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  Watch this year’s 2.s009 final presentations designing kindness during a time of covid

  

  you're waiting for the show to start. I'm too busy reading applications ... This is a very brief blog post to remind you —  as our announcement on the right hand side already says —  that the 2.s009 product launch

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 7, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Physics professors have a charming sense of humour Excerpts from relativity problem sets

  

  on one of our psets, which refers to "Professor Alan Guth," father of ... 's what I like to see on a problem set. :) ... .033, Relativity. Relativity is a great class to teach, if you enjoy designing

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 23, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My First Astrophotography Courtesy of 12.409

  

  Dear current and future MIT students, There is a class you need to take. 12.409: Hands-On Astronomy. It's a 6-unit P/D/F (your options are ... up on the roof (using a telescope to find Comet Pan-STARRS as the sun

  • by Anna H. '14
  • March 22, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Meetings with Brown & Yale in Texas and Arizona Learn about three great schools at once in the American Southwest.

  

  Beginning a week from Saturday, MIT will be going on the road with ... seniors) to hear from three great universities all in one place. Each school ... common philosophies on admissions, financial aid, and more. Each session

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 1, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW 2007: I Got Served, and It Felt Grrreat!! By: Seleeke, '11

  

  ?! Chinatown?!?!? You bet. You could spend your time at CPW relegated to the ... improvisation was top notch too. But enough with the breakdancing -- on to Chinatown. On only my second trip on a subway EVER (my first was to the

  • by Bryan
  • April 18, 2007
• Blog / Events

  Meditation Mondays Achieving inner peace, just in time for my 14.05 pset

  

  long enough to achieve a little harmony and inner peace. If you're on campus and free on Monday nights, I highly encourage you to attend! ... attainment of inner peace necessary! Dress comfortably. I went to this

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • October 16, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Small Get-together Friday An informal reception for HMMT participants and others visiting Boston on Friday.

  

  provide some good restaurant recommendations ;) If you're on campus ... visiting MIT on what is a vacation week for some students across the country ... (and hence won't be able to informally meet with folks otherwise or

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 23, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Day of IAP 3 Classes and Soup

  

  whole new alternative approach that we are learning to tackling seemingly ... between the fall and spring semester. While some people go off campus to ... on campus taking two classes for credit. Since just about every weekday

  • by Jack-William B. '21
  • January 16, 2018
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  quarantine throwback i present to you my early april 4 am thoughts

  

  long enough to actually work on my Computation Systems lab due in two ... on my bs and set the bar high for what I should aspire to be- the ones ... classes, the pressure to beat deadlines reflected on passing faces. I could

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • December 6, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  Introducing the Class of 2013: Trevor ‘13 The sixth in a series of articles about the incoming MIT class.

  

  -grubber; work to maximize deep understanding. Ever since, "I focus on trying to ... summer experiences -- an engineering camp at New Mexico Tech and a trip to ... engineering is the field for him. Chemical engineers get to draw on math and

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 10, 2009
• FAQ / First-year application

  Do I have to submit a school profile?

  Your school counselor (or equivalent) should submit the Secondary ... recommendation and a School Profile, describing your school's curriculum and community. Many international schools don't have a school profile. If your
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Flourish and Blogs how to be a professional harry potter fan

  

  lecture on fan studies. And who should walk in to deliver the lecture but ... it hard to speak your mind. I'm pretty devoted to being part of the ... and so on, but I never want to be in a situation where I'm twisting the

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 30, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Undecideds It's crunch time for college decisions.

  

  With 10 days to go until the May 1st postmark deadline for your college decision, I figure now is as good a time as any to the students who ... would you like to know about MIT? What are your lingering concerns? Etc.

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 20, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Somebody Else Seven undergrad blogs not enough for you? Now some of them have multiple authors.

  

  the country, it's about time I was allowed to blog. Read on to learn of ... details on what it's like living next to Sam Maurer for a summer, as told by ... Political Process. Seriously though, it's really fun to take some of your own

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 22, 2005
• Blog / Events

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

  

  from the party, enjoy! I even got to go on a ride ... 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

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

  Sabrosura! ...yeah so some variation of deliciousness/tastefulness

  

  to dress up for it!! (Me in my new red dress con mi novio; Photo ... annual cultural night, Sabrosura! Sabrosura, as described to me, means ... Dining Room; Photo Credits: Joy Ekuta, ‘13) First on the deliciousness

  • by Cydnie T. '12
  • March 13, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  For My Fellow Coffee Lovers Out 3 choices will soon be 4.

  

  going to turn into (first) a debate about whether or not DD's coffee is palatable (people seem to have strong opinions on both sides of this argument ... new neighbor this summer - a 24-hour Dunkin' Donuts, right in the

  • by Ben Jones
  • February 11, 2006
• Blog / Blog Projects

  Ellie on the M.T.A. writing about the T, on the T

  

  every stop on the T without leaving. The T is central to the college ... first-year class went to the aquarium. On our way back, past midnight, we ... terms to describe his life while my roommate repeatedly forgot to hold on

  • by Ellie F. '28
  • November 9, 2024
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Jigsaw Puzzle of Opinions Ramblings Of A Spring Semester Senior

  

  out, someone calls me out and I have to respond “oh man, you’re right ... time to elaborate on. But this is a good start. I'm a jigsaw puzzle of ... who I am. This all started when moving to Cambridge for a year caused a

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • March 25, 2015
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Vlogging, Tweets, and a Riddle The sum of three cats is a dog. Explain.

  

  when I’m hosed. If nothing else, hopefully it will add to your brain ... prefrosh. I’m curious to see how your view of me changes once I start talking ... math textbook: The sum of three cats is a dog. It only works on female

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • August 21, 2012