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• Blog / Classes

  A half semester told through paper grownup show and tell

  

  semester, and the first one I ever participated in. A lot of time I spent ... biggest chunk of the stack belongs to 21W.022 Writing and Experience: Reading and Writing Autobiography. Most of the stack is a bunch of reading

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • October 19, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  There Are No Uninteresting Things I'm taking classes. If you ask nicely, I might tell you about them.

  

  first week of classes, I had 2 labs, 2 psets, and about 75-100 pages of ... the topic of knowledge, and from there, school. Classes have started, as ... are generally at the top of my priority list. And also, I figured that

  • by Evan B. '10
  • September 17, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Missing Documents Deadline check your MyMIT account now

  

  MIT tracking page is for!), as it will slow down the processing of documents ... showing up on your MyMIT tracking page, there was likely some kind of issue ... ; sending duplicate copies will only slow the processing of your documents

  • by Kris Guay
  • January 18, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Livescribe’s Pulse Pen AKA, the "Magic Pen"

  

  back? In the end I got a very commanding 4th place out of 20, and I ... profs, reading reviews, and printing dozens of pages of fact sheets. In ... things (I remember seeing the display at the beginning of the semester and

  • by Snively '11
  • January 12, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  IAP, CES, and other acronyms I spent my MIT IAP with a CEO at CES in LAS, and now I…

  

  related to technology, who all descend on Las Vegas the first week of every ... the city I grew up in) and over 3,600 companies, including 82 of the ... externing. I decided to eat my cake and have it too, so I missed the first

  • by Joel G. '18
  • March 9, 2016
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Melancholia [by Faye '11] A beautiful movie about the end of the world.

  

  : pretty to look at and nice to listen to (the tagline says it all), 5 out of ... mind-boggling and entrancing as the first Matrix can cast. Photo Credit ... his scope to the small, intimate worlds of Justine and Claire. So

  • by ARTalk
  • November 7, 2011
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  American culture at its finest: Thanksgiving How my family celebrates the holiday. Plus a crash course in U.S. culture for internationals.

  

  The fourth Thursday of November and the few days before and after are ... the parade on TV. We never sit down and watch the whole thing, but ... wouldn't have made it through the first few years without the help of the

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 27, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Orientation and pre-approval In which I relate orientation to getting pre-approved for a credit card in a totally…

  

  of the syllables "schla" and "nguy"*.) Having a simple yet so complex ... name for a last name - essentially, my name consists of three first names - which is fun, but can lead to a lot of confusion. When I first started

  • by Jess K. '10
  • August 22, 2007
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Amazin’ The Mets clinched the NL East. *happy dance*

  

  longest stage of the whole process by far): And then, after some painting ... class, and you pretty much just sum forces all day long. The sum of the ... to indent the condition of my else command." So there. And now, for

  • by Laura N. '09
  • September 21, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Looking Backwards Sherman, set the WABAC machine to....

  

  yearbook), and flipping through the pages from as far back at 1918, it was interesting to see what has changed, and what remains the same. Many of you will ... stuff is as neat as I do, and want more,you are in luck! As part of the

  • by Alina G. '11
  • March 27, 2011
• Blog / Class Projects

  Watch the “Wild” 2023 Final Presentations for 2.009: Product Engineering Processes something to watch while awaiting decisions

  

  (Mechanical Engineering) and one of the most famous courses at MIT. For my ... of products that spun out of 2.009 and into the market. I remember ... good question by the look of surprise and horror on the face of my

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 13, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  Listen to Admissions: Holly on applications, art, and action team an experiment in the sounds of admissions

  

  minutes later, my friend Holly responded and said that, duh, of course she ... Counselor for Communications, and she basically makes all of our print ... and I finally got to sit down and talk about ourselves. The transcript

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 4, 2015
• Blog / Class Projects

  Mind and Hand My first CNC project

  

  essentially the lovechild of an etch-a-sketch and a drill press. Using two dials ... , cutting grooves, notches, and all sorts of neat shapes into it. The "CNC ... the top of my part, and pushed "GO!" ~20 minutes later (lots of etching

  • by Snively '11
  • October 10, 2009
• Blog / Life after MIT

  i will miss learning and dressing up everyday happy last first week of classes to me and seniors of the world

  

  in LA and got back just the day before the first day of classes. I ... best job advertising the wealth of its resources, and the pandemic ... later for my 9 am class on the first day of classes. I was beyond tired

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • February 12, 2023
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  up, down, and out some moments from the last month

  

  midst of everything which is horrible in the world, and it is odd that the ... nearest station, check out a bike, and make my way through the streets of ... , almost, at least. It is the end of the semester as well, and the weight of

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • June 5, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  The ratio of people to cake is too big.

  

  applications at home (Ducksberry), and in the afternoon into the evening I read ... world again. I had a great day of reading. The applications in today ... folders?" Yes and yes. NBot1 says, "I think MyMit has a lot of easily

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 13, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Art and Craft of Taking Notes ...take note.

  

  . I love the feel of ink on paper, and there's a sort of thrill in ... date in the corner. It's a sort of art form in itself, and for some ... , check out the Penmanship Porn subreddit and you'll get a sense of exactly

  • by Allan K. '17
  • October 1, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  first snow it snowed on campus

  

  hometown of Portland, OR. To be honest, my first year at MIT, the heavy New ... Happy November! Two days ago, it snowed for the first time this fall ... 'll be leaving in a few weeks, along with most of the other students on

  • by Rona W. '23
  • November 1, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  The return of Questions Omnibus It's time to answer your questions...

  

  'm really excited for CPW!! I really cant wait to come up and meet all of the ... generally go home after the first day?" Ah, a classic question: the role of ... parent: "As a mom of a current MIT student and the mom of a newly admitted

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 21, 2007
• Blog / Events

  Meeting Neil deGrasse Tyson ASTRONOMERS! Learn to moonwalk. You'll need it some day.

  

  looked around the crowd, and my hand went up first. He made eye contact and ... . The results are stunning and unexpected, with millions of people ... blogosphere. We give first-hand stories and accounts of forays on this landscape

  • by Anna H. '14
  • January 9, 2014