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• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Perks of Being a Humanities Major and downsides, too

  

  Read Read Read Read Read Read Write Such is the life of a HASS major ... idea, there is a way to fail. There are readings that illuminate everyday subjects in an entirely new light. The question then is, “Why didn

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • September 23, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  On the DUSP Course 11: Urban Studies and Planning

  

  Course 11 is a small major with a lot of breadth. It is cross ... are not. For the curious: "DUSP EXPLORER is an online, interactive ... . Especially after taking D-Lab development (which is a class in course 11) and

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • March 2, 2015
• Blog / IAP

  I walked on water* IAP? no...you're AP.

  

  *in the solid phase This is a recipe for The Best Tasting BLT ... point is, of course, that the longer you’re away from something the more ... was to be home in December for winter break (back home, “winter” is 70

  • by Michael C. '16
  • January 17, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Finding Balance May I have this dance?

  

  , enthusiasm is good," said Aaron. "But you need to find internal enthusiasm. Your enthusiasm comes from outside, so it is only momentary. Internal ... is, right? Mine is now on top of my roommate's whiteboard, where it

  • by Allan K. '17
  • September 6, 2013
• Blog / How to MIT

  HT@MIT: Academic Resources How I Learned To Stop Slacking and Love the Office Hours

  

  recitation and office hours. This is a compiled list of the resources that I ... . Recitation This is usually your first line of defense when you leave lecture wondering if the classroom had changed without your knowledge. But this is

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • August 19, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Deep Breath what's next for all our applicants

  

  Today is Veteran's Day, a federal holiday honoring military veterans ... minister 50 years ago today. He is responsible for much of whatever good there is in me. I remember when I told him last year that I'd gotten

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 11, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Beauty, xkcd, and my classes The problem with me.

  

  This post is about the classes I'm taking - and is a case in xkcd ...                                               Oudenaarden The pre-8.03 reaction: my level of awe and wonder is inversely ... 'm also taking... 5.13: Organic Chemistry II Our first unit is on “amines

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 9, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  There’s More to Life Than Tooling You can, for example, write your mechanical engineering thesis and an original musical. At the…

  

  . is a senior in Mechanical Engineering, who arrived at MIT thinking that ... ended up taking "Harmony and Counterpoint" in her sophomore year - and is ... involved in the hacking community. All he wants to be is hardcore (there is

  • by Anna H. '14
  • May 9, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Potpourri Blog Post food... etc.

  

  right attitude towards a very expensive education, but truth is, sometimes real food is a serious priority (you will see why soon). RICE. ORANGE CHICKEN. CARROTS/CELERY. I understand this is not by any means high quality

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • November 21, 2009
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Time Out I attempt to top Emo Walt Whitman, even though I'm only taking a brief reprieve…

  

  , and posted it while I was on the plane, so basically Sam is a big ... maybe, Sam is just a big cheater.) I've been thinking about writing this ... exactly what I'd want to say to sum up this year. All I've got is: my

  • by Jess K. '10
  • May 27, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  East Campus, Part One Photos and commentary of a sample floor of the East Campus dormitory.

  

  is similar in architecture, layout, and structure. I haven't counted ... called the East Campus Alumni Houses, and each building is split into three ... few times, but still is no match in cleanliness or plushness to shiny

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • June 26, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  All About the MCATs All about the MCATs and what you need to take to prepare for it!

  

  and Ben), the first step to getting into medical school is submitting an ... (NHGRI) during the day (which is truly a joy) and then taking MCAT classes at night (which is not). The MCAT is curved multiple-choice knowledge

  • by Melis A. '08
  • June 25, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Undecideds, Episode 4: A New Hope Addressing the concerns of undecided students.

  

  deadline for your college decision, I figure now is as good a time as any to ... boxes of Chinese food during CPW. Is there a place on campus to get this ... cook by myself sometimes. I'm just curious about the fact -- is it

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 23, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Uh-oh Spaghetti-O

  

  , saying "According to Mr. Nance, everyone who is accepted is qualified, and ... numbers is a little odd [27% acceptance rate females, 12% males], and I find ... . This is not an accusation or an excuse for myself, but merely a curious

  • by Laura N. '09
  • March 21, 2006
• Blog / Hacks

  Giving Laura an assist

  

  of pranks. Not all pranks are hacks. Not all hacking is pulling hacks, either - a lot of hacking is simply exploration, much as a lot of computer hacking is exploring the hidden ins and outs of computer systems and

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • December 24, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Followup To Mailing Disaster Answers to your questions from my last post, regarding the recent mailing of EA decisions.

  

  Hi everyone. I'm so exhausted so this is going to be quick, but I ... planned). I think you can call next week as well. The number to call is 617 ... call? Usually the answer to this is no. Under the circumstances, we are

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 14, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Hot town In which I complain about the heat and expound wisdom about the bio department.

  

  my window is 15 stories up and falling out is not up there on my list ... bad ones, but is there a general teaching "style" that most professors have? Do you have to do p-sets for Biology classes and if not, what is

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 11, 2005
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Happy 375, Boston! Turning 375 years old is no easy task.

  

  love JP Licks (Actually, I just love ice cream.) JP Licks is known for ... office party with my friend, Evelyn. Evelyn, '07 - Course VI-2, is working ... of the biggest events I'm looking forward to is JULY FOURTH! Boston is

  • by Bryan
  • July 1, 2005
• Blog / Classes

  plastic knives spraypainted silver and other poems from 21W.762

  

  how, until I realize that this is the same world where  “the waitress was hot so i tipped her extra”    my pain is a stone fruit whose ... out in an office where everyone else is a man, including one who “loves

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • December 26, 2022
• Blog / People & Identities

  Picture Yourself as a Worm if it helps, make it four-dimensional.

  

  The way we interact in our three-dimensional world is frankly kind of ... is (vaguely) the dimension of what you're considering."] possible ... dimensions. For instance, the Earth is locally homeomorphic to R^2, by which I

  • by Paige B. '24
  • October 6, 2022