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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Physics in the MIT No bacon apple pies here.

  

  in Physics, which is perhaps not a representative sample of the gender ... problems than his memorization skills. Is there a similar emphasis on ... to ensure that you will never fail because you spent too much time on a

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • October 1, 2009
• Blog / Classes

  Ridiculous things I’ve been up to in which i wear an exoskeleton

  

  're not a tech person, right?" Arch, because the AUR is apparently the ... pretty much my entire life, I like it. It was somewhat of a pain getting ... things is a shark plushie, who is becoming good friends with Ice Bear. I

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • October 10, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  21M.285: The Beatles the most enjoyable class i've taken at MIT

  

  so motivated to learn so much about a topic, or tackled my final ... Before college, I was by no means a hardcore Beatles fan. When I was a kid, my dad would play me a few of the classics—Golden Slumbers, Let

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • December 3, 2022
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  A…an…uh…a cappella concert? MIT's got non-Petri dish culture, too

  

  A cappella is one of those things that is really weird to type.  It's one phrase - "a cappella", Italian for "in the manner of the church ... ... ...and group hugs... ...and much applause. Have a great weekend!

  • by Michael C. '16
  • November 22, 2013
• Blog / MISTI

  Three Months In Paris The MISTI experience of Jenny Nelson '09.

  

  Paris' 14th, and how I even got a small stipend, my parents were just as ... research institute with a specialization in cancer. I hadn't worked much in a ... -free vacation I had... they were a bit shocked. You're going all alone? they asked

  • by MISTI Program
  • October 31, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Long Overdue Q&A Post Sorry for the delay!

  

  wondering, how much would a so-so interview hurt chances of admission in the ... anywhere. If I go onto collegeboard's site there is a link "Send scores to schools." Is this still a valid/official way to send scores, just in case I

  • by Ben Jones
  • November 2, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  I Hate the First or at least, I used to

  

  . Stargazing in Boston is a very different experience than in the suburbs of a ... World Wide Web* here. On a more general note, I think this is really the ... paid for it a little. As much as I would love to do things for free, what

  • by Paige B. '24
  • September 14, 2022
• Blog / Classes

  Above Ground now breathe

  

  next thing. The issue is, that I don't know how long this feeling is ... is the most important thing but it's stressing me out SO MUCH. Anyways ... Program (DRP). The DRP is a program run by the math department in which

  • by Paige B. '24
  • January 10, 2023
• Blog / Events

  MIT Can Talk! Bon appétit!

  

  is what led Tony Eng, a course VI senior lecturer, to organize the ... ,” which is one of my favorite books, and added a conclusion to tie things ... the speech, and thought how perfect it would be if I threw in a “Bon

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • February 4, 2012
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Radia Perlman ‘73, Mother of the Internet Radia Perlman has three MIT degrees and more than 80 patents.

  

  is posing as a "spanning tree") The "Mother Of The Internet' Puzzle ... jumbo of computer language. "Math is sort of pure logic; there's a beauty ... academically, and earned a Ph.D. in computer science from MIT in 1988. Perlman is

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 13, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  January Book List Oaks & Poems & Baldwin & Biss

  

  . This is not a best-of-the-year list. It's not a syllabus for literary self-improvement, nor is it a list of books I think you'll like, although ... words with my own pen. "There is a strong argument to be made," Ta

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • January 27, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Craziest of Weeks I had one.

  

  ) senior capstone class, which is essentially a course on "How To Make Stuff And Not Have It Suck" as it is related to microbes. We spend a semester ... a friend from high school who is studying abroad in London this

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • March 21, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  frosh thingies i couldn’t decide what to write so i’m writing about everything

  

  a lobotomized goldfish, people are really nice about it, which is why ... (I’ve made salty pancakes before so this is a huge improvement) going ... demeanor, to how I dress and how I talk to others. It’s a bit of a vague

  • by Anika H. '26
  • September 30, 2022
• Blog / IAP

  nothing & everything again & again my senior iap

  

  messiness level of my room is surprisingly high considering how much it annoys ... turns out that a minority of buttloads is still most of a buttload. The ... actually *got rid* of some things I wasn't using as I reorganized, which is a

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • February 11, 2022
• Blog / Events

  Revolution Some really cool things are happening in Boston

  

  learned that freshman year is the only year that there’s a cap on how many ... is to allow our bloggers to express to the world what being a student ... . The result is a colorful, challenging, innovating environment where

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • September 12, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  The Pink Hair Problem What do you do for your college interview if you have dyed hair and a…

  

  how fair the interviewer is, first impressions do make a difference. The ... : "First, I recognize there is a major difference between people I would want ... it might provide insight. If their hair is pink because they are in a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 7, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  Decisions, Decisions….. Don't Panic!

  

  know how MIT is. You might think to yourself "oh but I know so much about ... towel) You see, MIT is a great many wonderful things, and it's the place ... applying so I hope you guys don't. D-day is a day of extremes, lots of people

  • by Chris M. '12
  • March 13, 2010
• Blog / CPW

  I’m nervous to meet you A letter to the prefrosh at the dawn of CP*

  

  being, which means this is a pretty lonely time for you. I want you to ... talk about how dumb Facebook is! And if you decide, despite it all, that ... Dear prefrosh, Today, Friday, April 17th, is the first day of

  • by Powers '23
  • April 17, 2020
• Blog / About Decisions

  Decisions, Decisions

  

  May 2 postmark deadline, is anyone still making a decision? If so, what ... students feel? How well do students cope with stress? What is the general ... much! Also, a comment from "struggling," who wrote: yes i am still

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 28, 2005
• Blog / How to Human

  things that went well reflections on my first semester

  

  order is overrated. I went to St Petersburg This is definitely a big ... particular is a ridiculously gorgeous city, and being there and being able to ... It’s almost the end of 2020, which is terrifying. And hopeful, of

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • December 25, 2020