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  Walter Lewin ESG Lecture Oh, you know, only one of the most famous Physics Professors of all time

  

  first year at MIT has flown by and it's about time I update you guys on what's been going on.

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • July 26, 2012
• Blog / Events

  Delivery! "Ring delivery" is more like "ring takeout," actually, since they don't bring a brass rat…

  

  shoutout on the blogs here - so thanks for everything, guys! You might also ... verdicts on felonies and misdemeanors. At least that's the impression that I ... sophomore arrived: ICE ICE BABY It all looked really nice on the night of

  • by Emad T. '14
  • May 20, 2012
• Blog / Athletics

  In which Elizabeth tries something new. (My idea of thrills is changing the location of my bookshelf.)

  

  circumstance, this would have been a mere blip on my daily radar of Shiny-Things-That-Distract-Me. But on this day, Chris not only had to give me hard time for not knowing ... don't know about the giant rocks on campus...), but he even had to go as

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • April 8, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  TERMinal Velocity My last term is flying by!

  

  's last terms are comparatively lighter, with lots of time to focus on all ... 're a small group working collaboratively, our physical meetings on Tues ... Computer Science (EECS) department, 6.041 focuses on thinking about

  • by Chris M. '12
  • February 21, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  At The Ends Of Tunnels unlike a tunneling particle, I actually had to expend lots of energy to surmount obstacles

  

  tracer, on the other hand, builds upon a ray caster, but traces rays ... -level gist of it is pretty simple; on a low level, we had to build in tons of ... on it with actual, beautiful graphics engines that took organized

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • December 21, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  The Curiosity Instinct Every MIT applicant should ask a question - but not necessarily just "How can I…

  

  's already going long on the overall process. Early one morning, I saw a ... ; far be it from me to weigh in on it with empirical evidence. But what I ... 's hard to accept brilliance at face value when, well, sub-A level grades on

  • by Emad T. '14
  • November 24, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Are you a high school student? Do you want to learn more about MIT or possible career paths? If so, read…

  

  the most active groups on campus. "We are pleased to invite all high ... and work on career development. The students will be able to network

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • October 9, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Angry Nerds Sometimes you've just got to flip the bird.

  

    On Friday, I'd had it. I was coming off of one of those weeks ... finger as crowds amassed on the sidelines to see what the commotion was ... might have also seen this picture on Matt's entry: Wait a minute

  • by Chris M. '12
  • October 9, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  “Let’s see those cell phones up in the air” cause every little thing's gonna be alright

  

  Last Saturday, when I should be working on a model of a performance ... Hatch Shell on the Boston Esplanade - across the river from MIT. As soon as we got on the bridge towards Boston, I knew it was going to be a

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • September 25, 2011
• Blog / How to MIT

  Forget your plan for a minute The beauty of collage

  

  , which was already late on day two of school. “Hey, instead of doing ... goofing on collages. “Ok, whatever, I was just trying to help.” Because I ... myself from being such a mom and work on leaving the room. But I actually

  • by Kris Guay
  • September 8, 2011
• Blog / Athletics

  So you want to be a student-athlete? Finding the balance

  

  competing in my sports. I want to share my perspective on the pros and cons of ... spots on the hockey and lacrosse teams for any other opportunity at MIT ... sports, we practice Monday through Friday, and occasionally on Saturdays

  • by Gabe B. '13
  • August 29, 2011
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  A fortnight of Boston summer +1 for using the word "fortnight" outside of an SAT or literature class

  

  It’s funny how one month can entirely change your perspective on life ... ’re really not kidding. I found myself waking up on May 19 with no plans for ... MIT in general, I knew I had to get cracking on this list. The

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • June 23, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Taste of the Real World an adventure in life

  

  on in the world, only able to scan the New York Times every couple of days, relying on WILG’s resident Course 17s to explain to me the riots/reforms/goings-on ... play place of skiers, campers, kayakers, rafters and those on the hunt

  • by Becca H. '12
  • June 22, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  Waitlist Decisions 2011 MIT Class of 2015 waitlist decisions will be released today, via email, at approximately 3pm…

  

  waitlist offer) or decline it. For all other students on the waitlist, we ... additional students this year for the Class of 2015. Thanks to all of you on

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • May 10, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  This is what happens when we don’t do work Here is the infinite rollercoaster of fun I promised not to take you on.

  

  it. CPW I spent most of CPW punting psets in order to gorge myself on ... event on the fifth floor). I only wish I'd had more time to spend at my ... found a tenor saxophone on Ebay, so Angela decided to get an accordion

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • April 24, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Get excited for CPW! CPW= Campus Prefrosh? WHOA!

  

  diverse and talented group of individuals who use the space to work on any ... works when you play a Bb on a keyboard? Come to MITERS. Want to browse an ... relaxed and listen to music, snack on a sandwich, or just hangout with your

  • by Chris M. '12
  • April 6, 2011
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread talk amongst yourselves

  

  some steam with your fellow applicants, on two conditions: 1) don't talk ... don't dwell on the subject. talk about literally anything else, subject

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

  Will the pie be bitter or sweet? Hint: it's a trick question.

  

  on Monday. But I can tell you that it won't change who you are ... riffing on that quadruple-necked guitar, analyzing brainwaves, building fuel

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • March 11, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Things That Aren’t Studying If you think about it, I get paid to procrastinate

  

  Two weeks ago, my life was studying. On three consecutive days, I had ... be turned in on that same day. If I start sounding unintelligible, it ... does it mean?!When I first got my grub (on Wednesday-ish of that week), I

  • by Emad T. '14
  • March 7, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Final Forty-Five Still somehow worse than last term

  

  Add Date -- the last date on which you can add a class -- is this ... (1.013) has a four-hour lab 12-4pm on Wednesday, which blocks out a lot ... couple weeks, the course has been heavily focused on the financial aspects

  • by Elijah T. '11
  • February 28, 2011