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• Blog / Academics & Research

  THIS. IS. 18.02. "We will wield our triple integrals as one!"

  

  In case you haven’t been able to tell by the lack of bloggage across the board, people have been a little hosed here the last week and a half ... sort of wandered around the floor for a while trying to work some of it

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • December 10, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Fraternities @ MIT They're quite a Rush.

  

  like this: "You can tell what we care about by the way we introduce ... about most." As the freshmen arrive on campus, I find myself thinking more and more about my own freshman year - in particular, the choices I

  • by Paul B. '11
  • August 30, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Stu Schmill ‘86 named Dean of Admissions Exciting news!

  

  leadership, the office successfully completed the 2007-2008 admissions cycle ... . Hastings commended the search committee, chaired by Professor and MIT ... he was "deeply honored" to be given the chance to lead the office on a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 24, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Half Harvard, Half MIT My schedule this term is split down the middle. Like the movie Grindhouse. Or Korea.

  

  - like Sam, who does a beautiful Flight of the Conchords impression, or Nick, who was recently sued by Apple for defending free speech on the ... MIT student can sometimes make you feel like the only boy at Wellesley

  • by Jess K. '10
  • February 29, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Pre-Campus Preview Weekend GET PUMPED.

  

  nitrogen ice cream. CPW apparently is one of the best times of the year - as ... ... and a sense of loss of the warmth inside of me... blah, blah, blah." And while CPW will probably indeed fill you with a sense of warmth and the

  • by Jess K. '10
  • April 11, 2007
• Blog / Challenges

  My Funny Valentine No kissing on Valentine's Day.

  

  Medlink. Enter Medlink, Mike. Medlink Mike: What seems to be the problem ... . Receptionist: What's the problem. Me: "Ugggtttthuuuu". Receptionist: Oh. There ... yes, "no kissing." Bryan walks to La Verde's in the Student Center to

  • by Bryan
  • February 14, 2007
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Think YOUR research is crazy? Why doesn't spaghetti break in half? There is an answer, because someone has dedicated their…

  

  of the 20 Craziest Scientific Researches. Some of the Craziest ... Organization) It calculated the number of photographs you must take to (almost ... Thermoregulatory Responses and Thermal Comfort in the Cold» (1994) Presented by M. K

  • by Melis A. '08
  • November 14, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Marjane Satrapi and French Breakthroughs The author of Persepolis visits MIT, and my French professor is famous

  

  , News Office October 18, 2006 The Center for Bilingual/Bicultural Studies ... Oct. 23 in the Stata Center's Kirsch Auditorium at 7 p.m. Marjane ... Satrapi said something along the lines of: "We live in such a conservative

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • October 29, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  ADITL My wednesday.

  

  the weather. I actually wear flip flops until the first snow, so yes. 8:28 - 8:40 AM: Breakfast made to order, the wonders of having your own chef ... modelling of a new version of the device I'm working on in lab. 10:05 - 10

  • by Bryan
  • October 12, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT ‘10: Molly Pounds Chicagoland's Molly Pounds '10.

  

  admission to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology - as a high school ... , one year early, and attend the prestigious science and technology school in the fall. "Some people are really into the high school thing," said

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 4, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  That Lovely Pre-Finals Period

  

  I just presented some intercultural communication challenges in the ... aspects of communication. The final report, some 33+ pages worth, is due ... changes to the GIRs (General Institute Requirements). These are the sorts of

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • May 10, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Weekend Update A couple FAQs and others tidbits.

  

  A few updates before the weekend... First, let me answer two FAQs ... , and to await the Next Big Mailing (NBM) in May. 2. Yes, I will be hosting an event at the International Science & Engineering Fair (ISEF

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 14, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Bio? My sort-of bio, but not the Course 7 kind.

  

  In my past entry, a few students commented with the request that I ... power crisis. My family still lives in the Bay Area, so I am racking up frequent flyer miles like nobody's business. Those are probably some of the

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • March 5, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Almost Only Counts in Horseshoes I almost did it. Rather I almost didn't do it. And all for a class…

  

  early and take my free Monday off to get ahead. And so I did. Cue the fun part of the week. "Attend the tale of Sweeney Todd..." MIT Musical ... where most of the action took place. Surgeon General's Warning: This

  • by Bryan
  • September 24, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Carnival A glorious carnival is marred by the passing of a beloved goldfish. (24 pictures)

  

  Last night, we went to a carnival that was sponsored by the ... this wiffle ball into the octagon hexagon (see comment below) without ... else see the resemblance? ...just throwing it out there... Sam

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • September 3, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  How phonology explains wordplay in Tagalog songs armchair linguistics

  

  I've talked a lot about Tagalog, and Tagalog songs, on the blogs, so ... / naubos na, about Oh Flamingo's "Naubos Na". The post Rain by any other name is about [annotation note="The difference between Tagalog and

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • November 9, 2022
• Blog / Classes

  busy semesters and how to manage them it's organizational structures all the way down

  

  surprises the people I meet, because I am constantly busy, and people expect there to be a method to the madness: maybe [annotation note ... the oft-quoted line of Gatsby: "So we beat on, boats against the current

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • March 10, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Livescribe’s Pulse Pen: The Sequel! I've written about it before, and now I'm writing about it again!

  

  " I bought at the MIT bookstore. This "toy" was Livescribe's Pulse Pen ... commercial, like Livescribe had slipped me a $20 under the table to write an entry. The truth? They hadn't, I just bought the pen, was SUPER impressed

  • by Snively '11
  • July 28, 2009
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Tour of an MIT student’s notebook my brain is a mess so my pages have everything

  

  [/caption] Historically, I’ve only ever finished three notebooks out of the dozens I’ve had over the years, including the most recent one. The first was a composition notebook filled with spelling practices from elementary school. The

  • by Anika H. '26
  • July 8, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I think I am slowly going insane This is your brain on AI-generated videos

  

  .5940 (TinyML) lecture: the class was holding a competition, with AI development boards (worth $500+) as the top prizes! The competition involved watching ... outsourcing to MIT students was the best way to get the high-quality human

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • November 6, 2024