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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Activities, humanities, question-ities Will you have time to be in an extracurricular at MIT? Yes, you will.

  

  Activities Today I am inspired by Christina (my favorite off-the-waitlistee) ’10, who asked, How many hours a week did you/do you dedicate to cheerleading and how has it helped/hurt your…

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • May 14, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  ISEF Review Photos from the Intel International Science & Engineering Fair.

  

  This past week, I went to the Intel International Science & Engineering Fair in Indianapolis, Indiana. On Thursday, we had a reception at the Indianapolis Artsgarden: At left, the glass…

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 14, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  MIT Dorms: Burton Conner House Why is BC awesome? Because three bloggers live there. Plus, lots of other stuff too.…

  

  So I suck at life and haven’t blogged in FOREVER. =( But! I’m making up for it by putting tons of effort into this much-anticipated virtual tour of Burton-Conner. Seriously.…

  • by Laura N. '09
  • May 14, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  MIT Dorms: Baker House A tour of Baker House.

  

  Disclaimer: I don’t actually live in Baker, but way back in 2003, I was a proud resident. All freshmen have to live on campus, but after freshman year, I moved…

  • by Bryan
  • May 14, 2006
• Blog / Uncategorized

  The Suite Life ~20 pictures, be careful (Updated Wed, 5/17/06)

  

  I live at Burton Conner (W51), at 410 Memorial Drive, along the Cambridge edge (Cambredge?) of the Charles River. To the east of my dorm are some fraternities, and then…

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • May 13, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  MIT Dorms: Really Random 19 pictures. Don't open on a dialup.

  

  DID YOU KNOW? Pulitzer Prize-winning MIT professor John Harbison, who is teaching the undergraduate class 21M.304: Writing in Tonal Forms II this term, wrote an opera based on The Great…

  • by Sam M. '07
  • May 13, 2006
• 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