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  Weekend Off What happens to an MIT student when the firehose gets turned off temporarily?

  

  distractions, and offers lots of desk space to spread out! Enough studying ... weekend. “Being hosed” is an MIT phrase meaning “having too much to do and ... long for just one Saturday morning without a race on their mind and a

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • October 12, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Summer plans

  

  's house in Louisville, Kentucky. It's been great, and I might even have ... 'm on campus, I have trouble sleeping more than 8 or 8 and a half hours even if there's no reason for me to get up, and usually get less, but

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • June 11, 2006
• Blog / Classes

  busy semesters and how to manage them it's organizational structures all the way down

  

  computer. I will miss this iPad if and when the Institute inevitably takes ... surprises the people I meet, because I am constantly busy, and people expect ... slightly over a normal load"]less classes[/annotation] and doing more

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • March 10, 2021
• Blog / Classes

  Surprisingly enjoyable experiences exactly what it sounds like

  

  offering, and I love how I can use this first semester to explore them. ... Power tools East Campus brings to mind rollercoasters and huge construction projects. Fanciful monsters built up from wood and screws. Less so

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • September 15, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  ABCs of Senior Year friends, jobz, cats, "eight-oh-two"... + AMA!

  

  universe, and everything! Note: this blog post was inspired by Selam G ... Ageing: for all the all-nighters I can no longer pull off, and all the clubs I have gained access to. Brain and Cognitive Sciences

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • October 23, 2017
• Blog / Classes

  Hydranting My Spring Semester 5 stages of courseroad grief

  

  feels like the clock is ticking louder than ever and choosing classes ... for each semester"]Hydrant[/annotation] and[annotation note="academic planner for MIT students to plan out their degrees, test out paths for

  • by Jessica Z. '27
  • March 5, 2025
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Waitlisted

  

  Because of the incredible size and strength of the applicant pool we were unable to offer admission to many, many incredible students whom we ... interested in MIT, and so forth. In the meantime, you may talk amongst

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2015
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Waitlisted

  

  Because of the incredible size and strength of the applicant pool we were unable to offer admission to many, many incredible students whom we ... interested in MIT, and so forth. In the meantime, you may talk amongst

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2014
• FAQ / Academics and research

  Can anyone join the Experimental Study Group (ESG)?

  Experimental Study Group (ESG) offers instruction in the core first-year subjects of biology, chemistry, math, and physics through small, discussion ... floor of one of the central buildings on campus. Eleven staff members and
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Nicht Bach, Sondern Maurer The proudest moment of my life since figuring out that "Wok & Roll" was a…

  

  Decker fail to save the universe with his well-intentioned but ultimately ... would yell out a number, and MIT people would say to which course it ... with Pulitzer Prize-winning composer John Harbison and Bach cantatas. You

  • by Sam M. '07
  • December 24, 2006
• Blog / MISTI

  MIT-India student interns at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

  

  I finished up my initial stay in Mumbai towards late December, and ... /Math/Computers to the novice monks, and some local school children, and participating in cooking, laundry, etc. I am having a great stay in South Asia, and I

  • by MISTI Program
  • February 9, 2012
• Blog / MISTI

  A day at Seaborg Technologies interning at a nuclear startup in Denmark

  

  offered everyone baklava. Then I went back to the office and wrote down the questions and comments everyone had. One of my co-workers, Robin, offered an ... -of-internship presentation to give, and my mentor had invited 30 people.   We have a

  • by Amber V. '24
  • August 9, 2022
• Blog / Research & Work Abroad

  love in the time of unlimited data against kindness as utility

  

  , and being so insistent on communicating in Italian that it posed a ... Italian word that I directed at waitstaff, cashiers, and train operators ... total confidence or none at all, they’d switch to English immediately and

  • by Kai V. '25
  • October 16, 2024
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  MIT CodeIt or: the best decision i've made this semester

  

  where MIT students teach middle school girls and nonbinary students basic ... on their final projects, which they showcase and present at the end of ... friend, Tiffany T. '22. I didn't really know much about it and wasn't all

  • by Cami M. '23
  • November 25, 2020
• Blog / Classes

  Academic Things I’ve Learned no life lessons, promise

  

  ! We got a lecture or two on the shape of the universe, and the Higgs-Boson particle, and whether or not the universe will eventually cave in on itself ... rise of city-states, the Persian War, the Peloponnesian War, and up to

  • by Amber V. '24
  • December 26, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  “Never Calculate without Already Knowing the Answer!” xTalk about the "Art of Insight" by Prof Sanjoy Mahajan

  

  +7 (=12) warrants machine help. And habits die hard. To combat our ... knowing the answer!” Sounds bizarre, but let him explain, and you will ... Associate Professor of Applied Science and Engineering at Olin College. At MIT

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • June 1, 2016
• Blog / How to Food

  Dining, Dig-Ins and Dives Lady Afeefah travels across campus in search of the best eateries

  

  bit too often, writing this actual post got pushed further and further ... Afeefah and we're rolling out looking for MIT's greatest Diners, Dig-Ins and ... -you-can-eat dinners that each of the five dining halls have to offer. Which dining hall

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • June 7, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  OCTOBERRR NOVEMBERRR will NOT be my next entry, promise.

  

  in the world--it's the center, somehow, of scientific and technological development in the United States, if not the world. It's like a New Yorker's view of New York: they forget the rest of the country. And while you don

  • by Chris S. '11
  • October 31, 2009
• Blog / Classes

  CMS.621: Fans & Fan Culture the class that changed my career trajectory?

  

  . Last fall, I saw it would actually be offered in the spring and taught by ... 's universe, introducing her to European culture and life. [embed ... kinds of classes that let me discover things about myself and about the

  • by Cami M. '23
  • May 17, 2021
• Blog / Events

  TBP Dinner Sex@MIT is the most-watched video on CNN.com! (but it's not pornography!)

  

  (rastrologist?) deliver a speech on economics. And in other news, Mollie '06 ... experience" of his life. BREAKING NEWS: A video about MIT's "Sex and the Institute" class is currently the #1 Most-watched video on CNN! Go to http

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • December 10, 2005