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  This… is… Jeopardy! [UPDATE] Jean '09 knocks off a 6-time champion; watch her defend her winning streak tonight on…

  

  result. For that, I have to wait until tonight, where she'll be facing a ... completing a computer program to compete against human "Jeopardy!" contestants ... be invited to an in-person audition.  At the audition, you take a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 1, 2009
• Blog / Classes

  Junior Year Sticky Notes mainly thoughts on post-grad life & friendship

  

  restricted elective that I get to pick from a relatively long list. In total ... students to take a certain combination of restricted electives to form a ... according to plan, I'll graduate with a degree in 20 and[annotation note

  • by Jessica Z. '27
  • April 3, 2026
• Blog / Personal Projects

  10 things I learned in 10 projects a run-down of my making misadventures sophomore year

  

  needed to finish it; in this case, a [annotation note="they seemed much ... ropes so that they do not fray, and how to operate a mill. I also learned ... you just need to apply a lot more force unscrewing it, or if something

  • by Amber V. '24
  • September 30, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Library Battle: Harvard vs. MIT Harvard and MIT Libraries are given a theme topic and each an afternoon to compile…

  

  's a picture of Harvard's Widener Library to serve as a transition ... which books to use, but how to find other equally awesome books, journals ... seven floors. It's home to a GIS lab, as well as the resources of courses

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 10, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Jon and me how I came to see the world

  

  to call out BS, animated by an earnest belief that there is a truth out ... like I was developing a sense of myself. That fall, I applied to a bunch ... in fact a terrible way to pick a college, and I soon transferred. At

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • February 11, 2015
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Not Admitted

  

  a time. Everything changes and you'll find your path. https ... There were many incredible applicants to the MIT Class of 2030, which unfortunately means that we had to turn down some wonderful students. The

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2026
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Swag … I mean, Career Fair What I did not acquire at the career fair:A job.

  

  the point of a career fair is to collect job prospects, not swag. In the ... gone to MIT and gotten a job at the career fair! Also in attendance on ... Computer mouse with retractable cord, which doesn’t seem to work Headphones

  • by Kate R. '14
  • September 30, 2010
• Blog / IAP

  eighty hours (pt. 2) notes from the second day

  

  to: 伍思凱, 特别的爱给特别的你[annotation note='for a discussion of where I ... , currently one minute early! currently listening to: a baby crying (nothing ... commotion of a conductor trying to figure out some passengers who had

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • January 12, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Best (Work-Related) All-Nighter Ever Stressfully fun times at the Institvte.

  

  papercuts later, I hauled my arrangement off to Kresge, where a ragtag band of ... admission letters to your hearts in a sleepless fervor of joy, I've been ... students in a couple weeks, and the point of this assignment is to teach a

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • March 18, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  I “less than 3” the Chorallaries My relaxing and enjoyable vaction draws to a close. *sigh*

  

  a tangent for a second, I have to say that one of my absolute favorite ... . I'm so excited. I have been assigned to a prefrosh, but I won't be ... Well, it's been quite a week of spring break adventures! I basically

  • by Laura N. '09
  • April 2, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  You’re Not That Old [by Elise '14] Not having done it before should be a reason to try, as…

  

  ’ve spent your whole life being told to try new things and find what you like ... Orchestra or Concert Band or other music groups. It’s a way to keep in ... thought I might want to play the piano. But I saw a lot of my parents

  • by ARTalk
  • June 17, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Blogger Freebie #2 And a plot twist!

  

  about 18.022; I'd like to elaborate a little on my experiences in that ... 't quite come to accept it, so I felt horrible. He cheered me up a little ... that was how it should be, and I wasn't sure how to make a decision to

  • by Cam T. '13
  • November 15, 2009
• Blog / Events

  picture the world my phone's storage space hates me

  

  where you took your photos, in the form of a heat map: [carousel image1 ... try to make it to each lab session every friday afternoon. for a class ... ’t want to ever leave.  i would come back to the balcony a few more times

  • by Boheng C. '28
  • September 23, 2025
• Blog / Summer

  bay area parties well, two of them

  

  " began with names and a handshake. where are you from? where do you go to ... group text with all the other company interns in the bay. it was a link to ... , because apparently everyone has to be a founder in this party. when i

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • June 15, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  It all comes to this The Senior Thesis (cue dramatic music)

  

  permanently archived by the MIT Libraries. I did a little bit of web surfing to ... presentation.” (2.ThA website) Some people choose to begin their research in the ... and looking for trends in their mineralogy that could lead to a better

  • by Melis A. '08
  • January 23, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Big News The next chapter in the life of Ben Jones.

  

  to really process all of this. In a nutshell: after four incredible ... always be the city I love more than any other. It's a lot to digest, and it ... 'm heading back to Oberlin, my alma mater, where I've just been appointed Vice

  • by Ben Jones
  • May 15, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  You Can’t Make MIT Love You If You Don’t… my advice on application essays (updated 7/29)

  

  application has been posted. You can request a paper copy, download a PDF, or ... applications. (What???) I'm hesitant to dole out reams of application advice, but there is one thing that I am confident in recommending to you. (And

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • July 26, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  vibe check i'm basically living at MIT again

  

  remote UROPs/jobs for the summer and it's nice to be in a space where we ... I moved to Cambridge for the summer!! I'm living near Central Square, so I'm about a 10-minute walk from campus. I'm staying in two adjacent

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • May 19, 2020
• Blog / Classes

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

  

  requirements and things and also I really want to take it because it's a good ... 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

  • by Cami M. '23
  • May 3, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  the npc life office hours with lupe fiasco

  

  telling him. Branding is important. You need to come up with a rap name ... , so I decided to give a better response. "Okay, how about people who ... dehumanizing to reduce anybody to such a label. Okay, but maybe I'm taking

  • by Rona W. '23
  • January 26, 2023