... i just finished 6.811, principles and practices of assistive ... tackles hardware, software, and mechanical solutions to the needs of boston

  • by Connie H. '15
  • December 4, 2014
• Blog / Athletics

  Adventures on the Charles Aka we go outdoors sometimes

  

  This summer my friends (who are around, instead of doing cool internships elsewhere) and I are trying to take advantage of the random opportunities around Boston and MIT campus. A lot of these adventures start

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • June 15, 2014
• Blog / Athletics

  So you want to be a student-athlete? Finding the balance

  

  spring here at MIT and spend a ton of time practicing, cross training and competing in my sports. I want to share my perspective on the pros and cons of playing a sport (or two) here and what type of adjustments being a

  • by Gabe B. '13
  • August 29, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  What’s up? here's whats up

  

  'm driving back home with my parents to spend the last few days of summer in CT ... francisco in the middle of the Nevada desert which would be my first time out ... shelter, the Laplacetopede, named in honor of the great mathematician, along

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • August 17, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Taking Shape

  

  It’s hard to believe the first month of sophomore year is already ... well. First of all, I like being an urban planning major. I’m taking a ... language class (French III). I’m also getting an Institute requirement out of

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • September 25, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Special October Events

  

  plenty to keep me busy. Here are some of the many events from this time of ... reminder of the dorm-wide pumpkin carving study break this Wednesday at 8:30 p.m. in the Porter Room. We have obtained carts full of the biggest (i

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • October 24, 2005
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  A quick one, while he’s away I write reviews of things that I know nothing about.

  

  going to four different places, so I thought I could offer some reviews of ... things and I thought I would relate them to you in the form of reviews. I ... Spencer '07 in a 654-seat theater. That's a lot of seats. Now, I have to

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 16, 2005
• Blog / Events

  “Freshman Musical Dorms” A question inspires an entire entry about housing. But I threw in some other stuff…

  

  people, but happy for me, because I'll actually be attending FEWER hours of class once the semester starts. Of course, there will be those pesky ... means I finally finished my EMT training! Yay! Of course, I still have to

  • by Laura N. '09
  • February 5, 2006
• Blog / Events

  tEpikazoo Thoughts on cooking and gratuitous prefixes

  

  rhapsodize about a slice of sweet, crunchy red apple dipped in balsamic vinegar ... flesh into a pool of red-freckled $11.99-per-bottle-balsamic, a tableful of faces stared in suspended disbelief, munchlessly unaware of how

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • November 4, 2009
• Blog / Challenges

  synthesis on changing my mind

  

  different degrees of awareness about why spending too much time on social ... spoilers for the book siddhartha   i. at the beginning of my ... . he got back a wide variety of responses: one student said it documented

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • April 12, 2022
• Blog / Athletics

  My IAP All the snow has melted since I took these pictures.

  

  to that question, no matter the time of year. This winter I have ... , but just kind of maybe her). The fact that I am here is mindblowing ... . After that there are three planned projects of unknown length, at least

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • January 19, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A *Major* Dilemma Will you forgive the pun if I tell you that I just declared my major?

  

  major by the end of their freshman year. If you're really, really unsure ... temporary decision, for a couple of reasons: 1. More resources. You ... bound to your decision. To change your mind (by the end of sophomore year

  • by Anna H. '14
  • April 22, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  TESS Science Conference III My first science conference!

  

  professors."]UROP[/annotation] with the MIT Kavli Institute of Astrophysics and Space Research, and it's one of the coolest things I've gotten to do at ... and sends pictures of the sky for signs of exoplanets. [caption id

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • August 7, 2024
• Blog / How to Human

  Lyrics to my MIT experience i definitely never, ever wrote songfics when i was in middle school

  

  "This is the first day of my life I'm glad I didn't die before I met ... be happy" [annotation note="First Day of My Life by Bright Eyes"]--[/annotation] High school was hard for me. I poured a lot of energy into things I didn

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • August 15, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Revolutionary Technologies at TechCrunch DisruptNY breathing office walls and credit-card sized computers

  

  , sponsoring companies offering prizes for use of their APIs, and copious amounts ... future of their industries. Sadly, Disrupt fell on the same weekend as MIT ... missed what was literally the party of the century, but I'm still thankful

  • by Erick P. '17
  • May 19, 2016
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Walk around the blogs Think of it as summer reading.

  

  once. I still haven't even read all of them. Which is my loss, really ... of navigating to just the topic you want. You know that bright, rainbow-colored bar a the top of every page? It's not just for decoration - it's your

  • by Paul B. '11
  • June 13, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  A Blog Entry About Transition This blog entry is about transition. The act of passing from one state or place…

  

  transition. And in one sentence, I've completely ruined your hope of being ... piece of parchment lodged in the mouth of a dazzling, sparkling horse of ... high school of 2,000+, graduating class of 620, class sizes of about 20

  • by Jess K. '10
  • April 2, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  What have I been doing this break?

  

  prefers 9 or 9.5. Ah, the mysteries of life. Also, during term, my body is ... : - Played with my eight year-old brother - Watched most of the complete series of Firefly, which I got for Christmas, with my sister - Seen King Kong

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • January 3, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  More questions

  

  day of Spring Term! I'm a little behind on the questions, so here goes ... number of questions, my answers must be brief (sorry for the brevity). Will ... prospective students of the obvious merits of MIT?" Campus Preview Weekend (CPW

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 31, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  On schools & context

  

  chance of having been polished by expensive college counselors? I ... /character oriented, which I agree with, but why do so many of the kids at certain ... as a parent of a child who goes to a high school where no one has

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 23, 2005