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  Numbers, Perfect and Imperfect Math geeking, and a guessing game.

  

  rights. Oh, and in case you're wondering -- this number has nothing to do ... A quick entry, before returning to reading applications... I am ... Euclid. They are also related to Mersenne primes: every Mersenne prime

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 4, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Sorry, no dorms yet but… ya wanna see some classes?

  

  I have tests in all my classes in the next few days so I thought it was a good time to take a quick survey of what you want to see of ... ...). I probably won't take my SLR to snap away clickclickclick during

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • November 16, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Ana Posada: Improving the production of an HIV medication Ana Posada, who just graduated from MIT, spent a year and half of her undergraduate…

  

  to perform a critical step in the production process. By inserting a ... , GA, will head off to Dartmouth for a Ph.D program next year. As an undergraduate, she made sure to take time to explore our campus and enjoy the

  • by Melis A. '08
  • June 13, 2007
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Dream Machine Wooden slabs and oil paintings

  

  You know you’re in a sad place when you’re so desperate to ... U-Haul (moving day in Boston; none to be found) and then a rental car ... before going to bed and the first thing in the morning. All the while

  • by Joel G. '18
  • September 21, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  As The Saying About Assumptions Goes… Assume = Ass + U + Me.

  

  "just to get into college" instead of encouraging them to follow their ... in order of priority). (We'll pause here to clarify for the record that ... in response to hearing a tiny fraction of his or her story. In the

  • by Ben Jones
  • July 12, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Love that dirty water

  

  I've returned from France to the States just in time for lots of ... exciting time around these parts. It's great to be back in Boston. And now that I've returned from a long time away, I'm getting ready to head out

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 1, 2004
• Blog / How to Human

  Inspired Brainstorming Three pieces of advice I employ

  

  amazing mother repeated this to me almost every night as she tucked me in. I ... in the mood to learn more, even if it meant pushing. Me: “Ok, fine ... I often feel inspired when I least expect to. When I do feel

  • by Gabe B. '13
  • November 25, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Doonesbury and MIT Meet Alex Doonesbury, MIT '10.

  

  was the backstory of how Alex decided to go to MIT. Here's some of the ... I skipped 4 days of school to go to Seattle and Vancouver to learn ... people ever tell you how pretty your cities are?!?!) I have about 200 pages

  • by Chris S. '11
  • February 8, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Oodles Of Doodles Chris Peterson once impersonated me as such: "Blah blah blah Irish people, cartoons blah blah…

  

  have a cold so that means it is the perfect time... TO BLOG. In honor of "Whoa 2010, way to peace out so fast like that" here are some doodles from ... time I checked in... We learned about hashing, and how it's a trade

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • January 3, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  ISEF 2015 Recap researchers talking, and talking to researchers

  

  Jamilla Jamison (formerly of our office, now at Harvey Mudd), about how to ... experts in your field of research. As such, the best strategy is to provide ... Two weeks ago I flew to Pittsburgh, PA, to attend the Intel

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 1, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Challenge of Public Health Sometimes science and engineering only come so far.

  

  surveys, debated in health discussions, helped the clinic to fundraise ... refused to go away. I remembered that in middle school, copayments for each ... extremely trivial amount to pay for a doctor's visit and getting two week

  • by Chris S. '11
  • August 4, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW: The Story So Far An update from the frontlines.

  

  Center are thronging with people - and I know thing are only going to get ... familiar faces - sorry to keep you in suspense, but you'll definitely hear ... Simmons (my dorm), get him settled in my room, and figure out some sort of

  • by Paul B. '11
  • April 10, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Student holiday! lots going on!

  

  students don't have enough holidays, so they added some to the academic calendar, to guarantee each month has at least one three-day weekend. On most years, we get two student holidays in the fall, in accordance to Rules and

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

  Oh look, an update

  

  much computer clue as I'd like, and I'd like to get more. The technical ... I haven't posted in a long time. This is largely because I have been swamped with work. This term is a crash course in time management. I

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • March 10, 2007
• Blog / Athletics

  LET’S PLAY Dodgeball!

  

  I've always been excited about finding new rec’ stuff to try out in college. Besides, as in the good ol' childhood times, it’s always fun to meet and get to know people by playing games. It’s no secret that MIT is

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • October 10, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Hwæt! Did you know that you can study Old English at MIT? The language of Beowulf and J.R.R. Tolkien's Rohan

  

  of the Old English epic Beowulf, and in this class you will learn to ... how you're expected to sleep for grief, so I'll try to comfort you with ... the French language across the channel in 1066. To give you more

  • by Anna H. '14
  • February 9, 2014
• Blog / Announcements

  The First-Year Application for the MIT Class of 2025 is now live

  

  magic words that get you in (or keep you out) of MIT. If you approach this ... , please remember to be kind to yourself. Exercise. Get enough sleep. Drink ... I'm writing to announce that the application for first

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 13, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  David Berry: A “Fearless” Innovator with a Passion for MIT Dr. David Berry, who received his S.B. and Ph.D. from MIT, received the honor of…

  

  surgeon. In his senior year of college, he decided to take the MD-PhD route ... Brass Rat.” In addition to pushing its students to, he notes that ... (competitive tennis and soccer) in addition to the classic science and math clubs

  • by Melis A. '08
  • October 4, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Cacti and Ice Cream

  

  get to browse some of the 1100+ projects, followed by the big lunch ... Yes, I'm in the American Southwest... Yesterday, I had ice cream ... left to right: Nick, Peak, Jijun, Johann, Mike, Donald, Amber, Kenny (MIT

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 12, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Writing an essay using thumb tacks and arousing the suspicions of a snarky Nobel laureate

  

  ." How embarrassing. Anyway, I spent about an hour more taking notes in ... up, put them in the order that makes the most sense to read, and ... yourself stuck on, say, a college essay - maybe it's time to invest in some

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 5, 2012