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• Blog / Academics & Research

  It’s Legit Black Holes, Bandaids, and Nobel Prizes

  

  Because my roommate is in a sorority, she receives a whole slew of ... keeping up with her inbox, she is naturally well-informed about the goings ... construction. Now, at last, the scaffolding around the dorm is slowly coming down

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • December 10, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  More thoughts on classes However, I did not find Matt's stuff (see blog post below this one).

  

  . <<<<}>>>> (This is what happens when I stop ... HINT #2: The circumference of a circle is 2*r*pi.” “What about your ... .03 (Vibrations and Waves) is a perfectly reasonable class until you realize that it

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • November 11, 2009
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Welcome to the Woodshop Don't forget close-toed shoes and please WEAR GOGGLES.

  

  , because it is specifically targeted at students within the Department of ... .More stuff: Can *you* curve a chunk of wood like this?Here is a CNC Router ... lasercutter! The newest one on campus is across the hall, and it is one of three

  • by Cristen C. '10
  • October 5, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Where are you going, where have you been? Prelude.

  

  someone out there is reading, learning something, or just caring out of the ... is startled. I'm sure. But I'm going to do it anyways. I've lost the ... thunderstorm has brought in the day, because everything is so still except for

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • May 24, 2009
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Value of Creativity Sí, se puede.

  

  This blog is to all the '14's, '15s, '16s+ who are scared after ... has taught us that there is no problem that money cannot solve ... , as long as enough of it is thrown into the effort. Crops of college

  • by Chris S. '11
  • April 6, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Freebie Part II My schedule

  

  freebie entry, an entry in which all we have to do is share with you our ... are Wednesdays with that gap in the middle, but the rest is pretty full ... ourselves in differential equations. This, at this point, is looking like my

  • by Snively '11
  • February 12, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Anatomy of a college student’s life My life consists of library visits and pizza delivery, because I'm totally original and stuff.

  

  Dominos has brought the concept to a whole new level. I just think this is ... of 6:08 PM." Not only that, this system is apparently patent pending. Does anyone else find this sort of weird, or is it just me? God bless

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 22, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Evolution of Physics Physics gets harder as you get older, go figure.

  

  physics. Awesome, I picked a major that essentially is everything that I ... harder. Check this out Junior Year of High School: This is a nice summary ... where nothing is being learned We have an Asian (15% of the total asian

  • by Snively '11
  • November 14, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  MIT Culture Shock

  

  shock, even for someone from New Jersey, which is pretty humid as well. It ... even realize how strikingly different it is from what you consider normal ... . Well, most of my vocabulary (the English vocabulary, that is) did that

  • by Laura N. '09
  • August 21, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Central Square Dance Party You can even play the videos and dance along to them. It'll be like you…

  

  packed, just in a different way. (Which is maybe perhaps why my blogging ... also work a lot so we can go home occasionally, which is why this is ... City** is not that time Carrie tells Berger's friends off because Berger

  • by Jess K. '10
  • August 12, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Studying For Finals Study study study study study

  

  This is it, finals are in two days. One of the things that scared me ... . How does one go about studying? The general recipe is to just lock ... might, it's a problem solving course) and have 5 (or is it 6?) questions

  • by Snively '11
  • May 17, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  When it Rains It Pours

  

  Just two and a half weeks and freshman year is over. I'll spare you ... and skip straight to what the end of the semester at MIT is actually ... professors is to assign tests right before finals (to minimize the amount of

  • by Snively '11
  • May 6, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  INT to the INT to the IN(s)T i3 Videos! woo!

  

  ), after you choose to matriculate. The DVD is a compilation of student ... truly... < /shameless advertisements> (note: the ending is actually cut off, for some reason by Youtube, meh) (psst, Steve is my

  • by Chris S. '11
  • April 26, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Crotchets and Quavers The evensong tradition

  

  everyone else sings Sunday and at least one other day. A good choir is a ... have some informal pictures that I will post very soon.** Everything is ... day but to different music. In fact, most of our job is constantly

  • by Cambridge
  • March 9, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Faculty Luncheon for Local* Admitted Students *local: from New England or New York, or anyone who just happens to be in…

  Hello, everyone. This is probably the first time anyone has heard of ... -spanking-new Faculty/Admitted Student Luncheon. This is going to be an awesome, low ... thing is about 2.5 hours in length, and not quite as life-changing as the

  • by mitblogs
  • January 21, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Study Breaks, Apple Pies, and Formal Halls

  

  -MIT Exchange. This is the actual exchange program. CMI is the Cambridge ... England and the first term is half way over! I really can't believe it. The ... of us visited Girton College, which (I think) is the farthest college

  • by Cambridge
  • November 3, 2007
• Blog / Athletics

  Go Sox!

  

  's even more exciting when the team is winning. The night of the seventh ... with is, until we couldn't all fit in the elevator. But that's not what this post is really about. It's not even about the fact that the Red Sox

  • by Evan B. '10
  • October 25, 2007
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Introduction To ROTC At MIT A new guest-author blog in response to a variety of inquiries regarding ROTC programs at…

  

  My name is Evan Karlik, and I graduated from both MIT and Navy ROTC ... you to better understand the ROTC programs here at MIT.   ROTC is more than your average student activity. Its primary purpose is to prepare MIT

  • by ROTC
  • August 14, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW: Tips and Tricks Hitchhikers Guide to Campus Preview Weekend

  

  . Campus Preview Weekend is full with free food all over campus. Open houses ... you're sleeping, you're also doing something wrong. There is so much ... prefrosh is like an open door to visit labs, classes, and get exposed to

  • by Bryan
  • April 10, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Future of Work How can people and computers be connected so that—collectively—they act more intelligently than any individuals,…

  

  Professor Tom Malone's book The Future of Work. The title alone is enough for ... through the 20th century. Now as the first decade of the 21st century is more than half over, just what is the future of work? Malone spoke at

  • by Laurie Everett
  • March 6, 2007