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  The Whole 6.270 Story Where LEGOs take over my life.

  

  interested in being on a team with him for a LEGO robot competition during IAP ... official description of the class is: 6.270 is a hands-on, learn ... , and mostly, by hacking on their robots. The students work in teams of

  • by Snively '11
  • February 3, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Camp Kesem! It's magical.

  

  Exactly three weeks from today, I'll be done with my freshman year of ... appealing: kids helping kids. I love the way that sounds. Our fundraising ... anything, I definitely have an entire group of people willing to help me out

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • April 28, 2010
• Blog / Events

  A Brief History of Thursday I met Kip Thorne.

  

  th grade. I got an A on the paper. Therefore, Kip helped me pass high ... turns out that, much like a gourmet pretzel, life is full of twists. On Wednesday night, despite the fact that I had only turned 18 on Monday, despite

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • May 9, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  More About Reading ...based on your questions!

  

  I was planning an another entry on the reading process, and since ... this entry on those questions (a formal Questions Omnibus will follow in ... evaluate per day?" It depends on the reader. In our process, the more

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 13, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  October potpourri rambling about college admissions, stress, fun, etc.

  

  ;     cute penguins     Earlier today I went on a ... I checked my Timehop today and saw a tweet about how I was stressed ... person after all. Now, there are much simpler things on my mind, like

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • October 16, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  Long-Overdue Responses Questions answered.

  

  we think that keeping in touch with you guys on a personal level makes ... - on both sides of the equation. I apologize to those of you who think ... . That makes me sad, but I can live with it, thanks to the rest of you

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 20, 2004
• Blog / How to Human

  friendful life recently

  

  (!!) and always being my number one fan on twitter and beli random chats ... one of my labmates has a friend from elementary school who was on the latest season of love on the spectrum. another labmate watched it and told

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • May 30, 2025
• Blog / MISTI

  Labs throughout the world open their doors to MIT Biology students

  

  globe to explore new labs, new methods and new research projects. Here is ... truly all the weekends there are not enough to explore the city. The city is always alive and there is something new to explore every night

  • by MISTI Program
  • November 16, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  What Is an MIT Community? ...a personal experience

  

  synthesized electronic music, or live piano improvisations based on the songs of ... limited example of my hall, I will do my best to explain how. On First East ... glide slowly along the planet’s surface. The quivering black dots on the

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • April 13, 2015
• Blog / Events

  Classy celebration, 5E-style

  

  Today - or I guess, now yesterday - was a special day on 5th East. Well, many days are special on 5th East, but today was Clayton '08's 19th ... and Bethany '06, who normally lives on 1st East but is currently on

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • July 26, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Read This! All those questions you needed answeredvar gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www.");document.write(unescape("%3Cscript…

  

  would love to help you through admissions, but we expect a little work on ... their entries. This enables one-on-one interaction with bloggers for help ... 'm writing this from the train on the way to work. Please heed my advice: When

  • by Snively '11
  • June 4, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Finding My Way Around MIT (Guest Entry) CPW was so hugely difficult to take in all at once that it's hard to…

  

  living in developing countries and how people could help. She talked about ... . I arrived at CPW on Friday morning and went to the opening lecture ... in the communities that needed fuel. She works with students on

  • by Paul B. '11
  • April 20, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Turkeys and babies But no baby turkeys.

  

  'm hunched over on the airport floor. My eyes are glazed with the exhausting ... into my spleen, the guy on my right bathed in eu d'blah-blah-YOU'RE ON AN ... night becaue you thought you'd get better rest on the plane, when you

  • by Jess K. '10
  • November 25, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Finding Time for you know, things that aren't psets.

  

  done before. Keeping a calender definitely helps. If Google Calenders ... ), and I've found that it really helps to accomplish tasks. While managing ... 're passionate about, to hang out with friends, and explore Cambridge and Boston

  • by Joe B. '18
  • October 4, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What is an Incomplete Grade? ABCDF....I? How to use MIT's grading system in dire situations

  

  shades of brilliant, MIT handles grades. On a 0% – 100% scale? Maybe “A ... externally. (Here is a list of all the letters/symbols that may appear on an ... credit limit of 57 units. I used that opportunity to explore Course 1 in a

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • September 7, 2013
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Art Keeps Me Sane At MIT [by Danbee Kim '09] The beautiful irony is that the analytical, obsessive, and perfectionist mindset…

  

  tabs on what I'm learning at this fancy college I go to, which is why she ... directing a musical with the help of a mentor. The next fall, I co ... butter. Doing musical theater helped me learn to dance, even love to dance

  • by ARTalk
  • January 21, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  #tbt: MIT Cribs Digging up some old freshman-year blog posts

  

  in my window which conveniently corresponds to the fact that I live on ... abundance of free time was a given) I’ve been spending less time on the ... awesome phoenix design on it, while the white one has the Aperture

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • March 5, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  You Got The Gig So excited about ALL the Things!

  

  reaction on that day. Now, how about a proper introduction?  My name is ... and hours.  I've mostly focused my research in the past on biodegradable ... success after my deferral would help with getting into my dream school. I

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • August 29, 2012
• Blog / Summer

  my summer! a belated blog

  

  This summer was a summer of many firsts. First time actually living ... Interphase and I don’t remember exploring much beyond Newbury. I was in ... times. I went on boats and thrifting and kayaking and brunching. I went to

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • October 18, 2021
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Guess who can legally drive alone in Maine now? Learning to drive on hard mode (i.e., in Boston)

  

  traffic on the roads. I just had to drive around the block, do some ... friends objected. “Don’t people drive on the left side of the street in ... on the process. My fall semester classes perfectly aligned such that I

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • January 19, 2025