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• Blog / Challenges

  The November Rule parete legi novembri

  

  . Here at MIT, the date is significant for a different reason - it's the ... to upperclassmen as a warning not to mack on the frosh, Newton's Third ... 'll give my opinion on that later. Why is this a thing? The Tech has their

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • November 1, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  Guide to CPW: Why It’s Special all the things that make CPW amazing

  

  long showers. “Oh, I gotta remember to audition for a capella!” “I could ... could work with. MIT is a unique place, and it can’t be home for everyone ... ) are so important—they’re designed to give you a glimpse of what life

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • April 6, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  In case you want to travel over IAP… You have a lot of options!

  

  ’s possible to do so on a college student budget. But what if you’re pursuing a really technical major, and it’s hard to get outside credit from a school ... —which is a pretty common case for MIT students—then IAP is the perfect time

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • November 11, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Life during IAP i dump my brain a little

  

  This post has no central topic or theme. This will simply be a random ... to Software Engineering in Java 6.178 is a six-unit class offered only ... Git, a version control system that helps to coordinate/collaborate your

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • February 5, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  “Never Calculate without Already Knowing the Answer!” xTalk about the "Art of Insight" by Prof Sanjoy Mahajan

  

  If you've been to a high school math class recently, you probably ... calculator obsession, Sanjoy Mahajan suggests a radical departure from the ... be intrigued. First, a brief introduction. Sanjoy Mahajan is an

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • June 1, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Allegiance "No, I'm not one of /those/ people."

  

  mean, I bet you live in one of the cleaner parts.” I imagine a big label ... furniture to ceiling when bored.1 I’m a pretty vanilla EC resident. My lifestyle doesn’t take advantage of the perks of living in EC—I don’t spend a

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • January 24, 2016
• Blog / How to MIT

  Tips and Tricks to MIT What I have learned in my first semester at MIT

  

  Honestly, I think if you ask anyone at MIT, there is something of a ... a general statement that sort of goes under the idea that you are now ... disclaimer, I am still a freshman and I am not claiming to know everything

  • by Ben O. '19
  • December 5, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  Angular Velocity Saved My Life bikes and bullet time

  

  mode of transport when the weather is (reasonably) nice, it's a great way ... admittedly is a baller - so I also love the Charles River Bike Path, which runs from near my home about 7 miles to campus. I get a nice view, I get to

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 19, 2011
• Blog / Events

  tEpikazoo Thoughts on cooking and gratuitous prefixes

  

  rhapsodize about a slice of sweet, crunchy red apple dipped in balsamic vinegar ... flesh into a pool of red-freckled $11.99-per-bottle-balsamic, a tableful ... scherzo of flavors started with a childish grapeyness, seguing slowly into

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • November 4, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  OCTOBERRR NOVEMBERRR will NOT be my next entry, promise.

  

  QUOTE: "MIT is a very good place; I'm not trying to put it down. I was just in love with it. It has developed for itself a spirit, so that ... development in the United States, if not the world. It's like a New Yorker

  • by Chris S. '11
  • October 31, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Product Design, MIT style Sometimes, lab is the best place for a dance party.

  

  graduated and went home to spend a wonderful summer outside in the sunshine ... as a lifeguard. I'm not kidding.) But then today I was struck with ... , but who really cares? just call it 2.009 like a normal person) and all

  • by Laura N. '09
  • September 28, 2009
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Ring Committee With a title like that, it has to be good!var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol)…

  

  On May 18th I wrote a blog entry called “Ring Committee” which was about as popular as anything else I write amongst a prefrosh audience but went over like a bag of rocks with the MIT administration. Long story

  • by Snively '11
  • May 31, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Al Kwon ‘08: Researching drug delivery Al Kwon, a Junior majoring in Biology, talks about some of his really exciting work…

  

  material science and there was even a conference held last summer that was dedicated to celebrating his incredible achievements. Albert Kwon, a Junior ... MIT, and a little bit about himself. Make sure you read all the way

  • by Melis A. '08
  • December 12, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Application Advice v2.0 How to survive the application process without losing your mind.

  

  So, by a show of hands, how many of you are stressing about college ... that’s a lot of you! Last year around this time I wrote an entry called ... a read, because I give an in-depth account of how I managed to

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 20, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  You’ve got questions, I’ve got answers

  

  I have enough of a questions backlog now that I think it's worth ... Orientation?" You know, to refresh my memory, I created a thread on College ... Science Core classes. It's a pretty good event. - There's CityDays, which

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • August 9, 2006
• Blog / MISTI

  DOMR My first crazy picture entry from Germany.

  

  've been in Germany for a little over a week now and I've already climbed 509 stairs, taken a four-hour tour down through Rhineland, and traveled over 200 miles by train in a single day. Amazing Race 13, here I come. My

  • by Sam M. '07
  • June 8, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Let It Bleed There will be an answer, let it bleed.

  

  DID YOU KNOW? Bonsai Kittens were a hoax started by MIT students ... was being collected into a lower than my arm in order to establish a ... after giving blood. MIT is really like that. Anyway, somebody had a

  • by Sam M. '07
  • May 5, 2006
• Blog / How to MIT

  You oughta know Answers to many, many questions.

  

  people who are interested in double-majors, if only because it's a little ... out right.) I feel like the purpose of a class plan is really more to decide if a given set of two majors is feasible, rather than setting out a

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • April 22, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Home on the range Dorm choice timeline and advice.

  

  celebrated with our friends with a cake and some quality reminiscing. I wanted ... choice I get the feeling that a lot of people find MIT's dorm choice process a little mysterious at best, so I thought I'd clear up the timeline

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • April 15, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Presenting…the 2008 Brass Rat!!! As the only sophomore blogger, it is my duty, no, pleasure, to describe the unveiling…

  

  played a prank on us this year. Actually, the Brass Rat is one of the most ... process.) Every year, a group of sophomores, formally known as the Ring ... working, and like all those who graduate from Tech, has a good tough hide

  • by Melis A. '08
  • February 11, 2006