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  I Am Excited a day in life of a student

  

  away from proving that the set of all real numbers (R) is uncountably ... Analysis homework contained only four distinct numbers in the statement of its fourteen problems. The numbers were 0,1, -1, and 2. Analysis

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • September 23, 2014
• Blog / How to Human

  Picking A Southwest Flight Seat How to Make Flying Bearable

  

  you will need to be able to pick your seat. I warn you that all of the good seats are extremely coveted and the only way you can guarantee ... Weighing the Pros/Cons I'm going to use a couple of initialisms here so that

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • January 22, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

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

  

  this online- I think you’re just awesome in general. To those few in the ... be broken up into two sizeable chunks: the first 6,681 days, and the past 6. In the first portion, I spent some time creating my personal

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • August 27, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  TERMinal Velocity My last term is flying by!

  

  Hard to believe but my time at the institute is starting to wrap up. I'll save the sappy gushing for a later post though. Most people ... is the heaviest one yet for me, both in terms of academics and non. So

  • by Chris M. '12
  • February 21, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  Guest Entry: Engineers Without Borders Environmental engineering major Tiffany'12 fills in on international development

  

  Sorry I haven't blogged in a while -- I've been hosed with the deluge ... involvement in international development @ MIT. Enjoy! In the grind of the ... the college campus (hello Boston!). Yet, one of the most rewarding

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • April 14, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  I’ve got Mail! And a LAPTOP! Why I can breathe again, and the 10 most recent emails in my inbox.

  

  the (perhaps illogical) assumption that the guy would let go. So, I ... to the ground. Luckily for my head, he decided to let go at this point, gravity took over, I hit the ground on my back and the wind was knocked

  • by Kim D. '09
  • November 17, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Colors! Burton-Conner:12523 kbps1649 kbps140 ms

  

  It seems as though the more work one has, the more time one finds to blog. Some of my most prolific blogging streaks are when I'm actually the ... 're reading it correctly, A through S. 19 parts! In addition to the other parts

  • by Snively '11
  • September 15, 2008
• Blog / How to Human

  Things I’ve Missed About Home My top six.

  

  So I'm writing from the end of a well-needed break back in San ... Program), and the adjustment back to home life has been, as usual, greater ... by volumes of different people at all hours of the day. What can I say

  • by Jess K. '10
  • August 16, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  All-You-Can-Eat Summer I hit food coma at the first paragraph.

  

  The thing about summer is the weeks kind of all run together, so all the days just sort of bleed into each other and everything starts to ... food? Lots of food?) Held together by the ketchup that is lab or class or

  • by Jess K. '10
  • July 10, 2008
• Blog / Personal Travel

  A day without rain + pictures of yosemite

  

  I was born in the province of Sichuan and speak the Sichuan dialect. I imagine it as the equivalent of a southern hill-billy drawl. Therefore, I, the Sichuan native, belong to a species quite closely resembling

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • July 18, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  I don’t know where we’re going ...but we're following my map of MIT's campus.

  

  DID YOU KNOW? Michael Jackson originally worked on the soundtrack to Sonic the Hedgehog 3, but the deal eventually fell through. Okay, so I ... major and I have no idea how to navigate all the crazy twists and turns of

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 9, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Nobel Prize Week An exciting time for research, both noble and ignoble.

  

  (Also see Bryan's entry) The first full week of October is always an ... early to check the website and see if any MIT folks won. I have to be ... for the Nobel in Physics; his work on the inflationary universe is

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 5, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Fall Travel Days 8,9,10,11,12: PA, NJ, and Home! Part 5 of my Fall Travelogue.

  

  Finally back in the office! When we last left off, I'd just finished ... to one another, so sticking the Masterman visit in the middle wasn't exactly ideal. But that's how scheduling works sometimes... the schools call

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 3, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Visualize whirled peas

  

  much at peace. Last night I went to see the opening night premiere of the Bollywood movie Veer-Zaara. I love the energy of opening night film crowds, especially for big releases. The last crowd I was in that was this

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 12, 2004
• Blog / Events

  [joint post] we can’t hear you, you’re on mute another mystery hunt post

  

  ."][/annotation]was the 41st annual MIT Mystery Hunt and my third time participating. The ... over the world. It starts Friday at noon, and then we puzzle ... "]nonstop[/annotation]until someone finishes the hunt and ~ finds the hidden coin ~. Alan: This year

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • February 26, 2021
• 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 probably best saved for another blog post; the important thing is that I did. What can you gain from an entire year free from the bondage of school

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • September 8, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Junior Fall Line-Up, Part 2: Extracurriculars My academic plans? I've got bigger plans. Better plans.

  

  ...you actually AREN'T doing work, because the total work in circular motion is zero! - FYI, the line "my academic plans? I've got bigger plans. Better plans." is from a musical written by MIT students that I performed in. The

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 16, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Magic of Those Ivory Keys (Guest Blog!) Part 2 of 3 of "Why I Declared a Humanities Major at MIT" series!

  

  the Boston Symphony Hall (with the Boston Pops, no less!). Her other accomplishments at MIT include being an Emerson Piano Scholar and winner of the MIT Concerto Competition. In her most recent recital on campus, she performed the

  • by Chris S. '11
  • May 27, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Battle of The Bands takes over Bryan’s Blog Hostile takeover of Bryan's blog for the night.

  

  's blog for the day... Shaye: Are you sure this is legal? Yuan: Don ... : Shouldn't we be telling these people about Battle of the Bands? Shaye: yeah! BATTLE OF THE BANDS!!!!! It's gonna be awesome! W00000T!!! It's gonna

  • by Bryan
  • March 12, 2006
• FAQ / Academics and research

  What’s happening at the Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies?

  At the Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies, MIT, the Army, and ... useful to the soldier. Army members of Team ISN also give guidance on soldier protection and survivability needs, and the relevancy of research