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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Stayin’ Classy Workworkworkworkworkwork *deep breath* workworkworkwork.

  

  class focuses on developing the basic skills of a researcher: coming up ... and brushing up on all the EMS stuff I've managed to forget over the summer. I'm also waiting on my UROP paperwork to go through, so I can start

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • September 21, 2010
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Home is Where the Heart is In which I speak only in trite cliches.

  

  things at MIT? Where to live is a subject that is frequently touched on in ... Like a great three-toed sloth awakening from a millennial hibernation ... 's a place for you. That is why I don't think it's redundant to add

  • by Tom R. '14
  • December 13, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Introducing the Class of 2013: Christy ‘13 The first in a series of articles about students coming to MIT in the fall.

  

  , and the students are going to be great members of the MIT community. A ... updated!). A number of the journalists focus on the financial aid packages ... of the circumference of a circle to its diameter. "I loved that," said

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 17, 2009
• Blog / Events

  Weekend Off What happens to an MIT student when the firehose gets turned off temporarily?

  

  talking about the weekend BEFORE that, which happened to be a rare breed of ... long for just one Saturday morning without a race on their mind and a ... before a meet? Save your candy ‘til later. Homecoming on Saturday night

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • October 12, 2010
• Blog / Events

  Unknowns in illustrated list form

  

  that Marco Antonio Solis? I went to a costume party on Halloween hosted ... -themed puzzle, we were asked if we wanted to build a snowman to move on with the ... upon a time a few weeks ago, campus was a tame soon-to-be snowman's nest

  • by Ana V. '15
  • February 10, 2015
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  An Explanation I always end up writing about underwear!

  

  was blue, with penguins.] From then on, every e-mail sent to the Burton ... sexual deviants hitting on you. This is just because we want to know your ... was an MIT student who didn't have quite enough credits to graduate

  • by Snively '11
  • April 30, 2009
• Blog / Events

  CityDays and ClayNights Clay Aiken concert, CityDays volunteering, and West Campus luau (lots of pictures)

  

  Clay Aiken! I'm not sure how to explain the phenomenon I witnessed on ... country who attend Clay Aiken concerts. They spend hours on several Clay Aiken message boards, and hundreds of dollars on hotel rooms, tickets

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • August 30, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Final projects from the fall three coding projects and an alien in disguise

  

  procrastinated until I only had two weeks to work on it. Luckily, the TAs gave us a ... work on a simulated robotic arm that can detect and stack cups into a ... creating robotics simulations like these. A lot of time was spent trying to

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • January 16, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  There is still no magic formula ...but there are a few key ingredients

  

  -written applications) to a largely digital one (with applications and supporting ... undertaken by prospective students that ultimately leads to a college choice ... is important and what you would like for a reader to know. Student: Oh

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • October 13, 2020
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  G(e)e^ks

  

  : "Would you mind answering questions to a student in highly interested in ... anybody cared to memorize maybe more than a 100 of e? 3. the formulas for ... to the power of pi The discussion took a numerological turn, and we

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • July 15, 2005
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Double legacy ...what my kids will be, since I'm marrying somebody from MIT!

  

  -- plus 18) to change the policy. :-P (For Karen, below: A legacy is an ... be an usher!) that he had a crush on me. Being a boy, Carl promptly began promoting Adam to me in the most unsubtle way possible, and being a

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 1, 2006
• Blog / IAP

  My Entirely Unexciting IAP see title

  

  opportunities (like what I did in my last two IAPs), to work on projects (both ... UROPs), to enjoy the multitude of craziness that goes on on campus (see ... ). I actually haven't to date had one IAP on campus, but rather spending

  • by Chris S. '11
  • January 28, 2010
• Blog / Study Abroad

  Livin’ la Vida Española (Pt. 2) Where the music is richer.

  

  successfully moved in to my host's house on Monday night. With a cheerful grin ... have on the Metro with Chinese emigrants to the city. 7. I love the 75 ... January 4), I had no idea what I should expect about my stay in Spain. On a

  • by Chris S. '11
  • February 4, 2008
• Blog / Uncategorized

  all the notes i took in (another) week but it was midterm week so it's just crib sheets

  

  2.002: Mechanics and Materials II This feels a bit full circle, because the first time I made this blog I created a note sheet for 2.001, the first version of this class. Our professor encourages us to think of

  • by Veronica P. '27
  • March 30, 2026
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  MIT = Home the excitement of a freshman

  

  morning when I jumped on a trapeze and did not miss. I want to share the ... lifts to reveal a fascinating life. I have found my perfect match, my ... . Every day I marvel at their stories. There is a boy on my floor from a

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • September 14, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I?TFP

  

  computer screen and having no breaks except a couple of trips to the bathroom. There had been more TAs for a while, but in 004 they tend to leave shortly ... the 10 AM test (also worth 12.5% of grade) to work on this, and that if

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • November 19, 2005
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Patriots’ Day Rejuvenated by a Reenactment

  

  3:30 on Patriot's Day Morning and rode off into a quiet, misty land ... stood on the bench and I stood on the bench's back, using her shoulder to ... some hot sustenance from a Dunkin' Donuts and biked back to Boston as the

  • by Kim D. '09
  • April 20, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  February(ish) Updates and Notes aka my life in photos and haikus

  

  ’s starting to settle down a bit now, but the initial jump from IAP to “SURPRISE ... Now on to the athlete part. This past week has featured some pretty ... Hello, everyone! It’s been a while since I last posted. Here are two

  • by Taylor V. '19
  • March 1, 2018
• Blog / Events

  Monkey Dance

  

  title of the film, Monkey Dance, refers to a classical Cambodian dance ... Mira Nair came to speak last year and kind of offered my friend a role in ... Society on your activity list, you may want to seriously consider asking

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 12, 2005
• Blog / How to Human

  Some Useful Things Things that greatly enhanced my chance of survival quality of life at MIT, and lots…

  

  chair, which collapsed when I tried to fit more than three people on it. A ... -averse but also terrified of heights, but it turned out to be a fantastic idea ... I can’t bring my laptop or a book to bed unless I want it to fall out

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • September 23, 2012