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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

  

  different combinations using these digits to express a manner of things. For ... are trying to convey. In a sense, making it possible for us to make any ... to is a composition of numbers. In general, when we need to get in

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

  Nate Silver visits MIT (or, do witches exist in real life?) No, he can't predict the outcome of your admissions decision. Probably.

  

  'll attempt to do him justice in a few lines.  He is: a prediction wizard and ... consulting to poker to baseball to politics a sassy Twitter fiend not afraid ... only a median and a mode; because no number would be mean to Nate Silver

  • by Michael C. '16
  • March 1, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  One Art variation on a poem of Elizabeth Bishop

  

  The art of being hosed isn’t hard to master; the tasks (you hope) will teach you something new. To be busy, then, is hardly a disaster ... get back to less busy, but it's hardly a disaster. —And in the end if

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • October 22, 2020
• Blog / Advice

  Parting Remarks Ending the same way I began

  

  classes I decided to make this last video just sort of going through how MIT ... , non-scripted, talking for too long videos that I used to make for the class of 2019. So I thought, what better way to end my time at MIT than

  • by Ben O. '19
  • May 12, 2020
• Blog / About Decisions

  hello deferred applicants, i, again, don’t know what to say, but i can try

  

  too", and a lot of "time to focus on regular apps, then", and a lot of ... enough to give me a small idea. it must feel worse to receive decisions ... it feels hypocritical of me to write words to you, because even if i

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • December 20, 2020
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  It’s Your Future, Charlie Brown! Charlie Brown, Friendsgiving, and the Erosion of Deep Literacy

  

  is like 10 pages of blog, and I still have more to say!"]There's a lot ... began to appreciate Charlie Brown for the masterpiece that it was. A ... sponsorship from Coca-Cola, a TV special began development. Due to the small

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • November 20, 2023
• Blog / Athletics

  [Guest Post] A circle of shared breaths rediscovering synchronized skating at MIT, by Eleanor L. '27

  

  remember getting asked this question a lot since coming to college. If you ... other skating discipline (singles, pairs, and ice dance) to create a ... the song that deeply resonated with me. It’s a song I’ve wanted to skate

  • by Janet G. '27
  • April 14, 2026
• Blog / Uncategorized

  We Really Aren’t Kids Anymore avoiding the part where it all has to end

  

  years later, about to become a senior this fall. Of course, one can argue ... now, [I mean, according to the student directory I'm already a fourth ... the realization that if I want hot cocoa/tea/coffee nights to be a thing

  • by Paige B. '24
  • July 9, 2023
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Life After MIT what i'm doing...etc.

  

  bit strange to realize that most of the people in my class had taken a ... -graduation, which is a great thing :) ---- What I really meant to write in this blog ... alum in our class, Paul from the Class of 2003*. * To give you a sense

  • by Chris S. '11
  • August 30, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  doctor worm not a real doctor but i am a real worm

  

  between steps. i still have a lot to do. i have papers for a discussion ... being in the area for four whole years??? but i'm excited to have a reason ... the 17th to saturday the 29th i went into lab every single day. i

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • April 8, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Coworker Shenanigans Summer friends

  

  .. The next morning, we piled into cars for a field trip to Green Bank ... -band feedhorn. Oh, wait. It is a beautiful thing to touch the structure that ... , hike up to a summit, camp overnight, drive to Harrisonburg and eat

  • by Anna H. '14
  • July 5, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  let’s talk about financial aid a different kind of holiday miracle

  

  package. I'm a student who has to go to a full need college--the cost of ... ). I'm not here to sugarcoat the truth: MIT does have a budget to balance ... to cover the estimated cost of tuition/housing/fees etc. that a student

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • December 24, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  Life Tokens the currency of joy

  

  ), buying a house, and eventually retiring. The goal is to collect as much ... donating to a charity. Sometimes, though, you land on a “LIFE” square. Each ... importantly, though, when you land on these squares, you also get to pick up a

  • by Allison E. '27
  • July 6, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What’s my age again? Spring semester so far

  

  ’m trying to figure out if I can be a grownup and still like comic books. Life feels a little like this right now (mouse over): I’m trying to take on ... Algebra Since I decided to be a math major I need to take this. Why not now

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • March 3, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Pursuing multiple fields

  

  's a question) if you could tell me how easy it is to double major in two ... come to a little over 400 units, where four years' worth of "normal ... . Maybe this sounds good to you. Or maybe, you'd prefer something with a

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • August 13, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  ‘Just Chillax’ [about your college essays] My little brother is wicked smaht.

  

  get a point across.) The essay is your chance to show that you're not a ... in this ridiculous focus, my obsession to finish a perfect drawing. As ... you get all A’s!!!” Everything I need to know, I haven’t learned from

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • November 22, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  The Early Action deadline is almost here The only thing scarier than October 31st is Nov 1st (just kidding, no need to…

  

  that you wish to change from EA to RA. Financial Aid is a different ... *Update as of 2015: Early action is available to both domestic and ... the deadline for Early Action. Here are some things we want you to know

  • by Kris Guay
  • October 31, 2014
• Blog / About Decisions

  It’s All About The Process Take a moment, then get back in the game.

  

  this class. For many there is a perception that the only way to increase ... , get back in the game because you have a big decision to make in the next ... much pain you must be in right now. You too need to allow yourself a

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • March 17, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Almost Only Counts in Horseshoes I almost did it. Rather I almost didn't do it. And all for a class…

  

  the problem, but I have made a contract with myself to NEVER pull an all ... activities and stuff that I'd want to do, I decided to get all my homework done early and take my free Monday off to get ahead. And so I did. Cue the fun

  • by Bryan
  • September 24, 2005
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  One Month of Baby Steps my feet hurt

  

  to be Saturdays, when I assumed I’d have a lower-than-average step ... own room. I also get access to a kitchen, which I share with my suite ... back tomatoes (a favorite) and a ton of oranges. After returning to Mac

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • September 26, 2018