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• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  High Class Brass [✔] Order a Brass Rat [✔] Feel swanky [ ] Become Iron Man

  

  -shirts, and other MIT paraphernalia, primarily because I'm much older (and well ... Manus style of learning at MIT; and a general, well, sentiment that I'm ... Institute. In the meantime, I'm polishing up a nice spot on my hand, where I

  • by Emad T. '14
  • February 17, 2012
• Blog / About Decisions

  Why I Love MIT And why you should

  

  /No Record :(. But no worries, I'm back on the blogosphere. Since today is ... I'm a little undecided about straight 2 or 2A-6, a hybrid of ... definitely already claimed the title of "Favorite Class of the Semester", I'm

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • February 14, 2012
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Home is Where the Heart is In which I speak only in trite cliches.

  

  perfect, considering it's that time of year again. No, I'm not talking about holiday cheer, goodwill toward men, and all that; I'm referring to rooms ... another perspective to the mix. I'm fortunate enough to live in a place I

  • by Tom R. '14
  • December 13, 2011
• Blog / How to Human

  The Complexity of Simplicity Not as paradoxical as it sounds

  

  , that last half of the sentence was difficult to type given that I'm ... class alone, but if I'm honest with myself it's still true). I've learned ... beautifully and reliably (I'm hoping I'll get a patent out of it, but that

  • by Chris M. '12
  • December 8, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Planned Procrastination Productive Punting

  

  of dirty laundry. I print out my p-sets for the week. While I’m at it I ... exams. I’ll need them eventually, right? I put on socks. I realize I’m ... whenever the inspiration hits. If I’m not burned out, the inspiration should

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • October 4, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT, Part VII in which I realize that I am less wise in person, and also a senior

  

  to do a thesis...also, I'm not ready to be a real person right now. I ... the grace of a steamroller (Mom, I'm joking, really): 6.170 - "Software ... ++? I'm scared. Then again, there's no way this can be as hard as junior

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • September 15, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Beauty, xkcd, and my classes The problem with me.

  

  This post is about the classes I'm taking - and is a case in xkcd ... fluttering diaphragm in the heart of a speaker. Speaking of molecules, I'm ... ! Molecules are cool. Brains are cool. Speaking of brains, I'm also taking... 9

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 9, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Questbridge College Admissions Conference A guest post from Louis Lamia '14, an MIT Quest Scholar.

  

  at the Boston skyline, I’m convinced it worked. I’m speaking about the ... other great universities, and I’m very proud to be a part of that legacy.

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • September 8, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Some Good Advice On Advisors

  

  alliteration.   But I digress, after all I'm not here to wax nostalgic ... , because I'm sure the rest of my blogs will have enough run-ons and comma splices to make the Voynich Manuscript look like Shakespeare. No what I'm

  • by Chris M. '12
  • August 19, 2011
• Blog / Events

  (Still) Celebrating the 150th! Boy oh boy is it delicious (and free!)

  

  ? Pull yourself out from under that rock. I'm not talking about that silly little shindig; I'm talking about a different 150th! That's right; this ... life? I guess I'm new to this food photography dealio which I normally

  • by Cam T. '13
  • July 17, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Let the good times roll here is where my summer adventures take place

  

  and July). Now, for the meat-n-bread of what I’m doing, check out this ... to create a "Think Local First" campaign^^ for this island. I’m working ... , the things that make grammar conscious people squirm (I’m not one of

  • by Cydnie T. '12
  • June 18, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Recycle, Reuse, (Map) Reduce? Jackpot, baby!

  

  strangely almost all nonfiction. *shrug*, guess I'm old... Or very original ... collect a nine foot tall cactus named Bubba. Yes, I'm serious. And to think ... Admissions blogs? ... *shrug*. I'm wearing covers, at least. [4] By the way

  • by Cam T. '13
  • June 10, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  Reference Frames Vision - of the present and for the future - is powerful

  

  earliest memories, I'm climbing the steps to where I used to live and heading to the front door, but before I'm halfway there, I trip and skid my ... even know. I'm here to challenge all three of those positions. Being

  • by Emad T. '14
  • March 19, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Cacophony of Coats Also, my courseload for this term!

  

  one against the concrete, like my heart at the mention of coats. I'm ... graduation requirement), I'm taking 6.UAT, a preparation class for 6.UAP, the ... eventually figured out why everything was magenta, but it took a while. (I'm

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • February 10, 2011
• Blog / Events

  SpaceVision 2010 Space is cool.

  

  to the window and see stars both above and below you. I'm in constant ... arrived back at MIT revved up and ready to kick on. I'm still riding that post-SpaceVision wave. So now I'm here, back in my room with the

  • by Anna H. '14
  • November 13, 2010
• Blog / Events

  Ode to the New, Part 3 "Your calendar looks like a clown threw up on it!" -my friend Jordan

  

  organizing events for Brain Tumor Awareness Week with MIT BrainTrust. I’m ... ballet between the ages of four and nine. Next weekend, I’m going to a ... is the “right” one. Often, I have trouble making decisions because I’m

  • by Anna H. '14
  • October 28, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Test Time! All my classes managed to schedule tests within a week of each other.

  

  have the worst grasp on the material… wish me luck! I’m also taking 18.S ... . Honestly, I’m probably overreacting to all of these tests. My physics and ... even if I hadn’t, well, I’m a freshman! Under the pass/no record system

  • by Kate R. '14
  • October 5, 2010
• Blog / Challenges

  Katharine Hepburn’s Brownies How Kate saved my kitchen cred.

  

  to use the word hate, but I’m going to be a rebel and use it anyway ... . This is probably the part where I’m supposed to say, “now remember children...” or something, but I think you can see where I’m going. So

  • by Alina G. '11
  • July 26, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Retrospective Wait, what? I'm done with my first year?

  

  've been through this past year. So instead, I'm going to start at the very ... triceps won't fail me anymore! YAY! Yes, I'm excited - in case you couldn ... : And now, I'm at home - loving summer, missing MIT people, and getting

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • May 25, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  Decisions, Decisions….. Don't Panic!

  

  with nerds from the future here at MIT). As I'm sure you already know ... , then you are who I'm talking to right now. There's just one thing you ... hours here – most of my sleeping is done when I'm on vacation =] ). It is

  • by Chris M. '12
  • March 13, 2010