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  Questbridge College Admissions Conference A guest post from Louis Lamia '14, an MIT Quest Scholar.

  

  Scholars. MIT is a very diverse place, but every once in a while, it’s fun to ... . Michael McCulloch (and if you’ve never heard him speak it’s a memorable ... appreciation for the Questbridge program, the Quest Scholars Network, and what it’s

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • September 8, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Meet The (New) Bloggers! I promised myself I wouldn't cry...

  

  ; Connie H. hails from Richmond, CA. When she's not tutoring math or making infographics, she's working on Mixest, a hipster indie radio ... but Connie's cool!!  Natnael G. was born in Ethiopia but

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 17, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Taste of the Real World an adventure in life

  

  days, relying on WILG’s resident Course 17s to explain to me the riots ... of MIT’s willingness to pay for you to travel) including England

  • by Becca H. '12
  • June 22, 2011
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Full Steam Ahead Leaving Boston for the final time

  

  Tech, and celebrated a friend’s birthday. Every once in awhile, I’d step ... played tour guide of the nation’s capital. I had known each of them for a ... solace in the old adage, “Ships are safe in harbor... but that’s not what

  • by Elijah T. '11
  • June 9, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Music Groups at MIT, Pt. 1 [by Jessica Noss '14, Guest Blogger] Audition for everything.

  

  during Orientation, the Chorallaries, MIT’s oldest a capella group, performed MIT’s Alma Mater, then broke into a rousing “Take me ... nine a capella groups (now, there’s a tenth one, the Ohms). I tried

  • by ARTalk
  • May 3, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Fariborz Maseeh Hall The Phoenix Group would rise from the the "ashes" of Ashdown...

  

  population to the glorious size it once was (sometime back in the 90's). Their ... ; (P.S. We need a proper nickname for this lovely new dorm. What would YOU call Fariborz Maseeh Hall for short?   (P.P.S. Here are some

  • by Cydnie T. '12
  • October 18, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  On Mens et Manus The realizations one has whilst building improvised flotation devices.

  

  with my hands. I knew MIT’s motto, and the sort of activity he meant, but ... . And so that’s my first point—that you can get into MIT without being an ... . Let’s build more stuff. That drive-by epiphany couldn’t have come at a

  • by Natanya K. '14
  • October 14, 2010
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Withdrawal Symptoms I miss camp :(

  

  that should rightfully go to the extremely awesome '14s (seriously, I ... as they raced past. We spent the first night at camp making s'mores; one of my campers bashfully asked if I would be her s

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • September 1, 2010
• Blog / IAP

  Belated Guest Entry by Carin '13 - a little late perhaps but incredible nonetheless

  

  explore the country’s development needs, meet with NGOs (Non ... were in Manila meeting with other NGO’s and exploring local historic ... the Philippines. Compost shredder that’s motor was destroyed during

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • August 2, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT Talks Energy at the White House "It is is our institutional responsibility to address the challenges of energy and the environment."…

  

  Hockfield joined U.S. President Barack Obama in calling for a "truly historic ... investment in science and technology" by the U.S. government since the Apollo moon-landing program in the 1960s, Hockfield said. Read more (and see the

  • by Paul B. '11
  • March 26, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  The Interview…Part 3 Connecting with your Educational Counselor

  

  be some distance away. In a case like this it’s great if you are able ... too so may not be able to respond right away. After a couple of days, it’s ... help but do give them a little time to respond. It’s not necessary for

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • October 9, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Colors! Burton-Conner:12523 kbps1649 kbps140 ms

  

  to be evil. Why? Here's what it looks like. Problem 1/ a -- s Problem ... 're reading it correctly, A through S. 19 parts! In addition to the other parts ... to at least share what it looks like. Dan '11's half My half 4) My

  • by Snively '11
  • September 15, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The New Show In Town [by David Freilach, Guest Blogger/Assistant Director, LVAC] ARTalk guest blogger David Freilach checks out the…

  

  about last year’s production based on Alan Lightman’s Einstein’s Dreams. Close to being a one-man show, with Keith Jochim as

  • by ARTalk
  • August 14, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  In which I am only slightly less boring than usual The title says it all, no?

  

  José '10 and Nick '10's Very Special Episode™ of their show on MIT Cable ... Cambodia, where they played many covers of Cambodian rock music from the 60s and 70s) and the show, part of their Concerts in the Courtyard series

  • by Keri G. '10
  • July 12, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  CRACKED [by Sadie Scheffer '10] Part art-support group, part studio, part community, and part activist.

  

  had been given a Director’s Grant from the Council of the Arts, as ... and collaborate with several of CAVS’s visiting artists. The first ... , and building a giant replica of Marcel Duchamp’s "Fountain" in

  • by ARTalk
  • May 29, 2008
• Blog / IAP

  A truly independent activities period A glimpse at some MIT students' IAP plans.

  

  the start of Independent Activities Period (IAP). *Cue “It’s the Most ... worrying about problem sets. Well, that’s not 100% true, there are some for ... about their plans. Here’s what they said: “This IAP I was selected to

  • by Melis A. '08
  • December 7, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Interview with Hanhan Wang: EECS, robots, and more! What it’s like to study electrical engineering and computer science at MIT

  

  major. Hanhan’s love for Course 6 is contagious! In high school, she learned about robotics through Carnegie Mellon’s summer programs and ... .081 classroom and saw the Pioneer robot in it’s natural habitat (a “

  • by Melis A. '08
  • May 13, 2007
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Conditioner For My Face "The dot product is the solution to all the problems of the universe. Even the…

  

  Nalgene!", and "So the conch goes, 'Oh s***. I'm out of oxygen, and I ... what it is." (on someone's research paper from the early 1900s about ... plate(s). Just because I'm small and Asian doesn't mean I can't eat

  • by Jess K. '10
  • November 18, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Paul Farmer at the Broad Lander update October 28

  

  special event at the Broad this week. Many of you know of Tracy Kidder’s ... , postdocs, staff, faculty and their friends. It’s a very unusual opportunity ... read the book ¬≠ it’s fascinating and well written. Looking forward to

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • October 20, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW-related whatsits Just some things you might want to know before you arrive tomorrow!

  

  . Accuweather says it's supposed to be 40s-50s and mostly sunny for the rest of ... almost certainly let you use his or her computer(s). If you want to

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • April 5, 2006