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• Blog / Extracurriculars

  GEL-ing Gordon Engineering Leadership program, that is

  

  I am not your typical MIT student. In high school, I never built a robot, never coded on my TI-89, never watched Star Wars. I did not get a 223,462,346,400 on my SAT. I did not take all 27 levels of the AP

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • June 14, 2010
• Blog / IAP

  My Entirely Unexciting IAP see title

  

  So, compared to my IAPs of years past which I spent studying abroad ... low-key. ...I basically just went home for six weeks. But I had a reason for doing so, you see. In a little bit more than 48 hours, I will be

  • by Chris S. '11
  • January 28, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  Life during finals season It's always darkest before the holidays.

  

  : Resume consumption of knowledge. 3:30 PM: Study break! I decide that I can afford to treat myself to quality relaxation time, so I spend half an hour ... brain cells. (*In the past two days, I've been taking study breaks to the

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • December 13, 2008
• Blog / Events

  When Friday Arrives… A glimpse into my social life, among other things.

  

  week of spring classes has come and gone. I spent last night finishing up the last problem sets I will ever do as a freshman, which is a pretty ... . But this is MIT - what were you expecting? ;) I'm actually looking

  • by Paul B. '11
  • May 10, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Stories of Senioritis How to Procrastinate

  

  there was more of a story than that. So this semester I had just one ... Thursday and the last day of classes was the Thursday before, so I had a week to study right? So what I've learned is that you can only read a book

  • by Bryan
  • May 31, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Motivation Finals are FUN!

  

  Test Format: 2 Questions, Open Book/Note Brief Commentary: So I ... semester, it was cancelled, so I was out of luck. So this term, since I knew the graduate version would definitely be offered, I took the class on Jr

  • by Bryan
  • December 19, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Children of Eden, seek for your garden. You and your children to come, someday to come home.

  

  i was going to write a post about Thanksgiving and Drop Date and not dropping 18.02, but it was boring. So I deleted it. Don't complain; I ... to read. I will, however, grace you with this: It takes up more

  • by Keri G. '10
  • December 2, 2006
• Blog / Athletics

  Beat It, Bump It, Spike It MIT + NCAA: Two acronyms people don't normally expect in the same sentence.

  

  I always wondered what it would be like to go to one of those really hardcore sports universities, then I had the chance to get it at MIT. Last ... New England Regional (more details here). Now I've been to sports games

  • by Bryan
  • November 10, 2006
• Blog / Events

  MIT Nightlife, Part II ABC, easy as duct tape, zip ties, Athena headers and packing tape.

  

  Email lists can be the burden of my existence sometimes. I get all kinds of spam- the actual kind, telling me I need a degree from some on ... Center. I personally appreciated the strip, considering I'm in the camp of

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 5, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  It happens to Helen Life is just a series of awkward moments sometimes.

  

  admissions site is really something, huh? I just look and I see categories, endless categories, and I want to fill them all with my insights on The MIT ... things like particularly delicious burritos I ate, or professors who I saw

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 16, 2006
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Uh Oh Joke: What do you get if you divide the circumference of a bowl of ice…

  

  I think I missed one of the most important holidays of the summer. National Ice Cream Day was on July 16, 2006. Even though I did not go get ice cream on Sunday, I will celebrate this holiday belatedly. The

  • by Bryan
  • July 19, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Happy 4th of July! Glorious red, white, and blue

  

  doesn't look like this: Well I may not go to see the fireworks today, but in a few minutes I will watch the Germany vs. Italy semifinal match! I love Italy's amazing Roman ruins, gelato, pasta, and shopping, but I

  • by Melis A. '08
  • July 4, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  The Undecideds VI: The Undiscovered Country Even more undecided students' questions & answers.

  

  postmark deadline for your college decision, I figure now is as good a time ... Financial Aid Office at 617-253-4971. Every time I've called during business hours, they've picked up and answered all of my questions. What if I don

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 27, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Randomness

  

  " event. I probably called fifty or more people, though many of those calls ... . The French never ends. (Well, the class is over on the 1st, but then I jump right into French 2 for the next term.) I have a 150-175 word

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • January 27, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Trick or Treat! Smashing pumpkins, and no I don't mean the band.

  

  I begin this entry with a photo of the aftermath of one Saturday evening. Here, try this physics problem on for size. If I have a pumpkin and I drop it off the Green Building which is 295 ft, how far will the

  • by Bryan
  • November 2, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  See her picture(s) in a thousand places In which I understand what Bruce Campbell feels like

  

  . Guy: 'cause you're on Mitra's Blog. Sam: Heh. You know I have a blog now ... site. Guy: Is it as good as Mitra's Blog? Sam: No. And then I realized ... greatest MIT blog ever. But, hey, "Frasier" won like five Emmies, right? I

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 3, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Class of 2009 note #2

  

  awaiting your Interactive Introduction to the Institute (i3) video introduction to MIT's dorms, you can watch the trailer here: 2005 i3 Trailer The i3 project features all 11 of MIT's dorms. The preliminary housing

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 8, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  RA Selection Day 6

  

  Today I got in early, giving me a chance to read my copy of the New York Times; also, Ben and I had a nice conversation about the Clay ... continue working on selecting the class. Today I worked with Marivel and

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 22, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  All About The Author A bit about me and my job as Director of this site.

  

  Hi folks, My name is Ben Jones and I work in the MIT admissions office. My job, among other things, is to manage this site. I write stuff, I edit stuff, I design stuff, I format stuff, I code stuff. I try to

  • by Ben Jones
  • August 6, 2004
• FAQ / Transfer

  Can I apply for transfer admission if I’m a first-year college student?

  Yes, because you finished high school and will complete two terms of college by the time you enter MIT in the fall, you are eligible to apply as a transfer…