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  The middle days of the week

  

  This entry chronicles interesting things I did on the middle three days of the week: Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. On Tuesday, I went on a service project with APO. APO…

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • July 29, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Doogie Howser, et al.

  

  After questions about homeschooling, one of the most frequent “special case” questions I get is about younger students looking to apply. Often, phone calls about this to the Office will…

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 29, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  I’m A Famous Rockstar The title is misleading - I'm famous, and I'm a rockstar, but I'm not famous…

  

  That title is misleading – I’m famous, and I’m a rockstar, but I’m not famous for being a rockstar. :-) First, the “rockstar” bit. We had our CD Release show…

  • by Ben Jones
  • July 29, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Puzzled need a quick fix for your boredom? try this puzzle on for size.

  

  Each year during IAP, MIT has it’s annual mystery hunt, and teams from all over come to MIT to compete to solve insane brain teasers with hopes to find a…

  • by Bryan
  • July 29, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  An MIT FAQ Because it's better to laugh at blatant stereotypes than to let them make you angry

  

  Recently, in my wanderings around the internet (that is to say, the College Confidential message boards), I’ve noticed an abundance of ridiculous stereotypes about MIT and MIT students. I’m a…

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 28, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Meet the Admissions Officers: Bryan Nance Name: Bryan Nance; Job title: Director of Minority Recruitment; Hometown: Queens, NY

  

  Name: Bryan G. Nance Job title: Director of Minority Recruiting Hometown: Queens, NY High schools: Benjamin N. Cardozo (Bayside, NY) and William Penn (New Castle. Delaware) College, year, major: Norfolk…

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 27, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Issel Lim: IBD Research Issel Lim has been trying to create an effective mouse model for ulcerative colitis, a…

  

  About one million Americans have a form of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), which causes inflammation of the digestion tract and leads to painful cramping, chronic diarrhea, and reduced appetite. As…

  • by Melis A. '08
  • July 27, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Temp assignments and cautionary tales

  

  I hear that if you’re an incoming frosh, you got your temp housing assigment. If you’re a prospective student, allow me to explain. During the summer, you get to rank…

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • July 27, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Wheels on the Bus Go Round And Round what do you get when you cross the flinstones with public transportation?

  

  Let’s start off with a little riddle. What is white, at least 2500 pounds, and has 28 feet? No ideas yet? Let’s try another puzzle. What do you get when…

  • by Bryan
  • July 27, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Sue me, I’m a multicellular organism snob

  

  So, I’m from Columbus, Ohio, home of Jungle Jack Hanna and the Columbus Zoo. I managed to make my annual trip to the zoo last summer, but since I won’t…

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 27, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Reactors are my friends. Four things you would never expect to find in a real MIT laboratory.

  

  As you may or may not know, my job this summer is turning turkeys into oil. How do you turn a turkey into oil? Well, Chester, according to Changing World…

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 26, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  You Can’t Make MIT Love You If You Don’t… my advice on application essays (updated 7/29)

  

  So on the MyMIT Admissions site, the 2005-2006 undergraduate application has been posted. You can request a paper copy, download a PDF, or view an online version. I sent my…

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • July 26, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Rewind the Tape b.good so you can find the golden ticket.

  

  This entry might make it seem like all I do is eat food, but I promise I do other stuff too. So early last week, my friends and I went…

  • by Bryan
  • July 26, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Classy celebration, 5E-style

  

  Today – or I guess, now yesterday – was a special day on 5th East. Well, many days are special on 5th East, but today was Clayton ’08’s 19th birthday.…

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • July 26, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Hometown Heroes The first of articles about awesome MIT '09s.

  

  While I’m highlighting awesome MIT ’09s… Every summer, community newspapers across the country publish articles highlighting students as they head off to college. I’ll often get emailed them, though this…

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 25, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  And the Lottery Says…..

  

  Burton Conner. Hi Mitra and Sam! *waves* Just felt like sharing. Right now I’m off to go shopping for random dorm room things, so more later.

  • by Laura N. '09
  • July 25, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  This is wondrous strange. Why didn't the ostrich cross the road? Because a girl had no pants on.

  

  Jessie ’07 sure has a cool life. But so do I, sometimes. Yesterday I was a little bored (for the very first time since I got to MIT two years…

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 25, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  what’s in a name mr. sushi - winner of the first annual name bryan's fish contest!

  

  In a close name contest between Groker and Mr. Sushi, Mr. Sushi edged out Groker in a 8 to 7 win, but remember we’re all winners here. Katy, congratulations! I’ll…

  • by Bryan
  • July 24, 2005
• Blog / Events

  I’m only happy when it rains. You can't take pictures in Boston. Don't even try.

  

  So, we had this great idea of going to Shakespeare on the Common, a free Shakespeare production that they put on every summer down at Boston Common. It’s a scenic…

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 23, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Nightswimming

  

  One of the many things I love about my community, by which I mean 5th East and assorted people who are connected socially with 5th East denizens, is that we…

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • July 23, 2005