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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Two Pulsar Discoveries How to discover a pulsar.

  

  called Terzan 5. I'm particularly attached to Terzan 5, because it's home to the pulsars that I do my research on. Finding a pulsar is not easy ... , we use a technique called "folding." I think it's pretty ingenious, so

  • by Anna H. '14
  • July 30, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  Introducing: La Maison Française (French House) No, you don't have to speak French to live here.

  

  Saturday) in teams of four. It's a good deal: five evenings a week, I have a four-course home-made dinner made for me, and one evening, I learn to ... table" What's that? You're dying to meet the people I live with

  • by Anna H. '14
  • March 29, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Questions? Answers. A valiant attempt at creating an entry that fits as many categories as reasonably possible.

  

  Thanks to the miracles of modern transportation, I'm wringing out ... rancher. This distresses me. I own no cattle.) Tucked away in the American ... prototypes (a.k.a. parents). I was in attendance to take pictures of food- I

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • January 1, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  An interview with AoPS "What Kinds of Students Does MIT Look For?" but ASMR

  

  A few weeks ago I did an interview with the Raising Problem Solvers ... read on our "What we look for" page, or that my response to "how can I ... and trying to put together a freshman class? Chris Peterson: I think we

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 7, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Let’s talk about interviews The ultimate guide

  

  In light of interviews quickly approaching, I thought I’d do a post ... about it (I will talk more about this later); it’s one way for us to get ... . However, if you are offered an interview, I would recommend you take it. Not

  • by Melissa Cao '20
  • October 24, 2022
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Quick Guide to Adobe Illustrator The very basics, for people who have never used it

  

  teach them how to use Illustrator so I've decided to write a blog about it ... Paint but better- I mainly use it to make diagrams of my projects, label ... can add or remove Artboards after the document is created. I also like

  • by Jamie C. '19
  • February 19, 2019
• Blog / Challenges

  The November Rule parete legi novembri

  

  : the rule does not apply to freshman-freshman relationships, but I ... take, and I agree with pretty much everything in this article, but I ... 's why we always give this example as fair warning. Notice that I didn

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • November 1, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  More thoughts on classes However, I did not find Matt's stuff (see blog post below this one).

  

  Dear November, 2009: I've reached the age when self-discoveries are ... - I prefer my classes the way I prefer local fire departments: fast ... his USB drive into the door using a makeshift rubber-band slingshot. (I

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • November 11, 2009
• Blog / Athletics

  Exploring MIT’s sports facilities there's so much to see!

  

  the clouds, I was woken up this morning by birds, and we’ve now mostly ... little adventure? I’ve been wanting to do a blog showcasing MIT’s many athletics facilities for a while now, so I think this is the perfect time to

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • April 4, 2025
• Blog / Public Statements

  The Class of 2019 Graduates from MIT

  

  (webcast embedded from commencement website. I'll return to this blog ... graduating), in the embedded webcast above.  On Wednesday night, I had the ... their origins as a class, here is what I told them:  Then, that August

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 7, 2019
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Growing Up bringing it back to 2007

  

  introduce myself. I'm you from July 20, 2016 - yeah, about 9 years, or 3000-some days into the future. Pretty cool, huh? Well -- I guess you know ... relief, I see ;) You see, I wanted to drop in and, you know, tell you a

  • by Chris S. '11
  • July 20, 2016
• Blog / Events

  Consilience From college essays to a Medieval Studies @ MIT Colloquium

  

  In 10th grade, I read a book by the biologist Edward O. Wilson and became obsessed with the word consilience. I loved all of my classes ... multiple disciplines.  I talked about consilience on my college applications

  • by Anna H. '14
  • March 7, 2013
• Blog / About Decisions

  Waitlist FAQ Some answers for students offered a place on the waitlist.

  

  I know that folks on the waitlist have lots of questions; hopefully ... where I am on the waitlist? As I've said, the waitlist is not ranked ... application was lacking, or what I should improve on? If we waitlisted you, it

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 15, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  The Parent’s Guide to CPW ...it's not just for Prefrosh!!

  

  programs so I'm probably the most logical choice to talk about what the weekend has in store for that set of guests. But before I do that here are some thoughts on making this an enjoyable weekend. The first question I

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • April 6, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  When Econ Comes to Life This has nothing to do with econ, but you should watch it.

  

  "helpful handouts." Although I've since forgotten what most of the papers ... Things to Do Before You Graduate." It's a shame that I actually misplaced ... up in her room. At last count (beginning of the year this year), I

  • by Chris S. '11
  • November 18, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Post-engagement, pre-Bahamas An exciting week!

  

  First, I want to thank everybody who left their good wishes with ... (which heaven knows I do!), feel free to check out my wedding folder -- I've been saving pictures of things I like and sticking them in there for

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 2, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Pictures From a Year of Classes The End of a Saga

  

  So, about a month ago, I submitted my last exam for the year in ... first year at MIT. So, like the first and second two times, I’m going to ... happened during this last semester…but with pictures (because I like pictures

  • by Richard O. '28
  • June 20, 2025
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  a super timely post about spotify wrapped bloggers wrapped 2018

  

  long time ago. On that very same day, I asked the bloggers to share their ... -called personalized stats were just wrong or only partially correct. I for one was a ... overall snapshot of my listening habits. Then I remembered that 2018 was the

  • by Abby H. '20
  • February 4, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Fredventure, Part 2 Hearing Amazônia

  

  ="alignright" width="225"] A top-down shot of the rainforest. I'd never held onto my ... ="aligncenter" width="768"] An (honestly kind of bad) panorama of the rainforest I took ... ="88596" /] “Guys, smell the snake!” he told us. So I smelled it. It smelled awful

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • May 1, 2023
• Blog / How to Food

  [Guest Post] On Food and Cooking at MIT, per se a selection of fantastic dishes, part 2

  

  Bonjour. It’s me, Jacky, again. More than a year ago, I wrote a ... experience that I would rather not talk about. Restaurants took a huge hit due ... where I learned that term from. Cooking is all about nourishment… more on

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • June 24, 2021