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• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Windy city

  

  to Dulles International Airport (designed by Eero Saarinen, who also designed MIT's Kresge Auditorium and Chapel) and discovered that due to ... cancelled and I'd have to stay overnight in Virginia. Of course, all of the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 9, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  And now, for a brief interlude from our regularly scheduled finals whining. I should be studying E&M right now, but this is much more fun.

  

  promise to drop off the pants at Baker when I get a chance. Fast forward to ... . I’ll even bring some primer over to get things started. me: and while ... few weeks ago, I was heading over to my sorority house to study one

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • May 17, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Spectacle I was going to title this entry "Spectacle of Light," because I mention MIThenge. Then…

  

  . I don't want you guys to go getting the wrong impression about me ... . Unfortunately, the Engineers lost the game, but I did get to snap some cool ... a month that I get my act together and cook real food for myself, even

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 13, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The New Show In Town [by David Freilach, Guest Blogger/Assistant Director, LVAC] ARTalk guest blogger David Freilach checks out the…

  

  [by David Freilach, Guest Blogger/Assistant Director, LVAC] The entrance to the new Central Square Theater. (Photo by CST) I had the chance ... outside. It was tough to see how they would be finished by opening night

  • by ARTalk
  • August 14, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  ask me (an mit alum, maybe) anything! aka, am(amam)a

  

  answered, and I'll try to get to them quicker. Examples of questions you can ... something along the lines of "I think you're asking this to get a gauge of what score you need to score to get in. But remember, scores aren

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • August 12, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  Approaching Adulthood In which I spell out my semester to hopefully feel less overwhelmed

  

  better time to whip up a blog about the beginning of classes? The lighting was a bit sloppy, but I do need to get back in the habit of vlogging ... courses, but I've also committed to a bunch of cool side projects/UROPs that

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • February 10, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Math = Broken Whatchu know about math?

  

  ). Here's when you know it's time to go to bed. Roommate Jon: "Did you get ... Mathematica could do it." Jon: "I know, the same thing happened to me. I think I figured out how to do it though." Me: "How?" Jon: "Here, look what I did

  • by Snively '11
  • February 22, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

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

  

  upon being recognized that I forgot to get to your name. Sorry about that ... , too? Guy: Really? Sam: Yeah, you just have to go back to the admissions ... something and let me know. I can introduce you to Mitra.

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 3, 2005
• FAQ / Life and culture

  How hard are courses at MIT?

  how to use them. Professors aren’t as concerned about if an experiment ... uncommon for exams at MIT to be open book; we don't want to test rote ... to collaboration: problem sets (psets) are typically completed in
• Blog / Admissions

  So, you’re applying to college.

  

  ." If only I were to get in, I thought, I'd be set. My life would be made ... If you're applying early (to MIT or elsewhere), you're probably ... wanted to live here and study here. Who wouldn't want to be in the center

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • October 31, 2005
• Blog / Announcements

  MIT Early Action Decisions Now Available Online

  

  available in the application portal. To check your decision, login to the portal and visit your Application Status page. There, you will be able to see your decision by clicking View Update. There are no interim screens

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 18, 2021
• Blog / Hacks

  Cannon Hack The famous tale of the Caltech Cannon Hack.

  

  invites you to the official sendoff of the Caltech cannon. Our company has ... prepared to take back their cannon. Although we're sad to see it go, we were only contracted to move the cannon here for CPW, and we respect the speed

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 10, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Giving Back (Guest Entry) Guest Entry by Kenny '13

  

  across the country come just to get their pediatric care. All we need from ... life for a second. Whether you're a current senior and getting excited for CPW, a current undergrad and getting excited for CPW, or a

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • April 5, 2011
• Blog / MISTI

  Art & Science in Paris

  

  -science space in Paris. I helped to curate an upcoming art exhibition inspired by the possibilities for the future of accessible drinking water and centered on a sculpture by the architect Ciro Najle. This internship

  • by MISTI Program
  • October 19, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Saying Yes (or No) Decision time is upon the Class of 2014. How to choose?

  

  CPW is over. The May 3 reply date is quickly approaching. What to do ... sure about whether or not to attend MIT, please let us know your decision ... 're enrolling this fall (Yay! Welcome officially to the MIT Class of 2014!), that

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 21, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The land of the free and the home of the internet Back to life, back to the internet

  

  . See, I'm starting to get interview invites from some of the graduate ... rate, they need to get to me soon -- I just checked the Boston-LA flight ... finally back from Maine, where I managed to survive on only dialup AOL

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • January 9, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Random Hall REX! Residence Exploration events at Random Hall. Your orientation booklet is WRONG. :D

  

  of Pancakes, and you don't have to drive to get here. See how much ... Random Hall family is being abruptly replaced by strangers who still trip over the step to the front door—you! Hello, incoming freshmen! new

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • August 26, 2012
• Blog / Life after MIT

  The Remnants of Four Years What happens when you have to start packing

  

  getting serious and deciding what to keep.  It also means unearthing things ... have to pack up your life from the past four years.  No more of this, "I ... about.  Free t-shirts seem to be for everything at MIT; classes

  • by Becca H. '12
  • June 6, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Quick Update I am busy, this is short.

  

  breaks. Besides, I get to do awesome stuff no one else gets to do, like ... Well, I'm back from Atlantic City and have 3 million things to do in ... to 1.5 million things per day. Which is why this entry is short. Sanja

  • by Laura N. '09
  • August 16, 2006
• Blog / Events

  MacGyvering Bacon-tine’s Day decathlon brought to you by a paperback, a sledgehammer, and a scooter

  

  tendency to sit fascinated for hours by the refraction of light through pens ... granted by the structure of a shoestring's weave, internal discussions on particularly weird or ironic evolutionary imperatives, or by producing really

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • February 15, 2012