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  The Newest Member of Our Family What could possibly be more exciting than prefrosh?

  

  Boston today to help her pick out a little companion for the new semester ... kitten except for little Brittany! Kayla hasn't decided on a name yet ... Game of Thrones. The little kitten is so cute! She jumps all around and

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • August 17, 2014
• Blog / Events

  Whirlwind Weekend highlights of the weekend (UPDATED!)

  

  '07, asked me if I wouldn't mind going up for auction, and I obliged ... . Mitra enjoys the economic thrill of auctions. Our emcee for the night, Julie Banda from MIT Medical. Guessing Game: What was my final auction

  • by Bryan
  • April 23, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Meet the Admissions Officers: Mikey Yang ‘05 Name: Mikey Yang; Job title: Admissions Counselor; Hometown: Troy, MI

  

  here for anything in the world.Favorite things about Boston: The Charles ... anywhere and there's so much stuff to do for college kids. I love that the ... Usual Suspects, Clue, The Game, The Matrix Trilogy, Zoolander, Anchorman

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 19, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  And now for the feature presentation… ...IN STEREO.Don't ask. It's an LSC thing. I don't really get it myself.

  

  Boston for this but...well I just wasn't expecting him. He played for the ... feature length entry for your enjoyment. I (finally) got around to editing ... off. The drive fits, but it doesn't take much for it to slide around

  • by Laura N. '09
  • January 28, 2006
• Blog / Athletics

  Gettin’ Fancy Two formal events in two days?

  

  After rocking the jeans + sweater/t-shirt look for almost an entire ... molded, semi-precious or precious metal for which they paid large sums of money several months prior. After receiving their ring, colloquially

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • May 3, 2014
• Blog / Events

  One of those “big picture” days 2 hours of inspirational lectures, one from the CDC director and the other from broadcasting…

  

  Julie Gerberding, the director of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC ... : Getting Our Money's Worth of 'Healthness.'" What is healthness (not a typo ... for Continuous Manufacturing (a 10-year partnership between MIT and one

  • by Melis A. '08
  • April 2, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Warmth, Happiness, and Baked Goods (guest post) The best way to spend your time off.

  

  are reading this post. If you are in high school, you may be looking for ... why? To get into MIT? The truth is that the algorithm for college ... destructive game where you score as many acceptance letters as possible. Harvard

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • July 25, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  it’s getting colder and i’m getting older on fall, friendship, and growing up

  

  the chillest thing ever." For the most part, that's a stinking load of BS. I still feel like I never have enough time for all the things I ... breathe. Being in nature has been sooo good for me this past summer, so I

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • November 3, 2023
• Blog / Events

  Mystery Hunt Day 1 Liveblogging the beginning of this year's campus-wide puzzling competition.

  

  finding a coin hidden somewhere on campus. The only prize for the winning team is the honor of writing the next year's Hunt. For some history, check out this classic article from Games Magazine. If you'd like to try

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 12, 2007
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  LSC’s Q&A with Dean Kelley of Pixar’s Coco (he also worked on Avatar: The Last Airbender, Monsters University, and The Incredibles 2)

  

  !   I’m the lead story artist for Coco. I’m from Chelmsford, so I grew ... back in like ’99. Eventually I was there for like a year and all my ... was there for about three years. I was doing character layout which is

  • by Abby H. '20
  • November 8, 2017
• Blog / MIT Life

  four semesters in music and food just some lists and reminisces

  

  definitely aren't as varied. I like to play the same songs on repeat. Like, a ... for their rant.) This is also true of food; I like to eat the same ... loves to cook for myself. As I move through the semesters at MIT, the food

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • April 28, 2020
• Blog / How to Human

  Before You Arrive On Campus: Packing Edition for the pre-frosh we're excited to meet

  

  In 4 weeks, you will leave home for an academic journey of 4 years ... compiled a packing list for students here, to be used with caution. Some things I’ve found helpful. Pack: -- a memento for your shelf or wall

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • August 5, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  More On The Interview… You don't need to take up the crumhorn to look "different."

  

  point of these meetings is for us to learn about the things that interest ... are also a good chance for you to learn more about MIT from someone who ... these conversations are a way for you and for us to learn about each other

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • October 30, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  HackMIT 2017: Friends ❤, Food, and Flying Deloreans (Guest Post) Or maybe not quite that last one

  

  APIs, i.e. VR headsets, fitness bands, IoT devices, APIs for delivery, money transfer, mapping, etc.  Without further ado, here's a quick guest ... : some cool examples are headphone-assisted navigation for the blind, blood

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • July 11, 2017
• Blog / How to Human

  An MIT survival guide

  

  Discovered About Myself Freshman Year... 1. There is no substitute for sleep ... and cram. Really. 3. Shopping is therapy. 4. Naps: they're not just for ... gets a big gold star from me. 15. Money doesn't grow on trees... and

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 5, 2005
• Blog / Challenges

  101 questions we’ve asked ourselves at MIT we're all just trying to figure it/life/ourselves out

  

  decisions for me and suddenly I miss the innocence my parents had wrapped me ... road trip to take for a three day weekend? What makes a good partner ... ’m stupid for asking so many questions? How can I ration the number of

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • March 27, 2020
• Blog / How to Human

  Spoofy Spooky Stories MIT is ~haunted~

  

  are some of them. All based on true stories, of course.  For those of ... got this. No matter what happens, I’m so proud of you already for ... experiences when they visit MIT for the first time is that the Infinite corridor

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • October 31, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  quick thoughts to keep up my new years resolution

  

  to trivia games. Here is one of the design exercises I made for the ... I've blogged twice in a week so it basically makes up for it. I ... gaming experience on gaming performance, as our research has to do with the

  • by Cami M. '23
  • March 2, 2020
• Blog / How to Food

  sourdough start & restart & starter this is and is not a metaphor

  

  because I've been a sourdough bread conoisseur for like a decade, that ... sourdough starter, like having a pet, is very good for me. But also a bit tricky. For the first week, I was just feeding him the regular flour we

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • June 19, 2020
• Blog / Community Projects

  Friends, Carafes, and the Infinite Corridor What a week! Watch Tim play his instrument after a morning of camaraderie and cheap…

  

  rained for the majority of the week and everyone generally stayed indoors ... . While I rested most of the weekend, Sunday proved interesting. Join me for ... to the Z Center with nothing to show for it, I headed up Mass Ave to

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • October 16, 2005