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this comic was inspired by the pie invention scenes in Waitress the Musical
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Blog / Academics & Research
How do you know when you’ve chosen the right major?
Student Center and then trudged off to the basement of Building 35. Along ... rectangular aluminum blanks into a pair of finely detailed molds and then ... push my limits and not be afraid of failure. They've turned me from a -
FAQ / International applicants
How do I complete the visa section on the application?
Only students who currently hold a visa complete this section of the application. The International Students Office assists all admitted students through the visa application process in May. -
Blog / Art, Literature, Music
I (don’t) want the summer to end me writing poetry? what a concept
lifted; I want to cross the hallway, knock on everyone's doors, and play ... and carry my laptop through campus; don't want to fold my sheets all neat and cram them in my suitcase. I don't want to leave MacGregor and -
Blog / MIT Life
Well I Know That It’s a Wonderful World from the sky down to the sea, but I can only see it when you're…
to find a semester's worth of rushing over to Building 68 to turn in psets and late essay-writing nights with Jay Chou mixed with Les Mis playing in the background had turned into five simple letters and a two -
Blog / MIT Life
A point to clarify
mentality of "This is the dorm that, based on what I know now, I want to live ... since now which dorm do you want to be in, it's better and easier for you to be able to stay there. And well, it's easier to move your stuff -
Blog / Events
A Morning With Sir Tim Berners-Lee This morning I attended a lecture in Stata, given by Sir Tim Berners-Lee, the guy…
explains on the kids' page: "Think about most of the bad things that have ... site to learn more about him. My favortite page is the one on which he ... - what would the last ten years have been like without the web? And yet -
Blog / MISTI
Language (die Sprache) MIT-Germany student discusses language
scientist found the linguistic diversity of the german-speaking world, and ... Language is a funny thing. It's so natural and as kids we pick it up quite readily from those around us. And now, while it is more -
Blog / Miscellaneous
MITblogs: The Next Generation Look ma, a hack!
Courtesy of the prospective Class of 2013, I am amused and happy to present eight applicants' humble homage to the MIT admissions website: mymit.info And, of course, where would be without a little help from -
FAQ / Academics and research
How awesome is MIT Physics?
The MIT Physics Department is one of the best places in the world for research and education in physics. Fourteen of their alumni and eight of their faculty have been awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics. -
Blog / Academics & Research
Engineering Everything I ever wanted to know about making stuff.
Many thanks to the Global Grand Challeneges Summit staff for the photos, and to Ed McCann and Mark Murcko for some of the anecdotes and quotes of the scientists featured here. -
Blog / Miscellaneous
Something is coming, part 3… And the anticipation builds!
To begin, add to Next, mix in a little of this (slightly nsfw for about 3 seconds) Now, put Jess and I in charge, give us a couple of months to stir, and what do you get? Wait and see! (no spoilers in the -
Blog / Uncategorized
The Concert / The View
you will get. I'm writing a separate blogpost on my tips and tricks to getting a good view, but I thought I'd compile a list of my GA concerts and ... time I arrived, and the wait time total - the amount of time that passes -
FAQ / Academics and research
What are GIRs?
semester of biology, a semester of chemistry, and a selection of courses from the School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences. During your first ... all of our students are broadly educated in the physical, natural and -
Blog / Hacks
Hack to the Future all futures have a past, and all pasts have alternative futures
history is to realize that futures are products of their pasts. And one ... 26 years ago, Doc Brown and Marty McFly traveled 26 years into the ... , October 21st, 2015, I walked into Lobby 7, and was greeted by a hack; a hack -
Blog / Art, Literature, Music
Something to chalk about “These murals are f*cking rad” – Petey
, and nowhere is that more apparent than at Simmons Hall – my beautiful, spongey dorm. We have cats! A ball pit! And we can even draw on the walls! Not with paint (as students used to do in East Campus and Burton Conner -
Blog / Advice
Advice I give others that I don’t follow myself (yet)
’re fine. Most of the time, the factors are beyond your control, and it isn ... early, write often, and prepare to throw most of your ideas away ... friends in the middle of the night, and just do things spontaneously in -
Blog / How to Food
sourdough start & restart & starter this is and is not a metaphor
check on him. There would be some bubbles. I would add flour and water ... should be bubbles. And I have bubbles. But after one whole week of no ... wheat. Another week of patiently feeding... but this time, rising!!!! And -
Blog / Admissions
As The Saying About Assumptions Goes… Assume = Ass + U + Me.
on the topic of extra-curricular activities. We collectively lamented ... (and reward) the latter when we read, and that one of my favorite admits ... 't offer only math and science. No, MIT isn't male-dominated ('09 is 47 -
Blog / Admissions
The Ides of March No longer MIA.
fortunate to attend the banquet and celebration of the Intel Science Talent ... teacher, and this year's CPW keynote speaker). One of the reasons I really ... and education, and we need more celebrations of excellence in these