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• Blog / Hacks

  Hack Study Break MIT is home to some very dedicated gamers.

  

  the rest of us with a few games and toys to play with over the next few ... " piece was replaced with a mock-up of a Campus Police officer. If you look ... street, however, when I noticed that something strange was going on with

  • by Paul B. '11
  • December 11, 2007
• Blog / MISTI

  Three Months In Paris The MISTI experience of Jenny Nelson '09.

  

  for set me up with a beautiful apartment in the Cite Universitaire in ... research institute with a specialization in cancer. I hadn't worked much in a ... extracted from young woman patients with breast cancer. I was not at all

  • by MISTI Program
  • October 31, 2007
• Blog / MISTI

  MIT-France: To The Observatory of Paris and Beyond The MISTI experience of Anjali T. '09.

  

  observatory. It was here that Foucault experimented with his pendulum to show ... photography, and the list goes on with names such as Laplace and Lavoisier ... summer working with a really dedicated mentor and a great team of other top

  • by MISTI Program
  • September 17, 2007
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Blogger Decisions Released Many thanks to all of this year's incredible applicants!

  

  selection process. As with MIT admissions, I always leave selection committee ... many other factors that we consider, including overlap with current bloggers of class year, residence, and activities. With the sad stuff out of

  • by Ben Jones
  • September 7, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I was out of bullets. Living free or dying hard in Germany.

  

  'm here in Germany, meeting up with tons of MIT interns while staying at ... flatbread, and it comes topped with three tons of cabbage and tomatoes and ... sandwich. What's not to love? I've already met with several MIT interns and

  • by Sam M. '07
  • June 25, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Drinking from the Firehose By: Teresa, '11

  

  to find Terminal E, and jet lagged. By that night, I was bouncing with ... peanut butter ice cream with eleven toppings I ate at the dorm probably ... -waffle square dorm”... because who needs a pineapple under the sea with a

  • by Bryan
  • April 24, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Day in the Life A play-by-play of my day, along with some pictures.

  

  -clogging breakfast. Yum. 9:15 AM: Grabbed a cup of tea with Minh from the Lobby 7 ... : Stood in Killian Court and played with my camera’s panoramic setting, the ... -1:00 PM: Ate lunch with Dr. Ray Winquist, the Vice President of Vertex

  • by Melis A. '08
  • April 11, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Admissions process reflections from a crusty Junior Try not to bite all of your fingernails off.

  

  halfway done with my Junior year, there are only 2 weeks left until Final ... later.) So, I bit my nails with the knowledge that if I got wait-listed or ... mailbox with my heart pounding the whole time. A week passed, and so did the

  • by Melis A. '08
  • December 5, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Ice cream and an onion Chun Li, pirates, magnetic poetry, and an RLC circuit.

  

  the rain. So, after a few minutes of brainstorming, we came up with this ... experimented with three different bras throughout the day to find one that made ... of gender reassignment therapy. I finished off the look with a

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 29, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Wolverine Wolverine, creme brulee, Ina Garten, BOOM. You symbiotic patriotic slam book neck, right?

  

  I got waylaid. I forget where I was going with that, but I think it was something about how they were all humming with electricity or making ... best apple-tizer at Burton-Conner's annual apple bake competition with

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 27, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Dean Marilee Jones in the news Articles in the press about MIT's Dean of Admissions.

  

  from the past week, with a selection from the piece; click the link to ... : Easing Stress of Getting In Looking at colleges with her daughter was often ... . Admissions officials routinely boasted of the number of applicants with perfect

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 12, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Fall Travel Recap; New Bloggers Announced Philly, Jersey, Wilmington. Jess, Keri, Lulu.

  

  completely bore you with the details of my trip I will compose them in haiku. Drove down Saturday, hung out with my family at Mom's house in Philly On ... here so long that I've forgotten what it's like to be in love with a

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 3, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Flavor of Love As a wise woman once said, "Free is my favorite flavor."

  

  tantalize you with tales of my free food, but also tell you about the fine ... angry grad students. But that won't be a problem now with the community ... 'll be all set! MISTI Germany program orientation I was there with Ling

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 21, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Public service announcement One stereotype that I just won't accept.

  

  people confuse "difficult" with "competitive/cutthroat" (which, I might add ... big group of your friends with lots of snacks and pizza; this behavior ... you with the problem sets, and then you'd be screwed. Adam's take on

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 31, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT ‘10: Cristen Chinea Cristen Chinea '10, for whom MIT might mean "meteorologist in training."

  

  of drunk, but drunk enough. Belinda started the day with a bottle of ... with a case of the shakes. At 50, Belinda, who wears her black hair tied back tight, lives with her mother in the same apartment where she grew up

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 31, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT ‘10: Daniel Guillen Our football coach gets a surprise in Daniel Guillen '10.

  

  a senior with 133 while also handling the punting duties. His longest ... football coach Hector Garcia said. "He plays with a lot of intensity and has ... help them out with punting, kicking and on special teams. "This is a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 29, 2006
• Blog / Athletics

  Gimme a “C”! What a bunch of the cheerleaders are up to this summer. Hint: It's not sitting…

  

  back (I know... doesn't really fit with the major!) And when I get home I ... . note: Yes, he is a boy. And he is a boy who gets to hang out with ... (Building 37) Details: I'm working with a group that is involved in the

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • June 27, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  MIT Dorms: Baker House A tour of Baker House.

  

  done with pianos falling off the roof? i mean isn't that noisy? Diana ... : every floor has three lounges with couches, tables, and whiteboards to ... . it was cool knowing i'd partied with rockstars Diana: there

  • by Bryan
  • May 14, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  The first step ...is admitting you need help.

  

  concept with which you're having trouble. Due to MIT's General Institute Requirements, freshmen often find themselves living with a large group of people ... 're not just living in some random room, you're living with people with whom

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • April 8, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  I “less than 3” the Chorallaries My relaxing and enjoyable vaction draws to a close. *sigh*

  

  world works out here in NJ. We spent Wednesday with my mom and aunt at the ... Princeton, NJ. This is not the be confused with a meeting of students who have ... . =) Friday and Saturday involved shopping and hanging out with some old high

  • by Laura N. '09
  • April 2, 2006