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• Blog / Academics & Research

  how i used a selfie stick for good and other things i did in 6.811

  

  a client that was looking for a way to use his iPhone to take steady ... the popular grip shutter for iPhones is just the little circuit you see ... to maneuver his phone and did not need a giant robot arm to do it for

  • by Connie H. '15
  • December 4, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Admitted Students Welcome Events Your first MIT experience is closer than you think

  

  exciting opportunities for Admitted Students coming up in cities around the ... ; Soak up some SoCal sunshine for an afternoon get-together in Santa ... MIT account for the most up to date information and RSVP if requested. There is a

  • by Latasha Boyd
  • March 17, 2015
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Want To Play Music @ MIT? (informally, that is.)

  

  playing with (and for) other people. This dream took many forms when I got ... in an a cappella group for most of college as well as college choir ... moments, however, were those found in the less formal, impromptu picking-up

  • by Ben Jones
  • August 2, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A reading list for a week at MIT All my classes have required reading this semester!?

  

  Something unexpected has happened with my classes this semester. Up ... or systems that use it. For instance, the second week, we focused on ... the paper, they gave their test subjects a specification for some type

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • February 27, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  “How to CPW 2012”…a Guide for Parents CPW can be overwheming...a parents' guide to making the most of it.

  

  live are preparing to celebrate Marathon Monday tomorrow but for those of us in the Admissions Office the weekend is more about getting ready for Campus Preview Weekend (CPW). Next weekend will be a busy time for us all

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • April 15, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Mathematics for Computer Science – “Top 10 Proof Techniques NOT Allowed” 6.042 has been a very engaging and entertaining class thus far.

  

  classes for junior fall. One of the classes I'm in this semester is 6.042, or in regular-speak: "Mathematics for Computer Science". It. Is. SUPER ... , passion for problem solving, mathematical exploration, and experimentative

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • September 12, 2014
• Blog / Featured Blogs

  [Guest Post] a space for women at mit by Nandini Choudhury (WXGS Assistant Director)

  

  -off situation that did not necessarily set precedent for admitting more women ... , women made up 1-3% of the MIT student body. In 1964, Katherine ... STEM”. I see the arguments for women-specific programs being adverse to

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • August 12, 2024
• Blog / Public Statements

  Asking for letters of recommendation (during a pandemic) tl;dr: mostly the same as during normal times, but clarifying some points of anxiety

  

  have known me for a few weeks]. Who should I ask to write letters on my ...  when they should have taught you. It is indeed very common for letters to come from ... as the norm. However, it is not uncommon for us to receive letters from

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 6, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  If I had a nickel for every class I was taking this semester… I’d have 4.5 nickels.

  

  write about like the first-year bloggers have been doing (at least not for ... workings of the black-box tools we took for granted in 6.2050. For example ... that we weren’t smart enough for/didn’t have enough time to cover in 6

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • October 12, 2024
• Blog / Admissions

  Hello, Goodbye, Hello!

  

  still wrapping up summer ventures, but 2014s are probably almost ready to leave for FPOPs, orientation, and the like! I was just thinking about last August … wondering how I felt a year ago … so somehow I ended up

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • August 17, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  Laundry Lists And other things. Okay, so just the list.

  

  Things I have been doing since my last post: -Moving up a floor to a ... they don't have to. -Starting classes. By the way, getting up at 8:30 twice a week (for 24.900 - Intro to Linguistics - which is at 9:30 on

  • by Keri G. '10
  • February 9, 2007
• Blog / IAP

  Keep Holy the Month of IAP For It Is a Time of Rest

  

  . Fortunately for me (and those of you who want to hear about 6.111 and my other ... rest of IAP, for that matter). So I decided that this year I was going to be on campus, but not have any formalized activities taking up all

  • by Evan B. '10
  • February 15, 2008
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Helicopter Flight Training [by CDT Greg Wellman '09] 500 feet above Boston with two MIT Deans.

  

  , Distinguished Visitors (DV) for the event. Lieutenant Reyes and I picked up the ... Blackhawk revs up for takeoff, you can feel the power surge through you. It ... [by CDT Greg Wellman '09] For the second time in my life, I had the

  • by ROTC
  • October 3, 2007
• Blog / About Decisions

  Here’s a Plan let's burn off the pi(e)

  

  up for a class because then you’re obligated to attend sessions and ... hitting the gym? Besides, after this humongous pie I'd say it's time for a little workout. Stress-exercising is a coping mechanism for me and one

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • March 9, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  The CPW Weather Machine Strikes Again a frivolous day in the sun and grass

  

  The weather sobered up just in time for CPW, and we celebrated the sunny warmth with a spring picnic. It was a day made for frivolity. I ... -making process (the part where he explains his thoughts leading up to using vinegar

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • April 18, 2012
• Blog / Events

  Bad Ideas ...and the universities that encourage them.

  

  ) have to run up them for practice: And there were also some random ... , running up stairs for four hours (though most people don't do it for the ... 's something to be said for watching people do really random, stupid, amusing

  • by Karen F. '11
  • January 30, 2008
• Blog / Travel

  clownazoo part 2 this post is two years late

  

  In case you have not seen part 1, I posted it near the end of my freshman year. I am now going into my senior year. I think I may have procrastinated a little bit. In total, we ended up spending around 9 hours on

  • by Anika H. '26, MEng '27
  • August 1, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Stand Back! I'm going to try . . . well, you know the rest.

  

  2.671 is an AMAZING class (that many people dislike, for reasons that ... much just going nuts. For our final (9th) lab of the semester, we were ... setup, another has a beam that is wired up to record its response to an

  • by Snively '11
  • December 9, 2009
• Blog / Events

  Stud/Fac Dinners Genius idea to get free dinner with MIT geniuses

  

  The 2006 Class Council is responsible for planning and executing many ... advice on topics like How to Set Up a Friend as a Favor How to Set Up Two of Your Friends How to Avoid Being Set Up How to Pin a Boutonniere

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • September 17, 2006
• Blog / Hacks

  Citius, Altius, Mens et Manus In the words of a great woman, "Yay, a hack!"

  

  DID YOU KNOW? The United States won 9 gold medals in the most recent Winter Olympics in Torino. ..and many thanks to Joe '06 for showing up with this photograph at 6:30 in the AM. Bigger? Even bigger

  • by Sam M. '07
  • February 28, 2006