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  Some comments on topics of interest

  

  making me despair of the state of humanity on the rare occasions that I do ... , just to see what's happening in the exciting world of high schoolers and ... last month, in the Parents' Forum, which was discussing Marilee Jones

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • January 7, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Vivek Venkatachalam- Constructing a Very Low Temperature Scanning Tunneling Microscope Vivek Venkatachalam worked with researchers in the Low Temperature Scanning Tunneling Microscopy Lab at MIT's…

  

  Researchers in the Low Temperature Scanning Tunneling Microscopy Lab ... an ultrahigh vacuum. The microscope will now be used to image the ... years under the guidance of Dr. Eric Hudson. Scanning tunneling

  • by Melis A. '08
  • October 13, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Friday Afternoon Props Props to ten people/committees/inanimate objects that deserve props.

  

  improving my quality of life over the past 48 hours. 1. The Burton-Conner rooming committee, for doing a fantastic job with the in-house reassignment ... third choice for any student. 2. Megan '08 for introducing me to the song

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 2, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  End of term

  

  While the period known as "End of term" certainly brings finals anxiety, it also brings many events and traditions celebrating the ... these, including the last 3.091 lecture (described here by Kevin), all of

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 17, 2004
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Day in the Life of a MIT Mechanical Engineering UROP Student I built an underwater robot :p

  

  One of the coolest things at MIT is how easily undergrads can join ... my first one this past semester and finished it over the summer ... Portugal. Here’s a quick look at some highlights from the project—and what a

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • July 14, 2025
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  summertime! and the livin's easy?

  

  brilliant jazz standard. i like the Lana Del Rey and Louis Armstrong & Ella Fitzgerald versions a lot.']Summertime and the livin’s easy ... work 9-5, hit the gym, eat dinner, and have the rest of the evening to

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • July 15, 2024
• Blog / How to Human

  loveallurfriends <3

  

  Now Playing: Talk to Me - Cavetown   I stared at the river for ... sitting in my room reading the problems. I ignored this and walked along Memorial Drive on the trip back from the UA Meeting. The weather, for the

  • by Shorna A. '25
  • March 6, 2024
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  an absolutely non-comprehensive guide to email sign-offs or, how to inject some fun into an otherwise boring routine

  

  [annotation note="read, they still haven't kicked me out of the group chat yet."]Until very recently,[/annotation] I was the president of Next House, the dormitory where I live. The role of dorm president is often a

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • March 9, 2023
• Blog / Classes

  yo-yos, comics, and other adventures my junior spring schedule!

  

  , but then I realized I could also sneak into a comic book class with the ... ="attachment_86135" align="alignnone" width="300"] do not look at the purple one shhh[/caption] 1. 2.008: Design and Manufacturing II [The Yo-Yo Class] The goal

  • by Amber V. '24
  • February 24, 2023
• Blog / Personal Projects

  Some Art About Other Art it's super meta

  

  my bookshelf, at the perfect vantage point to scornfully watch me. It’s a green house, inspired by the one across the street from my parent’s house. I underpainted it pink. It looks bad, and I don’t have the time to

  • by Shorna A. '25
  • February 21, 2023
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  secondhand stories an allegory

  

  here's the thing about improv companies. the thing they do most often ... improv companies online, and i looked at the pictures and read a bunch of ... that none of them had any shows soon. and improv sounded fun. at the

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • May 22, 2021
• Blog / About Decisions

  Waiting always waiting

  

  waiting for a million things all the time, whether it's for undergraduate ... as simple as the bus or the end of a rainstorm. Right now, I'm waiting ... Thanksgiving, and waiting for the weekend, and waiting for spring to come so that

  • by Alex M. '21
  • November 12, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  my application essays try not to cringe

  

  sadly still 5'2". That's 157 cm, for the 95.7% of humans who don't reside in America. Autumn came late this year; the leaves are only now ripening. The sky is full-bellied with sunshine. Still, we're on the verge of

  • by Rona W. '23
  • October 27, 2019
• Blog / Challenges

  Set Your Alarm for CPW 2019 i'm entirely serious

  

   hundreds of student-run events to welcome the class of 2023 and help them figure out if MIT is the right place for them. This amazing blog post by Yuliya K. '18 has (almost) all the logistic info you need to have an

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • April 10, 2019
• Blog / Challenges

  4 / Just *breathe* Everything is going to be all right

  

  TO SET THE MOOD: Eyes SHut - nocturne in c minor - Ólafur Arnalds ... ="1000"] Highlights from my schedule for the past 3 weeks.[/caption]   ... excitement and optimism. We're recharged to take on the semester again, excited

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • December 2, 2018
• Blog / Advice

  Two Years and how it's changed me

  

  backspace on this line for the past twenty minutes, trying to convey this ... the first place, I decided to stay. I lived in East Campus for a year ... were both bloggers, we had the same romanized last name, we were both in

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • September 28, 2018
• Blog / Blog Projects

  8,726,400 SOS: What do those ROTC kids do during summer…? guest post by Karen C. '20

  

  a part of the 8,726,400 Seconds of Summer guest post series* Everyone knows the deal - MIT is a constant whirlwind of PSETs, exams, lectures, and the occasional puppy labs. For several of us, there’s so much more

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • August 23, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  Q&A for EA Deferred and Regular Action students your last minute questions

  

  international students.   Hi everyone, The Office of Admissions is mostly closed for the holidays and not accepting emails or answering phone ... the January 1 deadline may still have a few questions. So let

  • by Kris Guay
  • December 20, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  How To Write A College Essay and other things too

  

  tripping over each other to get onto the page. Sometimes it is hard because ... , make your case, even save lives: Edward Tufte argues that the Challenger disaster could have been prevented if only the case against launching had

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 30, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Space Robots Here's how I spent my summer.

  

  ).  Since then, I've been on the ETOOMUCHADVENTURE side of things - the curse ... write about it ;)  But summer's winding down now.  The time has come to ... (Synchronized Position Hold Engage and Reorient Experimental Satellites) in the

  • by Piper '13
  • August 19, 2011