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  Average The benefits of challenging yourself in high school

  

  As a freshman in college, one of the most important things I do is reflect on my experiences here at MIT. How am I doing in my classes here ... in everything I did. Then, I came to MIT.  Here, everyone is the best

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • November 16, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  A New Year and a New ‘Do bryan.mitblogs.com gets a little makeover.

  

  So most people start off the new year with a new hairstyle, but since I don't have that much hair to play around with, the next best thing is to give this here blog a new outfit for the new year. What do you

  • by Bryan
  • January 1, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  I like to do the jumble sometimes

  

  helped me quite a bit. At MIT, the interview is an important part of the ... one of my new top choices (that, combined with a major in geography ... his school. That was certainly a turn-off, though really the school is a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 9, 2004
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  SONIC JUBILANCE A day at the new Edward and Joyce Linde Music Building at MIT

  

  have secured a room in the Institute for holding their rehearsals this ... having a room in the Institute itself are apparent, and these, together ... -century, Liepmann would put in motion a thriving music program at MIT, supported by

  • by Jeremy W.
  • February 22, 2025
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Sounds like home Quarantine songs, from my home to yours

  

  hoped to meet you in, but since I’m already stuck in a staring contest ... blur together in a clumsy mess. Lately, I've been feeling a sort of ... this fall, in a conversation with [annotation note="Fellow blogger, and

  • by Jeremy W.
  • May 28, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Making it work. In which I just carry on. Where's Andrae when I need him?

  

  significant as coming up with the idea of using a spoon to eat soup. Back in ... readmitted in 1936. Now, at MIT, passing a typical class earns you 12 units of ... completed his thesis earned and a doctorate in Chemistry. If you're coming to

  • by Sam M. '07
  • March 3, 2006
• Blog / Events

  The Igs Where Science meets Silly. Hello Silly!

  

  , now how about the Ig Nobels? The Ig Nobels are a humorous offshoot of ... tell her how many minutes were left in each person's presentation. Here ... Nobel!" More power to you, but here's what you're up against: In the category of

  • by Snively '11
  • January 15, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  “we have the winter olympics at home” the winter olympics at home:

  

  When I say that snow was a statistically significant factor in my choice of MIT, I mean it. I'm on a mission to spread the New England winter ... Briggs field covered in a thick layer of pure ice. Sections of it were

  • by Allison E. '27
  • March 22, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Day in the Life (2)… [Mathematics] Studying math at Cambridge and MIT.

  

  a single year at Cambridge, than in my first two years at MIT. This is ... Kathy's post (A Day in the Life...), but I should also point out that the ... learning style is definitely different at Cambridge and requires a great deal

  • by Cambridge
  • May 4, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Photos of Freshman Spring 📸 My attempt to take a photo a day for an entire semester.

  

  be entered in a lottery for a $1000 dollar scholarship. For kids up to ... Period, I stumbled upon an idea for a Cool Project™. Blue Period is a manga ... be an exercise in ✨consistency✨, a mythical attribute I’d been striving

  • by Fiona L. '27
  • October 31, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  To D or not to D? MIT's Design Lab is tempting me.

  

  I included this picture in a previous blog. I was tired of working ... created a bicycle ambulance for use in rural areas. Can we modify this ... 's already a device that does this, but it's much too expensive. 6) Charcoal

  • by Kim D. '09
  • February 17, 2009
• Blog / Events

  Underneath your curves (Free) sample problems from MIT's integration bee this year.

  

  Cloves and a Chicken. Basically you sear the chicken, cover it in oil, toss in 40 cloves of garlic, which incidentally take a surprisingly long time to peel, and forget about it in a 350 degree oven for 90 minutes. As

  • by Sam M. '07
  • January 31, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  DRAW TIM (the beaver) behold the artistic talents of MIT staff

  

  ="no, untangling a human knot will not portend how well a team can untangle a work ... ="mentally stylized as Draw ______ but maybe that is bad branding"]"Draw a Blank,"[/annotation] which is a direct rip-off of my pal Valerie's recent Zine projects. The

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • April 5, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  To RFID or not to RFID? That's not really the question, but it's kind of a cool title, no?

  

  Bulthaup in 2001, the year he graduated from MIT with a Bachelor's and Master ... of RFID. You should read the article, because it does a much better job ... savvy (like me), here's the wikipedia article on RFID). One of which is

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • August 20, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  What Makes You Tick? To all the Early applicants.

  

  pretty much in your shoes. I've identified a college that I was very ... a look: Amazing Guest Lecturers Dr. Harish Hande is a pioneer in ... that is represented in the student body. Everyone comes here with a story

  • by Chris S. '11
  • October 14, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Welcome to my home Feel free to chill in here

  

  turn on my music and just nap in my bed, forgetting about how difficult ... Finally, my first blog post! It has been such a hectic week. It ... subject at a time. After taking tests, I normally go back to my room to

  • by Celena C. '12
  • October 4, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Feeling Energized Watching the sun rise signals that it's time for bed.

  

  equations in Latex. 20 pages of chicken scratch later and a solid 1.5 weeks ... is known for is hands-on experience. I think this project is a great ... As the semester begins to wind down, it comes time to turn in

  • by Bryan
  • December 7, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Sorry, no dorms yet but… ya wanna see some classes?

  

  lecture because that is pretty obnoxious when a professor is trying to speak ... I have tests in all my classes in the next few days so I thought it was a good time to take a quick survey of what you want to see of

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • November 16, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT Undergraduates by Major AND Professor Auroux. Don't miss it.

  

  - or course, with a lower-case c - in each department also is designated ... in the Physics department - Course 8 - is called 8.971. Here's how the ... Auroux, who is a simply outstanding professor. I was actually IN THE SAME

  • by Chris S. '11
  • December 28, 2009
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  In the News An NYT article on gifted education.

  

  , this time a long and insightful article in the Sunday Magazine. Take some ... Times makes for a great gift. Even in this Age of the Internet, I do enjoy ... article. There was a nice section towards the end of the piece with some

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 21, 2005