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• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Danger Danger! Listen to Burt, duck and cover!

  

  there is high voltage on the other sides of those signs, right? That ... (which, thanks to a guy named Ohm, means you'll die). Your best bet is to ... ) CRY or CRYO - Cryogenic What's on the door of this shed? *Assume the

  • by Snively '11
  • January 23, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  Having Survived Rejection (guest post) About receiving a rejection letter from the 'Tvte.

  

  any of my “reach” schools, which was upsetting, to say the least. I was ... , but then he was not admitted to the class of 2019. Here's his story ... LED Matrix on my dorm door, how I’d bring my cooking to my friends. It

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • March 15, 2016
• Blog / Challenges

  Engineering Digital Communities reflecting on the start of the zoomester and the months prior

  

  like 1+1 is starting to seem like a challenge. Day 1 of September rang ... fixed idea of where I was applying, what on earth I was doing, or anything ... ’s fall but the weather is still nice. We go to a nice part of campus and

  • by Waly N. '24
  • September 8, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Calculus in Context 18.01 feels like an art history class

  

  think the true definition of drinking from a firehose is to be learning ... development of calculus to emphasize that there were brilliant people who ... , which I least expected to have anything to do with the humanities in any

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • October 14, 2018
• Blog / MIT Life

  I’m just curious as to why you keep invoking William Faulkner. "MIT is so charmingly nerdy" entries #12 and 35.

  

  the greatest week, I was thinking about limericks, which of course led ... the work of William Faulkner is set in the fictional Yoknapatawpha ... of graffiti on a chalkboard as I was walking through building 56. Get

  • by Sam M. '07
  • December 1, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  What are French House residents doing this summer? Writing code, making models, reading, buying comic books, eating brownies, playing Guitar Hero 3...

  

  it is going to be Physics or something like Mathematical Sociology. On ... that. Before we move on, anything else you want to say or share? so I ... to help develop a mathematical model of the electric properties of

  • by Anna H. '14
  • June 26, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  Closer Calls and rising unease

  

  of making it to the end of the day alive is the mere surface of worry ... Emab Plaza is a busy shopping mall located in the heart of Nigeria ... or buy new paper sheets, to upgrade my iPad’s internet plan and most

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • June 28, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Strike! Strike! Strike! I. H. T. F. P.

  

  first day of CPW so they could study. Luckily our test is this coming ... fine. That made me feel moderately better, but it took a good 4 hours of ... them that often. Anyway, back to talking about my CPW schedule. This is

  • by Snively '11
  • March 29, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  History of the Brass Rat with pictures of the bezel design from 1930 to today

  

  Ring. They couldn't decide whether to put the beaver or the Dome on the ... Commencement, the ring is flipped over so that the beaver is sitting on the world ... member from each of the Classes of 1930, 1931, and 1932 to design a ring

  • by Erick P. '17
  • April 23, 2015
• Blog / How to MIT

  You oughta know Answers to many, many questions.

  

  out right.) I feel like the purpose of a class plan is really more to ... classes you'll need to take, which classes are more difficult or more easy ... to pick classes. Questions about dorms On my marathon tour of Mac

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • April 22, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  The best way to kill zombies… is by shooting them in the head....they can't eat you if you make them dead.…

  

  for that on eBay or something? The other thing I have to share with you is a simple image of the aftermath of 2.007 on my room. (2.007 is a ... robot to compete in a contest, which is taking place tonight. If that

  • by Laura N. '09
  • May 15, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  my MIT admissions essays a retrospective

  

  backgrounds and experiences together to better the lives of others. Our students ... . What field of study appeals to you the most right now? (100/100) I applied to MIT largely because of the program in Urban Science and Planning

  • by Victor D. '27
  • October 14, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Mathematics for Computer Science – “Top 10 Proof Techniques NOT Allowed” 6.042 has been a very engaging and entertaining class thus far.

  

  : An issue or two of a journal devoted to your proof is useful ... is unimaginable or meaning­ less. Popular for proofs of the existence ... . • Proof by forward reference: Reference is usually to a forthcoming paper of

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • September 12, 2014
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  MIT.01: Intro to the Institute, part 1 And maybe a problem set

  

  and took a gap year. The story of how I decided to take a gap year is ... vanished to college, taking on new spheres of life. I grew to resent staying ... of homesickness and great reluctance to change. But time moved on

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • September 8, 2013
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Talk to Strangers you might want to keep what they have to say forever

  

  . The location of the trip is always somehow related to the problem that ... things are they working on? How far have they come to get here? What do ... great to actually be able to just stop someone in the middle of the

  • by Ana V. '15
  • July 22, 2012
• Blog / Events

  Chocolate Tasting Nuts, olives, and 99% cocoa

  

  to tasting, though; you're supposed to let the chocolate piece melt on ... dark chocolate, which apparently is less than 55% cocoa -- wimpy! We ... ." Unfortunately, my taste buds aren't sophisticated enough to tell what kind of wood

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • February 12, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Regular Action Deadline MIT's regular action deadline is January 1.

  

  do not need to express mail or overnight any part of your application ... match what is on your transcript. If you have taken college, online, or ... The Office of Admissions is currently closed for the holidays, and is

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 29, 2010
• Blog / CPW

  how to tackle CPW ...i totally have the authority to write this

  

  the hazy memories of my CPW to guide me. this is totally credible and ... . that's about it! there is SO much to do on campus—in addition to all the ... to find balance, and CPW is no exception. drink water and get lots of

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • April 6, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Story of the 5 Wits A look back on my externship at 5 Wits

  

  , you may be wondering why this is the story of the 5 Wits. Well, there ... 't remember what the 5 wits were. Fantasy, who loved to dream of castles and ... could eat. & Imagination, who loved to imagine he was a beaver. Or

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • February 4, 2013
• Blog / Athletics

  the fear and delight of fire spinning do not this at home! I am a trained (semi?)professional.

  

  accident and on purpose). Besides committing to MIT, joining Spinning Arts ... short of a pyromaniac’s. https://youtu.be/ytdqcV3HV4o Is it real fire ... trip. Isn’t it dangerous? Of course it is, but so is football, and

  • by Anika H. '26
  • June 21, 2025