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  dogg number there is no one better to be than myself!

  

  were from Snoop Dogg, so we were using the Spotify API and the Spotipy ... , trying to figure out what the heck was going on with the Spotify API. It ... around 1 AM, and we submitted it to Devpost, the platform that HackMIT was

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • September 20, 2023
• Blog / About Decisions

  In Praise Of Holistic Admissions not an admissions machine

  

  In last week's blog entry Diversity or Merit? I included the ... class, because whom it is composed of will greatly affect your experience ... systems which only consider so-called "objective academic data" (and I am

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 20, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  how i feel about ai-generated art from an artist's perspective

  

  this random guy in his mom’s basement will generate a Pulitzer ... by AI “written in Rona’s style” or trained on my publicly available ... planned, by June, I will hold bachelor’s degrees in mathematics and computer

  • by Rona W. '23
  • June 11, 2023
• Blog / Challenges

  Cancer life-changing.

  

  businesses. Typically, a “date” is bought by his or her friends, who pool together and “buy” their friend for an impressive sum. (I hope I’m doing a ... were California Pizza Kitchen, F1 Racing, Vapiano’s, Melting Pot, among

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • February 18, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  More Cool Data Stuff, ft. Immersion I just really like data visualizations, plz don't judge

  

  I emerge from three weeks of being fairly hosed WITH MORE COOL DATA ... tear-inducingly beautiful data visualization that you are about to see ... you to via email. For a data nerd like me, this is basically the best

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • November 5, 2017
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  College The path to self-discovery is lined with my blog entries.

  

  the rest of this story, and some of you who are reading this will live ... ability to make reasonable judgments, however. So, whether or not you ... difficulty that requires you to reach out and work with your classmates, to

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • March 21, 2009
• Blog / About Decisions

  On taking a ‘Gap Year’ Consider deferring college for a year.

  

  taking a gap year. My hope is that you will at least consider, just for a ... Class of 2012 and would like to request a one-year (or sometimes two ... online reply form on your MyMIT portal, just choose I will enroll at MIT

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 4, 2008
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Preparing for the real world An alum's perspective!

  

  . There I was, slaving over a 18.02 or 8.012 pset at 3AM, being really no ... ’t worry,” he said, “After this, the real world will be easy.” I heard that ... solution. You know when you have reached the “right answer,” and the problems

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • February 18, 2011
• Blog / Classes

  Regrade Request Analysis points, please?

  

  very hit-or-miss: either I reached full points or the request was ... points, partial points, or no points for the question. The grader can also ... : Request: Hi, I'm writing to request a regrade on Problem 1.2. I got points

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • August 3, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Plot Twist And what MIT Architecture has taught me about design and life.

  

  excitement, a mobilizing force that will propel me to want to learn more for ... ! if you don’t buy it, no one else will. Don’t get caught up wth 100 ... MIT, the result of knowing that after this semester, I will be leaving

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • June 9, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  Little things that remind me im not home

  

  at home. There’s a concept called tingi, which is buying and selling goods in really small amounts. People buy oil buy the cupful, or ... -use seasoning packs, or shampoo sachets, or sugar, or detergent. Buying in bulk is

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • November 15, 2019
• Blog / Classes

  On psets and projects and why "midterm season" is all the time

  

  grade will come from three projects. Project 1 will be assigned at week 4 ... will also align with months: project 1 due two months into the semester ... for a revised version. Or the deadlines will divide the semester into

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • October 25, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Communication Intensive Jumping on the semester-in-review blog train

  

  two classes. Assignment 1 – A White Paper (3.010) In true MIT fashion ... .nano or industry researcher: Using transmission electron microscopy to ... “characterize”? What do these big words even mean? “X-ray photo-” what now? Or

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • January 4, 2023
• Blog / Classes

  IAP thoughts two weeks late, but with an illustration!

  

  I moved to campus this past weekend! It’s super exciting! I will ... sell all my extra clothing Things I actually had time for during IAP ... , through adjustments to things like the insulation, ventilation, or even just

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • February 15, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT ISEF Reception MIT will be present at the Intel International Science & Engineering Fair in Albuquerque this…

  

  The MIT Office of Admissions will host a reception for participants ... ) to me (in the comments or via email). I hope you can join us! MIT ISEF ... international students at ISEF, I will be presenting a shoptalk: Admission to US

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 12, 2007
• Blog / How to Human

  socializing over zoom it's been rough

  

  forced me to take stock of what relationships I’ve been able to form in ... the end of all that is to go on yet another Zoom call, or even just ... that seek you out to spend time with you – be it to get lunch, or to sit

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • November 24, 2020
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Why didn’t MIT have a logo until 2003? tracing the history of MIT's logo and graphic identity

  

  historical research, rather than constructing a flowing, chronological ... historical documents relating to MIT. Lo and behold, they had the Records of ... about the current identity or logo. She connected me with Gary Van Zante

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • October 22, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Final projects from the fall three coding projects and an alien in disguise

  

  autostitching, or automatically stitching together separate images of the same ... . Whether I actually improved or not is up for debate. I couldn't decide what ... Hollywood actor so he could get rich enough to buy a spaceship and return to

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • January 16, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  UROP reveal!! it's like a gender reveal but important

  

  90% or 100% (UniRef90 or UniRef100), sequences will be counted if they ... data already and it's like 1:00 A.M. and you're pissed! 🎉🎉 [caption id ... will [annotation note="Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program, aka

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • February 11, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  Testing requirements FAQ Some Q & A regarding testing for MIT admission.

  

  Test ("SAT 1") or the ACT Plus Writing. In addition, we require two SAT Subject Tests ("SAT 2s"): one in math (Level 1 or Level 2) and one in ... (Level 1 or Level 2) and one in science (Physics, Chemistry, or Biology E

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 12, 2007