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  And if I had a million dollars Solve this problem and win a million dollars, SERIOUSLY.

  

  closely related to the behavior of an elaborate function ζ(s) = 1 + 1/2s + 1/3s + 1/4s + ... called the Riemann Zeta function. The Riemann ... . The distribution of such prime numbers among all natural numbers does

  • by Bryan
  • September 30, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Cats!! I love where I live!!

  

  parallel of East Campus, called Tetazoo after the infamous James E. Tetazoo ... decided that he wanted to mosey on into the room of Duncan '13.  The top ... decided to jump out the window. I'm not sure how he got up there, but he did

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • September 29, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  A Protocol for MIT Admissions Essays Chemical SOP: Pen, paper: irritant if digested; Brains: gateway to thinking

  

  are academically qualified to handle the MIT curriculum. This part’s the ... have to be academic. It might be more interesting if some of them aren ... personality and are relevant to the question. Think about if and how the

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • September 26, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  Train in vain Pulling my first official all-nighter of the fall term.

  

  people to FILM the entire process (BYOC, but we should be able to pay for ... important to note that WE DON'T NEED EVERYONE FOR THE ENTIRE 24 HOURS. If you ... ). If you just want to see the fruits of our labor/insomnia, show up at

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 15, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Summer of Learning Because MIT classes don't spend too much time on hacking into computer systems

  

  "Nat, to hack you need to understand systems better than the sys ... Afee). The job description was to do some penetration testing with some typical ... week introduction to the software security world. What that meant is

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • July 29, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Meet the Class of 2012 Profiles of MIT's new freshmen.

  

  being accepted to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge ... planet,” she said. “The next catch, the next time you get to be home. What ... started the math club just to be nerdy,” he said. Denny Irby has taught

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 2, 2008
• Blog / How to Human

  Setbacks head hurty

  

  the cool kids, and it's great because I get to customize my planner the ... supposed to be Ultra Productive Study Session Day. Every two weeks, I make a ... dream where I found out that Season 3 of The Bear was going to take place

  • by Jenny B. '25
  • October 1, 2023
• Blog / How to Human

  the person you are now oversharing on the internet

  

  . Bittersweet. I look around in the places I used to call home and they feel like ... will be the biggest injustice to her legacy yet. I've been going through ... included. By the middle of November, that number dropped to 2. Being single

  • by Cami M. '23
  • December 3, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  Doogie Howser, et al.

  

  . Often, phone calls about this to the Office will be routed to me, since I ... decision? Does this student have the emotional and social maturity to be a ... share, it's the desire to blend in--to have their age be about as relevant

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 29, 2005
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Hi again (and goodbye) (For real this time!)

  

  the most???) From childhood, I thought being smart was mutually exclusive with everything else about me, and that if I wanted to be taken seriously in the professional world, I had to be literally serious and kind of

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • January 23, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  First Post A little about myself.

  out for yourself if a school is the right fit for you. To be honest, I ... the privilege to be an admissions officer for nearly ten years at three ... ’t imagine a more exciting place to call home. I liked my job and the

  • by mitblogs
  • September 14, 2005
• Blog / Challenges

  tryharding but still not enough

  

  ... Just more than I can handle, but what if I'm just lying to myself and I actually can handle it? What if I'm just being lazy? What if--   ... 's okay if something ends because they don't have to be permanent.  

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • March 20, 2022
• Blog / About Decisions

  Aftermath Literally.

  

  “Omg. If I get in next week, I’ll be easy livin' for the rest of the ... that may be, MIT or not. --- If you were denied - It’s true, by the very definition of the word, you failed to get in MIT – but you can never believe in

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • December 17, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  “I’ve Got 99 Problems… Admissions Is Not One” Really 52, but who's counting? I know that you love numbers, stats and checklists, so…

  

  checklist for the ages. 52 THINGS NOT TO DO IF YOU WANT TO BE ADMITTED TO MIT ... 31st (regular) to apply, especially if you plan to apply online. If the ... it's time for me to lighten the mood around here. So to all of you uber

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • October 21, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A (Not At All) Comprehensive Guide to Your First Year what i've learned as an associate advisor

  

  (1) allows you to get requirements out of the way even if you have no ... 're currently waitlisted. 3. Show up to the class even if you're waitlisted. This is because if someone doesn't show up to the first day, waitlisted

  • by Cami M. '23
  • September 10, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  Where In The World Is The Nance Effect? He returns! He returns! He returns!

  

  MIT career. I am pleased to announce that Ms. Tamy-Fee Meneide has ... Ambassadors (MIT students who assist me with the recruitment process) and Tamy-Fee will be doing some guest blogging for The Nance Effect. There, that

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • September 17, 2007
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Cognitive Processes or: i take a personality test again

  

  about it, he was going to do a slight analog of the quiz called the Keys 2 ... 'd be fun to bring some of those conversations to the blogs! I'd love to ... understanding the various phrases is part the assessment, so there are going to be

  • by Cami M. '23
  • August 2, 2020
• Blog / About Decisions

  MIT Regular Action Decisions Now Available Online

  

  the balance that we will not be able to admit them to the Class of 2020 ... person, then you can be amazing wherever you go, if you choose to do so ... should be sure you are ready to receive your decision online before logging

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 14, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  Diffusion Summer time!

  

  's everybody going to be doing for the next few months? Here's a small sampling ... Alley," but to make matters confusing all of the dorm addresses are on "Memorial Dr." Adding to it is that everybody just calls it dorm row. View

  • by Snively '11
  • May 23, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  clay crash course one month of wheelthrowing later…

  

  . (One of the many luxuries of IAP is to be able to spend hours just ... handle, to a lopsided cylinder I made back in the first class. [caption id ... essentially allows you to see how well you did–if your walls are even, if the

  • by Gloria Z. '26
  • February 10, 2025