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• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Toga, Toga, Toga On being in a fraternity (info for parents too)

  

  “You’re joining a fraternity? What?!?!?!?” I think this is what a lot of my friends back home thought to themselves when I told them my freshman year that I had…

  • by Bryan
  • June 14, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Give the girl what she wants Ruth '07 wants pictures, she can have them.

  

  Ruth said: “Seriously, update! A more pictures, less blocks of text. Go!” The girl wants pictures, let’s give her pictures: Ruth Miller ’07, the newly-elected Undergraduate Association Vice President, gracefully…

  • by Laura N. '09
  • June 14, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  World Cup Challenge A little admissions fun during the World Cup.

  

  Here at MIT, with our large population of international and immigrant students, World Cup fever is in full force. I got to watch the opening match between Germany and Costa…

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 13, 2006
• Blog / Life after MIT

  MEng (Masters of Engineering) Learn about the masters plans of Phil '05 and Laura '06.

  

  Interested in different paths you can take to get a masters degree? Consider the stories of Phil ’05 and Laura ’06. Phil ’05 (who got his undergrad degree last year…

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • June 13, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Always A Toys ‘R Us Kid Poll: Who was your favorite superhero?

  

  Flashback to the days of elementary school: Did anyone else read comic books? Batman was by far my favorite superhero. Poll of the day: 1. Who was yours? 2. What…

  • by Bryan
  • June 12, 2006
• Blog / Life after MIT

  MIT Reunion Weekend MIT alumni return to campus.

  

  This past weekend, thousands of MIT alumni returned to campus to catch up and celebrate. Reunion Weekend is a very exciting time here! I actually was out of town this…

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 12, 2006
• Blog / MISTI

  Last train to Koblenz If I get back by 7:30, I don't need a reservation.

  

  DID YOU KNOW? GERMANY EDITION According to one of my labmates, authorities have set up a row of big-screen projectors in Berlin spanning an entire kilometer to help dedicated fans…

  • by Sam M. '07
  • June 12, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Summer plans

  

  I’ve spent the last two weeks enjoying a nice vacation at my mom’s house in Louisville, Kentucky. It’s been great, and I might even have caught up on all the…

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • June 11, 2006
• Blog / Events

  The sun comes up, then goes away Graduation day with pictures!

  

  EDIT, 6/11/06: Due to some server problems, this entry and its comments got lost, so if you commented, please comment again! Well, commencement is over, and I’m officially an MIT…

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • June 9, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Answering some questions The entry on commencement was just getting unwieldly.

  

  Questions 1. Sevi asked, here is a question for you about MacGregor rooms’ size. I consider MacGregor as my first choice in housing lottery, but some slarifications is needed. What…

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • June 9, 2006
• Blog / Events

  MIT Graduation Webcast You can watch MIT's Commencement live and online.

  

  Good morning! You can watch today’s MIT Commencement Ceremony, including the Commencement Address by Ben Bernanke PhD ’79, Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board, live via streaming webcast: Watch MIT’s…

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

  Senior Week: Anjum Sharma A salute to one final senior.

  

  Name: Anjum Sharma Hometown: Perkasie, PA Degree and Minor: 15 with a minor in 14 [layman’s terms: Management Science with a minor in Economics] What’s next: Working as an analyst…

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 9, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  The College Circle of Life Nance starts waxing about some deep stuff.

  

  Over the Memorial Day Weekend I packed the family into the car and made the 12-hour round trip from Boston to Ithaca, NY. When I departed Cornell 10 months ago…

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • June 8, 2006
• Blog / MISTI

  DOMR My first crazy picture entry from Germany.

  

  DID YOU KNOW? GERMANY EDITION: In Germany, the energy content of foods is listed in kilojoules in addition to in calories. Hallo again. I’ve been in Germany for a little…

  • by Sam M. '07
  • June 8, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  All Over Again Applying to college all over again.

  

  Four years ago, I started to apply to colleges. Four years later, I’m at it again. :-o When I was a young one in kindergarten, I thought the natural progression…

  • by Bryan
  • June 8, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  More about Residence Based Advising Still have questions about RBA?

  

  A view of Next House from across the river: I have gotten a lot of questions about Residence-Based Advising (RBA). Bryan wrote a great entry about his experiences with a…

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

  Scooper Bowl All you can eat ice cream.

  

  Apparently, Boston has the highest per-capita consumption of ice cream. I’m not surprised. As you may have learned from an old entry by Bryan, Boston has some of the world’s…

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 7, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Thoughts On Global Leadership Susan Hockfield + others quoted in Newsweek on the topic.

  

  My mom just sent me the link to an interesting article in the latest issue of Newsweek about the future of America’s global leadership. It begins: Can the United States…

  • by Ben Jones
  • June 7, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Hooked on a Feeling High on believing everyone's in love with me.

  

  DID YOU KNOW? On keyboards in German internet cafes, the y and z keys are switched. Okay, I just hit 31 minutes on this computer, so I figured I should…

  • by Sam M. '07
  • June 6, 2006
• Blog / Hacks

  Idiots! MIT hacked the poll! "MIT won in a landslide!"

  

  Today’s Doonesbury…

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 6, 2006