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• Blog / IAP

  Bad Ideas Month word of the day is oops!!

  

  enough time to get my fill of goofing around before the hell of spring ... . And though I had no idea where to host my event, or where to get the ... myself to use IAP to explore new hobbies, be with my friends, and relax

  • by Ellie F. '28
  • March 3, 2025
• Blog / Challenges

  sometimes when it rains I feel seventeen and seventy all at once

  

  graduation will be in two months; that I’d get to have one gloriously carefree ... by “I have never seen anywhere as crowded as Flour is, and also these sticky buns are really good, and all I want in life is to sit here and

  • by Alice L. '24
  • October 28, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Final Countdown Duh nuh nuh, nuh... duh nuh nuhnuhnuh..

  

  be finishing in 15 minutes to get to my two classes this afternoon ... seven days? A seven-page paper, six nights of studying, five hours to attend of the four classes I'm taking, three finals to sit through, two

  • by Jess K. '10
  • May 16, 2007
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Trouble with External Validation Which came first? The admit or the awesome...

  

  otherwise corroborated by outside sources. You say you're an excellent ... community. We say great! What do your teachers and school counselors have to ... limited availability relative to the significant demand, for the exceptional

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • January 9, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  Not Much Has Changed except a lot has changed

  

  , upperclassmen, fellow 17'ers, and new members. I wanted to make sure everyone was ... Building 7 and walked down the Infinite Corridor to get to class. I cringed ... Simmons folk, new kids on the block. Time to write the next chapter, to be

  • by Erick P. '17
  • September 17, 2014
• Blog / Events

  Roller Coasters and Dance Parties Sunday was the East Side party! Lots of loud music and prefrosh!! Still, no fun.

  

  about, including one of the new bloggers! I'm so grateful to be here at ... East Side and prefrosh (now frosh!?!?)  from all around MIT came to see ... from the party, enjoy! I even got to go on a ride

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • August 25, 2014
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Not so FAST heading to MIT on Saturday for some FAST Thinking

  

  to hear the Language of Music by the Lontano Ensemble in the Kresge ... At the end of my first week in my new job, I attended a gala reception in the MIT Museum celebrating the kick-off to MIT”s 150 Celebration

  • by Kris Guay
  • March 3, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Early Action Season Some advice for the EA deadline. (Relax. Be patient. Don't stress. Don't procrastinate!)

  

  *Update as of 2015: Early action is available to both domestic and ... Early Action deadline. We've been getting a lot of questions here in the office about the deadline, so let me take a moment to answer some of

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 30, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Spring Break Good times all around.

  

  career. It didn't seem that way at first. I was scheduled to fly out last Friday: Boston --> New York --> Houston. I managed to get to New York ... into a dreamless sleep, and eight hours later, woke up to catch my flight

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • March 31, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  I (don’t) want the summer to end me writing poetry? what a concept

  

  the summer to end. I want to move to Floorpi and sleep in my new room ... -down, I want dinners together, and parties at midnight; I want things to get ... I don't want the summer to end. I don't want to pack the rice cooker

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • August 6, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What is a zonotope? yes this is a post about math

  

  parallelogram to the other end, you’re going from a side to a side that’s parallel ... , eventually you’re going to draw out of the zonotope. What this doesn’t explain ... What is a zonotope? Get a sheet of paper and draw some vectors in the

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • April 1, 2020
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  We’re Linux! "Aha, Linux beats paper!"

  

  . And now, here's a cute little something to brighten your day ... Congratulations to the future class of 2013! I'm looking forward to ... video, Challenges at the Office, was produced by a alum friend of mine

  • by Paul B. '11
  • March 16, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  camer-AHHHHH! redux

  

  about the door to my office. Stop by if you're ever in the area! ... Mitra always has snazzy photos on her blog (though I am sad to hear ... my last trip I took pictures of my Central Meetings and promised to put

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 23, 2004
• Blog / How to Human

  Inspired Brainstorming Three pieces of advice I employ

  

  “Study hard” or “Eat your broccoli.” As I prepared to leave home for MIT ... you set your mind to.” Mom has empowered me to think big. When I feel ... notes to me from your inspired brainstorms. I want to see.)

  • by Gabe B. '13
  • November 25, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Numbers, Perfect and Imperfect Math geeking, and a guessing game.

  

  corresponds to exactly one perfect number. If you're even a little bit of a math geek (like me), it's hard not to be fascinated by perfect numbers and ... rights. Oh, and in case you're wondering -- this number has nothing to do

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 4, 2007
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  [Guest Post] art and things zine making + what makes us, us + thank you cambridge + yomp

  

  up side by side in tents as people mingled from one to the next. There ... part of your life, you’re an artist.” A few of them urged me to consider ... dwindling, but I managed to get together enough to apply for the grant and was

  • by Cami M. '23
  • November 20, 2021
• Blog / Personal Travel

  We Should Go To Canada In which Kayla E. '15 and I took a spontaneous adventure to the great land…

  

  . She asked me if I wanted to go to Canada, and I said yes. About 24 hours ... adventure to Montreal in the great land of Canada. Neither of us had been to Canada before. Therefore, we were quite surprised by some of the

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • April 15, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Neuroscience classes

  

  system." You get to look at lots of optical illusions and learn why our ... other stereotypical conclusion to which people jump is psychology). My ... . First, there was 9.00 (Intro to Psychology) and 9.01 (Intro to

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • April 26, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How did MIT’s GIRs come to be? the Tech has some answers. Plus, the SATs from 1918, and a mascot on a…

  

  to get back to reading, and hope you all have a great last month of ... First, just to allay the inevitable questions in the comments: we ... to post something I've had in the backlog for awhile.  Last year, I

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 1, 2018
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

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

  

  [by Biyeun Buczyk ‘10] I need a mule. I also need to train for ... -nighter on the last day, finishing just in time to glue the bellows, roll it up ... shoot (with a smaller camera), I spent a few hours struggling to fold the

  • by ARTalk
  • November 6, 2008