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• Blog / Academics & Research

  “Never Calculate without Already Knowing the Answer!” xTalk about the "Art of Insight" by Prof Sanjoy Mahajan

  

  ’s talk). The question: how long does it take for all audience members to ... find out how deep it is. It takes T = 4 seconds for the stone to drop ... ;homework,” according to Prof Mahajan. How will the art of insight help you? Hear

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • June 1, 2016
• Blog / How to Human

  Fifty Shades of Break or things to do other than pressing F5

  

  desperate attempt to see an online grade, a college decision, or how many ... 't know how to use my camera.) And although I had a lot of fun sitting with ... out how to condense your life into 100 words or less), I'm assuming you

  • by Connie H. '15
  • December 12, 2012
• Blog / Community Projects

  Affirmations not unnecessary

  

  understand just how brutal mathematics can be. As if, I was lying to myself by ... this camp, there were moments where I just knew how to exist within this ... . So is it enough? No, it’s not. That’s not how my brain works. I try to

  • by Paige B. '24
  • January 29, 2025
• Blog / About Decisions

  what we mean when we say the people why we like “the people”

  

  niche and how open they are to sharing their passions. uniquely mit ... others (-) people don't know how to commit to things and don't understand ... unabashedly unafraid to have our own interests (no matter how quirky or

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • April 25, 2023
• Blog / Challenges

  there is no time left musings on death and the future

  

  to a friend about how, if i knew i’d live a long and healthy life in a ... explain how taking the time to consider these things has shifted my ... there are many reasons for this: i don’t text as much as i used to, i have

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • March 22, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  Touching grass scenes of spring

  

  . Look at all the grass around it. Look at how tempting that grass is to ... Last week I saw someone screencap my blog post and post it on /r/ApplyingToCollege. I'm flattered for something I've written to get 211 upvotes, and I

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • March 18, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  all time ever does is pass and all i ever do is remember

  

  things in my life right now. "how are you doing? what have you been up to ... how to steady my footing in this slippery world--maybe in another life ... i've realized i spend most of my time trying to divorce myself from

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • April 14, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Aliens, Bitcoin, Camps now i know my ABCs

  

  , and love among the creatures of Earth, we will all learn how to be a ... distribute free Bitcoin among MIT undergraduates to see how they used it. That ... antsy, so I wanted to make a quick post and point your attention at two

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 19, 2017
• Blog / Hacks

  MIT is “Hacked” Ultimatum

  

  . MIT loves to trash Harvard, tell all sorts of stories about how Harvard ... how people react. Apparently, according to their website, MIT students ... slight rivalry between Harvard and MIT. Whenever I'm talking to

  • by Snively '11
  • April 1, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  The Genesis Embrace me Blogosphere!!!!

  

  story all about how My life got flipped turned upside down And I’d like to take a minute just sit right there I’ll tell you how I became the ... finally understood I had to get out of my neighborhood I got into one little

  • by Quinton McArthur
  • September 17, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Bachelor’s & Master’s in 5 Years An attractive option offered to undergraduates in the Department of Urban Studies and Planning.

  

  's all about how you want to structure things. In DUSP, there are four ... you have the chance to explore offerings in any field and see how you ... department and opportunities available to its students. :) Well, you may have

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • November 15, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Odds and Ends My brain is too fried to think of any original content. So I'm commenting on…

  

  the consistency of fuzz, and I am going to confine myself to writing ... idea was that??) (Note: to look up the link for 5.60, I had to go to the ... than by number. I am so fried right now that it took me a full minute to

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • September 22, 2005
• Blog / Events

  bad vision try these glasses on for size.

  

  't learn in 8.02 was how 3D glasses worked, so I decided to Google it. How ... that charge, my friends and I were able to score free tickets to the New England Aquarium to check out Sharks 3D. There was a catch, of course

  • by Bryan
  • August 16, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Windy city

  

  to Dulles International Airport (designed by Eero Saarinen, who also designed MIT's Kresge Auditorium and Chapel) and discovered that due to ... cancelled and I'd have to stay overnight in Virginia. Of course, all of the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 9, 2005
• Blog / Public Statements

  A letter from President Reif regarding George Floyd and Minneapolis

  

  about how other people experience the world, I hope they mean as much to ... day, for MIT, for the country, or for the world. In addition to the ... . Earlier today, President Reif sent the following email to all faculty, staff

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 29, 2020
• Blog / Athletics

  Miscellany In which I talk about my life and Fancy sportsball DNA folk songs

  

  feel like: So I just made a vlog to get back in the rhythm of filming ... waiting to be skyrocketed into fame as an arm model); my picture is second ... happening (everyone just decided to have their events right before

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • November 22, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Dear Applicant wishing you all the best and greatest

  

  Dear Applicant to the Class of 2019, The long awaited season of ... had fun, and sufficient challenges as well. Now you’re ready to move on to a stage not predetermined by government regulations. College is

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • October 6, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  A FAPulous Start On how I’ve spent 0.0016% of my life at MIT so far.

  

  Hello! What’s up Homo sapiens sapiens? To everyone I’ve met this past week- I think you’re incredible human beings. To everyone reading this online- I think you’re just awesome in general. To those few in the

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • August 27, 2012
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Time Flies… especially when you are having more fun than you could possibly imagine.

  

  special to me. They were the first who told me their stories, how growing ... kinds of thoughts to mind. This happens every summer as the academic year comes to a close culminating in graduation and Tech Reunions on our campus

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • June 6, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Planned Procrastination Productive Punting

  

  something. (definition from How To Get Around MIT)   Which brings us to ... baggy t-shirt to p-set in. I sort my pile of clean laundry. I sort my pile ... dishes. I find my dishes. I make cookies and send an email to the dorm

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • October 4, 2011