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  One Thing I Love About MIT… Is how easy it was to use an assignment to pick up a cool internship.

  

  least for me). I’ll be spending my IAP playing ice hockey for the MIT ... students would earn decent money, have fun designing with their friends, and ... Prototyping’ (more on that in my next post) and interning with a company

  • by Gabe B. '13
  • January 5, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A (Not At All) Comprehensive Guide to Your First Year what i've learned as an associate advisor

  

  slots in nicely on top of the 48 units you might already have queued, but ... grinding and studying for classes, you'll have a lot of free time to figure ... fun events for the student population through Student Events Board or

  • by Cami M. '23
  • September 10, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Slam Dunked Long crazy week...a few necessary lessons

  

  for them in what little free time I had. It was my most stressful high ... frayed mind held, searching for what fit where. Time flew with rude speed ... , challenges I found myself learning to deal with as time fled. I was part of the

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • November 4, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Below 48, Part 2 Has anyone really been far even as decided to use even go want to do…

  

  What do you do for fun? and What are some clubs you're involved with ... classes and a checklist for your major's requirements: you can play with ... CD and vinyl collection with which you can fill your time-slot. Dan

  • by Danny B.D. '15
  • October 27, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Putting The Pieces Together: Hacking at MakeMIT in which four biological engineers spend 16 straight hours making something

  

  the world of “making” by signing up for MakeMIT, even though they had no ... of free food motivate you to put your head down and stick it out for ... given in rounds. We are preoccupied with planning the logistics of our day

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • March 12, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Mistakes & the inspiration we need to move on

  

  wanted for myself. I think one thing that gets underestimated here is the pressures that we put on ourselves. Each of us here has high expectations for ... quickly became really unhappy with the work, but figured I'd at least try

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • November 19, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Thirteen Things To Do Over IAP: #1-5 Concerning the half I spent at home

  

  either for credit or for fun, travel to exotic locales, gain experience at ... some much needed rest. Go home. Be with your family. Have some fun. It ... gym to stay active and played tennis a couple times with some old

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • January 17, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  I’ve got Mail! And a LAPTOP! Why I can breathe again, and the 10 most recent emails in my inbox.

  

  2007. (Bonus points if you can read it!) It was useful for sharing photos ... , and we were walking around campus between rehearsals with a few ... attempted to propel myself off his back, except that with my knees roughly

  • by Kim D. '09
  • November 17, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Scratches On My Mind A brief introduction, so you'll know why I see MIT the way I do.

  

  Yeah, I know. It's a weird title for a first blog entry. But bear with me, because it'll seem really appropriate once I explain it (Bonus points for anyone who can tell me where I got the phrase). We all see the

  • by Derrick B. '08
  • September 20, 2007
• Blog / Classes

  meandering my nonlinear academic path so far

  

  showed up to the advisor meeting with one set of classes to register for ... ticket dispenser I made for fun! I learned how to SLA print, cut chamfers on a lathe, design T slots for holding together an acrylic box, drive a

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • January 5, 2023
• Blog / Classes

  6.0001 is Done I learned a bit (or should I say 8-bit)

  

  gratification isn't the single thing to strive for, but it sure is exciting. I feel like I grew a lot in a few weeks. I came into MIT with a basic ... additional way to interact with those who use my programs. Enhanced Debugging

  • by Ella T. '25, MEng '26
  • October 21, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  A CPW Challenge I hope Chris Peterson doesn't fire me for too many prefrosh stealing his nametag...

  

  (capture the flag counts) For EXTRA BONUS POINTS: track me down! (Hint: I ... challenge to you: Eat free food. Find a hack somewhere on campus Build ... Beaver Spell out "MIT" with your new CPW-friends in front of your

  • by Kate R. '14
  • April 7, 2011
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Thirteen Things To Do Over IAP: #6-13 Concerning the half I spent in Cambridge

  

  the river. I took advantage of my free time over IAP to sign-up for a ... with squishy sofas and bunk beds for sleeping. My plan for the last two ... , or other sandwich materials (as well as a few free samples) that would

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • February 16, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW-ing the Weekend (Guest Entry) ...even though it is technically two days longer than a weekend.

  

  EECS for a month with 39 other girls. We had a reunion during CPW, where ... the bible to free food, free stuff, parties, meetings, and other ... in the Alpha Chi Omega (AXO) sorority house with my host, who was also

  • by Paul B. '11
  • April 22, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  My First Semester at MIT a thicc recap and a look into our conversation

  

  've had so much fun creating content and writing for you all and ... Institute for Soldier Nanotechnology. Tried to experiment around with chemical ... signed up for the EECS-job-mailing-list as well as the Game Lab mailing

  • by Cami M. '23
  • December 18, 2019
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  an unnecessarily long post on how much i like spotify why did i ever think iTunes was good

  

  regular basis. I love music. I played various instruments for 13 years of ... summer, though, I've been gifted with some free time and also the ... couple of rooms down the hall from me playing this song on repeat for days

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • August 9, 2018
• Blog / Personal Travel

  summer 2021

  

  For the past seven weeks I've been living in Honolulu, Hawai'i with ... for a couple years. I've realized that while computer science is fun and ... intent than ever on preparing the young wizard for the final battle with

  • by Cami M. '23
  • August 5, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Anna Teytelman: Japanese Hip-Hop Extraordinaire! Anna Teytelman studies Japanese hip-hop and culture at MIT's Hyperstudio.

  

  media for use by MIT faculty and students. With the help of other people ... (Course 15) and Mathematics with Computer Science (Course 18C), showed up to ... 's dream job: she researches Japanese hip-hop for Professor Ian Condry, an

  • by Melis A. '08
  • October 27, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Week 1 Autumn tastes like warm apple pie covered in bacon.

  

  Physics, I armed our humble one-table booth for war with the Undergrad Math ... is exactly what it sounds like, except with more bacon. For hor d ... -preservation instincts began sirening for me to pick up the scissors and start cutting

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • September 13, 2009
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Boston Book Festival #3 of 3 Boston Adventures

  

  hardbacks with pleasantly smooth covers, free tickets to the fancy Boston ...  on-site with a sense of magical excitement. The author himself would sign it ... book with the note “For Yuliya.” It’s beautiful.   With a precious

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • May 14, 2016