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• Blog / Academics & Research

  It’s been 3 weeks the firehose is still alive and kicking

  

  . And if you ever want to a chuckle, find a way to get the list of 101 ... weeks—that is to say, I’ve been floating around in the bubble built around ... is also taking the class and we were able to test-run each other

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • February 25, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  My Stomach Overrides All Priorities culinary procrastination

  

  in my browser to do just that, I was seized by the sudden necessity to ... for a thesis. This is the reason, if you were unlucky enough to see my ... the last twelve weeks and is now extremely full, I forgot to take a

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • August 22, 2011
• Blog / Events

  Sal Khan, Gabriel Abrantes, and the Man in the Shiny Red Satan Suit Yesterday was crazy, or: How to Quit your Job, Learn Everything, and Think about Art

  

  uncertain coworker. By the time I grab my sandwich and get to the door, both ... manager has sidled up to the counter and is standing behind his employee ... professionalism, was the necessary component. Also key, Khan says, is to enjoy the

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • May 10, 2013
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  a walk down memory lane in the form of albums

  

  to Helena on the way to school and thinking very angry thoughts. Who ... significant. I think this is around the time I started getting really sad in ... was something way more. One Direction is still my favorite group to this

  • by Cami M. '23
  • October 1, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Classes 2.0 what i am/am i doing with my life

  

  for the class. The best part is I have the opportunity to take him out ... half in now, it’s safe to say that I will have learned a lot by the end ... plan is to post more in depth about this in the future, after I figure

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • October 27, 2017
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Beard today, gone tomorrow a touching tale of a man and his beard.

  

  , growing a beard is actually quite tough. To illustrate the self ... and pay your respects to all that the beard has given you. A moment of ... turkey; the spectacular death throes of leaves clinging to trees; the

  • by Chris M. '12
  • December 1, 2010
• Blog / Events

  Food, Folks, and Fun…..but definitely not mcdonald’s Quinton makes friends at the Muslim Student Association

  

  , and staff as humanly possible in order to get a full taste of the true ... inviting “Good evening and welcome to the MSA dinner!” by one of the students in the MSA. He quickly helped me locate my nametag, invited me to help

  • by Quinton McArthur
  • October 1, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Calculus in Context 18.01 feels like an art history class

  

  think the true definition of drinking from a firehose is to be learning ... being chose the best possible conditions for the world to exist as we know ... back to the early 1600s, way before Newton’s time. The birth of calculus

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • October 14, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Prof. Manolis Kellis: Combining computer science with biology An interview with Manolis Kellis, Assistant Professor of Computer Science, who was honored as one…

  

  wiped out by a single antibiotic. In the same way, cloning is boring since ... friend who was on his way to a job orientation for the World Wide Web ... , surrounded by some of the best biological and medical institutions in the world

  • by Melis A. '08
  • September 16, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Flood, an Ark, a Third Word I Am Missing Sophomore year starts out a little wet, and what is a community, really?

  

  bit. Structured or unstructured, I realized the best way to find a ... ’t blagged since the fall semester started due to trying to get on top of ... to ask yourself what your community is, and how you fit in it. When

  • by Selam G. '18
  • September 21, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  How A Blog Became A Community ...in which The Nance waxes philosophic about The Nance Effect.

  

  , many of you went out of your way to remind us that mutual respect is the ... from The Nance Effect. As hard as it is to believe, even I needed to take ... venture out to spread your wings and go about the often-tumultuous process

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • January 9, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

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

  

  by the direct funding deadline (we've all been there). When my soon-to ... was able to communicate with the girls and get around in the city in a ... flee the country, which is what I did through the Big Dreams program. I

  • by Abby H. '20
  • June 4, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Rethinking the Paris Metro I'm taking an awesome grad class that includes spring break in Paris. (Yeah, they're paying.)

  

  One of my five classes this term is sponsored by RATP, the ... new uses and features for the Paris metro (subway) system -- ways to ... year." 11.5 hours a year saved? But what happens when you get to the end

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • February 25, 2007
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  One of these labs is not like the other GELlin' like a felon

  

  afterward and forgetting how to quite approach it. Getting that practice is ... exactly what I joined GEL to get! Slowly but surely I’m gaining the skills ... select a leader. Once you have, leaders, raise your hand” Me: *turns to

  • by Stanley G.
  • September 17, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  a tour of New Vassar also known as west garage

  

  security desk is the piece "I DON’T WANT TO SEE MYSELF WITHOUT YOU" by artist ... , let's walk to the dining hall, which is right by the front entrance ... lounge space is on the way up from the lobby to the second floor. Once

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • March 20, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  Tales From The Nance Effect Road Show My travel to the land of Boomer--Sooners, Miners. Wild Cats, Sun Devils and Rattlesnakes

  

  Meetings for the better part of September. Here is a quick update of what I ... High School. I was treated to a pre-game show by the School Marching Band. All I can say is wow! If you happen to watch the Macy's Thanksgiving Day

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • September 29, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT writing faculty comment on GPT and other AI assisted writing in education

  

  new ways to teach. At MIT, an institution which is at the forefront of ... completion of the word sequence “World War I was triggered by” is “the ... GPT is not only acceptable to you but is integrated into the subject, and

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • January 24, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  Hail to the king, baby. The coolest thing that never happened to me... plus, the journey back Boston way.

  

  Campbell is? Like, 50? And then what subset of those 50 want to get a book ... of the story is thus--quit your job and follow Bruce Campbell's book ... potatoes. What did my mom have to endure to get to her favorite pizza in the

  • by Sam M. '07
  • June 22, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  my application essays try not to cringe

  

  't regret it. If you're applying to college this year, my best advice is to ... process is an opportunity to reflect upon the last several years of your ... again. Of course, this is only one approach to the essays. The most

  • by Rona W. '23
  • October 27, 2019
• Blog / Hacks

  A Battle Scene to Remember Construction zones are the perfect playgrounds for epic battles

  

  on our way to get Frozen Yogurt, we came across the actual battle scene ... have not read the series, but I am aware that this movie is supposed to ... soon.  Therefore, on my way to get Frozen Yogurt on Saturday, I was super

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • November 3, 2013