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  Thoughts from Science Bowl 🥣 a story about now-nostalgic times

  

  the round feel distinct. Crisp, in a way. “My favorite supervillain is ... .” “Just trust me. It’s a lot much faster with your thumb. Just always keep ... looked to bring a piece of this competition home with us, no matter how

  • by Fiona L. '27
  • March 30, 2025
• Blog / People & Identities

  another year around the sun I guess I'm 19 now

  

  -three. What matters is, do I feel like I’m in a weird valley? Not really. Or ... delivery I ordered to arrive. The sun was out today, fully, in a way it hasn’t been in a while, and I’m really into it. I think the time I spent in

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • February 21, 2021
• Blog / Class Projects

  Designing a Calculator with FSM Logic A web dev lesson from an MIT sophomore!

  

  !) Parting Notes This is the calculator shown in the video above. It’s a really ...     My friend Robert V. '20 is a Course 6-3 (Computer ... his post as much as I did!    As far as I can tell, making a

  • by Selam G. '18
  • May 25, 2018
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Making my Ring Delivery Dress and some reflections

  

  In my junior year of high school, I had a phase of telling everyone about how I was going to make my dress for senior prom. I had never used a ... Delivery is a major milestone where sophomores receive their brass rats to

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • May 21, 2022
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Leslie Jones Was Here and I Saw Her can't believe I haven't posted about this yet

  

  A couple of months ago I got an email saying that Leslie Jones (from SNL and Ghostbusters and others) was doing a show at MIT and that tickets were being awarded based on a lottery system. I entered the lottery

  • by Abby H. '20
  • March 11, 2017
• FAQ / Academics and research

  What type of robotics programs does MIT offer?

  Although robotics isn't a specific department or major, you can find robotics in nearly every corner of MIT. Here are a few examples ... Interactive Robots We even offer free online course materials for students
• Blog / Academics & Research

  how i used a selfie stick for good and other things i did in 6.811

  

  nuanced problem. below is a demonstration of how he currently maneuvers his ... has grown into a gem that features the best guest speakers in the field, interactive labs (including navigating campus in a wheelchair), and lots of

  • by Connie H. '15
  • December 4, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  There is still no magic formula ...but there are a few key ingredients

  

  a thoughtful and intentional approach.  In my mind, there is a ... .  How am I supposed to know what is most important? Me:  You decide what is important and what you would like for a reader to know. Student: Oh

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • October 13, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  I’m just curious as to why you keep invoking William Faulkner. "MIT is so charmingly nerdy" entries #12 and 35.

  

  me to thinking about quiz bowl. I was thinking about how much fun I had ... the work of William Faulkner is set in the fictional Yoknapatawpha County. 3. The third-largest city in Ireland is called "Limerick." ...and

  • by Sam M. '07
  • December 1, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Happy May! Everything I owed you...

  

  over a month!) Well, here it is: Starting from pretty much the first ... How NOT to be a MIT Student (aka. my daily dose of stupidity) *sets ... out, is National Reply Date. It had been a pleasure sharing what I know

  • by Chris S. '11
  • May 1, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Onto the next world! a stupidly long metaphor

  

  that I've come so far, that a personality could change so much in the ... what home is to me in such a short amount of time. When I think of home ... In this past semester, the definition of "home" changed a lot for me

  • by Cami M. '23
  • December 24, 2019
• Blog / Challenges

  then and now a reflection on the very bad

  

  things can change in the span of a year. I can't help but think of how much ... . In a car ride to my dad's place, he asked me "Why would you say shit ... long in too much detail. To this day, when I think back on it, I can

  • by Cami M. '23
  • May 5, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  See, I Am! (CI-M) Communication-intensive economics research. (If that sentence doesn't make you want to read this entry, I…

  

  went in it, but additionally learned a lot about the process of economics ... . First, we had a pun in our title. (Also, note the colon. Do we get +20 for ... gibberish, but it's still impressive-looking. Below is a non

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • November 19, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  The Google RISE Global Summit and some thoughts on STEM outreach.

  

  RISE (Roots In Science and Engineering) and is an example of how ... (surely "in" is no more important than "and"?) In a nutshell, Google grants ... hypothesis is that most of them don't make it a priority in their work lives

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 21, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  decisions, decisions why are there so many of them

  

  ", and how it's natural for us to tell people things in a way that makes it ... decisions and let the little things in life pass you by. how would one even ... / been in a class with every 14-1 and 14-2 in my year.']exceptionally rare

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • September 9, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  aeroastro privilege all-expenses-paid tour to seattle and los angeles

  

  Being a major in Course 16 (Aeronautics and Astronautics, or Aero ... camp" known as Unified Engineering, smiling in front of a 747 at the ... how big the 747 is until you realize that this was the plane selected to

  • by Allan K. '17
  • January 10, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  leaving home, coming home I jump from the train, I ride off alone // help me hold onto you

  

  ." I could get all linguisticy about how meaning is not conveyed just ... semester, there was not so much time for feelings. I carved out a few hours ... came up with is like this: if you have a phone with a bunch of apps

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • December 25, 2019
• Blog / About Decisions

  CPW, making a decision, and saying yes/no The clock to May 1 is ticking.

  

  Now that CPW has come to a close, the Class of 2013 is starting to come together quickly. The national reply date of May 1 is rapidly ... bloggers via hidden messages in the comments was a joke). For those of you

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 21, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Writing an essay using thumb tacks and arousing the suspicions of a snarky Nobel laureate

  

  advisor, stands in front of a blank board; he is grinning, hunched over, and ... doors. MIT CENTER FOR THEORETICAL PHYSICS is printed on each in small ... holding a real cup of coffee. Sho Yaida is beaming as he holds a crying baby

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 5, 2012
• Blog / About Decisions

  Having Survived Rejection (guest post) About receiving a rejection letter from the 'Tvte.

  

  This is a guest post by someone--Michael T. (UMD '19)--whose college ... where I felt I was meant to go, imagining how I’d install a WiFi enabled ... floor did compsci, or that most of my friends were in a completely

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • March 15, 2016