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Blog / How to MIT
How to Choose a Laptop for College your companion for all four years
school ran out of vouchers to take these exams so I never got certified but ... I've been breaking computers from a young age. In middle school I ... bootloader. After three days at the mercy of How-To Geek and Super User, I -
Blog / Academics & Research
A week in my new world A little bit of everything
the school. Of course this post cannot cover every aspect of my first ... directly into other people’s heads (pay close attention to my use of the word simply). Of course that doesn't exist (but hey, I don't see why you guys -
Blog / Events
Pluto Flyby and how MIT was involved
Close up shot of Pluto. (Image Credit: NASA) On Jan 19, 2006, the New ... made its closest approach to Pluto. It sent back a preliminary photo of ... 's Central Park. Photos of Pluto in 1930, 1996, and 2015 pic -
Blog / Academics & Research
More Psets! This starts out artsy, but I promise it's going to go downhill really fast.
to campus on my way there. And thus began the second of the dreariest, grayest, rainiest first two days of school I can remember. Fortunately, I ... build each of these pieces in simulation, using software that was designed -
Blog / Admissions
RA Selection Day 8 & Beyond
"lifer" -- he received 3 degrees from MIT (SB '65, SM '67, PhD '70) and was the Director of the MIT Artificial Intelligence Laboratory ("AI Lab ... of my friends, all on their way to Doctorates in AI. He also wrote the -
Blog / How to Human
you can run but you can't hide
school Cami, a version of myself I never want to remember again because I ... media profiles of my ex best friends from high school and cried because I ... year of high school. i don't want to repeat that. and so i will remember -
Blog / Challenges
how can i keep from singing? a midpoint check-in
school year, I spend a lot of time completing assignments in the evenings ... ; discovering, for example, that the fourth floor of Building 3 is designed ... ’m enjoying the work so far—designing and building a system out of many -
Blog / Life after MIT
in search of lost time a cruft joint post with CJ Q. '23
more I realized it might be true. I remember semesters of school by the ... ="1000"] proof of life (credits: Arun W. '23; Eric Z., Harvard '23)[/caption] So, in spite of it all, we’re still alive, and we're still writing -
Blog / Admissions
Admitted Students Meetings… I hope you'll attend the event near you.
Each spring Educational Counselors all over the world hold events for admitted students. The events are designed to provide you and your families ... of meetings is posted within the Admitted Students Portlet of your My -
Blog / Academics & Research
Math = Broken Whatchu know about math?
This OFFICIAL MIT blog is probably not designed for late-night delirious whims of posting. Oh well. So, it's late (3:00 AM) and I just finished most of a Diff Eq. PSET (I started at 10:45 PM, it's been a long day -
Blog / Admissions
Our thoughts go out to Virginia Tech.
[email protected] To Members of the MIT Community: Yesterday's tragic events at Virginia Tech have shocked and saddened all of us. We offer MIT's condolences to ... All of us here are quite saddened by the shooting at Virginia Tech. I -
Blog / Academics & Research
So I said to Einstein… ...think of a name for my new theory while I go talk to my relatives.
.. "I think of MIT as a samurai school," said Jones. "It is preparing you for the highest work of advancing civilization. You have to find a way ... course of my job of turning turkeys into oil, there are long periods of -
Blog / Events
Women’s Week 2005 Learn about both the mission and events associated with this year's week-long promotion.
's Women's Week. Check out the variety of events that are going on. Women's Week 2005 November 5th-10th "To promote a model of femininity that incorporates and embraces the properties of intelligence, competence,and ambition -
Blog / Academics & Research
MIT Undergraduates by Major AND Professor Auroux. Don't miss it.
School of Management Course 16 - Aeronautics and Astronautics Course 17 ... Building 46." This is part of MIT-speak. Here's a primer. Each of MIT ... (sometimes given in Roman numerals). These numbers are in approximate order of -
Blog / MIT Life
DONE (sorta) If I'm done, why am I still stressed?
This entry is going to be a completely random collection of things because right now I'm a little too tired to do a coherent entry. The end of ... bought a pair of roller blades. I forgot how much I really enjoy skating -
Blog / Admissions
A Post For Parents, Part 1 The next entry is for the kids...
Applicants, if you're reading this, I hope that MIT is one of the schools that sent you a "fat packet". Regardless of where you were admitted, however, you have some serious decisions ahead of you in the coming weeks -
Blog / Admissions
July Questions Omnibus 1 Answers to the many questions left in the comments of McGann's Factors.
practically done everything my school has to offer and am also the president of ... school senior from India and thereby an international candidate.I am one of ... institution. Just this weekend a friend who is in graduate school at one of -
Blog / MIT Life
Snapshot of a Week Food, radio, James Bond, and soccer in an unusually eventful week.
're smart. I'm not, so I spent most of the vacation on Reddit or Facebook ... leave my computer. In Next, wings are halves of floors, either the East or ... help build a sense of community by ensuring that everyone is friendly -
Blog / MIT Life
Where are you going, where have you been? The answer is "to a fast food restaurant to blog; to four countries in one…
in high school, teenagers at a playground designed for 8-year-olds is ... DID YOU KNOW? One of the sister cities of Hiroshima, Japan is my hometown of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The title is taken from a short story