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• Blog / Personal Travel

  We Wear Matching Hats Very nearly one year ago, I wore the hat you're all wearing this week.

  

  forward to what is still to do. -- Goethe So I spent the Thanksgiving ... living groups around campus and they're doing their own thing. The only reason I see the ones I do so often is because they live in my building

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • December 6, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Random notes A mystery solved, an updated blog list, and a handful of questions answers.

  

  undergrad age?" We do consider older applicants. We will still require a ... students with families do get special provisions. Lorelei wrote, "i am a ... highschool in 3 years. and i am sure that i've read somewhere=> do we have to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 29, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Ah, those inspirational Germans! The Magdeburg Bridge in Germany is an engineering marvel and an inspiration to all Beavers!

  

  Sometimes, when things just don't go your way, it's easy to get depressed and start asking yourself "Why am I here? What am I doing with my life?" I was a bit down in the dumps when I got this email from my mom

  • by Melis A. '08
  • November 18, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  4 Jack Bauer, eat your heart out.

  

  .302: Transport Processes homework. I have a busload to do this weekend and I ... ANTS. What is even edible in a DVD box? Do I even want to know? Mike just ... and I realized that I do not know. I'm so open in dispensing others

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

  Women’s Week 2005 Learn about both the mission and events associated with this year's week-long promotion.

  

  , November 8 Mannersmith Etiquette Training 7-9pm, Ashdown Hulsizer Room Do you ever feel slightly uncomfortable at formal dinners? Do you feel the ... frightened walking down dorm row or Vassar? What should you do if you

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • November 9, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Ben’s Third Semi-Annual Q&A More answers to your questions.

  

  SAT I. A 720 in Math is NOT MIT material. If I do get 750-800 in Math ... here. Anyone with a 720 has the potential to do just as well at MIT as ... January. What should I do and how should I proceed? Please, help me!" No

  • by Ben Jones
  • November 2, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  MyMIT Problems – EA Deadline Now 11/4 EA deadline extended to 11/4 - details inside.

  

  - load bouncing issues and whatnot, coupled with 4000 of you doing your

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 30, 2005
• Blog / Athletics

  Dirty Little Secret? Free concerts rock my socks.

  

  were doing roundhouse kicks within 3 feet of me, but aside from that it

  • by Bryan
  • October 24, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Ruth says update your blog! FIRST is cool. So are rebuses.

  

  The field hockey team is doing awesome this year, (The Tech even ... his suite: Ruth says update your blog!" And when Ruth tells you to do ... excited when you do psets with them. Monday night I visited Adelaide and

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 19, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Dear Mom, Vol. 1 If I told you my life was a circus, would you believe me?

  

  So my mom and I are pretty tight. I do call her every day courtesy of free family minutes. Today, I tried calling my mom, but there was no answer, so I resorted to sending her an email. I decided that I would

  • by Bryan
  • October 6, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Choosing between a career and motherhood A reflection on the ideas expressed in the 9/20/05 NY Times article, "Many Women at…

  

  affected by having my mom around more when I was so young? Probably. Do I ... science or engineering. Do you plan to put aside your career once you have children? If not (or if you are a male), do you expect your spouse to take

  • by Melis A. '08
  • September 21, 2005
• Blog / MISTI

  Getting MISTI-fied There's a loud boom coming from Lobby 10.

  

  long lines of students. MIT students do not pass up free food. So

  • by Bryan
  • September 20, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Advising Folders! Lots of fun discoveries about advising and such. Also, how I managed to confuse MIT…

  

  .716" is way too much for me. How do you even say that out loud? Isn't it ... one box, so you can imagine that I have quite a lot of work to do over ... will be doing so from MIT campus. Then I'll actually have things to write

  • by Laura N. '09
  • August 18, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Typhoon, Wedding Highlights from my trip to Asia.

  

  do any work on my trip (though I do hope to do a work-related visit to ... would do -- guard the Philosopher's Stone? Be a network authentication

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 14, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  optical illusions don't try this at home kids. use the crosswalk whenever possible.

  

  is huge, and it's pretty much impossible to do everything in one day ... shoulder, and who do I see? Just the skunk of course. Now, I have had bad ... to bail ship, so what do I do, I run. Where...you might ask? Right

  • by Bryan
  • August 4, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Meet the Admissions Officers: Bryan Nance Name: Bryan Nance; Job title: Director of Minority Recruitment; Hometown: Queens, NY

  

  essay telling us what you want to do after college (E.g. I want to be a ... studying at MIT. 2. Yes, we really do look at more that your standardized ... more that the SAT, I suggest that you do the same. 3. Don't let the cost

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 27, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  You don’t know what a robot is? I dig Roger Ebert. Roger Ebert digs MIT. Thus, I dig MIT.

  

  through the film: I do not like the tripods. I do not like the way they look ... and a left, a front and a back. This has to do with the fact that animals tend to travel in a certain direction, facing forward when doing so

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 18, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Meet the Admissions Officers: Alia Burton ‘05 Name: Alia Burton; Job title: Admissions Counselor; Hometown: Philadelphia, PA

  

  class and do research in any department; "nerdiness" and quirkiness aren

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 28, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Visit to eBay

  

  their buildings, like the cool people do, eBay names their buildings after

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • June 8, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  You Guys Are Used To Getting No Sleep, But I Am Old To those of you who have siblings: what's the one piece of sibling-related parenting advice…

  

  Just when my 2-year-old finally starts sleeping through the night, we decide to go and do it all over again. What were we thinking?!? :-) I'll be out for most of June on paternity leave, but will still try to blog

  • by Ben Jones
  • June 1, 2005