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• Blog / Admissions

  Q&A Passing along some e-mails, and my responses to them.

  

  batch of them here, and I think that the time has come to do so again. A ... prospective student said: Hi. Awesome post...Just thought I'd bring a typo to ... you go to MIT? What's bad about MIT? I responded, after taking a moment

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 21, 2013
• Blog / Blog Projects

  A recipe for disaster Behind the scenes of the "giant pie" video

  

  needed a uhaul to bring it all back (0:53). We were buying 140 cans of ... . Then we noticed a problem. We had made it in 2 parts to be bolted ... . We sat for a good 15 minutes trying to figure out how to stabilize it

  • by Jamie C. '19
  • March 11, 2019
• Blog / Hacks

  50 Years of NASA One small hack for MIT, one giant leap for NASA.

  

  talking about in the morning, and I managed to catch a glimpse of it on my way to a 7.03 (genetics) exam in the morning. After the exam, I headed ... location for trying to shoot a better photo, so I took the elevator to the 18

  • by Paul B. '11
  • October 2, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Semester of poetry

  

  It's been a while. I meant to post sooner but I got sidetracked, and ... like a lot of people view humanities as something to deal with and sweep under the rug, but many people also manage to balance a passion for

  • by Uzay G. '26
  • November 24, 2023
• Blog / How to Human

  Useful items to bring for dorm room

  

  shipping expense. Just bring enough stuff for a few days to hold you over ... assignment. Dorm lighting tends to disappoint. Invest in a desk light or even ... finished that essay at 3AM. Some people find a wall-mounted whiteboard to be

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • July 1, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Is it a video? two assignments from two classes

  

  scary and a lot to ask of a teen whose brain is not yet fully developed ... first assignment was to profile a person or a place in about two minutes. The instructor was considering removing the option to choose a place

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

  Let’s Get Down to Business 'Tis the eve of a new semester.

  

  may have heard of. Towards the end of the year, we also got a chance to ... current lack thereof. Second, every MIT student has to pick a HASS concentration, and I want mine to be writing! It'll give me a little break from

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • February 1, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  Blogging Scholarship Conclusion Rock the vote!

  

  , to the point that I sound like a drowning male frog through a voice ... that I've decided to live my life as a boy, and will be getting a court ... support! It's been a long month of spamming people I haven't talked to in

  • by Jess K. '10
  • October 27, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  25 things and another reason to come to CPW. FLIGHT OF THE CONCHORDS. OH GOD.

  

  come to CPW, in case a weekend of free food, free shirts, and hanging out ... itself. "Rules: Once you've been tagged, you are supposed to write a note ... don't necessarily like. This tends to disappoint a lot of people. 12. If

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • February 3, 2009
• Blog / Challenges

  Together. thoughts on today's tragedy.

  

  This was supposed to be a happy post. It was supposed to be one of ... ice cream, Tetris hacks, and a campus-wide show of unity to welcome ... sports, the marathon - a sport that doesn't even have a side to cheer for

  • by Michael C. '16
  • April 16, 2013
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Whoa…You’re Old Bryan returns from the crypt of grad school

  

  studying, switching from mechanical engineering to a completely different ... came to MIT, my plan was to study EECS, start a video game company, and ... me more than anything was to take risks. It was definitely a risk to

  • by Bryan
  • September 8, 2009
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  A Week of Music Eight bands in nine days, and I still missed five performances.

  

  south yet. But thanks to the concerted efforts of a few dedicated people ... need of a good dose of classic rock on a Friday night, head over to the ... . The entire ensemble created such a groove, it was impossible to sit

  • by Ahmed H. '12
  • October 28, 2008
• Blog / How to Human

  things that make noises for those lost

  

  march is a rough month. you are lost, not only in a pile of things to see and things to do, but probably also in a pile of emotions you can ... AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA in your head. this is fear. a close cousin to anxiety, but not

  • by Anika H. '26, MEng '27
  • March 15, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  Jupiter’s Moons, Doge, and a Tub of Icing how to CPW from Yuliya the Undecided HS Senior

  

  Last April, as part of a high school assignment, I was required to ... Weekend) schedule, determined to favorite a decent number of events and plan ... between “Sushi and Barbeque,” “A Wok to Remember” (a reference to a popular

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • April 6, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Night Off Campus and some dancing

  

  to unspool from the rest of my body. I need a break, and luckily, I can get one. I put on a light jacket, text a friend who wants to meet at ... to the gas station to grab a few drinks. Fifteen seconds outside, and I

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • October 21, 2016
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  church gardens some paintings!

  

  separate blog about that soon.  Thankfully, I got weekends to hop on a bus or train to the destination of my choice. While there were about a ... . Dunstan in the East Church Garden).  I think there is a quiet resilience to

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • February 3, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  reviewing MIT’s Intro To Deep Learning the highs and lows of the beloved IAP class

  

  take such a famed class, I decided to give my [annotation note="have I ... class ran from Monday to Friday with a scheduled 1:00-4:00 P.M. lecture ... raise no shame."]to answering lots of questions,[/annotation] even in a

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • January 12, 2025
• Blog / About Decisions

  On taking a ‘Gap Year’ Consider deferring college for a year.

  

  I'd like to talk a bit about deferring entry to MIT, also known as ... Class of 2012 and would like to request a one-year (or sometimes two ... you plan to do. We will grant a deferral for almost any reason. Come up

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 4, 2008
• Blog / How to Human

  the one where i talk to ameer what is real again?

  

  tangibly real, to digitized clusters of pixels on a Zoom call. What is "real" anymore? In an effort to figure that out I wanted to have a conversation ... a conversation. So, the floor is yours. What do you want to talk about

  • by kellen manning
  • April 9, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  Take Me Back to Tech (Guest Entry) So hurrah for technology, 'ology, 'ology oh.

  

  ). In any case, for a trip to my new favorite place, the beginning was ... forbidden hint) to be taking pictures. For example, during the GBIS A ... which I’d love to be a part of), to snap a picture. During the

  • by Bryan
  • April 20, 2008