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• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Hello, Layover I'm stuck in an airport. Ask me things.

  

  /Douglas International Airport has a scale model of the Wright Brothers plane hanging from the ceiling of its main terminal. At least, I think that's what it is ... the last six hours, and have another eight to go. But this isn't about

  • by Keri G. '10
  • July 25, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  You Complete Me What makes an application complete for Early Action, and related Q&A.

  

  I see that there's been a bit of discussion in the comments about the ... set of scores now; we won't need them until we go into the Early Action ... 're available; this is mostly for the Regular Action selection committee

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 15, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  5th of November, Remembered Bonfire Night celebrations in Cambridge.

  

  Just finished reading Paul's entry about the Guy Fawkes hacks at MIT ... /Bonfire Night over here at the other Cambridge. I actually saw V for Vendetta ... going! The streets were so packed with people that cars and bikes had a

  • by Cambridge
  • November 5, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  That’s where you’ll find me Where troubles melt like lemondrops, Away above the chimney tops... my CPW schedule.

  

  the information session for visiting high school juniors & ... the Big Screw, 3pm, Friday A quick look in at the Ted Kennedy lecture ... , Friday Bloggers party, 8:30-10pm, Friday Checking out the East Campus

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 11, 2007
• Blog / About Decisions

  MIT, You Make Me Wanna Wait! Between high school and MIT, I took two years to travel and work as a…

  

  (Come to the 3rd floor of the Student Center at 12 noon on Friday of ... about why this can be a really good idea.) So you got into one of the best, most stimulating and resource-rich universities in the world

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • April 8, 2007
• Blog / About Decisions

  Spring Break post

  

  that admission just means that you got your foot in the door. It's not the end in itself. Take advantage of what MIT has to offer you, because ... be. I was turned down by three of the ten schools to which I applied

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • March 29, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Laundry Lists And other things. Okay, so just the list.

  

  September. I miss my insanely sunny old room, but so far the move seems worth ... they don't have to. -Starting classes. By the way, getting up at 8 ... high school twenty miles away from home. I have perspective. The

  • by Keri G. '10
  • February 9, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Sorry 6.003 Wherein my senioritis starts getting just a little ridiculous.

  

  information that she found in a women's fitness magazine at the Z-Center while ... , a tenured and world-renowned professor will stand up in front of the ... time to introduce the concept of the Fourier Transform, he gave a 10

  • by Sam M. '07
  • November 7, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  This doesn’t suck It's not particularly great, either. But you could go to Germany!

  

  !" Jeffrey? Seriously? Jeffrey? Okay, the zippertastic green-grey striped dress was nice, and the jacket in that material was also pretty hot. But Heidi ... those prints mightily in the warm weather of Saint-Tropez. Then again

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 20, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Go Forth and Measure Casey at the Bat: Science Edition

  

  . Basically, the project was designed to have us develop some type of scientific ... first trick: Experiment #1: Testing the acceleration of a mountain bike ... intelligent conclusions. In the words of the late Aaliyah, "If at first you don

  • by Bryan
  • October 1, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Another Day, Another Class

  

  it to us and also demonstrate the effects of EDTA (ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid) on blood, he drew blood from the head TA in front of the ... , carbohydrates and how they exist in the body. So far, it's been pretty good

  • by Bryan
  • March 9, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Delicious Dilemma Free (food) for all.

  

  between the fruit-filled cookies known as Hamentashen and the fried potato pancake known as the Latke. Two teams of MIT experts will present their arguments in favor of their respective type of food. Hear the arguments of

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • March 6, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Q&A Round Two Answers to some questions

  

  course where they sit in and evaluate the class to make sure that it is covering the material that it should be. Mugho Pine asked: If you come in knowing absolutely no computer programming besides the rudiments of html

  • by Bryan
  • February 13, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Back From Paternity Leave I'm back! A few words on the Harvard Admissions Institute and such.

  

  Howdy folks, First of all, thanks so much for the phenomenal advice ... . It's truly something that I'll keep and refer to in the coming years. I wrapped up paternity leave last weekend and have been at the Harvard

  • by Ben Jones
  • June 22, 2005
• FAQ / Prepare for MIT

  Will I receive AP/IB college credit?

  coursework through programs like the AP, IB, PSEO, EPGY, and many more alphabet ... Standing Exam (ASE) to test out of it. It's essentially like sitting the final before the class begins. If you do well you get to keep your grade
• Blog / Uncategorized

  to now and forever

  

  , come visit me. They're probably the closest people I had to best friends ... been my friend for the past thirteen years, came and spent the weekend at ... bed one bath apartment in San Francisco. Taking him around the city and

  • by Cami M. '23
  • July 15, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  majoring in 21E: frequently asked questions what it's like to study humanities at a stem school

  

  blogpost in an attempt to talk about it. What is 21E? I am not the first blogger to major in 21E, nor will I be the last. I actually decided to switch to a 21E major because I talked to the twins, Danny and Allan, about

  • by Cami M. '23
  • November 23, 2021
• Blog / How to Human

  My winter break so far take a break

  

  I flew back home on the eighteenth with hopes of having a productive ... . Five of the eight people in crabmeats are from southern California so we made sure we would see each other over break. On the 23rd I met up with

  • by Cami M. '23
  • December 29, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Two answers on a Saturday night Because SNL's a rerun and we just finished our movie from Netflix

  

  NOT go to MIT. Apparently, MIT graduates are like the worst med students ... I don't want to rule out. I'm thinking things must have changed in the ... that graduated in June also went on to med school. One of the reasons my

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • September 2, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Where are you going with this? The ponderings of an ex-frosh.

  

  mit is as a prefrosh, to a rising sophomore whose gone through all the ... it. I guess now is as good a time as any to ponder the intricacies of ... , "Aww, the freshmen are doing bio objectives!" and you immediately got all

  • by Laura N. '09
  • June 18, 2006