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• Blog / Admissions

  Why We Blacked Out The Blogs and joined the SOPA strike

  

  latest battle in a war which began when the Internet began an age of ... comparable in its effect to the Great Firewall of China Kill websites that ... that is alleged to contain infringing material. Thus, if an author’s blog

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • January 18, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  Unedited notes on gravity, etc. Brief thoughts on gravity, science, and consciousness that I plan to elaborate later when I…

  

  of stars, galaxies strewn like seashells in smears of cosmic sand ... [Tonight I worked on a problem set in General Relativity until 4 AM and walked home under soft, acidic streetlights to an empty house with

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • March 11, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Mathematics for Computer Science – “Top 10 Proof Techniques NOT Allowed” 6.042 has been a very engaging and entertaining class thus far.

  

  classes for junior fall. One of the classes I'm in this semester is 6.042, or in regular-speak: "Mathematics for Computer Science". It. Is. SUPER ... 6.042 10. Proof by throwing in the kitchen sink: The author writes

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • September 12, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Below 48 Take under four classes, they said. You'll have free time, they said.

  

  ) Space is, for lack of a better word, neat[3]. Last semester, in 8 ... referred to as an octopus: lots of arms, not always working in sync or clear ... experiences in each in the future :) [3] This fact was recorded for posterity

  • by Danny B.D. '15
  • October 19, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  Chang Ning District, Shanghai 上海，长宁区

  

  choice in going back to China. But I felt a pang of both regret and longing ... Beijing” post, because I realized that I hadn’t been to China in six years ... opportunities in China, especially in Jiangsu Province and surrounding areas since

  • by Selam G. '18
  • June 4, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  1st Year at MIT Everything there is to know about my first year here

  

  an autobiography. So we for every class there was a few pages we would ... things like going to dinner or China town. All in all, I feel like when I ... Hey guys, I first want to start off by apologizing for not being

  • by Ben O. '19
  • May 28, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Falling in Love with a Language at MIT interviews with two of my inspirations

  

  came to America from China in 2000, having just finished second grade ... fell in love with Chinese at MIT. And for a soundtrack - press play on ... sophomore year, I participated in MISTI-China's China Educational Technology

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • January 10, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My First Astrophotography Courtesy of 12.409

  

  . One evening, I had my head in the sky for SEVEN HOURS straight: one hour ... set), two hours total in the van, and four hours out at Wallace Observatory. There, I sat outside in the snow, huddling in six layers of

  • by Anna H. '14
  • March 22, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  Guest Post: Who You Vote for May Not Matter that you vote most certainly does!

  

  some good for the city he had grown up in and around. He asked me about ... with authority. Some times that authority is good for us, such as parents ... ’t. But the authorities in our lives now don’t have reason to care about you

  • by Erick P. '17
  • October 13, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  Food, glorious food In which I learn that Simmons Dining is not, in fact, the best that Boston's…

  

  eggs, plantain, salad, rice, beans, and an arepa (all for $14). "Corn ... kernels soaked in cold milk). Day 2 (Sunday) Veggie Galaxy (Brunch) Still ... went to Veggie Galaxy for brunch. Veggie Galaxy is a traditional American

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • April 6, 2025
• Blog / Personal Projects

  How to Build an LED Acrylic Sign Your Complete Beginners Guide

  

  an idea to bringing it to life are things I don't think I can ever get ... jumped at the idea of creating a new sign for our wall.   For ... scratch!   Step 1: Visualize the sign in your designated space

  • by Richard O. '28
  • November 30, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Travels Winter break is here!

  

  home in California for the rest of the break. I know, lame, but I spend ... long travel trips for me. Besides, traveling in Europe during winter? ... Germany Czech Republic Romania Italy Spain Denmark UK France China The list

  • by Cambridge
  • December 4, 2007
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  I would like to find an astronomer to talk to No admissions. Just good writing.

  

  so this subject is both fresh in my mind and timely for yours as the ... being kicked in the face by an ox, except rather than concussing the ... put "vacation" in quotations not because it wasn't wonderful - it was

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 15, 2011
• Blog / Hacks

  Where the Sun Shines, There Hack They MIT is known for many things, including its legendary hacks.

  

  hacking and what it really reflects about MIT. If you're looking for an ... MIT World. Keyser is also the author of a brilliant essay in Nightwork ... MIT is known for many things, including its legendary hacks. Long a

  • by Laurie Everett
  • August 2, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  It’s the FIRST DAY of CLASSES!!!!! A summary of the first half of the day/how I'm feeling, with many exclamation points!!!

  

  since I got back from China. Today, in order to facilitate Better Blogging ... abilities x) First, an update! What I Did This Summer! This summer, I was in ... of June, I went to China for the Masters of China Studies Visiting

  • by Selam G. '18
  • September 7, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Lambda Tea Two words: BOBA MACHINE

  

  There are times when I feel incredibly lucky to exist in close ... Lambda Tea, and the three wonderful human beings responsible for its ... Lambda Tea team originally received funding from Sandbox (an MIT seed

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • December 4, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  That fear of “falling behind” Exploring options @ MIT

  

  dreams happen. For me, "being an architect" was not my childhood dream, or ... , interning in China allowed me to really step back and re-evaluate what I want ... intimidating task. But being in China this summer was really inspiring in a way

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • September 8, 2011
• Blog / Challenges

  H0sed Psets, exams, and being "mediocre" at MIT.

  

  classes, they count for little to nothing in your final course grade. You ... psets count for a fair bit in 14.01 (Intro Econ)), your cumulative problem ... , 1) you are a genius (like many people here), 2) you studied for an

  • by Chris S. '11
  • March 9, 2008
• Blog / Uncategorized

  an unnecessarily detailed normal friday finding things to blog about when you're swept into normalcy

  

  alright for the psets. Where would I be?" "Well... I'd say you'd be in the ... , which is an iced blended coffee and mocha drink that in my opinion was to ... take a nap. i end up staying in next house for the rest of the day

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • April 27, 2019
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Astronomy in Paradise Lost I can't resist.

  

  in our galaxy have an Earth-sized planet in the habitable zone (the ... to light for a deeper kind of sight, in my favorite passage of the book ... of our home planet in Book II and you'll see what I mean: "And fast by

  • by Anna H. '14
  • February 27, 2014