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  A Random [Hall] Sophomore’s Guide to CPW OMG! CPW! OMG! CPW! OMG! :D

  

  sample size of four days that MIT’s legendary firehose was actually ... awesome. Here’s a preview, from two years ago:   ... chocolate at La Verde’s on the last day of CPW. I encourage you to do the same

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • April 19, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What’s happening with the Digital Currency Initiative developing blockchain technologies here at MIT

  

  ). Jeremy, who will graduate in June with a B.S. and MEng in Course 6

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 28, 2016
• Blog / Athletics

  self-destruction my entirely self-inflicted problems

  

  skip this post if you’re not feeling well   ted chiang’s short ... story’s climax, he introduces the idea of self-destruct commands - since ... conversation in our suite lounge, and it’s just loud enough that it’s preventing

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • February 27, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  How to not love CPW but love MIT (for the most part at least)

  

  with after CPW, having now lived through 3 CPW’s. Hopefully, those who ... Economics or something ??), so everyone’s strong STEM background intimidated ... wanted to do in life. After taking GIR’s and classes in my major, I feel

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • April 30, 2018
• Blog / Life after MIT

  This is where my decisions have taken me perspectives from grad school

  

  take in one’s hand a thread which continues always and through all ... of what comes (like a chatty stranger in an elevator) but that’s ... that it all flows logically, but I suspect that there’s more chance and

  • by Anna H. '14
  • July 15, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Reading, Thinking and Igniting Innovation Rational optimism about MIT and the future

  

  it! So I`ll share what`s on my mind. I guess this is a book report, kind of. I`m almost 300 pages through Matt Ridley`s "The Rational ... life seems depressing. What`s the point, I wonder. Especially if I can be

  • by Gabe B. '13
  • August 5, 2011
• Blog / How to Human

  To the 2024s: Wishing You the Most don't be scared of growth

  

  Hello 2024s. I'm about to go on another blogging hiatus, but I wanted to tell you some things before I go: Exactly two years ago, I was approximately where you are now. A summer of waiting to start at MIT had finally

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • September 1, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT of the Late 1800s, According to the Students snippets of history from the first 10 yearbooks

  

  Technology students do outside of learning?  In the late 1800s, they still

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • August 27, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  Jupiter’s Moons, Doge, and a Tub of Icing how to CPW from Yuliya the Undecided HS Senior

  

  , but have a “20's Burger Bonanza.” Together, these make up the 600ish ... intermission). Alternatively, I’m delighted to watch shadows of Jupiter’s moons

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • April 6, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  What’s Making Me Happy This Week: Week 1 Spider-Man, Nina Yuen, and More!

  

  As exams become more and more of a reality that I can’t ignore, I find my weekly/fortnightly blogs slowly phasing themselves out. As such I thought I’d steal a simple…

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • May 2, 2014
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  It’s like finding candy in your pocket… MIT in the media - Always a treat.

  

  MIT is incredibly wired; wi-fi all over the campus. Students are likewise very into the Internet as you may have guessed, and as it should be in my opinion. I’m…

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • February 21, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT’s Undergraduate Research Journal: Get your work published! MIT's Undergraduate Research Journal, a student-run journal that publishes articles about research going on at…

  

  It’s that time of the year again — MIT’s Undergraduate Research Journal (MURJ) is looking for submissions (due October 10th) for our Fall 2005 issue! MURJ is a student-run journal…

  • by Melis A. '08
  • September 27, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Chicken Burrito for the Lab Rat’s Soul Because a personalized blog entry is just like five dollars.

  

  DID YOU KNOW? Aristotle believed men had more teeth than women. It was a most busy and miserable day that can be summarized in one sentence from 10.302: Transport Processes.…

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 14, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  A New Year’s Resolution, MyMIT-Style Thoughts on my proposal to make MyMIT more community-based.

  

  Happy new year everyone! I’ve been out with the flu most of this week so I’m feeling horribly behind in most areas of life. Being sick just blows. Most of…

  • by Ben Jones
  • January 7, 2005
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Laura’s UROP Advisor in ‘American Inventor’ finals tonight! Watch it tonight on ABC and vote!

  

  episode of MythBusters. Randal Pinkett S.M. '98 M.B.A. '98 Ph.D. '02 was

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 25, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What’s trending?: My Computer Vision final project Where trendy styles = adding styling to trend lines

  

  complicated! And it’s definitely not perfect. We achieved an accuracy of 76% on ... text, or titled images. That’s pretty cool—we were able to use ... by our neural net. Computer Vision basically ate up Nathan’s and my

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • February 11, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What’s a freshman like me doing at Career Fair? hint: I'm not wearing a suit

  

  If you’re looking for an in-depth view of Career Fair and all the vast opportunities that it offers MIT students, then you’re in the wrong place. You see, I’m a…

  • by Michael C. '16
  • September 22, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  It’s like I go to class or something. Or whatever.

  

  Contrary to popular belief, I actually do stuff outside of farting around and doodling. Stuff like going to class and paying attention to important stuff. Filing that one away in…

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • April 2, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Yes,The New App…It’s Really Here Or Why This Year's App is "Cooler" Than Last Year's.

  

  If you’ve visited the MIT campus you know that throughout much of the year (when we’re not reading applications, basically) admissions officers do daily information sessions. This summer they have…

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • August 19, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  It’s that time of the year again If you want to do a UROP this semester, now is the time to contact…

  

  A reminder: Fall 2006 UROP Direct Funding (Funds from UROP) Deadline: Thursday, Thursday September 14, 2006. Keep in mind that there are three options when doing a UROP: – UROP…

  • by Melis A. '08
  • September 10, 2006