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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Library Battle: Harvard vs. MIT Harvard and MIT Libraries are given a theme topic and each an afternoon to compile…

  

  's recent entry, Sam is in fact an engineer, and I am queen of the humanities ... Lewis Music Library. People sleep in them all the time. I don't, because I ... . I've got a paper for 11.015 Riots Strikes and Conspriracies in

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 10, 2005
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Before You Arrive on Campus: Orientation Edition On REX, safety, free stuff, and making the most out of it all!

  

  closest-to-perfect space here at MIT. P.S.: I may remember more in a ... . Exhilarating! Remember that scientific discovery you always wanted to discuss in ... “Essential Services” according to MIT Housing can be found here. Visit all 11

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • August 12, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  The Interview: 10/20 Approaches Some thoughts on the interview, as the EA deadline nears.

  

  the process and beyond. The best advice I can give you for the interview ... regular action? Well, the deadline isn't until December 1, but I recommend ... , while you're thinking of it. And I certainly recommend contacting your EC

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 17, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  6.2050 – Field Programmable Gate Awesomeness Featuring my “aggressive and weird” cat robot

  

  "]accelerometers[/annotation] in a digital setting, and how to break large, complex systems into ... ; these days, you can probably build that in just a few hours because the ... ="95293" /] Although I wrote a lot of code in 6.2050, the whole FPGA engineering process

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • December 21, 2023
• Blog / Challenges

  Sick of Being Sick On being sick at MIT.

  

  bipolar.) The real turning point in my illness took place on Friday, when I ... I think at that point I was pretty much speaking like Yoda. In fact, I ... wasn't going to make it very far. So I called in and talked to the dean

  • by Jess K. '10
  • September 22, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  You’ve got questions, I’ve got answers

  

  in the sciences at the same rate as the boys? Have to ask. While I can ... to ask! If I can't answer them, I'll tell you so! Drew asked: "Could ... contributions for their families). How can a student of extremely limited

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • August 9, 2006
• Blog / Athletics

  Miscellany In which I talk about my life and Fancy sportsball DNA folk songs

  

  collaborative. But I can definitely see how the same desire could draw engineers ... feel like: So I just made a vlog to get back in the rhythm of filming ... from the bottom. And because I didn't talk about anything MIT-related in

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • November 22, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  W.M.

  

  Last semester, I met W.M. in one of my classes, 3.019 (Intro to ... using the same language? I can’t understand what they’re trying to say half the time! I stood somewhere in between – respectful of their

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • January 23, 2023
• FAQ / Academics and research

  Can I test out of some classes by taking Advanced Standing Exams?

   grade in the class; if you do poorly you can simply take the class and the ... 've already mastered introductory coursework at MIT, then you can take an ASE to
• FAQ / QuestBridge

  Can I submit the MIT application with my QuestBridge application?

  cycle using your QuestBridge application, you can do so, but must let us know in advance. Learn more about this process here. If you applied for
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Eastward ho! Don't US people normally go to Canada or Mexico before they cross an ocean?

  

  This summer, I decided to take an internship overseas. Where in the ... cardstock that entitle me to a non-reserved seat on what I can best describe ... across the main island. In my typical fashion I arrived at the train

  • by Stanley G.
  • July 20, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  Doctor Who?

  

  installing some sort of video conferencing system. I can hardly believe how ... UROP advisor) look just a little nervous? In a "I better give this guy a ... , and Rocco try to figure out how to prepare their chicken tetrazzini--I

  • by Sam M. '07
  • June 30, 2005
• Blog / How to MIT

  Wandering through the Infinite 3.5ish years of wandering MIT, squeezed into like one month

  

  in the Stud, I realized that there were a lot of cool things on the walls of the Infinite that I hadn't actually bothered to stop and read. In a regular semester, I was always in such a rush to get to wherever I

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • December 22, 2020
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  I am home. Small thanks to the Airlines. In a surprising turn of events, Christmas travel is Not Much Fun.

  

  . While many of them have surely let their pilots' licenses lapse, I can ... how you have those little oxygen masks that pop down from the ceiling in ... My first reaction to the ridiculously ridiculous airline adventure I

  • by Kim D. '09
  • December 24, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Español Foreign Languages at MIT

  

  sentence using words from a vocabulary list; that I can do. It’s quite ... suppose. I can’t speak for any of the other languages taught here at MIT, but I think the Spanish classes have taken a step in the right direction

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • March 23, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

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

  

  I believe in quantum physics now. The past few weeks have changed ... experiments in 6.2410 (Quantum Systems Engineering Lab) – a class I’m taking ... instructors told me each experiment we do in 6.2410 (around two hours each) can

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • March 6, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  Oh, sweet freedom? One girl's tale of how to (try and) fend for herself in college. Tire swing…

  

  Oh, the joys of being in college. Finally, we’re independent! We can ... before 11AM. Go ahead. Start throwing things at me while I rub it in. I ... ’s 48 degrees and I can’t feel my toes.) I’m not the only one – many of my

  • by Keri G. '10
  • October 23, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Thirteen Things To Do Over IAP: #1-5 Concerning the half I spent at home

  

  friends. Being lazy can be oddly draining in an unexpected way so I always ... know, though I am majoring in biological engineering, I am also a pre ... get in contact with alumni, among other things. You can sort through

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

  If you give a girl an assignment… ...she's going to ask if she can blog about it.

  

  adaptation in general is dark, cynical and hopeless. I think the only way to ... ’m in love with her based on what I’ve gathered from her physical appearance. No really, I’m legit in love with her. Rosalind? Who’s Rosalind

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • March 2, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Deadline Day Happy November 1, Early Action applicants.

  

  app (or take it to the post office for postmarking). I am pleased to see ... anything important happens after the deadline, you can always mail, email or call in any updates. Don't worry if your essay doesn't format as you

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 1, 2007