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I asked this question of some friends of mine and was blown away by their answers! It's easy to forget what a bunch of academic rockstars I'm associating with on a daily basis ;-)

Here are the responses (via email)!

Ariadne ’10 says, "Working at EDF (Electricite de France) on smart metering for the home in Paris." Ernie ’12 says, "I don't know exactly yet, but...I plan on getting a UROP with CSAIL or the Media Lab." Joey ’11 says, "Hey boggle, I am working in Iceland at a geothermal plant. The project I am working on is to figure out an economical way of extracting H2S, a pollutant gas, from the steam emitted by a geothermal plant." Chris ’10 says, "Getting Prachutist Certified, Working in my Senator's Office, and being a Cadet Trainer for Field Training for the Air Force." Dan ’11 says: "get money. get paid. in shanghai. misti." Chris ’10 says: "Apple in CA, iPod product design." Lauren ’11 says: "Taking an MCAT class, working in a lab, and shadowing doctors." Ryan ’10 says: "I will be coding away at the iTunes Store at Apple HQ." Issac ’12 says: "langer lab UROP!" Ellie ’10 says: "hanging out with the surgeon general in DC." Stacey ’11 says: "working for Boston Bikes/Hub on Wheels at City Hall." Jana ’10 says: "internship at oil company in Paris...and maybe studying for gre's." Ariana ’12 says: "so jealous of everyone! working in a lab at USC." Pooja ’11 says: working at mass general hospital in a biomaterials labHOBBL -Hobbs Orthopedics Biomechanics and Biomaterials Lab...should be fun!" Sonya ’11 says: "does studying for the mcat in mccormick count as cool? haha" [Editor's note: YES!] Claire ’11 says: "i'm going to madrid. i booked my flights today. goodday." Emily ’10 says: "im working for st. jude medical in minnesota and learning things for the mcats!" Sam ’09 says: "Working for a lobbying firm for renewable energy in Madrid!" Laura ’10 says: Hey Cbog! I'm going to Germany to do research on materials for artificial heart tissue this summer." Aditi ’10 says: "i'm working at the Department of Energy doing stuff with the latest stimulus bill!" Anna ’11 says: "MISTI France. I'll be in Paris doing cancer research at Institut Curie."

Whew! Okay—I wanted to post this before my inbox overflows any further. Like a few other friends, I will be staying in Boston to study for the MCAT, continue coordinating for Camp Kesem, and to continue researching in my lab at Childrens Hospital Boston. Full disclosure: I wish I were doing some of the things above instead... but ahhh, pre med duties! :)

What are you doing this summer? Or, alums, what DID you do during your summers at MIT?

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Patrice Allen

Thu, 04/23/2009 3:06pm

I worked at Hewlett-Packard(Waltham, MA) for all of my summers while at MIT. Also worked there during IAP. I stayed in my same dorm room all year round for 4 years!

Joe Mario

Fri, 05/15/2009 8:18am

I used to lead bicycle trips in the for the American Youth Hostels (AYH), with groups of 14-17 year old teenagers. The locations were in the US, Canada, and Europe.

Lots of great memories and experiences I'll never forget.

I encourage any student, if they can, to follow their passion and do something fulfilling. You have the rest of your life to work through the summers.

Mark Rognstad

Tue, 05/05/2009 7:30pm

When I came home after freshman year, I found a summer job working for Prof. Wilton Hardy at the University of Hawaii. I worked on underwater acoustics and sonar, that and the following summers and IAP's - Prof. Hardy would call my Mom to find out when I would be coming home from MIT to work for him. I did a lot of programming using punched paper tape, and still remember how cool it was when we got the disk drive that held 2.5 Million Bytes!

Prof Hardy died in an automobile accident in 1975 - many years later I learned that he located the nuclear submarine USS Scorpion that sank in the Atlantic in 1968, using acoustic data.

cbognet

Thu, 04/23/2009 3:37pm

Wow - that takes all of the stress out of moving! I’ve also stayed in Boston (but in different locations/rooms) during all summers.

Nick Lucero

Fri, 05/01/2009 10:16pm

(I was encouraged to contribute by an alumni email)

One summer I went to Santa Fe and taught middle school math in the Breakthrough Collaborative. It was an incredibly worthwhile experience. I highly recommend that current MIT students look into the program, especially if you believe in the power of education.

Katie Maloney

Thu, 04/23/2009 12:29pm

Great Post! It's always amazing to hear what MIT students are doing.

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