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• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Comfort Matters A unique application process

  

  generally well-liked. I mean, it's a lecture hall, it's hard to love a lecture ... , I was quickly excited to hear that they were replacing the chairs! No ... comfortable chairs. I went into 10-250 yesterday to check on the remodeling

  • by Snively '11
  • January 10, 2008
• Blog / Events

  A sample of life in the past week A summary of a million events in 7 days!

  

  I can’t imagine what it must be like to face such a tragedy, I think I ... the Hokies. Looking back, Campus Preview Weekend was awesome and I was so happy to meet so many of you. I hope you all make the right decision

  • by Melis A. '08
  • April 21, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Orgo Birthday Happy birthday, Ting Ting!

  

  I know, I know, it's been like eight years since I wrote anything. I promise I haven't fallen off the earth! Coming off of pass/no record, though ... semester I applied for and joined ESG (Experimental Study Group), a freshman

  • by Jess K. '10
  • March 14, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Turkey vs. Spam sells out The most valuable blog entry of all time.

  

  DID YOU KNOW? This weekend is a tax holiday in Massachusetts. I sure ... advertising school in the United States. Because of that, I'm thinking of ... few days I've been busy designing a new television commercial for

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 10, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Your Profile On The Web: Can It Hurt You? Responses to questions on Facebook and other internet profiles and how they can affect college…

  

  responding to her questions, I realized that my answers may be useful to others ... happen? I have heard of other schools using information found online to ... discipline of current students. I don't know enough to say outright that

  • by Ben Jones
  • July 11, 2006
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Freedom costs a buck-oh-five Question: What are two broke twenty-somethings to do on a pristine summer day in Boston?Answer:…

  

  Despite the fact that I've lived in the Boston area for the past four years, I've actually never walked the Freedom Trail, the red brick path ... which Boston is famous. My parents have done it two or three times while I

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 8, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  The MySpace Survey Mid-summer frivolity, part two.

  

  013. Do you get along with your parents? yes 014. Your heritage? i am a ... this year? teach nance how to publish his blog entries so that i don ... messenger? lol 018. Your best physical feature? i have no idea 019. Your

  • by Ben Jones
  • July 8, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Nance Nance Revolution! (+ My CPW Recap) New art and new memories.

  

  As Sam Cooke once said, "It's been a long time coming but I know a ... perfect fit for MIT and I can't wait to see you as a freshman this fall ... brisk for you! CPW RECAP I would like to give a shout out to all of the

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • April 25, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW-related whatsits Just some things you might want to know before you arrive tomorrow!

  

  had to volunteer to host, so the bloggers aren't automatic hosts. (I ... decision. I would really encourage all of you to ask lots of questions this ... responses. I would also encourage you to explore all the dormitories and as

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • April 5, 2006
• Blog / Hacks

  Giving Laura an assist

  

  comments, so I thought I'd help her out. Dionysian said: "Why are you guys ... the hacks when they get put up anyway). I know this because I talked ... . So is anyone ever going to update the online IHTFP hack gallery? I get

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • December 24, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Questionable Views Questions and views, and questions about views. The views are not necessarily questionable, although you…

  

  from top.roommate?i have few questions- 1.how many students(UG) share a ... do most of the sharing. (I don't know much about how it works after ... people hate them. I suppose that really depends on who you end up sharing

  • by Laura N. '09
  • September 18, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Double diplomas The only thing better than one MIT degree is TWO MIT degrees!

  

  Did you know that you can't double-major at MIT? Okay, I'm just ... two subjects (stats are here, but I happen to know they're not complete, because I should be listed as a year 3 student with a second major in VII

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • September 12, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Please, Mr. Postman A fair and balanced look at the inbox of a typical MIT student.

  

  -mail I was receiving came from Mitra. The remaining 5 were actually all ... "blogging" folder, which I haven't had time to set up yet becuase I don't understand quite how IMAP works on Eudora 6.2. No

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 21, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  G(e)e^ks

  

  becoming an MIT student???" I'd be happy to answer your questions (or direct you to someone who can)! That's part of why I'm here! He also asked: "Neil Gaiman wrote the novel you quote???" I'm quite impressed. The title

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • July 15, 2005
• Blog / How to Food

  [Guest Post] On Food and Cooking at MIT, La Vita Nuova a selection of dishes, part 3

  

  Ciao. It is I, Jacky of the French Dormitory. My culinary journey, as faithfully published here on the blogs by CJ, started freshman fall, when I ... sophomore year, during which I reproduced and modified recipes from my

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • June 7, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Two Pulsar Discoveries How to discover a pulsar.

  

  called Terzan 5. I'm particularly attached to Terzan 5, because it's home to the pulsars that I do my research on. Finding a pulsar is not easy ... , we use a technique called "folding." I think it's pretty ingenious, so

  • by Anna H. '14
  • July 30, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  Introducing: La Maison Française (French House) No, you don't have to speak French to live here.

  

  Saturday) in teams of four. It's a good deal: five evenings a week, I have a four-course home-made dinner made for me, and one evening, I learn to ... table" What's that? You're dying to meet the people I live with

  • by Anna H. '14
  • March 29, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Questions? Answers. A valiant attempt at creating an entry that fits as many categories as reasonably possible.

  

  Thanks to the miracles of modern transportation, I'm wringing out ... rancher. This distresses me. I own no cattle.) Tucked away in the American ... prototypes (a.k.a. parents). I was in attendance to take pictures of food- I

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • January 1, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  An interview with AoPS "What Kinds of Students Does MIT Look For?" but ASMR

  

  A few weeks ago I did an interview with the Raising Problem Solvers ... read on our "What we look for" page, or that my response to "how can I ... and trying to put together a freshman class? Chris Peterson: I think we

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 7, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Let’s talk about interviews The ultimate guide

  

  In light of interviews quickly approaching, I thought I’d do a post ... about it (I will talk more about this later); it’s one way for us to get ... . However, if you are offered an interview, I would recommend you take it. Not

  • by Melissa Cao '20
  • October 24, 2022