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  CPW at Random Hall! Plus lots of awesome advice from MIT students!

  

  count over that weekend was in the single digits and I still remember a ... 's atmosphere of absolute energy. I remember a large bouncy castle and upperclassmen being dunked in water. I remember hugging Tim the Beaver and pulling

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • April 10, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The First Time I Underpacked a trip to Istanbul, courtesy of MIT

  

  Lab, is small, demanding and moves incredibly quickly. Each semester the class works with a different client to learn and apply ideas about ... disciplines, so a unique mixture of architecture, computer science, design and

  • by Connie H. '15
  • March 25, 2014
• Blog / IAP

  The Abstract The adventure density has been high

  

  I owe you an explanation for my absence (and you'll get WAY more ... ! tell me about your research.") and asked Neil deGrasse Tyson a question. On January 10, I packed all my fancy conference clothes and my laptop

  • by Anna H. '14
  • February 4, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  A Series of Embarrassing Events, Part 3 A Valentine's Day surprise

  

  Logarhythms, the Muses, and the Shakespeare Ensemble - can be hired to burst into a lecture hall or classroom and serenade a lucky individual. Last year, the Logs burst into my Quantum Lecture, and sang to a boy in the

  • by Anna H. '14
  • February 18, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Story of the 5 Wits A look back on my externship at 5 Wits

  

  people's dreams to life. They made it possible for people like you and me ... , you could be a spy and infiltrate an evil corporation or discover ... 't remember what the 5 wits were. Fantasy, who loved to dream of castles and

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • February 4, 2013
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Stealing from the Class of 2016 And you'll have to work to get it back

  

  Good day! One of the many unique and altogether unavoidable aspects ... in dorms, classes, councils, and recitations all have unique mailing ... year or more, and still others that are used for four or more years. Many

  • by Snively '11
  • September 27, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What’s a freshman like me doing at Career Fair? hint: I'm not wearing a suit

  

  If you're looking for an in-depth view of Career Fair and all the ... place. You see, I'm a freshman, and therefore my current resume consists ... psets sound fun", and "won bronze medal in third grade spelling bee

  • by Michael C. '16
  • September 22, 2012
• Blog / Events

  Curiosity What were you doing?

  

  I almost missed the Curiosity landing. My friend Daniel and I were ... LCDs on Wikipedia. Suddenly, Daniel grabbed the computer, and pulled the NASA homepage open; I glanced at the clock, and realized that it was 1

  • by Anna H. '14
  • August 10, 2012
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Like a G6 except for the wings, the engines, the flight controls…

  

  active in.  (I learned to fly pre-MIT and probably won't have much time to ... , I am on their mailing list, because they are awesome and frequently do ... ):     It was an F-35 simulator, and I was SUPER STOKED upon

  • by Piper '13
  • September 27, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Parental Advice Sometimes you just need to get out of the way

  

  vegetables, and then suggesting that I might send the evidence of his misdeeds to grandma, and a certain jolly old elf that lives at the North Pole ... right path, sometimes things go awry.  I am not perfect and neither are my

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • September 11, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Above MIT The sky's the limit.

  

  Ahoy, prospective students and parents* - and, well, anyone else who ... ! ^^; I'm Piper, an MIT student and College Confidential bum turned ... adventures and exciting things to show you. Starting now. As my first

  • by Piper '13
  • May 29, 2011
• Blog / Events

  I THINK it’s time for a guest blog! WARNING: There will be shameless promotion of MIT TechFair’s THINK competition in this post.

  

  guest-blog about it, and I figured, hey, science is awesome, MIT is ... *fully punny title and all! Here's Iris: WARNING: There will be shameless ... again—holidays, finals, and high school science competitions! *thumbs up

  • by Kate R. '14
  • December 7, 2010
• Blog / Events

  298 Tickets. All for us

  

  recitation for the semester - since we don't have class next Friday, and the following week consists of an orgo exam, and the week after is dead week, and ... , and I'm still not done with work. - I went to get an eye exam at a

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • November 20, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  Settled It's good to be back!

  

  Having endured various planes, trains, buses, and customs officers who don't believe me when I say I'm 19 and instead ask to see parent ... and all settled in to my new room. Last year's non-existent view of the

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • August 20, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Haiti: Day 1 This week, I'm in Haiti.

  

  the earthquake hit in January, and is structured around weekly guest lectures about Haitian culture and sustainable development. At the same time ... nonprofit and check out the e. coli levels in these water sources, as well as

  • by Jess K. '10
  • April 25, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  SEPTEMBERRR Don't read this entry. Read the one under this one.

  

  I got back to Boston from summer vacation September 2, and it's like ... He looked the devil in the eye, and said "You're looking well" The devil looked right back at him, and said "Why visit me - You've been

  • by Chris S. '11
  • October 2, 2009
• Blog / Hacks

  50 Years of NASA One small hack for MIT, one giant leap for NASA.

  

  , elegant, and anonymous prank, designed to amuse and catch the attention of the MIT community (and sometimes the world), while also providing interesting physical and logistical challenges for their perpetrators. As you

  • by Paul B. '11
  • October 2, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Olympians How many MIT graduates have been in the Olympics? No, not the Science Olympiad...

  

  ! Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh! Shawn Johnson and Nastia Liukin!), I ... different sports and have won 4 medals including 2 Gold Medals Perhaps unsurprisingly, more than half of the competitors, and all but one of the medals

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 19, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  LSC: A Brief Summary [by Ashley Nash '11] Who wouldn’t want to join?

  

  Committee. It's one of the larger student groups at MIT bringing films and ... movies that were in theaters recently and charge four dollars, but every now and then there will be a free showing of a movie that is either in

  • by ARTalk
  • May 2, 2008
• Blog / Athletics

  MIT is going to pump you up! A bit about a cool new fitness program called getfit@mit

  

  (in MechE!) from MIT in 1984 and the book is about his educational ... long bike rides to clear your mind and “ah-ha” moments while chatting ... known for being the breeding ground of the next big idea in science and

  • by Melis A. '08
  • February 29, 2008