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• Blog / Academics & Research

  When Econ Comes to Life This has nothing to do with econ, but you should watch it.

  

  , "I can't wait until I get to MIT and brush shoulders with Nobel Prize ... 's already broken - what's important is getting to the root of the problem in ... Things to Do Before You Graduate." It's a shame that I actually misplaced

  • by Chris S. '11
  • November 18, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  Things to Do While Waiting for Decisions Like elevator music, except without the awkwardness of standing next to a stranger whose priorities…

  

  . Learn to cook a new dish. (Like those spam recipes you get in the ... goes to college.) So there you have it. Plenty of options to get you ... A couple weeks ago someone asked what I did to pass the time while I

  • by Jess K. '10
  • December 2, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  in honor of tau the superior circle constant

  

  support for a new circle constant. To get an idea of the scale of this, peek ... ’ve decided to do a post dedicated to my favorite number. Here, [latex]\tau[/latex] (the Greek letter tau, usually pronounced to rhyme with how but some

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • February 20, 2021
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  is leadership the same as management buzzword alert

  

  : how to delegate things. delegate is a fancy word meaning getting someone ... things, it's to make sure that things get done." i've learned that it doesn ... 't get done. i've learned how to poke people and ask them how things are

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • December 7, 2022
• Blog / Research & Work Abroad

  Bermuda, Jaimaica, oooh I want to take you to… One week of fun in the Dominican Republic

  

  some pictures. Flying into the Dominican Republic: Getting closer to ... Dominican Republic. It was our third visit (click here to see last year's entry) to the Club Med in Punta Cana and everything was wonderful except

  • by Melis A. '08
  • August 29, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Know when to hold ‘em Know when to fold 'em

  

  to help you learn about MIT. Since getting home from MIT I've had the ... classes, passing classes, to get A's, to get C's (P/NR FTW!), to be ... is to know when to fold, when to cut your losses, and when to get out

  • by Snively '11
  • June 21, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Replying to questions and comments

  

  what was covered in class and eventually i get it and i figure out how to ... material well, there's no good reason not to get help from them if you need ... such a wide audience for my blog! I seem to get a number of alum comments

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • November 27, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  Spring Break post

  

  many opportunities in life to not get in to someplace where you wanted to ... ...I can empathize with the applicant pool. At least you guys get to see ... Hi, readers. Congrats to those of you who got in. I remember when I

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • March 29, 2007
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Mocha Show ’22: Mo’Mixtape creating and performing a dance showcase, from start to finish

  

  with high energy and some pom poms to Tyrant by Kali Uchis, Get Right by ... month of January to prepare for the show, dancing from 6-11 every weekday and from 12-6 on the weekends. a dance is assigned to each hour slot, so

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • February 16, 2022
• Blog / About Decisions

  Don’t Worry, Be Happy A few words of advice.

  

  college applications and thought to myself that I wasn't going to get in ... school) trying to get me to go there. I didn't get into MIT." (Phone is no ... for something. The years that I'd worked hard to get into college had

  • by Bryan
  • March 17, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Mini-Guide to the GIRs Now I've been through them - don't make the same mistakes I did.

  

  blog would never get written - so here goes. I'm also going to stray ... important for you to get your Calc GIR out of the way as soon as possible ... .01 when others are taking 18.02 - you'll all get to where you want to be in

  • by Chris S. '11
  • June 10, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Stud/Fac Dinners Genius idea to get free dinner with MIT geniuses

  

  What to do if you get an ugly corsage How to Treat a Pimple How to ... a Drink How to Get Someone to Buy You a Drink ... advice on topics like How to Set Up a Friend as a Favor How to Set Up Two

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • September 17, 2006
• Blog / Life after MIT

  From Markets to Math Class

  

  "treadmill" that MIT can be: Sometimes it's hard to take a step back. This is why I warn my freshman advisees against getting on "the treadmill." "The ... different or that you'd like to do and learn from), and then going straight

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 12, 2012
• Blog / Residential Life

  water wars, lovecrafting, and 361 other REX events your annotated guide to everything currently unfolding on campus

  

  time filled with tons of events that will help you get to know the ... about the different parts of campus that you otherwise might not get to ... and upperclassmen, and to get a feel for what MIT has to offer socially

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 27, 2019
• Blog / About Decisions

  To Those with Dreams Deferred in which Selam of Pi Day Past rants about how things are arbitrary

  

  (where I am) in the morning. You get to decide what you will do today, and ... My freshman spring, I had planned to put up this post about pi day ... Aquarius or Year of the Horse is Not Important and you don't need to base

  • by Selam G. '18
  • December 17, 2016
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Quick Guide to Adobe Illustrator The very basics, for people who have never used it

  

  the left of "Advanced" to get to that setting). This is what you should ... right you can find layers (which I'll get to later) and artboards: You ... objects and the bar to get just the dog: Now this dog is filled black- if

  • by Jamie C. '19
  • February 19, 2019
• Blog / Challenges

  When I used to run A reflection on sitting still for a semester

  

  decision in life comes a tradeoff: you get to go to MIT in exchange for, well ... of my MIT life to y’all. So you get to come along on the journey! I ... ~ next to my little blogger face up there. For the record, I am still

  • by Powers '23
  • December 16, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  Answers To Questions Fall 2007 Here are answers to the questions posted in my blog over the last month or…

  

  basically is looking for? And how can I actually get to catch the eye of the ... around 550 words. Are the admissions counselors going to get mad over that ... long as your answers help us get to know the real you

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 31, 2007
• Blog / Events

  Bill Gates It looks like you're trying to inspire philanthropy...

  

  the Best Way to Make a Difference. Sadly I was unable to get him to ... Bill Gates was on campus today to speak about the need for innovation ... to look at the work of the D-LAB, Jameel Poverty Action Lab, One Laptop

  • by Dave McOwen
  • April 21, 2010
• FAQ / Prepare for MIT

  What is Splash?

  during Splash, you can get your feet wet with a short introduction to any ... flood MIT’s campus to take classes, taught by MIT students, on anything and everything. From music theory to Hungarian history to aircraft