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  three things i made recently lasers, radio, and a chocolate chip cookie loaf

  

  cats, camping out in the kitchen warmth. everyone raiding the fridges for food. i found a cookie recipe over the weekend that's really working for ... . she was also the first woman published by the paris academy (for a paper

  • by Allan K. '17
  • February 15, 2017
• Blog / Classes

  How to build a Tamagotchi and the power of curiosity

  

  . "Until then, the best thing you can do for yourself is to take a walk ... myself for successfully designing a PCB for the first time. Learning is fun ... This semester I built a Tamagotchi: a 2000s toy where the user takes

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • May 25, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  I Love Lucy: Continued This time, the title even makes sense.

  

  about keeping a car in the city. I love to drive; I've for a long time ... , for those of you thinking about bringing a car into the city, think ... : I said "BRB, homework", and it took a week. That's not unusual, for

  • by Cam T. '13
  • October 22, 2010
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Is it a video? two assignments from two classes

  

  something on the admissions website about a Maker Portfolio and got nervous ... and won't be for a while. I did not submit any kind of portfolio, but I ... out that CMS is a [annotation note="the coolest bloggers are CMS

  • by Abby H. '20
  • October 11, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Why I’m not a double major anymore Because four years of insanity would totally cramp my style?

  

  use for the photography class I'll get to take next term because I'm not a double major anymore. Why did I ever decide to double in the first ... for fun, and when I checked things out, the "just for fun" classes put

  • by Keri G. '10
  • November 6, 2007
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Odd Jobs How non-seniors can occupy their time before and during graduation

  

  Materials for Biology, which hopefully will be a blend of my interests in science and media. But, in waiting for the summer session to start, I ... . Basically post-MIT CPW. The Alumni Association searches for current MIT

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • June 8, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Spring Think Some spring break reflections and thoughts

  

  Institute for a bit if they could, some of us at least to the refuge of sleep ... values. For better or worse, it’s a simple fact that the world is more ... connection with the nation--I’m just traveling, for once in my life. While

  • by Selam G. '18
  • March 27, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Summer of Learning Because MIT classes don't spend too much time on hacking into computer systems

  

  put out by the powerful hackers who do this for a living. Script Kiddies ... . Writing Test Tools The last week and a half has been writing test tools for ... hacking tools to make a guide for sales engineers but what I found was a 10

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • July 29, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Fangirl Moment kinda silly, kinda wholesome

  

  a staple for the part of China my dad is from. The food was great, but ... A bit ago, the larger group my UROP lab is a part of had a free lunch ... working closely with this past year. We chatted for a bit, also commenting

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • October 19, 2021
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  church gardens some paintings!

  

  skeletal remains by tending to it as a garden.  The Welsh word for children ... or train to the destination of my choice. While there were about a ... roundtrip for me, so I wandered around British streets solo. It got a bit

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • February 3, 2023
• Blog / Events

  My Halloween Costume is Better Than Yours It didn't give me an inflated ego or anything.

  

  walked around campus for a few hours feeling like the coolest person in the ... So a few days before Halloween I asked you all what I should be for ... my dorm just in time for the big day. I dug around in my closet for the

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 9, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Different Kind of Learning

  

  students on a comparative urban studies program focused on understanding the ... for me this semester being the type of work we are expected to do. Typical for an MIT student, I am used to not a day going by without a

  • by Becca H. '12
  • August 25, 2011
• Blog / Events

  I’m on a boat! It was only a matter of time

  

  's how it works. Every year our dorm pays for us to go on a really nice ... "on a boat." Once on board we mingled for a bit, took some ... boat. An obvious photo-opp for the "Sophomore Guys." We stared at

  • by Snively '11
  • May 3, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Introducing the Class of 2013: Sean ‘13 The third in a series of articles about the incoming MIT class. Plus, a related…

  

  and a 2,100 on the SAT. "He's a great role model for our younger kids ... field and right field for Post 283. "It's just a great fit for me all the ... before leaving for the Italy Milan Mission. A call to serve in the Italy

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 27, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Final Push Who needs sleep?

  

  the material. I've just woken up from a nap, ran to the store, and am ... selection for this particular evening (I tend to listen to the same music ... This is it, MIT is in the middle of finals week and the final grind

  • by Snively '11
  • December 17, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Happy Pi Day!!! 3.14159!

  

  sponsored a Pi Day Celebration of sorts. This was the email I received ... : What do you get if you divide the circumference of a jack-o-lantern by ... /14) TODAY! Stop by the Student Center 5th Floor lounge at 8pm for free punch

  • by Bryan
  • March 14, 2007
• Blog / Public Statements

  A letter from President Reif regarding George Floyd and Minneapolis

  

  Today, the Class of 2020 graduates — virtually — from MIT. On a ... day, for MIT, for the country, or for the world. In addition to the ongoing pandemic, the death of George Floyd, at the knee of a Minneapolis

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 29, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My First Astrophotography Courtesy of 12.409

  

  : pass, get a D, or fail). You learn the basics of amateur astronomical ... . One evening, I had my head in the sky for SEVEN HOURS straight: one hour up on the roof (using a telescope to find Comet Pan-STARRS as the sun

  • by Anna H. '14
  • March 22, 2013
• Blog / Hacks

  Vespertilio No spoilers here.

  

  listening to the soundtrack as I type, it's just that good. A skate home across the bridge threw me for a loop. I looked at the green building and ... only were we two hours early but the theater was already a quarter full

  • by Snively '11
  • July 18, 2008
• FAQ / Academics and research

  What kind of things can I do during IAP?

  If you think MIT is all work and no play, let us take you for a spin ... spring and fall semesters, the Independent Activities Period is a special four-week term at MIT that fills the month of January. For more than 50