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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Beauty, xkcd, and my classes The problem with me.

  

  to some speakers, and turned up the volume (I covered my ears) until it ... proportional to how much my ears hurt. Also, because I didn’t expect the glass to ... . These sound waves travelled to the glass and caused the molecules to

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 9, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A love letter to psets Masochists In Training

  

  force me to have a much deeper understanding of the material. Yes, you ... high school. I want to find my limits, test them, and smash through them ... MIT's version of homework. And by "MIT's version", I mean that while a

  • by Michael C. '16
  • September 16, 2012
• Blog / Events

  FUP!!! I spent my first official week at MIT as a FUPPER!!

  

  awesome activities like go to a Red Sox game and explore Boston and eat ... about going to MIT was that I wouldn't have the time to do as much community service as I have always loved to do - and FUP definitely showed me

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • August 29, 2012
• Blog / Challenges

  from me to you burn it all down

  

  flying past at a breakneck speed. I’m trying to grab onto moments and ... writing posts that I’m satisfied with. Something cool happens, and I want to ... … And I will, eventually. Hopefully. But for now, I’m going to tell you

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • October 17, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  Blogger Application 2012! how is blog formed

  

  expected to: Update their blogs at least once every week or two ... to routinely and regularly address tens of thousands of prospective MIT ... comfortable with, or willing to learn, basic blogging skills, and including

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 9, 2012
• Blog / Blogs That Aren't in English

  A Year away from home An intro video rant to my time in China

  

  much practice I need to do. I spent a good amount of time trying to figure out what was the best way to make this video, and settled on doing ... impressions, my day to day schedule, and things like that. I want to do at least

  • by Ben O. '19
  • February 5, 2019
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Thirteen Theses on Wide Tim In a world which really is topsy-turvy, the true is a moment of the false.

  

  , sacredness is held to be enhanced in proportion as truth decreases and illusion ... But certainly for the present age, which prefers the sign to the thing signified, the copy to the original, representation to reality, the

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 23, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  Waitlist We have admitted 20 waitlisted students.

  

  students we could take at this time, and which students to admit. I sat in ... is too early to know. In a week or two, we'll once again look at where ... on the waitlist to about 500 people, and many of those people accepted

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 17, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Another Day, Another Class

  

  it to us and also demonstrate the effects of EDTA ... thought he was joking). At this point, I took out my laptop and tried to ... " actually exists. Being the gamer that I am, I decided to play and while the

  • by Bryan
  • March 9, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  My Day Cats cats cats cats cats cats cats....

  

  at 6am. My cat decided that sleeping next to me was boring and she ... , played with her for a bit, and went back to sleep for a few hours. At 9am ... finally woke up. I sprayed dry shampoo in my hair, and headed to MIT Medical

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • November 19, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  Bruno Recalibration

  

  5 weeks of the term, and can be dropped from your schedule up to 10 ... disciplines, as well as engineering and humanities, are applied to understanding ... is committed to bringing together scientists and engineers from these

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 22, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Stand Back! I'm going to try . . . well, you know the rest.

  

  , each team of two people was given a setup and allowed to come up with ... you, that's ok) and rigged it up to the force sensor. Then, it was time ... are totally beyond me) and I've been having a great time in it. I

  • by Snively '11
  • December 9, 2009
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Finals Week…A Different View ...Or why I got up way too early this morning...

  

  . Unfortunately, I can't pull the blankets back over my head and go back to sleep ... chance to hear about their classes, what professors they like the best, and ... break and go down to the tv room and watch Gossip Girl, Gray's Anatomy, or

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • May 18, 2009
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  For Newtown

  

  've seen in friends and mentors here in response to the tragedy, reflective ... enough to even begin to bring peace to the families and all those affected ... experiencing now, and what they will continue to endure. My heart breaks for each

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • December 18, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Undercover Admissions Officer ...or how I saw the campus through "fresh eyes".

  

  , someone stopped by to see me, or worse yet...it rained and why on earth ... and athletics and where she likes to study when she's not at the house ... . And when you do, I'll look forward to seeing you there. I'll be the one

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • August 5, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  UROP Deadlines and Openings The deadline for Fall Direct Funding is September 15, so hurry up and find yourself…

  

  easiest way to get a UROP, most people will be more willing to hire you and ... Through Paper Prints Seeking an independent and highly motivated student to ... , preservation and restoration of early films, and (c) produce a website to draw in

  • by Melis A. '08
  • September 7, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Thoughts on coming home With guest appearances by MIT's Dean for Student Life, the communist dracula, Roman lasagna, and…

  

  and converted to monastic Buddhism, and the coffee table had been ... -glucose-home within the parking lot of my soul. And should I summon the courage to ... . Admittedly, it's a relief to step away from college for a few days and taste

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • November 29, 2008
• Blog / How to Food

  I came, I saw, I stirfried Foray into non-ramen cooking

  

  School has already started, but I have one last part of summer to share, and that is how I managed to feed myself for three months. You see ... time in my life. And cut it. And activated the once-dormant Asian stir

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • September 7, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  The Early Applications… Things are getting busy here at MIT Admissions!

  

  *Update as of 2015: Early action is available to both domestic and ... this mail, and hope to be completely caught up within the next few days ... ! Yesterday, a student came in my office and said, "Pink! I've never

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 14, 2007
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Shall We Dance? having two left feet is a thing of the past.

  

  mine and I decided to take advantage of free dance lessons offered at MIT ... about their dance experiences? How do they expect us to memorize and keep ... information. One ballroom dance website had the lessons listed on Mondays and

  • by Bryan
  • July 22, 2005