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  Nerd Camp tales from TDI

  

  to enter the 6th grade, my mom got a flier for something called the Talent Development Institute, or TDI. TDI was supposed to be a camp for ... conservatory for classical guitar next year. I can't even begin to tell you how

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 27, 2011
• Blog / MISTI

  This Entry is Really Long. And my pictures won't upload :(Edit: Actually, they finally did! Yay!

  

  and to have them come up to you afterwards and thank you for what you ... manufactured by Merck. The lady seemed eager for all of us to apply to Merck as ... Salem. Linh ’13 is sitting next to me sleeping, her right hand holding on

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • June 28, 2010
• Blog / Athletics

  How to jump out of an airplane and live We have football, pistol, fencing, and TKD. . . but did you know we also…

  

  , comes up to me as I'm headed back to the tent for debrief, comes up to me ... myself!  I also get to buy my own gear and do whatever I want, no coaches ... shouldn't ignore!  Want to go eat hamburgers for breakfast?  Go ahead.  Want

  • by Snively '11
  • July 31, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Numbers, Perfect and Imperfect Math geeking, and a guessing game.

  

  A quick entry, before returning to reading applications... I am ... Euclid. They are also related to Mersenne primes: every Mersenne prime corresponds to exactly one perfect number. If you're even a little bit of a math

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 4, 2007
• Blog / About Decisions

  To Those with Dreams Deferred in which Selam of Pi Day Past rants about how things are arbitrary

  

  ’t actually have to completely define us if we would only let go of them for a ... My freshman spring, I had planned to put up this post about pi day, but for a Set of Inexplicable Reasons it did not go up in time and has

  • by Selam G. '18
  • December 17, 2016
• Blog / About Decisions

  Tips from Me to You 15% is standard most places, but my tips are 100%! (awesome that is)

  

  This is more of a mini-entry, a blogget if you will. I know that for ... what you have to do now? Chill out. Seriously, pat yourselves on the ... varies by high school location and personality, but Senior Year is not

  • by Chris M. '12
  • November 4, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Future of Work How can people and computers be connected so that—collectively—they act more intelligently than any individuals,…

  

  me to want to dive in and think about what "work" will mean for future ... of people in hundreds of different professions from hair dressers to Hollywood directors to auto mechanics and constructor workers and teachers

  • by Laurie Everett
  • March 6, 2007
• Blog / How to Human

  Flipping Failure an IAP update

  

  the story I told. But ultimately, I want to let this story speak for ... ~5 minute (true and personal) story about challenge and resilience at MIT. After debating between a couple of topics, I chose to tell a story

  • by Paige B. '24
  • April 28, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Cellular neurobiology The more syllables it has, the cooler it is

  

  for you guys -- I wanted to take them when I was in early, so I wouldn ... camera. Hey, I'm not a morning person, and I can't remember to do ... :( what should i do to prepare for the tryouts in the fall? First and

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 1, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Listen to Admissions: Holly on applications, art, and action team an experiment in the sounds of admissions

  

  Earlier this summer I sent out an email to the office asking if anyone who doesn't blog would like to be interviewed for the blogs. A few ... and radio shows, and used to run one for my college newspaper, so it

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 4, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  The Real Deal no impostors here

  

  's sense of self-worth clipped to the quick. So for those who are feeling a ... A few days ago a young man posted a confession to the Class of 2016 Facebook group: I know I've been *admitted* to MIT, but I don't know if I am

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 27, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  MIT Talent Show ua innovation gets lit

  

  possibilities digital events offer compared to in-person ones. First years Favour ... . It was originally intended to be an in-person event, but the committee ... made them feel more welcome to the MIT community. It's hard for first

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • December 30, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Day in the Life… [Biochemistry] Life as a biochemist at MIT and Cambridge

  

  up some experiments, let the ones that need to run for awhile incubate ... time for a UROP). 1pm - 2:30pm Off to cellular neurobio (7.29). Hunger ... would definitely do my PhD in, if I were to come to MIT for grad school

  • by Cambridge
  • May 1, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Two short stories My last three weeks in a nutshell.

  

  've always been the first person to make fun of them. Between the claims of ... wasn't entirely convinced of that. I needed to see this for myself. I ... works for tons of people; I'm partial to the setup of frat rush, where you

  • by Keri G. '10
  • September 24, 2007
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Remember the Fourth Another reason why I'm happy I chose MIT over Stanford.

  

  series of puzzles for the heirs to solve. At the end of the book, after ... entire day, I went to Quincy Market for chowda for lunch (the American meal ... . 3. Get to the Hatch Shell early and get a wristband for the night

  • by Chris S. '11
  • July 6, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Holy Grail of Classes Think of the coolest class you can. Then think of one that's a million times…

  

  for lecture to start so we all hushed and listened in. The idea behind ... calendar for next week everybody, we're taking a field trip. We're going to ... to our displeasure, that we would be doing an in-class assignment for

  • by Snively '11
  • February 6, 2008
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Let’s All Work Together Easier Said Than Done

  

  failures of the AC unit for the car leading to a few occurrences of smoke and ... project, but realized that getting different personalities to work together ... plan for the next 6 months. At the end of 70 minutes, I had to give a

  • by Neerja A. '16
  • March 16, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  This one goes out to the parents It's been a while since I've written specifically for you.

  

  the process. It really was a great opportunity for my family to ... parent-readers out there, I'd also like to thank you for helping your ... critical job for parents is to make sure that young people don't interpret

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 15, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  When Friends Become Family How MIT has become my home (with some beautiful pics to accompany)

  

  potential to take on each of these personalities to get the girl (in this case ... will never grow closer to a person, or people, than when you are up at 3 ... friends are for.” Instead you get things like “lol oh look Ben is trying to

  • by Ben O. '19
  • October 12, 2015
• Blog / Advice

  Hey International Kids! Press 'Submit' already!

  

  for recreational purposes, and when I decided to apply I went back, but ... application season, and if so, then this post is for you! First I’d like to ... because there is so much to be done at any given time. Get excited for all

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • October 25, 2018