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  Share the joy

  

  , HSMC, SUMaC, HCSSiM, and YSP. This by no means is a comprehensive list ... immersed myself in a truly diverse environment. It was a truly life-changing experience. It is a myth that you must do a summer program to get into college

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 8, 2004
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Practical virology A little too practical, if you ask me.

  

  is never easy, but in most cases it's possible to do. Certainly a lot ... . Macgregor is divided into nine entries; I've lived in A-Entry and D ... nauseous. I guess a long weekend is a somewhat good time to get hit with

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • April 17, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  I Scrapbook Sometimes Stickers!!!

  

  I wrote lightly about scrapbooking in my coping with anxiety blog post, but I did not get to post about any of my own pages. Here is a look ... sticker donations :) And, as always, Rory is there to inspire me in my

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • January 17, 2015
• Blog / Challenges

  Hosed Exams=Cars, I'll show you how!

  

  , "Getting an education from MIT is like drinking from a firehose" which is ... in different weeks so that you have one or two exams to take every two weeks or so. But then there is this one week that just happens to fulfill

  • by Chris M. '12
  • March 6, 2009
• Blog / Hacks

  A Battle Scene to Remember Construction zones are the perfect playgrounds for epic battles

  

  waking up in the morning after a terribly stressful week to a new hack by ... This semester has definitely been a rough one, especially around this ... have not read the series, but I am aware that this movie is supposed to

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • November 3, 2013
• Blog / Challenges

  zero bandwidth it’s not burnout if you have to keep going

  

  zero bandwidth, the thing that keeps you in a state of burnout, is that ... possible for the people around us as well. It is also an affirmation, in a ... other, that is special. Yet, it is also true that in a society where there

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • February 17, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Prof. Missy Cummings on The Colbert Report At the end of the interview, she and Stephen face off in Rock 'Em Sock…

  

  female fighter pilots. She flew the F/A-18 Hornet. At MIT, she is the ... (pronounced kohl-bair rə-por – the t is silent in both "Colbert" and "Report ... Colbert Report is a spin-off from and counterpart to The Daily Show that

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 28, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The HackMIT 2016 Puzzle Just Launched and it'll (probably) take you all across the Internet

  

  .org to register. There is a randomized lottery to get in, but if you want ... undergraduate hackathons in the nation, is opening up its internet doors for ... Technique If you need more convincing as to why HackMIT is a must

  • by Erick P. '17
  • July 16, 2016
• Blog / Events

  The Great Debate: Latke vs. Hamentashen The post-coverage.

  

  and is now a teacher in Concourse. (He's on the far left of the Team ... Hamentashen. One is a sweet and versatile triangular dessert, the other is a ... plate and applied his physics knowledge to explain why latke is a “

  • by Melis A. '08
  • March 6, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  Mind the Gap (again) About deferring admission for a year, also known as a gap year.

  

  when I get a chance, but in the meantime, this is a good time to talk ... . But I do think that there is a bit of a stigma about such plans in many ... submit a proposal beyond "lying on the beach," but often little more is

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 12, 2006
• Blog / Hacks

  Hack Safari I sneak around taking pictures and videos at night.

  

  see, for the first time since 2006, there is FINALLY a hack on the Great ... for, you silly goose. Affixed near the Great Dome is a near ... . With the first dome hack in three years, why would it just be a banner

  • by Snively '11
  • April 28, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Back and ready for action! Saying goodbye to summer and hello to my sophomore year

  

  are even more limited now that my bike is locked up in the bike room ... would highly recommend this place. The restaurant is called Bay Leaves, in ... .) In other news, Rush is in full swing! I've been helping Chi Phi, but

  • by Melis A. '08
  • September 6, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  MIT Dorms: Burton Conner House Why is BC awesome? Because three bloggers live there. Plus, lots of other stuff too.…

  

  checks in and out. The front desk is also where you can get your mail, find ... -Conner's newly painted spacious TV room...there's a TV in there, I swear. On the other side of the room. Anyway, the TV room is a cool place to hang out

  • by Laura N. '09
  • May 14, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Are you a high school student? Do you want to learn more about MIT or possible career paths? If so, read…

  

  with current MIT students in a casual environment and discuss how MIT ... , and college in general. This year the date is set for Saturday, October ... Hey friends, I'd like to pass along a message from Jennifer Li, the

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • October 9, 2011
• Blog / Advice

  tidbits pieces of advice

  

  think the best way to combat these moments is surrounding yourself in a ... vulnerable in times of hardship and difficulty. Which I think is a very, very ... thing I've ever encountered in my life and the work and content is

  • by Cami M. '23
  • March 24, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  2.007: Where even your smallest part matters The 2.007 competition has come to close!

  

  Orian in a previous round: And here is a picture of the top 4 winners ... possible, especially because at MIT it is a required class for all mechanical ... final product. Alas, here is my robot: Its name is Melotaur (both a play

  • by Melis A. '08
  • May 18, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  2008 Summer (Pics!) Photo overload. eep.

  

  answer is just this - In college, you have an amazing opportunity to try a ... Taiwan. Early July -> Early August: Back in MIT, working on a UROP ... medical group from Taiwan. The medical group is essentially a medical

  • by Chris S. '11
  • September 4, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Undecideds, Part 3 Helping the Class of 2010 with their decisions.

  

  The third in a series... With fewer than 10 days to go until the May ... back from MIT is the music. Classical guitar has been a part of my life ... festivals. I'm having a hard time finding an adequate teacher so far in the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 22, 2006
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  North to Peru Not too far from Norway, just south of Mexico.

  

  Day is a very popular weekend for retreats, brief trips back home, or ... The Tech hosted its annual retreat in Maine. Maine seems to have a lot ... a large vacation home located near a lake in the town. The owners of

  • by Elijah T. '11
  • October 12, 2010
• Blog / Blog Projects

  8,726,400 SOS: Got Solar? guest post by Peter C'20 and Ashisha P'20

  

  all times all three vehicles are in radio contact and there is also a ... we met more team members who flew in for the competition. After a few ... , we were ready to begin. The American Solar Challenge is a biennial

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • August 6, 2018