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  The Craziest of Weeks I had one.

  

  books my airline tickets and hotel confirmation for my trip that ... motivation behind our team's product for the upcoming design pitches. Figure 3 ... experiments for my undergrad research project (UROP). I work for this guy on

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • March 21, 2013
• Blog / Advice

  new york without i*stagram who are you performing for?

  

  too early for a flight has its benefits: you get to sit in an airport, people watch, and reflect on how you should compensate for your ... days (mainly for christmas), and due to a mixture of factors both within

  • by Janet G. '27
  • December 29, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What can you do with a bad grade in quantum? What is my life going to be? (Avenue Q, anyone?)

  

  the spring. We settled on a game plan: I would grade for 8.04, then 8 ... action would be to e-mail my professor and my TA. After procrastinating for a few hours, I finally hit "send", and away went my request for

  • by Anna H. '14
  • January 4, 2013
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Exercises in Style with apologies to queneau

  

  originate, the office appropriate for the guild assassinate. Aftrate a short ... of tea. What this gathering was for I do not know, well perhaps this is ... for certain whether this was related to the event or merely incident to

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • September 20, 2022
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  setting things on fire and playing with flames

  

  different times in the same week—twice for classes, once for a club—and each ignition taught me something new. For my 2.651 D-Lab Energy class, we made ... ="attachment_115158" align="aligncenter" width="400"] voosh![/caption] For my 2

  • by Kanokwan T. '25
  • May 18, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  What is Simmons Hall Like? part of my freshman year experience

  

  cubes for reasons. Oh man, I got lost so many times. See, Simmons is ... end of the building, then walk up back to the same level. For my FPOP ... college is quirky than by saying you live in a triangle? I had the room for

  • by Erick P. '17
  • August 16, 2016
• Blog / Events

  Fancy Feast & Happy People an accumulation of details

  

  Wellesley. Friday nights, anybody's welcome, and for the food and the company ... each dish, I had enough on my plate to feed all the chickens for a month ... has a project underway, the people are up for anything. Pika's like that

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • March 19, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Movies Emeritus out with the old, in with the older

  

  without a certain comforting character for those of us old enough to ... Avenue marketing firm, and was taken "on the road" for the better part of a ... ; MIT Tech TV   A promotional film for prospective students and

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 29, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Love Affair: 11.027 & New Orleans [by Janet Li '12] Spring break in NOLA.

  

  class 11.027, City to City, spent our week doing ground research for four different planning projects: working for a neighborhood advocacy group, blight ... for many years to come. I was part of the transportation group. Each day

  • by ARTalk
  • March 27, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Introducing the Class of 2013: Christy ‘13 The first in a series of articles about students coming to MIT in the fall.

  

  state in the class), are very underrepresented. For a full look at the ... letting her know she had been accepted to the university renowned for its ... to 3.14159, better known as pi, the mathematical symbol for the ratio

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 17, 2009
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Music in Springtime and MIT [by Ken Haggerty '11] Music at MIT can be both beautifully melodic and destructive, and…

  

  next to the shattered fragments. We also took a few mementos. (For these ... off of jazz. It really made me want to get back into music; I've played ... anticipated, MIT being MIT, not having enough time for viola; and, both

  • by ARTalk
  • April 25, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Oh look, an update

  

  and statistics class for course 9 (Brain & Cognitive Sciences). It ... class (either 9.07 or one of the others) for the major. Honestly, I hate ... 're in a major for which it's required. Also, because they're computer

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • March 10, 2007
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Professors Are Human Too (Really!) My name is Eric Grimson, and I am a professor at MIT.

  

  science plays a key role - a topic for a subsequent posting. I arrived at ... the privilege of serving as the Department Head for EECS. EECS is the ... amazing range of opportunities for our students. The mantra of the

  • by Chancellor Eric Grimson
  • January 23, 2007
• Blog / IAP

  MIT – Problem Sets = IAP! Today marks the beginning of IAP 2007.

  

  stands for Independent Activities Period. From January 8th to February 2nd ... , without worrying about problem sets, tests, and papers. For more info about ... dizzying number of activities to choose from. For example, I could

  • by Melis A. '08
  • January 9, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  More About Reading ...based on your questions!

  

  other non-reading work we're responsible for. Sirius asked, "How many ... application becomes complete, it goes to the staff to be read. For applications ... an individualized process. Ej wrote, "I love it that iTunes is playing

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

  how to spend a summer Spending a summer in Boston a la Bryan

  

  buying one, but this summer it made for a great resource. With my T-Pass, I ... as I wanted. And the big plus, on Sundays I could bring a friend for free to play T-Pass Bingo which basically involves getting off at a

  • by Bryan
  • August 27, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Veni, Vidi, Jamba I came, I saw, I conquered a lot of smoothies

  

  me a curveball: what do I do for fun. MIT may be known for its academic ... definitely saved time for fun. Case in point: daycations. I consider myself an ... grocery store, in July. As for running, I don’t have many pictures of that

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • August 15, 2010
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  I am home. Small thanks to the Airlines. In a surprising turn of events, Christmas travel is Not Much Fun.

  

  for your delayed connection." "Though you sprinted through the airport ... spoke with the last agent. There is no hope for you." "Oh, you can standby ... constructively. Ideas For Improved Holiday Travel On Airlines I was delayed for

  • by Kim D. '09
  • December 24, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Tales From The Nance Effect Road Show My travel to the land of Boomer--Sooners, Miners. Wild Cats, Sun Devils and Rattlesnakes

  

  Meetings for the better part of September. Here is a quick update of what I ... like Tiger on the links in Tucson. I now understand desert rules for golf ... High School. I was treated to a pre-game show by the School Marching Band

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • September 29, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Antietam? I hardly knew him. A Fourth of July fable, while I'm stuck in Germany.

  

  World Cup finals, "I told myself before the game, he's made of skin and ... weekends for some crazy consulting company, you're probably going to end up ... 's why Wikipedia was invented. I think Wikipedia is the ideal task for

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 4, 2006