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  Homecoming some musings on memory

  

  loosened their grip on my leg muscles, enough that my mental map of what MIT ... freshman fall! The feeling of being surrounded with everything new can only ... many of the mechanics remind me of tennis. The way you grip the club and

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • May 13, 2021
• Blog / About Decisions

  Just To Be Clear: We Don’t Do Legacy anatomy of a WTF in the WSJ

  

  into (and out of) MIT, and that’s the hard way. The people here value ... admissions process. For those of you not familiar with the practice, “legacy admissions” means preferring the children of alumni in the admissions process

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 25, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Face Book And Study I have been doing all this and more. But mostly not this.

  

  . But pictures of interesting things on computer screens make for terrible ... Okay, hold up. I have a really good excuse for not blogging in ages ... yes, I only had one, and yes, it was for an intro class since I’m one of

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • May 30, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Notes from the Road: NorCal, Netherlands, Nick Cannon, and Nerd Camp where I've been, what I've been doing

  

  life since my ISEF Trip Report on May 13th. Week of May 16-22 After a ... good guide to making the most of it here. I also met Ashu, one of the cofounders of MakeSchool (his partner, Jeremy, is also on extended leave from

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 22, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  Almost Famous You probably think this entry is about me.

  

  of The Tech since the marathon, so of course they decided to cover it, focusing on both the overall winners and the performances of MIT runners. Now, they could have used this picture on the front page... ...which depicts

  • by Sam M. '07
  • April 21, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Adventure’s Out There….. in Boston! Summer shenanigans at MIT

  

  Finally back on the blogs, and it feels so good! (I'd normally start out my blogs apologizing for my lack of blogging, but I think I've said ... 's really good at helping you find out about yourself in that way. After all

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • July 20, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Introducing the Class of 2013: Trevor ‘13 The sixth in a series of articles about the incoming MIT class.

  

  made a game of adding the numerals he saw on houses -- 349 S.E. Main ... Continuing our series Introducing the Class of 2013: Trevor '13 ... valedictorian Trevor Zinser reacts as an impromptu tower of paper cups collapses

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 10, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Life as a Physics Major- Research and Junior Lab(Part 2) Long and verbose. But I hope you find time to read it.

  

  no shortage of work on the team. An excerpt from the proposal: The ... brightness of the star. The mission's goals rely on the ability of our ... you will eventually conduct) in a tangential but crucial way. A good

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • January 29, 2008
• Blog / How to Human

  How to Make Friends Disclaimer: Attempt at your own risk

  

  , and actually didn’t know anyone in House 4 of New House. I became ... , you have to put yourself out there in a lot of small ways. You have to ... of my lofted bed in Simmons until I agreed to go on this adventure with

  • by Selam G. '18
  • April 30, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  Physics Prof. Peter Fisher on Conan A freshman physics professor helps the late night talk show host break a record. [with…

  

  of the blue." Nevermind that his principle work is on dark matter, not ... the record, setting a new mark of 51 seconds! This spring, you can see ... You may know Conan O'Brien, host of the popular late night talk show

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 9, 2008
• Blog / Advice

  We can do this! To high school seniors: we’re in the struggle bus with you

  

  applying to WAY too many because of indecisiveness. Now, we are existentially ... applying to WAY too many because of indecisiveness.  We didn’t expect this ... of Steven Universe The Movie singing live at New York Comic Con

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • October 7, 2019
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  a lesson in the feminine arts aka mfa boston and a rant on enjoying art

  

  while MIT fit the criteria of being a) on a coast and [annotation note ... ), the exhibit does a really good job of pacing the paintings and providing ... one priority over all else: living on a coast. I'm sorry all states from

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • September 30, 2024
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  MIT Talent Show ua innovation gets lit

  

  showcase our skills and attract new members in a way that being on campus ... -years in particular to meet new people, so the show was a wonderful means of ... here. First-years, keep up the good work! Your enthusiasm in spite of

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • December 30, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  Notes on the Interview (the EC edition!) in which you receive advice and an alum surreptitiously gets to blog again

  

  's nothing on my beloved Hayden, but I must say that a library in front of ... , based on the stat counters at the bottom, has probably been of help to a ... Skype and IRL interviews. It's a great way for us to reach more of you

  • by Chris S. '11
  • October 2, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Perks of Being a Humanities Major and downsides, too

  

  Surrogacy.” There are readings on the history of education methods and ... ’t I think of it that way before?” Sometimes it’s also, “Did I ever need ... far the experience has strained my brain in wonderfully new ways. Or old

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • September 23, 2015
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Founder’s Letter A historical perspective.

  

  public in New England to give way, on the ground that the Union should be ... President Quincy to mark the anniversary of his birthday, on which he entered ... Beacon Street may have some effect, but the great mass of New England and

  • by William Barton Rogers
  • March 11, 2011
• Blog / Blog Projects

  Quantifying Angst the most course 6 thing we've ever done

  

  . Then, we put the text file into the correct directory on one of our ... each of those variations occur. Using these websites as reference, we ... Three weeks ago in 6.009 (Fundamentals of Programming), we had to

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • May 5, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT students do it all night. A salute to sleep deprivation, Aztec philosophy, and grape-catching.

  

  really cool article. Then on midnight of the 12th day of the festival, a ... laid on a piece of turquoise. This is where the priest would start the ... quantitative potentiometric titration. On the third day, I limply made my way to

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 20, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  And I realize I’m going home Cards for sorrow, cards for pain, cards for my last blog entry from Germany.

  

  -Bonn airport at 10:15 AM, head out for Philadelphia by way of Frankfurt on my ... blogging for me. Catch you on the flip side, planet Earth! -- For those of ... , neither could some of my readers, either. Get back, loft my bed on four

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 31, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  For Newtown

  

  princesses. Good night, those who symbolize a new day. And may the flight of ... circumstance would be hurrying on their way - all stopped to pay tribute to a ... and the goodness of many. I am in awe of the kindness of people like

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • December 18, 2012