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  Guest Blog: Math. by Joy ‘13 I’m not a complete nerd…but I am convinced that math is a language

  

  reflection of how amazing God is. I’m in awe. Utmostly, and fully in awe. < ...   I’m not a complete nerd…but I am convinced that math is a language. And it’s the only language that all of us in the world understand

  • by Cydnie T. '12
  • March 17, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW: The Story So Far An update from the frontlines.

  

  would have thought I could be envious of a pre-frosh?), because Dr ... Come one, come all to CPW! I don't know about you guys, but the ... Center are thronging with people - and I know thing are only going to get

  • by Paul B. '11
  • April 10, 2008
• Blog / Events

  So much to do, so little time There's always something exciting going on at MIT.

  

  on optical frequency combs, which she describes as "so cool." Sadly, I can't join in, because I really need to be reading applications. As I ... ," followed by what I'm sure will be a nice reception with the students. Ian

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 29, 2007
• Blog / Challenges

  My Funny Valentine No kissing on Valentine's Day.

  

  that on your TI-89. First off, yes, I am a blogging delinquent. Ben Jones, I should be arrested. But in my defense, I have had a viral infection rendering my voiceless and without a desire to eat. So I think my

  • by Bryan
  • February 14, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  a semester customary end-of-semester blog post: sophomore spring edition

  

  I’m huddled in an office chair in a tiny box-studio in Lexington, MA ... , objectively, but for me it’s a big deal. I finally have HBO access. Another in ... philosopher. I know two or more MIT professors who I would love to be, for their

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • May 30, 2016
• Blog / Events

  I graduated My brass rat is upside-down and my dorm room is bare

  

  or so. Inside Johnson, I was struck by how many people in the Class of ... anything in particular) it was 8:45am and I decided to make one last break for the bathroom. I was in the last group allowed to use the facilities

  • by Anna H. '14
  • June 8, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Campus visit, revisited In which I dissect the campus tour/ info session and forget to clean up afterward

  

  It's raining. I'm sick. No lab today, because the postdoc in our ... of this writing, I have exactly 11111 unread messages in Gmail. Initiative was taken. Somewhere along the way, I got lost in a cyber-attic of

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • June 14, 2009
• Blog / Events

  Unknowns in illustrated list form

  

  . Killean Court: Now, I'm stuck in the AXO house in Boston, where I live. A ... : Where did the river go? And now, well...I've been in the house for a ... self. I should have been in Lobby 7 making sure she coughed loudly

  • by Ana V. '15
  • February 10, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  happy palindrome week! conventions, patterns, palindromes

  

  and who works in/around the field of interactive fiction. I think it ... Here in America, our vaunted exceptionalism takes many forms ... -DD-YY[/annotation] means that in America today is 9/10/19, which reversed reads the same, and

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 10, 2019
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Things That Aren’t Studying If you think about it, I get paid to procrastinate

  

  be turned in on that same day. If I start sounding unintelligible, it ... despaired, since I wasn't quite sure whether it would turn into a triple ... Two weeks ago, my life was studying. On three consecutive days, I had

  • by Emad T. '14
  • March 7, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Gerald Fink’s “What Is a Gene?” one of those cool talks that happen at MIT all the time

  

  ?" in a few minutes. I had never heard of Fink, so I skimmed through the ... inability to engineer the DNA in yeast so that I could create yeast strains by ... In 1981, Gerald Fink was a professor at Cornell and a member of a

  • by Abby H. '20
  • April 11, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Interview with Emilienne: The Sophomore who does brain surgery Emilienne has been studying the brain through her UROP in the Fee Lab.

  

  ’s work! I asked several professors about openings in their labs, mostly because I thought I would be interested in getting a UROP for the ... a week in Niagara Falls. I enjoy spending time with my sisters, my

  • by Melis A. '08
  • May 16, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Latest Innovation at MIT Guest Blog: Social engineering with the Black Student Union's Co-Chair, Rasheed A. '17

  

  faculty and administration in the cooperative manner I described in “Colors ... accordingly, and student feedback was still important. I held “Office hours” in ... process.” I was certain folks in the room cared about our concerns and took

  • by Selam G. '18
  • May 9, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  Decision Day Eve Making your decision by May 1.

  

  , and I hope you'll feel free to keep in touch and talk about all the ... ? What more would you like to know about MIT? What are your lingering concerns? I am available, as are all of the bloggers, to field questions

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 30, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT Students Operate On Hawaii Time! MIT's learning environment supports a wide range of learning styles and experiences.

  

  -Perez) and I engaged in an online experiment: we took all of the lectures for 6 ... audio engaging and dynamic, I would give an actual lecture - replete with ... lectures. In support of this, we created a monitoring system that would let

  • by Chancellor Eric Grimson
  • February 28, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Reno/Sacramento wrap-up The latest from the West Coast.

  

  wonderful things for education in this country. While I was in Reno, I also ... 1928 Olympics in Amsterdam. Do you have cheerleaders? This, I guess, is ... ) had to say about it: I've had to get used to people saying in disbelief

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 10, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  snowfall as the snowflakes fall, they remind me of home

  

  , in the forecast, there was very little actual snow expected, but when I got up in the morning,[annotation note='over the course of the day ... matter in the entire month…until Friday," to which I say, "weak sauce

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • October 31, 2020
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Marching Band Refused to Yield Band in the name of love.

  

  wrote when I was seven: Seen in Winter Never Summer Oh, he's melting ... marching band in its full 14-member glory. I think in total we have about 20 ... , and not only would I never get sick of it, I would enjoy it even more

  • by Sam M. '07
  • March 4, 2007
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Making of the Women of the East Side 2015 Calendar The stresses and strains of organizing a giant project

  

  . (graphics/layout). I decided it would be a good time to start making (or ... social medias So much time In summary, an awesome model-pretty-maker/organizer, Annie L. '15, a photographer, Raeez L. '14, and I set out to accomplish

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • December 18, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  The Google RISE Global Summit and some thoughts on STEM outreach.

  

  host a summit for all the recipients. In May, I got an e-mail from one of ... asked if any of us (some other alums and I) would be interested. Um. Yes ... to give me a helicopter ride if I ever find myself in San Diego. We did

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 21, 2012