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• Blog / MIT Life

  For pi are cubed. There can only be one winner.

  

  it because I was running 3 miles on a treadmill in the Burton-Conner cardio room. Normally this is the worst thing in all recorded history (in ... possibly be a coincidence, but Comedy Central is channel 52 on both MIT Cable

  • by Sam M. '07
  • January 26, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT ‘10: Molly Pounds Chicagoland's Molly Pounds '10.

  

  is like; he graduated from MIT in 1979 with a degree in electrical ... . "My goal is to grow up and have a big company and have horses," she said ... ,100, which included a 790 out of 800 in math. Patty Pounds, Molly's mother

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 4, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Visiting MIT this summer (part 1) It is now high season for visiting colleges. I plan to do a series of…

  

  It is now high season for visiting colleges. I plan to do a series of ... pass that advice on in the posts to come. A visit to Boston to visit ... and universities in Greater Boston, making it easy to visit a variety of

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 21, 2005
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Leadership @ MIT (from a froshy perspective)

  

  , tbh, since I followed a very typical path. In middle school and freshman ... like this; it takes a shape I honestly never imaged in high school. At ... their a cappella group, or run an ESP program, or be in charge of running

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • May 3, 2019
• Blog / Athletics

  First Post A little about myself.

  

  one year — the EARC is our league with the Ivies and a few others). I ... would be fun to do something else. I spent a few years in the MIT Alumni ... in rowing. I cox a few times every year, always racing in the Head of

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • September 14, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  How to take the Bebras Computing Challenge this fall an international introduction to computational thinking

  

  participants, including ~15k in the United States last year. Bebras USA is led ... find your country's organizational information here. In 2014, almost a ... fascinating challenges.   The Bebras Challenge is a fun, online event that

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 23, 2015
• Blog / Research & Work Abroad

  Culture Clash Spain doesn't do sarcasm, and my soul is slowly dying. But then I took some…

  

  " in Spanish is "joder." But, it's not nearly as strong of a word in ... is a much more mild word in English. Also, the most offensive English ... through thirty for?!?! This is Cibeles, it's a famous statue right in

  • by Laura N. '09
  • July 9, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Let the games begin! Last minute advice for your CPW.

  

  ). CPW is a chance for you to meet people in your grade and go to once-in-a ... . Make friends in your grade! Although this is a spillover from the general ... ". Although your host is probably a fairly awesome person, they'll be around for

  • by Cam T. '13
  • April 7, 2010
• Blog / How to Human

  So what makes a successful MIT student, anyway?

  

  look like? This is a challenging question to answer, because the variety ... back-of-the-envelope calculation my experience as a Course 2 is ... you're a freshman or not, I hope this is useful. Have informed

  • by Michael C. '16
  • September 21, 2015
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Internet Nostalgia Internostalgia!

  

  up a heaping dose of pain in the form of academic expectations. If you ... what could be more iconic than McDonalds? This is what a multi ... text but apparently there is a low-res version for people with speeds

  • by Chris M. '12
  • October 4, 2008
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Survey says… A LOT of freshmen report that they were leaders in high school!

  

  they held some sort of leadership position in high school. Out of a list ... confident in their the ability to “function effectively as a member of a team ... this. I was a captain of my Cross Country and Track teams in high school

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • January 25, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Ah, those inspirational Germans! The Magdeburg Bridge in Germany is an engineering marvel and an inspiration to all Beavers!

  

  life?" I was a bit down in the dumps when I got this email from my mom about a recently completed water-channel bridge in Germany. Isn't that ... Engineering) but this picture made me envious of everyone who is. The bridge is

  • by Melis A. '08
  • November 18, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  the npc life office hours with lupe fiasco

  

  a few times, but he was never in. Yesterday, Wenjun sent me a series ... telling him. Branding is important. You need to come up with a rap name ... struggle with being vulnerable. A lot of writing is about sharing something

  • by Rona W. '23
  • January 26, 2023
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  A Day at the Forge blacksmithing!

  

  ’s shabbos candles. The door handle is a beaver cast in bronze.  [carousel ... ’d gotten off the waitlist for blacksmithing!  I was in a phase of trying to ... important task in my life, such as a semester, ends, and I am adrift

  • by Amber V. '24
  • August 19, 2022
• Blog / About Decisions

  Decisions, Decisions…..*sigh* Is (Fill in the Blank) University the right school for me?

  

  that the amount of financial aid is a consideration in your college ... college search process. She is the first in her family to attend college and although she has been a marvelous student in high school, she was really

  • by Quinton McArthur
  • April 22, 2010
• Blog / Study Abroad

  Fig. 5: Zimmer- und Wohnungsvermittlung Universität/ETH Zürich aka ETH Zürich dorm tour!

  

  Hoi zäme! I'm finally back in the US of A after 6 continuous months ... .2 Schwiizerdütsch to get around on a daily basis. Random things I've dearly missed: In ... in a few weeks. I'm also half-way thru with my 12-week internship (time

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • July 18, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  February(ish) Updates and Notes aka my life in photos and haikus

  

  -students. The top photo is a week in the life of Junior spring. I’m currently in 5 ... ’s each class with a summary, in haiku form: 2.671: Measurement and ... MIT history! This is what it felt like:   As I write this, I’m riding a

  • by Taylor V. '19
  • March 1, 2018
• Blog / Life after MIT

  What’s new? Life in Radiohead's hometown

  

  , matriculation, and formal hall (which is just a formal 3-course dinner served in ... with a degree in Mechanical Engineering with Biomedical Engineering ... University in England. I am reading for a Masters degree in Integrated

  • by Melis A. '08
  • January 2, 2009
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  summer tidbits a picture and annotations

  

  weekend, then visiting MIT friends in SF next weekend. i'm also taking a ... ="here is a graph of the flights i'm going on this summer, where the vertices ... the first time ever a few weeks ago in seattle, and i went to another

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • July 4, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  Please Vote for My Idea for the Obama Administration! Change.org is sponsoring a competition whereby anyone can post an idea for making America better.…

  

  . =) So, here's the deal: Change.org is sponsoring a competition whereby ... Change.org, MySpace, and more than a dozen high-profile NGOs. In short, the ... to do is go here and click on the "Vote" icon in the top left

  • by The Humanitarian Blog
  • December 19, 2008