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  Targets shooting things and hitting them

  

  free range to shoot thirty-five pellets however we wanted, for pretty ... meetings in the ready room, a room next to the shooting range itself. On the first day of class, we talk about the goals for the class, safety, and

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • November 28, 2020
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  An unexpected discovery, from a few centuries ago It takes more than four years to get to know a place

  

  used to make fun of Harvard for not grabbing the prime real estate on the ... baked (here's the recipe, in case your mouth just started watering!). To ... 't bode well for my dish. Well it turns out there's a big Whole Foods

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • September 20, 2018
• Blog / How to Food

  [Guest Post] On Food and Cooking at MIT, per se a selection of fantastic dishes, part 2

  

  virus. Gastronomy seemed to be sacrificed in exchange for a sense of ... best. A difficult claim for me to make, I know, especially considering ... somewhat arrogant and definitely premature [annotation note='Link to previous

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • June 24, 2021
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Boston becomes Pottersville The MIT area is full of celebrations for the release of "Harry Potter and the…

  

  Newtonville Books' party so awesome? For one, there's going to be a musical ... singer of the band Letter to Cleo, which provided the soundtrack for (among ... So... tonight is the fateful night for millions of Harry Potter fans

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 15, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Hydrate Happy Sent by the magic of mobile technology

  

  minutes for me to have the misfortune of using a Bevi machine. (The reason ... that. I want the MIT Admissions Blogs to remain a platform for positivity ... want to pound my head against a wall, and it costs hundreds of dollars

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • July 3, 2023
• Blog / How to Human

  setting up a house will it take an entire semester? stay tuned

  

  disarray for two weeks, but we decided to move its furniture around once we ... initiative and hop on Craigslist to look for one. As for my own room, I have a ... for me. Having a desk is a game-changer, though—there's so much space to

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • October 5, 2020
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Leaving a Mark Painting a mural and turning my rat

  

  were approaching for my final time, I finally decided to do something ... 'd always said I wanted to paint a mural on Tetazoo, and I'd had my eye on this image for a while -- I'm a huge knitter, and this was my desktop

  • by Kate R. '14
  • August 12, 2014
• Blog / Extracurriculars

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

  

  tale, I'd like to take full responsibility for Sunday's events. I did ... headed to the bunkroom, where MIT EMTs basically hang out and wait for ... that answer: Yep, it was good (despite the to-be-described misfortune, I

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • January 12, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Waxing nostalgic, in a zen kind of way I've heard of zen. This is not zen.

  

  these reunions to be weird - and for the most part, they aren't; every ... would appear overnight, know how not to constantly be too snarky for my ... stops, only to start up two seconds later with the beeping oh god the

  • by Keri G. '10
  • December 31, 2008
• Blog / Community Projects

  Hummingbird in a Cube of Ice Singing in the shower, taken to a whole new level.

  

  suite, but the 30-second walk down the hall was a small price to pay for ... For those of you wondering, I ended up working only until the first 2 ... Goldberg-type inventions that MIT students make to complete mundane tasks and

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 30, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Hi, My Name Is: (insert name here) name my newest pet and win BIG! prizes and fame included!

  

  , my fish. When I was younger, my mom used to keep a fish tank for me ... to a pet, but it was time to face the facts; it was time for a ... . We went to PetCo by the CambridgeSide Galleria. (The Galleria is the

  • by Bryan
  • July 12, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  Pi(e) No, not π times e.

  

  an apple pie for the office today and I was going to take a picture of ... out there. For those who are awaiting news on Pi Day, I hope this will be a fun diversion for you as you wait. And for those who are not

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • March 10, 2011
• 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…

  

  year I am in the other Cambridge (the OC for short :) ) in the UK. Along ... University as part of the Cambridge-MIT Exchange. I was disappointed to see no ... from September to May with a summer break, the Cambridge school year

  • by Cambridge
  • January 23, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A brief history of 2.007, the MIT class that inspired FIRST Robotics Complete with 1970s-era footage of Woodie Flowers

  

  If you're like me (and I'm willing to bet a lot of our readers), then ... before about FIRST, which was a transformational experience for me as a ... , mentor, and (now) admissions liaison since 2002. Before I came to MIT, I

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • January 12, 2016
• Blog / Events

  MIT is in Boston!!!!111!!!1! It's something to be excited about!!!!!

  

  “Greater Boston Area”) While at MIT, I’ve been able to hang out with a lot ... clubs participate in. For example, MIT Chinese Students Club annually ... where the boat leaves and returns to. And the MIT Ethiopian

  • by Selam G. '18
  • December 11, 2016
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  summer in boston that summertime, summertime, uh, gladness

  

  barbecuing that we decided to use [safely] one day. i was really excited for it ... , occasionally standing up to dance, jumping on couches and coffee tables for extra ... after experiencing this tumultuous year, it's strange to be having a

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • July 15, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I am a bachelor of science and a master of engineering. In which I make a Voltaire reference and the soup is a metaphor but luckily…

  

  whatever). Put them all in a pot except for the potatoes, cook for two ... minutes.   Let the soup cool enough that it is safe to handle. Food process ... cream. Stir the soup, bring it back to a boil, and season to taste

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • May 21, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Hwæt! Did you know that you can study Old English at MIT? The language of Beowulf and J.R.R. Tolkien's Rohan

  

  how you're expected to sleep for grief, so I'll try to comfort you with ... of the Old English epic Beowulf, and in this class you will learn to ... short, the perfect language for MIT students. We will read greatest hits

  • by Anna H. '14
  • February 9, 2014
• Blog / Challenges

  I had a terrible week Also, I think that making puns about the President is Obaminable.

  

  , did I mention that I went to New York City for an all-expenses-paid 23 ... secret fondness for plantains. I attempted to become a critically ... th left much to be desired. I will elaborate on the details of “much

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • October 26, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Think Happy Thoughts D-Lab Memories >> Graphing With Matlab

  

  I'm generating graphs, and have been since 8pm. They tend to start ... completely unrelated note, I recently learned a great mnemonic for the stock ... moving up and a bear market is one in which it's moving down! But back to

  • by Kim D. '09
  • December 2, 2008