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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Waxing nostalgic, in a zen kind of way I've heard of zen. This is not zen.

  

  in all your pictures, and to know what a Roth IRA is and how to ... There is a car alarm going off somewhere in my neighborhood. The ... 't help much in the long run. I've always been ridiculously independent

  • by Keri G. '10
  • December 31, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Dear Applicants: The College Essay part 3 of the Dear Applicants series

  

  is a lesson in creative writing. First rule: Do not use semicolons ... that: (1) your essay is written in a consistent tense (“I sat on a cow ... essay, go to 3.   3 How can you describe your essence in 250 words? 100

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • November 12, 2015
• Blog / Hacks

  A couple of hacks from a couple of hacks CPW tends to bring out the best work from the esoteric pranksters

  

  exterior. Ok that's a tough one. Let's see if we can zoom in a bit: How ... ready to live in paradise for a while. As important CPW is for prefrosh ... in a lot of people: facilities pays extra attention to make sure things

  • by Chris M. '12
  • April 30, 2012
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  MIT students launch Camp Kesem Camp Kesem is a five-day overnight summer camp for children whose parents have had cancer.

  

  “Magic.” Camp Kesem is a five-day overnight summer camp for children who have a parent who has died from cancer, is currently in treatment for ... , doing arts and crafts, swimming in a lake- summer camp gives kids an

  • by Melis A. '08
  • July 1, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  transferring student culture online virtual rush? it's more likely than you'd think

  

  were placed in dorms based on a ranking form they filled out. From Aug 31 ... bit of time working on Burton Conner's website, which is a true work of ... conner...my god, is she a beauty. from b to shining c, burton conner offers

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • September 8, 2020
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  updating my blogger bio because its no longer accurate

  

  because my friend aiden is a big tsm fan. please carry me in valorant if you ... bit too much a LOT And as for more logistic things I: live in my ... experience, and gush about how much better MIT is than high school. I hope you

  • by Cami M. '23
  • October 24, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  readmission what'd i miss?

  

  actively cultivating a social life (so much harder when you don't live in a ... working in industry, I jumped at the chance to take a break from school ... , and my friendships. It's remarkable how much you discover about yourself

  • by Allan K. '17
  • January 19, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Course 18 thoughts on being a (pure) math major

  

  physics. The main trend I have noticed is that math in college is much more ... background and how much time you have to devote to the class! A relevant ... want to also talk a little about my experience being Course 18 and how it

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • March 11, 2017
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Progression of Spirit You must be this tall to ride the MIT Emotional Rollercoaster

  

  the workload. This is evidenced by our test subject, Jon, in Exhibit A: Exhibit A Jon is the one closest to you, sitting at his computer after ... ! A month into the semester our test subject is thriving. He has

  • by Snively '11
  • January 8, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Spaghettuna and Lego aircraft If my first week of IAP is any indication of how 2011 will treat me,…

  

  think!) • Which is a more favorable condition to find yourself in: a bad ... a “real-time” look at where a student is in his/her development as a ... IAP has finally started, so that means my grocery bill is much larger

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • January 10, 2011
• Blog / How to Human

  23andme happy new year

  

  ? Especially since I'm still in undergrad and so much of my life is ahead of me ... a lot in the previous year, and I feel much more grounded and clear ... Twitter. Since my blogs do a decent job of encompassing how 2022 went for

  • by Rona W. '23
  • January 1, 2023
• Blog / Life after MIT

  A Student, A Professor, An Alum Hacking a door, the human genome, and robots.

  

  iteration in a series of upgrades to his dorm room door lock. Now because MIT ... a PS/2 (waterproof) keyboard. (He's got a much more technical explanation, including a circuit diagram and drivers on his website, in case

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 27, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Tuesday on 16th Street A Day in the Life

  

  in my family we are cheap af. It is summertime in Denver. The ever ... around the city so I go get a smoothie. These women in sundresses order ... ’s really excited to go to Metro State (a local community college) in the fall

  • by Selam G. '18
  • June 11, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Blended Learning at MIT benefits of technology in MIT classrooms

  

  platform is the main source of learning. For others, it allows a blend of ... mentoring and feedback. Animated concept videos show not only “how a cell thinks, but also how a cell biologist thinks” (from Prof. Adam

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • November 23, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  Your February Updates & Notes Form some things you should know

  

  that is required of all students (including those admitted or deferred in ... this from students with something to report. If you're in a school ... .
 Next, we have provided you with a simple text box. This is the best place

  • by Kris Guay
  • January 22, 2015
• Blog / Classes

  8.021 and my favorite moments the class that taught me to love physics

  

  how in his first teaching job he taught a class where only one (or a ... class really fun. He's a really down to earth guy who has been really in ... loved this class so so much and wanted to ~ memorialize it ~ in some kind

  • by Cami M. '23
  • December 17, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  The Case of the Disappearing Admissions Officers Where have the Admissions Officers been lately?

  

  a very challenging year in which to select a class. Nevertheless, I ... . We won't be able to confirm 100% until we're a bit farther along in the ... Laptop per Child (OLPC) is a non-profit humanitarian project to put

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 22, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  9 / Headache 68 days to go

  

  is a tad bit lighter: Below is a rundown of my classes this ... reading and writing. 6.033 (Computer System Engineering) is a CI-M, and we ... . Jones*, and Kyllo v. U.S. The class is taught in conjunction with

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • March 31, 2019
• Blog / Events

  Pumpkin Drop Trick-or-treating is not enough.

  

  pumpkin meet the ground in McDermott Court? How much time, in seconds, does ...     If a 5-kg pumpkin is tossed through a snowstorm such ... footage of the event. On the bottom is Isaque '15’s version, which is much

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • October 31, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  I GOT TWENTY DOLLARS IN MY POCKET (because I got a press pass to SpringFest 2013, of course. photos inside!)

  

  : I very much liked how they integrated string instruments into their ... As Matt wrote earlier, today was SpringFest 2013!  Or, to put it in technical terms, a really dope* concert with Macklemore and Ra Ra Riot. *note

  • by Michael C. '16
  • April 27, 2013