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• Blog / Admissions

  And so it is… Just like the blogosphere said it would be.

  

  movie this is based on a 2-sentence plot description and no title), the ... I am born! (Or rather, my blog is born.) This is (virtually) my first ... New York City! Michigan My first stop is Southeast Michigan - the place

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • September 14, 2008
• Blog / Announcements

  Introducing the baby bloggers! but read it intrrrrrrroduuuucing, like I'm a very excited announcer

  

  gap year which I just think is freaking awesome, who is on a quest to ... It is that time of year again! The semester is starting, campus is coming alive, and here on the blogs we have a fresh new crop of baby

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • September 14, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Tour of Phonology, Part 1 fənɛtɪks ɪz fʌn!

  

  , manner of articulation, and their voicing. A consonant is voiced if the vocal cords vibrate when producing it. A consonant is unvoiced if the vocal cords do not vibrate when producing it. Here is a diagram that might

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • April 12, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I’m sitting at work right now Seems like as good a time as any to bang out a quick blog post

  

  disgusting quantities of food coloring), Linus* behind me is reading a paper ... ): every website ever will tell you that a pulsar is a rotating, highly ... expelling its outer layers - this is called a supernova. If the original star

  • by Anna H. '14
  • July 11, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  Summertime Happenings A summer of research and relaxation in Boston

  

  bill is a monthly flat rate, we have the luxury of leaving the fans on ... flaws. MIT is only a 15 minute walk across the Harvard bridge and the green line T stop is a mere minute or two away. On sunnier days, a stroll

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • July 4, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Anatomy of a Problem, Part 1 and the power of the few

  

  ? 6.046 is the kind of class that teaches you how to use this broken ... often inter-connected. At first, I was a bit worried about how I’d fare in ... how this might happen for a moment, and then look at the diagram below

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • January 22, 2017
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  What’s happening with Senior House The thing that happened, why the thing is upsetting, and what can hopefully be done

  

  : There is a good chance you’ve heard about this already, since a lot of ... , Senior House is one of the most inexpensive dorms to live in and has a ... worse for them. To ban freshmen is here not only bad science, but a

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • June 13, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  It’s Monday Actually, I think I just made it to Tuesday.

  

  , ungracefully truncated by the finite spacial limits of Google Calendar. Lulu is a ... remember what this is, besides the fact that it's presumably a lunch ... interviews = Random Hall is currently reviewing applications for a new Graduate

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • February 24, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Q&A with Prof. Jonathan Gruber ‘87 (CPW Preview!) Our second CPW Keynote Speaker, Economics Professor Jonathan Gruber '87, answers a few questions in…

  

  Gruber is a Professor of Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of ... is a Research Associate.  He is a co-editor of the Journal of Public ... on how far they live from a "high quality" hospital. And I am studying

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 7, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  For the Love of Darties and ChemE An audio journey

  

  , Okay, I guess certain aspects aren’t that much different than how I was ... ’t good a week ago. Come to think of it, it wasn't necessarily amazing two weeks ago either, but comparatively speaking, that’s how it feels. Now we

  • by kellen manning
  • March 26, 2020
• Blog / Events

  Fabulous Festivities & Fireworks for the Fourth The annual Boston Pops concert and fireworks show.

  

  : Okay, so I'm not much with Photoshop, but you can see the barge is right ... secret of the Boston 4th of July celebrations is that the Boston Pops do a ... , and MIT has a front row seat. Each year on July 4th, a concert by the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 3, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Oh look, an update

  

  its reputation as a time sink. I like that so much of it is hands ... I haven't posted in a long time. This is largely because I have been swamped with work. This term is a crash course in time management. I

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • March 10, 2007
• Blog / Events

  4th of July Celebrations Boston, and the MIT campus, are great places to celebrate the 4th of July.

  

  row seat. Each year on July 4th, a concert by the Boston Pops is ... much with Photoshop, but you can see the barge is right in front of MIT ... is that the Boston Pops do a special, less crowded, "preview concert

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 2, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  I went to the Arnold Arboretum!!! i become one with nature

  

  in me was hyped to hear that. The arboretum is a good ~5 miles away ... spent a couple of blissful hours there. The area is HUGE—281 acres, to be ... norway spruce. it's so cool-looking! also yes there is a person inside it

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • May 25, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  Happy Holidays and Good Luck As regular action deadlines approach, try to relax a little

  

  the spring classes and to my return in January, when I'll be taking a course over IAP. I also look forward to a fresh start, a new semester free ... considering a possible course layout for the next year or so, seeing where to

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • December 26, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Got any threes? Go fish!

  

  the hall, put a sign on it that says Reuse (the sign is actually ... claiming of goods is courtesy of East Campus. A random number, pulled out of ... a beautiful work of art, how water flowed gracefully across its screen

  • by Snively '11
  • September 12, 2008
• Blog / People & Identities

  senior appreciation post in which i rant about my idol

  

  give the usual spiel about how disillusioning it is to detach yourself ... work, because the truth is, no one cares about how hard it gets and I ... specifically my relationship with one mentor who has grown into more of a sister

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • June 15, 2020
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  ¿Cómo se dice…? La única cosa que he aprendido en la clase de español.(Blame Google Translator if that…

  

  actually know how to pronounce it. The nice compromise I've come up with is ... of the Boston population. A while ago I gave everybody some Boston ... you come to Boston you will see names to a lot of new cities, cities

  • by Snively '11
  • June 11, 2008
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