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  FAQ for Maker Portfolios You have questions - I have answers!

  

  World! (That's my Arduino talking, sorry. I've been having some fun ... , while I've been making things in my spare time, we've also been getting a ... knitted fractal, or a computer program/app.   Q3) How do I submit my

  • by Dr. Dawn '04, MS '06, PhD '11
  • October 1, 2013
• Blog / Challenges

  Turning on the Light A note to the MIT community.

  

  It's hard to wrap my head around the chain of events that unfolded within the last couple of hours. As emails flooded my inbox around 10 ... going on. The idea of a shooting occurring on campus was impossible in my

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • April 19, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Q&A Some questions that I've received from prospectives.

  

  't offered at my school. Does that eliminate my chances of being accepted to ... . Will you edit my application essays? - A HS sophomore asked:  "Basically MIT is 110% my dream school, I have worked so very hard the past

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 8, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Random Post While Reading Apps. Because we need some new posts...

  

  I'm sitting at my desk in my robe right now. I'm on my 5th cup of ... a new text editor that supports my retina display resolution. (recs?) 4.) The fourth is also Chrome - where I'm doing some research about my

  • by Chris LaBounty
  • November 7, 2012
• Blog / Events

  Bad Ideas Because not all ideas can be good

  

  at MIT. My weekend was unfortunately engulfed by other plans (one of which I'll blog about soon!) but I did manage to make my way over to East ... . Awesome.] As a freshmen, I feel that it's my personal responsibility to

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • January 23, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Almost a Real Engineer my foray into the world of professional conferences

  

  I am currently in Washington, D.C., to attend my first Transportation ... ’t had much structure to my IAP thus far, mostly just focused on moving ... summer. My view of the field had been pretty narrow before the summer, but

  • by Becca H. '12
  • January 22, 2012
• Blog / MISTI

  Need help choosing a MISTI program? MIT-Germany alum Nina Sinatra advises incoming interns to keep an open mind

  

  because there are many more internship opportunities there in my major ... critical to enjoy the work that you are doing. In my case, I found a good ... that I met were eager to hear about my work and what had brought me to

  • by MISTI Program
  • November 3, 2011
• Blog / Events

  Food Fights behold the deliciousness that could be yours

  

  . At my advanced age my pace of eating has slowed down somewhat (though I ... of the Patriots Monday Night Football game by myself this week). But my ... : Waffle Plate 5: 2 Slices of Pizza and Chicken Parm breast. My brothers

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 15, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  It’s the PI-nal countdown! Don't roll your eyes at me.

  

  competition on pi day and didn't get to check my MyMIT account until several ... other kids from my school had gotten in (to have one would have been crazy ... -Missouri "quota" had been fulfilled) and doubting my own credentials, I'd accepted

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • March 12, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Dell-icious. MIT students and the Dell Social Innovation Competition

  

  untapped productivity. What Divya and Sneha have proposed is (in my head ... kid who used to sit on the far left side of my orgo lecture hall (Hi ... guys a glimpse of my report on my India trip: I just uploaded it onto my

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • February 15, 2011
• Blog / Events

  Science, Technology, and Elephants. In which I take the best field trip ever.

  

  mural on my whiteboard. I have a confession to make: I’ve never actually seen the elephants. I don’t think I even knew it was going on my ... . But this year, my schedule promised to accommodate the elephants

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • October 13, 2010
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  RainbowFloor@MIT Because at MIT, if it doesn’t have a mailing list, it doesn’t exist. Fact.

  

  of bloggerdom, crowding my blogspace with its inconvenient, road ... amazed, out of my suite kitchen one night, the sound of a cadre of people assembled in my floor lounge singing the original Pokémon theme song making

  • by Natanya K. '14
  • October 11, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  All Hail the Working People Living down the 40-hour work week.

  

  My rest & relaxation days ended in the beginning of July. After ... my first taste of the working life. (P.S. One of my favorite moments ... setting. So…..my job is basically developing test questions for the TOEIC

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • July 31, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  Complementary in Kinetic Typography Posted with permission from the author. Meet Rishi '14!

  

  be my top choice, and I couldn't put anything over it. It was then that one of my friends (a fellow Class of 2014 MIT-er) suggested that I pool my talents together to make a presentation to the Admissions committee

  • by Chris S. '11
  • July 23, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  A Few Words

  

  Blackberry to check my decision, but just as the pivotal moment arrived, I ... a good ten minutes, I decided to call home and get my mom to check for ... to be rejected, my mom would see it first. But still, I called. And

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • March 14, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  Healthy reflections… I never know what to write here.

  

  . Well - story of my life. At the turn of the new year, I posted a number ... (ABC’s) for the 2nd semester. I'm going to grade my IAP. The following ... never realized that my gummy vitamins were bear-shaped, that my Tupperware

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • January 31, 2010
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Snow On working in a winter wonderland.

  

  - opt for wool or fleece instead) and you'll be fine. One day, during my ... campus the night they left, and I took some on my way into work this ... snow and winter here) On Wednesday, I'll be leaving on my winter break

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 21, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  LIFE! is my favorite entry title.

  

  Ahh!!! This blog is finally happening! I think my bio page gives a ... media res – I did pretty legit badly on my 18.01A exam yesterday. 18.01A ... -passed/borderline-failed my first exam @ MIT. What I dislike the most right now is the fact

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • October 2, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  SEPTEMBERRR Don't read this entry. Read the one under this one.

  

  what...October 2? o_____O One of my favorite stanzas to the Engineer ... was my day beginning at 9 AM, and ending at 4 AM. And you guessed it ... , having studied hardcore on Tuesday. Multiply that by four, and you have my

  • by Chris S. '11
  • October 2, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  And now, for a brief interlude from our regularly scheduled finals whining. I should be studying E&M right now, but this is much more fun.

  

  few weeks ago, I was heading over to my sorority house to study one Friday night when I ran into a couple of my sisters. Them: Where are you ... with my usual black North Face. (No, I do not usually go out in public

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • May 17, 2009