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• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Dating At MIT: Episode 1 So two of my favorite '09s have just started dating each other...

  

  (a) they're pretty much the same person so their banter is fun to watch ... revealed.) So the three of us had lunch today. Allow me to share an example of (a) from said lunch: She: You're a nerd. He: No I'm not. She: Yes

  • by Ben Jones
  • April 26, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Exciting potential UROP: the cancer genome

  

  Genome Project, which mapped the human genetic blueprint. It would seek to ... mutations that give rise to cancer or sustain it. Proponents say a databank of all such mutations, which would be freely available to researchers

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 28, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Application question: scholastic and non-scholastic distinctions? Answering FAQs about the awards section in the MIT application.

  

  way to fill this out. Do your best to place things where you think they ... " answers, rather one attempt at sorting. As long as you've done your best to ... . In an attempt to alleviate confusion, I sat down with my colleague Mc

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 8, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Library Battle: Harvard vs. MIT Harvard and MIT Libraries are given a theme topic and each an afternoon to compile…

  

  I prefer that extra mile. Plus, it's just so convienant to get around ... existed. These schools all get to offer their students privledges at MIT ... this particular book is only at Harvard. Once getting to Harvard and

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 10, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Class of 2016 Ring Delivery! MY RING IS SO PRETTY!

  

  , and afterwards a bunch of us went to Bova's Bakery to get Cannoli ... things. After ring delivery, a bunch of us went to Bova's to get ... Last night, MIT sophomores dressed in black-tie attire flocked to the

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • April 25, 2014
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Thanks, man I'm feeling human again.

  

  best to get a noncompliant five-year-old ready for school. Not easy, even ... break. I drew this picture of the railway station. I couldn't get it to go ... account of my entire summer, but I have to stop to thank the people around

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • August 27, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  Healthy reflections… I never know what to write here.

  

  of things I planned to accomplish this IAP. And now, I’m going to practice saying goodbye to Pass-No Record and start embracing real grades (ABC’s) for the 2nd semester. I'm going to grade my IAP. The following

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • January 31, 2010
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  amongst the stars a comic

  

  in NYC.  In an attempt to get back part of my soul after what ... , inspired me to draw the comic above. There are a lot of nebulous feelings I'm trying to define and process right now, but I don't feel like airing that

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • April 15, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  it’s thanksgiving or something and other things happening in my life

  

  to get out of my room other than just getting lunch and getting tested ... today, of all days, i feel it's appropriate to begin with a land ... indigenous people connected to this land. american colonialism and oppression

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • November 26, 2020
• Blog / Classes

  Notes on Cancer rate my handwriting

  

  can get to [annotation note="now that tumblr is effectively dead, are we ... .[/annotation] That's such a cool sentence to type out. In the past, I've had issues ... an exam. This semester, I'm going to experiment with rewriting my notes

  • by Abby H. '20
  • September 10, 2019
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Time Out I attempt to top Emo Walt Whitman, even though I'm only taking a brief reprieve…

  

  call two places home and I have many different people to call when I get ... cheater for 1) being a senior and having more emotional things to say and 2 ... coffee when I got home so I might have been able to post mine first, but

  • by Jess K. '10
  • May 27, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Live from Florida Hello from Tampa, Florida!

  

  say, but now I have to get ready for tonight's presentation in Tampa ... just this question, but I gave a short answer and deferred to my colleagues. I promised the student I would link to the latest ZigZag video

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 7, 2007
• Blog / Community Projects

  A Picture is Worth a Thousand Balloons Literally. One thousand. Like, a one with 3 zeros. One times ten to the third.…

  

  ’s nothing to say here, except that it turned out that the air compressor Zach bought at Target operated on a 12 volt car battery, so he had to get ... , decided to welcome her return with a nice poster:   And a few ballons

  • by Laura N. '09
  • December 2, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Accidents Happen My mom was right.

  

  more important in science: getting results or finding new questions to ... around us, but they only take root in minds well prepared to receive them ... discoveries. They linked to two great articles, one from Wired Magazine and the

  • by Bryan
  • June 19, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  11,231 Applications

  

  (this number will probably change slightly by the time we get to selection ... applications this year, both record highs. It is shaping up to be an extremely ... applicants I've already seen, I am disappointed to know that we won't be able

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 18, 2006
• Blog / Athletics

  IM sports totally rock

  

  glowing. Really, IM sports are the coolest thing ever! It's a great way to build community, to have fun, to stay in shape. I could not imagine MIT ... 'll have to take a picture of it and post it), and I'm so proud of my

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 17, 2004
• Blog / Admissions

  Selection Day 3

  

  Selection can be pretty mentally taxing, so luckily the days tend to be shorter (ending ~4pm) and we get breaks when we need them. During one of the breaks today, Stu, Amy, Mari and I headed over to the Student

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 6, 2004
• Blog / People & Identities

  Thank You for unity and kindness

  

  begin to rush over. I tell them not to worry about it, to get on with ... , I was unfazed. Not shocked at all. The first thought that came to my mind was again. It's happened again. And so I set my phone to the side

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • March 18, 2019
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Simply Brothers Finding brothers and brotherhood in MIT's fraternities.

  

  our tempers and egos to get the better of us. But one way or another, we ... to the contrary, I'm the only guy out of four children. That's right: I have three sisters. And while I love all of them dearly (am I allowed to

  • by Paul B. '11
  • February 5, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Far and Away I was going to get philosophical, but then I thought about Hugh Jackman.

  

  want to get you in, have some explosions, show Hugh Jackman half ... credits if you happen to see it. Which isn't a bad idea; you get what you ... think it was edited from a two-hour movie down to the point where it was

  • by Sam M. '07
  • May 29, 2006