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  In which I am a bad example but only for about twelve seconds.

  

  I walked through the front door of my local Barnes and Noble today ... series. A thirtysomething dad was scrutinizing a copy of the fourth book ... of the series and stopped reading. "Oh, I hate those books," I say

  • by Keri G. '10
  • December 22, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Spectacle I was going to title this entry "Spectacle of Light," because I mention MIThenge. Then…

  

  (like that I'm good at this kind of thing or something) or the amount of ... . Lunch: Salami and cheese sandwhiches have been the staple of my lunch ... before that one of the hardest things about my eating schedule is trying to

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 13, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Color by Numbers

  

  , my roommate, hard at work measuring the length of a wall.) Of course ... fun carrying two cans of paint down the cereal aisle of the supermarket ... most of the next day for field hockey, so I figured we'd have to wait a

  • by Laura N. '09
  • September 15, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  ISEF Wrap-up

  

  awesome students and see their projects. I made a list of all of the ... . A handful of the many awesome students: Nicole (an amazing young woman ... ), and Aliza (future head writer of the Mystery Hunt). More awesome

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 17, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  We were worried An insider's look at a February tradition

  

  . '15 to write a blog about her experiences as part of the cast. This ... Vagina Monologues in my freshman year. An alum of my dorm was the producer ... , according to the piece I was asked to prepare). I immediately become aware of

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • March 2, 2013
• Blog / Challenges

  The best way to kill zombies… is by shooting them in the head....they can't eat you if you make them dead.…

  

  hosed I could barely remember what day of the week it is. No, really ... length of the dorm with a bag of dirty clothes because I completely walked passed the laundry room without noticing. Seriously, the end of term &

  • by Laura N. '09
  • May 15, 2007
• Blog / How to Human

  Out Sick aka, a subject line for too many emails

  

  Vaporub type of sick? Not once in the past ~seven years. Then a few weeks ... regardless of how I avoided the plague for so long, the fact of the matter is ... onto the next attack: cancelling plans. This part of being sick sucks, in

  • by Paige B. '24
  • November 10, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My Experience with Real Analysis epsilons, delta, and the technique

  

  about how I wanted more of the proof and verification for all these ... was based on one-variable calculus. Now, I knew the focus of the class ... got assigned the first of 7 biweekly problem sets, and I completed it

  • by Jack-William B. '21
  • June 10, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Photographic evidence Warning: trig ahead.

  

  . I did the following two pages of it: …before finding out that my ... while part of me desperately wants him to get the girl, he’s way too good ... many applicants. Well, I’ve never been the Dean of Admissions of

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 10, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Fall Travel Days 4,5,6: NACAC Conference Part 3 of my Fall Travelogue.

  

  lobby of our hotel, to the tune of $10/day. Ouch. At 5:30 PM, we got the ... we hit the town, where I got to see a lot of my old pals from the Harvard Admissions Institute. The first day of NACAC is mostly social. Some

  • by Ben Jones
  • September 24, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Eric Lander, spring rolls, and the New York Times two of those three are related

  

  number 1, and thanks to the obscene amount of tuition I'm paying MIT I was ... -100 for the first lecture of my MIT career. Eric Lander needs no ... say that he's basically the rock star of biology: central figure in the

  • by Michael C. '16
  • September 6, 2012
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Exploring the newest innovations in dessert technology A trip filled with enough desserts to satisfy anyone's sweet tooth!

  

  when I fixate on food, but it’s all in the name of science.) We began at Truly Jorg's Patisserie in Kenmore Square, which had some of the coolest ... . Next stop, Beard Papa's at Faneuil Hall, home of the “world’s best cream

  • by Melis A. '08
  • November 12, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  In Our Bedroom After the Pandemic a bedroom is something that can actually be so personal

  

  of the time? what do these feelings even mean?"]agonizing teenage self-reflection[/annotation] and the [annotation note="re: prying parents"]rest of the world.[/annotation] For those who grew up like me, it became the first mode of distinction

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • June 26, 2020
• Blog / Class Projects

  Watch the “Wild” 2023 Final Presentations for 2.009: Product Engineering Processes something to watch while awaiting decisions

  

  (Mechanical Engineering) and one of the most famous courses at MIT. For my ... of products that spun out of 2.009 and into the market. I remember ... asked a question of the Green Team. You can evaluate whether it was a

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 13, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Final Countdown Duh nuh nuh, nuh... duh nuh nuhnuhnuh..

  

  attend of the four classes I'm taking, three finals to sit through, two ... on the ambulance this semester, one of which I'm currently on, and will ... planning to spend the rest of the day buried in orgo like an ostrich in the

  • by Jess K. '10
  • May 16, 2007
• Blog / Hacks

  MIT wins the gold

  

  attracted quite a bit of news coverage. CBS Boston video The Boston Channel ... . You can read a decent list of hacks from the last couple of years here ... shot from far away. Note how the medal design has a hole in the middle

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • March 2, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Decisive Battle The one examining "Turkey vs. Spam" on the almost-literal level.

  

  appetizing. Unless, of course, you believe the twelfth or so verse of "We Are ... Today, of all days, in Jonestown, PA, eight members of my family bore witness to the ultimate showdown between Turkey and Spam. Despite a two

  • by Sam M. '07
  • November 24, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Meet The Admissions Staff It's my pleasure to introduce you to our current team.

  

  I've been trying to think of a good way to kick off the new ... second year. But the "serious" stuff was only one part of the day. We also ... the new cycle, it's my pleasure to introduce you to our current team of

  • by Ben Jones
  • May 19, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Following My Passions At MIT [by Susan Shepherd '11] Can a writer fit in at MIT?

  

  when I read the Admissions Blog entries of a certain biology major (thanks, Mollie!), MIT rose to the top of my list. Even so, I couldn't help ... nerdy side of things, I also joined the MIT Science Fiction Society at the

  • by ARTalk
  • February 12, 2008
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  More Odds & Ends Concerts (on & off campus), doors (on campus), and lectures (also on campus).

  

  Beast (2nd East) of East Campus. The arch inscription has been modified ... identity of the Cosplay from an entry several months ago. So, answer these ... strategy. The guest speakers will be Phebe Marr, a leading U.S. historian of

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 25, 2005