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• Blog / Academics & Research

  For the love of 6.470, Montresor we stayed awake, we built, we conquered

  

  scheme and to each other: Maslab - Mobile Autonomous Systems Laboratory ... from previous years and are built around new themes every year, so that ... -deathmatch style, minus the cage and death parts. 6.470 finals are pretty boring in

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • February 5, 2012
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  In Defense of Peer Pressure or, why my hair is now purple

  

  act, be your own person and make good choices. I'm here to tell you how ... important peer pressure was, and is, to our development as individuals. We are social creatures, and learning from what our friends do and taking on those

  • by Kate R. '14
  • March 17, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Tying up some loose ends On getting old and doing things I hadn't yet done in Boston. Also, hot dogs.

  

  with me (she plays clarinet, he plays bari sax), and who wore matching ... 're two people who are my age, both of whom I love and mean a lot to me, pledging to spend the rest of their lives together. And the last time I

  • by Jess K. '10
  • May 20, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  It’s a puzzlement… ...or why I really love reading your applications!

  

  So, it's the middle of January and although it was an unseasonably ... anytime I need just a few minutes of peace and quiet or when I need to clear ... reading your applications so much and it came to me about the time I walked

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • January 16, 2010
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Just My Luck The somewhat eventful story of my first EMT shift ever.

  

  did enjoy my first shift), and no, there were no calls. It wasn ... -pens, gauze pads, blankets, AEDs, nasal cannulas, and traction splints. Colorful ... ambulance from its battery-charging socket and attempted to ease the ambulance

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • January 12, 2010
• Blog / Challenges

  Hello, Layover (Part Two) Electric Boog-a-loo.

  

  extended period of time, causing my 6 AM flight to leave an hour late, and ... me more than when people mix up "freshman" and "freshmen." I always ... upperclassmen, many of which directly contradict each other. The latter point and

  • by Keri G. '10
  • June 23, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Back Home No Strings Attached

  

  with airplanes in the last 2 years have involved delays, cold, snow, and angry angry passengers. Now, there was no cold, no snow, and slightly ... , it was a pleasant experience, littered with naps and tasty food. The

  • by Snively '11
  • May 24, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  The Interview…Part 1 ECs are some of my favorite people in the world and you'll like them too.

  

  interviews has changed (though Kim's observations on the interview and our ... people. They are my colleagues, classmates, college roommates and lab partners, and many are good friends. They are engineers, scientists

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • September 18, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  The Next Generation Of College Campus Tours? My interview with Michael Epstein '04, covering his MIT experience and the genesis of his…

  

  companies and products that are directly relevant to the college search ... Studies and then went on to create Untravel Media with three other MIT grads ... digital designer who can really break dance, a philosopher and tennis star

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 31, 2007
• Blog / Athletics

  Excitement I'll take things that cause it for 800.

  

  It's pretty hard to live in Boston and not get swept away by Red Sox ... I was using to put off doing my own problem sets) and do a little ... , especially for my friends living in the fraternities (most MIT fraternities and

  • by Jess K. '10
  • October 29, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I’m Shipping Up to Boston and I lost my leg! Whoah oh oh..

  

  Tomorrow morning I fly back to MIT, and I'm writing to you with ... siesta, and have left me to use only my eyebrows for expressions (I don ... of the bottom quadrants of my face, the dentist leans over and does

  • by Jess K. '10
  • August 31, 2007
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Laura’s UROP Advisor in ‘American Inventor’ finals tonight! Watch it tonight on ABC and vote!

  

  'll be away on vacation and unable to post it. I also don't have time to ... ? My UROP advisor is on American Inventor, and next Wednesday is the ... totally awesome to write a blog entry that day and encourage people to watch

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 25, 2007
• Blog / Events

  Flavor of Love As a wise woman once said, "Free is my favorite flavor."

  

  contacts, finding channels through which you can apply, and exploring the ... interviews and information sessions set up on campus. But undergrads don't have ... representatives are talking, and FREE COOKIES/TOYS/T-SHIRTS/LIGHT-UP PENS!! I

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 21, 2006
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Yes, I am still alive My fourth of July in America's hometown

  

  Well, I spent my 4th of July in Plymouth with Adam's family and my family, and we had a lovely time. I made snickerdoodle cookies and blueberry pie for the family's annual gathering, and Adam and I made our

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 6, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Dancing Days Nerd love, as the summer evening grows.

  

  Boston, and numerous career development opportunities. My absolute favorite ... how to dance. You know what that means? When you go to a party and there ... , however you want to shake it, and nobody's going to care or judge you or

  • by Sam M. '07
  • May 1, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  MIT women Rockin' the two X chromosomes at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

  

  I've noticed, in my travels around the country and the internet, that ... was for female students, and whether I had experienced discrimination as ... against for their gender. MIT investigated and found that they were, and

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • March 20, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Loose Ends A chronology of happenings.

  

  decisions and dealing with the mail mixup. But it's been one of my better ... made the decision around 2am, went back to bed, and rose at the fine hour ... was at South Station and hopped on Amtrak, arriving in the bustling

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • December 16, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  On Being the “Dumb” Friend and the freedom from comparison

  

  niche. The “smart” friend. Then we came to MIT, and met all the other “smart” friends. *cue identity crises, rediscovery of self, and everything else contained in so many past and future blogs*. I don’t want to talk

  • by Allison E. '27
  • October 2, 2025
• Blog / Prepare for MIT

  My First Few Weeks at MIT … one year ago

  

  tiny room with 1-3 “strangers,” and stopping through Killian Court just ... take five college-level courses, receive college admissions and financial aid advice, and receive mentorship from current undergraduate students

  • by Hala K. '29
  • September 22, 2025
• Blog / Challenges

  When I used to run A reflection on sitting still for a semester

  

  ), and it felt weird to write on a blog about my MIT experience under a ... school and up until about this last August, I ran. The reasons why I ran changed over the years; at first, it was for health and fitness goals. Then

  • by Powers '23
  • December 16, 2020