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  ISEF Review Photos from the Intel International Science & Engineering Fair.

  

  , I went out to dinner with a dozen of the 20+ MIT 2010s at Intel ISEF ... Thursday morning, I got to visit many of the finalists and their projects ... . Some of the underclassmen projects I visited: Iddoshe and Yi, Peter and

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 14, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I Ended Up Working for a Reality TV Show

  

  in between all of my other commitments. Since I was travelling a lot ... serendipitous slew of events that happened before I found myself a part of this campaign. I was called up on a random night in October by my friend Sathya

  • by Erick P. '17
  • August 5, 2016
• Blog / Events

  Building a Ballpit The trials and tribulations of an impromptu rush project

  

  paint imaginable is represented in the cluster of cans in the corner, and ... , but then I’m a little possessive of my ballpit.) In its short life ... , they trade 8 hour-days of working on rush projects in exchange for free

  • by Kate R. '14
  • August 30, 2011
• Blog / Residential Life

  Siblings, Scrabble, and Boredom we're bored in the house, and we're in the house bored

  

  (which can be expensive and annoying). I was happy to pack all of my stuff ... ?" or "can I part with this for an indeterminate amount of time?" boxes ... clockwise 90 degrees). In this particular raincloud plot, we can see that I

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • July 20, 2020
• Blog / Life after MIT

  The things that can change your life…

  

  alums, and that's from a hall that has a lot of them. I hear, in the ... something else. Or some combination of the above. I like Peeto because (in ... 're being ridiculous and is in general a breath of fresh air. I wonder if he

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • December 9, 2005
• Blog / Events

  The one-armed violin player and the Dalai Lama Emad's not the only blogger who got a press pass.

  

  posts in one month and ten days. I noticed that I had put almost all of ... , of course, is that you can fill the emotional void in your life by ... is not of the Dalai Lama, however. I can't stop thinking about the

  • by Anna H. '14
  • October 15, 2012
• Blog / Athletics

  90-something days of summer (Part 1) MIT people around the world

  

  opportunities. I lived in Paris for about 10 weeks during the summer of 2009 ... and lived smack dab in the middle of one of the most beautiful cities in ... this challenge was tremendous, I can't say it has proven me worthy of

  • by Linh V. '13
  • April 20, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Inside/Outside words/pictures; I really don't know what to put here... haha

  

  in all the sports championships I care about (or in the case of the ... and all the fans in pandemonium of national pride is pretty exciting – I ... . Breathtaking.......wrath of nature. In the daytime. I was on a boat like that

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • July 5, 2010
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Professors Are Human Too (Really!) My name is Eric Grimson, and I am a professor at MIT.

  

  your parents!) as a graduate student. I came from a small city in ... I am delighted to join the impressive cadre of admissions office bloggers - a source of insight into MIT that I hope is of value as you

  • by Chancellor Eric Grimson
  • January 23, 2007
• Blog / Athletics

  Itinerary: IAP 2017 4 weeks in a suitcase and carry on

  

  with three of my friends from MIT also externing in the city for the ... in the city on the 29th. Some of my friends from MIT will be stopping ... 2016 -> 2017 On Tuesday the 3rd, I packed up what was left of

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • January 20, 2017
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  World Cup Final in Boston An MIT- and Boston-centric look at the Italian victory.

  

  , thousands of fans showed up at Boston's City Hall to watch the Final ... greater excitement in the streets of Palermo. For France, though, all they ... ' disappointment over the outcome of a game would put them in such a bad mood that

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 10, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  More thoughts on classes However, I did not find Matt's stuff (see blog post below this one).

  

  Coulomb's Law. Did you know that I'm probably one of the few people in human ... can also keep in mind that I will be repaying tuition loans for the next ... Game in the middle of his lecture slides* and then inexplicably flings

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • November 11, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  “How to CPW 2012”…a Guide for Parents CPW can be overwheming...a parents' guide to making the most of it.

  

  Much of Boston and certainly the ladies in the sorority house where I ... can provide. Since I am involved with many of the parent events during ... get the most of your time on campus. The first question I often hear

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • April 15, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  IAP? No.. YOU’RE AP Possibly the worst title EVER. (Also, answers to your questions, but under the worst title…

  

  . Yesterday I saw Monet's water lilies up close at the Museum of Fine Arts in ... Book home. I set it up in front of my PC, on the desk, and nine times out of ... (Yeah, okay, that was a really bad title. I GET IT. Not everyone can

  • by Jess K. '10
  • January 17, 2007
• Blog / Advice

  tidbits pieces of advice

  

  it? I don't think I can cover all of this in one blogpost but I can ... to be in college. You can shed the skin of your old high school self ... vulnerable in times of hardship and difficulty. Which I think is a very, very

  • by Cami M. '23
  • March 24, 2021
• Blog / Personal Travel

  A Woman and Her Lute An epic tale across three centuries. (includes poor fanfic-style prose)

  

  epic Journey. I spent two hours in front of that painting, jotting ... suspicious of anything that has the word "Art" in its title (I nearly failed ... visiting Biola and getting the idea of Art History in my mind, I became

  • by Chris S. '11
  • September 25, 2008
• Blog / How to Human

  Useful items to bring for dorm room

  

  of drug stores in the area, so unless you have a particular surplus of ... that can set things on fire if knocked over). There are plenty of power ... what you'd fold up in a chest of drawers. Get an extra-beefy hanger or

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • July 1, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  September Questions Omnibus 2 Questions Omnibus is the place to come for "official" answers!

  

  city (that too in India) I missed out on lots of competitions and science ... assume I should put this in the optional essay part but can you verify ... . Anonymous asked, "can i send the informations of the part 1 of the application

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 23, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Paul’s Top Ten Common-Sense College Application Tips Patent pending.

  

  pursue two years of research in high school, and I loved it. I loved it so ... fact. Even so, I am still 100% in favor of the traditional information ... post of completely unsolicited application advice! Before I dive into

  • by Paul B. '11
  • November 19, 2007
• Blog / How to MIT

  71 More Things to Do Before You Graduate the 101 things expansion pack

  

  In a very institvtional gesture of welcome, each incoming MIT student ... handed me his camera, and I thought he wanted me to take a picture of him ... Bridge in the middle of winter. Tell people you go to school "in Boston

  • by Abby H. '20
  • January 10, 2020