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• Blog / Athletics

  A Run through Boston Having an adventure was easy. Carrying the camera around was the hard part.

  

  Recap: I survived the last week of February with hit points to spare ... card. Equipped with foresight and past experience, I pulled out the “Approximately-convincing-but-not-really-correct math because I didn't actually

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • March 4, 2009
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Square Root Day Your daily dose of nerd humor.

  

  Did any of you notice today was a square root day? I didn't, until I got a friendly email reminding me of this rare mathematical oddity ... ." This is part of why I love MIT - people here actually appreciate this

  • by Paul B. '11
  • March 3, 2009
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  As Winter Melts things are gonna change so fast

  

  Today, winter left Boston. I woke up and found that the snow had ... was warm. I walked around without a hat or gloves and didn't feel the ... well-organized spreadsheet. I'm always looking for ways I can improve

  • by Paul B. '11
  • February 3, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Conner 2 Trip to the North End Bother bother bother bother

  

  A bunch of people from my floor decided to go to the North End to get pizza and pastries the other night. I didn't feel like writing about it so I decided to just film it instead. I present to you, what it would

  • by Snively '11
  • February 1, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  THIS. IS. 18.02. "We will wield our triple integrals as one!"

  

  around Thursday night (“I HAVE 3 PSETS DUE TOMORROW THAT I HAVEN’T STARTED. WHY DID I COME TO THIS SCHOOL.”), and with classes wrapping up today, a ... . I haven’t slept in 2 days. So last night, I had 3 Monsters, and I just

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • December 10, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW-ing the Weekend (Guest Entry) ...even though it is technically two days longer than a weekend.

  

  By Pamela Ban ('12?) I had eagerly awaited CPW, and it was heaven ... in the bible and there was something going on at that moment. I stayed ... on the tennis team (nice matching job!). I was interested in finding

  • by Paul B. '11
  • April 22, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Holy Grail of Classes Think of the coolest class you can. Then think of one that's a million times…

  

  day of real classes. That's because I got uber lucky and only have one class on Tuesday (a math recitation at 1 o'clock for an hour). I ... quickly surprised by my classes today. First off, before I get too far

  • by Snively '11
  • February 6, 2008
• Blog / Hacks

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

  

  I am two days away from finishing my first semester at MIT. How did ... days. Confused? Let me explain... Monday afternoon, I was walking across the east side of campus for my UROP (more about that later) when I

  • by Paul B. '11
  • December 11, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Punting

  

  you’re not the punter. My name is Lucy and I’m a junior studying civil engineering. I’m participating in the Cambridge ... Freshmen here) Week activities, like this BBQ: I went punting today with

  • by Cambridge
  • October 3, 2007
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Helicopter Flight Training [by CDT Greg Wellman '09] 500 feet above Boston with two MIT Deans.

  

  [by CDT Greg Wellman '09] For the second time in my life, I had the ... nothing short of incredible, so I jumped at the opportunity. Before I knew it I was 500 feet above Boston catching a glimpse of the Red Sox

  • by ROTC
  • October 3, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  New Server As of this afternoon, mitadmissions.org is living on a new (and much faster) server.

  

  page rendering right away; commenting is still slower than I'd like, but a forthcoming software patch should (hopefully) fix that. I think the ... . I'll be back with a real entry very soon! Hope your summers are going

  • by Ben Jones
  • July 30, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  McCormick: Girls Wanted Minh '10 shares her love of McCormick Hall.

  

  '10: Hi. I’m Minh. You can call me Minnie, or Minhsie, or any version ... entries, but the short version of the story is that I’m currently a freshman at MIT who just declared Course 15: Management. I’m considering also

  • by Melis A. '08
  • June 24, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW: Tips and Tricks Hitchhikers Guide to Campus Preview Weekend

  

  going on, and I don't remember getting much sleep whether it was checking ... : Talk to people, prefrosh and current students alike. I think the best ... people that I would be going to school with for four years. I also had a

  • by Bryan
  • April 10, 2007
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Wanna be on the Radio? (Update) CPW: T Minus 4 Days

  

  time, I've got plenty of volunteers from a wide array of backgrounds, so I'm going to stop asking for volunteers. But, if you have a personal blog that you'll be documenting your CPW experience from, I'd be more

  • by Bryan
  • April 9, 2007
• Blog / Challenges

  Spreading yourself too thin At MIT, the saying goes that you can work, sleep, or play, but you have…

  

  …it can get pretty overwhelming. I’ve found myself having less and less free time because I’ve become involved in a lot of activities that are a huge ... only has space for 5 activities! This is not a coincidence… I’ve known so

  • by Melis A. '08
  • February 10, 2007
• Blog / Events

  Looking ahead to IAP My favorite MIT event...period.

  

  I got this email in my inbox: ------------------------------ Hi Eveyrone! I know it's hard to believe but IAP is fast approaching and, along ... you how much I love mystery hunt, a few old blog entries: Mystery Hunt 1

  • by Bryan
  • November 29, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  You know my name I should think of a clever title, but the song has been in my head…

  

  21 years old. Well, it's been a while. According to MT I started writing this entry one week ago today. A lot has been up. I designed a ... hard drive crashed. I'm a Mac user now. I need to find a way to acquire

  • by Sam M. '07
  • November 24, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  D-Lab Food Fest A week on $2 a day, followed by a meal from around the world

  

  Sorry, I am a bit swamped for the next couple of days with some 14.05: Macroeconomics work. As soon as I can, I will write an entry on the delicious D-Lab Food Fest, and my week of living on $2 a day that preceeded it

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • November 7, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  The second-best picture we took in Paris This entry is dedicated to Regis Philbin.

  

  DID YOU KNOW? I. M. Pei, who graduated from the MIT school of architecture in 1940, designed the glass pyramids in front of the Louvre. "Agh, I ... to step on your camera if you leave it there." "Okay, I'll put it on

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 22, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Solicitation You've got questions. I'll have answers tomorrow night.

  

  I have multiple things to admit here. 1. My arms kind of hurt from ... thing that's happened to me in the last few days is that Adam and I went to Harvard Square for ice cream tonight. 3. I'm not feeling

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 15, 2006