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• Blog / Personal Travel

  In the Darkness of the Night one of the strangest things I have ever experienced

  

  , so we headed down intending to take over their fire and chill for a bit ... , we yelled back, and he conferred with his friends for a translation. It ... fire pits, grazing water buffalo and men hauling logs. Occasionally, a

  • by Becca H. '12
  • January 24, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Taking 3 math classes this semester as someone who isn't a fan of math

  

  math itself is a lot rockier, swinging between begrudging acceptance and ... Elementary discrete mathematics for science and engineering, with a focus on ... amount of logic and reasoning. It's satisfying to see things line up with a

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • October 3, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Tangential Learning Isn't the point of research to delve into what you don't know?

  

  burdens are lifted: IAP, and summer. That's why for this summer, I decided ... being responsible for doing Course 6 (Electrical Engineering and Computer ... human language facilitate communication between the speaker and the

  • by Emad T. '14
  • July 19, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The story of the most epic pset ever If you correct my problem set in the comments, I will get angry. And you…

  

  website that professors and TAs can use to post materials for their classes ... This semester I'm taking a class called "Sustainable Energy," and so ... problem that requires you to use the heat equation and see if you finish

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 10, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The waking of all creatures that live on the land Lingering at MIT with my wandering eye. UPDATED, BABY.

  

  . Anyway, check back tomorrow for some info on classes and/or a map of MIT ... 're going to be important for the rest of the class. In 5.12: Organic ... . The next day I auditioned really poorly for sight-singing laboratory and

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 6, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Introducing the Class of 2013: Twins Chandler ‘13 and Taylor ‘13 The fifth in a series of articles about the incoming MIT class.

  

  minute older than Chandler. As for competition between the two? It was ... -captains of cross country and track and swam for the Seahawks, among other ... pair of stories about a terrific pair of young women... Chandler '13 and

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 7, 2009
• 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 ... fraction bars and square roots (for example, one simple change would be to ... knowing the answer!” Sounds bizarre, but let him explain, and you will

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • June 1, 2016
• Blog / Events

  Semi-Real Time Mystery Hunt Update v. 2008

  

  the puzzles and figure out what we'll need to give them in exchange for ... on the same puzzle for foooouuuur hoooouuuurssss and I'm getting ... 're there, call in aardvark for our puzzle!" Me and James: "It's NOT aardvark

  • by Laura N. '09
  • January 18, 2008
• Blog / How to Human

  FOMO: Fear of Mis-Optimizing ice cream teaches me a thing or two

  

  point, i’d slip and scroll through Facebook for three hours straight, or ... .01 psets!!!) is gross and unsettling, but oscillating between “have fun and ... tangible ways. for now, i’m just going to take Scott’s advice and do

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • September 18, 2019
• Blog / Personal Travel

  In Japan, the Elevators Don’t Care - Sort of trying to fit in as an American in Japan - 

  

  in Germany for a summer, I could read and understand the language. But ... guaranteed. Basically if you fall in line, the spot is waiting for you and ... though cut both ways. - I've been in Tokyo for a week, and will be here

  • by Caroline M. '18
  • July 22, 2018
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Sentimental Objects (part three) junior trinkets

  

  event there was a dinner that spaces opened up for, and we volunteered to ... , Arcadia, that Danny went to see and his friend was props manager for. 22 ... are parts 1 and 2 ! As we've described in the first two parts, we have a

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • May 26, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Sorry 6.003 Wherein my senioritis starts getting just a little ridiculous.

  

  stops to answer them at length, and if she doesn't have time for a ... one p-set and I was like, "Uh, no, it's on P/D/F, but thanks for your ... glancing over for the entire lecture and, yep. He slept through the whole

  • by Sam M. '07
  • November 7, 2006
• Blog / Classes

  meandering my nonlinear academic path so far

  

  ; Cognition, which is a joint major between computer science and brain & cognitive science. (I love telling people that 'i major in 6-9' for shits and ... drawing, it was the physical connection between pencil and paper, brush and

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • January 5, 2023
• Blog / Classes

  Pre-Sophomore Year in anticipation of the sophomore slump

  

  focuses on studying biomaterials for medical therapeutics and devices. I ... of time I spend between drafting and posting. I've spent more time this ... before leaving for college, and some of my art-related hobbies slipped to

  • by Jessica Z. '27
  • September 1, 2024
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Questions about Blogging Some friendly advice.

  

  entered the lottery for advising seminars (and may apply for one of the ... 're going to gain a better and better understanding of how to prepare for your ... between sleeping, studying, and socializing (pick two); and you'll figure

  • by Paul B. '11
  • July 30, 2008
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Day 1: Quito Old Town The hostel, the basilica, and Embarrassing Spanish Attempt #2

  

  , and beautifully-preserved Spanish colonial architecture. For example ... mood for some R&R. We added Feyi to our travel crew and drank some ... -shirts and two sweaters. We are at 10,000 feet, so I guess the cold temperature

  • by Anna H. '14
  • February 4, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What I’ve Done (this summer) or Why I Haven't Blogged in a Month

  

  Working for Veterans Affairs It’s 7am on a Tuesday, and I need to get ... “punky,” and I felt welcomed. I never expected to work for the U ... for the program mentors’ training—my first work trip and solo hotel stay

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • August 4, 2017
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  MIT vs. Chuck Norris Ever wonder how many math and science Chuck Norris jokes exist in cyberspace?

  

  : Although it states that for each action, there is an equal and opposite ... Just this morning I was reading the New York Times on line and noticed an article about a commercial that Chuck Norris filmed for

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • February 5, 2008
• Blog / IAP

  *Independent* Activities Period Part 2 our second IAP apart!

  

  write about our shared experiences at MIT, but between classes and ... We spent our IAPs in two different states, for the second time. We ... alumni work at! There is a huge list of companies to choose from, and since

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • February 5, 2020
• Blog / Challenges

  branches was it easy to let go?

  

  singer as a fire for the cold listener. compares themselves to a river and ... masters here in mit and stay for another year with all the people i am ... ceremony and accepted the compton prize, awarded for "achievements in

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • May 12, 2023