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• Blog / Classes

  20 Things I Learned In 2020 from a course 20 who is in her 20s

  

  someone I didn't get a chance to say goodbye to :( Oftentimes, there is a ... . Enough said. There is a huge community of local mappers who chart out ... to use. Cartography is still very much a thing. It's okay to not be

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • January 1, 2021
• Blog / Events

  An Interview with the Tetris Grand Champion Meet Fractal161, an MIT Student who's the second person ever to beat Tetris.

  

  like, “Why don’t we host our own tournament?” and I was like, “Huh, I’m a ... the same amount of points for a Tetris every time–I’m digressing.   ... of expected and I didn’t even plan for that. I just envisioned it as a

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • February 19, 2024
• Blog / Challenges

  actual conversations i definitely had last night happy new year i guess

  

  myself from saying that because i'm normal, haha A: in a sense aren't we ... "we're all trying to act normal" isn't weird A: we're driving in ... : yes A: twenty twenty-one B: yes A: time isn't real B: yes A: it's just a

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • January 1, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT Festival of Learning: Expo how MIT is leading the educational revolution

  

  ! And if you can't make it to Splash or Spark, neither as a participant ... , "playing" with a fundamental concept in materials science. PHeT and ... the first Festival here. This post is the second of a series of three

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • February 20, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Guide to MIT: Academics requirements, resources, and miscellaneous info

  

  to see if spots have opened up after the initial rush. CI-M - a ... Nearly three years ago, I published a post provocatively titled ... . Scheduling and Registration DEGREE REQUIREMENTS (for a formal overview, go

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • May 6, 2018
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  [Guest Post] Reflecting on the great memories of my freshman year ☀️ When life gives you lemons, share them with others >:) ☀️

  

  ]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EH6LGsWeu1k&feature=youtu.be[/embed] I don’t have a photo of you ... I’m officially 2A, planning to minor in Energy Studies and Theatre ... of my fear of saying the wrong thing, I don’t talk much unless I know a

  • by Cami M. '23
  • April 21, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  The second-best picture we took in Paris This entry is dedicated to Regis Philbin.

  

  DID YOU KNOW? I. M. Pei, who graduated from the MIT school of architecture in 1940, designed the glass pyramids in front of the Louvre. "Agh, I'm so tired." "Guys! We can get a great picture with the pyramid. Get in

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 22, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Une expérimentation de l’indépendance: partie la troisième attention, s'il vous plaît--j'ai une annonce. et aussi, beaucoup de photos.

  

  quelle langue je veux apprendre suivant. Il y a trop de choix: peut-être je ... Goddard. On a vu toutes les salles blanches, notamment la plus grande salle

  • by Allan K. '17
  • January 21, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Birds Are Real, and So Is Quantum Physics Monkey see, monkey believe

  

  experiments in 6.2410 (Quantum Systems Engineering Lab) – a class I’m taking ... ” – a $500k quantum optics toolkit from Germany with nanometer ... on the quantum scale. Single-photon interference isn't just a fun

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • March 6, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Q&A catchup I answer questions, now that I'm no longer drugged...

  

  hard to get into M.I.T. Yes. pennutty said: Hi, Iam a 11th class student ... , by designating their lab class as a CI-M. For example, the required Course 2 lab class (2.671) is also a CI-M. Anon said: Could someone

  • by Laura N. '09
  • January 6, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

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

  

  friend and classmate? Don't invent a character. Describe yourself. (from ... passions. Highlight quirks. You can’t fit everything into a college essay, so ... ' essays. Don’t read the anthology. It won’t help at all. Find a voice that

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • November 12, 2015
• Blog / Blog Projects

  hello, after six years

  

  -flying) animals. the ones that can't fly are still this type of animal. this is a ... i have been here and there, the last six years. i think a lot of ... . like how to play a game where i try to escape from hell, and how to play

  • by Allan K. '17
  • January 17, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Deadline where I attempt to reason through an approaching all-nighter

  

  don't mind a lack of sleep too much. In the morning, I get to watch the ... , for too often they have replaced a human lunch. Soon I will run out of ... . Weekdays are a blur of work and socialization, with lines between the two

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • September 17, 2014
• Blog / Athletics

  N.Y. Times, Page B11: “MIT Guard Shows Brains and Hoops Can Mix” Jimmy Bartolotta '09 leads the 16-5 MIT Men's Varsity Basketball team.

  

  . If so, he would become the first player from M.I.T., a Division III ... to be easy, especially for a Division III, M.I.T. player," he said ... there for me." In the meantime, Bartolotta hopes to carry M.I.T. to a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 6, 2009
• Blog / Residential Life

  [Guest Post] All About the MIT Panhellenic Association how some MIT students found their "home under the dome"

  

  About Ourselves Mulan I’m a rising sophomore studying mechanical ... Coordinator, and Panhel Delegate! Siyoung I’m a rising sophomore studying math ... student groups). Ana I’m a rising junior in the math (18) and philosophy

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • August 27, 2020
• Blog / Personal Travel

  childhood and disney world trips

  

  love rollercoasters, but I usually get a little nervous before them. I'm ... have to smuggle a delivery to a buyer in the Star Wars universe. Now, I'm ... couldn't help myself. This entire trip made me feel like a kid again

  • by Cami M. '23
  • March 25, 2022
• Blog / How to Food

  Adventures with Miracle Fruit The lemons had a meaty flavor that should not have been there.

  

  sweetness of acidic foods after miraculin is equal to that of a 17% sucrose ... approved by the FDA as a sweetener or food additive, but is mass-produced in ... . Interest in miraculin spiked after a May 2008 New York Times article on

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • December 12, 2011
• Blog / Challenges

  Three More Tales of Junior Year the sequel to Three Tales of Junior Year

  

  carrying dirty laundry. I couldn’t run off to Boston at a moment's notice. I couldn’t transfer my UROP down Massachusetts Avenue. I couldn’t remain a ... ’ll never end: you wake up on Monday and know that you won’t be able to take a

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • October 31, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  About the Midyear Report We've been getting many questions about the Midyear Report. Here are some answers.

  

  February. Even with this information, questions about the Midyear Report (a.k.a ... students with something to report -- so if you're in a school that doesn't ... semester (or after completion of the second quarter, if your school uses a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 14, 2010
• FAQ / First-year application

  What if I’m having a hard time completing the recommendation requirement?

  recommend having one letter from a math/science teacher, and one from a humanities, social science, or language teacher. Additionally, a letter is often submitted by a counselor or school official alongside the required