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• Blog / MIT Life

  Whatever, this week rocks MIT students gripe a lot about homework. It's not all they do though, thank god.

  

  . @ AXO Lip Sync this year: (I dunno, this was like a week and a half ago) I

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • May 7, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW: The Story So Far An update from the frontlines.

  

  even better from here. Really, words fail me. I almost feel like a pre ... Brooklyn named Abi (if you're reading this, hi Abi!). After a quick stop at ... it matters. Abi then ran off to the Whitehead Institute to take a tour

  • by Paul B. '11
  • April 10, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  Reflections Some thoughts on the admissions process, both to those who were admitted and those who…

  

  I know that it's been a long year, and now that you've had a week to ... high school every day and had a job all through my high school years. Of ... completely foreign to me. I have never assisted at a calving, had my artwork

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • March 28, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Firehose Warning: insomniac blogger on the loose.

  

  , I know that's a lot of chemistry and math talk right there. Yes, that ... , I imagine this will be a welcome change. Others...may be a little more ... I've been here nearly a semester and a half now, and I feel that

  • by Paul B. '11
  • March 19, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  Online Decisions To Be Released This Saturday Only a few more days of waiting...

  

  Hi folks, Jess sent me an email a few days ago making fun of me for ... will be mailed via postal mail a few days later, most likely on Monday ... for those who applied in Early Action and received a "final" action in

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 9, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Math = Broken Whatchu know about math?

  

  This OFFICIAL MIT blog is probably not designed for late-night delirious whims of posting. Oh well. So, it's late (3:00 AM) and I just finished most of a Diff Eq. PSET (I started at 10:45 PM, it's been a long day

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

  Harvard-MIT Student Debate on Pakistan this Friday

  

  Harvard and MIT have organized a panel discussion on Pakistan's current state and future prospects: Date: Friday, 2/8 Time: 6:00pm to 7:30pm Location: 4-270 There'll be four panelists, all of whom have a strong

  • by The Humanitarian Blog
  • February 5, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Visit YouTube to Participate in the World Economic Forum! Have world leaders watch and respond to your video at this year's World Economic Forum!

  

  ://www.youtube.com/thedavosquestion and post a video response of no more than three minutes to the following ... individuals must do to make the world a better place in 2008?" World leaders

  • by The Humanitarian Blog
  • January 2, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Soothing Words About Deadlines From Joanne Cummings She's both the director of the freshman admissions process *and* Evie's mom, so you know…

  

  This is the time of year in which people start worrying a great deal ... admissions office for a million years, currently serving as the director of the ... right off, don't panic! A decision on your application will not be made if

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 29, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Order of Operations In what order should your application be submitted?

  

  Recently, I've been getting a lot of questions like, "Can I do my ... for anything you might mail in (like a fee waiver request or ... quite a common problem. We do ask you to write in your standardized test

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 18, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  First Day of School Fall term classes began today at MIT.

  

  felt a sense of accomplishment like never before, and I knew I was ready ... human genome, teaches Biology; a the beloved Don Sadoway teaching Chemistry. Take a look at this picture that MIT's student newspaper, The Tech

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 5, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Intermission Summer job: just kickin' it. And working at Pixar, too.

  

  Sometimes taking a little time to recharge is really all you need. I've been spending hours in used bookstores and swimming and taking deep ... you guys, though - watch for a pretty important entry coming up about

  • by Jess K. '10
  • June 7, 2007
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  50 (First) Dates You and your significant other -- where to meet on campus, where to go out,…

  

  , seduce, and hopefully-not-but-maybe-because-people-sometimes-grow-apart-and-that's-just-a ... with a reversed brass rat and ironed shirt Killian Court Lecture Series ... with MIT ID? Music practice rooms -- serenade your special someone in a

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • May 29, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  If the roots are imaginary, then the dots will be blue… Diff EQ what now?

  

  As it's been nearly a month since I posted (yeah. I've been hosed. I ... old joke, which I will not tell you." "If I give you a colossal drug ... license plates..." "So on the A axis we'll plot tr(A). Stability occurs

  • by Keri G. '10
  • May 21, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Retreat, RETREAT!! A weekend vacation.

  

  goodness for GPS and my 4 co-pilots. So amidst a weekend of planning for the semester ahead, we took a break to look at the stars (which you

  • by Bryan
  • February 8, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Motivation Finals are FUN!

  

  /Sr P/D/F. So even if I get a C, it will appear as a bright and shiny P

  • by Bryan
  • December 19, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Things to Do While Waiting for Decisions Like elevator music, except without the awkwardness of standing next to a stranger whose priorities…

  

  A couple weeks ago someone asked what I did to pass the time while I ... admissions site right now reading about MIT students' lives. But there are a ... . (Direct quote from a friend last year - "I had a dream that I got into

  • by Jess K. '10
  • December 2, 2006
• Blog / Hacks

  Get Your Wii On. A Dome Hack!!!

  

  back to one of my favorite video games from when I was a kid, Zelda! The ... Triforce was created by three Goddesses to serve as a symbol of their sacred

  • by Bryan
  • November 19, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  It happens to Helen Life is just a series of awkward moments sometimes.

  

  inorganic chemistry and think you have a remarkable gift for conveying the subtleties of group theory in a rigorous yet accessible manner." But, well, I ... that's taking things a little far. I've heard from people who have done

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 16, 2006
• Blog / Hacks

  As though we weren’t hosed enough…

  

  ...we've been graced with a fire truck on the Great Dome! In case you can't tell, that inscription says "MIT Fire Department". The CPs ... good officers staring at the Great Dome from their bikes: As a measure

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • September 11, 2006