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• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  A New England Spring and what that means for incoming prefrosh (from outside of NE)

  

  ways to enjoy a New England spring and it does have its' charms, I ... weather; for me, it was either really cold from head to toe or very warm up ... Omega 6". In other words, it's good for you and it's definition is an

  • by Beatriz Valdez
  • March 28, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  You Heard It Here First Short Skirt, Long Jacket

  

  . Rumor has it that it will be matt pond PA. We'll just have to wait and see about that though. Last fall, Hot Hot Heat came to campus. Last spring ... Sleepwalkers My freshman year, the headlining band was Piebald. They went on to

  • by Bryan
  • March 21, 2006
• Blog / How to Human

  Sounding Stupid More Ramblings Of A Spring Semester Senior

  

  question its legitimacy later. Don’t ask your professors to proofread your ... ’re paying for your education and it’s your job to make the most of it. Life ... How To Avoid Sounding Stupid* *All advice should be taken with a

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • April 1, 2015
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Why was I up so early this weekend? Reaffirming my faith in humanity and destroying my confidence with computers

  

  , it was weird enough to draw my attention from the cops and look around ... pronounce it “later,” so I’m going to talk about Delve. As a treasurer of ESP ... to Delve, which means a lot of money comes in, and most of it comes in

  • by Kate R. '14
  • September 20, 2011
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Associate Advising and the MedLinks Program I'm sick of unpacking, so here's a blog post

  

  your time, how to study, how many pset classes it's healthy to take, etc. This is my first year doing it - I got to meet my 23 advisees today, and ... is similar to the Associate Advising program, in the sense that it's a

  • by Anna H. '14
  • August 28, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Avoid spelling errors! The most commonly misspelled words I see on MIT applications.

  

  's something to avoid if you can. It's unlikely to be the difference between ... look at it yourself. Here is a non-scientific list of the most commonly ... thought I'd give some tips on how to avoid simple spelling errors. Most

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 25, 2008
• 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 ... we struck the glass, it would ring with a frequency identical to that ... is dopamine. Dopamine is a neurotransmitter, which means that it helps

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 9, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Guest Post: The Power of Intuition when making important choices

  

  university to attend. If this is you, I hope these words help decide. A couple ... days, and one morning it became clear to me. As I was meditating early ... opportunity to develop skills in the field of electrical engineering and it

  • by Erick P. '17
  • April 21, 2015
• Blog / Events

  Three Weeks a short summary of this crazy place

  

  neighborhood. In regards to the latter, it is the exact opposite here at MIT ... to leave. I love it here. IHTFP. My name is Joonho, but I also go by ... , I decided to stay. At first East Campus intimidated me, with its

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • September 12, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  Order of Operations In what order should your application be submitted?

  

  parallel. That is to say, order doesn't matter. (All of this assumes you have ... 'll hold on to it until the rest of your application comes in. The same goes ... in either order. One related question is, what if I plan to take

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 18, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Professor accessibility Mentor, n. A trusted counselor or guide. Or perhaps a really famous biologist who lets…

  

  graduate student in physical chemistry. It's good to get different ... about professors you're close to is that they make you call them by their ... like to read it... although I don't think she'll like it!). With only

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • September 28, 2005
• Blog / Challenges

  Back From The West Coast ...with thoughts and conclusions on the recent serious posts.

  

  thread. But this blog is what it is, and Matt & I have to stay within ... such as my blog is not the place to have a discussion on highly serious ... is benjones at mit dot edu. If I am not able to help, I will find

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 8, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Regular Action Update State of the mail, application numbers, and more

  

  Midyear Report is an online form that is required of all students, and is to ... MyMIT tracking is up-to-date with what has been processed. If you were to call, basically all we could do is tell you that MyMIT is up-to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 19, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  I’m supergirl and I’m here to save the world My day, being thought of as superhuman, and answering several questions.

  

  , it is theoretically possible to room with a person of the opposite gender, so long as you can convince the RAC to let you do it. (This is ... , since it wasn't a very full flight and I had a whole row to myself. 7

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • January 25, 2006
• Blog / Classes

  FourFiveUnits all you could ever want to know about my semester schedule

  

  expanding to fill its container. I am enrolled in 45 units, which is 3 ... tl;dr: Look how empty my Firehose is compared to the other bloggers ... number of units required to maintain full-time status. It's still four

  • by Abby H. '20
  • February 13, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  Bruno Recalibration

  

  . It is currently New England Cable News' "video of the day." The Tech ... -year core subjects in math, physics, chemistry and biology. It is a small ... Initiative: "Planet Earth is a monument to the magnificent complexity that can

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 22, 2005
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Uncanny Valley im gonna make you shit your pants

  

  exploit this behavior. As they say, it’s now a feature, not a bug. This is ... Uncanny valley is a phenomenon where an eerie and unsettling feeling arises when looking at something human-like. This is why humanoid robots

  • by Anika H. '26
  • January 14, 2024
• Blog / MIT Life

  growing over time continuing to become myself

  

  my friends, they pointed out to me that even if that is true for most ... to that...) I was still learning, academically and otherwise, but it ... came back to campus I realized I'd forgotten what it felt like to move

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • January 31, 2022
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Two short stories My last three weeks in a nutshell.

  

  dry. Suffice it to say I was not expected to participate in sorority ... 's sororities is not to put unsuspecting girls through Formal Recruitment. Formal Recruitment, while giving people equal time to all five of MIT's sororities, is

  • by Keri G. '10
  • September 24, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  school projects aka why i havent been writing in the last few weeks

  

  project is to compose a movement of a string quartet, and it’s cool because ... structures that allow computers to accomplish anything, ie. how is it possible ... further optimizations to implement and gave up. it really is a great project

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • December 12, 2021