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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Perfect weekend Sun, fun, and Plymouth Rock.

  

  really hot in Boston today (the heat index was about 96F), so I was glad ... you're going to get to keep your blog next year? I think it would be ... particularly terrible liability as long as you indicate that you're willing and

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • June 18, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Two hundred puzzles, fifty hours later mystery hunt, mystery hunt! puzzles puzzles puzzles!

  

  ; I’m interested. Anyway, here’s the contents. If you’re not interested ... puzzlehunts if you’re interested in learning more about puzzlehunts and how to ... Your Father, Random was [annotation note="Lillian and Cesium point out

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • February 4, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  Surprising Research Results The chimpanzee-human relationship, and CEO pay.

  

  used indexes of chief executive compensation show close to a proportional

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 18, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Two hundred puzzles, fifty weeks later a post of galactic proportions

  

  incredibly long post, and Alan for editing. So your team won the Mystery ... What now? One last thing So your team won the Mystery Hunt What is a ... time to talk about all my favorite puzzles before your attention span

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • February 6, 2021
• Blog / Challenges

  what’s the word for

  

  forgetting what day it is eating because you want to keep your mouth busy, not because you’re hungry but because you want to keep moving ... span of moments in which you’re not quite ready to accept the fact that

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • November 5, 2019
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Class of 2009 Ring Delivery The '09s get our brass rats. We think this makes us like, so cool.

  

  a huge part of the undergrad tradition at MIT. Getting your "brass rat ... creates its own design specific to your class year. Then they reveal the ... the lighting, so you're just going to have to take my word for it. Live

  • by Laura N. '09
  • April 24, 2007
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  21W.762 Poetry Workshop some poems from the class!

  

  unconventional way conventions are made up, so you put a band-aid on your index ... . His body struck and skewered, limp and lifeless, donning your very armor. It’s the closing of your throat, raw and rough with your screams and

  • by Cami M. '23
  • April 22, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Do You Want To Build a Robot? it doesn't have to be a robot (see: electric gokart section)

  

  fast in 2.007.  That's the way it's designed: even though you're building ... and learned how to use fast fabrication methods.  And I built a pair of ... class you'll be building a Robot, capital 'R', and competing against your

  • by Michael C. '16
  • May 9, 2014
• Blog / Classes

  busy semesters and how to manage them it's organizational structures all the way down

  

  + Index Cards This system goes on top of the Gcal + Todoist system—I make a ... up some of the 2000+ index cards that I inexplicably have, and it ... produces cool views of your data, like the below calendar of a particular

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • March 10, 2021
• Blog / Study Abroad

  The Other Side The view from another cambridge

  

  even something better. Fast forward a couple months to Fall semester ... 's quote: "If you're going through hell, keep going." And I made it ... for granted the wonderfully fast, universally-available and fast

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • March 31, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  MIT Arts Party 2010! [by Ken Haggerty '11] Now that I'm about to graduate, it's time for some fun…

  

  of the many things heading your way in the near future: MIT ARTS ... official MIT Arts Portal! (coming soon...) F.A.S.T.: To celebrate MIT's 150th ... approximately 150 days. This Festival of Arts, Science, and Technology [F.A.S.T

  • by ARTalk
  • September 27, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  The Interview…Part 3 Connecting with your Educational Counselor

  

  taking your calls, receiving your emails, setting up interviews and writing ... be something new, but for others the meeting with your Educational ... still be trying to figure out who your EC is so let's talk a bit about the

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • October 9, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Bread at Desk This entry brought to you by the letters "Sleep Deprivation."

  

  . Things really do move fast at MIT. It's like the Reuse mailing list, which ... . It's all free, too. But the thing is, you have to move fast. Running is best. If it's on the other side of campus, though, you're probably

  • by Karen F. '11
  • March 14, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  cognitive augmentation probably the most mindblowing course i’ve encountered at mit

  

  ; if you’re curious, you can find the other readings on the course site ... your virtual body belongs to a different race or gender than your ... why you don’t have a good memory of things that happen when you’re sleep

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • January 19, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  A Protocol for MIT Admissions Essays Chemical SOP: Pen, paper: irritant if digested; Brains: gateway to thinking

  

  like I’ve grasped a new emotion. Admissions essays are intimidating. You’re ... and acknowledge yourself and your growth, say goodbye to this stage of your life, and understand yourself as your own person. People who read

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • September 26, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

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

  

  . Apparently you stand on a slower portion for a few seconds, keep your feet straight, and it glides you onto the fast section so you don't fall ... of the trottoir and have to wait a minute for your train, or for

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • February 25, 2007
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Design Squad: Pretty much the opposite of The O.C. A show where 8 teenagers use their engineering skills to build some really cool stuff.

  

  , Design Squad cast members learn to think smart, build fast, and contend ... your classmate next year!) Nate is currently getting his Masters at ... !) If you’re interested, the show will be airing Saturday at 11:30 am on

  • by Melis A. '08
  • February 21, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Counting On One Hand And this is where Porky Pig says, "That's all folks"

  

  going by so fast. Now I must say that I've made the following observations ... fall out of the sky and WEBSIS doesn't let you pick your own grades, you ... get the reference? Until then, for those of you finishing off your

  • by Bryan
  • December 21, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  Your Early Action Deadline Questions The deadline is this Monday, November 1.

  

  international students.   The Early Action deadline is fast approaching ... some anxiety, I'm happy to answer some of your last minute questions in this thread. However, before you submit your question (in the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 29, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  There is still no magic formula ...but there are a few key ingredients

  

  application portals open, and deadlines fast approaching, I am reminded of the ... about you as a result of reading your essay? Student:  I'm not sure. Me ... over.   Conversation #3 Me: What does your essay say about you as a

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • October 13, 2020