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• Blog / Academics & Research

  I failed an exam last week and it will be okay

  

  support systems, and I want to curl up in a ball and demand "why don't I get ... probability" refer to, so I think I am probably good on the actual math at hand ... .600[/annotation] exam last week. At risk of sounding dramatic, I don't even need to

  • by Alice L. '24
  • November 21, 2022
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  It’s here! The post you've all been waiting for, or at least until you saw Snively with…

  

  well as our good friend Garrett '11, were working on something awesome. Well, we finished the something awesome months ago, but we wanted to keep it under wraps until its official release. Today, I'm finally able to

  • by Jess K. '10
  • May 25, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Evolution of Physics Physics gets harder as you get older, go figure.

  

  Don't forget to vote for me in the 2008 Blogging Scholarship for $10,000! I don't like physics. A lot of people seem to think I do. I'd like to ... sorts of majors here at MIT to choose from that have nothing to do with

  • by Snively '11
  • November 14, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  aeroastro privilege all-expenses-paid tour to seattle and los angeles

  

  get access to our own machine shop, laboratory, and lounge in the ... Yard. We passed around an aluminum wheel identical to the ones on ... rolls in in February, and I think we'll be ready to take it on--as a class

  • by Allan K. '17
  • January 10, 2015
• Blog / Events

  Building a Ballpit The trials and tribulations of an impromptu rush project

  

  everywhere. Many of these are "early returns"—desperate to get on campus ... freshmen get to explore the dorms, meet the upperclassmen and decide where ... (since last year.) All of the furniture has been moved to the edges of the

  • by Kate R. '14
  • August 30, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Touching grass scenes of spring

  

  Last week I saw someone screencap my blog post and post it on /r/ApplyingToCollege. I'm flattered for something I've written to get 211 upvotes, and I ... to be interminably on the internet: Cambridge weather sucks. Why would

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • March 18, 2022
• Blog / How to Human

  Staying Organized In which I look exhausted and talk about my notebooks

  

  life. Hopefully you're able to decipher my rambling in this video! If not, feel free to ask me questions (which I'm sure other bloggers would be happy to respond to, as well) about how we stay organized and how we

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • September 28, 2014
• Blog / How to Human

  Setbacks head hurty

  

  the cool kids, and it's great because I get to customize my planner the ... to get ahead in my assignments because this upcoming week is so packed ... Jebby's so productive"[/caption] Anyway, I'm not going to do a full tour

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • October 1, 2023
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Two short stories My last three weeks in a nutshell.

  

  first year at MIT is for us to get over ourselves. What's that, you say ... 've always been the first person to make fun of them. Between the claims of ... was convinced that joining a sorority was not the way to go. Anyway, my

  • by Keri G. '10
  • September 24, 2007
• Blog / Events

  Le BBQ

  

  graduation/4th of July decorations were on sale, but I chose to look forward ... . So anyway, read on to find out how we planned and executed the greatest ... Two of my dear friends, Gary & Sherveen, wanted to host a BBQ

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • July 11, 2005
• FAQ / Transfer

  Does MIT offer transfer credit?

  If you're admitted, you can expect to receive credit for subjects of ... your academic record doesn't appear to merit credit in a certain subject, you may be allowed to demonstrate that you're entitled to such credit by
• FAQ / Life and culture

  Did MIT invent hacking?

  Institute are elaborate—but benign—practical jokes perpetrated anonymously on ... American Heritage Dictionary and is included as a unit of measure in Google
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Blinky Lights (Part I) An example of how I go about building things.

  

  becomes cheaper to get it for the whole day, so we threw in a trip to IKEA ... -Swedish-while-still-using-words-that-sound-like-English fashion. They were also on clearance, and thus marked down from $70 to $10 ... signal. PWM is a way of varying a signal from completely on to completely

  • by Evan B. '10
  • September 21, 2007
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Large Format Photography [by Biyeun Buczyk '10] Please, please let there be no light-leaks.

  

  -nighter on the last day, finishing just in time to glue the bellows, roll it up ... new full-frame digital SLRs on the market that can match the quality of ... [by Biyeun Buczyk ‘10] I need a mule. I also need to train for

  • by ARTalk
  • November 6, 2008
• Blog / IAP

  A truly independent activities period A glimpse at some MIT students' IAP plans.

  

  week starts on Monday, December 17. There are two standard responses to a ... Wonderful Time of the Year”* During IAP, students get to enjoy MIT without ... students who have shown a strong commitment to studying French at MIT. On

  • by Melis A. '08
  • December 7, 2007
• Blog / Events

  Commence the Commencing! and congratulations to the Class of 2014

  

  very own Matt McGann. You can follow the commencement on Twitter, on Storify, or via #MIT2014 on your social media system of choice. I must ... prefrosh to unbelievably intelligent and compassionate adults. Most of my

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 6, 2014
• Blog / Personal Projects

  Poemtober! the only thing harder than writing is not writing

  

  born. what a power it takes to say, and mean it, that your bones will ... life -- what a power it takes to let go, and watch, as your blood streams ... it has colour. i tread carefully on my way to the bathroom, my legs

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • November 17, 2018
• Blog / IAP

  Sunrise If a picture is worth a thousand words (minus inflation), that makes this post much…

  

  sunrise is sort of an unpleasant experience, it means you're running out of time studying and you won't get to sleep much. But I've really been ... to be at MIT. It's all the geek-culture, learning cool things, without

  • by Chris M. '12
  • January 22, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  In Real Life Matt and I are in the process of putting together a "Meet The Bloggers" party.…

  

  description I just submitted to the events crew: You've spent the last 6 months getting to know the admissions "bloggers" online. Come meet Matt, Ben ... location sometime today. Mark your calendars now!

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 28, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Knowing me, knowing you My plans for Nobel laureacy, and everything I like about MIT professors.

  

  when. You can count on me, can't you? I think I eventually come to love ... European loop). It would be useful and fun to see you and meet your ... really need to continue your quest for self-improvement?" When I am old

  • by Sam M. '07
  • March 25, 2006