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• Blog / Miscellaneous

  You don’t know what a robot is? I dig Roger Ebert. Roger Ebert digs MIT. Thus, I dig MIT.

  

  : All of this is just a way of leading up to the gut reaction I had all ... -legged robot, he returned to the subject in his biweekly "Movie Answer Man ... to achieve with a three-legged machine. A kangaroo is the closest thing

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 18, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Ushering in a New Era An open letter to Pass/No Record (with footnotes!)

  

  five cookies in one sitting will most likely lead to a tummy ache ... fun in the fall and I’m grateful for the stress relief you provided. The ... freshman anymore, so while most of my fellow freshmen will be on the ABC

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • February 9, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Soy Bomb Doo d-d-doo d-d-doo d-do d-do. Ice tea!

  

  step in the project was to establish a set of constraints such that a ... for their research, because all you have to do is say the world ... beginning to punt in spectacular fashion), it was really refreshing to get a

  • by Sam M. '07
  • December 22, 2006
• Blog / How to Human

  College must-haves My advice on what to get for college!

  

  connect to my laptop, which is much easier on my eyes. However, running ... in the hall bathroom. It helps to have a little basket (one that you ... packs of 5 for $3) and they're great to store in the bathroom. Wash them

  • by Melis A. '08
  • August 2, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Guest Post: Who You Vote for May Not Matter that you vote most certainly does!

  

  That you vote most certainly does! The following is a guest entry ... , as they have promised to do repeatedly, but how much easier is it to ... opportunity to help shape the entire legislature of the most student-dense state

  • by Erick P. '17
  • October 13, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  What’s in a name? Is “geek” now chic? Are we happy with the word “nerd”?

  

  . Franco? The technical awards go to engineers and scientists that make most ... neighborhood kids. This pack of boys liked to tease the youngest one in the crowd ... .” So what’s in a name anyway? Are we making too much of the word nerd

  • by Kris Guay
  • July 4, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My Experience with Real Analysis epsilons, delta, and the technique

  

  loved the most. I can’t wait to see what the future holds in my other math ... theorems. Well, in the most MIT fashion, I can defiently say that I got more ... due to that class in particular. Going into 18.100, I saw the material

  • by Jack-William B. '21
  • June 10, 2018
• Blog / IAP

  H^3: Home, Hummus, and HBV The end of my first semester (and Pass/No Record D:) and the beginning of a…

  

  !! When you're in college, you'll really come to appreciate the things they ... and zhug,  a hot sauce that is used to flavor the hummus.     Mmmm ... It's good to finally be back blogging (: As usual, there was the end

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • January 15, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Sunny Skies In The OC [by Mirat Shah '08] A new post, and answers to your questions from the last…

  

  miss most about MIT (besides free printing at Athena stations) is the ... it to a concert. We saw the electronica band Ratatat in London. (Listen ... St. John's. Once at Cambridge, your college is probably the most

  • by Cambridge
  • February 15, 2007
• Blog / Challenges

  am i boring or just overstimulated?

  

  doing much of anything isn't nearly as bothering to me as it is to the ... like the most appealing option for others is just to join the cacophony ... easily study in my room, the space I specifically cultivated to be

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • April 5, 2025
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Questions and answers

  

  arranged. The RAC is a resident in the dorm, chosen according to dorm policy ... helped me see things more clearly. MIT is unique in the incredible variety ... , is also the RAC, while in Random Hall the RAC is its own position and

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • October 23, 2005
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  My Favorite Spots in Cambridge/Boston well-trodden and well-hidden alike

  

  . Dodecahedron near CambridgeSide Galleria Most people end up in the Lechmere Canal ... the North Point Park, which is a nice way to see the Leonard P. Zakim ... Park Located right off the Long Wharf, this park is an ideal place to

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • August 19, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

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

  

  . In the meantime, we are only reading the most complete applications. So ... *Update as of 2015: Early action is available to both domestic and ... lots) of mail. (The Wall Street Journal today is reporting that our early

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

  Hot Crosswalk Buns free food and football cleats

  

  It's beginning to warm up here - still in the 20s, but sunny and nice - so during a break in committee I took the opportunity to cross the Mass ... Niketown, to ask the resident experts what kind of cleats I should get for

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 4, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  More thoughts on classes However, I did not find Matt's stuff (see blog post below this one).

  

  unsuspecting children would continue to buy Pokemon cards (the most expensive of ... famous blues club in Austin. Ry is scheduled to play the first one-hour set ... real world you should neglect in solving this problem: ² The earth is

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • November 11, 2009
• Blog / Events

  I Survived Week 1 and All I Got Was 10 Lousy T-Shirts a pack rat’s post-orientation reflections on miscellany

  

  sports? The answer is MIT students. In fact, I have yet to see an empty ... of a process than an event; sure, the main goal is to get the frosh ... more abstract purpose relates to getting us in the appropriate mental

  • by Abby H. '20
  • September 13, 2016
• Blog / Advice

  Hey International Kids! Press 'Submit' already!

  

  . Boston is cold in the winter. It truly is. I’m just starting to feel that ... because there is so much to be done at any given time. Get excited for all ... important. The curriculum is different in my country. I haven’t done AP

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • October 25, 2018
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Meeting Michel Gondry Six MIT students and one Academy-award winning director have dinner in New York, and none…

  

  the big deal is") to prostitutes ("They are so mean!"). Mostly, though ... , though not necessarily from film) to participate in the Michel Gondry ... causes all the tapes to be erased. Left to their own devices, the pair is

  • by Jess K. '10
  • March 30, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Moving Out oooh, I am, moving out, mmhmm..

  

  into singles if they choose to stay in the dorms (about 50% of MIT guys ... of the dorm. The design is a pretty big downside to Burton ... out great for Marty's dad in Back to the Future, my main purpose behind

  • by Jess K. '10
  • February 15, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Punting

  

  Punting is a really relaxing and nice way to spend the afternoon if ... tomorrow. The really great thing about coming to Cambridge is that we’ ... University). The term “punting’ in MIT lingo means to relax, chill

  • by Cambridge
  • October 3, 2007