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• Blog / Academics & Research

  More Doonesbury Follow-up on Alex Doonesbury's college choice.

  

  the site, the online voters will "make the final choice, which will be ... three schools (and quite possibly all three schools) involved had students ... crashed the server at some point last week, and when it came back up, the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 23, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Slowing Climate Change, One Steak at a Time final project for 24.03 (The Ethics and Politics of Food)

  

  change is real, and the result of human activity. The evidence is ... red meat. It's healthier and cheaper to increase your fruit and ... Ethics and Politics of Food. The assignment was to engage with the topics

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • May 11, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  What to expect when you’re expecting CPW Setting some expectations, discussing myths & realities.

  

  big MIT event, there's a lot of hype, rumor, and mythology surrounding it, and I hope I can give you a better sense of what to really expect, and what not to expect. Your host: There's no one standard for

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 15, 2009
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Why was I up so early this weekend? Reaffirming my faith in humanity and destroying my confidence with computers

  

  to Delve, which means a lot of money comes in, and most of it comes in ... online and downloaded the documentation. After learning all about which pin ... for the first time last weekend, and it was a great success. Offering a

  • by Kate R. '14
  • September 20, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT of the Late 1800s, According to the Students snippets of history from the first 10 yearbooks

  

  and international students at MIT. The Institute has a long history of ... , Technique, was published. Through the yearbooks, I tracked the lives and activities of the earliest international students. And, for the Admissions

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • August 27, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Laurie Burns: Studying Triple-GEM foils Senior Laurie Burns is conducting a comparative study of foils used in triple-GEMs.

  

  decided to be course 8. In her free time, she likes to play the violin and ... CERN, the world's largest particle accelerator. A triple-GEM consists of ... sheets of copper, making a grand total of three layers (the "triple" comes

  • by Melis A. '08
  • December 6, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Weekend Update A couple FAQs and others tidbits.

  

  'Grady, which is a lot of fun (and you can watch the episodes online!); I'm hoping ... (and if you have decided to come, please do send it in!), we will reply ... , and to await the Next Big Mailing (NBM) in May. 2. Yes, I will be

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

  Things in My MIT Household that just make sense

  

  that my friends and I are in a sitcom. We refer to every school term as its own season, where freshman year was seasons 1 and 2, hence making ... bathroom apartment with Mariia, Raymond, and Emma. We're essentially two

  • by Cami M. '23
  • November 10, 2020
• Blog / About Decisions

  Because one story just isn’t enough My tale of being admitted. Laugh. Cry. Both. Neither. All of the above?

  

  EA last year, and we were all insanely worried about our decisions. The day tubes made it to South Florida, Neha '10 (that's Mr. Neha to you and ... came, so she drove to school to give her the tube. Kris '10 and I were in

  • by Keri G. '10
  • December 14, 2006
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Nerdy adventures on the West Coast Q: What changes when you transplant a few MIT students 3,000 miles? A: Not much.

  

  conversations. I can't tell you how often I find myself having in-depth and scientifically rigorous discussions about random topics and thinking "oh man, I ... the nerdy adventures of Laura, Rick, Adelaide and Mason....West Coast

  • by Laura N. '09
  • April 14, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  What to expect when you’re expecting CPW Some thoughts and advice in advance of Campus Preview Weekend.

  

  big MIT event, there's a lot of hype, rumor, and mythology surrounding it, and I hope I can give you a better sense of what to really expect, and what not to expect. Your host: A team of admissions staff and MIT

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 6, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  REXachusetts Institute of Technology your guide to the daily confusion

  

  four day experience for first year students to explore MIT dorms and find ... and pick the place where you fit in best with the culture and residents ... years and upperclassmen, and get a feel for everything MIT has to offer

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 1, 2022
• Blog / Challenges

  Pursuing CS as a (near) beginner being a prospective CS major with little programming experience

  

  engineering and robotics because I was also interested in those things. At one ... the NSA and the tour guide I had was really uptight and that kind of killed the vibe"]Mr. Robot.[/annotation] Neuroscience and psychology were

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • February 14, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Things That Happened! Since I've been gone~

  

  Collider online podcast, and so now I’m in a podcast!! Probably the best ... for some logistical reasons, and then the start of the semester was ... ! The experience of college has so far been incredibly fast-paced and

  • by Selam G. '18
  • March 6, 2017
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Undecideds and the Order of the Phoenix Answering the important questions of those still making their decision.

  

  , healthy/organic food, and gluten-free food. Yesterday afternoon I talked ... information yet and I wanted to know before I decided." Anon, and everyone else ... 't teach.) Many of MIT's teachers are truly excellent, some are good, and

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 25, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Designing MIT for democracy why is MIT so decentralized and chaotic? BECAUSE DEMOCRACY

  

  regarding the real and perceived threat of fascism.” Faculty found that course curricula were similar to that of a Soviet university and that “the kind of ... initia-tive, to promote the spirit of free and objective inquiry, to

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 19, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT Undergraduates by Major AND Professor Auroux. Don't miss it.

  

  during the term). Over the years, they've been filming live lectures and ... major number starting from the top and going clockwise. Taken from here ... ; Engineering (founded as Geology and Mining; Geology is now a part of Course 12

  • by Chris S. '11
  • December 28, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  shifting seasons something reflective

  

  five years, and only now do i feel comfortable dusting off the little box where it lives in my mind and peering at what lies within. some of this ... break. our belongings are still mostly sealed away in boxes and suitcases

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • January 15, 2025
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Kids These Days Don’t Know How Good They’ve Got It and they need to get off my lawn

  

  medium, and all of it was freely available online.  I was entranced ... something and have access to the Internet, you can Google it, which will ... subsequently find an online article, blog, or forum dedicated to the subject that

  • by Qiaochu Y. '12
  • October 26, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  ILGs at MIT They're independent! (Guest post by Sondy '07/G/awesome.)

  

  ovens, a sink big enough to bathe in, and more flour/cereal/fruit ... receives money from MIT throughout the year for study breaks and house ... , kids. I had an exam yesterday, just got out of another exam, and have yet

  • by Keri G. '10
  • March 5, 2009