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  On Essay Writing A guide to essay writing for the express purpose of obtaining admittance to an institute…

  

  , family, and whatever it is that you do for fun. I personally have a long ... ; The point being: it's exhausting. The process, at least the first two ... , even the dullest tool in the shed gets wet when it falls into the well

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • July 22, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Final Examination Nation 9 hours to prove that I learned something this semester.

  

  energy; If I had, then I'd have known How much work you'd give to me! I will survive 2.005 Oh, as long as I know how to punt I know I'll stay

  • by Bryan
  • December 19, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A brief history of 2.007, the MIT class that inspired FIRST Robotics Complete with 1970s-era footage of Woodie Flowers

  

  , Woodie has long been a role model and mentor. It's also a great explanation ... Admissions Stu Schmill took it with Woodie back in the 80s; one of his ... United States and the former head of Google[x]. It's been called MIT's most

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • January 12, 2016
• Blog / Challenges

  Thoughts for the New Year, part 2 electric boogaloo

  

  another PE class ever again as long as I remain on the fencing team. It’s ... ’ve even acquired 5 free shirts this semester. MIT needs to step its game up ... of War team at PlayStation this summer :) I have no idea how this

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • January 3, 2019
• Blog / MISTI

  go alone or you may never go at all

  

  mistakes and celebrate your successes, no matter how big or small. It's a ... scarier without friends. It can simply feel awkward fumbling to navigate ... for the ride, whether it be to try a new cafe or jam at a concert. Those

  • by Kanokwan T. '25
  • January 6, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Semester Reflections

  

  option, as kind of an experiment, to see how it would be like to take ... have taken advantage of it to an extent in freshman spring and sophomore ... , so we can struggle through it together. But even with this class, the

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • June 5, 2018
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  No time for your stupid question. A posthumous entry about the Ig Nobel awards.

  

  Posthumous isn't the right word, but it's among my favorite in the ... cricket? 5. How can we best improve our nation's economy? 6. Why bother to ... 34 years? ...and the best part of this adventure was that it was

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 15, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  The American Astronomical Society’s Winter Conference: 2013 Edition THIS IS SO EXCITING I THINK I'M GOING TO CRY

  

  :)" Yes. I can't tell you how much it meant to me to feel so welcomed ... a very bright yellow bag tucked under the seat in front of him - it looks like it's made out of the same material as those HI I'M HERE PLEASE

  • by Anna H. '14
  • January 15, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  UROP 101 – The Intro Entry Each week, I will explore a different MIT student's unique research project and the insight…

  

  -interfering RNA (siRNA) in mice. It may seem odd for a student like me, who plans ... scientist. So, why does studying the delivery of siRNA even matter? About ten ... strains. My role in the project is to figure out how to deliver these si

  • by Melis A. '08
  • July 20, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  She came in through the bathroom window. The greatest construction project in the history of MIT--yes, even greater than Simmons Hall.

  

  Infinite like the rest of campus. It's a historic summer at MIT, for ... 's longest single hallway, the Infinite (actually only about 825 feet long ... busiest hallway on campus? No, really, just think about it for a sec. "Uh

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 2, 2005
• Blog / MISTI

  EECS student Michael McGraw teaches STEM concepts in Regensburg, Germany As part of the Global Teaching Labs program, student Michael McGraw taught Physics, Biology and…

  

  to learn about power distribution and to gain a sense of the how the ... helped my pronunciation, and having several long conversations exclusively ... helped me to develop confidence in my own skills and knowledge, and it has

  • by MISTI Program
  • May 8, 2015
• Blog / Events

  Valentine’s Day Eve Day. What? Also. BEN FOLDS.

  

  , which is this week long celebration of Greek life on campus, which is kind ... to serenade her. To give you some sense of how middle of everything ... them up tomorrow in an awesome collage. It'll be awesome. And before I

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • February 13, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Summertime I am often asked what we admissions officers do during the summer. Frequently, people assume…

  

  . Frequently, people assume that we get a several month long summer vacation like ... . I'll do a series of entries quite soon about how to visit MIT this ... publications and websites. During the Admissions season, it is difficult to focus

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 10, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Behind The Drones the making of the pi day drone delivery video

  

  figured I'd blog about how and why we did it. The Idea According to my inbox ...  Elizabeth Choe and current sophomore Loren Sherman to figure out how to do it. At ... .   As most of you probably know, we have long sent our admitted

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 1, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  Lots of questions today! Lots of answers, too.

  

  everyone says that you can buy anything in the convenience store, but how do ... wouldn't suggest it, I survived. Actually, I lived an entire week on only ... you start walking north along Mass Ave from MIT's campus, you'll see it

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • May 9, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Guitar Hero… on the oscilloscope! The secret fifth digital instrument revealed

  

  wait, it’s about digital musical instrument design, not like ... for several reasons: It’s dynamic, fun, and one of my favourite rhythm games. It’s a cultural icon, so most people probably know what

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • May 14, 2024
• Blog / Admissions

  My MIT Interview I think that I forgot to tell you about that

  

  's just as well, though, because according to Youtube it's clearly time for ... interviewer's office. He studied a form that had my name, address, etc on it ... really like MIT's attitude towards interviews. I find it much easier to

  • by Anna H. '14
  • June 12, 2014
• Blog / Community Projects

  No Touching one plane, two planes, red plane, Corn Dog

  

  airplanes. One-propeller airplanes and two-propeller airplanes. Big, long ... paraded their airplane into the hangar, it was common to overhear good ... their grubby hands all over it. Not cool, especially for an airplane as

  • by Allan K. '17
  • April 11, 2014
• Blog / Life after MIT

  An Alumni Barbecue I love living in a place with so much history!

  

  created by students just like us. It was incredible speaking to alumni who used to be in our shoes so many years ago!  I just kept thinking how ... (since I am a vegetarian and know absolutely nothing about it) while I

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • October 6, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Best (Work-Related) All-Nighter Ever Stressfully fun times at the Institvte.

  

  and consecutive nine hours of sleep in a long time, I learned how to ... all the visual content seemed like it might come off as oversimplified ... presented it to my all-course-6 recitation, they apparently found this slide

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • March 18, 2011