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  The Magic of Those Ivory Keys (Guest Blog!) Part 2 of 3 of "Why I Declared a Humanities Major at MIT" series!

  

  has music been a passion for you? Tell us about your musical journey ... with music, and it just amazed me. Another big milestone for me was after ... students at MIT have, I chose for myself to continue playing piano. I think

  • by Chris S. '11
  • May 27, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  Paper Planes You ask, I answer

  

  obvious love for math or science), will the admissions staff get suspicious ... major (or science & math), that is COMPLETELY fine as well. For ... problematic for us. In this example, having experience does not work to your

  • by Quinton McArthur
  • October 18, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Livescribe’s Pulse Pen AKA, the "Magic Pen"

  

  , I'm not registered for any classes until next week, and I have ... for so many votes, but in the end it all worked out (I hope!). My prize ... getting the money and saw an ad for some smart pen, something called the

  • by Snively '11
  • January 12, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Productive, yes. Appropriately productive, no. You would think that my activities the weekend before finals might include studying.

  

  conditioners for the new apartment. Now ask me how much I've studied for my ... Partners @ MIT. Very helpful! A revision A few entries ago, I said For what ... long way for that. I guess the trick is to not go nuts with a credit card

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • May 21, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Time in a bottle. A Newbery-medal-winning collection of short stories.

  

  retrospective entries for you when I'm not so busy... like on the weekends. Think ... course, I forgot that this rehearsal was actually for elections and ... for twelve consecutive hours on my 10.213 (Thermo) and 10.302 (Transport

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 20, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Guide to MIT: Academics requirements, resources, and miscellaneous info

  

  “CLAAASS,” now known as “Before you Register for Classes: Tools, Tips, and ... . Scheduling and Registration DEGREE REQUIREMENTS (for a formal overview, go ... lab course within their major, including HASS majors. For example, in 17

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • May 6, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  The Minerva Delusion the political economy of an educational scam

  

  intended to "tap into the demand for an elite American education from the ... 's online format will provide an elite electronic education for those huddled ... origin, or capacity to donate." For the sake of argument I'll accept this

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 6, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Machine Shops, Part 2 Really, there are a lot of machine shops.

  

  shops I haven't shown you photos of. Up first: the Lab for Manufacturing ... a class for learning all about drafting and machine tools, and 2 ... write the code for the CNC machines: For those of you not familiar with

  • by Laura N. '09
  • January 3, 2008
• FAQ / First-year application

  What if I’m having a hard time completing the recommendation requirement?

  We require letters of recommendation for our application. We strongly ... that this may be more challenging for some students due to their curriculum. You should do your best and use your judgment in asking for letters
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Early Action Decisions Now Available Online

  

  MIT Early Action admissions decisions for the Class of 2024 are now ... decisions.mit.edu. This year, 9,291 students applied for early admission to ... -January on your MyMIT account. We have posted more information for deferred

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 14, 2019
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  How to be Tim The Beaver anyone can wear the mask.

  

  1. Reply to random email asking for Tim volunteers. As soon as it popped up on my phone, I knew I was born for this moment. So for everyone ... giant beaver suit- but finally Yhiedhania '20 took one for the team! 3

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • November 4, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Early Action Decisions Now Available Online

  

  MIT Early Action admissions decisions for the Class of 2023 are now ... .mit.edu. This year, 9,600 students applied for early admission to MIT, and we have ... -January on your MyMIT account. We have posted more information for deferred

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 15, 2018
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Redesigning a hall logo: 4.500 part 1 4.500 part 1

  

  cutting masonite boards fabricate the objects. For the first assignment, we ... recommended for this class, and since I was very used to Solidworks and ... into one space. For my first iteration I separated the 1 and the E, used

  • by Jamie C. '19
  • October 27, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  a shoebox pc clips of summer

  

  , this house i'm in already feels like home: i start to think for the first ... llamas and alpacas. the pc running out of a shoebox built solely for vr ... been like and smile. of course, the buses for my commute are always late

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • July 17, 2018
• Blog / About Decisions

  MIT Early Action Decisions Now Available Online

  

  MIT Early Action admissions decisions for the Class of 2022 are now ... to decisions.mit.edu. This year, 9,557 students applied for early ... MyMIT account. We have posted more information for deferred students

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 14, 2017
• Blog / About Decisions

  MIT Early Action Decisions Now Available Online

  

  MIT Early Action admissions decisions for the Class of 2021 are now ... decisions.mit.edu. This year, 8,394 students applied for early admission ... MyMIT account. We will post a blog entry with more information for

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 15, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  a week of class notes airplanes, ethnography, and some bonus doodles

  

  .06 - Principles of Automatic Control this is a required class for the course 16 ... of the capstone options for the aeroastro degree. in true mens-et-manus spirit, students design, prototype, and test an actual flight vehicle for

  • by Allan K. '17
  • September 11, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  snapshot of the last two weeks picture of my brain

  

  ALBUM: i like it when you sleep for you are so beautiful yet so ... bridge > memorial drive WORK: the mediacloud team @ the center for ... learning is like money laundering for tech - by maciej ceglowski "We should

  • by Allan K. '17
  • July 1, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  PSA: CrowdMath, by Art of Problem Solving and MIT PRIMES, is a thing now a brief note in between committee breaks

  

   founder of Art of Problem Solving (AoPS), an online school and community for ... MIT PRIMES (a free, year-long after-school research program for high school students, run by our math department) are partnering for a new

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • February 11, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A brief history of 2.007, the MIT class that inspired FIRST Robotics Complete with 1970s-era footage of Woodie Flowers

  

  before about FIRST, which was a transformational experience for me as a ... Woodie started teaching at MIT in the early 1970s. For decades, 2.007 has ... ). I figured I would post it here for those of you for whom, like me

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • January 12, 2016