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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Life during IAP i dump my brain a little

  

  to Software Engineering in Java 6.178 is a six-unit class offered only ... , even though in the present day Hanja is nearly obsolete and not readily ... immersed in Japanese pop culture, the decision to learn Japanese was more of

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • February 5, 2017
• Blog / Events

  Flavor of Love As a wise woman once said, "Free is my favorite flavor."

  

  wealth of options available to you as an MIT graduate. Most of the people ... give out. Basically, all you have to do is go up while the ... somewhere to be in 45 minutes. I looked inside the new reading room and, you

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 21, 2006
• Blog / Life after MIT

  How To Fumble Your Way Through MIT and Still Turn Out Pretty Okay Step 1: Fumble. Step 2: Turn out pretty okay.

  

  introduction for the uninitiated: My name is Keri, I used to write here, and as a ... , compassionate human being who plays well in the sandbox with others and is ... apply in the first place – don't tell Ben or Nance; it'll go to their

  • by Keri G. '10
  • August 8, 2014
• Blog / Athletics

  Thanksgiving Nostalgia if MIT == home

  

  from my cozy double in Burton-Conner. It’s the perfect time to update my ... , trying to get my body to move in ways I never knew it could. The whole ... ? How much should I factor in money over passion in a career to increase

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • December 1, 2017
• Blog / Uncategorized

  a spectacle-r weekend exploring the Boston Harbor Islands

  

  " Anyways, as we approached the island, I started to notice how tiny it is. It ... , and it's pretty much impossible to be in close quarters with people ... islands located off the harbor. You can kayak between them, as students in

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • August 5, 2020
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Not Admitted A forum for students who were not admitted.

  

  This year was the most competitive ever for MIT admissions. Admitting just 12% of applicants means that we had to turn away many, many incredible students. For those of you who fall into this category, this is an

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 17, 2007
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Uncanny Valley im gonna make you shit your pants

  

  /repulsion, uncanny valley refers to the sharp dip. There are several theories about why ... that mimicked humans to get closer to us. Whatever the case, this topic ... heebie jeebies with your art? Starting off faithful to the human likeness

  • by Anika H. '26
  • January 14, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Adventures in Math Conversations in the world of math.

  

  in the math community. A couple weeks ago, I had the opportunity to ... Circle (like the ones in Berekeley and Boston) is a gathering of K-12 ... plurality of whom where students in grades 6-10. I spoke briefly to the group

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 15, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Big Questions and Small Scientists The kids I volunteer with are magical.

  

  step in the lesson plan - it said to drop the tablets in the water, and watch them fizz, which I thought would go down in history as The Most ... the pencil over to the sharpener, which I held high up in orbit. This

  • by Anna H. '14
  • November 27, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  My Day Cats cats cats cats cats cats cats....

  

  would have the most common allergy, an allergy to Nickel, which is a ... what has happened or is on the schedule to happen today. My day started ... and talk about things, and how to cope with the pressure that is MIT

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • November 19, 2014
• Blog / Events

  The Class of 2010 Ring Delivery I think Abba said it best when they sang, "Ring, ring, why don't you give…

  

  Rat is one of MIT's most famous tradition, I figure better late than ... Delivery, check out: The 2010 Ring Delivery Website Article in The Tech about ... [I know this is WAY overdue, since Ring Delivery was a while ago, but

  • by Jess K. '10
  • June 18, 2008
• Blog / Internships & Externships

  soulsearching / coding in which i ramble about careers

  

  … Xian: I used to worry about being the oldest intern in our cohort, since ... too. Why did you decide to do a master's? Xian: The main reason is that ... ? Lillian: Well, why did you choose to work here in the first place? CJ: That

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • June 26, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Where Have I Been? Oh, what a bad blogger I have been.

  

  directly to our site; and Mirat Shah, a junior who is studying abroad via the ... ! Fourth, Campus Preview Weekend (CPW) is right around the corner. It's our biggest weekend of the year, so we begin working on it months in advance

  • by Ben Jones
  • January 23, 2007
• Blog / Events

  Mystery Hunt in progress

  

  The Hunt is on! I'll be back to regular blogging, and application reading, and sleeping when it's over...

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 15, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  He’s Making A List and Checking It Twice The things that I found important when looking at colleges

  

  I graduate. This is my promise. So similar to the list of parameters ... important. 1. Scholastic This was the most important option in my case. I ... . I lived in the Midwest, but I was definitely not applying to any

  • by Bryan
  • July 24, 2006
• Blog / Class Projects

  MIT Brings You Unwanted Attention You want to be popular? Really?

  

  't. Ok, maybe not "held to a standard," but people do look at you in a different light and expect you to be the expert in everything. Trust me, this ... news. It was as an editor that he received a letter in the mail. The

  • by Snively '11
  • May 17, 2010
• Blog / Athletics

  Sailing! !!!!!!!

  

  . aaaah - i just went and slapped samvaran some more me: is he going to be alive in ten minutes? Mathura: probs not, hes in the line of happiness ... to go sailing for the first time ever :) MIT Sailing has various days

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • September 26, 2010
• Blog / Hacks

  Laser Graffiti I found something cool on the way home.

  

  laser pointer to draw graffiti on the tallest building in Cambridge. He ... building in Cambridge, and/or the live Tetris game, and/or the building that ... leapt onto a bench for a better view, trying to figure out which room in

  • by Anna H. '14
  • August 28, 2013
• Blog / How to Human

  relearning what i know now or: hi, i learned wrong my entire life.

  

  , almost like my innate daftness is an excuse for not being able to learn. In ... this also, in part, has to do with the fact that I'm in California now. I ... in high school again. I've been talking to the 2024s a lot lately and

  • by Cami M. '23
  • March 22, 2020
• Blog / Community Projects

  Blown Back to Oz the close of the 2014 Design/Build/Fly competition: day 4.

  

  :30 AM, roughed up and ready to fly on the last day of the competition. We had one more mission to fly and we wanted to re-fly a mission as well in order to score a little higher. We were on the clock--the weather

  • by Allan K. '17
  • April 15, 2014