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• Blog / MISTI

  “Heroes” The second in a trilogy of Berlin photo entries, featuring Michael Jackson.

  

  has changed... That night, the door at the hostel where we had stored ... she started yelling at us. Then she called her husband, who came and yelled at us too. Then he smashed the lock off the door with a wrench. And

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 14, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Your Profile On The Web: Can It Hurt You? Responses to questions on Facebook and other internet profiles and how they can affect college…

  

  internet can hurt them with college admissions? (Not necessarily at MIT but ... use what they find there to hurt them. MIT does not look at Facebook ... the future" for all colleges. We at MIT love having a completely

  • by Ben Jones
  • July 11, 2006
• Blog / MISTI

  Wir fahren nach Berlin! Bullet holes in the cemetery walls, plus Liv Tyler.

  

  laugh at me when I say that. When I get my act together and go over to Mr

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 11, 2006
• Blog / Events

  July 4th Pictorial FIREWORKS!

  

  hanging out at the Sailing Pavillion. Social commentary: If we only have

  • by Bryan
  • July 7, 2006
• Blog / Events

  I saw fireworks from the freeway… Happy 4th!

  

  it. Last year, some friends and I celebrated July 4th by barbecuing at

  • by Bryan
  • July 4, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  All About the MCATs All about the MCATs and what you need to take to prepare for it!

  

  joy of working at the NIH National Human Genome Research Institute ... at night (which is not). The MCAT is curved multiple-choice knowledge ... starts at 9 am and generally ends at around 5 pm) but it wasn't so bad

  • by Melis A. '08
  • June 25, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Circus School Mitra flies like a trapeze artist; fruit flies like a peach.

  

  I am a very lucky duck, and was treated to an afternoon at the San Francisco School of Circus Arts. After some short training on the ground, we climb a tall ladder and stand on a tiny platform, where we get

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • June 24, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Accidents Happen My mom was right.

  

  maybe I need to start looking at the glass of science as half full. And

  • by Bryan
  • June 19, 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 Rica on the big screen with a huge and rowdy group

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 13, 2006
• Blog / MISTI

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

  

  's apartment in Karlsruhe at around 7:30 PM, expecting to take a train back to Bayer in Leverkusen and get back by around 2 AM at the latest. After all ... . Furthermore, the 12:15 AM train was scheduled to reach Leverkusen at around 6

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

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

  

  'm not sure how high the ceilings are, but I guess they must be at least ... of the protocols so many times that I don't have to look at my notebook ... line given about lotteries at MIT (eg the HASS-D lottery) is that putting

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

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

  

  she'd just take me at my word because I was an admissions professional. I left her house not at all sure if I'd see her application. Lesson One: Never assume that students are just going to take you at your word

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

  Update from Kentucky

  

  blog, because it was at the point where I was getting 30+ spam comments a

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • May 30, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

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

  

  Zag evolve through the first four episodes. The good folks at Academic Media

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 6, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW 2006 Day 1 Campus Preview Weekend has begun! [photos]

  

  Campus Preview Weekend has begun! Here are some photos from Day 1: Registration began at 9am with a huge influx of people. It was great to see so many familiar faces! Mitra helps to check in one of the first students to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 7, 2006
• Blog / Hacks

  MIT hacks Caltech

  

  fire it at important events. Guess where the cannon is as I type this

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • April 6, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW-related whatsits Just some things you might want to know before you arrive tomorrow!

  

  lots of people at MIT interested in helping you make your college ... one here for you. At the moment, it is actually snowing in the 02139 ... you are staying. When I was a prefrosh, I stayed at ZBT and thus got a

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • April 5, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  You Heard It Here First Short Skirt, Long Jacket

  

  So last Friday, Baker House hosted their annual rock concert, Mega Band Party Plus. Each year, they host a big concert in their dining hall where they have a bunch of bands come bring down the house at the lovely

  • by Bryan
  • March 21, 2006
• Blog / Events

  A Sweet Deal An offer I will not refuse.

  

  any restaurant you want. And we will cover up to $25 per person at the

  • by Bryan
  • February 28, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Small Get-together Friday An informal reception for HMMT participants and others visiting Boston on Friday.

  

  While we're still quite busy with selection, tomorrow (Friday) I'll have a small reception for any students visiting MIT. The reception will be tomorrow (Friday) at from 5-7pm in Stata Center room 32-155. I know

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 23, 2006