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• Blog / Miscellaneous

  “All Aboard the Rage Bus” Travelling by bus.

  

  travelling is stressful and twelve hours is a long time to spend in a room with ... stuff in the overhead compartment, then moved my bag to another ... I’m very lucky in that my family lives in central Pennsylvania, which

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • July 3, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  hello again ヽ( ´¬`)ノ

  

  Allow me to (re)introduce myself. My name is Chris Peterson. For ... from 2009-2012, when I went on a somewhat spontaneous year's leave to complete my master's degree in Comparative Media Studies. A few weeks ago, on

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 19, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  PSA: CrowdMath, by Art of Problem Solving and MIT PRIMES, is a thing now a brief note in between committee breaks

  

  people who love math, and we occasionally talk about what's going on in the ... problems for the students to tackle together. If the students reach ... the opportunity to collaborate on a large research project with top

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • February 11, 2016
• Blog / About Decisions

  The waiting is the hardest part

  

  things a little... It was one year ago. Decision letters were in the mail ... : I got fed up with racing home from school everyday to check on the mail, only to find NOTHING from MIT. So, I have taken matters into my own

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 13, 2004
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Marjane Satrapi and French Breakthroughs The author of Persepolis visits MIT, and my French professor is famous

  

  Oct. 23 in the Stata Center's Kirsch Auditorium at 7 p.m. Marjane ... about life and criticisms of American foreign policy. All in all, it was a very informative and entertaining event. I am going to have to

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • October 29, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  last minute application panic for the procrastinators

  

  date; it can be helpful to add them to a calendar app or spreadsheet. Don’t wait until the last minute to submit. Life loves going wrong when ... that. Send your scores now. Please don’t get stuck paying $30+ for

  • by Rona W. '23
  • December 22, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Walk of the Strandbeest "New life forms" with PVC skeletons march on the Media Lab

  

  new nature. I make skeletons that walk on the wind so they don't have to ... surviving the elements such as storm and water and eventually I want to put these animals out in herds on the beaches, so they will live their own

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • September 16, 2015
• Blog / Events

  IAP & Mystery Hunt preview Four Mystery Hunt puzzles for you to try.

  

  12, at 12 noon in Lobby 7 (the "main entrance" to MIT). It will last ... Experimental Chocolate Truffle-Making, Introduction to Special Relativity, Old Food: Ancient and Medieval Cooking, Experiencing Health Policy: A Week in

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 8, 2007
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Amazin’ The Mets clinched the NL East. *happy dance*

  

  problem to someone else suddenly makes the solution clear). Rick is in 6 ... else has been going on in my life? You know, school and stuff. While I ... . Basically 2.001 teaches you the stuff you need to know to figure out that

  • by Laura N. '09
  • September 21, 2006
• Blog / Hacks

  C-Sail Jack Florey really went Captain Jack on this one.

  

  a closer look at that sail! Looks to me like a sail with a C on it ... 't get it: the Stata Center houses the Computer Science and Artificial

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • November 14, 2017
• Blog / Challenges

  Awesome Robot Competition? LIVE?? Check out the 2.007 Final Robot Competition! LIVE May 12th/13th!

  

  DIAGRAMS??   Well then, you’re going to LOVE the 2.007 Manufacturing ... working tirelessly to create robots to overcome this year’s challenge board ... class and plan to write a longer blog about our experiences, but we couldn

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • May 12, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  Battle of The Bands takes over Bryan’s Blog Hostile takeover of Bryan's blog for the night.

  

  MIT to compete in front of YOU for prizes and bragging rights. Yuan ... So me and my 133t h4x0r roommate Yuan decided to take over Bryan ... Bryan when he's typing in his password. Yuan: Shouldn't we be telling

  • by Bryan
  • March 12, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Relativity Special (and vice versa) I took a test today that relied on practically everything I have ever learned from…

  

  my Special Relativity test required me to add (and subtract!) numbers with 5 significant figures, and the professor did not manage to include a ... SAT II's, which was like 29483 years ago. Unable to bear it any longer

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • November 18, 2009
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Think YOUR research is crazy? Why doesn't spaghetti break in half? There is an answer, because someone has dedicated their…

  

  Ever find yourself sitting in lab, thinking "What in God's name am I ... Organization) It calculated the number of photographs you must take to (almost) ensure that nobody in a group photo will have their eyes closed

  • by Melis A. '08
  • November 14, 2006
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Scootah Hockey a sport of tradition, friendship, and raw athleticism

  

  in this way for five nights, and then the final bracket was revealed to ... Hockey. Scootah Hockey, while rich in history and strategy, is a simple game to play. Each team has three to four players on at a time, each of

  • by Ellie F. '28
  • May 13, 2025
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  And the winners are… 2010 Blogger results!

  

  ) doodads to share life at MIT in new ways. * This is not actually true. I ... who to invite into the elite ranks. Unfortunately that would be a lie ... this: I bet you can hear his eyes rolling in disgust (another little

  • by Dave McOwen
  • August 27, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Early Action A summary of this year's early action admissions process.

  

  's admit rate for early action is so low in comparison to the admit ... *Update as of 2015: Early action is available to both domestic and ... students in the middle, about three quarters of the applicants, were deferred

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 9, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Sam Survey I'M HOSED.

  

  in my first entry as a blogger, I recently decided to write a new blog ... to ask? Comment your questions in. (By the way, I probably won't change ... elections meeting, an overnight shift, a trip to New York, another exam

  • by Jess K. '10
  • March 9, 2008
• Blog / Classes

  18.S190 Pt.2 lecture videos go brr

  

  to write about a few more of these projects over the summer, but I wanted to give a short update about 18.S190! Just this last week, lecture ... comes to education-- accessibility heightened by the incredible work from

  • by Paige B. '24
  • May 26, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW Festival

  

  ... The guys from Tep had an awesome pickle frier which counted to 255 in ... currently at MIT for Campus Preview Weekend (this post is dedicated to the ... in the white shirt) as well as 2x4 Jenga... The Panhellenic

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 8, 2005