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  Greetings from MIT Labs! Introducing MIT: The Game

  

  and built by current MIT freshman Victor Hung '14, with music by admissions staff, it allows students to experience all the best parts of an MIT education (burritos, roller coasters, and such) from the comfort of their own

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 1, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Combining the Arts and the Sciences Some of the best science writing is happening at MIT. Find out how to get…

  

  . Most of the fundamental ideas of science are essentially simple, and may ... Ever heard of Alan Lightman? He’s one of the most famous professors at ... have heard of some of his books: Einstein’s Dreams (1993), Good Benito

  • by Melis A. '08
  • January 21, 2007
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Pre-Orientation Begins Pre-Orientation and a mini-contest!

  

  highlights: Discover Earth Sponsored by the Department of Earth, Atmospheric ... Pre-Orientation and a mini-contest! This week, the MIT Class of 2010 ... begins on Sunday, but for half of the class, they are already getting to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 24, 2006
• Blog / Classes

  Life Changing Classes at MIT ft. ec-discuss

  

  by the end of three weeks) for kids from slums in Dhaka, Bangladesh ... most." 14.73 - Economics of World Poverty (taught by Frank Schilbach ... Representation, taught by Fox Harrell (one of the best professors I've ever met and

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • February 20, 2019
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Designing dead ends A look into the "misc." folder on my desktop

  

  Your MIT Education book for SFS, and the Application Guide, Best of the ... student packages, and producing a slew of miscellaneous materials ... ..."]laser-etched wooden challenge coins.[/annotation] A major part of being a designer of

  • by Jeremy W.
  • September 24, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  I’m Back!

  

  No, I was not abducted by aliens. I was abducted by field hockey ... the first day of classes, but before I get into that, we have some ... was part of the packaging of my brand new awesome laptop): OK, I find

  • by Laura N. '09
  • September 6, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  G(e)e^ks

  

  residents of the dorm. I was entertained by a thread I read this morning ... First, a couple of questions answered. Vidal Carlos Garza asked ... you to someone who can)! That's part of why I'm here! He also asked

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • July 15, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Be A Blogger (2018)! welcome to THE INTERNET

  

  advantage of running around the Charles River (and all the public water fountains alongside) There are lots of smol nerds running around the various MIT summer camps and programs It's time for those of you who might

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 30, 2018
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  NOOOOO! It's so sad!

  

  copy of "The Tech" after work today. I was very excited to get my Tech ... saw an article entitled "10-250 Upgrades to Be Completed by Fall With ... skimmed it, looking for any mention of chairs. Nothing on the front page. I

  • by Snively '11
  • July 9, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  INT to the INT to the IN(s)T i3 Videos! woo!

  

  ), after you choose to matriculate. The DVD is a compilation of student-produced videos introducing each of the 17 (this year!) dorms at MIT (counting New ... gory details of housing options, cost, dining hall, housing lottery, REX

  • by Chris S. '11
  • April 26, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  What’s Going On Some of the 600+ Campus Preview Weekend events.

  

  Important note: the weather forecast has a 70%+ chance of rain Friday ... the MIT admitted class of 2012. It's going to be a fun weekend. In total, there are 600+ published events over the course of CPW (wow!). Here

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 10, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  You Can Plan a Pretty Picnic ... but you should also research the weather.

  

  . Instead, we spent more time in the capital city of Lusaka, where we: 1) met ... ) tried to strengthen ties with the University of Zambia (UNZA ... condition (e.g. "In 2000, an estimated 73% of the population lived below the

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • February 5, 2007
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  No scissors allowed: OrigaMIT You never know what cool stuff is going on around the Institute.

  

  Design Challenge. It is made from one 2 ft. by 2 ft. piece of paper and it ... little sailor being grabbed by the giant squid! Check out some of their ... a room full of people doing origami (turns out I was an hour early

  • by Melis A. '08
  • October 12, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  The Number Game A few words of advice before applying to college.

  

  existed, and I'm kind of glad I didn't because I think I would have gone nuts. Now, I'll admit I was kind of shocked by the number of posts that were along the lines of "Chances at MIT." I guess I was just a little

  • by Bryan
  • August 2, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  The LiveJournal Survey Mid-summer frivolity, part three.

  

  Mid-summer frivolity, part three... THREE NAMES YOU GO BY: - Ben ... enough THREE PARTS OF YOUR HERITAGE: - Ukrainian - Italian - Welsh THREE ... - Bryan Nance (only sometimes) THREE OF YOUR EVERYDAY ESSENTIALS: - Coffee

  • by Ben Jones
  • July 9, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  More Doonesbury Follow-up on Alex Doonesbury's college choice.

  

  -plus years of the MIT setting (assuming he abides by the poll results). ... from the MIT homepage yesterday, the final day of voting. According to ... honored in the strip." The strip has not yet run, but as of 12:58am this

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 23, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Practical virology A little too practical, if you ask me.

  

  back by tomorrow, when a bunch of my friends are going to Fire and Ice ... our own little world and were mostly ignored by the rest of the school ... of 24-hour flu or something... I didn't get to go out and watch the

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • April 17, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Flowers in your hair

  

  moreover global history, by showcasing Black history as an integral part of ... :30pm Kresge Auditorium - MIT - FREE In celebration of Black History ... !! "Pulse: Waves From the Motherland" is a demonstration of the extent to

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • February 16, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Underneath your curves (Free) sample problems from MIT's integration bee this year.

  

  " by They Might Be Giants begins with the lyrics, "I saw the best minds of my generation destroyed by madness, starving, hysterical..." Hello readers. I've had an overwhelming number of requests for sample problems

  • by Sam M. '07
  • January 31, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  What the end of the semester does to Conner 2 For one thing, no one does the dishes. And I mean no one.

  

  , but by this point you'll have a better grasp of the requirements, which ... cool classes, and be sure you won't be made fun of or anything. By ... 'm happy to be getting lots and lots of sleep in my FULL SIZE (!) bed at home

  • by Laura N. '09
  • December 27, 2006