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  Three Weeks a short summary of this crazy place

  

  fire. East Campus is building a carousel and a gigantic wooden fort ... Campus time and time again, and since I was temped here in the first place ... constant whirring of screwdrivers and construction and fire. But looking a

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • September 12, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  ISEF 2015 Recap researchers talking, and talking to researchers

  

  International Science and Engineering Fair, or ISEF. If you're unfamiliar with ISEF, here is a description from the Society for Science and the Public: The Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (Intel ISEF), a

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 1, 2015
• Blog / Challenges

  Guest Post: Being Trans at MIT

  

  (Danny here—a friend of mine reached out yesterday and asked if I ... peers. We wanted to share a snippet of our experiences and reach out to ... be really awful and lonely, and maybe you spent lots of time just

  • by Danny B.D. '15
  • April 16, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  aeroastro privilege all-expenses-paid tour to seattle and los angeles

  

  Being a major in Course 16 (Aeronautics and Astronautics, or Aero ... get access to our own machine shop, laboratory, and lounge in the basement of building 33. And this year, for the first year ever, the Aero

  • by Allan K. '17
  • January 10, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

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

  

  in the large washer. Chocolate and peanuts and granola make me groan ... .112. Principles of Chemical Science, 18.022. Calculus, and 18.100B Real Analysis ... . Weekdays are a blur of work and socialization, with lines between the two

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • September 17, 2014
• Blog / How to Human

  Going Home ... but where exactly is that?

  

  friends again and thoroughly enjoy IAP. But another part of me is mourning ... friends remain here for another couple of weeks. That, and my family will be ... , where my family is and I return for the holidays, where I can get behind

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • January 6, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Day in My Summer Life Starts at 5 AM, ends at 10:30 PM, and go-go-go in between.

  

  -beep-beep-beep - my alarm goes off, I look out my window, and I realize that once again ... , and since all of us are used to showering in the morning instead of at night, my mornings tend to (1) start early, and (2) be a little hectic

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • July 15, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Almost a Real Engineer my foray into the world of professional conferences

  

  Research Board meeting, and then a conference on sustainable transportation ... due to the weather conditions in both Boston and DC; the first real snowstorm of the season in Boston, and an expected ice storm in DC (who ever

  • by Becca H. '12
  • January 22, 2012
• Blog / Events

  Camp Kesem! It's magical.

  

  , finals...), and several doses of caffeine lie between me and that fateful day, when I shelve my textbooks and notes and give it up for three wonderful summer-y months. I have a few things lined up for the summer, and

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • April 28, 2010
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Snow On working in a winter wonderland.

  

  Vermont and New Hampshire. In Vermont, for instance, I lived in the ... , the difference between Burlington and Boston is that in Boston the snow ... at the College of William and Mary before swiftly transferring) so when

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 21, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Things that Scare Me 1) Mornings.2) Psets.3) Exams.4) All of the above.

  

  . And now I somehow have to get up at 7:30 AM five days a week. (If you ... and I'm tempted to cross the room and hit snooze, it's like a little ... , shower, and dress. It's been working out nicely. As I'm sure you can all

  • by Keri G. '10
  • February 19, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Grocery Store Run Run, Geza, run!

  

  escaped relatively unscathed, just a few scattered tree limbs here and there. The house was without electricity and running water for quite a while ... September weather? Well, with schools and businesses closed, and the house in

  • by Ahmed H. '12
  • September 28, 2008
• Blog / Athletics

  ICIC A journey to deliciousness

  

  With two weeks left until Bike and Build (donate donate donate!) I ... Harvard and MIT meet up on Thursdays for a nice bike ride to a new ice cream place around Boston. Did you HEAR that?! Ice cream, biking AND inter

  • by Karen F. '11
  • May 30, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Lip Sync ‘08 Because I want . . . you . . . back

  

  the work is completely overwhelming and any time not spent working is ... of Friday and all of Saturday completely off. Yes, that screws me for today, and possibly all of next week (Playsentations soon? Do we have a

  • by Snively '11
  • April 27, 2008
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Inbox Insanity "You've Got Mail."

  

  can’t find it on the website, they don’t show you on the tours and you probably won’t even see at CPW. Ladies and gentleman, I’m warning you, this is even a little intimidating for me, and I’ve been a student here for

  • by Karen F. '11
  • November 19, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Idol A selection committee fantasy.

  

  guys are just awesome and inspiring. Probably a combo of the two. In any ... 're looking to do something as mindless as possible. And this is where my ... ?). I've heard that the producers put through the best ~10% and the worst

  • by Ben Jones
  • February 22, 2007
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Pre-Orientation Begins Pre-Orientation and a mini-contest!

  

  Pre-Orientation and a mini-contest! This week, the MIT Class of 2010 ... know their classmates and MIT. Thre are more than a dozen different ... . The oldest program is the Freshman Leadership Program, and the newest

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 24, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Neurony goodness More lab, because that's what I do.

  

  This week has been mostly dedicated to lab and cooking, since that's mostly what I do in the summer. Oh, and Adam and I went to Friendly's with Mark '07 last night for some awesome sundaes. It was fun and delicious

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • June 23, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Let it snow What I did today instead of sleep for 29 straight hours.

  

  Saturday night (ok, so it was actually really early Sunday morning) and sleep ... class of the week, and in so doing I would catch up on all of the sleep ... . Unfortunately, I woke up around 1 PM anyway and was about to go back to sleep when

  • by Laura N. '09
  • December 4, 2005
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Party of One A fun day trip idea when you're getting tired of homework.

  

  to all sorts of cool places to visit. And one of the great things about ... weekend, I woke up early, packed some physics notes, and headed to Boston ... 's Downeaster service connects Boston with Portland, Maine and several

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • September 25, 2005