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• Blog / Admissions

  ZOMG CPW and other acronyms C.Y.G.W.T.S.F? I.F.C,I.B.Y.C!

  

  be setting foot on campus, many of you for the first time, to ... expect? You can read some guest entries (including mine!) from the current ... down. One thing you should know for sure is that the much acclaimed

  • by Chris M. '12
  • April 16, 2009
• Blog / Challenges

  Hosed Exams=Cars, I'll show you how!

  

  the same time? That's how exams are here. Most of the time they're all ... the scheduling for every exam and you get three exams in three days.(except this is where the analogy breaks down. Blinkers at the same time

  • by Chris M. '12
  • March 6, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  I wake to sleep An application to a telescope asked me why I learn and where I'm going. It…

  

  blink of the eye really in the scheme of things, back across the years that made all the difference in the world to me, or none at all, depending on how you look at it. I was 8 and lived on the outskirts of one of

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • January 27, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  If strangers meet life begins you shall above all things be glad and young

  

  had a perfect view of Cambridge and Boston out my window. The plane was flying east as I stared north at the city I now call home, and the Charles River and the bay glittered like uncut gems in the light. It took me but a

  • by Paul B. '11
  • August 23, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Meetings with Brown & Yale in Texas and Arizona Learn about three great schools at once in the American Southwest.

  

  Beginning a week from Saturday, MIT will be going on the road with ... .org. This trip to the Southwest follows closely after the three schools visited Northern California, Nevada, Illinois, Michigan, and Ohio in the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 1, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Ben’s Farewell The conclusion to the Ben tribute entries, and a little advice.

  

  : 1) I learned the Latin word "vincimus", which means "We conquer" and ... town for the ceremonies, turned to me with their eyebrows raised six ... . So I understand if you feel like the time from now to when you graduate

  • by Jess K. '10
  • June 28, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My UROP Experiences Research is kinda cool.

  

  What's up? Yeah, it's the end of term, and we're all hosed. The week ... Opportunities Program. Click here if you want the official site. But the basic ... research. You know all those textbooks you read? The information had to come

  • by Derrick B. '08
  • May 7, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  What to expect when you’re expecting CPW Some thoughts and advice in advance of Campus Preview Weekend.

  

  Since nearly two-thirds of the admitted students are attending Campus ... time helping to set expectations for the weekend. Because CPW is such a ... well-matched host for the weekend. Tonight, we had a meeting with the MIT

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 6, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW Registration – Important! If you're planning to attend CPW, please read this entry whether you've already registered or…

  

  registered for CPW: the deadline is TODAY! Please log into your MyMIT account and fill out the CPW registration form asap. If you don't have a MyMIT account, you can call the CPW hotline (617.258.6085) to register via

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 31, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Seamless And A Seamless Transition [by Sadie Scheffer '10] I present to you "Seamless: Computational Couture," a smart-fashion show and…

  

  put on by the Museum of Science. Co-produced by Amanda Parkes from the ... clothing that reflected the weather to a five-person dress that turned into a living space. The first piece down the double escalator runway was a

  • by ARTalk
  • February 27, 2008
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Sorry you didn’t meet me :( I missed Meet-The-Bloggers, and some things on this semester

  

  During the Meet the Bloggers party on friday, I sent the following ... 't get to be Tim the Beaver, which cut me pretty deep. I haven't updated ... think you know, but one day it was thunderstorming and the lightning hit

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • April 15, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Samuel Maurer’s Day Off MIT moves pretty fast.

  

  DID YOU KNOW? When the cartoon "Underdog" was syndicated in the 1980s ... about that last blank entry. I'm looking for the "rebuild" button to get ... just spent the day with Ruthie '07, Lauren '08 and Jeff 'G playing hookey

  • by Sam M. '07
  • April 12, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Brains and treason and bouncy balls, oh my! A brain dump largely about - what else? - brains.

  

  , treason, hang her at dawn, all that. Let's just blame it on the weird dreams ... these aren't quite on the same order as Matt's). This time around, I was ... .03 recitation on Thursday and said, "I am officially Course 16!" The next day

  • by Keri G. '10
  • April 8, 2007
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Happily ever after I don't believe in fairy tales, but real life isn't bad either.

  

  I bring greetings from "the little redbrick school up the Charles River" -- although my classes are all at the medical school campus, which is in the Longwood Medical Area, and the labs I've chosen to rotate in

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • March 21, 2007
• Blog / Events

  Happy Pi Day!!! 3.14159!

  

  ? ------------------------------------------ Update (PI/2007 5:35 PM) So this year, the Undergraduate Math Association sponsored a Pi Day Celebration of sorts. This was the email I received advertising the event.   This Wednesday, 3/14 at 5pm in room 2-102, the

  • by Bryan
  • March 14, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Mad scientist? “Everybody's a mad scientist, and life is their lab. We're all trying to experiment to…

  

  by obsessive behavior and the employment of extremely dangerous or ... , the answer is inevitably “In lab.” My class schedule serves to justify my response. I am taking the following: 7.02- Biology Lab- A notorious

  • by Melis A. '08
  • February 15, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Deep Breaths Perhaps wisdom, perhaps not. See for yourself.

  

  I've been reading a lot of the comments about the applications that ... , etc. I agree that it is easier said than done, but I'm in the same boat as you right now. I'm about to submit the application to my top choice

  • by Bryan
  • December 31, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  We’re Bringing Snowflakes Back It's finally winter.

  

  IT FINALLY SNOWED!!! Pictures etc coming soon to a blog near you. 3:27 PM - The snow has ceased. There is little to no evidence of the little snowstorm that could. BUMMER.

  • by Bryan
  • December 4, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Videos and photos and more Lots of cool coverage of MIT stuff from sites, blogs, and vlogs across the web.

  

  Lots of fun stuff to check out! Peter Houk, director of the MIT Glass Lab, has been making the rounds on the video blog (or vlog, if you ... Rocketboom: MAKEblog highlighted the Simmons Hall LED project by Dheera '06

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 8, 2006
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Pimp my sukkah. I really can't think of a better blog entry title than that.

  

  holding a fantastic event TODAY in our Sukkah on the Kresge Oval. We'll be decorating the Sukkah in the most fantastic of ways (think Pimp My Ride meets the MIT Sukkah) and enjoying Pizza (in the Hut). Come by and join us, we

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 5, 2006