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• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  (un)Empty Nest Welcome Back!

  

  . It’s been months since I could wander through Lobby 13, enjoying an ... ’t believe me if I told you’ serendipitous moments that make up a normal day on campus, I can’t wait for summer to end. I missed you guys!

  • by Dave McOwen
  • August 26, 2010
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Doonesbury and MIT Meet Alex Doonesbury, MIT '10.

  

  I skipped 4 days of school to go to Seattle and Vancouver to learn ... people ever tell you how pretty your cities are?!?!) I have about 200 pages of reading to catch up on. The last thing I should be doing is blogging

  • by Chris S. '11
  • February 8, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Stand Back! I'm going to try . . . well, you know the rest.

  

  are totally beyond me) and I've been having a great time in it. I ... and I were assigned? Force Gauge. Excellent. The lab that most people ... their own experiment. Pall and I are convinced we had the best setup for

  • by Snively '11
  • December 9, 2009
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  This week in verse There's a song that describes exactly what I'm feeling right now.

  

  Rather than write a real blog entry, I instead urge you to consider the following: An MIT surveyor came upon the gates of Hell, He looked the devil in the eye and said, "You're looking well." The devil looked

  • by Laura N. '09
  • April 30, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  The Calm Before the Storm After 6+ months of planning, over 2,000 prefrosh and parents are headed toward Cambridge, Mass...

  

  -before" craziness today, I thought I'd take a little break to relax and write a shameless plug for the event I'm running! You all should definitely come to ... actually used to be in the Chorallaries, and I used to be in the Logs (back

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • April 15, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  February updates Midyear grades and more.

  

  Hello! I wanted to take this opportunity to provide an update on the ... anything you send in as a supplement. I think it is important to remember ... release of admissions decisions. When we know, I promise you we will

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 24, 2009
• Blog / IAP

  101 Things About Tokyo (Pt. 2) I better get this up before I forget.

  

  Sooo, I'm back in Boston. And, to be really honest, I miss Japan a lot. Boston is cold, gloomy, and (maybe because I'm just lazy) school ... Shibuya (I actually just figured out what song it was today -_-) 53

  • by Chris S. '11
  • February 5, 2009
• Blog / About Decisions

  Distractions Don't stress out!

  

  . PhD Comics Can't believe I originally forgot this gem! Called to my attention by Nick '12. Games Armor Games I recommend GemCraft, among others ... distraction, right? TVtropes One of the most addicting and hilarious sites I

  • by Paul B. '11
  • December 15, 2008
• Blog / Athletics

  Gobble Gobble Geeks with guns

  

  (dodgeball, flag football, air pistol). Not a lot is said about these, I guess ... don't ever blog about what we do. Laura did field hockey, I'm in pistol ... , and I'm sorry if I missed any of the bloggers, but the point is

  • by Snively '11
  • November 27, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Copyright, Subpoenas, and You I prefer to keep the "you" part out of the picture.

  

  When I first got to MIT I got a little pamphlet entitled "Copyright, Subpoenas, and You." I laughed. Of course they'd have to remind MIT students ... illegal downloading operations running throughout campus. I believe the

  • by Snively '11
  • August 28, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Building 56 It's really boring. You may not even want to bother reading it.

  

  , MIT is like "I WANT WEIRD STUFF, GIMME GIMME GIMME GIMME!" Of course ... freshman you may have a class or two in 56. I had my HASS class there and a physics recitation first semester and I know bioethics has their recitation

  • by Snively '11
  • June 30, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Meetings with Brown & Yale in CA, IL, MI, NV, OH MIT Admissions starts to look forward to the Class of 2013 (!).

  

  admissions. Counselors can RSVP at brownmityale.org. I know that many blog readers are seniors, so for you, I have this mission (if you are in the ... breakfasts. I should note that in addition to the west coast and midwest, MIT

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 21, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Snow lovers, unite! The sky is falling...

  

  exam study days. From my desk at Hayden Library, I watched the snow fall ... when I first got into MIT…when I complained about Boston’s cold winters ... some pictures from this evening: I'm ready for the snow...

  • by Melis A. '08
  • December 13, 2007
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Pottermania hits MIT Excitement for the release of Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows.

  

  , Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows. I don't know what will happen this ... culture." Here are some of his thoughts from his blog entry: Shortly after I arrived in New Orleans, I was interviewed on camera by a producer for

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 19, 2007
• Blog / Events

  Fireworks over MIT’s Great Dome Fireworks and music and Dome, oh my.

  

  As I noted two entries ago, MIT has a front row seat for Boston's 4th of July celebration -- one of the biggest and best fireworks shows around. And now, you can watch a excerpt of the fireworks over the Dome

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 12, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  More HS Summer Programs Some academic and research opportunities for students to consider.

  

  State Governor's schools Governor's schools directory I do not recommend ... students do these programs. Like I said in my earlier entry, a summer of working and spending time with friends & family is a great option, one I

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 26, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Video: Friendly Robots! Professor Cynthia Breazeal shows off her interactive robots.

  

  human children: sons Ryan and Nathan. This one, I think, is definitely

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 25, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Sign of Things to Come If Paul Revere went to MIT, he'd say, "The psets are coming. The psets are…

  

  I guess summer is coming to a close. My schedule was posted on WebSIS. :-( [In all honesty, I'm actually really looking forward to this semester. The classes I'll be taking are really good, and I've wanted to take them

  • by Bryan
  • August 22, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Always A Toys ‘R Us Kid Poll: Who was your favorite superhero?

  

  fact I just discovered Iron Man also went to MIT.

  • by Bryan
  • June 12, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  It’s alive! I built a little car.

  

  For better or worse, my 2.007 car actually drives. It's not quite as cool as Melis's, but it will do. Pictures and reflection about the design process tomorrow, once I actually finish designing and building it

  • by Bryan
  • May 9, 2006