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• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Mathisms and other linguistic quirks of the nerd incubator

  

  trivial solution to the Pythagorean theorem a^2+b^2=c^2 is a = 0, b = 0, and ... not a [annotation note="realized after the fact that this is also a ... into lalaland’ (the way that a line tangent to a circle moves with the

  • by Allison E. '27
  • November 15, 2024
• Blog / UROP & Other Research

  We Stan Matt Parker i'll try not to mention the parker square

  

  mathematician with a PhD is sitting in their office "researching" how to solve the ... or Things to Make and Do in the Fourth Dimension (to name a few ... to form the corner (i.e., three). The same concept is true in lower

  • by Paige B. '24
  • February 2, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Week of Chocolate and Octagons Some thoughts and some pictures.

  

  years here will feel like that, a mere blip on the radar. And while there ... that the world of fussing over grades and AP scores and class rank is a ... things here and there on the blog, but I'd be doing a lot more of them were

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • October 23, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Pass No Record, Oh How I Loved Thee. A quick look at first semester!

  

  semester is a time to make that daily fire hose drinking session a little bit ... surprisingly well" And that's the easiest way to describe classes. Not only did ... one of the most difficult and rewarding things I have ever done. There

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • February 27, 2012
• Blog / About Decisions

  Not all heroes wear capes – but some carry tubes. 2021s are happening

  

  decisions.mit.edu and log in using the same username and password that you use ... in to decisions.mit.edu. To ensure that you will receive a decision ... . The verify page is available now for applicants to confirm their login

  • by Riri Williams '20
  • March 7, 2017
• Blog / About Decisions

  Remember to Breathe Chicken Soup for the Applicant's Soul

  

  there is more to your application than that, and MIT is looking for more ... mom in a frenzy exclaiming that I'm not going to get into any of the ... OMG there aren't enough blanks on my application to talk about the 20

  • by Bryan
  • September 17, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

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

  

  -bread. Anyway, the takeaway here is that IAP is a great time to try new things and ... could become a member of MIT-EMS. I think there is some pressure to ... , I think it’s also important to say that there is absolutely nothing

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • January 17, 2015
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Past, Present, and Future This all "began with a single blog by a student five years ago, at the…

  

  and sent them to Matt McGann. You know, the usual: a cappella concerts ... , going to a formal, and then maybe some stuff about playing in the snow. I ... there) and he and his wife established this foundation to support the

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • October 2, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Riddles, Research, and Nerds with Power Tools My week.

  

  searching, we finally realized that this referred to a timeline of the world ... sterile environment (that is, a chemical hood). In addition to mastering ... causes the two solutions to basically knit together and form a clear

  • by Paul B. '11
  • January 24, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Why I stayed up until 6am on Thursday More nerdy cake-baking.

  

  a mental list of all the things that had to be accomplished between 7 ... same direction, then the atom is at a higher energy level than if one is ... that she had a paper to finish and would rather not play, so I

  • by Anna H. '14
  • October 10, 2012
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  I Never Thought I Would Join a Sorority ...but here I am?

  

  ever and ever and ever :3 Being able to do that is simply all the good ... people, and I was never entirely sure that if we weren’t in the same ... , a career or academic club, and yes, all the greek life too--is still

  • by Selam G. '18
  • May 6, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Hosed life the last few weeks

  

  that and went to bed at a relatively reasonable time.   HOSED The ... Washington, DC, with a friend and got a chance to explore the museums and ... -h-r-e-n-h-e-i-t. Like how even? Thank goodness there were shuttles to and from the rink

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • February 20, 2016
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Sorry you didn’t meet me :( I missed Meet-The-Bloggers, and some things on this semester

  

  (EDT) Subject: is there a meetthebloggers party and am i invited? -lulu ... though, to meet me, that is. You know where I live. Here a special shoutout ... like a maniac, made two overnight trips to Connecticut in the same week

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • April 15, 2007
• Blog / Advice

  new york without instagram who are you performing for?

  

  is a set of massive advertisement billboards.  i dislike that the big ... ’t ignore the underdevelopment of plot and characters that felt jarring to me ... best fits and beaming at the camera. there’s always a lot of energy in

  • by Janet G. '27
  • December 29, 2024
• Blog / How to Human

  cooling off it snowed? snew?

  

  seems to go right. Frustration is a part of the human experience and a ... to appreciate the good things, like a letter from home, fried eggs and ... Sometimes it's easy to get frustrated with the world. There's too

  • by Abby H. '20
  • March 1, 2019
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Adventures at Trader Joe’s i think i might have joined a cult

  

  nearest Trader Joe's to campus is a quick six minute ride on the MIT Shuttle (and actually like a 17 min walk from Next House which is the furthest ... is also stuffed with paneer and a bunch indian spices, but the

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • January 30, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  Island Paradise That's where I live. No, seriously.

  

  in the same room forever, I have lived in a different room (and a ... their heads into that room a few times over the past 2 years and were ... placement is everything. All I did in that cozy room was swap the bed and the

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 10, 2008
• Blog / Summer

  my summer! a belated blog

  

  . I went to a comedy show and golfed for the first time. I went to the ... nice to go through the past and reflect on it from a better place ... that they’d drive me to places I’d want to go. So, I didn’t feel a

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • October 18, 2021
• Blog / Prepare for MIT

  My First Few Weeks at MIT … one year ago

  

  build a robot that could win it. And at the end of the six weeks, there ... tell you a few that made me fall in love with the program, and with MIT ... -on STEM class that runs throughout the summer and ends with a final project

  • by Hala K. '29
  • September 22, 2025
• Blog / IAP

  vienna & prague, in 194 photos iap '26 #1

  

  that is Prague sidewalks to a famous monastery, Strahov. Inside there is ... /hang out by myself year round. In a place where the goal is to wander and ... options and noticed that Central Europe is more realistic than the beaches

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • February 6, 2026