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  Final Projects Some examples of some projects you might see in MIT writing classes

  

  My major may be materials science & engineering, but my heart and mind also find themselves wandering over to writing. Writing is my minor at MIT, and I love it.…

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • December 13, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  2.009 Final Presentations Live Webcast Project Engineering Processes aka The Most Fun A Course 2 Major Can Have Without Their…

  

  It's that time of year again! Final Projects Time! Finals Time! Sleep Deprivation Time! I'm using so many exclamation points because I'm so excited to work on my 6.005 final…

  • by Selam G. '18
  • December 7, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT Computer Timesharing in the 1960’s an extremely influential solution to computer bottlenecks

  

  MIT science reporter John Fitch interviewing computer science professor Fernando J. Corbato at the MIT Computation Center in 1963. Today, in my 15.565 Digital Evolution: Managing Web 3.0 class, we learned…

  • by Erick P. '17
  • October 6, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Adventure Coming full circle at MIT

  

  Now that it’s break, I finally have time to sit down and actually write about everything that’s happened to me this semester. As I mentioned from my last blog, I…

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • December 21, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Thanksgiving and a Small Hack Quick updates from tropical Boston

  

  We’re approaching the end of the semester with remarkable velocity. There are just two more weeks of school before finals, and all of my classes have already assigned the final…

  • by Joel G. '18
  • November 27, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Weekend of Hacking three events, one weekend

  

  You’re flipping through the TV channels, bored out of your mind between all the reality TV and cooking show. Then you come across a channel that catches your attention. A…

  • by Erick P. '17
  • October 24, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How do you know when you’ve chosen the right major?

  

  Sometimes I get so engaged by a project that I forget to eat. Yesterday, I woke up at 7:35am.  Starving, I got a sandwich to-go at the Student Center and…

  • by Michael C. '16
  • October 17, 2014
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  The Halls are Alive with the sounds of students...

  

  research opportunities are available? In preparation for a visit program, I ... of research, the SENSEable City lab is doing really awesome things

  • by Latasha Boyd
  • September 25, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Doodles: Career Fair Edition A non-tech major takes on the career fair with the help of mechanical pencil illustrations

  

  The MIT Fall Career Fair is an intimidating thing. Over 350 companies show up and they all potentially want to give you jobs. That is, if you are a senior.…

  • by Chelsea R. '15
  • September 22, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Deadline where I attempt to reason through an approaching all-nighter

  

  I have discarded jeans for yoga pants. My laundry load does not fit in the large washer. Chocolate and peanuts and granola make me groan, for too often they have…

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • September 17, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  Advocating for Science on Capitol Hill, Part 2 With guest appearances by NJ Representative Rush Holt and MA Senator Elizabeth Warren

  

  asks where I’m from and what my research is about. We talk about pulsars ... college, I didn’t think that I was cut out to be a research scientist. The ... did it again. I learned that I wanted to do research because I had the

  • by Anna H. '14
  • May 5, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  YO! -yo. Learning how to make more toys!!

  

  Junior year pretty much ws a gigantic ride on the struggle bus for me…  but more on that later! This blog isn’t about the lesson I learned this year or my…

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • December 19, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  HackMIT: Coding over Cookies sights from the hackathon [pictures inside!]

  

  One week ago, an eclectic group of ambitious young men and women flocked to HackMIT to crowd themselves into a gym for 30 hours and make…something. The hacking arena. The…

  • by Allan K. '17
  • October 13, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Classes of Semesters Past, Present, and Future since you asked.

  

  In the comments section of my last post, Confused Frosh asked: “Can you leave a post with your course history? I want to take every class eventually and I can’t…

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 5, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Summer of Learning Because MIT classes don't spend too much time on hacking into computer systems

  

  “Nat, to hack you need to understand systems better than the sys admins, networks better than the IT department and operating systems better than the people who wrote them” –…

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • July 29, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Techfair technology, stickers and internships

  

  Techfair is here! Held right before classes start in the Spring semester, Techfair is a student run career fair that showcases some of the biggest names in technology, student designers,…

  • by Connie H. '15
  • February 4, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Winter is coming. actually, it's already here.

  

  Confession time: I’m one of those West Coasters. The ones who get really excited about snow. The ones who keep yapping on about how pretty the snow is while everyone…

  • by Michael C. '16
  • January 16, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  The American Astronomical Society’s Winter Conference: 2013 Edition THIS IS SO EXCITING I THINK I'M GOING TO CRY

  

  research at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) headquarters in ... )-funded program under the Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) umbrella. It ... England, and he shared his thoughts on how to pursue joint research

  • by Anna H. '14
  • January 15, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Sophomore Satisfaction New year= New opportunities/classes = Happy Kirsten

  

  Unfortunately, having my “hell weeks” for the last two weeks has meant that I haven’t done much fun stuff other than spend an obsene amount of time in my room…

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • October 13, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Frosh No More Goodbye GIRs and Intro Classes, hello course 6!

  

  With another add date passing and classes in full swing, I thought I’d take a moment to tell you guys what I’m up to for the semester. This semester is…

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • October 6, 2012