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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Integration Bee (guest post by Mike W. ‘19) I had a tagline planned out, but I axed it for being too derivative.

  

  fractions is a total drag. Anyways, I waltzed in for the written portion ... five. We had to do integrals, with a time limit. If you got one wrong, you got a strike. Four strikes and you’re out. Things would continue

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • February 2, 2016
• Blog / Personal Travel

  a most beautiful camping trip it's always good to get back to nature <3

  

  dorm room, open my eyes for real, and take in the world. There's a lot ... , headed out for our annual camping trip in seven rental cars, with trunks ... Notch National Forest and State Park. It was a truly incredible trip: we

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • October 17, 2019
• Blog / Uncategorized

  time dilation to the Infinite, and beyond

  

  -dilated, where I stop and think for a second and look back at how much has passed ... : a 9am class begins at 9:05 and ends at 9:55). In theory, this is ... Mechanics) for two weeks now (and I haven’t been late at all, thanks to MIT

  • by Taylor L. '29
  • September 23, 2025
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Hitting Rewind on 2013 a summary of posts I never ended up writing from IAP till now

  

  work for a month with an MIT alumnus at a company that matches their ... Houston. For the next two weeks, all I did was read at Barnes and Noble (I ... matured in college >.< ), eat my mom's food, and sleep like 10 hours a

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • February 18, 2013
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  MIT HSSP and Stanford Splash! Seven fundamental questions, and a field trip to the west coast

  

  afternoon: a pulsar class for parents, and a pulsar class for middle school ... and high school with me) and Daniel (a chemistry grad student at ... At MIT, I've taught for two Splashes, three Sparks, and two HSSPs. My

  • by Anna H. '14
  • May 4, 2013
• Blog / Hacks

  MIT is “Hacked” Ultimatum

  

  's something hung up over the doors. It's a sign, it looks like it says ... seemed legit, it was a printed sign and had grommets, something you never ... , Harvard or MIT, has a better sense of humor. Just hang the sign up and see

  • by Snively '11
  • April 1, 2009
• Blog / Events

  5 days until Mystery Hunt

  

  and others team up to solve lots of puzzles, with the ultimate goal of finding a coin hidden somewhere on campus. For a more in-depth description ... Waffle" (based out of the Simmons Hall dormitory, which looks like a space

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 9, 2005
• Blog / Class Projects

  Angry Birds Fly at MIT Students construct trubuchets, catapults, and air cannons to take out the dastardly pigs on Killian…

  

  colleague Mikey Yang '05 and 2.009 for additional photos. And keep a lookout ... each develop a prototype of a product that can (and in many cases does ... The weapons set up in Killian Court The "pigs" and their defenses A

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 8, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I should’ve started this earlier A statement exemplifying my first month as a Junior

  

  a lot of work all the sudden, and it's terrible. Ask my roommates, I ... once I've taken the first exam... 2.008: Design and Manufacturing II- A ... about this later (: 2.671: Go Forth and Measure- A class about how to

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • October 5, 2013
• Blog / Announcements

  Be a Blogger 2026!

  

  a war with the feral bunnies of Camberville so they don't eat all my ... MIT for Sin LíMITe, or UROP, or become a mentor for Project Manus, or learn a cool new thing in class, and so forth. The mission of the blogs is

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 1, 2026
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Back to back to back maybe i am doing too much

  

  with some friends who came over for HMMT, and then had a meeting with the ... classes, I’m a lab assistant for 6.036 Introduction to Machine Learning, and ... Floor Pi later that night, and cotaught a class with Hahn on how RSA

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • February 27, 2020
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Milk, Cookies and Dangerous Secrets Somewhere at the cloying helm of exponential senselessness (weird post incoming)

  

  to think it all started with a simple desire for macaroni and cheese ... decided to make Macaroni and Cheese for dinner. Deciding that a little ... around for 19 years. Wasn’t it a lovely thought, having Milk and Old Wine

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • October 29, 2013
• Blog / Events

  science bowl we ran! a competition! virtually!

  

  hands to answer a question. I helped volunteer for that competition, and ... personalized emails to every team and volunteer with their Zoom links for the day ... , my middle school science teacher started a team at my school, and I

  • by Phi A. '21
  • November 16, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Letting the days go by Fish finders, the Apprentice, and techie fashion.

  

  device that probes under water, looking for spots with plenty of catchable ... With all these applications, it's tough to find time to blog. There are lots of terrific applications! This will be a challenging year to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 7, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Prof. Junot Diaz on The Colbert Report! MIT Writing professor Junot Diaz, winner of this year's Pulitzer Prize for fiction, appeared last…

  

  modeled after commentators like Bill O'Reilly. And, to help with context in ... commentator famous for his opposition to illegal immigration, and you may also ... blogger alum Mitra '07 took 21W.755: Writing and Reading Short Stories with

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 24, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  A few quick answers The skinny.

  

  decisions will be released. Watch the blogs and MyMIT for more information ... Selection has been busy enough that I haven't had time to do a full Questions Omnibus, I do have enough time to steal an idea from Ben and quickly

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 22, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  data diaries inspired by Giorgia Lupi & Stefanie Posavec's "Dear Data"

  

  in a crowded coffee shop for a few hours. Conclusion: As expected ... Assumption 3. Notable events in chronological order Winnie and I ... , frozen shrimp, and juicey juice. A few weeks ago I killed a supermarket

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • October 5, 2022
• Blog / Athletics

  A Three-part IAP sababa* in more than one way

  

  great time to bond with teammates and get some sun in the middle of a ... towards Israel, it is a great way to connect people with other Jews and the ... out to be so bad, and I had a good reason: I was in Israel. Going to

  • by Becca H. '12
  • February 17, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT Talks Energy at the White House "It is is our institutional responsibility to address the challenges of energy and the environment."…

  

  of Chemistry with a passion for understanding fuel cells and other ... dedicating $150 billion over 10 years for a new clean energy R&D and ... - designed to serve as a starting point for students with big ideas (or small

  • by Paul B. '11
  • March 26, 2009
• Blog / Events

  DME SoccerBot Championships 2006 (Or, How Does Justin Timberlake Live With Himself?) All we are saying is give Pluto a chance.

  

  , my team was incredible, and I had a fantastic time with Long, Albert ... open with anticipation for the coming soccer match.   In one ... /background information, the ref blew the whistle, and they were off. After a brief power

  • by Jess K. '10
  • August 30, 2006