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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Guest Blog: Math. by Joy ‘13 I’m not a complete nerd…but I am convinced that math is a language

  

    I’m not a complete nerd…but I am convinced that math is a ... world, we understand what it means, when that certain set of 10 digits is ... one, all this course 6 stuff is making me realize just how important

  • by Cydnie T. '12
  • March 17, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  When Friends Become Family How MIT has become my home (with some beautiful pics to accompany)

  

  obviously if someone is like that to their “friends” we have two different ... lolllll…. The best and only way I can describe Burt Conner is that it is the ... , but the more you slowly realize it is wayyy more than what you see at

  • by Ben O. '19
  • October 12, 2015
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Answering my own questions My perspective on the MIT student mentality about working hard.

  

  , headed off with the questions What is the student mentality with regard to work? Is the program composed of self-starters, with very little peer ... work hard? Is hard work a virtue or an expletive? Is there a lot of

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • February 10, 2006
• Blog / Majors & Minors

  making things a blog about being a meche major

  

  Maybe my favorite part of course 2A is sitting next to my friend in 2 ... mechanics, is two hours long; reading those posts gets me through the rapid ... , checking for sign errors or gaps in understanding. This is not my favorite

  • by Amber V. '24
  • October 20, 2021
• Blog / Athletics

  Life Lessons From Pistol Class But they don't buy pajamas / For pistol packin' mamas!

  

  though the bullet is already long gone. Technically, the hardest part is ... instructor) tells his classes that shooting is 90% mental and 10% technical ... I skip pistol class to fly to Los Angeles (don't worry, Mike is cool

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 7, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  The MIT Midyear Report Further information about completing the MYR.

  

  The MIT Midyear Report is now available! You can fill it out now at ... Report is an online form that is required of all students, and is to be ... your midyear grades are available or by February 15th, whichever is

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 1, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  A slightly snarkier guide to visitors How to not be the kind of MIT visitor who drives me up the wall.

  

  nice time to talk about MIT's campus organization. My goal is to teach ... like a tourist" guide is not to stand around like a moo cow in front of ... ! Step two: This is our campus. You may notice that the buildings on this

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 12, 2006
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Not Admitted

  

  who fall into this category, this is an open forum for you to talk ... happy, and enjoy the small distractions of life. Graduating high school is ... and with the best of intentions, as that is the spirit of our process.

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2023
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Not Admitted

  

  pebble. The place you want to be is farther than this, right? That’s why it ... who fall into this category, this is an open forum for you to talk ... intentions, as that is the spirit of our process.

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  East Campus Pros and Cons, as Told by Residents "because EC is home 400ever"

  

  , East Campus is not a dorm for everyone, but neither is any dorm at MIT ... , visit This Is the East Side blog. Also check out this presentation by Maya ... grouped together). Anonymous '17: Pros: -- Is the coolest place to live

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • June 20, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  Dear Applicants: Parts 1 and 2 for Early and Regular Action applicants

  

  school adventures. MIT is not the goal. It never was. No one can see the ... 't analyze your application while you wait. That one is hard, but try. You may ... . MIT is competitive, but it’s not a competition. There are no judges to

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • November 12, 2015
• Blog / Hacks

  The Great Dome, Marriage Equality, and a Proud Hack Better yet, all three in one picture!

  

  Great Dome is one of the most iconic pieces of architecture on campus, and is visible from Boston across the river. MIT hackers have long used the ... now here it is, as I found it at 3 AM Saturday morning, just 17 hours

  • by Joel G. '18
  • June 27, 2015
• Blog / Athletics

  My IAP All the snow has melted since I took these pictures.

  

  What am I up to? My Thesis This is probably any grad student’s answer ... started working in the Sabeti lab at the Broad, my thesis lab. This is the ... , but just kind of maybe her). The fact that I am here is mindblowing

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • January 19, 2015
• Blog / Events

  HT@MIT: Department Lectures and Final Presentations MIT's Best Kept Secret

  

  ; For anyone that's used the elevators in Stata this is a common sight ... undergrads that you can't find in most classes. The first opportunity is an ... in. A lot of the research that is being done is years from becoming

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • December 28, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Another Cat Post We have kittens and people are sad - thus, there shall be pictures of cats…

  

  This is a really difficult week for every single student at MIT. I do ... are all alone sometimes, you are not alone. MIT is here for you, the students, and everyone else who is a part of our community and more. And so

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • September 25, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  MITAdmissions.org: Now 100% More Clickable also, report any other bugs you have here

  

  first blog weren't clickable. The upshot is that our CDN was for some ... application information and stuff, which is probably more useful than not being ... toupee" is not a bug, but expected operation. Thank you for your

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 21, 2014
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  HT@MIT: Foodie Edition The Friendly Toast, Oasis and Teriyaki House, my three favorite restaurants

  

  'll explain next week). Okay, so this week's HT@MIT is all about the Boston ... broccoli). Teriyaki house is a combination Chinese/Japanese/Sushi/Bubble Tea ... offers some of the best, what I've been told all my life is, Chinese food

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • July 15, 2013
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  One More Look At Our Snow Globe Life with moving parts

  

  mean...) school is open tomorrow, so it's back to a mostly snowballfight ... !!! (The state instituted a ban on cars from 4PM on 2/8) There is kind of a lot of snow now -- and the only vehicle is a plower. Nothin' to

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • February 10, 2013
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Chancellor? What’s a Chancellor? What does the Chancellor do and how does that affect student life?

  

  , which is also a totally cool job – head of the biggest (and best but don ... , and a department that is top ranked in Computer Science, in Computer ... is a Chancellor, anyway?” The job description is actually pretty simple

  • by Chancellor Eric Grimson
  • August 16, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Live from the Glass Lab! it's...tuesday afternoon??

  

  One of my favorite MIT organizations is the Glass Lab, where students ... great, if not THE great living glass blower, Lino Tagliapietra, is working in the MIT Glass Lab this week. Since space is so tight and so tightly

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 19, 2010