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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Classes and Casting and Birthdays, oh my! What are "Things That Wake Me Up at 9am"?

  

  Classes Freshman year is generally filled with GIRs ... known for it's legendary professor Walter Lewin, 8.01 is the crux of ... affect over the student body. Taught in a peculiar fashion, TEAL is the

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • November 29, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Preview of Things to Come too fast, too furious

  

  . It's good to see all of you :) So what's up. It's senior year. This is ... Midway this year - MIT students can dance too!) - that this is going to be ... been emerging a lot - this is my LAST fall first day of classes - this is

  • by Chris S. '11
  • September 26, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  On a Week of IHTFP An Exam Week story. Starring none other than 18.022.

  

  perhaps that's why you'd like to come. What goes on here is nothing short of ... ). Wonderful? Out of this world? No, the question is... Can you SURVIVE??? I ... answer is YES, you can. People will say this a million times - but if you

  • by Marcela R. '13
  • October 28, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Second Day of Class Course shopping and such.

  

  Google Calendar. It is slightly amusing to see fellow classmates toting ... works the best for me is, "well, if I can't remember the event, then it ... primary reason is that I enjoy the feeling of spontaneity in a day. I enjoy

  • by Chris S. '11
  • September 10, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  IAP? No.. YOU’RE AP Possibly the worst title EVER. (Also, answers to your questions, but under the worst title…

  

  as well). I'm taking the EMT class, which is not only an amazing deal ... why this post is so late.. I'm really tired by the time I make it ... .) Our professor/teacher/instructor guy/...let's just call him Mark is an

  • by Jess K. '10
  • January 17, 2007
• Blog / Classes

  How to build a Tamagotchi and the power of curiosity

  

  ="aligncenter" width="280"] this is what the original Tamagotchi toy looks like ... because how fun is that??! So, without further ado, here are the steps ... schematic and prototype A schematic is a drawing of your electrical components

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • May 25, 2025
• Blog / Classes

  [live blogging] astronomy field camp sky stalking in tenerife

  

  field camp), which is an observational astronomy lab intensive class that ... and results deduced. today, i am observing at Artemis, which is a 1m ... to use it. the procedure for running Artemis is fairly automated so I

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • January 14, 2025
• Blog / How to Human

  so you’re starting your first year? boy do I have unsolicited tips for you

  

  , but it’s largely written with first years in mind. This is in no way a ... less as a “how to do MIT” and more like a “here is a hodgepodge of advice ... years. Complete MakerLodge. This is the Project Manus maker training

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • September 2, 2023
• Blog / How to Human

  why do you do what you do do androids dream of electric self-awareness

  

  him. This friend is single and would like to have a girlfriend, and ... response was No." Obviously, I don't know for sure if this is the true ... to do something. This doesn't mean that the reason is always meaningful

  • by Rona W. '23
  • September 23, 2022
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  by bike, by train, by wind, by rain getting around different cities

  

  " align="alignright" width="300"] this is the bike lane! It is very wide ... infrastructure here is actually fantastic. The bike lanes are demarcated separately ... return is so lovely.   The pros of biking: exercise! I went to

  • by Amber V. '24
  • August 15, 2022
• Blog / MISTI

  pole dancing and punching things trying out new classes in Copenhagen

  

  the pole. The emphasis on core strength is, if anything, greater than in ... something and now your arm is twisting backwards at a concerning angle. I was enthused with one particular leg choke.  This is all well and good, but it

  • by Amber V. '24
  • July 16, 2022
• Blog / How to Food

  rice cooker cooking or, how to cook for yourself with zero skill

  

  , rice is great. I'm a Filipino, so I love rice. Second, rice cookers are ... rice cooker. This is the rice cooker I have. There is only one switch ... is not expensive. It does not take a lot of space. And it cooks such a

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • June 19, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  How to CPW! Advice from all the bloggers, with love.

  

  WOW CPW IS HAPPENING IN TWO DAYS!!! APPARENTLY IT IS ALSO SOMETIMES CALLED 'KAPOW'!!! IT IS STANDARD ETIQUETTE THAT ANYTHING RELATED TO CPW ... repeated in another section below, is: "As an LA native, please bring some

  • by Selam G. '18
  • April 4, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  Red Bull Gives You (Paper) Wings airplanes, astronauts, and austria: a monday night boston qualiflyer

  

  about environmental sustainability. In that post, I wrote:   This is why, if and when people ask me precisely what it is that I do, I ... time now, and it is the task for which I am paid; I am basically a

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 8, 2015
• Blog / Athletics

  Sophomore Slump Last semester was not so great

  

  excited. Science fiction is my favorite genre, and I would love to take a ... .012, which is a 15-unit two-part class consisting of a structure of materials ... class is not just happening to me. Sophomore fall is the most difficult

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • January 12, 2014
• Blog / About Decisions

  If you’re scared of decision day Here's an exercise

  

  float your boat. Although I recognize that (3) is usually the best course ... to force myself to go do something else, the usual result is that I both DON'T do something else, and feel guilty. Which is pretty much the

  • by Anna H. '14
  • March 13, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Questions Omnibus Okay, so it's not even really half a bus. But I'M not the one asking…

  

  WHY MIT IS AMAZING (as if you really needed another reason)ME: This ... sleep. (Note that this is possible only with recitations, which are ... now, which is probably better for me since I've taken a lot of chemistry

  • by Jess K. '10
  • September 11, 2006
• Blog / Community Projects

  [Guest Post] Because Racecar, Friendships, and Family By Monica C. '25: "What I’ve learned about being an engineer, friend, and teammate by…

  

  This is a blog by Monica C. ‘25 about her experience on the MIT ... technical prowess. This year is the largest technical jump we’ve made in my ... it takes to go from 0mph to 60mph"]0-60[/annotation] is 2.5 seconds

  • by Gloria Z. '26
  • July 31, 2025
• Blog / Community Projects

  simfinite hopscotch! hippity hoppity blue tape grandiosity

  

  MIT is about risk. It’s a place where you put yourself out there ... " align="aligncenter" width="1000"] my undergrad reputation is riding on ... number duty, and as it turns out, counting upwards is pretty damn hard

  • by Ellie F. '28
  • December 15, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Cubes, Tetrahedrons, and Wind Chimes Silly lil musical instruments for a silly lil guy (me)

  

  ="Sounding good is subjective anyway"]if it sounds or looks good too ... ). Tetrahedron I think we can all agree that the triangle is the pinnacle of ... flawless design, but with the power of hot glue, it is indeed possible

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • May 5, 2024