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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Then and Now The two are remarkably similar.

  

  on your first 18.02 pset. And by "working," I mean "staring blankly at the problems, quickly growing frustrated at the fact that none of it ... good at learning it - it takes forever and a day to understand everything

  • by Keri G. '10
  • January 26, 2007
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Poetry and Physics You don’t have to get theoretical physics to get Frank Wilczek.

  

  Laureate Frank Wilczek. Wilczek won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2004 at the age of 53 for work he did at the age of 21, while a graduate student at

  • by Laurie Everett
  • January 24, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  The Case of the Disappearing Admissions Officers Where have the Admissions Officers been lately?

  

  decisions online on Saturday, December 9th at 12 noon Eastern Standard Time ... ,000 of the "$100 laptops" (currently coming in at closer to $150). One ... , including one at Technology Review. More updates soon...

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 22, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  O, GRE Battle The best of the worst entry I ever wrote.

  

  : -I am not a chapstick addict, but I carry two tubes on me at all times ... 'll have to leave the others here at the desk"), tissues ("Yeah, that rule ... 't really matter, at all, according to the MIT chemical engineering grad

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 14, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  In a little while, I’ll be gone This is not a blog entry. I'm not here, this isn't happening.

  

  studying and Justin looked right at me and said, 'What's Gauss's Law?'" "I totally didn't study for this exam... I've only been looking at the material for about four hours." "I KNOW! I fell asleep at 12 and didn't wake up

  • by Sam M. '07
  • May 27, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Odds & Evens & Ends Notes on CPW, Veronica Mars, and more.

  

  It's been another late night at work, but I wanted to at least post a few odds & ends... CPW update: for everyone who has registered ... an art exhibit at MIT (in the New York Times!). And for now, off to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 31, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Leaves, Strawberries, Doors Pictures of campus, faculty dinner, another door. (7 pictures)

  

  dinner at the ZBT house, home to Bryan '07, among many other awesome people ... , and more. One of the dinner tables at ZBT; in this picture, you can ... (small) collection of photos of doors at MIT, this from a room

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 5, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  See me, feel me, milq me, heal me Picture entry! Don't read if you're on dialup! DON'T DO IT! Sorry, but it's for…

  

  good at it; I transcribed one line of dictation as "Wen essen Sie?" which ... '07 and I went out to dinner at the Porter Exchange in Cambridge with a ... . Nor did we drinq this Milq. Rather, we waited for reservations at a

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 22, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Orientation Wrap-Up Reason #457 why I love Orientation: I don't have to pay for food for a…

  

  goes that you should not have to spend any money on food for at least your first week at MIT. Since Sam and Mitra both have covered many of ... welcomed the Class of '09 to MIT at Convocation, so I guess you can say she

  • by Bryan
  • September 4, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  I’m a believer Bikes! They're totally worth it.

  

  to get to work today. And that included stopping at Laverde's for Froot ... Street and got ice cream at JP Licks (where they sell cucumber ice cream ... got it at Bed Bath & Beyond. (This is actually a tradition -- I

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 15, 2005
• FAQ / First-year application

  What if my application is disrupted by a major event beyond my control?

  , reach out to us at 617.253.3400 or email us at ... benefit or advantage in doing so, and you should feel at ease applying
• Blog / Academics & Research

  It’s Not Bra-Ket Science Building quantum computers to convince myself that they exist

  

  stuff you see in sci-fi movies and expect to learn at MIT (but never do because it’s not real). At this point, I’m somewhat convinced that quantum ... at point B sometimes”? Truly statements dreamed up by the utterly

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • February 7, 2025
• Blog / Classes

  classes i’m taking this spring study abroad edition

  

  examiners, i registered for what i hope will be the equivalent of 48 units at ... classes only. it was a little intimidating at first, i have never taken only ... is the final exam at the end of the term (in the summer term

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • March 22, 2024
• Blog / How to Human

  things i have done since leaving school but only in the ten hundred most used words

  

  but it is still cold worked at a big place where people watch games on ... friends drank at bars decided that black is my best color played outside in ... remembered the things i liked to do at school remembered the love for games

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • January 19, 2024
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  dumb little poems and such emotional support procrastination

  

  , fragmented by time Lashes out at its own decisions Stand up and look me in the ... long looking for the light at the end of the tunnel   water you ... sits right in front of me? i am bored i am chewing on a mat, staring at

  • by Anika H. '26
  • November 7, 2023
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  tim’s wardrobe legend has it, TIM changes clothes annually

  

  at MIT has an elected student council, which plans events, creates ... . Some weeks, there is a lot of work to do and at times, people (students ... , so believe me when I say it definitely looked better at some point in

  • by Waly N. '24
  • November 1, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  Next House (on Wheels) *vroom vroom*

  

  I encountered the Next House moving carts on my first day at MIT. I ... ="All I really remember thinking about 5E at the time was amazement at the ... possible. After attempting to wipe it up a bit, I quickly deposited it at the

  • by Shorna A. '25
  • September 24, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  iap: this year vs. last

  

  it's IAP! I don't have classes! I can end my day at 5 pm like I could ... running between dance studios on campus. I'd get back to the dorm at 10 or ... moving at all, so I held off on doing any this year. this IAP, to be better

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • January 10, 2021
• Blog / Advice

  Exploring Classes a guide

  

  Choosing a class schedule at MIT can be hard. There are so many ... , let's look at all the tools we have available. Course Exploration ... " /] Firehose is one of the most popular schedule planning tools at MIT. You can

  • by Alex M. '21
  • August 29, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  10 Things I Miss About MIT that i didn't think i would

  

  going absolutely wild at frat parties let's get things straight: while i was at MIT, i never sought out frat parties. partying on my floor ... have bangers playing at all times, and there's so much space to dance

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • August 3, 2020