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  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 ... , have coordinated their Problem Sets to be due in almost symmetrical time ... . Challenges come in bursts and send an electrifying signal to the brain. "12

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • September 17, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Atomic Friends a comic

  

  in handwritten script to make the comic feel more journaled ... going into the electron to depict energy going in and another squiggly ... how more energy is required to eject electrons that are closer to the

  • by Cami M. '23
  • September 17, 2022
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Pre-Orientation Begins Pre-Orientation and a mini-contest!

  

  begins on Sunday, but for half of the class, they are already getting to ... great opportunity to get to know a few dozen classmates well, before ... control boxes, participants get to take a cruise of Boston Harbor and learn

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 24, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Splash 2018 Learn about anything and everything!

  

  wanted to teach about Love is that it was my primary game framework in both ... pumpkins to gain health and stop moving. Here is a video of it in action ... teaching high schoolers about any topic they want. To give you a sense of the

  • by Mimi S. '22
  • October 4, 2018
• FAQ / First-year application

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• Blog / Academics & Research

  An Uncreative Post with an uncreative title

  

  the white carpet, so we got to sink into the clean softness, get ... one wants to waste the precious A/B/C/No Record grading). They are, in ... reasons, which I’ll reveal in another post. 11.125 will get a bullet point

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • March 1, 2015
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  A Day at Stanford University wait, what?

  

  break, I decided to visit some of my Stanford friends and spend a day in ... . Stanford...is not like MIT. Where to start? Stanford is sunny and spacious ... , rectangular. Instead of drowning in camera-armed Chinese tourists you should

  • by Allan K. '17
  • June 3, 2014
• Blog / Athletics

  My IAP All the snow has melted since I took these pictures.

  

  latter late, I get to live in my undergraduate dorm for two extra semesters ... lab I most wanted to work in and least expected to take me, the lab ... lot of trouble sitting still at work. I like to get up and get tea and

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • January 19, 2015
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Where are we going?

  

  hall gets a single vote in HouseComm). Eventually, Conor '07 (of 2nd West ... to make sure that EC gets a good housemaster, because we want EC to ... . And the students also figure that they're going to be gone in a few

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • November 13, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Spring Break and Study of Cities Abroad Students in the Department of Urban Studies and Planning enjoy a subsidized spring break abroad…

  

  .027, "City to City." This course includes departmental funding (!) for travel to and from a foreign city over spring break, when students meet with ... , highlighting differences in city design and planning between the two locales

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • November 23, 2006
• Blog / Best from staff

  Hello Blogosphere! My dirty little secret...(I've never taken calculus)

  work at MIT Admissions!? The kid who used to complain about how much you ... aversion to STEM continued as I went to college and pursued a major/minor in ... similar to the "nerd herd" who shamed me in high school. However, after

  • by DJ Rock
  • December 8, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Stayin’ Classy Workworkworkworkworkwork *deep breath* workworkworkwork.

  

  -consuming, makes sense to me. I come up with little stories in my head about ammonia ... us are gasping for a break. There's a definite pick-up in the amount of work compared to freshman year; sadly, this heavier workload is coupled

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • September 21, 2010
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Public service announcement One stereotype that I just won't accept.

  

  fastest (and most fun) way to get through problem sets is to do them in a ... high school (duh), and most people had to fight to get the opportunities ... everybody could get a 100% or something, so people take it upon themselves to

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 31, 2006
• Blog / Personal Travel

  a week in europe pictures of munich, vienna, amsterdam

  

  into complacency but i have to finish these things swirling in my head so ... -ending projects just outside my window keep me awake as i attempt to make our 6 ... and tests swirl in my head. they make me forget what's outside of campus

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • April 8, 2019
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  that time of year… ...when every day feels like 48 hours instead of 24. When's summer?

  

  the strength to capitalize properly no more (nor the energy to invest in ... fill in where you're used to hearing cars, or horns, or construction. It ... cannot get here fast enough. My brain is very fried. There's only a couple

  • by Selam G. '18
  • April 20, 2017
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  It’s all about the numbers… Jump back into the basements for the first of two entries early this week on…

  

  Here at MIT, just about everything is referred to by its number. To get from East Campus to LaVerde's Market, you enter Building 66, pass ... over to 66, descend the stairs (as detailed in the last entry), and

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • September 19, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Potpourri Blog Post food... etc.

  

  trying to get p-set in, and overall, starting off the day really late, and ... You know what’s the best part about going to 3.091 [Chem.] at 11 in the ... obviously, I was desperately trying to pack in as many food groups as I can

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • November 21, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT Admissions Math Month, Part 1 – Duality There are two wolves inside you

  

  . Applications to engineering In addition to being fun to think about, duality is ... duality to analyze electrical circuits. In physics, electric fields ([latex ... voltages in the original circuit correspond to currents in the dual circuit

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • April 20, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  It Ends My last last day of school

  

  regimented to be useful when attempting to frame my life in increments of “days ... dress and sandals (in contrast to my usual comfy T-shirt and shorts ... 've included some supplemental powerpoint slides to hopefully fill in any gaps or

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • May 21, 2017