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Blog / MISTI
Renewable Energy in Spain
minor in Energy Studies MIT-Spain Program 2011 My project was aimed ... detection of inefficiencies, which is important in the manufacturing process ... differences in language and culture. My MISTI internship showed me that -
Blog / Admissions
Autumn in New England The trees explode with color.
I've been lucky enough to be able to enjoy autumn in New England recently. For those of you in regions that do not have four seasons: autumn ... foliage-obsessed, there are even daily foliage charts in the newspapers. As -
Blog / Admissions
In Real Life Matt and I are in the process of putting together a "Meet The Bloggers" party.…
For those of you who will be attending CPW, Matt and I are in the ... , Daniel, Mitra, Allison, and Kevin in real life! There will be food (of ... 'll probably be in the Mezz lounge; hopefully I'll find out the definitive -
Blog / MISTI
My Summer in Japan Tokyo, Spaceships, and Lots of Ramen
Japan-based company in Tokyo who attempted to be the first private company ... for crashing into the moon."]hard-landed[/annotation], their success in ... and internships in Japan!!"]MISTI Japan program[/annotation]. I was -
Blog / Admissions
In The Mail Well folks, the time has come. The letters are in the mail.
exhausted (Amy)... All in all, we're relieved that this part of the journey is -
Blog / Academics & Research
Calculus in Context 18.01 feels like an art history class
calculus and seventeenth century history in equal measure all in a span of a ... always loved math is probably working in my favour as well! During ... , which I least expected to have anything to do with the humanities in any -
Blog / Art, Literature, Music
The Year in Review blogs, bhangra, and a baby monkey
I especially love all the year in review lists. Because this was my first year in the Admissions office at MIT, I thought I would post 10 highlights of my year in review. And what an awesome year it was! 1. This is a -
Blog / Academics & Research
Careers in biology Also known as "why on earth I'm applying to graduate school".
'd fill you guys in on some of the nuts and bolts of a life in science ... looks like in the sciences, but in reality most people are sort of ... majoring in biology." (That's actually a verbatim quote. Imagine it in a cool -
Blog / Academics & Research
First Days in NYC
access at the office but not in my apartment. It's been rough, as you can ... externs of any in the entire program -- NICE. There are freshmen, sophomores ... dinner together in the Village (The Village? the village? The village? And -
Blog / Events
Weekend in Kendall Square I know I work here all week, but hey, it's MIT
hours in Kendall Square. "Don't you still have that gift certificate for two nights at the Marriott in Cambridge?" asked my partner now peering ... pick a weekend in March to hang out in the city?" she asked again. "Well -
Blog / MIT Life
Back in MD Summary of the end of the year, and a look ahead to the summer.
Where in the world is Melis? Clues: laundry is free, my room is a ... ), where I am working in the National Human Genome Research Institute. More ... 's, and studying in the Student Center all day. There's nothing like looking -
Blog / Athletics
Profiles in Courage My neighbor could kill you or save your life with her bare hands.
DID YOU KNOW? There are at least two KISS cover bands in the world ... engaged in some sort of war. Hey all, sorry about the relative dearth of ... turned in a problem set that was 47 pages long. CPW rocked it, yo. Special -
Blog / Personal Travel
Spring break in Canada Snowboarding ramps, waterfalls, poutine, butterflies, and lots of noodles.
Jamboree in Quebec City. We spent three days in Quebec City and four days in ... take-off in Boston to touch-down in Quebec City was around 5 ½ hours because we had to fly through Newark airport. We got a hotel room in the -
Blog / Academics & Research
Summer in San Francisco Interning at PlayStation Network
I spent this summer interning at PlayStation. The office was in San ... time in the city before. Plus, this was my first real full-time job! In ... to get practical experience in a software company before even having to -
Blog / Academics & Research
Bridge Building: In Progress The culmination of what I've learned in civil engineering
In order to graduate from Course 1, you have to take a class called 1 ... in MIT speak). There are a LOT of components to this class, but one of ... semesters in classes like 1.050, 1.035 and 1.036 learning the fundamentals of -
Blog / Academics & Research
Christmas in February Shiny new toys MIT gave me this semester
never quite materialized, I still got to experience Christmas in February ... received this mysterious black briefcase in [annotation note="Formerly (and ... received all of this shiny new stuff in various classes today! ... okay, it -
Blog / Art, Literature, Music
Astronomy in Paradise Lost I can't resist.
of our home planet in Book II and you'll see what I mean: "And fast by hanging in a golden chain This pendent world in bigness as a star Of ... means by "magnitude." In astronomy, we use the word "magnitude" to -
Blog / Miscellaneous
Adventures in Logan Airport In which I attempt to fly back to Florida. Written during a too-long wait in…
The other day, when I stopped in the Admissions Office to annoy a few ... in person. Or maybe this was asked by someone else entirely. Meh. Same ... "Adventures in Logan Airport." First of all, my first name is Keri-Lee. At -
Blog / Internships & Externships
A Summer in DC what i've been up to this summer!
haven't blogged in a long time, and I have quite a few posts from the end of the school year that I still need to revisit. As Kano mentioned in ... 's quite surfaced yet :') That being said, I'm working in Washington, DC