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• Blog / Academics & Research

  happy palindrome week! conventions, patterns, palindromes

  

  is thus a palindromic date. It is, in fact, the first palindromic date ... Palindrome Story: 2002 is a collaboratively-authored narrative palindrome ... -11-2002) 2002 was published as an illustrated book. A palindrome is a text in

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 10, 2019
• Blog / How to MIT

  Tips and Tricks to MIT What I have learned in my first semester at MIT

  

  Honestly, I think if you ask anyone at MIT, there is something of a ... Ben I say that is a very good point. Except little high school Ben, you ... it is definitely a rule that I have found to be true for me. The reason

  • by Ben O. '19
  • December 5, 2015
• Blog / How to Human

  Sensations On Having Feelings

  

  experience. I had a friend group, but I look back and realize how colorless ... chill is bright, stabbing into your consciousness, a shard of pastel ... in my lungs, expanding with awe. The rain is violet, a sort of

  • by Shorna A. '25
  • October 9, 2022
• Blog / Events

  Sentimentality a.k.a. Why I'm So Glad I Picked MIT.

  

  admissions bloggers, Dave wrote: "MIT is a singularly wonderful place. As Stu ... very same Walker Memorial in which I have endured many a painful midterm ... particularly proficient at garba, we spent a few minutes dawdling awkwardly about

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • October 9, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Summer Reading What’s in your beach bag?

  

  learned how to eat.” Hmm, it is a good book. But I’m still eating cupcakes ... This is a quick read and I read it one day after complaining on facebook ... . Janyce is a huge Patti Smith fan and I’m a big Robert Mapplethorpe fan. It

  • by Kris Guay
  • August 4, 2011
• Blog / Athletics

  (K)onstantly not good enough baby's first sabremetrics

  

  defense r = a coefficient of random chance s = special teams Thus, how ... model, is a simplification: it doesn't truly describe the ability of, say ... interception because he sees the football and reflexively thinks it is a

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 7, 2011
• Blog / Events

  Return of the Nance Effect The Summer Update Edition!

  

  . This is, after all, a community designed for and about you. When I began ... blog? Au contraire, mon frere! This is a place to recognize and support ... ? Summer is slipping away and the crisp New England weather is looming just

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • August 9, 2006
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Toga, Toga, Toga On being in a fraternity (info for parents too)

  

  "You're joining a fraternity? What?!?!?!?" I think this is what a ... imagine students and parents have a lot of questions about what it is like ... in high school, I was a pretty shy person. I was very quiet, went to

  • by Bryan
  • June 14, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  on friends / minsan in which i ramble about friendship

  

  called HMMT. Princeton’s version of this is called PUMAC. HMMT sends a ... , and I collapse in a couch at a lounge. This was, in fact, how their quad ... . So what happens is that a lot of the freshmen involved already know

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • November 30, 2019
• Blog / Hacks

  Where the Sun Shines, There Hack They MIT is known for many things, including its legendary hacks.

  

  MIT is known for many things, including its legendary hacks. Long a ... MIT World. Keyser is also the author of a brilliant essay in Nightwork, a 2003 book on hacking published by The MIT Press. Little is known

  • by Laurie Everett
  • August 2, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Back From Paternity Leave I'm back! A few words on the Harvard Admissions Institute and such.

  

  Howdy folks, First of all, thanks so much for the phenomenal advice ... networking/social periods, and a few other things thrown in. (Check out the schedule!) Needless to say, it's pretty awesome. Tonight is our one night off

  • by Ben Jones
  • June 22, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  (un)Empty Nest Welcome Back!

  

  ’s a great opportunity for you, it does make things much quieter on the old homestead. It’s not a complete “Night of the Comet” (or “28 Days ... on campus! * On second thought, that second one is probably a bad idea

  • by Dave McOwen
  • August 26, 2010
• FAQ / First-year application

  How do homeschooled students apply?

  MIT has a long history of admitting homeschooled students and these students have been successful and vibrant members of our community. We don't have separate requirements for homeschooled applicants. Homeschooled
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Fran Sancisco and Spother Oonerisms Racing tays and fighting lires

  

  serious companies) while interning at a startup. Interning in SF is a sort ... pitches a bit too rehearsed, and you're never certain if an event is casual ... bubble" so often blogged about is both a weakness and an incredible

  • by Joel G. '18
  • August 7, 2017
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Our Room (formerly, THE Sal Khan’s Room) is Being Converted into WiFi! we made this post just for the title

  

  , making this blog post about how, indeed, our double is one of two on the ... room that housed such a success? us in a big mess t b h this is nothing ... is equip with live music performances, a dance floor, and tons of

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • May 29, 2018
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Adventures in Camberville

  

  (For those who don't know/can't figure out, "Camberville" is a ... 's. "Okay," I figured, "this is a walk I've made before, so it should be ... think the lesson here is to be careful about how you time your travels

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • May 15, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  So How Does It Feel? Now all you have to do is wait.

  

  pushed submit. A week before the EA deadline. It felt good. But then, I found a spelling mistake. And nearly died of panic. After receiving ... prospects. There were nearly a dozen people applying from my school alone, and

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • November 2, 2009
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Fitting In Fitting in at MIT

  

  students, people from home, and the like is: "How do you feel like you fit in at MIT?" This is a question that often times arises surrounding the ... now, we're not going there. What I do want to focus on is how in an

  • by Bryan
  • May 19, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Opening doors How being an MIT cheerleader can help you get a job.

  

  A few entries back, I was asked by amino21 how I got hooked up with ... being a cheerleader, and how it had taught me responsibility. (Reading ... away from the White House. Rose, who is a fantastic cook, cooked awesome

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 23, 2005
• Blog / Challenges

  starting over and over again

  

  part, which is a lesson I feel like I am always learning. I haven't been ... lists so much is that they are perfect for dumping all of your thoughts ... 's writing style. idk if this is a hot take"]The City We Became[/annotation] by

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • June 11, 2022