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• 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…

  

  was involved with a class devoted to (re)designing the first ... and not, as every tour guide everywhere ever has lied to you, because a ... important in education and how it has tried to build that into a lasting

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 1, 2018
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Gap Year, Week 1 my plans for a year away from MIT during COVID-19

  

  students to make alternative plans. A lot of my peers who wanted to take a ... was only able to find a job and housing by making lots of negative ... I've officially been on my gap year for a week! To begin my gap year

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • August 31, 2020
• Blog / How to Human

  how to restore an old whiteboard, mit style four years of whiteboard wear and care

  

  the how-to :P This is a guide for how to restore an old, dingy ... ="61419" /] This guide is not a permanent fix; it will need to be repeated as ... ="aligncenter" width="450"] it's a bit hard to see, but there's lines of toothpaste that

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • January 17, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  I am Treasured :) Graduate school visit #1 (Updated)

  

  are a few things to think about as you visit colleges before making your ... surreptitiously jump out of my lofted bed trying to land with a gymnast's dismount ... had a $30 payout, I decided to be a high-roller and take a cab to the

  • by Bryan
  • March 6, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Below 48, Part 2 Has anyone really been far even as decided to use even go want to do…

  

  description and some timeslot shuffling managed to secure us a spot for our ... schoolers from all over descend on MIT to take a wild variety of classes ... ;Kicking Ass Serious Butt on the TI-83+L A Guide to Lists": turns out

  • by Danny B.D. '15
  • October 27, 2014
• Blog / Personal Projects

  10 things I learned in 10 projects a run-down of my making misadventures sophomore year

  

  uniquely suited to make. I cut a bra pattern into a sheet of aluminum and ... lyra, which is like a trapeze but circular, which makes it harder to ... needed to finish it; in this case, a [annotation note="they seemed much

  • by Amber V. '24
  • September 30, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Advice for Seniors From me to you. Why? Because I care

  

  absolutely crazy, you will want to make sure that you have a solid plan in ... in California, but it is good to be back home in Cambridge. I got a ... racking. So here is the best that I have to offer 1. Take a DEEP BREATH

  • by Quinton McArthur
  • October 10, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Impossible Design Project See what it's like to be a Course VI student.

  

  physical device itself, and has to make the flash look like a traditional ... giving you one of my problems to take a look at. 6.033 is Computer Systems ... to try to solve it. This year, we have to create a controller for a

  • by Evan B. '10
  • February 27, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Breakfast with a Genius Okay, so I stole the genius joke from Bryan. But it's still true.

  

  to win the Pulitzer Prize. She was also a recipient of the Mac ... 'm special: I run around making plans and getting excited about a million ... everything I try to say sounds like it isn't adequate enough of a description

  • by Keri G. '10
  • October 28, 2006
• Blog / Advice

  Parting Remarks Ending the same way I began

  

  classes I decided to make this last video just sort of going through how MIT ... , non-scripted, talking for too long videos that I used to make for the ... something. I love talking to you guys, and who knows maybe I will keep making

  • by Ben O. '19
  • May 12, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  Time in a bottle. A Newbery-medal-winning collection of short stories.

  

  If I could save time in a bottle, the first thing that I'd like to do ... coming to MIT for a day and wanted to see how our research on the thermal ... , Professor Modell, and Morgan, a postdoc in my lab, had all headed over to the

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 20, 2005
• Blog / How to Human

  Time Management Reading this article adds +15 to Time Skills

  

  would be a class about manipulating time to your whim through various ... some basic principles I've gleaned from my notes and handouts: 1) Make a ... same things, you can focus on the new stuff you have to make time for. 2

  • by Chris M. '12
  • November 1, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Sal Khan, Gabriel Abrantes, and the Man in the Shiny Red Satan Suit Yesterday was crazy, or: How to Quit your Job, Learn Everything, and Think about Art

  

  choosing to make Khan Academy non-profit: "What's a home run in the for ... can't spare an hour to watch the interview here, have a look at these ... intuitively, at a deep level, and exploring the concept visually, Khan makes

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • May 10, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  The Next Generation Of College Campus Tours? My interview with Michael Epstein '04, covering his MIT experience and the genesis of his…

  

  I'm hoping to make a habit out of occasionally interviewing members ... . What kind of student do you think makes a good match to MIT? MIT students ... engineers are jumping on board heavily-funded projects to make video games

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 31, 2007
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Things You Won’t Have to Buy (or spend *that* much on) This one's especially for the incoming freshmen.

  

  Cambridge and Boston a lot (and it's a good idea to make a point of doing so ... There are some big things coming to a close as my summer begins to ... to get a little more bang for your MIT buck, based on things that I

  • by Emad T. '14
  • August 18, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  Oh Sam Guess what? Ben's mom. Ha!

  

  terribly busy I make a point to say hi. Now, as I mentioned, it's only a few ... course). Oh Sam. While I'm talking about Sam, I just have to tell you a ... CONTESSA blog entry to me. I know how much that entry must mean to him

  • by Laura N. '09
  • January 10, 2007
• Blog / About Decisions

  Pi(e) Day Burton 1 celebrates Pi Day as we generally like to celebrate all unofficial nerd holidays…

  

  . Excited to get fitted for my dentures. Anyway, I'm still hosed, and I have a ... got elected social chairs of Burton 1, and to celebrate that we had a Pi Day party. So I thought I'd take a second to post a bunch of pictures

  • by Jess K. '10
  • March 18, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  in remembrance of the body affirming the mind–body connection

  

  downstairs and took a walk, and the sun was setting. so i tried to find as high a point i could stand on to watch the sunset. i ended up walking to, i ... my hunger. stand up every once in a while. remember to blink, because

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • September 8, 2020
• Blog / Challenges

  culture within culture i moved to east campus

  

  , painting a galaxy mural, and rearranging furniture to make the room more spacious. i then set up a ton of LED lights and pictures to make it feel more ... makes a huge difference. finding how to sustain myself while living in EC

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • September 15, 2021
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Ode to the New, Part 2 Slowing down time in the Land of Enchantment.

  

  the campus bubble. It's too easy to go from Activity in MIT Building A ... down time - and it's a lot simpler than trying to approach the speed of ... completely new - seemed to last forever, but once I settled into a rhythm days

  • by Anna H. '14
  • October 9, 2010