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• Blog / Academics & Research

  I need a fix ‘cause I’m goin’ down Or, how I learned to stop worrying and love a 40%.

  

  hour, and since then I've never actually failed a test in an MIT class ... US Government test on the legislative branch in which I was asked "What ... print without a coversheet. Fall 2004 -- So I took six classes in about

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 27, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  “i’m not depressed!” haha

  

  i had an awesome long weekend, where i went sailing with a friend and ... assassins guild games in a while on saturday, and i got a lot of work done on sunday. things are going swell, so i can't be depressed, right? my last

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • November 17, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I think I am slowly going insane This is your brain on AI-generated videos

  

  were bad – hilariously bad in many cases. I vividly remember watching one ... videos were generated for free, so I didn't expect them to be that good in ... hundred videos in, I began picking up on some interesting trends. Each model

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • November 6, 2024
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Exercises in Style with apologies to queneau

  

  , and returned them to where I took them from. Later, I meet some friends ... , where I had dropped off some Nerf guns. These were carried into the office ... happened at the Outfinite, at eleven in the evening. Modern style I was

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • September 20, 2022
• Blog / Athletics

  How to jump out of an airplane and live We have football, pistol, fencing, and TKD. . . but did you know we also…

  

  more difficult. In the summer between sophomore and junior year at MIT I did my first tandem skydive while I was back home in Oregon.  I didn ... while. Fast forward to, oh, about 2 months ago.  As I sat in my apartment

  • by Snively '11
  • July 31, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  how to put together an ohms concert apparently we have a concert this weekend

  

  fun, and whenever someone in the group likes a song a lot they can just ... for those of you who don’t know, i’m part of the mit ohms, a south ... !)   i. music we mostly sing songs arranged by current members of the

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • November 17, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  Flashback 1.0 What was I like as freshman? Wouldn't you like to know.

  

  am I? I'm Laura, and in my first entry ever, I introduced myself to the ... choice. After that I barely even remember. I know I'd be happy in any of ... that, but I believe Random came in around 5, right before or after

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 9, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  Pie No, not pi.

  

  me. I spent from 9 AM to 2 PM in various chat rooms, blogs, forums, and ... come to MIT. I was just as interested in seeing who got in as anybody ... various spots on campus? 8) Tunnels? What tunnels? 9) How can I possibly

  • by Snively '11
  • March 17, 2008
• Blog / How to Human

  tired and busy and tired and busy and tired and busy and

  

  slots for when I can do fun things, like that nice slot from 2pm to 5pm on ... commitments to figure out if there's anything I can do to better spend my time ... schedule and I'm just feeling very disappointed in myself for not living up

  • by Cami M. '23
  • February 15, 2022
• Blog / Advice

  a small moment in time on failing...*very long sigh*

  

  filled the void left after everything I thought I was had vanished. In the ... my whole identity around my confidence. So, in a way, the world I had ... , filling in every inch of nothingness. I had become pain incarnate. Full of

  • by kellen manning
  • October 20, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  Indiscipline Taking a break from finals studying to explain what I've done instead of finals studying.

  

  Yo, I've been getting a lot of questions lately in the comments and I ... , when my mind's off finals. That way, I can focus totally on your ... profoundly effective movies I've ever seen. I highly recommend it. I can see

  • by Sam M. '07
  • December 16, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Ode to the New, Part 1 Seeking adventure.

  

  ' bedroom door and tried to hear what they were saying). In second grade, I ... treasure. We didn't. I haven't eavesdropped on my parents in recent memory. Now, instead of using fitted sheets as capes, I buy fabric from the

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 28, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  More on DesigNerds DesigNerds: Product Design TV

  

  , SP.778. Melis asked where I found out about DesigNerds. Strangely ... the pilot in 6-120, so I decided I could afford an hour long study break ... So after getting a few questions and comments about DesigNerds, I

  • by Bryan
  • January 22, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  on being seen ...and why that might be important

  

  particular decision has brought me back to a place where I can truly be seen ... setting. There is a great deal that I enjoyed about engaging in one ... ,” and I suspect that I will share some of them in due time.  However, as I

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • May 31, 2020
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Fuji: Not Your Grandma’s Mountain I guess if we're being honest here there were actually a lot of grandmas climbing…

  

  a mountain climber in any form, shape, or capacity. I hike occasionally but the last full mountain I climbed was in 4th grade, when it was ... ), maybe because you can buy a cool stick that they brand at every station on

  • by Jess K. '10
  • August 6, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  The Role You Play in the Admissions Process by Jenny Rifken, Director of Recruitment and Associate Director of Admissions @ MIT.

  't know if I would get in or not) and I applied to some places where I was ... . I had the control over where I ultimately enrolled. I hope you can ... to apply (I'll explain this in a minute) and honest with yourself in

  • by mitblogs
  • October 26, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Goodbye Free-Body Diagrams Hello free -

  

  buy fome-cor this weekend. Not complaining…yet. I really hope expenditures for 4.111 materials will be manageable as I can no longer depend on ... -squares! The knife with which I will do much damage. :P Sam '12, revelling in

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • February 18, 2010
• FAQ / First-year application

  Can my school use Naviance?

  We prefer that students use our MIT application portal detailed in ... where documents are submitted, recommenders must fill out the MIT-specific recommendation form. On the form, recommenders can indicate if they would like to
• Blog / Admissions

  August Questions Omnibus 1 In this entry, I answer your recent questions left in the comments of previous entries.

  

  can press hope to get to university in U.S.The list you have supplied ... 'm looking forward to hear from you." I've covered some of the question in my ... ) ------------------------------------- Samira wrote, "I got gold medal in International Astronomy olympiad

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 8, 2006
• Blog / MISTI

  Bavarian Rhapsody I'm just a poor boy, I go to MIT.

  

  always wear these in Bavaria? Because they are kind of uncomfortable. I know this because one time, as Captain Von Trapp in The Sound of Music, I ... something that you see every day in Bavaria. Am I allowed to say transvestite

  • by Sam M. '07
  • June 29, 2006