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• Blog / MIT Life

  Next House: Where The Sidewalk Ends A tour of Next House!

  

  I should be filling out an absurdly long form so that I can get a pre-med advisor, but instead I’ll write my entry about Next House! I’ve lived for two…

  • by Melis A. '08
  • May 13, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Brain Dump This is going to be ~14 entries in one - my fault for being too…

  

  This is going to be ~14 entries in one – my fault for being too busy to blog much lately. If you get through it all in one sitting, you’re…

  • by Ben Jones
  • May 12, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Mind the Gap (again) About deferring admission for a year, also known as a gap year.

  

  I’m currently in Indianapolis, busy with the Intel International Science & Engineering Fair (ISEF). An entry about ISEF with photos is coming when I get a chance, but in the…

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 12, 2006
• Blog / How to Human

  Surviving My deep thoughts on surviving and thriving at MIT, straight from three years ago.

  

  Today I am bringing you my MIT Survival Guide, which is a list I made just about three years ago this week when I was a freshman and still sort…

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • May 11, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Play it again, Sam You wouldn't be saying that if you were in lab with me.

  

  DID YOU KNOW? All canned pineapple is cooked. This is why you can use canned pineapple in JELL-O but not fresh pineapple. How tired do people get at MIT, with…

  • by Sam M. '07
  • May 11, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  That Lovely Pre-Finals Period

  

  I just presented some intercultural communication challenges in the IBM/Lenovo merger for class. It was a team project on mergers as a whole, with each of us choosing a merger…

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • May 10, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Dewey Love Libraries? Yes we dew!

  

  Yes we dew. I am not very shy about my love and affection for the MIT library system. (See here and here for evidence.) On Saturday afternoons, I oftentimes embark…

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • May 10, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  It’s alive! I built a little car.

  

  For better or worse, my 2.007 car actually drives. It’s not quite as cool as Melis’s, but it will do. Pictures and reflection about the design process tomorrow, once I…

  • by Bryan
  • May 9, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Lots of questions today! Lots of answers, too.

  

  Questions 1. Anonymous asked, Did you go to Senior Ball? I think Mitra did. I think Mitra definitely did. :) Adam and I actually didn’t go, because we have a…

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • May 9, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Waitlist, Etc.

  

  Oh, boy, I feel like I have so much to tell you guys and yet things keep intruding upon my blogging time. A big part of my next entry will…

  • by Ben Jones
  • May 9, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Waitlist MIT admitted some applicants from the waitlist today.

  

  At approximately 4:30pm today, we did something we haven’t done in 4 years: we notified 30 students by email that they have been admitted from the waitlist. Thanks to some…

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 9, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Dass ein Ende mit mir haben muss ...und mein Leben ein Ziel hat.

  

  DID YOU KNOW? Brahms started writing his Requiem when he was 23 years old. The semester is winding down, like someone’s demented yo-yo. According to academic regulations, classes that have…

  • by Sam M. '07
  • May 8, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Is It Possible To Respect A Racist Film? We must learn to embrace the opportunities to confront ourselves by confronting others.

  

  Now that CPW is behind us, I am beginning to return to my life as a mild-mannered Admissions Officer. I have to admit that I’ve been excited to get back…

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • May 8, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Cake Concert, Wing Dinner, and Senior Ball An action packed 2 weekends: Cake, a wing dinner, and Senior Ball!

  

  It’s been so long since I’ve last posted! Sorry! Things have been verrry busy. Here’s a recap: Last Saturday: Spring Weekend is an annual MIT tradition, complete with: – a…

  • by Melis A. '08
  • May 7, 2006
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  You gotta have stuff Places to get different kinds of stuff around campus. And rudimentary directions, too!

  

  I’m taking a break from my weekend of watching Lost episodes downloaded from iTunes and buying furniture for the new apartment to do a public service announcement on where to…

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • May 6, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  He Zigs, He Zags MIT's new video podcast.

  

  MIT has an experimental new video podcast called ZigZag. Currently four episodes into its trial run, “ZigZag is a periodic video magazine featuring stories that capture and communicate the richness…

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 6, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Lip Sync & Toons Real singers and fake singers ...sort of like Jessica and Ashleey Simpson. (~17 pictures)

  

  Last night, I attended a concert by the MIT/Wellesley Toons, one of MIT’s a cappella groups. Towwards the end of the concert, Lee-Kai ’07 divided the lecture hall in half…

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • May 6, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Next Big Mailing is out Choosing your email address, and more.

  

  The first wave of the Next Big Mailing (NBM) has been sent out (several hundred of them late this week; more will be mailed next week, be patient). Formally known…

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 5, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Let It Bleed There will be an answer, let it bleed.

  

  DID YOU KNOW? Bonsai Kittens were a hoax started by MIT students. Yesterday I overcame yet another longtime fear and gave blood. I couldn’t help but think of the time…

  • by Sam M. '07
  • May 5, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Quick updates A post about not having any news (yet).

  

  The Class of 2010 is beginning to take shape. We know some replies are still in the mail, but we’re excited about the Class so far! I’ll provide some data…

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 4, 2006