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• Blog / Academics & Research

  For the love of 6.470, Montresor we stayed awake, we built, we conquered

  

  As the blogs are quick to harp upon, MIT thrives over the month of IAP, particularly in the context of its coding/robotics competitions ... , all of which are numbered very inconsistently with respect to the usual

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • February 5, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Tests of the non-standardized kind Stop thinking about the SAT and start thinking about 18.01!

  

  , just in case you forgot the structure of an amino acid or the definition of the dissociation constant. On 7.06 (Cell Biology) tests last term, I ... appropriate section of the textbook and quickly review the information I had

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • October 12, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Watch the 2.009 webcast tonight at 7:15PM ET!

  

  (Mechanical Engineering) and one of the most famous courses at MIT. For my ... experience.   The effort spans the early phases of product development ... , consensus building, and the value of communication.  The final project

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 11, 2017
• Blog / Events

  Re-halloween Reuse, reduce, recycle, remember not to leave junk outside your door.

  

  was to create an political statement about the troubled state of Random ... dryers. It's like the CNN of laundry. 2.My physics class: I had physics on ... center of mass: I felt like this would have been too selfish of me. 6.The

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • November 6, 2008
• Blog / Personal Travel

  seven scenes from Paris a simple story

  

  of the loaf to share, letting its flakes fall to the ground between us ... really, for how quickly it was dredged up again, like the structure of a dream you’re reminded of after waking—how the back-and-forth of our voices

  • by Kai V. '25
  • March 31, 2025
• Blog / Athletics

  the fear and delight of fire spinning do not this at home! I am a trained (semi?)professional.

  

  was the boldest decision I made in my life, but also one of the best. I ... then lit on fire. the burn time of the prop varies depending on the size and shape of the wick, as well as the speed you’re spinning it at. Here

  • by Anika H. '26
  • June 21, 2025
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  it is the escape living a second life as an art student

  

  that weekend was the Richmond Night Market, a local attraction full of ... wandered around the area just to sort of take in the ambience. Our group ... rest of us, left with nothing else to do, ended up standing at the stage

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • September 26, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  The Match Our thoughts, and a request for current MIT students to weigh in.

  

  the better part of the fall. I apologize for this, and thanks to all of ... think make good matches to the undergraduate culture of MIT - academic ... Those of you who are savvy surfers of this site will note that our

  • by Ben Jones
  • January 5, 2007
• Blog / Events

  The Igs Where Science meets Silly. Hello Silly!

  

  I'll assume that we've all heard of the Nobel Prizes, yes? Perfect, now how about the Ig Nobels? The Ig Nobels are a humorous offshoot of ... Nobel!" More power to you, but here's what you're up against: In the category of

  • by Snively '11
  • January 15, 2008
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Being First is Important There can be many firsts

  

  Sometimes you should stop to identify all of the different pictures ... lot if you would write the names of what's in these pictures down and casually glance at the first letters. You know, just in the spirit of things. : )

  • by Snively '11
  • May 14, 2009
• Blog / Events

  Fireworks over MIT’s Great Dome Fireworks and music and Dome, oh my.

  

  of July celebration -- one of the biggest and best fireworks shows around. And now, you can watch a excerpt of the fireworks over the Dome, online. Click To Play   Thanks to MIT TechTV for posting the clip!

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 12, 2007
• Blog / Events

  Party in the MIT This is some scary stuff.

  

  Tell the truth, how many current MIT students read the title of this ... Baker (one of our dorms), was uploaded to the internet. The instant ... admissions website. The link has been sent to a couple of dorm lists and is

  • by Snively '11
  • September 25, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Stu Schmill ‘86 named Dean of Admissions Exciting news!

  

  and the rest of the administration have in me," he told the MIT News ... vibrancy and energy with them, and I respect the importance of the role the ... senior associate director of admissions and director of the Educational

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 24, 2008
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Former MIT Students on TV Two in a flattering way, one in a potentially embarassing way.

  

  up for a full run. One of the shows, WIRED Science, is co-hosted by an ... Sciences, or EAPS) and was a member of the a cappella group the Muses ... on the CW television network (home of one of my favorite shows

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 10, 2007
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Schnitzer Prize Winners! [by Ken Haggerty '11] Buildings with eyes, a drum for the people, and a house…

  

  academic year is completed, and as such, it's also the time of year that MIT ... contributions to MIT life, culture, and academics. In the realm of arts@mit, this means recognizing the winners of the Harold and Arlene Schnitzer Prize in

  • by ARTalk
  • May 24, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Nance Nance Revolution! (+ My CPW Recap) New art and new memories.

  

  change gonna' come." For the greater part of my blog's existence, many of ... ). Well thanks to one of my favorite prefrosh, the dream is now reality! Check out an incredible piece of graphic art from Ms. Star Simpson of the

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • April 25, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Tour of an MIT student’s notebook my brain is a mess so my pages have everything

  

  [/caption] Historically, I’ve only ever finished three notebooks out of the dozens I’ve had ... on everything from my interest in the subject, the pace of the lecture ... ="116766" /] Scratch paper These are the messiest parts of my notebook. The main way I

  • by Anika H. '26
  • July 8, 2025
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  That time MIT was almost rebuilt on an artificial island in the middle of the Charles River we were THIS CLOSE to being a pirate fortress university

  

  ," which allowed it to move to Cambridge and build the core of the contemporary campus. This is not that story. Instead, this is the story of how MIT almost became a pirate fortress in the middle of the Charles. Via

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 22, 2016
• Blog / MISTI

  ~*~Thoughts Are Like Traces of Birds In Heaven~*~ (P.S. I finally added pictures to my last entry - sorry about the delay!)

  

  million feelings unseen. Of those, here are some: (1) Pride - The last time ... , unbelievably, my last week here in Germany. On the last day of teaching in Berlin ... can only bridge a bit of the distance! Many of the kids we've taught are

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • July 19, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Literature Tea & Mural Contest Artwork on cookies and walls.

  

  talked with Teesa '08 (Course 8: Physics) about Kiss of the Spider Woman ... Exchange. Professor Henderson taught us the proper pronounciation of the ... do you think? = ? This reminded me of the Student Mural Project at

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • March 21, 2006