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• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Process of Psetting And the technicals of technicals

  

  spell it? A: A “pset” is short for “problem set”, and it is the most ... agree. However, for the purposes of this blog and my future ones, I will ... (and advocate for universal acceptance of) the “pset” standard, unless I

  • by Joel G. '18
  • February 23, 2015
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Do You Wanna Build A Snowman? And thanks to an awesome friend, I built my first one!

  

  something about snow. Now, I saw snow for the first time in November 2013. Those fluffy dandruff-like powdery demons were cute for the first three ... for sticks for the arms, stones for the eyes and nose and buttons. At

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • January 25, 2015
• Blog / Events

  A Castle, a Jack, and a Beanstalk hacking culture @ MIT

  

  , which is both challenging for the perpetrators and amusing to the MIT ... extended a beanstalk. On it, hung Jack, all packed and ready for adventure

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • December 18, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Career Fair Thoughts In which I didn't try to acquire 50 different company shirts

  

  justify getting more, especially when there's no chance of me working for ... important takeaway for any prefrosh reading this is to please not worry about

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • September 21, 2014
• Blog / Events

  The Newest Member of Our Family What could possibly be more exciting than prefrosh?

  

  Boston today to help her pick out a little companion for the new semester ... kitten except for little Brittany! Kayla hasn't decided on a name yet

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • August 17, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Hello, Seattle i am a mountaineer...

  

  . Since I could probably talk for far too long about how great Seattle is ... tuned for more news--this is going to be an exciting summer :) Seattle

  • by Allan K. '17
  • June 14, 2014
• Blog / About Decisions

  Fall 2014 Wait List Decisions Will Be Sent Today

  

  “closed” and will not be admitting any additional students for the Class of ... make another decision, but hopefully it's a welcome problem to have. For

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 15, 2014
• Blog / Athletics

  Gettin’ Fancy Two formal events in two days?

  

  After rocking the jeans + sweater/t-shirt look for almost an entire ... molded, semi-precious or precious metal for which they paid large sums of ... excited for the new status symbols upon their fingers, but each Brass Rat is

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • May 3, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  MIT: The Snowsical The blizzard of February 13th

  

  plowing makes it easier for me to get to my class which starts at three.♪ (Thank you MIT faculty that plow the snow for us!) ♫Uhhhh walkway

  • by Erick P. '17
  • February 13, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Hwæt! Did you know that you can study Old English at MIT? The language of Beowulf and J.R.R. Tolkien's Rohan

  

  short, the perfect language for MIT students. We will read greatest hits ... how you're expected to sleep for grief, so I'll try to comfort you with ... the noodle*'s ancestors! How can we sleep for grief?" Septimus: "By

  • by Anna H. '14
  • February 9, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Answering Your Questions: EA Deadline Week How can we be helpful?

  

  and you will still be fine. Please allow two weeks for the processing of all submitted materials.  If something was submitted for

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 29, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  We have nice things on the walls And I have pictures.

  

  sheets that Kelly '15 made for CPW and orientation -- that we left up ... freshman doors. I painted a sign for my sister (yes, it looks like a

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 10, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The second-to-last first two days of class Having classes 3 days a week rocks.

  

  wherein you now need to find something else to do besides psets. For example ... interval training for the first time in maybe a year or so. Now might be a ... long time. At least, that's how it was for me in the act of running. Once

  • by Emad T. '14
  • September 6, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  An End A whirlwind.

  

  , and tried not to think about the fact that we'd been in the car for ... slept outside a 7/11. Whoops.) We stopped periodically for the toilet and ... two of his friends from Montana, who just moved to Boston for college

  • by Anna H. '14
  • August 20, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  the journey to PLAYsentations or, the conclusion to the best class I've taken at MIT...so far

  

  for the past few months, from 7 to 10 pm, I've thought about that ... honest criticism when someone thinks your work is shoddy.  Don't settle for ... who made Talking Shoe, for responding to my emails and giving me some

  • by Michael C. '16
  • May 17, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Junior Fall Line-Up, Part 2: Extracurriculars My academic plans? I've got bigger plans. Better plans.

  

  house in time for the cooking day. 3. Show up on the day, and ensure that ... taught an eight-week introductory cosmology class, for High School students. This fall, I'm preparing to teach two classes for ESP's big Splash event

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 16, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Classes! REX! Politics! Science! (Vlog and a Riddle) You have 2012 jars of 1-kg mollusks, with 2012 1-kg mollusks in each jar....

  

  a riddle for today: You have 2012 jars of 1-kg mollusks, with 2012 1 ... jars. For extra credit, solve last time's riddle:     кошка

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • September 16, 2012
• Blog / About Decisions

  Waitlist Decisions 2012

  

  students this year for the Class of 2016. I know many of you have been ... letting us know how much you love MIT, and we thank you for your patience

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • May 4, 2012
• Blog / About Decisions

  Waitlist FAQ Some answers for students offered a place on the waitlist.

  

  for a class of about 1,130 students this year. Based on our estimates of ... here? I know that while we plan for the worst, usually things don't ... waitlist, everything will still turn out well for you in the end. Who do

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 15, 2012
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Photodiary now with 0% instagram, 22% my cat

  

  pictures: As I was leaving East Campus for class, a squirrel with a full, lustrous, white beard waddled across my path and stared me down for a full

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • March 9, 2012