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  Adventure Coming full circle at MIT

  

  in lab during the last month than I did in my own room... which is a little depressing. But in the end it was all worth it. I got to work with ... this amazing makeover on our product in 20 short days. We went from the

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • December 21, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  self-assessment, re: playwriting notes on taking playwrights' workshop this semester

  

  essay was easy—in fact, fulfilling—but true storytelling blocked me like no other. In high school I became interested instead in poetry; not ... meaning in the everyday arcs of human experience. But still, I struggled. I

  • by Allan K. '17
  • December 9, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Christmas: The Playlist and much music was had.

  

  recall that I'm in an a cappella group with a lot of really great people ... /calendar year at 8:00 in room 32-123 this Saturday, 12/7! We've been preparing ... many wubs. There's a Red Hot Chili Peppers song with a guitar solo. In

  • by Allan K. '17
  • December 7, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Art and Craft of Taking Notes ...take note.

  

  One of the habits I developed in high school is carrying a notebook ... day would be fairly dull to keep up, at least in my opinion. It's really ... about something, in the shower or while walking home from school, and then

  • by Allan K. '17
  • October 1, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  FAQ for Maker Portfolios You have questions - I have answers!

  

  , while I've been making things in my spare time, we've also been getting a ... learn, create, and problem-solve in an project-based environment. In ... , images, and video to record it. In total, all video elements must be less

  • by Dr. Dawn '04, MS '06, PhD '11
  • October 1, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Biology-inspired design from MIT alums What happens when you bring together nature and technology? I think you'll like the result.

  

  began as flirtations in an MIT dorm has turned into a profitable company ... and necklaces. Each piece in their collection begins as a computer ... coral or fractal growth pattern of the veins in a leaf. After taking

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 29, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Incentive to Drop Out Two MIT students get $100,000 and lots of opportunities in a two-year fellowship.

  

  winner receives $100,000 and two years of support from Thiel's network in ... centuries—at the very least. She started working in a biogerontology lab when ... disrupting the current research paradigm by changing the incentives embedded in

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 26, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Love Affair: 11.027 & New Orleans [by Janet Li '12] Spring break in NOLA.

  

  [by Janet Li '12] A house decked out in Mardi Gras swag in the French Quarter. How did you spend your spring break? Eight students in the ... standards in New Orleans. Course 11—Urban Studies and Planning—is

  • by ARTalk
  • March 27, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  If you give a girl an assignment… ...she's going to ask if she can blog about it.

  

  blogosphere, rest assured you’re in the right place. It is Elizabeth here. There ... past couple weeks – his sonnets and in particular, Romeo and Juliet – and ...  was made in the 90’s by Baz Luhrmann (who also directed Moulin Rouge! and

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • March 2, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  For EA Deferred Students Answering questions for those who were deferred to Regular Action.

  

  knows what it will be this year.) What should I do now? Should I send in ... Midyear Report, which will be available on MyMIT in about a month. On the ... activities, etc.). We will accept updates in other formats, including mail and

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 29, 2010
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Apple Juice Liberation! Something very important happened to me when I came to MIT a few weeks ago.…

  

  weeks ago. It was a momentous occasion in my life, a turning point from ... see, in my family of five, we all like apple juice so much that if we ... as much apple juice as I want, as often as I want, in whatever size

  • by Kate R. '14
  • September 17, 2010
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  GEL-ing Gordon Engineering Leadership program, that is

  

  I am not your typical MIT student. In high school, I never built a ... . Along with my major in Chemical-Biological Engineering (Course XB, for ... Track teams here at the ‘tute, in which I get to hang out with some of the

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • June 14, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  For EA Deferred Students Answers to some FAQs.

  

  send in extra materials? The only thing we ask that you do is complete the Midyear Report, which will be available on MyMIT in February. On the ... activities, etc.). We will accept updates in other formats, including mail and

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 14, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  Online Decisions To Be Released This Saturday Only a few more days of waiting...

  

  applications and selecting the class in committee. This time next week I'll be enjoying my first day off in quite awhile, and my blogging should return ... designated in your MyMIT account) is 2008. You applied in Regular Action, or

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 9, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Livin’ la Vida Española (Pt. 1) De Madrid, ¡saludos!

  

  MIT proper, I have been in Spain for more than two weeks! I don't know how many students from Spain apply to MIT each year, but just in case ... beautiful country. Recap (for people who are wondering why I'm in Europe

  • by Chris S. '11
  • January 21, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Silent Dance Party If we had the chance, we'd ask the world to dance.

  

  MIT - it's been a crazy few weeks, but I'm finally settled in and ready ... fall semester, however, the parties on our floor have been increasing in number, size, and volume, to the point that people in China can almost no

  • by Jess K. '10
  • September 17, 2007
• Blog / About Decisions

  Online Decisions To Be Released This Saturday Instructions on how to receive your decision online.

  

  intended entry year (as designated in your MyMIT account) is 2007. You applied in Regular Action, or were deferred in Early Action (the system is unable to display decisions for those who applied in Early Action and

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 12, 2007
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Pictures that don’t belong anywhere else – Part I because i'm a slackslackslackball.

  

  space below as well as one overhead. In short, it meant that you didn ... spent weeks visualizing my new room and it took only 3 days in early June ... are pretty cool. Me chillin' in my new room after all the hard work

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • February 17, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Some Perks Of Life At The ‘Other’ Cambridge [by Mirat Shah '08] Along with ~40 other MIT students, I am studying abroad at…

  

  Course 3 (Materials Science and Engineering). I grew up in New Jersey and spent the past two years in Cambridge, Massachusetts at MIT. However, this year I am in the other Cambridge (the OC for short :) ) in the UK. Along

  • by Cambridge
  • January 23, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Reischauer Scholars Program For those interested in Japan or international relations.

  

  on back order (in my head, since it got DELETED), but I just wanted to let you guys know about a program that I participated in back in high school. I studied Japanese for three years in high school, so my junior

  • by Jess K. '10
  • October 10, 2006