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• Blog / Academics & Research

  On Being a n00b at MIT Guilty as charged.

  

  programming is a lot like cooking, which I am a fan of. Writing good code is very much like writing a good recipe: you have to list your ingredients ... out wrong…but I thought the cake was a lie…?) 3. There is nothing more

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • September 23, 2010
• Blog / Uncategorized

  to now and forever

  

  stuff. And it truly hit me how much I've grown and done in these three ... felt my heart swell with so much pride and a big stupid grin broke out ... my apartment. It was bizarre in a way because there was a part of it

  • by Cami M. '23
  • July 15, 2022
• Blog / Life after MIT

  How To Fumble Your Way Through MIT and Still Turn Out Pretty Okay Step 1: Fumble. Step 2: Turn out pretty okay.

  

  introduction for the uninitiated: My name is Keri, I used to write here, and as a ... making the final cut. This is not how my college applications went. I was ... YEAR IS THIS I took this super sweet picture of a jellyfish. It's my

  • by Keri G. '10
  • August 8, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Nicht Bach, Sondern Maurer The proudest moment of my life since figuring out that "Wok & Roll" was a…

  

  , getting an A- is pretty much the best thing in the world. Well, besides ... one where Spock says "Logic is a little bird, chirping in a meadow." So ... . Pulitzer Prize-winning composer John Harbison is not a jerk though. He

  • by Sam M. '07
  • December 24, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  December Questions Omnibus 1 Post-decision questions answered.

  

  (and the forms do not make much sense if the recommender is not a teacher ... . ------------------------------------- Jane wrote, "what i'm wondering is, how does the essay really affect our ... 's not a research project but it is something I have a passion for. It

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 24, 2005
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Playing Doctor… Are people REALLY impressed by big words? You be the judge.

  

  surprised too find how much accurate knowledge about the human body I ... hands-on, practical experience. I now know how to use a sphygmomanometer ... off for no reason. =) A sphygmomanometer is the device you use to take a

  • by Laura N. '09
  • January 10, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  “Why does my kid have to move again?”

  

  questions. Karen asks: "This is a bit random and irrelevant to your entry ... . Sleeping overnight in the public areas of a House (e.g., lounges) is ... tends to confuse these groups of people is the housing system, and how it

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • June 2, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  A way a lone a last a loved a long the An opportunity for heated debate and a cry for revolution.

  

  food establishment? Is there a logical reason for this throw ... This weekend I went on a rafting trip down the Kennebec river in mid ... much for the rainbow smelt population in the river, but it did make for

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 11, 2005
• Blog / Classes

  Little Pieces of Living january & february & march & now, april

  

  completely outside of my skillset -- this is how I ended up learning C ... in almost a year and how the time in between made me realize that my ... lines of how machine learning, to some degree, is all about learning

  • by Sara N. '28
  • April 2, 2025
• Blog / IAP

  101 Things About Tokyo (Pt. 2) I better get this up before I forget.

  

  back is taking the Boston subway on a Saturday night and noting how ... speeches throughout the campaign had been compiled into a book, and now is ... 're grabbing a quick bite from Yoshinoya or Matsuya (remember gyuudon? - this is

  • by Chris S. '11
  • February 5, 2009
• Blog / IAP

  I Am Prepared! Getting ready for IAP! (Find out how to join our mystery hunt team, too!)

  

  and Angelina Jolie order for lunch at an Edmonton eatery? Is a GE air ... I'm the biggest fan of football, this was a great game, and the weather was a lot nicer for the football game than it was for the parade. I

  • by Bryan
  • January 5, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Halloween Preparations First my birthday, then halloween!

  

  Yes, it's been a while since my last entry...much has happened. I am now the ripe age of 20 years old, after a weekend of birthday ... a glorious 2 extra hours on the tracks, right outside of New Haven. I

  • by Melis A. '08
  • October 26, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Guitar Hero… on the oscilloscope! The secret fifth digital instrument revealed

  

  Hero Guitar Hero is a rhythm game where you strum notes on a guitar ... , my recreation is a very simplified version of the game, but I think it ... , until you realize that X-Y mode is basically a very high-tech Etch A

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • May 14, 2024
• Blog / Events

  “Freshman Musical Dorms” A question inspires an entire entry about housing. But I threw in some other stuff…

  

  . In other news, April and I got a futon, and now our room is supercool ... . After that I went to a session on Interviewing Techniques, which is useful ... thinking of "La Noche Boca Arriba," which you'll know is a pretty crazy story

  • by Laura N. '09
  • February 5, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Landing  Your Aircraft Has Arrived at Gate '21 

  

  the weather outside is a chilling 2021.   For your safety and comfort ... life gets and how overwhelming your workload may seem. A well fed and ... The very first blog post I published on the blogs was a play on the

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • June 4, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  Introducing…Stan! Passing the blogger torch

  

  , right? But I quickly learned that leading a high school club or two is ... adapted to be a description of the stereotypical MIT engineer, this is wrong. This is a myth. I will spend the next year or two while I have this blog

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • June 24, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Best (Work-Related) All-Nighter Ever Stressfully fun times at the Institvte.

  

  students in a couple weeks, and the point of this assignment is to teach a ... and consecutive nine hours of sleep in a long time, I learned how to ... admission letters to your hearts in a sleepless fervor of joy, I've been

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • March 18, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  MITiplication This entry contains one multiplication problem.

  

  comments is the new trend in science, so I've heard. A subtle yet ... that this isn't a project so much as a function of my tidal desires to ... -over study guides, that I asked aloud, “What is 7 times 47?” In the space of

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • June 20, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Most Importantly, No Reddit This is actually how people lived.

  

  person that could help out. Perhaps this is just a testament to how many ... envy). Or maybe it was a testament to how many plugs HP makes (so many ... ’s power adapter was dead. A long time coming, it had been on the fritz for

  • by Elijah T. '11
  • October 19, 2010
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  My 2023 Libby Wrapped I have a problem with audiobooks

  

  Wrapped is unfortunately a little underwhelming, since I use Spotify for < ... seriousness, the public library system is a truly amazing institution, and they ... , which isn’t at all a surprise to me. I spent 191 hours , which is 11

  • by Allison E. '27
  • January 3, 2024