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• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Jigsaw Puzzle of Opinions Ramblings Of A Spring Semester Senior

  

  understanding of how my Ethiopian and American roots played a part. For example, I get disproportionately disappointed when a friend is eating near me and ... saying it is bad to be influenced by those around you, in fact that’s how

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • March 25, 2015
• Blog / How to MIT

  socializing safely ...but also leaving my room maybe once a day

  

  Cambridge area. however, even if there wasn't a pandemic, I wouldn't be able ... , and it's been...exhausting, in a sense; I miss being able to bump into ... went to campus recently to get a [annotation note="all students were

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • October 15, 2020
• Blog / Athletics

  Since I Been Gone Running and nice weather -- and no school

  

  , who is a more educated but less devout Kelly Clarkson fan than I am ... ), it has rained for 25 of the past 31 days. (And apparently it is a good ... the marathon in 2006. I have since learned that Phi Sig is about a mile

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • April 3, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  14.11: Putting Social Science to the Test—Field Experiments in Economics A new class on experimental social science, including: race discrimination, gender differences in behavior, persuasion,…

  

  's some information on what we're going to study: What is 14.11? 14.11 is a ... One of the economics electives I have signed up for is 14.11: Putting ... hear, this class was just created this year, and this is the first

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • February 5, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Paper Planes You ask, I answer

  

  order’. How can I indicate that someone else is providing the fee? A: Just ... !!!!! Fun, right? This is how MIT students make a paper airplane (I found ... . _________________________________ Q: I have a question about one of the short answer questions. There is

  • by Quinton McArthur
  • October 18, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Construction Thoughts on a major.

  

  -in accelerometer as a surface level for the table. As much as I am *not* an Apple fan ... (referenced to the floor). Woot! Anyway, here it is; the picture was taken in a ... probable choice of major (or however it is they ask you what it is you want

  • by Cam T. '13
  • December 26, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Another Day, Another Class

  

  classes, 7.05 Biochemistry. Class Details: Lecture: 3 times a week for 1.5 hours Recitation: Once a week for 1 hour Problem Sets: 8, not graded Exams: 4, graded Final Exams: 0 This class is also taught by three different

  • by Bryan
  • March 9, 2006
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Guest Entry: Leadership @ MIT You can become a leader on the MIT campus. Here's how...

  

  interdisciplinary problem-solving, MIT is uniquely equipped, and obliged, to make a ... needs. What is leadership? Some say that it’s being the president of a ... leadership? Tutoring is leadership too? What is a good leader? Taking

  • by Melis A. '08
  • February 14, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  More CPW Pix

  

  's photos Rob's photos Ash's photos Eric's photos CPW is a crazy time for us ... 'd imagine -- and sometimes, that picture in your head is a bit off -- like ... , Francis, Balu, Saraya A good laugh is shared (maybe a New Jersey vs. Texas

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 12, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  A blog post about blog posts Superstar blogger emeritus Mollie gives us some of her favorite entries [now its own post!].

  

  should I do in order to know MIT better?" A great starting point for how ... board recently; it is such a good start to answering your question that I ... questions (Mollie): How hard is the hard work? http

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 9, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Test Time! All my classes managed to schedule tests within a week of each other.

  

  then this is a CI (communications intensive) class, so that’s to be ... -what-awesome-thing-happened-to-me-lately!” theme of this blog post. Life at MIT is awesome, but on a fundamental ... , and school is a pretty big part of life. But yes, awesome things have

  • by Kate R. '14
  • October 5, 2010
• Blog / Study Abroad

  Moving Across The Pond From One Cambridge to Another

  

  competitions later, I'm still having a blast. I came to learn how to dance and ... you have a faint idea of what Diplomacy the board game is like. Meeting ... -essential employees I said my final goodbyes, hopped on a plane to Canada and shipped

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • February 6, 2014
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  My New Hobby…. It's Giga-cool.

  

  The other day my roommate and I decided that there was a flaw in the ... them leaves quite a bit to be desired. On a tangential note, I've been taking a crash course in conversational German in preparation for a trip I

  • by Chris M. '12
  • April 4, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  2 AM Destiny An early evening snapshot of an MIT kitchen

  

  a ghost, two fridges have been nommed, and the exit sign is breeding ... right— Phillip ’15, hiding behind the Cheez-Its. Phillip is a freshman on ... in Zimbabwe and Hungary. Devin is Course 18 (Math). Cory ’13, a Course

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • October 12, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  He’s Making A List and Checking It Twice The things that I found important when looking at colleges

  

  ? - What is the graduation rate? - How hard are the classes? - How reputable ... further clarification. This is a four year investment; be smart. So I think ... So four years ago, I began a year-long journey to start seeing what

  • by Bryan
  • July 24, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Celebrate the Good Times just another good reason to eat more cake

  

  MIT.” “We are?! Why is that?” “Because MIT is having a party and I ... hosted a graduation barbecue in the backyard for 40 people. We set up a big ... in a circle. We bought balloons, we bought beer and hard lemonade, we

  • by Kris Guay
  • June 6, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Lunch with Madam President Guess who I got to eat lunch with today?

  

  Well, apparently I touched a nerve with my last entry -- sounds like ... of the day is that I got to eat lunch with MIT President Hockfield ... this is very cool in and of itself -- there are not too many schools in

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • November 18, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Activities, humanities, question-ities Will you have time to be in an extracurricular at MIT? Yes, you will.

  

  -the-waitlistee) '10, who asked, How many hours a week did you/do you dedicate to cheerleading and how has it helped/hurt your grades, etc? [I'm uh, asking for a ... I'm home for the evening. Cheerleading is a time commitment of about

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • May 14, 2006
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  bloggers.addAll( newBloggers); System.out.println("Hello, World!");

  

  , which is fine, because there are many ways to skin a rabbit (and besides ... plants, genetically modified spiders, and dragons. This sentence is a lie ... rabbits. She is a YouTuber, a tumblerer, and a listener of angsty acoustic

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • September 14, 2014
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  American culture at its finest: Thanksgiving How my family celebrates the holiday. Plus a crash course in U.S. culture for internationals.

  

  !) is Thanksgiving day, which is a BIG DEAL in the U.S. Considering the ... new every day.) Macy's is a huge department store, the main branch of ... oversupply, normally). My extended family is huge, so we almost never have a

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 27, 2008