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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Spring Classes Online (...and a bit about a fall class, too.)

  

  at the beginning and the end of the course so students can assess their ... perhaps the most famous class at MIT, and Prof. Slocum is one of the best ... economies. Matt notes: 14.02 was one of my favorite classes at MIT. Prof

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 8, 2005
• Blog / How to Human

  Mine hands are broken reflections on many a year of carpal tunnel syndrome

  

  't remember what it felt like anymore, just that I felt a bit of real fear at ... at the same time, avoiding injury. I have deep scars on both knees ... then I moved to Boston, where it wasn't 100 degrees from 8 am til dusk

  • by Amber V. '24
  • January 14, 2021
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Avoiding moonlight on an empty stomach Late-night snack cravings lead me underground on meandering routes to Massachusetts Avenue.

  

  cluster that's deliciously quiet and empty at this time of night. :-) Okay, as we leave, we enter a hallway... at the end of which lies a ... warm weather, and finally, the cost of real estate. I declined an offer

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • September 11, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

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

  

  degree of instructor interaction; some really great professors (J. King, T ... by obsessive behavior and the employment of extremely dangerous or ... hours of lecture, 2 hours of “Scientific Communication” class, 8 hours of

  • by Melis A. '08
  • February 15, 2007
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  21: The Movie Afterthought: You probably have to had seen the movie to understand this entry fully. =/

  

  Sturgess), an incredibly brilliant student at MIT who is capable of rattling ... at the end, most of the side plotlines (and the major plot twist at the ... . * The movie is not shot on MIT campus at all. Most of the "in

  • by Chris S. '11
  • March 30, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Back From Vacation Tales of swing sets and answers to the various questions in my inbox.

  

  the deadline to accept MIT's offer of admission? You need to return our ... will begin looking at candidates during the week of May 8. How can I ... topics. For the best source of information, please visit web

  • by Ben Jones
  • April 18, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Schedilemmas Schedule + dilemma = most incompetent-sounding portmanteau ever

  

  -accessible treehouse, crawled onto the cold-tiled roof, and stared at the thick haze of ... Google calendarism: [See legend at end of post to decode course numbers ... to register for every single class offered at the Institvte if they

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • September 7, 2009
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Design in Boston [By Doug '14] Events that showcase the creative capital in and around Boston.

  

  without you even noticing it. One aspect of responsive web design is seen at ... future career. Since most events are hosted at the headquarters of large ... though of how everything around us was “designed.” I took 2

  • by ARTalk
  • November 5, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Blast From The Past: Garage Hero! Turn your Guitar Hero controller into a MIDI Garageband device.

  

  earth, or at the very least when Facebook didn't yet offer photos or groups as features and you couldn't friend folks at other schools and it ... me thinking. So I spent the better part of a month trying to figure

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 24, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  Chicken Burrito for the Lab Rat’s Soul Because a personalized blog entry is just like five dollars.

  

  from 10.302: Transport Processes. "There are two ways to look at this ... day requiring some comfort food at the end. I haven't been to Star Market in three weeks and the shelves of my formerly bomb

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 14, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  More for Admitted Students What to do now if you've been admitted to MIT.

  

  MIT Portal: Over at MyMIT, you'll find a bunch of stuff only available to ... you're declining our offer of admission (it's okay, we know you ... Hello, MIT Class of 2016! Here are some things that admitted students

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 15, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My Second… Fifth Week?

  

  probably a good indicator of how busy one can get at MIT if he or she tries ... 'm looking at the MS in transportation offered by the civil engineering ... 'm here to do is tell you about life at MIT. Selection's all over and the

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • March 12, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Undecideds and the Order of the Phoenix Answering the important questions of those still making their decision.

  

  year at MIT is time management in all senses of the phrase. The ... firmly anything at all), it's been reassuring to hear the affirmation of ... an extension, you can either email our office at admissions at mit dot

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 25, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  MIT Regular Action Admissions Decisions Available Online MIT Regular Action admissions decisions are now available at https://decisions.mit.edu.

  

  admit rate of 10%, or about one of every ten applicants. We have offered a ... MIT Regular Action admissions decisions are now available at https ... together a class. I know I speak for all of the admissions officers when I

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Maybe I’m Amazed ...but not until Season 13, at least.

  

  saying that at the beginning of basically every single blog entry in recent ... question was like, "How did you meet your partner?" I was kind of stuck at ... showdown in the final rounds of the 5th grade spelling bee at Herbert Hoover

  • by Sam M. '07
  • February 19, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Next House: Where The Sidewalk Ends A tour of Next House!

  

  out, have fun, and enjoy their time at MIT. Situated on the banks of the Charles River, Next House offers stunning views of the riverfront ... beautiful courtyard over which many of the rooms look. Next House offers a

  • by Melis A. '08
  • May 13, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Round here we stay up very, very late Vignettes on my last day at lab, the Counting Crows, grad school, and pets.

  

  Last day of lab Friday was my last day at my UROP lab after three years of research. I cried. Thankfully, I didn't cry until after I got ... crying in front of people. On Thursday, my postdoc took me out to lunch

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 30, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Even Waitresses Under 30 Call Me ‘Sweetheart’… Some thoughts about how classwork and free time intersect at MIT, with a look at…

  

  practical. Luckily, at MIT, many of the classes you take outside of the core ... of the images themselves, offering concise, descriptive language to ... ways with her mid-20s long ago, kept asking variations of "How is

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • October 8, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Looking ahead to IAP One more week left to go! Feel the burn!

  

  . Students have the option of either staying at home/traveling/doing whatever ... opinion, one of the coolest times to be at MIT. By browsing the IAP ... for Cancer Research at the beginning of IAP and continued until the end

  • by Melis A. '08
  • December 12, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Fredventure, Part 1 MITWE (+ FJE and VJE) go to Brazil

  

  performances. At the end of that fall semester, we read through a set of ... had VR capabilities! The locals also offered us a selection of home ... Prologue “Guess what, gang?” Fred Harris – the director of the MIT

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • April 18, 2023