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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Examining exams Sometimes, grades matter less than photons are matter.

  

  . Technically, none of us can fail a single class this semester. I distinctly ... diagrams at 2 AM in the morning*. I went to the office hours of multiple TA ... front, the air is crisp like tempura in the cracks of a deep

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • October 4, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  decisions, decisions why are there so many of them

  

  decisions I've made over the past few weeks across all sorts of areas in my life. In [annotation note='i don’t wanna order this by order of ... culture science" things I see of "ooooo Schrödinger's cat" and "quAnTUm cOmPUtIn

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • September 9, 2020
• Blog / About Decisions

  Into the Unknown with bravery

  

  idea of a school less familiar — in a city we've never lived, in a world ... hears a mysterious voice calling to her. In the beginning of the song, she ... The precipice of change is an unsettling place to be. We were there

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • December 17, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  West Coast Trip Report some work, some play, lots of nerd stuff

  

  institutions.   I did this! You can read my liveblogs of the conference and ... I'm back in Boston and absurdly jetlagged. I promised, though, that I ... proceeded to scream into an iPhone in a bathroom in the Mission so loudly that

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 30, 2017
• Blog / Classes

  just another manic wednesday yes, i am absolutely stealing from joon

  

  do i nerd out about etymology (which was one of my fave topics in high ... dream in which i miss[annotation note="i'm leaving in eight days, next ... light comes in bright blue around the edges of my windowshade, and my room

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • May 15, 2019
• Blog / Classes

  the classes among us reflections and too many flashbacks on classes ft. ESG

  

  imagined college in high school, I imagined being in one of these huge halls ... intimidating as well. Not in the number of people. But because of how I ... answers.[/annotation] I can ask the questions that I wouldn’t have asked in

  • by Waly N. '24
  • October 12, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  Average The benefits of challenging yourself in high school

  

  As a freshman in college, one of the most important things I do is reflect on my experiences here at MIT. How am I doing in my classes here ... ? Do I leave my dorm room enough? Am I taking the most advantages of the

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • November 16, 2011
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  No Pain, No Gain I wish it weren't so.

  

  is coming up in just over a week, I've spent the past few days cycling between an absurd sense of calm and an overwhelming sense of panic. I've forgotten so much of what I learned in the EMT class I took over IAP, and I

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • March 5, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  VSEPR Google News is the best.

  

  extraordinarily busy (and short!) week that I will describe to you all in detail ... happened, and also because Sam's Mom made fun of me when I didn't know Tony Randall died until I read the special year-end retrospective issue of People

  • by Sam M. '07
  • February 25, 2006
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Thanks Guys A thank you from a blogger to the best audience ever.

  

  week of grueling exams. However, during this time I decided to take a ... of take some time to answer any random questions like “how often can ... kids, where does the illuminati stay on campus, can someone major in a

  • by Ben O. '19
  • December 27, 2016
• Blog / About Decisions

  In Which I Get Schooled By My Professor This video does not contain an improvised song, but it does contain Peter Reddien.

  

  came after I turned my camera off. See, a lot of you are probably in the ... ’ve ever had… ever. I can’t exactly pinpoint anything in particular (aside ... on genetic silencing. And yes, in case you were wondering, I thought

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • December 22, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  Spring cleaning and miscellany The Brass Rat club, sending 4-inch heels to Goodwill, and picking a new food-providing graduate…

  

  close and I can't think of a time when there's ever been a serious ... 're weird. And I can scan in writing assignments from fourth grade to prove ... , course 7, but they were excited to hear that I was doubling in course 9

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • March 12, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Monologuing a mock-up for the MITMonologues

  

  number of reasons, I really like how this turned out. In this piece, I talk ... that they can’t– simply nothing in the bylaws at all. Now, the Heads of ... resulted in "weird" conflicting feelings I think are interesting to hear

  • by Paige B. '24
  • December 13, 2022
• Blog / Events

  Puzzled need a quick fix for your boredom? try this puzzle on for size.

  

  course of one weekend. Freshman year, some friends and I decided to ... couple days later, I'll post the solution. Maybe you can join our team ... 's Dashboard Dilemma Seventeenth in the Case of the Sleeping Dog Tenth in the

  • by Bryan
  • July 29, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Class of 2012 Night at the Movies '21,' the MIT Blackjack Team movie, opens this weekend... who's in?

  

  take a picture of you (and any MIT '12s with you) and send it in to me ... movie or favorite scenes/lines. I'll post the results of the "Weekend at ... As you probably know, the movie 21, based on the true story of the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 26, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  Thoughts for the New Year, part 4 the finale

  

  In my very first blog post, I laid out a list of the goals that I ... a few PE classes offered in person this fall, which I was NOT aware of ... the niche I've found! And of course, we can't forget Sidequest 4. So all

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • December 31, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  the runaround a star-studded event twenty years in the making.

  

  dinner, some of us went to JP Licks for some ice cream. (This summer I have eaten ice cream at least 5 days of every week. I have an addiction ... . I received an email in my inbox that read: yesterday was someone

  • by Bryan
  • August 18, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Your Name in Flashing Lights Or maybe just mitadmissions.org

  

  Did you ever try to call in for radio shows? Ever want your five minutes of fame? Well here's your chance to be a blogger. Last year, I ... in July -- just saying I think that's all -- hopefully, we'll hear

  • by Bryan
  • April 1, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  at least it’s not covid sick day

  

  , or whatever. what kind of a world do i live in, where i feel like i ... on thursday morning, i woke up at 9 am, after only six hours of sleep ... to trigger vomiting. but i haven't had a cold in years, let alone one

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • April 23, 2022
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Back Why is it that breaks go by so quickly?

  

  I can't believe winter break is over. My time spent on vacation flew ... of cool things: one of my floormates is studying abroad in Madrid ... , I'll also be doing a little research in MIT's Early Childhood

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • January 3, 2010