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• Blog / MIT Life

  Ack, finals!

  

  Sorry for my lack of posting lately. This is just a notice to say ... quite a lot, and I have three finals in the next two days. Blah. Oh, how I hate finals week. I'm glad it only happens twice a year. Also, my camera

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • December 19, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Language classes over IAP

  

  a day, five days a week, but the benefit is that you get an intensive ... for the spring. I was given a slot in the French 1 class and am pretty

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • December 7, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Some notes for applicants Thoughts for both EA & RA applicants.

  

  While reading applications, I've thought of a number of things of ... , but you must have registered for MyMIT. If you qualify for a fee waiver, please request one. Requesting a fee waiver does not negatively impact your

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 25, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Mystery Hunt 2006 announced

  

  exciting activities. In short, the Hunt is a weekend long competition at MIT ... ultimate goal of finding a coin hidden somewhere on campus. For a more in ... us. If your team wants to reserve a room (or more) through the official

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 16, 2005
• 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 ... . Now I must admit by the end of the evening, I did have a slight crick in

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

  Happy November 1st! Halloween was yesterday. My costume was/is an embarassment. You should read about it!

  

  are all very welcome. I hope it helped you chill a little about the ... , since I don't actually have one. I do know a freshman or two who has ... , and I hope it treated everyone well! A couple of entries ago I told you

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 1, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Autumn in New England The trees explode with color.

  

  is a wonderful time of year; the air is crisp, the foliage is exploding with color. I'm not a great photographer, but I hope some of the below ... Hampshire and Central Massachusetts. This is also a good time

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 17, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Adventures in Math Conversations in the world of math.

  

  in the math community. A couple weeks ago, I had the opportunity to ... run the San Diego Math Circle, which I had a chance to visit. A Math Circle (like the ones in Berekeley and Boston) is a gathering of K-12

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 15, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Spreading Santorum around MIT Or rather, just spreading awareness of Santorum.

  

  vs. Spam as a stepping stone to the presidency. Still, I must say, I ... is a lovely picture, and I've been trying to find an appropriate photograph to paste a cutout of good old Rick's head onto. I've decided not to

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 6, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  We even learn stuff here! There's antimony, arsenic, aluminum, selenium,And hydrogen and oxygen and nitrogen and rhenium...

  

  - because it is an insanely awesome/amazing/fantastic place. But it is still a ... when, while working on the first problem set, I had a lightbulb moment on ... 's pretty cool. Anyway, this is just a basic, introductory level bio class

  • by Laura N. '09
  • September 21, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Fall Travel Day 1: Hartford Part 1 of my Fall Travelogue.

  

  Overall, a good first day on the road. Woke up early, packed for the ... 're the director of a math/science academy? I know the spelling's not a ... class (sorry). A great bunch of people - thanks for being so hospitable

  • by Ben Jones
  • September 19, 2005
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Let the Rush Begin On Greek Life at MIT.

  

  one at all either. I remember coming to MIT as a freshman and hearing ... finding a house that I felt really at home at, and ended up joining ZBT ... . A free meal or an outing to go paintballing is always also fun as well

  • by Bryan
  • September 8, 2005
• Blog / Life after MIT

  5 years out What some MIT alumni are doing five years after graduation.

  

  its graduates. But unlike many universities, MIT's alumni magazine is a ... : Technology Review. Actually, what you buy on newsstands is a slimmed ... . The highlight for many alums is the "Class Notes" section, a regular

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 31, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Belonging Who belongs at MIT?

  

  I'm a little exhausted from answering questions right now, so this is ... I went over to East Campus for a rush party (and because Random always ... into a discussion about the kind of person who's happy at MIT. It

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 29, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Hi from Cambridge

  

  coast for about a week seeing family and will be gone for the next week as ... . :-) Today, I had lunch with Daniel and Ben at Anna's Taqueria, a quick ... time to put together, and I haven't been in front of a computer much

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • July 29, 2005
• Blog / Community Projects

  It’s The Time To Disco

  

  video: [AVI (DIVX), 5MB] [Quicktime (MPEG4), 28MB] That's a lot of ... director Michel Gondry was here just prior to CPW, he made it a point to check out the Disco Dance Floor and hung out for a while on First East

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 26, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Today’s Mailing Day For me this is a huge thing. You guys are my first MIT class, which…

  

  , anyway) - we'll be mailing in less than 24 hours. Wow. For me this is a ... to break my heart in a lot of ways. Anyway... Tonight feels like xmas eve. I distracted myself with a transition shave. It's supposed to say

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 11, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  March Questions Omnibus 1

  

  ) and Math (Course XVIII), but ultimately I graduated with a degree in ... know that becuase u will have a vast eastern culture to discover, and the eastern culture is awesome to discover." Well, I'm picking up a bit of Hindi

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 5, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Very, Very Important News That title is written to tantalize your RSS readers.

  

  Hi folks, Today was the 8th day in a row of selection committee. Everyone is super tired, but we'll all get a bit of a break soon and we're all feeling good about the past week's work. I'll post something longer

  • by Ben Jones
  • February 24, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  RA Selection Day 3

  

  friends, including one who was in town because he's coaching a team for the ... finished off the gaming with the classic Settlers of Catan. All in all, a great break from the selection committee. Even though it's a "three day

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 19, 2005