Search

Search Results

• Blog / MIT Life

  Slow down, fast train. Take me with you!

  

  DID YOU KNOW? In Guam, Hawaii, and Saipan, you can get SPAM at McDonald’s. This week sucks. Well, for everybody else it sucks, because they had finals. Ruth ’07, Mitra…

  • by Sam M. '07
  • May 26, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Benzene Back Take it to the lab!

  

  (What is it with me blogging about Justin Timberlake? Seriously.) I feel like I should write something fantastically profound and meaningful about change and how I’ve grown and other such…

  • by Jess K. '10
  • May 24, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Finals finals finals finalsfinals.

  

  finals finals finals finals finals finals finals finnnaaaaaaaaaalllls. finals finals finals finals finals finals finals finalsfinalsfinals finals-flanels finals? finalls phinals finnals. f i n a l s finals finals finals.…

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • May 23, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  If the roots are imaginary, then the dots will be blue… Diff EQ what now?

  

  As it’s been nearly a month since I posted (yeah. I’ve been hosed. I still am – I just got out of my 8.02 final, and I have 5.12 tomorrow.),…

  • by Keri G. '10
  • May 21, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  YoYoPhones The iPod has nothing on this.

  

  Before you get all “zomg” on me. This is *not* the iPhone v2. MIT students are much more clever than that. So this semester with my overwhelming courseload of two…

  • by Bryan
  • May 21, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  MIT TechTV: Incredible videos from the MIT community YouTube has nothing on us.

  

  I have three final exams this week, so what better time to be watching videos! No, not on YouTube, but on MIT Tech TV (http://techtv.mit.edu/about/)! If you think MIT students…

  • by Melis A. '08
  • May 20, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Week In Review An end-of-year freshman advising event, and my friend's 6.115 final project.

  

  So I was looking through my camera tonight, and here’s what I found: It’s Director of Financial Aid Daniel Barkowitz, holding up some fondue! As his associate advisor for a…

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • May 18, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Waitlist We have admitted 20 waitlisted students.

  

  For the second consecutive year, we have been able to admit students from our waitlist. This morning, we emailed (and will follow up via snail mail) 20 students, informing them…

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 17, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Quick hello from Albuquerque I'm in New Mexico for ISEF.

  

  A quick shout out from Albuquerque, New Mexico, where I am attending the Intel International Science & Engineering Fair. (Wikipedia tells me it was in the cartoon “Herr Meets Hare”…

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 17, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Interview with Emilienne: The Sophomore who does brain surgery Emilienne has been studying the brain through her UROP in the Fee Lab.

  

  Emilienne, a sophomore studying Biological Engineering and French, has had a UROP in the Brain and Cognitive Sciences department since February 2006. In the Fee Lab, she studies the brains…

  • by Melis A. '08
  • May 16, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

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

  

  There’s one week left of my freshman year – how much can you fit in a seven days? A seven-page paper, six nights of studying, five hours to attend of…

  • by Jess K. '10
  • May 16, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  More on the Paris Metro Our final review was Monday - officials from the Paris public transport authority flew in…

  

  Confusing screens at Chatelet station, Paris The term’s almost over! While I’m excited for the summer, with a continuation of my January internship at the BNSF Railway in Texas, I’ll…

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • May 16, 2007
• 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.…

  

  Hey guys! Remember me? I used to blog and stuff, until I became so hosed I could barely remember what day of the week it is. No, really. Several times…

  • by Laura N. '09
  • May 15, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Interview with Hanhan Wang: EECS, robots, and more! What it’s like to study electrical engineering and computer science at MIT

  

  Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (more commonly referred to as Course 6 or EECS) is the most popular major at MIT with 700 undergraduates. The EECS department is the best…

  • by Melis A. '08
  • May 13, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT ISEF Reception MIT will be present at the Intel International Science & Engineering Fair in Albuquerque this…

  

  The MIT Office of Admissions will host a reception for participants in the Intel International Science & Engineering Fair (ISEF) on Thursday, May 17th, from 3:00pm to 4:30pm at the…

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 12, 2007
• Blog / Events

  Senior Ball 2007 Dancing and dining with 950 engineers; candids of Bryan and Sam included (~25 pics)

  

  The 2007 Senior Ball was last Saturday night, and as a member of the planning committee, I feel it is my duty to share with you all the exciting event…

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • May 11, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Knock On Wood Can I Graduate?

  

  I promised I’d never pull an all nighter….my thesis is due tomorrow. We’ll see how close I stay on that contract. More updates coming soon as the night progresses. 2:13…

  • by Bryan
  • May 10, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  In the South for prospective students; in the mail for incoming students Travel & email.

  

  Hello from Georgia! We had a fantastic meeting last night in Atlanta, where I got to meet many fantastic students. After wonderful meetings in Miami, Tampa, and Atlanta, we now…

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 9, 2007
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Party!

  

  I don’t have much to say, I would just like to bring this to your attention… Caption: Former UA Vice President Jessica H. Lowell ’07 wrestles current UA Vice President…

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • May 8, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Live from Florida Hello from Tampa, Florida!

  

  Hello! This has been perhaps my longest hiatus from blogging. I’ve missed you! After CPW, I was sick for nearly two weeks, and I got better just in time for…

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 7, 2007