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  total eclipse of the cruft

  

  this post is a little delayed, for which I plead CPW Like millions of others, I traveled to northern New England to see the total solar ... the sun getting eaten by the moon like a cookie through eclipse glasses

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 16, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The First UROP Initiating a Life of Research

  

  -word mess to make sense with what I am now working on. For the first few ... you just as much as any lecture will, and I really use this time to get ... three new things each time I go to research before or after class. I am

  • by Jack-William B. '21
  • October 14, 2017
• Blog / MIT Life

  Tales From Turning Twenty They range from "a little peculiar" to "utterly bizarre."

  

  to be 0.98 times the speed of light - exactly what we hoped to get ... lazy one. Got dressed, and was treated to pancakes by my friend Sophie ... cursing Hurricane Sandy for postponing my oral exam to 7:30am on my birthday

  • by Anna H. '14
  • November 7, 2012
• FAQ / First-year application

  Can I apply for first-year admission if I already have a degree?

  bachelor's degree may not apply to MIT for a second degree in a new field. To pursue graduate study at MIT, you need to apply to one of our ... MIT doesn't accept applications for first-year admission if you
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  A Day in the Life: Weekend Edition 80% more fun and 800% more apples in one serving!

  

  opposed to a performance group that students can join for credit (such as ... -slicked slope. On our way out, we were distracted for a full 20 minutes by Phil ... foraging for free food events during the early evening, but I decided to

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • September 16, 2008
• Blog / Athletics

  (K)onstantly not good enough baby's first sabremetrics

  

  . For example, the degree to which other teams match up against any given ... - may be able to help me further refine this model to account for ... shine of an oncoming linebacker's helmet and gets so distracted by how

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 7, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Coffee Talk Random things I love about MIT #1

  

  you'll learn, stumble-upon and/or be run over by something new. While ... findings, creep could be reduced to the point where concrete could last for ... from the industry, which currently accounts for estimated 5 to 8 percent

  • by Dave McOwen
  • September 13, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How I chose my classes A graduating senior's perspective; results may vary

  

  while to figure out exactly what I should look out for when choosing ... for helping me prepare for those electives. I like to think of these ... classes also vying for my attention. I'd typically try to pick a set of

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • May 24, 2025
• Blog / Events

  Circus School Mitra flies like a trapeze artist; fruit flies like a peach.

  

  jump! Wheeeee The goal of our session was to get our legs over the ... muscles, you can still get your legs up there using your momentum. (For ... I am a very lucky duck, and was treated to an afternoon at the San

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • June 24, 2006
• Blog / Announcements

  A reminder that there is no advantage to applying Early Action to MIT As always, you should apply when you feel ready

  

  and an aging parent and hasn't been able to get it done yet. Judging by ... —  could use a bit more time to get everything together for their college ... application to us by November 1st, especially if you are still dealing with

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 21, 2020
• Blog / About Decisions

  Admitted Students Parties MIT alumni-hosted parties in your area.

  

  host parties in their hometowns for students admitted to the Class of ... performing at last year's New York City meeting, taken by Asli '09: Enjoy, and ... great opportunity to meet some potential future classmates, as well as MIT

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 24, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  living away from home lessons learned

  

  to learn over the past two years, or as much of it as I could, not for ... you get the right people who are reliable for the job. Take into account ... things you want to make sure you look for before you start seriously

  • by Cami M. '23
  • July 10, 2021
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  SnowDays while you're waiting for decisions

  

  gets an arrow pointing to it saying it's new. I think the design ... survived the death of Flash by migrating to HTML5, it hasn't lost any data ... . Sometimes it cancels out to get 0, if there are the same number of rotations

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • March 8, 2023
• Blog / About Decisions

  Decisions, decisions Now that you've been accepted to college, you have to decide where you'll spend the…

  

  is really like. You’ll get to stay in a college dorm, go to college ... Next for my first two years) and I tried to do as much as possible during ... your college decision for you. It’s supposed to be the best four years of

  • by Melis A. '08
  • April 4, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The fight’s begun but not yet won me vs. vista

  

  without incidence. For the summer I learned to use Octave. Then I finish a ... next to the window with the sun coming in, idolizing my new computer. I ... resource right at my fingertips. You see, MIT offers free MATLAB to its

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • June 12, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Appreciating America in Tokyo (or Things I Never Finished, Part Two) On Japan and America. And being an American in Japan. Happy Memorial Day!

  

  experience, to say the least - while my lab is an international lab run by an ... accustomed to all sorts of odd situations in lab, but it took a while to get ... gained by staying in the US, and it's going to be interesting to bring that

  • by Jess K. '10
  • May 30, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  On keeping on keeping on It's pretty much the only option.

  

  was also (going to be) a transition year for me. I was determined to ... house to buy in my new town, go on a big adventurous trip to Asia, and then (finally) get a dog. Everything was going according to plan. I was

  • by Laura N. '09
  • June 30, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  Finding My Way Around MIT (Guest Entry) CPW was so hugely difficult to take in all at once that it's hard to…

  

  by Rena Katz CPW was so hugely difficult to take in all at once that ... tools and devices that were redesigned to be inexpensive enough for people to afford. A major challenge for many people is finding fuel, usually

  • by Paul B. '11
  • April 20, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Space Robots Here's how I spent my summer.

  

  Computer Science), with a heavy interest in biology.  I had intended to get a ... designed to be used for research on topics like flight formation and docking ... Maine to get to know each other, where I also first learned to use a

  • by Piper '13
  • August 19, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My first real internship

  

  predicted to be the maximum. Physicists are understandably intrigued by these ... . So I'll get to work on physics all day, and go camping on the weekends ... battle, and hiking have to do with each other? hmmm... If you guessed

  • by Chris M. '12
  • May 16, 2009