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  Bad Ideas ...and the universities that encourage them.

  

  many times as you can in four hours (bananas and Gatorade provided at the ... stories tall - I'm never really sure because, as you can see, the first ... So this weekend, East Campus hosted the Bad Ideas Weekend, which can

  • by Karen F. '11
  • January 30, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  US News & World Report… Just Save Your Wrist Watch. If I were to create a minority-based ranking of colleges, here are some of the…

  

  considered in the USNWR rankings. For that matter, you might not even be ... this meant: "I'm already up to my neck in BS, I just want to save my ... ? How effective are these systems? How is success measured? Can

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • August 24, 2005
• Blog / Challenges

  The November Rule 2: Electric Boogaloo the one rule you should not break (take it from me, kids)

  

  arbitrary, and a two-month period before you can date freshmen kind of is, but ... 't realize that a power dynamic exists between you and upperclassmen. in your ... upperclassmen are only a few years older than you. in reality, you're an overgrown

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • September 23, 2021
• Blog / Hacks

  MIT wins the gold

  

  shot from far away. Note how the medal design has a hole in the middle just like the Torino medals. A much more close-up shot. You can see the ... . You can read a decent list of hacks from the last couple of years here

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • March 2, 2006
• Blog / How to Human

  things i have done since leaving school but only in the ten hundred most used words

  

  enjoy doing as often as you can i am glad that loving games has brought me ... friends drank at bars decided that black is my best color played outside in the sun and in the cold played lots of games got back into hitting

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • January 19, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Al Kwon ‘08: Researching drug delivery Al Kwon, a Junior majoring in Biology, talks about some of his really exciting work…

  

  until the end to see his really great advice for prefrosh! Melis: Can you ... studies on the bench top and in vivo animal experiments. M: How did you ... prize was a very pleasant surprise. M: Can you give a little bit of

  • by Melis A. '08
  • December 12, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes Time may change me, but I can't trace time..

  

  people passing in and out of it. You fall in love unexpectedly with a ... situations you're about to jump into, especially in your freshman year at MIT ... again was right smack dab in the middle of finals week. Sometimes I like

  • by Jess K. '10
  • May 28, 2008
• Blog / Uncategorized

  a spectacle-r weekend exploring the Boston Harbor Islands

  

  islands located off the harbor. You can kayak between them, as students in ... since you won't have the opportunity to do that this year, you can access them through other means. That's right—until October 12th, you can take

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • August 5, 2020
• Blog / MISTI

  quiet moments out in the rural English countryside

  

  city counterpart in Cornwall. you may be wondering why i’m here. i ... , you get the point: my home base this summer is a remote place out in the ... ’ve never been able to pick one place. i can see myself living out in the city

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • July 19, 2023
• Blog / Events

  Religious Discussions Yes, there are non-atheists at MIT. But they still like science jokes.

  

  if you grow up in a Christian family, there's a huge price for NOT ... opposed the apointment of a chaplain, and, as you can imagine, a few ... in the universe?" pointed to it, and asked "can science answer this

  • by Laura N. '09
  • January 24, 2008
• Blog / How to MIT

  7 Rings actually just one but ya know

  

  textbook is too complicated. You really can't know it all. And sometimes ... smoothie. The Prism Explore the world around you often. Travel when you can ... You guessed it, I'm finally: And because there are literally so many

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • April 23, 2019
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Things That Have Happened To Me Recently in no particular order

  

  can't seem to find a place that makes good ones in the area). I had ... find good links in huge articles. I wish I could tell you what articles ... .  I have this friend who, lately, will not stop replacing lyrics in

  • by Qiaochu Y. '12
  • January 28, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Learning Time! I walk you through a physics/dynamics problem.

  

  pretty-like (in color!). Before you look at that though, let's do a quick ... so we can use conservation of energy. Everything in orange is energy ... WARNING WARNING!!! Physics content ahead! If you're afraid of physics, well

  • by Snively '11
  • October 20, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  MITE2S, RSI, and more

  

  about it. But I can assure those of you who applied to these programs that ... Today, I'm in northern Virginia, assisting with the selection for the ... you and your lives. Because I do not work for the CEE or for MITE2S, I

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 8, 2005
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Laura’s UROP Advisor in ‘American Inventor’ finals tonight! Watch it tonight on ABC and vote!

  

  actually write out a nice, thought-out entry, you think you can cover for me ... final show, where the viewers have to call in their votes. It would be ... , and hopefully, call in and vote. Here's ABC's summary of the show

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 25, 2007
• Blog / IAP

  As the City Slumbers thoughts while walking in a park

  

  me over Zoom about their wild college days. I can’t wait to see them in ... university. Now we can tear up the town in my orange minivan, but we still ... words, a quick laugh in the hallway. Having them notice you seems to be of

  • by Amber V. '24
  • January 21, 2021
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  lessons learned this summer reflecting back on a summer that flew by

  

  'll be impressed if you can catch a single thread of coherence running ... my summer is coming to an end. i think shuli mentioned this in a ... after you run because the LA air is dry and you'll wake up the next

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • August 2, 2019
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Chancellor? What’s a Chancellor? What does the Chancellor do and how does that affect student life?

  

  should a residence-based educational experience look like in a world of You ... ? Given the interest in and demand for interdisciplinary careers, how can ... ’t tell my colleagues in other departments I said that) department at MIT

  • by Chancellor Eric Grimson
  • August 16, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Spring Think Some spring break reflections and thoughts

  

  ends up doing consulting in Shanghai.... Sometimes you can only be a ... MIT in Barcelona, Spain. Several friends and I planned this spring break trip wayyy long ago (back in the fall!) and now we’re actually going! How

  • by Selam G. '18
  • March 27, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Parliamo Italiano! And some other languages too.

  

  the word "and" in Italian is "e" (pronounced like a long A). You can ... on, and you can see how this might get annoying. But, the class was ... at MIT: And individual tape recorders you can use to listen to them

  • by Laura N. '09
  • February 19, 2008