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• Blog / Miscellaneous

  The Secret Lives of Machines 🤖 In which the machines in my life get the spotlight they deserve.

  

  Impact on them, and when I used their Apple Pencil to draw the Among Us ... believes in my ability to improve, despite my chronic inability to focus on ... . Marla Imagine how much resentment you would feel if you learned your

  • by Fiona L. '27
  • September 22, 2024
• Blog / IAP

  Yestermonth’s IAP Everyone else is doing it.

  

  tend to get much more done for yourself. Some people spend IAP home, or ... , blacksmithing, pistol, etc. That said, I'm finally getting back to the alleged ... I did get to spend the other half pondering my project and customizing

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • February 14, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  UROP Deadlines and Openings The deadline for Fall Direct Funding is September 15, so hurry up and find yourself…

  

  the award on your proposal coversheet. If you're lucky, you can get ... easiest way to get a UROP, most people will be more willing to hire you and ... experts on the subject to contribute and discuss their ideas. This UROP

  • by Melis A. '08
  • September 7, 2005
• Blog / Hacks

  An Olympic Hack Floating rings above Brigg's Field?

  

  Upon entering MIT, every freshman gets a list of "101 Things To Do ... : 2011 and 2008.) On the Class of 2016's list, number 82 tells you to Hack ... : Be Safe – Your safety, the safety of others, and the safety of anyone

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • February 9, 2014
• Blog / About Decisions

  Waiting always waiting

  

  my team can get back on the water again, and waiting to see if my ... decisions, to get an email back about a potential UROP, waiting for something ... , or between now and whatever you're waiting for. Things to Make While

  • by Alex M. '21
  • November 12, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  Ah, TV… A super-sized value meal for the mind, not the body.

  

  's Anatomy. SPOILER ALERT! This entry assumes that you are up to date on all ... -fats. See how much time I saved you on the treadmill? Be sure that you can use ... Action Applications. Can I be frank with you? (As apposed to Bob? I'm so

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • January 23, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MOMENTOS IMPRESIONANTES Because this place is full of them.

  

  on how amazing Stephen King was, and only paused when I had to pay for ... calculating wariness on me, but I faithfully subscribe to my involuntary ... two flights of stairs (grade five) to trying to sit back on a chair

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • October 5, 2013
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  G(e)e^ks

  

  becoming an MIT student???" I'd be happy to answer your questions (or direct ... base anyway and just change the constant. pi on the other hand gets used ... would both lose to zero. How can you stab a gaping hole? How can you bust

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • July 15, 2005
• FAQ / First-year application

  Is it ok to go over the essay word count?

  We require applicants to follow the word limits provided on the application. Your information will not be saved if the responses are too long. You may have to "play" with your thoughts and sentences a bit to meet
• Blog / Admissions

  FUN Form FAQs U is for Ukelele

  

  obligated to fill up the form—it’s okay if all you’re sending us is semester ... can indicate that you don’t have any grades to report since you’re not ... us. There’s an option on the form where you can indicate that your

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • January 16, 2018
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Urinetown I blame my absence on musical theatre.

  

  Man With A Gun" from Annie Get Your Gun, and left. On March 7, I got ... ...it sounded so different from how it did on Youtube. I still managed to come in ... into consideration (and you're not going to get a part if you really can

  • by Anna H. '14
  • May 13, 2012
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  One Day in the Life of Dora as told by the one and only Dora

  

  : Rate my day? Um, what do you mean? Me: Like on a scale of your choosing ... . Dora: On a scale from super chill to 0 chill. I don’t know. On a scale of ... direct transcript for your reading pleasure: Me: Tell me about your day

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • March 4, 2016
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  In which I screwed up a lot So a bunch of my blog posts are dead.

  

  will wreak havoc on any link you have made to anything in it ever ever ... : never delete your Public. NEVER DELETE YOUR PUBLIC. If you are trying to ... has taken me two months to figure out how to fix my broken blog. I am

  • by Keri G. '10
  • July 26, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  No more physics It was Day 2 of classes when I got kicked out of one! (Only it…

  

  happened while I was on my way to my advisor's office to get his signature on ... this blog in forever, I know you only took that picture on your second ... grandparents forwarded the link to my Aunt Marion, who commented on my blog with

  • by Laura N. '09
  • September 13, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW Friday liveblog Let's see how long I can keep this up...

  

  surgeon. 9:28am: A parent's question: "How important is it to choose a major ... to give examples on MIT chemistry research. Prof. Tim Jamison's lab can ... students get so excited "they sometimes forget to eat!" 10:05am: Prof

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 13, 2007
• Blog / How to Human

  existential cubes a daily encounter with Ernő Rubik

  

  of this sponge called life.  on habits Two quotes come to mind: “How ... it wasn’t already clear, not everyone knows how to solve a Rubik’s cube ... curiosity got the best of us. On one sweltering day, my oldest brother and I

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • July 14, 2023
• Blog / Classes

  hazy mid-semester days what i've been up to lately (mostly, psets...)

  

  bother to lie to myself that I'll get ahead on work; I just bask in the ... just on the horizon. I wanted to share what my daily life looks like, in ... winter. I had a lot of trouble figuring out which day to start on, because

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • November 2, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  [Guest Post] Olivia S. ‘20 en Monterrey teaching algorithmic thinking to girls in México

  

  ) while trying to maximize the happiness of the matches based on the ... strategic and some less so, about how to solve this problem. Déspues, I, my co ... was able to communicate with the girls and get around in the city in a

  • by Abby H. '20
  • June 4, 2018
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  MIT vs. Chuck Norris Ever wonder how many math and science Chuck Norris jokes exist in cyberspace?

  

  . I hate the number 23 so I threw in 2 of my favorites to get us to 25 ... you're Chuck Norris, anything + anything is equal to 1. One roundhouse ... lightbulb turns on. - The Manhattan Project was not intended to create

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • February 5, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  yet i maintain composure manu tenere “i hold by hand”

  

  schoolers come to campus, was scheduled to happen on march 14, the next week ... of which i ignored. i work on my 18.702 pset, which i needed to finish ... upon hours of planning and effort to get the programs running this far

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • March 9, 2020