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  “Where art thou, O Higgs?” *insert shimmering transition into the past here*

  

  blogging momentum is really hard to start up again after a certain point. I ... exciting time in the world of particle physics. A week or so before, I had ... ." I hope that this gives some sense of how much was riding on the LHC

  • by Danny B.D. '15
  • April 7, 2015
• Blog / Athletics

  walking mechanics how to walk faster using Facts and Science

  

  per second, i expend significantly more energy than if i walk up the ... thoughts i’ve gathered about walking faster. (if you’re disabled or injured in ways that impair walking, i’m sorry and i have no idea what it

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • October 15, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  On Essay Writing A guide to essay writing for the express purpose of obtaining admittance to an institute…

  

  this, I swear. I just googled 34,000+ and this is what came up.   ... Hello there. Normally, I’d spend a few minutes trying to come up ... expository writing are a bit fried. But please, I promise there’s a guide to

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • July 22, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  Checking in with EA Applicants because I just saw Chris' post, and you probably did, too

  

  whose stories really changed my life. Every so often I google them to see ... Hey there, Early Action Applicant, I just saw Chris’ post about EA decisions being released next week. And I wanted to check in

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • December 8, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  August Questions Omnibus 1 A Questions Omnibus is a post where I answer your lingering questions left in the…

  

  I answer your lingering questions left in the comments. So if you ask ... the comments thread. A lot of questions while I was gone, here we go ... ?" I am! You can see the schedule for the entire MIT Office of Admissions

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 18, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Before you Register for Classes: Tools, Tips, and Resources Scheduling Tools and Tips for Incoming Students

  

  classes. This tool is integrated with CourseRoad, Google Calendar, and ... schedules to Google Calendar. Try both Planner and Picker to see which layout ... treasure trove that will guide you through all facets of MIT life. I wish

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • August 20, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  March Questions Omnibus 2

  

  On to the questions... Arvind wrote, "'One more favour please', can I ... very interesting.(I have a super slow net connection to download or hear an audible file." I don't know of a transcript of his talk, but there

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 11, 2005
• Blog / Classes

  Watch the 2.009 final presentations webcast!

  

  is Ignite, which sounds...exciting! There's an web game you can play

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 9, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  Saying Yes (or No) Decision time is upon the Class of 2014. How to choose?

  

  :00pm Boston time (EDT). Check your email for web link and password. What

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 21, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Why the title of this post is really important I got to present my UROP work looking at the titles of graphs at the…

  

  For the last 6 days, I’ve been at the Vision Sciences Society ... talk session was actually the first one I attended. It was a symposium on ... feedback or suggestions on their projects. I actually ended up liking the

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • May 28, 2018
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  [guest post] time passes from spirit island a board game that i picked up 3 years ago is now my life

  

  [annotation note="cj: speaking is lumia n. '24"]i ... closely. of course, that was back when i was a prefrosh and didn't know him very well or talk to him very often. time passes. frosh fall was when i

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • May 31, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  When Disaster Strikes About how we'll be flexible with applications, and a couple of benefit events.

  

  minds, and the early action deadline about a week away, I figure this is a ... @mit.edu. Relatedly, there are several upcoming benefits at MIT. First, from an email I ... contribute funds to save more lives. Suggested donation: $2 per candle Time: 7

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 23, 2005
• Blog / Events

  An Interview with the Tetris Grand Champion Meet Fractal161, an MIT Student who's the second person ever to beat Tetris.

  

  I Love Tetris.  I think it was the first videogame I ever played at the age of 3, and I thought the goal was to stack up the tallest tower. Ever since then, I have been obsessed. In high school, it was my go

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • February 19, 2024
• Blog / MIT Life

  Introducing: La Maison Française (French House) No, you don't have to speak French to live here.

  

  Saturday) in teams of four. It's a good deal: five evenings a week, I have a four-course home-made dinner made for me, and one evening, I learn to ... table" What's that? You're dying to meet the people I live with

  • by Anna H. '14
  • March 29, 2011
• Blog / Blog Projects

  how to be a microcelebrity or micro-microcelebrity, or micro-micro-microcelebrity, or...

  

  10 hours per blog. I was, like, actually dying in the Spring semester ... I’m not very good at impulse management. In my last (real) post, I ... recommend"] like 15 hours writing [/annotation] about the food I ate for a

  • by Janet G. '27
  • July 18, 2025
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  romanticize a quiet life i want to be okay

  

  your throat. "i was wondering if i could get...counseling through you ... . "well, what about having it online?" a pause. then: "i can book you in ... googled your therapist's name and it came up in a blogpost from 2017 where

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • December 28, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Monteverdi to Mozart: 1600-1800 An organ, three harpsichords, and lots of learning

  

  why." -Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart *     *     * I took classical piano ... the chamber chorus. I'm also an Arts Scholar, which means that I get to go listen to concerts in Boston for free. In other words: I've had a

  • by Anna H. '14
  • November 11, 2013
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  the threek post! my lovely lovely year on maseeh three

  

  I shouldn’t have ranked Maseeh first. That’s the thought that kept ... their unique cultures!"]REX[/annotation], as I ran around events at what seemed to be every dorm but the one I was slated to live in for the next

  • by Angie F. '28
  • May 27, 2025
• Blog / Blog Projects

  where is south dakota again? and other fun questions for your south dakotan friends

  

  mentioned that I know "exactly how many students from South Dakota go to MIT ... "]somewhat notable.[/annotation] I came into freshman year knowing [annotation note ... interviewer had set up a meeting for all of us. I met another two South Dakotans

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • April 3, 2021
• Blog / About Decisions

  Your Early Action Deadline Questions The deadline is this Monday, November 1.

  

  some anxiety, I'm happy to answer some of your last minute questions ... comments below), I'd like to ask you to really look for the answer here ... though that doesn't seem to already have been answered, though, I am

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 29, 2010