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  notes from a week of new classes the prettiest peril of higher education

  

  (highkey) bad. The structure of the class really is made to give students as ... which is put onto the slides/notes handout. You would think this would mean you should take your own notes, but a TA is actually taking all the

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • February 15, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  In Which I Sound Like an Old Man I'm really not that old...according to CVS cashiers, I apparently look 17 =p

  

  , seeing how life for them is one year out of the Institvte. Some are in grad ... senior, it seems that this party is finally winding down. Not for the ones ... failed for 21 times (...I succeeded on the 22nd try) I guess I don't have

  • by Chris S. '11
  • January 21, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Everything You Ever Wanted to Know All your wishes have been magically granted.

  

  . Describe the manifestations of the impact, not the impact itself. This is a ... article, too, and it includes examples. The interview is an important part ... in for your interview. Maybe the night before come up with a list of

  • by Ahmed H. '12
  • October 13, 2008
• Blog / Events

  The Igs Where Science meets Silly. Hello Silly!

  

  the prestigious Nobel Prizes, honoring individuals for achievements that ... 're capable of something worthy of an Ig Nobel? The reason I bring this up is ... the audience to help with moving the show along. When they asked for two

  • by Snively '11
  • January 15, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A brief history of 2.007, the MIT class that inspired FIRST Robotics Complete with 1970s-era footage of Woodie Flowers

  

  in 1992. What I didn't know at the time is that FIRST was actually ... Woodie started teaching at MIT in the early 1970s. For decades, 2.007 has ... classmates, Megan Smith is now the current Chief Technology Officer of the

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • January 12, 2016
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Questions and answers

  

  sort of interdisciplinary field (neuroscience, for the record, is pretty ... helped me see things more clearly. MIT is unique in the incredible variety ... may not realize is how the culture can change your outlook, and that it

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • October 23, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Ringing in the second half of MIT The Class of 2019 gets their brass rats...at last

  

  ...a realization that is at the same time frightening, humbling, and empowering ... . The year's design is debuted at Ring Premier, a festive celebration ... "! Ring delivery is such a milestone for underclassmen that I decided to

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • April 23, 2017
• Blog / Blog Projects

  Sneezes a deep and in-depth analysis of an everyday occurrence

  

  is around the time of winter break. I chose to spend my break at home ... sneezing is not the only type of dangerous sneezing. One singular sneeze has ... sneeze and level of violence the sneeze is are both contributing factors in

  • by Fiona M. '20
  • January 15, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Classes! REX! Politics! Science! (Vlog and a Riddle) You have 2012 jars of 1-kg mollusks, with 2012 1-kg mollusks in each jar....

  

  the words is irrelevant. Don't let the cyrillic stop you. Have a ... wonderful! Classes have started! REX happened! Politics is happening! Blogging is happening! Science is happening! And I decided not to twitter

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • September 16, 2012
• Blog / About Decisions

  Remember to Breathe Chicken Soup for the Applicant's Soul

  

  biggest things I think we want to get caught up in is the number game ... there is more to your application than that, and MIT is looking for more ... away from the application (not past the deadline) but go for a walk, play

  • by Bryan
  • September 17, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  DarkMatters, Green and Wild, Chocolate Cake and Raspberries around here lately (with pictures)

  

  justice instead of problem sets for a night. The week continued. I ... great things for classes: "Fifth Avenue, Uptown," "The Greater Common Good ... farewell gesture. I added a tier for grandeur and skipped over some of the

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • March 6, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Getting Back to Normal ...with some help from Macklemore

  

  Concert is not the only venue for major bands on campus (e.g. Nirvana played ... 'll take another step in getting back to normal. Tonight is the annual MIT ... for a huge concert. Going back half a century, the MIT Spring Concert

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 26, 2013
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  A Summer Reading List The exciting hobby that I never have time for during the school year...

  

  . Also, since the Hayden library is for the MIT community, there’s a much ... Kwan White is for Witching by Helen Oyeyemi The Icarus Girl by Helen ... home, and have swallowed up Purple Hibiscus, White is For Witching, The

  • by Selam G. '18
  • July 5, 2016
• Blog / How to Human

  re-orienting REX et al.

  

  credit for some of the introductory classes"]ASE.[/annotation] When ... events for first-years to get an idea of their cultures. at the end of REX ... person’s return, tied to all the memories from the past year. It is as

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • September 19, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Classes and Casting and Birthdays, oh my! What are "Things That Wake Me Up at 9am"?

  

  known for it's legendary professor Walter Lewin, 8.01 is the crux of ... affect over the student body. Taught in a peculiar fashion, TEAL is the ... game. For me, this is one of two classes that I take mainstream. What

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • November 29, 2011
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread for Admitted Students

  

  This was the most competitive admissions cycle in the history of the Institute, and you are one of the very few applicants to whom we offered admission. Congratulations and welcome to the Class of 2015! Feel free to

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Schools of dreams

  

  down to the fact that we don't have room for every excellent student who ... of this attitude is because of one phenomenon, which the author of ... and reputation, it is often discounted. So, at the end of each of my

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 17, 2004
• Blog / Admissions

  Enrolled 09’s: Watch Your Mailbox I've been getting a lot of questions about the Next Big Mailing (NBM®). Here's the…

  

  by the ARC - so my knowledge thereof is a bit limited. I just spoke ... likely receive the NBM® a bit later to allow time for this. 4) The vast ... I've been getting a lot of questions about the Next Big Mailing (NBM

  • by Ben Jones
  • May 4, 2005
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Pimp my sukkah. I really can't think of a better blog entry title than that.

  

  , the point of this entry is that if Habitat for Humanity were as ... that isn't Kim or Rizos or Lzhpb*n!xobile is code for "JEWISH!" in Hillel ... directory, maybe presumed ehtnicity is really the only criterion they use

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 5, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Remember, Remember, the 17th of December… things that happened

  

  numbers and MIT selects "prime" candidates - is that a reason for the date ... for the Tunisian Revolution. The success of the Tunisian protests ... There has been some discussion on CollegeConfidential and in the

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 16, 2011