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

  

  . Calculators can’t reveal that, but a better understanding, or insight, of ... derived with a diffusion equation which, according to Prof Mahajan, is a ... developed long before language, which is why it’s easier for us to think

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • June 1, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Grades in Context Sometimes, B stands for "baller"

  

  easier due to symmetry. I quickly caught on to signs of spherical and ... so bad that I switched it to sophomore exploratory, which is basically ... a point or two shy of the C/B border. On the positive side, that was

  • by Emad T. '14
  • January 15, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  print “Hello, World!\n”; Everything you ever needed to know about me

  

  time of day. My name is Lydia. We have a lot to catch up on. I was born ... to Chicago in 1996, when I was almost four. Most of the stories from ... told me not to stand on the slide. Apparently I was trying to tell her

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • September 8, 2011
• Blog / Hacks

  Laser Graffiti I found something cool on the way home.

  

  leapt onto a bench for a better view, trying to figure out which room in ... of the windows were black. But this was on the side of the building ... out of the room to retrieve the guy who had initially set all this up

  • by Anna H. '14
  • August 28, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Second Day of Class Course shopping and such.

  

  I'll remember to look at (like on the wall, or in my pocket most of ... paper or on a screen. There's a certain peace of mind about thinking that ... space for electives, and deciding which exactly to take is hard! (yes

  • by Chris S. '11
  • September 10, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Supporting our DACA Students MIT’s commitment to the safety and well-being of all students has not changed and will…

  

  rumored for awhile, but now seems to be approaching some kind of decision ... openness to talent, and a long tradition of national service — I believe ... a policy and of thousands of human beings. Repeal is not, however, a

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 1, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  Checking In A brilliantly exciting recap of the last month.

  

  question" (which I gather is fairly common on their tours): "yep, no doubt we ... 'd like to see on mitadmissions.org or MyMIT, drop a comment into this ... part of building this community, and I'm really, really going to miss

  • by Ben Jones
  • June 13, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  My First Semester at MIT a thicc recap and a look into our conversation

  

  show is going to be on the weekend of--actually wait let me pull up the ... recommend an FPOP to anyone who is on the fence about applying to one. Not ... of the week. Me: You're not gonna mention ZBT? R: What is there to

  • by Cami M. '23
  • December 18, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My Major, Course 6-9 computation and cognition

  

  few of them had opportunities in their undergraduate program to focus on ... had a lot of electives in both Course 9 and Course 6 which included or ... , or being more involved on-campus outside of classes. Luckily, within a

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • August 28, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Blagoblagz*: Why I’m a History Major at MIT (Guest Blog!) By Dora '11, who is a Physics and History double major and is super awesome.…

  

  pummeling an enemy to the point at which rolling on the floor laughing may ... to them. The teacher would lecture on a particular theme or event – for ... * for lack of a better title, I have taken the liberty of using the

  • by Chris S. '11
  • April 23, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Answers to some questions

  

  application (which is available online) from MIT. You don't apply to a specific ... Wow, I have enough questions this time to do a sort of omnibus like ... blog is starting to take off. Scheduling interviews with ECs Kathleen

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • August 19, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  One Year After Michael Jackson An out-of-place tribute to the King of Pop

  

  square with only a few hours of daylight left which I hoped not to spend in ... your head is that of punks standing on a street corner in a bad 80s teen ... possible they weren't joking? On the T, I started to hear more of the story

  • by Cam T. '13
  • June 30, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  Decisions, Decisions

  

  by generations of students trying to decide whether or not to attend ... fall into (or if they refuse to be categorized). Of course, these are ... for yourself as to whether MIT or some other school is the right match

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 28, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Visiting MIT & Boston colleges Some tips for checking out MIT and Boston this summer.

  

  out of the way. Do your best to find deals for the better hotels on the ... also suggest some good places to get lunch or dinner on campus or in the ... is lots of construction going on around campus and in Boston; our

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 11, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Two New Kittens hundreds of pictures.

  

  . Just a couple here. On the drive up to MIT: In bexley: Some of ... voicemail on my way out of some indie movie in the middle of summer, "Wah wah ... house but did consent to their use of the flower pots outside for midday

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • August 12, 2008
• Blog / Personal Projects

  in Black Valley Hostel journal of my third day in Ireland

  

  to Killarney. I hiked about 4 miles of the Kerry Way before it began to ... to 23% when I charged it in the bathroom of an old abbey, and had ... hair is white. He drives more aggressively with stick on tiny winding

  • by Amber V. '24
  • August 9, 2023
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  incremental game support group let's distract ourselves with games!

  

  the extent to which they're amenable to idling is very different. I don ... keep doing, which kinda detracts from how fun it is to play. But the ... Markup lets you work with ordinals, which is the fancy math way of

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • November 6, 2020
• Blog / About Decisions

  About Tomorrow Good Luck Tomorrow!

  

  high school as much as you can, a ton of stuff is going to happen in the ... Bell "When you come to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on ... of you. Enjoy it, if you have questions or need someone to talk to

  • by Chris M. '12
  • March 13, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Karen: A Short History Finally.

  

  time-management skills, which is why it took so long for me to finally ... per person that pledges not to eat on Thursday. Go here to sign up or to ... anecdote about my first encounter with technology or science. Most of my

  • by Karen F. '11
  • September 25, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Perfect weekend Sun, fun, and Plymouth Rock.

  

  in the City" on my iPod. There is basically nothing better than walking ... . Best idea ever.) I even managed to not get sunburned, which is really ... cells today.) I ate lunch at ABP, which is a special treat for me because

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • June 18, 2006