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• Blog / Academics & Research

  An MIT Week general structure and personal experience

  

  to 34 hours (source). In this post, I’ll describe my (also wildly ... 17.S914 Conversations in You Can’t Have on Campus. It’s 2 hours of ... long column of emails, and make my planner pretty. Sometimes I carve out

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • October 30, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How to Fail: Part 2 Tempering Iron

  

  things that can and will change at MIT. In fact, that’s what I love about ... something I learned to do well in high school. I talked to TAs and LAs, and ... me I’m fine with a C in their class. Back in high school, I was on the

  • by Selam G. '18
  • April 28, 2015
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  A Short Dining Guide to Cambridge Where to find food within walking distance of MIT, other than in my fridge.

  

  pre-folded in topologically confusing structures (not that I needed to see any more of those, really). Honestly, I can't count the nights when ... more hummus. Keep in mind that I say this about 90% of the things that I

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • August 23, 2009
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  It’s bigger than you, and you are not me. Consider this entry the hint of the century.

  

  ." Suddenly, out of nowhere: "Oh, and I just added a UROP, so I'm now at 72 ... weird transition out of high school, actually. In my high school, among ... grade, because I spent 100 hours on this project." or "I slept in the

  • by Sam M. '07
  • March 22, 2006
• Blog / Life after MIT

  An Entrepreneur’s Story How billionaire entrepreneur Pat McGovern '59 got his start.

  

  MIT. I'm always interested in how such successful people get their start ... insights into patterns in raw data. The idea excited me so much I took my ... play tic-tac-toe. I entered it in a science fair and won a prize. That

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 22, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  2.670- Mechanical Engineering Tools- Week 1 Mechanical Engineering Tools (2.670) teaches us the fundamentals of machine and computer tool use so…

  

  materials to make our engine out of, and a really nice drawing set. As you can ... important that you can communicate your ideas through drawing. So, in our ... In an engineering class with a lecture format, you get to learn a lot

  • by Melis A. '08
  • January 16, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  LIFE! is my favorite entry title.

  

  out the intro: I’m a freshman @ MIT, trudging through endless piles of ... , in MIT lingo, is “accelerated” Calculus I, meaning we get a whirlwind tour of the second half of Calculus I in six insane weeks. Now it’s the

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • October 2, 2009
• Blog / Events

  Bumping Up Against—and Breaking Through—the Glass Ceiling Part 2 of my adventures at the National Conference for College Women Student Leaders

  

  Note: This entry is the second part of my blog last week, in which I ... -looking poster!   I’ve been fortunate in my life because I was never aware ... population, I never felt different for being a female engineer. In fact

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • July 20, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

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

  

  . Register on Reg. Day or fill out an Add/Drop form. You can register as a pass ... : Thursday, Thursday September 15, 2005. Keep in mind that there are three ... works out to $9.00/hour, when you are funded by the UROP office. Need to

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

  Latke vs. Hamentashen Debate: LiveBlog FOOD FIGHT!

  

  8:02 pm I'm here in 26-100 getting ready to watch the 2008 Latke Vs ... food? 8:30 pm I JUST MADE A HAMENTASHEN OUT OF A PAPER PLATE AND ... latke. QED. 9:04 pm Circles can't tile, they waste space while sitting in

  • by Snively '11
  • March 5, 2008
• Blog / MISTI

  Need help choosing a MISTI program? MIT-Germany alum Nina Sinatra advises incoming interns to keep an open mind

  

  - materials engineering - than in any other MISTI program. I encourage all ... diverse job opportunities in a given field; understanding and seeking out ... critical to enjoy the work that you are doing. In my case, I found a good

  • by MISTI Program
  • November 3, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Recap: SHASS Lightning Talks @ CPW some projects in the social sciences and humanities at MIT

  

  in Comparative Media Studies, class of 2013, whaddup), I'm always ... invaluable time out of their busy days, and the idea/model of the talks I stole ... Venice.” Unfortunately, we didn't videotape the talks this year, so I can

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 28, 2016
• Blog / Community Projects

  MIT Mini Maker Faire Celebrating STEAM and creativity

  

  written already, even by people at Make Magazine, and I’m not sure I can do ... other questions beyond what I showed in the video or was written in the articles, feel free to ask and I can do my best to share more of my

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • October 11, 2014
• Blog / Blog Projects

  [Live Writing] MARC 2024 A big meeting about small things

  

  about these ideas, but such is life when I can only use the top ten ... , but I think the best table always builds the house in a new way. My ... about a new space in MTL where students can work with the best new [things

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • January 23, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Getting a Physics Major – Part I I split this up because i need to start studying for finals.

  

  set. I had worked all summer in Latex and Matlab, and I was pretty ... 't know how you guys do it, I can barely get all this stuff graded on time ... for graduation, and the order in which I took/will take them: Freshman

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • December 14, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Evaluate your MIT Student Experience Dear {{FIRST_NAME}}, Every four years, MIT surveys all undergraduate students about vario...

  

  [annotation note="this email came on monday, and i had time to kill (which is rare) so i sat down and filled out this incredibly long survey ... aspects of their academic and student life. The survey is essential in

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • February 27, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  Upside-Down Letters We will get to the bottom of whatever caused this error, that much I can…

  

  -bad letter even worse. I only hope that you can accept our apology and ... override our other efforts to show you - in pretty much every way we can ... MIT stationary, I cannot begin to tell you how sorry I am. That is

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 16, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Conference Where Everyone Was Younger Than Me I'm talking highschool Thiel Fellows, 30 under 30 winners, and Shark Tank participants

  

  who were interning in NYC. They didn't have a couch, I literally just ... either also in college or a recent graduate working on their startup. Even ... . I rarely ever see any highschoolers at any of these events. That all

  • by Erick P. '17
  • June 30, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  What’s for dinner? The joy of cooking

  

  not I like this new development in my life. I’ve always been a big proponent of the dining system (or lack thereof) at MIT. I’ve eaten in a ... creativity. I really like cooking. It is kind of fun to look in your pantry

  • by Becca H. '12
  • September 21, 2010
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Weekend Trip to Salem, MA romance, adventure, and no witchcraft

  

  weekend in late April is helpfully situated before hell week(s), i.e. the ... part of trip planning was then figuring out places to visit. In my mind ... extravaganza? I can’t name one mass killing kids could celebrate. They shouldn

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • June 7, 2016