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• Blog / Challenges

  how to get to Boston the VERY HARD way

  

  is easy these days. Fact 1: my internship switched to being a Canadian ... semester started 1 week after my internship ended. Conclusion: My parents ... 're going to have an excellent semester. [carousel image1="56883" image2

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • September 19, 2020
• Blog / Blog Projects

  How I Write My Data Analysis Blogs just in case you were wondering

  

  examples of what I'm talking about. 1. Identify a question I begin by ... example, in dormspam-the-game (Part 1) the data consisted of a list of ... plots (see Green Building Challenge and dormspam-the-game (Part 1

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • August 28, 2020
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Stitch n Bitch: Quarantine Edition a tight-knit community scattered across the globe

  

  This blog post unfolds in three parts: (1) a story about how I got ... adorable and beautiful things produced by MIT students. 1. Storytime Way back ... animals: [image_row images="54734,54736,54740,54739,54737" caption="(1 of 2

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • July 21, 2020
• Blog / Athletics

  [Guest Post] Those Kids in Uniform Everything you didn't ask to know about ROTC

  

  the program. The PFA consists of 1 minute of push ups, 1 minute of sit ups, and a 1.5 mile run. We just took this semester’s PFA in mid

  • by Rona W. '23
  • November 7, 2019
• Blog / Class Projects

  2.009 It's not a class, it's a way of life

  

  a brand new product by the end of the semester. 1 Unifying theme ... course reviews. ~150 Number of students in the class. 1,200 The number of ... . [embed]https://youtu.be/8qVL7a1wqzI[/embed]     Green Team

  • by Taylor V. '19
  • December 28, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Two Classes about the Brain That Blew My Mind and I just had to share

  

  for Biotechnology and Neuroscience, 10am-1pm. Next up is 9.24 Disorders and Diseases of the Nervous System, 1-4pm—the final elective I need to ... 1 out of the 3 class hours. And it’s not just any knowledgeable

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • March 6, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Sketches from the Fall Semester random happenings, senior year edition

  

  1. Lamborghini recently brought this magnificent display to campus. I believe it qualifies the company for the “Best Intern Recruitment ... !   4. I am (probably) no longer a Course 24-1 - Philosophy major

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • December 30, 2017
• Blog / Athletics

  Discover Exercise and Wellness FPOP a wholesome college experience

  

  ; DAY 1 The first day started with team-building. Then we tried high ... substance abuse, where I learned that one can earn $30 for a 1.5-hour ... of the Tour, we pushed through the crowded Haymarket, where I got $1

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • August 21, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Glassblowing at MIT my IAP excitement

  

  . :) Class 1: All about glassblowing, safety, and collecting the glass. The ... completely proper, but LOOK HOW HOT THIS IS!!! OMG!!!!!11!1! You may be ... ’re working on it. Practice session 1: Necklines, an attempt at a snowman

  • by Fiona M. '20
  • March 10, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  If you could track minute-by-minute data on yourself, would you? 4 Weeks of sleep, activity, heartrate, and computer usage data reveals something

  

  outside every day (Figure 1). March is notorious for pre-spring break exams ... (Data not shown). Figure 1: Month-long quantification of hours slept and ... Academic Weeks and 1 Vacation Week The number of steps taken in a day is a

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • April 6, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Sophomore Fall Recap Entropy, Research, and Other Out-of-Class Happenings

  

  Course 24-1 - Philosophy and Course 17 - Political Science. By chance, I ... months ago). Luckily, 24-1 and 17 have many intersecting requirements and

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • February 17, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  Dear Applicants: The College Essay part 3 of the Dear Applicants series

  

  Breathe… If you have submitted your application, go to 1. If you are ... that: (1) your essay is written in a consistent tense (“I sat on a cow ... favorite (and most helpful) advice writings: (1) The excellent "College Essay

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • November 12, 2015
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Underground An ode to the MIT tunnels

  

  standpoint. Here's why: 1. Protection from the elements If you remember my ... .org/blogs/entry/thirteen-things-to-do-over-iap-1-5), I spent the first half of IAP in sunny California where 50 ... . Also, Costco membership cards on loan. +1 for free samples. Underneath

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • February 8, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  In Case You Were Wondering… Here's what I do when I don't do anything

  

  blinds. There is a nice view of Building 1 and a pleasant reminder that ... around to opening it up. Since I don't usually have class until 1pm (which ... .110 midterm on Wednesday, OH is cancelled and I only have 1 hour of class today

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • December 1, 2014
• Blog / Study Abroad

  The Seven Supervisors A Buzzfeed Style Look At Supervisors

  

  consists of 1-3 students and a supervisor that is either a graduate student ... this post is just my poor attempt at a joke. Mostly. 1. The Oracle ... get back to the 1 post a week/fortnight schedule I held this summer. Let

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • April 1, 2014
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Unpacking Surprises to sum up 4 years at MIT

  

  here. Surprise #1. Once I got here, it was hard as many older bloggers ... to remember for myself. 6 tips about MIT, college, miscellaneous  1 ... hidden among the stacks. And 1 distinctly MIT experience I will never

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • July 7, 2013
• Blog / Events

  Welcome back into my life, crutches The universe's way of telling me to sit my butt down and study

  

  of my clothes. WHAT. HOW DID THAT HAPPEN. Options: 1) don't wash my ... the hospital, told the front desk that 1) I'd been shot and 2) my toe ... until other people came back in. At 6:45, I woke up and discovered that 1

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 10, 2012
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Simulating Catastrophe and learning to speak up

  

  as the Teaching Assistant (“TA,” in MIT-ese) for the 1:00-3:00 section ... . Every five minutes, there would be 1.2 million deaths in the simulation ... . At 1:00 on Friday, it was my turn to lead the simulation. Under the

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • April 17, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Summer to Remember – Interphase or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Institvte!

  

  .111 and 5.112. I was in Calculus 2(18.01A), Chemistry 1(5.111), Physics(8 ... .   Chemistry 1   Taught by ESG's(Experimental Study Group

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • October 5, 2011
• Blog / How to MIT

  Pay it forward I used to have a guilt complex.

  

  little freshman psetting group) are stuck on a problem. Options? (1) Keep ... option is not mutually exclusive with (1), (2), or (3)] (2) and (3) are clearly not socially acceptable options at this hour. (1) is less than

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 21, 2011