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• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Process of Psetting And the technicals of technicals

  

  appropriate to blog about their culture. Q: What is a pset, and how to do you ... agree. However, for the purposes of this blog and my future ones, I will ... (and advocate for universal acceptance of) the “pset” standard, unless I

  • by Joel G. '18
  • February 23, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Breadsticks and Business Just remember, undergrads are like puppies in the eyes of an alum

  

  understanding how your users think. I think the relevant quote from [one of the ... restaurant hangout for the students at Lima High School. I am here to say that ... students in GEL program, and I love the opportunity to meet students from a

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • May 24, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I graduated. i'll still be here for a year tho because i'm getting my master's

  

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • May 29, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  Random Hall Rooms Six rooms and ten stuffed animals.

  

  side of the building. If my door is open I have a strategic view of the ... . Before my sophomore year I finally painted it the three shades of green you ... -eight-year-old brother gave me when I left for MIT. On the wall above my bed is possibly my

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • July 10, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I, Robot "Turn it, leave it, stop- format it. Technologic." IAP Robotics competitions wrap up.

  

  .370: Robocraft Now the one I'm most familiar with is Robocraft since my roommate ... strategy (hopefully those extra hours will pay off). So I entered 26

  • by Bryan
  • February 2, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  PSA: there’s a new mit.edu!

  

  is redesigning admissions and SFS. Elizabeth and I were both on the ... , we required a site that would work well on mobile devices, meet the ... we were careful. Thank you, all!   I'm excited that

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 25, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Celebrating Defiance @ the Media Lab a prize for responsible, ethical disobedience

  

  positions of power would have preferred to keep under wraps. Both faced ... powers for good.   Today, I'm attending Defiance, a conference ... watch the webcast here. I'm probably not going to formally liveblog the

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 21, 2017
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Hope for the Axolotl: On the Amphibian Extinction Crisis Happy Save the Frogs Day!

  

  awareness about the amphibian extinction crisis. When I was in high school I ... pet frogs and a powerpoint presentation. This year I'm sharing with you an essay I wrote two years ago. Some research has happened since then

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • April 27, 2013
• Blog / Uncategorized

  The Availability Heuristic with applications to pledging

  

  fraternities. I would never have joined one if it had been any other way ... I didn't include a lot of biographical detail in my biography (whoops!), so here's something you should know: at MIT, I am a proud

  • by Qiaochu Y. '12
  • September 11, 2011
• Blog / Events

  The Deep Breath Before the Plunge THIS IS . . . wait, this isn't Sparta. Wha-? Aw, shoot, I took a…

  

  turns into the game and I thought it would be appropriate to fill you guys in on what's been happening. I'm not really at liberty to explain what Burton-Conner's strategy is, but I'd welcome some discussion as to

  • by Snively '11
  • March 8, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Biochemistry at its finest!

  

  in particular, just in the same building.) I'm sure he would draw your ... Yesterday, I attended my last 7.05 (Biochemistry) lecture taught by ... wanted to donate blood for a demonstration. I thought he was joking and

  • by Melis A. '08
  • March 9, 2006
• Blog / Athletics

  Adventures on the Charles Aka we go outdoors sometimes

  

  internships elsewhere) and I are trying to take advantage of the random ... land learning how dragon boat paddle techniques differ from canoeing or ... advantage of the windsurfing lessons, learning how to rig the sail and

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • June 15, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  A Letter to CPW Prefrosh let the onslaught of CPW-related posts continue

  

  in London, so decided to make a trip out of it. Unfortunately, I'm not ... for Stanford's Splash. I'm super lucky, though, and got to send an e ... messages from the MIT admissions office. I wanted to re-post the e-mail here

  • by Anna H. '14
  • April 9, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  Happy Birthday, Simmons Hall! 20 things I’m grateful for in my dorm

  

  Simmons social life. I like how I could live on a different floor – or even ... event, here are 20 things that I’m grateful for in my dorm. 1. I live there Can’t say I’m not grateful for that. Moving on… 2. The bathrooms My

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • December 4, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  #scretious and bunnies!

  

  required readings, and I am enjoying a breezy carefree summer. I have sadly ... catch up. To start off, I’m completing some blog post requests from friends, in the order they asked. Scretious Scretious is… I guess the best

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • June 11, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  Human After All Unlike customer service nowadays, MIT (and its admissions office) is 100% human. Give or take…

  

  . I know, I know, you're probably going crazy right now - real live ... 's almost like we're not crippled by our social awkwardness! I may be being a ... make things explode using only sheer power of will, I need to set the

  • by Emad T. '14
  • October 19, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  A Snively CPW By: Snively' 11

  

  me) Student Center Sleep-over Remember how I said we accidentally slept ... energy drink 1 energy drink water thing 5 cups of coffee I slept 5 hours ... a funny story that I'll share shortly). So, from the beginning: I

  • by Bryan
  • April 17, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  MIT Dorms: MacGregor House Because really, sometimes you just need your own space.

  

  are planning to cover their own dorms within the next z days!), I am ... TechCash. By which I mean your parents can pay for it. MacGregor also ... by letter -- A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, and J -- and there's no I Entry

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • April 20, 2006
• Blog / Uncategorized

  a quick and dirty guide to MIT jargon what is a 6-3 anyway?

  

  your urop (see definition 1). “Sorry, I would, but I’ve gotta do my urop ... ; tool = working. "I'm gonna be tooling in Hayden tonight."  2. n ... Sciences; used to refer to any non-technical class. "I'm taking .006, 18

  • by Amber V. '24
  • April 7, 2022
• Blog / About Decisions

  Story of Tim Tebow My friend Steve '11 wrote a blog for the not admitted.

  

  I thought it was really a good story, and maybe some of you would ... Tebow after the decisions were released. I knew about Tebow from talking ... you'll get over it but you feel like you never will.[1] So if I can

  • by Chris S. '11
  • March 16, 2010