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• Blog / Academics & Research

  hello from seattle This blog post hopefully not brought to you with an NDA.

  

  “ptooie” because I don’t have a smartphone and I think data plans are a rip-off. And because I wish my desktop computer’s LCD screens would have a ... looked at my to-do list and saw the item that had been sitting on there for

  • by Cam T. '13
  • August 6, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  cognitive augmentation probably the most mindblowing course i’ve encountered at mit

  

  in psychology and cognitive science is extremely prevalent and ... famous results such as the dunning-kruger effect and the stanford prisoner ... details on experiment setup and validity you’ll have to look into it

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • January 19, 2022
• Blog / Events

  An Interview with the Tetris Grand Champion Meet Fractal161, an MIT Student who's the second person ever to beat Tetris.

  

  the age of 3, and I thought the goal was to stack up the tallest tower ... -to game to avoid doing work, and I go pretty good at the tetris.com version ... mind. But now it’s gone and I love tetris!  A movie (“Tetris”) also came

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • February 19, 2024
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Fuji: Not Your Grandma’s Mountain I guess if we're being honest here there were actually a lot of grandmas climbing…

  

  compulsory, and shortly after I wiped the sweat from my brow, re-Velcroed my shoes and vowed "never again." 2) For some reason, I have been wanting to ... will be in Japan next (and it's only open two months out of the year

  • by Jess K. '10
  • August 6, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Little things that remind me im not home

  

  . People introduce themselves as coming from states, and not provinces. Back ... big stuff I’ve already seen or heard of through the American films and shows I’ve watched since birth, and that media consumption played a big

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • November 15, 2019
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Every song I’ve referenced in my admissions blog posts

  

  – How to Save a Life and Reese Lansangan – No Snow, both mentioned 2 times ... -up are Cheats and Munimuni, both with 3 songs. There's 5 songs that are explicitly covers: Minsan, My Body Is a Cage, Dear Kuya, Mamma Mia, and Hurt

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • May 15, 2023
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Laptop Stickers of MIT and their stories~

  

  University of Michigan, with the group that uses and produces signac, a data ... many do! And among those who do, so much variety exists, in quantity, arrangement, aesthetic, and content of stickers. It's true, you can tell a lot

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • March 2, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  snapshot diary an image a day keeps the psets away

  

  down and instantly get my degree?? 9/9/21 My friend sent an email to ... semester, sweet and sour, while I looked through my photos. Let's start at ... the email, recognized my friend's name, and screenshotted it and sent it

  • by Waly N. '24
  • January 3, 2022
• Blog / Hacks

  Tricky Questions A follow-up entry to answer all of the 50 million comments I got about the…

  

  -up to the hack entry and answer some questions about it if I can. (Plus I ... Jersey. It's in Monmouth County, in the central shore region of the state. Exit 114. =) Now, on to the hack: After like an hour and a half of

  • by Laura N. '09
  • December 20, 2005
• Blog / Challenges

  One Day at a Time or, springing into junior year, part 2: electric boogaloo

  

  Last Thursday morning, I met with my therapist and told him about ... , telling him how I felt a mixture of calm and anxiety, and I couldn’t quite ... coronavirus and covid-19 and even just [annotation note="rip to all the beer

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • March 17, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  Knife fight with a biker gang Best blog entry EVER. If you think I'm kidding, let me just say: Gory photos…

  

  jumped in to the kid's defense and started roundhouse kicking those bikers ... finished them off when the second to last one snuck up behind me and pulled a razor blade! I had just finished off his buddy and turned around to face

  • by Laura N. '09
  • February 18, 2007
• Blog / IAP

  eighty hours (pt. 3) notes from the third day

  

  reparations and systemic injustice in the United States. I found it hard to ... Francisco. If you haven't yet, you should start by reading part one and part ... morning! The sun is coming up over Denver, CO, and it is a beautiful day out

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • January 13, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  2021 Applicants: Answers to Your Emails Inspiration, Process, Components, Stress Mgmt, and More

  

  : #1 ranking in your school/class/state/country, maximum GPA and 2400 on ... addressed to you. It’s a long weekend and thus an excuse to pretend that ... and shouldn’t be used in essays). This post is addressed to all

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • October 9, 2016
• Blog / People & Identities

  Vicennial wikipedia says this means 20th

  

  of childhood: dorms and dining halls, an institute that makes it easier ... was talking about would pass (ha). I was eager for college and hungry ... 'd hoped for, what I did, and what I'm hoping to do. I mentioned being

  • by Amber V. '24
  • February 9, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  Ben’s Sixth Semi-Annual Q&A Answers to questions received through 2PM on 12/22/05.

  

  include your full name and birthdate ... as both an 85 and a 100 are considered A+), so should i send in my ... (highest rank in the middle east)....and some how the application doesnt show

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 22, 2005
• Blog / Classes

  Doesn’t Feel Real getting from one place to another

  

  soon to be Ph.D advisor, and the third was with Marah Gubar-- an amazing ... semesters. This class was called the "Wilds of Literature," and the main idea ... visit it a number of times throughout the semester, and then write about

  • by Paige B. '24
  • May 24, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  6-3 not a definitive guide

  

  and moving to the States. So I had a little bit of exposure to ... ) extremely popular and b) associated with a higher probability to earn above ... money. 6-3 is actually a fun major believe it or not, and I've gotten far

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • June 26, 2018
• Blog / How to Food

  what i ate in a month* *basically true to my word this time but at what cost

  

  note="i live in Burton-Conner and thus am free from the shackles of a ... dining is not like that bad and I had a 60 meal plan last semester ... in town that lets you rate all the restaurants you've been to, and yes

  • by Janet G. '27
  • January 19, 2025
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  some thoughts i have a few

  

  I've been blogblocked a lot and I've been really trying to find ... eloquent or interesting enough and I end up erasing it entirely. But I think ... to go to semesterly lotteries and enter your name in and only about 10

  • by Cami M. '23
  • February 10, 2021
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Media That Makes Me Feel Okay School's out! Time to get distracted :D

  

  transition and my reasoning behind it, but it’s a little long and a little ... . Enjoy <3) So, the MIT school year just ended, and it’s probably coming ... usually makes you excited, and maybe it still makes you excited even though

  • by Powers '23
  • May 30, 2020