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  It’s been 3 weeks the firehose is still alive and kicking

  

  It’s some ungodly hour of the day and I feel pretty tired. I’m probably one of the last few people awake, and will soon be crawling to my bed to…

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • February 25, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  Summer on the West Coast A visit to the west coast to see what life is like on the other…

  

  absolutely incredible! JPL is a research and development center as well as a ... -JPL research.  The program that Herbert took part in is one of the Caltech

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • August 19, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Primer trimestre del primer año Una historia de terror, diría… pero con un final feliz.

  

  Esta es la segunda anotación de mi serie “anotaciones que deben escribirse porque algunas de las categorías nuevas no tienen demasiado contenido”. Hoy, tenemos el privilegio de desmenuzar el primer…

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • March 31, 2012
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Watching Birdwatchers And getting into summer programs.

  

  offer you an appointment to The NRAO Summer Student Research Assistantship Program at the NRAO site in Charlottesville, Virginia. Your research topic

  • by Anna H. '14
  • March 3, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Grades in Context Sometimes, B stands for "baller"

  

  If you go to MIT, the odds are good that you’ll get a B at some point. Is that one of this year’s end-of-the-world scenarios? Not exactly. Let me be…

  • by Emad T. '14
  • January 15, 2012
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Illusion Of Validity look inside your heart. you know it to be true.

  

  foundation for much of the social science research I love best. In his article ... example, Kahneman cites research into decades of data which demonstrate that

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 2, 2011
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Kids These Days Don’t Know How Good They’ve Got It and they need to get off my lawn

  

  mathematical research is that a question will come up which is probably not ... research. MathOverflow was an incredible boon for me. I had a lot of

  • by Qiaochu Y. '12
  • October 26, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Reading, Thinking and Igniting Innovation Rational optimism about MIT and the future

  

  I can`t wait to start writing more about life at MIT, but since I`m not back there yet (Boston next Monday!), I have trouble writing about it! So I`ll share…

  • by Gabe B. '13
  • August 5, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Academic Love Poetry The amount of poetry I write is inversely proportional to the amount of sleep I…

  

  In the middle of 5.12 (Organic Chemistry) lecture, 16 men dressed in red and pink burst through the door. “Excuse me, professor!” The first one cried, as we all gaped…

  • by Anna H. '14
  • February 15, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  About MIT Recommendation Letters Some helpful tips and guidelines for your teacher letters.

  

  Engineering Technology Science Research (as a class) B Evaluation potential ... Evaluation, but could be a supplemental recommendation Research mentor (who

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 16, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Blogger Freebie #2 And a plot twist!

  

  Well, that was a crazy week. If you’ve been reading the blogs a long time, you may have noticed a few trends. Every year, each blogger gets two freebie posts;…

  • by Cam T. '13
  • November 15, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  More thoughts on classes However, I did not find Matt's stuff (see blog post below this one).

  

  Dear November, 2009: I’ve reached the age when self-discoveries are easier to find than my room keys, or the chunk of free time missing from my daily agenda, or even…

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • November 11, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Know when to hold ‘em Know when to fold 'em

  

  This, potentially, is the longest I’ve gone without a blog entry. This is probably due to the fact that I’m not on campus and, while I’d like to blog about…

  • by Snively '11
  • June 21, 2009
• Blog / MISTI

  Wiimote Fun in Spain What I'm actually doing with my time over here, when I'm not learning Spanish insults…

  

  Research and Development). My division is working on a whole range of ... . I researched different types of crash sensors, short range wireless

  • by Laura N. '09
  • July 25, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Questions Omnibus 2 I should probably stop stealing entry titles from Matt McGann.

  

  I wrote this in pieces – from Cambridge to San Diego, the train from San Diego to Los Angeles, Flight 264 from LAX to Logan Airport, and the fraternity in…

  • by Jess K. '10
  • July 3, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Happy May! Everything I owed you...

  

  July and continuing into August working further on my research, and I ... research, supplementing their classroom knowledge with practical experience

  • by Chris S. '11
  • May 1, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I AM THE MASTER!!! Is there really something that this many people can hate? Yes.

  

  Hmmmmmmm, 18.03 PSET or blog? On the one hand I could be productive and try to finish my PSET, generally making my life less stressful promoting my own well-being. On…

  • by Snively '11
  • March 4, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Half Harvard, Half MIT My schedule this term is split down the middle. Like the movie Grindhouse. Or Korea.

  

  I have an interesting relationship with Harvard. Coming from MIT I have a propensity to spit upon all popped collars and finals clubs, but I have an older sister who…

  • by Jess K. '10
  • February 29, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Summer Lovin’ Tell me more, tell me more!

  

  Stanford now). I did my first math "research" at Mathcamp. It was pretty ... the behavior of hermit crabs led to a research project. The

  • by Chris S. '11
  • February 8, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Semi-Real Time Mystery Hunt Update v. 2008

  

  "World of Comics." Right now I'd love to tell you the current research ... teams. Sorry! Friday, 18:45 Aaaand all of that research was completely

  • by Laura N. '09
  • January 18, 2008