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  Hilbert’s Third Problem (A Story of Threes) Holy mathematics, Batman! Math at MIT, and why we need calculus to define volume.

  

  transiently experience several dozen proofs, getting closely acquainted with two ... the very start I wrote with the dual purpose of turning in and posting here, with an intended audience of high school students. (Feel free to

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • February 24, 2015
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Two thousand students walk into a Zoom call summer hssp: now virtual™

  

  Why direct? Unprecedented Speaking with a director voice The ... -directors was Matt B., who is in fact not affiliated with MIT beyond ESP. We run ... anything. Just check the course catalog for Splash 2019, with classes like

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • August 20, 2020
• Blog / Advice

  parallel universe for those feeling dejected

  

  elsewhere, if only for a few hours; one where a weekend trip with friends

  • by Kai V. '25
  • December 19, 2024
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  HOW TO FORGE A DRAGON SWORD and other skills picked up in 3.096

  

  , laying it on an anvil) and molding the exterior with chisels. This is how ... and wanted to come up with new designs. The first one I made was ... works with a moderate amount of effort. [caption id="attachment_84088

  • by Amber V. '24
  • January 7, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How to decide which classes to take amazing classes and how to pick them

  

  with the GIRs. You should be paying enough attention to them that you ... degree charts.) You can still graduate with any major even if you don ... life, and you'll probably come out of it with a list of fifty classes

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • March 22, 2021
• Blog / About Decisions

  here comes a thought on decisions

  

  [annotation note="i debated with myself for such a long time on whether or not i ... because my mind was swarmed with thoughts, thoughts of what my decision ... second. and we, the bloggers, will be here with you, talking with you, and

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • March 13, 2019
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  The Long Road to Happiness Stuff no one likes to talk about...

  

  receptionist at the desk gave me some forms to fill out, so I busied myself with ... summer visiting China, UROP-ing for Mediated Matter with two weeks at ... . I was still UROP-ing with Mediated Matter, still blogging, and even

  • by Selam G. '18
  • March 22, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  HNY from NYC for IAP, 2016 time passes so quickly, help

  

  weeks, which filled themselves with card games and electrical failures. We ... rang in the new year at home with a power outage. I’ve since relocated to ... mild distress that come with being alone in a new place. My room faces

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • January 3, 2016
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Some Advice Sometimes I wish I could tell freshman-me that everything's going to be okay

  

  bootcamp and lived alone for ~3 months with a job and a nasty commute - my ... overlap). But here's what I came up with: 1) It's okay to miss home ... . Moving into a college dorm is a new experience with new responsibilities

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • August 20, 2015
• Blog / About Decisions

  Fit or happiness made easy

  

  right place would be the one with the right "fit". I know by September ... along with a big helping of the word "fit". At this point, it's a buzzword. Fit is something with a million different meanings, highly subjective

  • by Connie H. '15
  • September 15, 2011
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Back in Time I change my clock back three hours and read headlines on the magazine of the…

  

  trip to Cape Cod with a few of my close friends or walked home when it ... 'd never built a robot. I had never hung out with Ben Jones in real life or ... 'd never met Mr. Neha or had any idea that I would be living with her, or

  • by Jess K. '10
  • December 22, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Application dreaming

  

  perspective on the reading, go on over and visit Ben. Shahab commented with ... one non-academic thing that they're involved with and excited about ... look forward to reading about your passions, too. Finally, with a month

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 14, 2004
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Colorful a response to “how’s MIT?”

  

  . You know that feeling when you’re hanging out with people, but Facebook ... I got while crossing the Harvard Bridge, with four other prefrosh I ... to meet with my friends, or I’m playing board games in the lounge, or I

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • September 5, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  An Astrological Guide to the College App Process We all know astrology isn't real...or is it?

  obsession with astrology. Scientifically speaking, there are tons of reasons ... reading." Thus, I've decided to share my secret talent with you all in the ... everything I say with a grain of salt. However, whether you agree with what I

  • by DJ Rock
  • December 20, 2018
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Thoughts. Future. Kindness

  

  experience, with many exciting things that I had the opportunity to experience ... that and began writing this post with a heavy heart. … Monday, April 15 ... floor of building 3 with a graduate student and we were both working

  • by Linh V. '13
  • April 20, 2013
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  What I wish I’d known, and what I’m glad I knew Before coming to MIT.

  

  'd spent more time with my living group (French House) freshman fall. I think ... with your college family. This should have been as high a priority for me ... from the beginning with new things and life-changing moments, and that it

  • by Anna H. '14
  • April 17, 2013
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Meltdown On instability, IHTFP, and leaving sometimes

  

  culminated in an hour-long cry session after a benign meeting with my biology ... conversation with my supervisor about grad school and grades and my future in the ... every day, and all of us with similar problems, and seeing your particular

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • October 29, 2012
• Blog / Athletics

  And the Whistle Blows soccer post-season & my last competitive soccer game

  

  play 3 games in one week, reuniting with opponents that we had already ... Institute (WPI)  With our Saturday win against WPI, we officially became ... -0. We ended our season with a record of 21-2-1, and we tied MIT soccer

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • November 21, 2024
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  [Guest Post] a space for women at mit by Nandini Choudhury (WXGS Assistant Director)

  

  important to at least acknowledge the nuance that comes with gender and fields ... to occur, and working with MIT leadership, allowed the space to be ... authentic self with us and with others who use the Cheney Room. Current usage

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • August 12, 2024
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  i dissected a roach *cronch* *slurp*

  

  creatures. They’ve nearly perfectly adapted to an urban environment, with a ... usual. But to my surprise, because he tends to play with his food before he eats it, this particular roach was still mostly intact with the

  • by Anika H. '26
  • September 28, 2023