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  6.2050 – Field Programmable Gate Awesomeness Featuring my “aggressive and weird” cat robot

  

  If I had a nickel for every time my final project for an MIT class ... weeks, I went from programming a button to turn on a light, to designing ... "]synthesizing a circuit[/annotation] from SystemVerilog code that can then be

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • December 21, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  an outlook on emails a week of my inbox’s pain and suffering, compartmentalized

  

  my Gmail account, and for the first time in quite a while I was so ... mistook organization for safety from email blasts. I didn’t forecast the ... from Zoom University in a little under 3 weeks. Legend has it, when I

  • by Waly N. '24
  • September 21, 2020
• Blog / Announcements

  The First-Year Application for the MIT Class of 2026 is now live

  

  "   We've added a question to the activities section where you can indicate ... depend on your email provider; in GMail, for example, you can write a ... I’m writing to announce that the application for first

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 31, 2021
• Blog / About Decisions

  I am an MIT Admissions Officer, AMA you know the drill

  

  It's the middle of July, and my brain is so fried I'm punting on a ... your questions" posts, where he would just harvest questions from the ... to drive up to a meeting in a few hours, and I've got a sprint

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 10, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Karma What goes around comes around.

  

  I've never been one for actually truly believing in karma (what goes ... post responses via the Q/A link on the daily webpages. Ok, no big deal, I ... say that I was not in a pleasant mood after reading it. I'll accept that

  • by Snively '11
  • February 27, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  100% Completion It’s pretty hard to do, but I’m going to try.

  

  HELLO WORLD and welcome to my playthrough of a new game - college! I’m streaming/blogging live from MIT and I’m indescribably excited to start ... , but if I can finish all of them, I’ll consider myself decently on my way

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • September 7, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Wooo Summer The goal as usual is to do ALL the things

  

  get a break from problem sets, and there were weeks when I would have ... , but I rediscovered my passion for discovery and engineering and made a ... plans and instead of staying home for a week after Israel as I had

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • July 15, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Thank Goodness! "There are bridges you cross / You didn't know you crossed / until you've crossed."

  

  "philosophical" it is LOL) So hello from the other side of a terrible week of ... requires 5.12 as a prereq but I'm doing them concurrently. Ironically, I'm getting a far better grade in 7.05 than 5.12) - but I'm seriously struggling

  • by Chris S. '11
  • March 21, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Typical Friday Night Done with 6.046 exam, time to chill

  

  relaxed and talked for a few hours before my eyelids started drooping and I ... As you might have read in my last entry, I had a 6.046 (Design and ... by bus) and went to L.A. Burdick, a store known for its delicious

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • October 15, 2012
• Blog / Classes

  Choosing Classes: Choice Paralysis [skye from valorant voice] help a girl out would ya!

  

  applications and to account for human intelligence from a computational point of ... 've wanted to take this class for a while now since I hear it's really fun and ... .006. Classes Where I Need To Choose 2 of These and 2 of These Only or Maybe I Can

  • by Cami M. '23
  • May 3, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Examining exams Sometimes, grades matter less than photons are matter.

  

  . Technically, none of us can fail a single class this semester. I distinctly ... with an unearthly chorus of low self-esteem for the past week. Take a ... thick, stubborn Problem Sets. Segways don't have airbags. But, for a few

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • October 4, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Some virtuosos play $4 million violins, and some Trojan heros wear brass rats $4 million violins, not 4 million violins. Joshua Bell isn't *that* intense.

  

  a very inclined treadmill. I paid for my improper shoes / insufficient ... later, I graduated in a building right across the street from Westminster ... said, I admit that his "brash and pungent style" (a perfect phrase from

  • by Anna H. '14
  • November 22, 2013
• Blog / How to Human

  FOMO: Fear of Mis-Optimizing ice cream teaches me a thing or two

  

  "]FPOP[/annotation] counselors (a super inspiring upperclassman!), so i reached out asking for his ... , but how can i be content when i know that i didn’t achieve p e a k ... ground; it falls with a feeble “clunk.” exhaling, i attempt to mentally

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • September 18, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  Who’s that new kid? ANOTHER one?? Are you KIDDING me?! She doesn't even fit on the page!

  

  get to help me think of a name for my real blog. (I named my old one ... come from one of those families where you are the only one who knows how ... be completed, they're yelling for (at?) you. Ever since I got accepted

  • by Jess K. '10
  • August 10, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  A thousand million questions An evening with Gaelic quesadillas and Farrokh Bulsara.

  

  said, 'hey, that's a good term for what's going on in this country.'" I ... famous for holding up a microphone stand without the bottom part. 3. What ... states where it is illegal to do what at a gas station? 5. What famous 1972

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 6, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Perfect Match? because the right CPW host can make a huge difference...

  

  . I have heard from a number of current students that getting connected ... While many of our students have known for a quite some time that MIT ... have thought that another institution was a better (gasp) match for them

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • March 30, 2012
• Blog / How to Human

  How to Make Friends Disclaimer: Attempt at your own risk

  

  For whatever reason, I’ve been getting a lot of tumblr questions ... environment, and many other concerns. I’ve even received a few questions from ... made me feel very welcome. Now, I can’t believe I’ve only known them for

  • by Selam G. '18
  • April 30, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  Knowing me, knowing you My plans for Nobel laureacy, and everything I like about MIT professors.

  

  supervisor, this summer. I look forward to hear from you. Good luck for the ... singles from the same album (courtesy Mitra). You all left a lot of lovely ... when. You can count on me, can't you? I think I eventually come to love

  • by Sam M. '07
  • March 25, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Happy Birthday, Simmons Hall! 20 things I’m grateful for in my dorm

  

  there Can’t say I’m not grateful for that. Moving on… 2. The bathrooms My ... winter air are just what I need when I take a break from my [annotation ... emoji. I was a 🅱️elevator 🅱️itch last year until it broke down for a

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • December 4, 2022
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Lego Heroines interview with the amazing Maia Weinstock!

  

  accounts, so if you ever find yourself laughing at a funny MIT tweet, you can ... for us! Listen to the full interview here: I hoped you enjoyed me ... tech school, I still encounter many a technical difficulty. Here are some

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • April 4, 2017