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• Blog / MIT Life

  Borne back ceaselessly into the past I've had a week! The whole earth was created in a week!

  

  Someday I must tell you how I did it. Whoo! It’s been a while, hasn’t it? Sorry about that, chief. Basically what happened is that I had to do a…

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 13, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Vivek Venkatachalam- Constructing a Very Low Temperature Scanning Tunneling Microscope Vivek Venkatachalam worked with researchers in the Low Temperature Scanning Tunneling Microscopy Lab at MIT's…

  

  Researchers in the Low Temperature Scanning Tunneling Microscopy Lab at MIT’s Center for Materials Science have completed constructing a scanning tunneling microscope that operates at very low temperatures and in…

  • by Melis A. '08
  • October 13, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Tests of the non-standardized kind Stop thinking about the SAT and start thinking about 18.01!

  

  Today I am hijacking Laura’s entry on tests, because a) it’s something to write about on a very cold rainy day, and b) I have some really ridiculous-looking formula sheets…

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • October 12, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  October Questions Omnibus 1 More Q, and more A.

  

  It’s time for another Questions Omnibus! (for even more Q&A, check out Bryan’s latest post) Rushil wrote, “I have a question regarding the MIT application. I have made a research…

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 12, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Advice On How To Approach Your Interview Advice on how to approach your interview.

  

  Please note that, as of August 2018, our process for assigning interviews has changed (though Stu’s advice on how to prepare for it remains accurate). A description of the current…

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • October 12, 2005
• Blog / Athletics

  XC is Sexy

  

  I first saw the slogan “XC is Sexy” on the shirt of a 12 year old, and I figure if it’s appropriate for him to wear it, it’s okay for…

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • October 11, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Faster than a speeding locomotive. E=MC^2 serving up the most delicious physics problems since 1905.

  

  No, I’m not talking Clark Kent here. I’m talking about the speed of light! I’m talking about what happened 100 years ago today. Don’t tell me you don’t know! (gasps)…

  • by Bryan
  • October 11, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  4 8 15 16 23 42 If you already know what those numbers mean, this entry is for you.

  

  So I’m a Lost fanatic. Long-time readers know that Alias and The OC are my two favorite shows, but Lost is positioning itself to take the lead. I had lunch…

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 11, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Open Forum Monday Let's make a list of questions that you feel you REALLY need answers to ASAP.

  

  Today’s post is a bit different from my regular posts. As we get closer to application deadlines I know that your anxiety level is on the incline. As a way…

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • October 11, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Long weekend It was a looooong weekend.

  

  So this weekend was a long weekend, in honor of Columbus Day and also in honor of student exhaustion, and therefore I would like to write a paean to the…

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • October 11, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Library Battle: Harvard vs. MIT Harvard and MIT Libraries are given a theme topic and each an afternoon to compile…

  

  Hey again world, it’s me, Ruth, friend of Sam. Regardless of Sam’s recent entry, Sam is in fact an engineer, and I am queen of the humanities. I’m such a…

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 10, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Structure and function, dorms and culture

  

  If you’ve taken high school biology, you’ve probably heard that “structure follows function”. This is a good axiom for biologists, but it’s sort of backwards when you look at MIT…

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • October 10, 2005
• Blog / How to Human

  Dishwashers, parents, space: what do these things have in common?

  

  This entry was inspired by a Washington Post article about how the use of a dishwasher is the last frontier in an immigrant household, an indication of complete Americanization. The…

  • by Melis A. '08
  • October 9, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Even Waitresses Under 30 Call Me ‘Sweetheart’… Some thoughts about how classwork and free time intersect at MIT, with a look at…

  

  (Hey, I never finished those entries from the summer, so I have to sprinkle the remaining photos in somehow.) ;-) I was dining in Providence Saturday night, and the waitress…

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • October 8, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  College students do eat real food! ...sometimes. I now present: the culinary adventures of Laura and April.

  

  I may not have alluded to this before, but my roommate, April, is really domestic. The other day, our GRT, Chris, took her to Target. When she got back, she…

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 8, 2005
• Blog / Events

  TMI WRT MIT TLA’s Wonderful things happen that I can organize around a coherent theme. Also, I didn't lose…

  

  This was a great day. Take my word for it. What, do you want me to prove it to you? Aww, here goes. Today I ate a grape lollipop that…

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 7, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Nightmarket Two (unrelated) celebrations of low-priced office supplies and Asian culture. (~15 pictures)

  

  On Friday, my friend Weywey ’06 (Course 2: Mechanical Engineering) and I went to Harvard Square for some errands and dinner. Weywey dug through this entire bin of orange, red,…

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • October 7, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Lies, damn lies, and statistics

  

  I read Ben’s entry about the thread on College Confidential (in the parents’ forum) where parents were discussing the pressure to load up on AP classes. It was a good…

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • October 7, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Dear Mom, Vol. 1 If I told you my life was a circus, would you believe me?

  

  So my mom and I are pretty tight. I do call her every day courtesy of free family minutes. Today, I tried calling my mom, but there was no answer,…

  • by Bryan
  • October 6, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Tests @ MIT The class average is your friend.

  

  So I know you’re all sitting at home, wondering, “Hey, what’s up with that dead guy having Veronica’s name written on his hand?! Was Veronica involved in that bus going…

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 6, 2005