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• Blog / MIT Life

  Got Questions? I have answers.

  

  . Specifically: finding a UROP for the summer (I'll be working in the Lang Lab ... during CPW writing a live-action roleplaying game for the Assassins ... robots in 6.01 and writing about riboswitches in 20.111 ...and probably a

  • by Paul B. '11
  • April 23, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  HS Juniors/Sophomores: Upcoming MIT Events MIT will have events with Yale and Brown Universities in Southern California and the Mid-Atlantic…

  

  : brownmityale.org These meetings will be a great opportunity for high school ... . Each school will talk a little about what makes it unique, and will also ... session, including Q&A, will run about 90 minutes. You can RSVP at

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 18, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Snow Day? No Way! I'm totally counting down the days until the spring equinox.

  

  As you may have seen from Shannon's blog, everyone at MIT woke up to a rather snowy view outside. Here's what my fraternity looked like: Fortunately for me, my first class on Mondays is at noon. So the roads looked

  • by Paul B. '11
  • March 2, 2009
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  MITblogs: The Next Generation Look ma, a hack!

  

  Courtesy of the prospective Class of 2013, I am amused and happy to present eight applicants' humble homage to the MIT admissions website: mymit.info And, of course, where would be without a little help from

  • by Paul B. '11
  • February 11, 2009
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Not Admitted Open thread for denied students.

  

  Admitting such a small percentage of the applicant pool means that we unfortunately have to turn away many, many incredible students. For those of you who fall into this category, this is an open forum for you to talk.

  • by Decisions
  • December 15, 2008
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Choose my Halloween Costume!

  

  some help coming up with a good idea. Here's what I've got so far: - Velma (from Scooby Doo) - a non-sucky female Disney character (meaning ... waiting for Prince Charming's white horse to get in gear) - a witch (even

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 25, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Fall Formal My Saturday evening.

  

  cancer, and otherwise having no fun at all. I know this is a common ... same thing. Fortunately for all of us, MIT has a remarkably strong ... Fall Formal, which is pretty much exactly what it sounds like: a chance

  • by Paul B. '11
  • September 24, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  All-You-Can-Eat Summer I hit food coma at the first paragraph.

  

  . In a nutshell, summer is a diced onion, once carefully layered and ... that the outer layer is mingling amongst the inner core. Summer is a ... razors with soap in them already. I'm living in a fraternity in Boston

  • by Jess K. '10
  • July 10, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Meetings with Brown & Yale in Texas and Arizona Learn about three great schools at once in the American Southwest.

  

  Beginning a week from Saturday, MIT will be going on the road with ... can be found here: brownmityale.org These meetings will be a great ... will talk a little about what makes it unique, and will also describe

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 1, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  DONE (sorta) If I'm done, why am I still stressed?

  

  This entry is going to be a completely random collection of things because right now I'm a little too tired to do a coherent entry. The end of ... kitchen, I decided that I hadn't roller bladed in a while and I missed it

  • by Snively '11
  • May 9, 2008
• Blog / How to Food

  Gluten-free at MIT Oh hey, that rhymes!

  

  of this post - a few weeks ago, MITblogs got a question from Claire: "I ... consider living in a dorm with kitchens instead of a dining hall. (Burton ... does have a dining hall (Baker, Simmons, McCormick, and Next, for those

  • by Keri G. '10
  • April 2, 2008
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Devoid of Content Well, mostly.

  

  This post is almost entirely devoid of content except to point out a particularly funny exchange in the comments of a recent post. It's a constant ... , funny? YesIThink). Have a great week playing Brawl (I know I will be) and

  • by Snively '11
  • March 9, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  6.270 What's a 6.270?

  

  ? Anybody at all? 6.270 is a LEGO robot programming class that takes place during IAP. Not Mindstorms, but just tons and tons of LEGOs, sensors, and a ... given all of our supplies and an objective. We then had a month to build

  • by Snively '11
  • January 31, 2008
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Not Admitted A forum for students who were not admitted.

  

  Admitting such a small percentage of the applicant pool means that we unfortunately have to turn away many, many incredible students. For those of you who fall into this category, this is an open forum for you to talk.

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 15, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Orgo Halloween Every day in organic chemistry is a holiday.

  

  , November 1st is just a day like every other day. Have fun tonight!

  • by Jess K. '10
  • October 31, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I’m Shipping Up to Boston and I lost my leg! Whoah oh oh..

  

  all the feeling there decided to concurrently take a few hours off to ... , I'm sure glad they're fixing all my teeth and not actually creating a ... also cannot feel.) This year, as opposed to last year when I was a

  • by Jess K. '10
  • August 31, 2007
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Trans-Consciousness Messaging Protocol! Of course I can't resist. Who do you think I am?!

  

  For those of you who haven't seen today's xkcd comic, I'm putting it here, because it seems all too fitting for the state of our comment pages. ...what, you don't think it applies? (I do have a huge post coming up. This

  • by Keri G. '10
  • May 28, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Finals finals finals finalsfinals.

  

  finals finals finals finals finals finals finals finnnaaaaaaaaaalllls. finals finals finals finals finals finals finals finalsfinalsfinals finals-flanels finals? finalls phinals finnals. f i n a l s

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • May 23, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Quick hello from Albuquerque I'm in New Mexico for ISEF.

  

  A quick shout out from Albuquerque, New Mexico, where I am attending ... talked of making a "left turn at Albuquerque") (No sign of the High School ... check out the projects, and finally a reception (now with fabulous prizes

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 17, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Final Countdown Duh nuh nuh, nuh... duh nuh nuhnuhnuh..

  

  There's one week left of my freshman year - how much can you fit in a seven days? A seven-page paper, six nights of studying, five hours to ... you have a problem) and have one page left to write on the linguistics

  • by Jess K. '10
  • May 16, 2007