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• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Somewhat Random A little news bite.

  

  unrelated to MIT...well yea, but since finals are over and my brain is still mush, I'm allowed. It's really only during the winter and summer breaks that I have the opportunity to read for enjoyment. Harry Potter has had

  • by Bryan
  • December 21, 2006
• FAQ / Life and culture

  Did an MIT grad start Khan Academy?

  , started the online learning phenomenon in 1993 when he started tutoring his cousin, Nadia, in math over the internet. By the end of 2006, more ... fund analyst to start Khan Academy, a nonprofit educational organization
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  I Wish I Was an Astronaut I was a nerd even back in 3rd grade.

  

  Not really...but I used to. I wrote this little diddy back in 3rd grade, just thought I'd share. Mollie, maybe Adam wants to make this the ... well. What is the nerdiest creative project you've ever had to do?

  • by Bryan
  • July 27, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  You’ve got questions… ...I've got this video. Or rather, this sad excuse of one...

  

  Side note: Am I the only blogger who still uses a paper planner? Am I the only one in my programming class who takes notes on paper, not on a ... ??? Here's a video in which I attempt to eloquently answer questions that you

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • November 10, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  My First Full Reading Day So far you're all awesome, of course.

  

  Wednesdays for the next 4 months... (Sorry for the bad photo; I only had my camera phone here at the library.) I sit in the same chair every day and try to look mysterious so that other people in the library will think I

  • by Ben Jones
  • November 8, 2006
• FAQ / Academics and research

  What is EECS?

  As the largest department at MIT, Electrical Engineering & ... undergraduate and graduate students to become leaders in diverse career fields ... , nanotechnology and more. Part of both the Schwarzman College of Computing and the
• Blog / Hacks

  MIT hacks Caltech

  

  cannon, the Fleming Cannon (belonging to Fleming House, naturally). They ... Building. There was a pretty plaque to go with the cannon. As you can see ... Some of you may remember last year, when Caltech students came to

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • April 6, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Psycho kitten, que’st-ce que c’est? Settling a long-standing question in the midst of finals week.

  

  , at least it's not as bad as the freshmen on the floor who, thanks to the P/NR system, have spent the past week playing Final Fantasy X on the big screen in our floor lounge. Anyway, thanks to the apparent lack of

  • by Sam M. '07
  • December 20, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Week In Review An end-of-year freshman advising event, and my friend's 6.115 final project.

  

  ! As his associate advisor for a group of six freshmen, I got to tag along to the end-of-year dinner at the Wine Cellar Restaurant, just across the Harvard Bridge from MIT. We had an exquisite dinner of cheese, meat

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • May 18, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  2005 Economics Nobel MIT's intellectual monopoly over game theory knowledge continues. (~9 pictures)

  

  , the 2005 Nobels in Economics were announced. Congrats to the two 2005 ... . (This is where all the magic happens.) Huge kudos again to Professor ... . Schelling. The Nobel website has a nice summary of their work on "conflict and

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • October 14, 2005
• Blog / Events

  President Susan Hockfield

  

    To: "All Members of the MIT Community" From: "Kathryn A ... for Susan Hockfield   To all members of the MIT community:   You are cordially invited to a community reception to welcome Susan

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 1, 2004
• FAQ / Life and culture

  Is there a medical facility on campus?

  healthcare center serving the health and wellness needs of the entire MIT ... family members. MIT Health provides access to a broad range of clinical ... professionals. They are here to help you with health issues ranging from sprained
• Blog / Classes

  a gcal september never really used it until now

  

  like going to the gym or running. as you can see... i need to work on adding more of these... i use gcal constantly, in stark contrast to the ... frequently check it, because i know that i'm the type to forget events or

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • September 29, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What Are We Waiting For answer: FPOPs to begin!

  

  students an early introduction to in the social life of learning at MIT. As ... in the Cambridge community. Learn what it means to install public ... Freshman orientation for the Class of 2018 officially begins in two

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 17, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  it really is beginning and so it begins

  

  everyone is getting ramped up for probably one of the most exciting times of the year, Orientation. In about 10 minutes, we start our pre-orientation program (FPOP) Discover Biology. We'll be out until midnight, but i'm really

  • by Bryan
  • August 24, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Happy Holidays from MIT! Images of the Season

  

  Happy holidays!!! Right now, some of you may be frantically ... . Some are expecting the EA application decisions tomorrow. No matter where ... memories below. From the Department of Chemical Engineering: (drawn on the

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • December 15, 2015
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  MIT Professor Creates DEATH RAY! I'm not making this up.

  

  Each Wednesday, The Weekly Dig (my favorite rag) hits the newsstands ... professor inventing a real DEATH RAY, I didn't figure it would be a real ... .C., the Greek mathematician Archimedes supposedly defended the city of

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 19, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Top Ten of All Time; 2024 Edition ft. Barack Obama aka Minesweeper Monday EP 2

  

  'congratulations' at the end. i tried to make it a caption but yo no se. "]Note[/annotation]. ... of the 6 kitchens, but has a muffin tray in every single one?? None of them even have ovens!! I'm going to ask them to order some more...oh yeah

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • January 7, 2025
• Blog / Hacks

  Invasion MIT! the long war of general jack

  

  As I walked up the steps to 77 Mass Ave this morning I was ready to ... from the sacrifices of my soldiers to brighten your day. May you win your ... ; And finally, outside the President's office, a portrait:   With

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 14, 2011
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Your college application motivation soundtrack for November Reflect, rewrite, repeat

  

  A lot of the people reading this have probably spent the past two months furiously writing and rewriting their personal essays to [annotation note="Congrats! You made it!"]meet the early action deadline

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • November 2, 2019