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• Blog / Personal Projects

  Poemtober! the only thing harder than writing is not writing

  

  ," where we write poems to the inktober prompts. We're both not really ... 't have to sit around for two months waiting for the perfect phrase to come ... year round, but I will try to write a bit more in the future, I think

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

  chaos and an exam that I technically failed irl deus ex machina

  

  extended essay in order to get the IB diploma. I remember thinking (as many ... understood that I learned how to answer them at some point in the past but my ... wanted to sleep. The only other time I remember feeling this tired was in

  • by Abby H. '20
  • October 28, 2018
• Blog / How to MIT

  loftblogging 3: liberation via customization i <3 process

  

  furniture. Although I initially emailed the EC house manager to request ... tutorial hours to help teach residents how to use the equipment and with loft ... —it's liberating! I was free to decide on the dimensions of my loft, opting for

  • by Victor D. '27
  • September 26, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  In Which I Feel Old Senior year? Already? #indenial.

  

  9 months to do all of the following: get through the list of 101 Things to Do Before I Graduate finish the requirements for my two majors ... the "big sister" of 6.006 (Introduction to Algorithms), which I took

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • September 10, 2012
• Blog / Residential Life

  All the 2020 i3 videos megapost your annual Interactive Introduction to the Institute

  

  to live. This guide includes the Interactive Introduction to the Institute (I3) videos, which are produced by students to show off their life ... were recorded to VHS tapes, and later DVDs, but with the advent of You

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 10, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  how i used a selfie stick for good and other things i did in 6.811

  

  tackles hardware, software, and mechanical solutions to the needs of boston ... semester, but you can start to poke around in the 6.811 course website to learn more about what we cover. the class was started by seth teller and

  • by Connie H. '15
  • December 4, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Adventures in Time Travel (in the Library)

  

  Childhood’s End by Arthur C. Clarke in the Hayden library stacks this afternoon. This is the weekly magazine The Nation. This is the first half of ... ’s observations on climbing plants and the similarity of their strategies to those

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • July 1, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Tattoo ideas No, I'm not getting a tattoo. But I do need your tattoo advice.

  

  /funny/interesting/amusing/cool/awesome. Here are a few ideas to stir the imagination: What are your ideas? What would you like to see? ... No, I'm not getting a tattoo. But I do need your tattoo advice. As a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 27, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  I know my calculus… and U2. Bono takes on global poverty, fashion, and Course 18.

  

  scheduled entry.... One of the things I like about being home is getting to ... 'm on to you, Melinda. In fact, I've kept the 2002 Time cover asking, "CAN ... The Dick Van Dyke Show called "The Night The Roof Fell In" where the

  • by Sam M. '07
  • December 26, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Math = Broken Whatchu know about math?

  

  ). Here's when you know it's time to go to bed. Roommate Jon: "Did you get ... Mathematica could do it." Jon: "I know, the same thing happened to me. I think I figured out how to do it though." Me: "How?" Jon: "Here, look what I did

  • by Snively '11
  • February 22, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  40 Hours Left! The time is 0500 EST, 12/15. I am studying for finals. You are waiting for…

  

  sped from lower Manhattan to the Bronx, they fell in love: (Boy) It was ... supporting arm to you. (Girl) To which I answered, "No sir!" When the guard ... that hour sublime On the Subway Express. Now isn't that an amazing way to

  • by Chris S. '11
  • December 15, 2009
• Blog / Classes

  Watch the 2.009 final presentations webcast!

  

  prototype. The large teams must work effectively to realize this task, so ... , and covered by MIT News, the Boston Globe, and other media outlets. The ... . led the winning Pink Team and took a leave from MIT to become the

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 9, 2019
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  On my way…

  

  , and I have a few things to finish up here before heading home for the ... Turns out that Anthony isn't the only one who loves Amtrak. I called ... cancelled. I will now be getting home almost 4 full hours earlier than I

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 23, 2005
• Blog / How to Human

  Before You Arrive On Campus: Packing Edition for the pre-frosh we're excited to meet

  

  essentials for you the student to pick up at the store through Pack & Hold ... campus. -- a swimsuit, if you wish to beat the required swim test and ... , but will prevent the need to adjust impeccable outfits during the high

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • August 5, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  Keg of worms and phytoplankton

  

  I'm at home now in Hampton Bays getting ready for the first of my ... was this: people prefer to tell us about the things they think we ... ahead of me in school, was working on her college essay on the bus to a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 7, 2004
• Blog / Challenges

  my problem list weird brain things

  

  the hours i've spent in bed recently have added up, pointing to one ... some official record if i got covid and wanted to get paxlovid." when i ... 's pointless to put a lot of effort into things, and summoning up the energy to

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • May 8, 2022
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Laura’s UROP Advisor in ‘American Inventor’ finals tonight! Watch it tonight on ABC and vote!

  

  . The advantage to the device is that it activates by just pushing the ... final show, where the viewers have to call in their votes. It would be ... to vote! The judges have chosen the six finalists, and the race is on

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 25, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  FIRST Robotics Kickoff Things go into Overdrive at a reception at Dean Kamen's house.

  

  battling traffic caused by the likes of Barack Obama and Ron Paul, I arrived ... Kamen. Today is the kickoff to the FIRST Robotics season. And, as is the ... ), but you can find pictures on the Internet here. It will be exciting to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 5, 2008
• Blog / Hacks

  “futility island” socially conscious hacking? in MY institution?

  

  planned to Building 54 -- a renovation sponsored by Shell, the oil company ... to the animals and parts of nature whose voices are "silenced ... thought the art installation was put up by a real institute committee! I

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • September 25, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  The mail, and more

  

  like to get their boss' boss (or boss' boss' boss) to write the letter ... assigned me to the grad student whose study he thought I'd be most helpful ... better than the professor, though offered to write me a rec. My question is

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 4, 2005