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• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  [guest post] time passes from spirit island a board game that i picked up 3 years ago is now my life

  

  , discussing strategy and rules. on the server, alex would post pictures of the ... closely. of course, that was back when i was a prefrosh and didn't know him ... a couple others from a sizable friend group, and we played a lot of

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • May 31, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  Early Action versus Regular Action Use this link when you get to the end of the post, you'll understand.

  

  *Update as of 2015: Early action is available to both domestic and ... 'd been getting a lot of questions lately. Lo and behold, while looking for ... the required standardized tests on or by the November test date and

  • by Snively '11
  • June 15, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Case of the Considerate Robbers and other winter adventures

  

  combination of cream cheese, soy sauce, sesame seeds, and pico de gallo on bread ... have gone smoothly and wonderfully. I got my first taste of working on ... , encircled by the Andes mountains’ snow-capped peaks on one side and the vast

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • August 3, 2017
• Blog / Challenges

  There’s a Story in Which My Eyes Shut Am I changed enough?

  

  . Eighteen years old. Thousands of miles from home. Unremarkable and unchanged ... the world, and I would've believed you. This place was not my own. I closed my eyes for a moment and leaned my head back. I opened them again

  • by Ella T. '25, MEng '26
  • October 25, 2021
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  A Tale of 8 Instagrams Low resolution, high flavor

  

  can change from pleasant to ominous in a matter of minutes. And that ... of Rune - MIT's art and literature magazine (We have a Facebook page ... Once upon a time, I developed an Instagramming problem and started to

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • September 21, 2012
• Blog / Hacks

  A Hack and Advice Two entries smashed into one.

  

  listening to Tessie on my iPod and drinking a World Series edition of a ... to MIT I spent working full time and trying to get ready for life on ... . A lot." I'd never heard of these two songs, so I downloaded them and

  • by Snively '11
  • February 29, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT Grads Design the Jolt Sensor to help high school athletes detect concussions better

  

  inventions left and right. The builder community at MIT is one of the strongest ... is a small clip that attaches to any piece of head-word athletic ... launched on August 26, 2014 and in just one day gained 115 backers and raised

  • by Erick P. '17
  • September 2, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  2.009 Recap: wearables, games, and other SUPER products

  

  : Rhino, a device for masons to help speed up, and clean up, the repair of ... :   and a recap of some fond memories from the class: 2.009 is ... Last week, I posted the webcast of the final presentations for 2

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 19, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Getting a Physics Major – Part I I split this up because i need to start studying for finals.

  

  you want, learn what you want- it's 4 years of your life and your ... really good at physics. (And cheerleading.) That digression aside, of ... Juniors in physics tend to complain a lot. The more of them there are

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • December 14, 2007
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Designing MIT for democracy why is MIT so decentralized and chaotic? BECAUSE DEMOCRACY

  

  emphasis on the preservation of democracy through civics and the humanities ... , on the function and qualities of imaginative and creative leadership ... While reading Whitney Zhang's article in the Tech on the history of

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 19, 2018
• Blog / MIT Life

  Far and Away I was going to get philosophical, but then I thought about Hugh Jackman.

  

  Jackman on MSNBC about "the physics of Van Helsing" where he said something ... film for a grand total of about three minutes, and he coincidentally had ... American History, colonists at Charleston did better by stealing the tea and

  • by Sam M. '07
  • May 29, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  The Years of the Rat More about MIT's famous class ring: the "Brass Rat."

  

  Following up on JKim's entry about excitement for the unveiling of the ring, here's a bit of history and background. Each class year at MIT ... two years at MIT, and drawing upon suggestions and ideas of the entire

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 21, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  Ups and Downs Currently down.

  

  through each and every one of my actions over and over and over again. I ... days - and not my usual ten minutes - of moping, I've finally decided to ... all of them. I've picked up so many random but interesting deets on

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • July 12, 2011
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  1 of the 101 Quincy Market, Mike's Pastries, Giacomo's, yummm

  

  at Mike's Pastry. Mike's Pastry is one of many bakeries and cafes in ... In my last entry, I mentioned that I had a bunch of things I wanted to do before I graduate and one was to get through this list

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • September 24, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What is a zonotope? yes this is a post about math

  

  surprising fact. If you pick any pair of original vectors, like red and blue ... reversed on the right. There’s also the same number of swaps, and they both ... What is a zonotope? Get a sheet of paper and draw some vectors in the

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • April 1, 2020
• Blog / Events

  #WeAreMIT SMASH helped jumpstart an intense conversation between students and administration

  

  amount of people have told me is really helpful, and I plan on turning it ... resources at MIT Medical and on campus to get the help students may need ... issues on campus. We brought up some really good points, and the number one

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • November 30, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Beantown. sketchbook showcase!

  

   from a fire hose—the sheer number of opportunities and rigor of our ... once in a while and catch my breath, and re-immerse myself in the awe of ... 't have any pics saved on my phone. I finally got those pics to her

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • March 31, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  Doonesbury Conclusion Official Doonesbury news.

  

  on the updated version of his hack site, "only keep one instance of the ... suggest any others use the same, with command lines such as...") and a curl ... , humorous, and convincing posts on our Blowback page, all making the case that

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 26, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  This will default to miscellaneous Finishing this blog entry was my biggest accomplishment today

  

  , without the routine of classes and classmates and well-defined goals. Without the people and the place that have become a home for me. Well there ... not be in charge of my own destiny #5: LOL. my gums are showing and I

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • December 28, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  The Importance of Wasting Time lessons learned over Thanksgiving break

  

  can make your week fun to rid of all that anxiety! On Thanksgiving Eve ... rolling out the MIT bubble and into an alien world. For the few on hall, the prospect of four days of academic freedom exhilarated, and our evening

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • December 9, 2014