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• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Square Root Day Your daily dose of nerd humor.

  

  Did any of you notice today was a square root day? I didn't, until I got a friendly email reminding me of this rare mathematical oddity ... kind of joke. (In related news, Pi Day is only eleven days away. Get

  • by Paul B. '11
  • March 3, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Gotta Catch ‘Em All! A DUCT TAPE COW!!!

  

  . However, I did not wear a duck tape tuxedo to my prom. Maybe I'll go to the ... I used to play Pokemon. I won't lie. One could possibly say that Boston is a living GameBoy game this summer with the Cow Parade. All across

  • by Bryan
  • July 23, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  An Awesome Autobiography in rage comic form

  

  a tesseract - an 86 year old man posted his autobiography to reddit in ... have learned now in my advanced age. On the same day, in a very different ... to me, and on to you. It is pretty awesome, and another piece of data

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 14, 2011
• Blog / Challenges

  Home(sick) for the Holidays winter break was weird: time capsule 2

  

  !"]Simmons[/annotation], and then we walked over to [annotation note="another dorm, where a bunch of my friends live!"]Next[/annotation] to hang out for a while. Around ... character for just a bit. After about an hour, I trudged back into my dorm to

  • by Allison E. '27
  • February 24, 2024
• Blog / Challenges

  insanity tldr some of my habits make no sense

  

  intelligent things in conversations, which tends to begin as a deliberate choice ... with being productive was a way to simultaneously be happy and satisfy ... and is able to be happy solely through a conscious effort to live in the

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • December 24, 2021
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Pictures of what Could Have Been drawings i made for blog posts that i didn't end up posting

  

  ) on the cover. In my dismay, I decided to make a sequel to my ... sketches but only liked a few of the ideas, so I was too lazy to commit to ... ="aligncenter" width="700"] Not a drawing, but wanted to include this[/caption] The

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • November 8, 2024
• Blog / MIT Life

  Inventional YoYo what the what

  

  be for the next few days and weeks. So though I've got a bunch of things to blog about most will have to wait. But this couldn't. John Chow, who was admitted to the class of 2015, is a professional yoyo-ist. Yoyo

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 12, 2011
• FAQ / Academics and research

  What kind of things can I do during IAP?

  to organize, sponsor and participate in a wide variety of personal and ... If you think MIT is all work and no play, let us take you for a spin ... spring and fall semesters, the Independent Activities Period is a special
• FAQ / Academics and research

  What are Psets?

  If you're interested in MIT, you have to learn a little bit about ... their best: A love letter to P-sets Michael C, '16 and Psets from hell ... . Faculty vary as to the portion of course credit derived from psets. In some cases
• FAQ / First-year application

  Will you send me materials/prospectus/t-shirt/pennant?

  We appreciate your interest in MIT! We don't send a lot of mail (and ... awesome monthly email newsletter that will keep you up to date on exciting things our current students are up to! We'll also send you important news and
• Blog / Admissions

  Open Thread: Admitted Early

  

  note="and couple of ways to get to know other 2026s"]what’s next

  • by Decisions
  • December 18, 2021
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Art in the Infinite, Vol. 2 MIT meets King Koopa.

  

  and pipe. This is my roommate Rob. He willingly accepted my plea to jump up for this photo. The things I get people to do for my blog. Today

  • by Bryan
  • December 14, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  Transfer Admissions Released Next Wednesday, 12/21

  

  I wanted to post a quick update for our transfer applicants. We will ... emailing all applicants with their decisions, so you should expect to hear ... admitting a small number of highly qualified applicants at a rate

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 15, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Mechanical Sense of Humor My Course 2 lab instructor is amazing.

  

  Europe for the summer before going to grad school. You start talking to a ... use a tachometer to measure the motor rotational speed as a function of ... to do, like read a section in another hand out or show something to the

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 29, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT ‘10s in the news A series of newspaper articles about incoming MIT freshmen.

  

  2010 (if there was a newspaper article about you, feel free to send a link my way). It's nice to read about MIT MMX like celebrities! Today, we ... a week's worth to follow. At the conclusion of this series, I plan to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 26, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Back From Vacation A week of total relaxation didn't stop me from thinking about MIT constantly.

  

  near future - it'll take me a few days to remember what it is that I ... , but not as awesome as MIT. Consider the evidence: Sigh. But a week ... . Here I am, preparing to do an info session for the people on the beach

  • by Ben Jones
  • July 10, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  I’m not swollen anymore!

  

  week and a half recovering from wisdom teeth surgery. I just had my stitches out this afternoon -- *VERY GLAD* to be done! I'll be moving into a new room on my hall next week, and I'll try to take some pictures so you

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • June 21, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Ack, finals!

  

  Sorry for my lack of posting lately. This is just a notice to say ... quite a lot, and I have three finals in the next two days. Blah. Oh, how I hate finals week. I'm glad it only happens twice a year. Also, my camera

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • December 19, 2005
• FAQ / Academics and research

  Can I join the Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change?

  political and communications savvy to organize a genuinely global approach ... Model (IGSM), a linked set of computer models designed to simulate the ... prediction. Responding to these changes requires innovative policies that
• Blog / Events

  IAP & Mystery Hunt preview Four Mystery Hunt puzzles for you to try.

  

  until the coin is found, usually sometime Sunday. To give you a flavor of ... Period, is a special four-week mini-term full of interesting, fun and ... Experimental Chocolate Truffle-Making, Introduction to Special Relativity, Old

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 8, 2007