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  Things I enjoyed reading in 2020 if you read even one of these i will be happy

  

  favorite. The first issue can be read for free. Once upon a time, each of us ... blogger. I first read this post shortly after the events of Summer HSSP Day ... : the sequel", as [annotation note="At the time of writing it was named

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • December 23, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics If you want to come to MIT, you'd better learn a thing or two about…

  

  statistical thinking. From Kahneman's Nobel biography: The standard example of a ... will save 200 lives, the other has a 1/3 chance of saving all 600 lives and a 2/3 chance of saving none. In this version, people prefer the

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • September 1, 2005
• Blog / Uncategorized

  winter in Brazil adventures in WGS.245: Race, Place, and Modernity

  

  culture, with tons of readings, movies, and museum visits each week. The ... ="aligncenter" width="225"] Sao Paulo is full of murals -- we saw this one on the drive ... time to open most of the books — I didn’t realize how much time I would

  • by Amber V. '24
  • February 10, 2023
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  girls just wanna have fun when u gonna live ur life right?

  

  . After a hard week of advocating for myself and my class and begging the 6 ... son of the president of the United States falling in love with the prince of Wales. I devoured the book in two days, and after I finished, I

  • by Cami M. '23
  • April 24, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT in the news MIT research and hacks in Time Magazine & The Economist. (P.S. Bono visits!)

  

  First up, The Economist profiled Professor Gruber's research on ... that its persons of the year are Bill and Melinda Gates and U2's Bono ... Executive Director of the Poverty Action Lab. Bono (above) & Banerjee

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • December 20, 2005
• Blog / Community Projects

  dormspam-the-game (Part 1) wits, skill, and the teeniest amount of luck

  

  -game was a series of 5 games played over 5 weeks. The first-place winners of ... pleasure of competing in dormspam-the-game! Run by [annotation note="I plan ... involved "wits, skill, and the teensiest amount of luck," to quote the

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • August 13, 2020
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Thoughts from the Dungeon One night only

  

  I’ve been stuck in the same dungeon in Metaphor: Refantazio for the last two weeks.  The most frustrating part of this experience is that ... , here I am. Blogging for the first time in three years. A lot has changed

  • by kellen manning
  • January 28, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  Get It Done Keep On Keeping "On"

  

  be a pretty hectic time. During the October of my senior year, way back in the forgotten mists of 2004, I was editing the newspaper, the lead ... you. One of the most important characteristics of MIT students is

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 10, 2010
• Blog / Challenges

  present tense “you've got to let go of the fear”

  

  fear." the first day of beginner swimming was last tuesday, and i ... in swim class, our instructor emphasizes the importance of relaxing. "you're in the water and your body tenses up. why? it's because of the

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • September 23, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  Highlights From The Past Week A post on birthdays and bad (but oh so good) TV.

  

  actually part of the plot and (b) the kids are just so much more intelligent and witty than their counterparts of yesteryear. But it's still... The ... after 72 hours of no sleeping or showering. Will post pictures of the

  • by Ben Jones
  • January 14, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  10 ft from Hasan Minhaj D R E A M S D O C O M E T R U…

  

  Kresge. Three whole hours before the event began. Front row seats were ... of the night, however, was when a student asked the following: “If you ... . Blessing us with 72 minutes of geniously scripted & reflective comedy

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • October 8, 2017
• Blog / Athletics

  Lax bros and their workflows

  

  from my house in Boston to campus for my first class of the day. At 10 AM ... The start of spring is an important time — not because summer is ... because the sun stays out past 6 pm. No, the start of spring means one thing

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • April 14, 2025
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Updates exciting, exciting!

  

  strive to be the first to reach the city of Adelaide, 3000 km south of ... First: Hello! Long time, no talk. I feel like each of my entries this ... screen, since they tend to crack. sitting in the very center of an exam

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • November 17, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  zOMG Zambia!

  

  So Development Lab (D-Lab), one of my classes this term, announced who is going on which trip this January. I got my first choice country ... will be working with community partners like the following: UNZA

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • October 12, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Application Cycle Your MIT application is just the beginning

  

  strangers.”) Have no fear; there is light at the end of the tunnel. Second ... decisions will make a profound impact on the rest of our lives. My classmates ... of trepidation that I say that the next 9-10 years of my life are

  • by Melis A. '08
  • December 1, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  ETH Zürich, hier komme ich! A semester of all things Swiss German and chocolate to come

  

  happened very quickly. I first heard about the program during the summer from ... out to a group chat, and we all drooled at the thought of spending ... the entirety of Junior year, but the program was canceled just last year

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • November 1, 2017
• Blog / MIT Life

  There are a lot of awesome things named ‘Kaiser’ This post mainly consists of drawings of my professor, sentence fragments, and my over-use of…

  

  . This man taught the first ten lectures of 7.03 (Genetics) and is the head of the Course 7 (biology) department at MIT (he’s also an alum! Ph ... him during our first lecture. He was trying to demonstrate the effects

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • October 10, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Why Do We Fall? so that we can learn to pick ourselves up

  

  problems, I could barely do any of them without first looking at the solution ... Reflecting on the lessons of last semester, I knew I was going to ... catch a break. I'm getting a little tired of the "studying harder than I

  • by Erick P. '17
  • February 26, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Answering your questions

  

  first half of the question. It's a good school, and I like science, and ... ?" Well, you see, of the 11 undergrad dorms, only one, McCormick, is all ... Living Group). With most of the options being coed, the powers that be need

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • March 31, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  teaching web.lab aka what i spent all of january on

  

  day meaning the first three days of web.lab, after which mit announces ... response time feel a lot of anxiety the night before your first lecture ... started; i actually think this might be the first time the coincidence of

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • February 1, 2022