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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Classes, musicals, teaching, research, sports, and wisdom tooth surgery. I think I can I think I can I think I can I think I…

  

  Disclaimer: I'm sorry if this post is a little incoherent. Narcotics ... , which freaked me out a bit. "How are you doing?" Well, I thought ... SPRING BREAK. This is a nice introduction to what I have going on this

  • by Anna H. '14
  • March 25, 2012
• Blog / IAP

  eighty hours (pt. 4) notes from the last day

  

  much more to discover—it is a wonderful feeling to have at last. And, of ... This is the fourth and last part of a series, consisting of a lightly ... that the next few hours may be just as much a wonder as the Rocky

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • January 14, 2023
• Blog / Challenges

  The first step ...is admitting you need help.

  

  .02 (physics E&M) or 7.013 (biology). Everyone is always happy to lend a hand ... through the calc pset. If your study group is puzzled over a particular ... upperclassman is usually only a few feet away. I'm the point person for 7

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • April 8, 2006
• Blog / How to MIT

  The Ultimate Showdown Making important college purchase #1

  

  this is a necessary evil.) After freshman year, I got a new laptop and ... 're about to head off to college, and you're thinking to yourself, do I need a laptop or a desktop? I too faced the same question 3 years ago, and thus

  • by Bryan
  • July 10, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Just a Little Patience The latest word.

  

  Mystery Hunt is almost here! (Bryan is pretty excited about it, too)I'm almost not sure if I should mention this, but my friend Ankur '03 is one of ... their applications. I assure you, the MIT Records Office team is going

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 11, 2006
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  HT@MIT: Foodie Edition The Friendly Toast, Oasis and Teriyaki House, my three favorite restaurants

  

  broccoli). Teriyaki house is a combination Chinese/Japanese/Sushi/Bubble Tea ... ;   Oasis   Oasis is a different animal from Teriyaki House, while I frequent the latter, getting to the former is more of a luxury

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • July 15, 2013
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Thing-A-Mah-Bobs Never walk up to a duck trying to cross the street

  

  . That is definitely a taste I’ve never had before but I really liked it ... the island, Waimea. The ride is a little over an hour and scaled around ... center (which is basically a couple shopping centers) to see what I could

  • by Cydnie T. '12
  • July 8, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  6.270 What's a 6.270?

  

  Who knows what course 6.270 is without having to look it up? Anybody? Anybody at all? 6.270 is a LEGO robot programming class that takes place during IAP. Not Mindstorms, but just tons and tons of LEGOs, sensors, and a

  • by Snively '11
  • January 31, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  All About Toys And how they rule my life!

  

  plastic. How did this happen? 2.00b, Toy Product Design. I've blogged about ... future. As a part of the class we took a trip to the Hasbro world ... ended up submitting a resume for a summer position. I got the job and

  • by Snively '11
  • January 25, 2009
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  MIT CodeIt or: the best decision i've made this semester

  

  the students is talking too much?" and things like that. Overall, it ... [annotation note="Scratch is a unique programming language in that it isn't text ... blocks with specific functions and purposes, which is a great visual

  • by Cami M. '23
  • November 25, 2020
• Blog / Challenges

  avoiding responsibility writing this blog to procrastinate on stuff

  

  . Starting to push a boulder is difficult, and stopping it is equally as hard ... class than it is after getting a full 8 hours of sleep. Your body has ... up is like trying to shove the boulder to roll from a standstill. If

  • by Anika H. '26
  • April 6, 2023
• Blog / Life after MIT

  An old man’s thought of school Whitman. X-men. Youth. Zymurgy.

  

  " was not a good name for a train. Yo, I'm in grad school. How's that ... Wars movies they were going to watch on a given night. Which, I mean, is ... ; Apparently MIT is sponsoring a sneak preview of 21, the Bringing Down the House

  • by Sam M. '07
  • February 18, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  ABCs of Senior Year friends, jobz, cats, "eight-oh-two"... + AMA!

  

  whacky number scales: sometimes, the class average is a 40%. And you never ... is moving, it ends up being very slow; also, Central Park is a stand ... tapestry is the closest the artist could come to painting a scene from Disney

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • October 23, 2017
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  On the Scattering of Senior House or: How I Learned to Start Worrying and Acknowledge the Bomb

  

  anecdotes. This is how Senior House should be remembered, not as a scary place ... ’ve written so far, I’m reminded how this is a very Only At MIT story. I’m proud ... addition, MacGregor historically is not a top choice in the freshman housing

  • by Abby H. '20
  • July 12, 2017
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Snow! there is (was) snow and it's freezing (or is it?)

  

  off the train, I was greeted by a gulf of freezing wind. I mean ... in the tunnels with friends a few times before, but as a directionally ... myself to find my way on my own. Thankfully, though, there were a few signs

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • January 9, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  Valentine’s Day Special Featuring calculus, people who hate me, and a picture puzzle

  

  on a regular basis is proportional to how much you need to be reminded ... blog. I believe my graceful response was, “Thanks, that means a - hey, is ... that the Coop was somewhere in Senior House: MIT is sort of famous, much

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • February 14, 2009
• Blog / Events

  This Isn’t Goodbye This is see you later.

  

  what symptoms. This is a story about how I survived Family Weekend ... went off to a meeting.   On Saturday, I got up earlier. MUCH ... sure everything is in order. Our frat was holding a small barbecue for

  • by Erick P. '17
  • November 19, 2013
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Maine, Episode II: Amazing Rain The one where you rapidly cool hot metal.

  

  's all a state of mind. Read on and find out how I spent the second day of ... dubbed Y-Knots in honor of our Y-chromosomes. Also, it's a much better name ... our morale up. Here's a chance for you to play "Am I really that much

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 12, 2005
• Blog / Internships & Externships

  Freshman Summer plans and progress

  

  !) Applying for an internship is a challenge- actually, applying to anything in general is a challenge, because you’re knowingly putting yourself in a ... hautoshi mboga.” Cultural reference: this is a Swahili phrase which literally

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • February 10, 2019
• Blog / IAP

  Why I’m Baking Cookies Tonight. IAP is a beautiful time to do lots of something or lots of nothing. Or…

  

  should probably blog.” IAP is a wonderful, wonderful time. While all my ... and I are catching up, oh, how was Asia, it's been a while, yeah, 4 ... help design my class ring, and have a UROP, and blog for admissions

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • January 15, 2010