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  2 / Keep Calm and Carry On Getting some much-needed vitamin D on the other coast

  

  To set the mood: Beethoven Symphony no 7 - II  🎵 Take 1: Keep Calm ... two. We were in the same project group for DEECS, the former Course 6 ... semester, and we talked about the MEng. At one point, he mentioned how I

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • October 30, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Two Pulsar Discoveries How to discover a pulsar.

  

  charge of operating the telescope, and collecting data. Bear in mind that ... us think of "noise" as unwanted sound - in astronomy, it's the same ... 're intending to look at . Basically, it's extraneous, hard to get rid of, and the

  • by Anna H. '14
  • July 30, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What Do These Numbers Have in Common? 7, 8, 12, 17, 18.

  

  by now, too paranoid to look at the calendar ("oh my goodness, it's ONLY three days away"), but also secretly hoping that The Day will come sooner ("just tell me the decision ALREADY!"). But more on this at the

  • by Chris S. '11
  • December 13, 2007
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  amongst the stars a comic

  

  several bookstores. I bought several comic books, because unlike the average blogger, I suck at reading text novels for fun. The past two weeks have ... free time, I don't feel like doing anything other than admire the art in

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • April 15, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Mathematics of People Guest post on Economics

  

  “the Holiday Inn University”. She also has 25 fiction books checked out from the library and is probably trying to make a shelter for the local squirrels right now. Over the years, I realized that my brain very much

  • by Caroline M. '18
  • April 28, 2018
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  The Optimal Solution It doesn't exist

  

  know each other, our team leader and I met up over coffee. Or rather, the ... . Wow. I’m already half way done. I only have two more years to make the ... . And so one of my goals this year is to work on decision making. As the

  • by Neerja A. '16
  • September 30, 2014
• Blog / Athletics

  The Swim Test Saga Four laps (and zero displacement) closer to graduation

  

  the vast majority of your peers passed the swim test as fresh-off-the ... brutal Ultimate Frisbee injury, you spent the first two weeks at MIT hobbling around on crutches, and didn't get to take the swim test with your

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 22, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Month of Novembeard a cultural exchange

  

  We often discuss diversity here at MITAdmissions: specifically, the ... : the annual growth of the Novembeard. The rituals of No ... , Movember, an Australian variant of the practice that focuses exclusively on

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 20, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Final Countdown Duh nuh nuh, nuh... duh nuh nuhnuhnuh..

  

  attend of the four classes I'm taking, three finals to sit through, two ... on the ambulance this semester, one of which I'm currently on, and will ... break. I've deactivated my Facebook account (the first step is admitting

  • by Jess K. '10
  • May 16, 2007
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  The Contest Continues Contest wrapup.

  

  So in response to the death of Pluto as a planet, I am undertaking a campaign to revise the mnemonic and change history books with YOUR HELP Here are the finalists. Cast your vote for your favorite! A. My Very

  • by Bryan
  • September 20, 2006
• Blog / Hacks

  MIT wins the gold

  

  shot from far away. Note how the medal design has a hole in the middle just like the Torino medals. A much more close-up shot. You can see the construction and securing details. It was a very windy day, but the medal

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • March 2, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Decisive Battle The one examining "Turkey vs. Spam" on the almost-literal level.

  

  witness to the ultimate showdown between Turkey and Spam. Despite a two ... I emerged victorious. I wanted to turn the turkey carcass into usable ... appetizing. Unless, of course, you believe the twelfth or so verse of "We Are

  • by Sam M. '07
  • November 24, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  The summer begins…

  

  Now that I've completed the FEE, it's time for the math diagnostic. I've got my freshman advising application in, as well as my MIT ID card photo and housing lottery preferences. With most of this behind me, it feels

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • June 15, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Meet The Admissions Staff It's my pleasure to introduce you to our current team.

  

  I've been trying to think of a good way to kick off the new ... place off campus at the MIT Endicott House. Various presentations were given on the previous year. We discussed things that worked really well

  • by Ben Jones
  • May 19, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Burning Question "Can you tell me why I didn't get in? Why was I not good enough?"

  

  The burning question in my in-box is "Can you tell me why I didn ... , passionate people. Go figure - I just described the vast majority of the applicant pool. So the simple answer is - you didn't do anything wrong, and

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 16, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Wearing the apron This was written on an empty stomach

  

  One of the greatest parts of college is independence. One of the ... . Same classes, same classmates, everyone is doing the same assignments and studying for the same tests. Your schedule is like the food trays in the

  • by Taylor V. '19
  • October 8, 2017
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Imbibing the Nostalgia Punch More akin to jumping on the bandwagon than drinking the kool-aid in that it is…

  

  College is generally held to be the last enchanted shore of youth. My ... . I haven't revisited these blogs in some time; the public ramblings of ... into the present and, lest MIT spontaneously implode, many more strange

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • August 9, 2014
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Undecideds, Part 3 Helping the Class of 2010 with their decisions.

  

  The third in a series... With fewer than 10 days to go until the May ... good a time as any to the students who are still undecided: How can we ... morning before I have to run... Ariadne wrote, "The only thing holding me

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 22, 2006
• Blog / Study Abroad

  Moving Across The Pond From One Cambridge to Another

  

  The same day the United States Government furloughed non ... fresher(Freshman) once again. Settling into classes I attempted to fix the ... (clubs). One aspect of University that is often over looked is the fact that

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • February 6, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  To the future! and beyond?

  

  Life after college is scary.  I can't believe the time has come when I have to think about the real world.  Things like where to live, what ... of the real world this summer when I had to track down a place to live

  • by Becca H. '12
  • July 13, 2011