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  Set Theory and other Shenanigans *Literal* Set theory

  

  symbols There is exactly one set in that board of 20 cards. Find it before ... with 81 cards, sets of 3, and more insanity. It also happens to be ... last week finding it, in a coding competition at 3am. It all started

  • by Joel G. '18
  • October 1, 2014
• Blog / About Decisions

  Just Desserts No metaphors here...

  

  it belongs in Plato’s theory of Forms; it exudes the very essence of what it means to be a pie, and all pies are merely shadows of its perfect ... attention of the frazzled shopkeeper to put in their order. And it turns out

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • March 13, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  All The World’s A Stage On theatre and artsy stuff

  

  ) and it’s bound to be a good show. For me, it’s wonderful how easy it is ... my eyes (ears?) were opened to the glory of musical theatre. It’s ... I learned about student rush. It operates a bit differently based on

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • September 22, 2013
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  A Welcoming Environment Because the best way to feel at home at MIT is to know that you…

  

  about how campaigns like these honor MIT's commitment to diversity by ... years that she pioneered her role at MIT, "It was important to justify the position," she said, "But the need for it was very high." Perhaps one

  • by Emad T. '14
  • December 22, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  choosing where to go for my younger brother

  

  outcome? How can we even compare outcomes, like, would it be better to be in ... was a high school senior, I had visited MIT by myself for CPW, and it ... left home for college.  I used to measure his height through its

  • by Rona W. '23
  • May 1, 2022
• Blog / How to MIT

  Forget your plan for a minute The beauty of collage

  

  she talks about her internship in China and how “it's never too late to ... ) some advice for how to quickly finish his art notebook cover project ... how I don’t understand him and this is usually my cue to calmly stop

  • by Kris Guay
  • September 8, 2011
• Blog / Life after MIT

  The After

  

  amount of time spent in CAD. I’m still hacking it out here in the world of ... , and those weekends make me realize how special and precious friendship ... vision was tough, but we were really proud of how everything turned out

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • January 26, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  “What the hell is water?” Thinking about and understanding your own context…

  

  . How’s the water?’ And the two young fish swim on for a bit, and then ... just haven’t gotten the prompts quite right, I think it is more likely ... distinction.  There are, however, important qualitative considerations in how we

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • August 27, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Using Fireflies.ai to Write a Post About Fireflies.ai behind the scenes: it's pretty meta

  

  shared a guest post by Sam U. '16 about how MIT helped him launch his ... ones where I know the founders. It really exciting to know their story ... write a follow up in one or two days about how I used Fireflies to help

  • by Erick P. '17
  • February 20, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  An Alternative Semester There are things to click in here.

  

  . You know how they say "Do one thing that scares you every day"? My ... 't really need it per say, but since I want to go into journalism, a writing class would make sense. It also helps that the professor is Ta

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • September 17, 2012
• Blog / MISTI

  Another year has begun Welcome to my world

  

  It’s amazing sometimes how much life at MIT can seem removed from the ... mountains of Colorado and even time to be bored, it is nice to get back to my ... summer holds, I am constantly amazed at how I function at MIT, but I love

  • by Becca H. '12
  • September 17, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT on the road Admissions officers are visiting cities across the United States.

  

  discussed. How do you apply for financial aid? Should you apply for it? What ... MIT different from other universities? How might you know whether or not ... applicant "competitive," how we make decisions on which students to admit. We

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 11, 2010
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Top Ten Reasons I’m Thankful for Thanksgiving Breaaaaaaaaakkkkkkk!!!!!!

  

  was perfectly willing to spend an hour of his time today explaining it all to me - so now, I understand it in a kind-of-not-really sort of way. How I wish I were like my friend in high school, who would fall asleep

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • November 24, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT goes on the road Beginning Sunday until the end of October, my Admissions colleagues and I will go forth…

  

  discussed. How do you apply for financial aid? Should you apply for it? What ... MIT different from other universities? How might you know whether or not ... applicant "competitive," how we make decisions on which students to admit. We

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 5, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  From Cambridge to You On the road again...

  

  cities. It's going to be exciting! It all starts this Wednesday with two ... culture. What makes MIT different from other universities? How might you ... deadlines, what makes an applicant "competitive," how we make decisions on

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 4, 2006
• Blog / IAP

  Kiss the Frog Charm School and Nerdy Pick Up Lines. What can I say?

  

  'd spend 4 hours every Saturday at etiquette school trying to learn how to ask a girl for a dance to how to enjoy the whipped cream from my sundae without ending up with my food on my face. It's almost been a decade since

  • by Bryan
  • February 3, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  We all campus for iCampus Innovation and Entrepreneurship: We all love iCampus! (~8 pictures)

  

  I'm not quite sure under what category to file this entry, since it ... , "Academics" it is. The MIT Outreach Initiative "seeks to disseminate ... , sustainable difference in how well and quickly students learn, how much they

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • November 1, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  First day of classes What some MIT freshman schedules look like.

  

  go through it all again! You might be wondering, what would I take as ... Masochists" because of its rigorous, theory-based style) 3.091: Introduction ... because of its incredible teacher, Professor Don Sadoway) 21L.011: The

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 8, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  An Ode From A Science Fair Junkie in honor of intel isef 2018

  

  impact on me, it’s science fair. This weekend, approximately 1800 high ... . It sometimes feels like science fair was just always there. The way cyberchase was. I grew up with it. I grew up asking questions. I grew up with

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • May 13, 2018
• Blog / Residential Life

  Don’t Stop Believing you can take the east camper out of east campus but...

  

  in my key and walking out the door. I knew it was coming, of course ... for 45 minutes and then go back to packing, before we knew it we'd been ... sense it was my last time hearing it. Partly because hearing it at an

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • June 6, 2022