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  How To Make (almost) Anything

  

  hedge my bets, I've set out on a crusade to learn more about regular old everyday physical objects, starting with "How To Make (almost) Anything" (aka ... Gershenfeld. The class "How To Make (almost) Anything" (also "How To Make" or

  • by Joel G. '18
  • September 25, 2017
• Blog / How to MIT

  Buying books You shouldn't have to spend all your money on textbooks!

  

  ! That's CRAZY! If you're going to be taking the General Institute ... ...whatever) just wait until you get to campus. There are always upperclassmen trying to sell books. Ask around your dorm, spam the email lists, and you

  • by Melis A. '08
  • August 14, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Central Ohio Summer Send-Off Event celebrating the Infinite Connection

  

  friends in Central Ohio. Calm upperclassmen who taught me how to pronounce ... sure to check if there is a Summer Send-Off Event in your area HERE ... The first MIT sign appears on the corner of the gracefully named

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • August 12, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What It’s Like To Major In Science Writing at MIT according to one recent alum on reddit

  

  . While all your CS friends are going off to Google and Facebook, making six ... decisions when times are tough. And you're going to get ignored time and time ... think and comment publicly on science and technology, i.e. to be a public

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 3, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  Questions Omnibus, Part 1

  

  to my post on cross registration, "How can MIT undergraduate students ... emailing the Admissions Office; I will try to follow up on your email ... achievement. Finally today, we'd love to get more of your comments about the MIT

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 7, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A typical first semester more or less

  

  impossible right now. Life is now mostly a choice of how to spend my time the ... decided to skip 18.022 lecture on a whim to go to CVS with my friend to pick ... from difficult to manageable: 8.01 Physics I I spent two hours on the

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • September 22, 2016
• Blog / Blog Projects

  Sneezes a deep and in-depth analysis of an everyday occurrence

  

  winter sun (California) I was stuck inside, held hostage to what Google ... how old you are, this can equate to a whole lot of sneezes you have ... if you are driving. I have been late to school on approximately 1

  • by Fiona M. '20
  • January 15, 2017
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  On Genshin Impact and a better introduction to me

  

  an introduction to my vibes and what I do on campus! Part 1: What ... , Aether is on an adventure to reunite with his sister.  Paimon says that ... on a specific banner. To people who understand gaming: yes, Genshin is

  • by ana~
  • October 7, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Electrophoresis Boogaloo What it sounds like, plus some brief things that came to mind

  

  -of-sort-of know how to run a gel, shorthand in this case for gel electrophoresis. To ... electrophoresis. When it runs about half the length of your gel, that's how you know you're likely to have a decent amount of separation in the bands you see

  • by Emad T. '14
  • September 16, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Truth is Rarely Pure and Never Simple A behind-the-scenes special on directing a play

  

  entire prod staff on my side. How do you make a picture in your mind come to life? Google images are incredibly useful as an initial starting ... motivations? How many hours are we going to rehearse each week? What is the

  • by Neerja A. '16
  • November 6, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Don’t Miss the Battle of the Bands Watch Ben Jones's band, Tremulant, perform with Marilee Jones at Battle of the Bands this…

  

  really amazing... guaranteed to blow your mind or your money back (ok, the ... , listen to awesome music, get free Anna's Taqueria burritos, Ben & Jerry ... Guitar Hero; they happen to be MIT alums, and they'll be on hand running a

  • by Melis A. '08
  • April 2, 2006
• Blog / Events

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

  

  advice on topics like How to Set Up a Friend as a Favor How to Set Up Two of Your Friends How to Avoid Being Set Up How to Pin a Boutonniere What to do if you get an ugly corsage How to Treat a Pimple How to

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • September 17, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Guest Entry: A Yankee in Cambridge Math, exchange programs, and why we love MIT.

  

  to get some kind of perspective on what's out there should start by ... this summer. But thanks to all the time I spend on the Q&A site math ... break your life, will shape your next four years. How different can two

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • May 1, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Photographic evidence Warning: trig ahead.

  

  while part of me desperately wants him to get the girl, he’s way too good for her. I mean, don’t get me wrong, I basically aspire to be Veronica ... 't seen her blog since I got hooked to the MIT site - four months ago. Is

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 10, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Fantastic Course Numbers and Where to Find Them A List of Ways MIT is like Hogwarts

  

  corridors in order to get around campus without walking in the rain outside ... of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light.” “While we may ... was feeling a more light-hearted, nonsensical post to take my mind of

  • by Selam G. '18
  • November 30, 2016
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  How to Write an Original Song (ex?)-emo kid gone rogue

  

  ="768"] When did you get a sliver of the moon in your eyes/And how'd you ... post. I just had a laptop, phone, and the microphone on some earbuds to ... , ranging from absolute flaming garbage to (at least in your opinion) pretty

  • by Powers '23
  • June 14, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

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

  

  great. You get to travel and experience living in another country, and it’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

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • November 11, 2017
• Blog / How to Human

  best places to sleep on campus for when your bed is far far away

  

  a study is being conducted on main campus (worst → best) 1. Your 9am ... to you maybe you are learning through osmosis? 2. Your empty ... remember how. weekend themed 1. the floor of wherever you’re hanging out

  • by Amber V. '24
  • November 20, 2022
• Blog / Events

  Curiosity, Part 2 How your laptop screen works

  

  say that red "inverted" to become cyan. How your visual system ... how your eyes are wired. Instead, your eyes see brightness on a ... memory to brights is spending bits on information that your eyes won't use

  • by Anna H. '14
  • August 21, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Home safe Bad guys don't hang out in the Infinite.

  

  sophomores are 2nd to last on the priority list. how do i max. my chances; i ... depends on how much you work -- you get one unit of credit for each hour you ... right on the Massachusetts Bay, and I always get a little nervous on the

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 22, 2006