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• Blog / Academics & Research

  In which brains are awesome Neener neener neener.

  

  I walked into the room were as follows: 1) HOLY CRAP YOU ARE A VERY ... up points that make or break neuroimaging studies. 7.342 - The X in ... . When I'm not in classes or trying to have a life, I spend about a million

  • by Keri G. '10
  • October 2, 2009
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  07/07/07 Speaking of numbers: the number seven in particular, brought to you by the birthday of…

  

  mind, I came up with this list: 1. Skydiving 2. "No. No, we're just ... whirlwind food tour all over the Bay Area. We began with breakfast! 1. Alamo ... "xtreme pizza" or "extreme pizza", but luckily, it was the latter, so it

  • by Jess K. '10
  • July 9, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My Relaxing Weekend Did you ever hear about that whole firehose analogy?

  

  just like in high school presentations (rate the speaker on a scale of 1 ... hour or so to go to a meeting with my writing tutor. Lots of CI classes ... essays or research papers. But my writing tutor just worked her magic and

  • by Laura N. '09
  • February 27, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  I am a hapless klutz Stories about Nobel laureates.

  

  the planet. Answers! Get your answers! 1. Lorelai asked, "what should i ... don't think I can just change recitations or lecture times, since I ... and Mission 2009. BUT, there are a few things to keep in mind: 1) you

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 22, 2005
• Blog / Classes

  Second Semester Schedule + Thoughts A mind-dump of excellent quality

  

  -based spring semester classes until I knew whether or not I’d passed 6.145 and ... ! Because I hate myself (or maybe love myself?) I put myself on the waitlist ... meditating on the utility of pain or whatever- so I was pretty jazzed when I

  • by Powers '23
  • February 19, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

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

  

  front of a chalkboard, with a drawing of his or her choice. A spectacled ... casing the joint?" he asked, grinning even wider. . I'm sorry. WHAT? 1) I ... physics." Most of the others have paragraphs, or at least a few sentences. I

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 5, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  What’s on a desk? That which we call a workspace by any other name would look as depressing...

  

  what I think is either Indiana or Illinois. By the time you read this, I ... , I… 1. Had two exams 2. Had two final projects 3. Had two final exams ... , performances, or guest lectures. Katharina Ribbeck, who is a residential scholar

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • December 21, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Making Your Dorm Room a Piece of Art! [by Elise '14]...and how MIT'll help you!

  

  favorite band or sports team. But it can also be a chance to really customize ... you don’t feel like dealing with paint fumes or chalk dust is to ... year. Or you know, you could always take some art classes at MIT so you

  • by ARTalk
  • November 24, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The First Year (In Numbers) This belated post was written in English and with numbers, the Institvte's nth language

  

  classes up in 100 words or less: 5.111 - Principles of Chemical ... more.   8.01T - Physics 1 (Newtonian Physics): Your ... support or reject each view through critical analysis. 9.48J

  • by Emad T. '14
  • February 13, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Whew! A brief interlude before I go back to studying.

  

  very least, it will make you question how the world around you works. In ... with which a particle will be found over a set of locations. Once you ... back in sophomore year and have been inseparable since. This will be the

  • by Derrick B. '08
  • March 10, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  crazy party weekend from 2019 to now

  

  better as a first-time listener than as a composer or performer. even so, i ... . i've already written all the music i will ever write for the ohms, and none of it will ever be as good as the first song i heard from them

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • April 18, 2023
• Blog / Residential Life

  The River Freezes Over and other nifty things about being on campus

  

  't here yet. Meeting one another, in masks and from a distance, that will ... through a phase of eating ancient grains -- or I tried to, but they take ... will make everything taste better. The white tiles of my dorm resemble

  • by Amber V. '24
  • February 19, 2021
• Blog / How to Human

  existential cubes a daily encounter with Ernő Rubik

  

  have found or will find your “cube,” something that brightens your day ... can scramble the puzzles for me. I can do it for a minute or for hours ... , but a habit.” —Will Durant[annotation note="derived from Aristotle

  • by Kanokwan T. '25
  • July 14, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  Guest Post: The Power of Intuition when making important choices

  

  words mean. Life is unpredictable, and you will never be sure what is ... are constantly changing. One day you will be inclined to go to one school, and the next day you will be inclined to go to another. If you

  • by Erick P. '17
  • April 21, 2015
• Blog / Athletics

  cleats on feet, smile on face thoughts on injuries and spring season

  

  naturally my whole life. Instead of walking, I was dragging, hopping, or ... also continues. I hope that all the work I’ve put in will continue to pay off. Something I will always be grateful for is that, when soccer

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • April 23, 2024
• Blog / Classes

  i’m studying abroad this semester hello europe

  

  Russia. This semester, classes will run from early February (starting tomorrow) to mid-May, and they will be all online. Through this program, I ... professor once a week to discuss the material one-on-one. I'm hoping this will

  • by Rona W. '23
  • February 7, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  To All the Blogs I’ve Loved Before Hello? Is this thing on?

  

  had warned me): the building numbers make little, or no, sense! I ended ... college applications were selected or who did the selecting, so naturally ... -to-be-college-graduates reading: everything will be fine, and you WILL find something!) It was an

  • by Jessica Ch'ng
  • December 12, 2018
• Blog / MIT Life

  Winter/Summer/Where I’m From

  

  weekends when I can. PA is colder than Boston, or it feels that way. In the ... . Next time I’m visiting it will be summer, and my thesis and my MIT education will be done. I wonder how it will feel to feel that silence when

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • May 6, 2016
• Blog / About Decisions

  I have SMASHING news!

  

  !” proclaimed the old man. “On Pi Day, at Tau Time, our peoples will join together ... decisions will be available online on Wednesday, March 14, beginning at 6 ... .mit.edu. To ensure that you will receive a decision online, please visit https

  • by Sir Nigel Blogberry
  • March 7, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Mad scientist? “Everybody's a mad scientist, and life is their lab. We're all trying to experiment to…

  

  by obsessive behavior and the employment of extremely dangerous or ... or imagined slights, typically related to their unorthodox studies." Ok ... with the class. 21H.302- Ancient Rome- I will be the first to admit that

  • by Melis A. '08
  • February 15, 2007