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I almost set my room on fire once when I tried to power a robot from an electrical socket. 10 years later, they admitted me to MIT. Bryan's my name and science is my game. I'm currently a senior at MIT majoring in Course 2 and minoring in BME; that's MIT-speak for Mechanical Engineering (2) and Biomedical Engineering (BME). Originally from Massachusetts and now most recently from Texas, I've done my tour of different climates.

I've recently taken akin to sour things like grapefruits and lemons, but I'm sure that will end soon. Last year, I was all about the ice cream, and I still am. The things that really get me excited in life include (but are not limited to): science, indie rock bands, photo safaris with my camera, last minute travel plans, meeting new people, and learning to bhangra dance.

At MIT, I can be found either asleep at ZBT, one of MIT's twenty-something fraternities, working on my thesis in the Biotechnology Process Engineering Center, running along the Charles River, taking advantage of free printing in the Athena cluster, or just wandering the hallways looking for something to do. I think one of MIT's best attributes is its devotion to discovering the unknown, so if you have a question, ask it. If you have a hunch, go for it. My life is like a roller coaster; the only difference now is that I can design them too.

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A Parent’s Perspective (Guest Entry)
April 21, 2008 | A Parent's Perspective of MIT
Posted in Making The Most Of Your Visit | 19 Responses Short, Sweet, and to the Point: MIT in five senses or less (Guest Entry)
April 21, 2008 | Hear, See, Touch, Smell, and Taste MIT
Posted in Making The Most Of Your Visit | 8 Responses Take Me Back to Tech (Guest Entry)
April 20, 2008 | So hurrah for technology, 'ology, 'ology oh.
Posted in Making The Most Of Your Visit | 10 Responses
04.21.08 A Parent’s Perspective (Guest Entry) posted in Making The Most Of Your Visit
04.21.08 Short, Sweet, and to the Point: MIT in five senses or less (Guest Entry) posted in Making The Most Of Your Visit
04.20.08 Take Me Back to Tech (Guest Entry) posted in Making The Most Of Your Visit
04.19.08 CPW Recap (Guest Entry) posted in Making The Most Of Your Visit
04.17.08 The First Four Days of the Next Four Years (Guest Entry) posted in Miscellaneous
04.05.08 Surviving CPW posted in Making The Most Of Your Visit
04.01.08 A Fool's Holiday posted in Miscellaneous
04.01.08 Your Name in Flashing Lights posted in Making The Most Of Your Visit
03.31.08 From the eyes of a newly minted EC posted in The Selection Process: Application Reading, Committee, And Decisions
01.23.08 The View from 1000 Feet posted in Life After MIT (Careers & Grad School)
01.18.08 Mystery Hunt LiveBlog posted in The Month Of January: IAP
10.13.07 Nonlinearity posted in Life After MIT (Careers & Grad School)
08.23.07 Didn't You Graduate? posted in Life After MIT (Careers & Grad School)
07.20.07 Harry Potter and the Infinite Corridor (updated!) posted in Student Life & Culture
06.13.07 Graduation Picture Book posted in Life After MIT (Careers & Grad School)
05.31.07 Stories of Senioritis posted in Miscellaneous
05.21.07 YoYoPhones posted in Coursework
05.10.07 Knock On Wood posted in Majors & Minors
04.24.07 Drinking from the Firehose posted in Making The Most Of Your Visit
04.23.07 Room E51-151, Please??? posted in Making The Most Of Your Visit
04.22.07 Houston-area Suburbia kid Makes Trek to MIT Campus Preview Weekend with Mother posted in Making The Most Of Your Visit
04.20.07 Testimony from an ’11 posted in Making The Most Of Your Visit
04.18.07 CPW 2007: I Got Served, and It Felt Grrreat!! posted in Making The Most Of Your Visit
04.17.07 A Snively CPW posted in Making The Most Of Your Visit
04.16.07 Freezing My @$$ off at CPW posted in Making The Most Of Your Visit
04.15.07 The Open-Ended Question posted in Student Life & Culture
04.10.07 CPW: Tips and Tricks posted in Making The Most Of Your Visit
04.09.07 Wanna be on the Radio? (Update) posted in Miscellaneous
04.07.07 Wanna be on the Radio? posted in Miscellaneous
04.07.07 Making the Switch: Chapter 2 posted in Student Life & Culture
03.31.07 Making The Switch posted in Student Life & Culture
03.26.07 Alive and In London posted in Work/Play Balance At MIT
03.23.07 Spring Break! posted in Work/Play Balance At MIT
03.16.07 Take Deep Breaths :) posted in The Selection Process: Application Reading, Committee, And Decisions
03.14.07 Happy Pi Day!!! posted in Student Life & Culture
03.10.07 nth Annual Concert in Bad Taste posted in Student Life & Culture
03.06.07 I am Treasured :) posted in Life After MIT (Careers & Grad School)
02.28.07 Life as a Talent Scout posted in Student Life & Culture
02.24.07 A Tale of Two Classes posted in Coursework
02.14.07 My Funny Valentine posted in Student Life & Culture
02.08.07 Retreat, RETREAT!! posted in Student Life & Culture
02.01.07 squeeeeeeeeee! posted in Miscellaneous
01.28.07 Little Snails posted in Student Life & Culture
01.26.07 A Night with Cranium posted in Student Life & Culture
01.20.07 BEST WEEK OF 2007 posted in Life After MIT (Careers & Grad School)
01.15.07 Puzzles, Puzzles, Puzzles posted in Hacks & Traditions
01.14.07 The Coin Has Been Found! posted in Hacks & Traditions
01.13.07 MYSTERY HUNT! posted in Hacks & Traditions
01.07.07 1 Month, 0 Classes posted in The Month Of January: IAP
12.31.06 Deep Breaths posted in Deadlines
12.30.06 Home is where the heart (of Texas) is posted in Boston & Cambridge
12.21.06 Somewhat Random posted in Miscellaneous
12.19.06 Motivation posted in Majors & Minors
12.17.06 21st Century Education? posted in Miscellaneous
12.12.06 Where's Waldo? posted in Hacks & Traditions
12.04.06 We're Bringing Snowflakes Back posted in Student Life & Culture
11.29.06 Looking ahead to IAP posted in The Month Of January: IAP
11.25.06 The 'Game' posted in Boston & Cambridge
11.19.06 Get Your Wii On. posted in Hacks & Traditions
11.16.06 A Tale of Two Majors posted in Majors & Minors
11.10.06 Beat It, Bump It, Spike It posted in Athletics
11.09.06 Take Your Blog to School Day Vol. 1 posted in Coursework
11.05.06 Who you gonna call? posted in Student Life & Culture
11.03.06 Reliving the good ol' days posted in Student Life & Culture
10.23.06 Are you sure you don't want to cancel? posted in Life After MIT (Careers & Grad School)
10.18.06 Learn from my Mistake posted in Life After MIT (Careers & Grad School)
10.12.06 ADITL posted in Student Life & Culture
10.10.06 You've got questions; I've got (some) answers posted in Questions And Answers
10.08.06 You Gave Love A Bad Name posted in Student Life & Culture
10.06.06 What do you want to know? posted in Work/Play Balance At MIT
10.01.06 Go Forth and Measure posted in Majors & Minors
09.24.06 A Reason to Celebrate posted in Faculty At MIT, Undergraduate Research Opportunities
09.23.06 Mnemonic Contest Winner posted in Miscellaneous
09.20.06 The Contest Continues posted in Miscellaneous
09.17.06 Remember to Breathe posted in Helping Your Parents Through This Process, The Freshman Application
09.14.06 A Re-Introduction of Sorts posted in Student Life & Culture
09.07.06 Photo of the Day - Installment #1 posted in Miscellaneous
09.02.06 Don't Dump posted in Miscellaneous
08.25.06 Redefinitions posted in Miscellaneous
08.22.06 A Sign of Things to Come posted in Coursework
08.17.06 MVEMJSUNP posted in Miscellaneous
08.16.06 I Love Math posted in Miscellaneous
08.14.06 A Man of Many Hat(ches) posted in Boston & Cambridge
08.12.06 To BE or not to BE posted in Majors & Minors
08.07.06 +1 for MIT posted in Miscellaneous
08.02.06 The Number Game posted in The Freshman Application
07.27.06 I Wish I Was an Astronaut posted in Miscellaneous
07.24.06 He's Making A List and Checking It Twice posted in Helping Your Parents Through This Process
07.23.06 Gotta Catch 'Em All! posted in Boston & Cambridge
07.19.06 Uh Oh posted in Miscellaneous
07.16.06 A Case of the Saturdays posted in Boston & Cambridge
07.10.06 The Ultimate Showdown posted in Libraries, Facilities, & Computing
07.07.06 July 4th Pictorial posted in Boston & Cambridge
07.04.06 I saw fireworks from the freeway... posted in Boston & Cambridge
07.02.06 Recipe for Fun posted in Miscellaneous
06.27.06 May 4, 2007 posted in Miscellaneous
06.25.06 Call Me, Emeril posted in Food / Dining Options
06.19.06 Accidents Happen posted in Miscellaneous
06.18.06 Q & A posted in Residential Life / Housing Options
06.14.06 Toga, Toga, Toga posted in Residential Life / Housing Options
06.12.06 Always A Toys 'R Us Kid posted in Miscellaneous
06.08.06 All Over Again posted in Life After MIT (Careers & Grad School)
06.03.06 Advising @ MIT posted in Advising & Support
05.31.06 Vindicated! posted in Miscellaneous
05.28.06 Fear of Flying posted in The MIT Minority Community
05.27.06 Roadtrip! posted in Miscellaneous
05.20.06 Finals! posted in Academic Calendar
05.19.06 Fitting In posted in The MIT Minority Community
05.17.06 2.007 play by play posted in Coursework
05.14.06 MIT Dorms: Baker House posted in Residential Life / Housing Options
05.09.06 It's alive! posted in Coursework
04.23.06 Whirlwind Weekend posted in Student Organizations
04.19.06 I Tried to Ford the River posted in Miscellaneous
04.14.06 Awkward Moment posted in Student Organizations
04.13.06 Adventures in Italy, Part 2 posted in Miscellaneous
04.09.06 The Secret Life Of Marilee Jones posted in Music & The Arts
04.06.06 Caltech, Bring IT on posted in Hacks & Traditions
04.05.06 Adventures in Italy, Part 1 posted in Miscellaneous
03.27.06 Bryan is alive and in Rome posted in Miscellaneous
03.25.06 Rome! posted in Miscellaneous
03.23.06 Spring Break! posted in Miscellaneous
03.21.06 You Heard It Here First posted in Music & The Arts
03.17.06 Don't Worry, Be Happy posted in Miscellaneous
03.14.06 Happy Pi Day! posted in Miscellaneous
03.12.06 Battle of The Bands takes over Bryan's Blog posted in Music & The Arts
03.09.06 Another Day, Another Class posted in Coursework
03.06.06 It's Not Every Day... posted in Music & The Arts
02.28.06 A Sweet Deal posted in Faculty At MIT
02.26.06 Super Top Secret Spy Action posted in Coursework
02.22.06 My Engineering Hero posted in Faculty At MIT
02.17.06 The Double Edged Sword posted in Miscellaneous
02.14.06 Love Potion No. 9 posted in Student Life & Culture
02.12.06 Q&A Round Two posted in Miscellaneous
02.07.06 Spring Term 2006! posted in Coursework
02.03.06 Kiss the Frog posted in The Month Of January: IAP
02.02.06 I, Robot posted in The Month Of January: IAP
01.31.06 Tuesdays with Linda posted in Undergraduate Research Opportunities
01.27.06 Get The Scoop posted in Food / Dining Options
01.23.06 Saturday Roadtrip posted in Miscellaneous
01.22.06 More on DesigNerds posted in Miscellaneous
01.19.06 Is this real? posted in The Month Of January: IAP
01.18.06 Technology Happens posted in Libraries, Facilities, & Computing
01.15.06 Mystery Hunt Highlights posted in The Month Of January: IAP
01.13.06 Live from MYSTERY HUNT posted in The Month Of January: IAP
01.10.06 Musings on Graduate School posted in Life After MIT (Careers & Grad School)
01.08.06 Just 5 Days Left! posted in Miscellaneous
01.05.06 I Am Prepared! posted in The Month Of January: IAP
01.01.06 A New Year and a New 'Do posted in Miscellaneous
12.31.05 Peace Out, 2005 posted in Student Life & Culture
12.28.05 My Winter Break Reading List posted in Miscellaneous
12.21.05 Counting On One Hand posted in Work/Play Balance At MIT
12.19.05 Final Examination Nation posted in Academic Calendar
12.16.05 Attack of the Giant Squid posted in Coursework
12.14.05 Art in the Infinite, Vol. 2 posted in Hacks & Traditions
12.10.05 Fold, Throw, Recycle posted in Student Organizations
12.08.05 Public Art Projects posted in Music & The Arts
12.07.05 Feeling Energized posted in Coursework
12.04.05 So about those flip flops... posted in Boston & Cambridge
11.30.05 No Flip Flops posted in Boston & Cambridge
11.24.05 Happy Thanksgiving! posted in Miscellaneous
11.21.05 It's not every day... posted in Miscellaneous
11.17.05 He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named Returns posted in Miscellaneous
11.16.05 Q&A: Round One posted in Miscellaneous
11.15.05 The Search Continues posted in Internships
11.12.05 May the Force Be With You posted in Music & The Arts
11.09.05 Unfold posted in Student Organizations
11.06.05 The Return of QBert posted in Miscellaneous
11.01.05 Trick or Treat! posted in Hacks & Traditions
10.29.05 The sky is falling! posted in Miscellaneous
10.27.05 Back to Life, Back to Reality posted in Coursework
10.24.05 Dirty Little Secret? posted in Athletics
10.18.05 I think I can, I think I can posted in Work/Play Balance At MIT
10.14.05 Riddle Me This posted in Miscellaneous
10.11.05 Faster than a speeding locomotive. posted in Student Organizations
10.06.05 Dear Mom, Vol. 1 posted in Boston & Cambridge
10.05.05 MIT's Newest Nobel Laureate posted in Faculty At MIT
10.02.05 Can you patch me through to the blimp? posted in Boston & Cambridge
09.30.05 And if I had a million dollars posted in Notable Alumni
09.27.05 My Kind Of Party posted in Food / Dining Options
09.24.05 Almost Only Counts in Horseshoes posted in Music & The Arts
09.20.05 Getting MISTI-fied posted in International Students
09.16.05 We are the people in your neighborhood... posted in The MIT Minority Community
09.08.05 Let the Rush Begin posted in Residential Life / Housing Options
09.07.05 Welcome Back, Kotter posted in Coursework
09.04.05 Orientation Wrap-Up posted in Miscellaneous
09.02.05 puzzled again? posted in Miscellaneous
08.31.05 REX continued posted in Residential Life / Housing Options
08.29.05 miT-REX posted in Residential Life / Housing Options
08.27.05 how to spend a summer posted in Boston & Cambridge
08.26.05 fpop-ing posted in Majors & Minors
08.24.05 it really is beginning posted in Miscellaneous
08.21.05 turn the dial to 88.1 posted in Student Organizations
08.18.05 the runaround posted in Miscellaneous
08.16.05 bad vision posted in Boston & Cambridge
08.10.05 Goldilocks and the n HASS classes posted in General Institute Requirements
08.09.05 jetsetting posted in Miscellaneous
08.08.05 Solution: Are we going to win? posted in Miscellaneous
08.05.05 Puzzle: Are we going to win? posted in Miscellaneous
08.04.05 optical illusions posted in Boston & Cambridge
08.02.05 Puzzled Solution posted in Miscellaneous
07.29.05 Puzzled posted in Miscellaneous
07.27.05 The Wheels on the Bus Go Round And Round posted in MIT Inventions & Breakthroughs
07.26.05 Rewind the Tape posted in Boston & Cambridge
07.24.05 what's in a name posted in Miscellaneous
07.22.05 Shall We Dance? posted in Music & The Arts
07.20.05 "That's one small step for man; one giant leap for mankind" posted in Notable Alumni
07.18.05 The Finalists posted in Miscellaneous
07.17.05 Bertie Bott's Every Flavor Beans + Peanuts + Crackerjacks posted in Miscellaneous
07.15.05 I-Rop, U-Rop posted in Undergraduate Research Opportunities
07.12.05 Hi, My Name Is: (insert name here) posted in Miscellaneous
07.10.05 hey hey HAYMARKET posted in Boston & Cambridge
07.06.05 Making A Splash on July 4: The Celebration in Photos posted in Boston & Cambridge
07.05.05 "That is NOT an ice cream flavor." posted in Boston & Cambridge
07.01.05 Happy 375, Boston! posted in Boston & Cambridge
06.30.05 Summer, Summer, Summertime posted in Undergraduate Research Opportunities
06.30.05 MIT or Bust posted in Miscellaneous
06.22.05 "This is not a smoking gun for superfluidity. This is a cannon." posted in Faculty At MIT
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