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• Blog / MIT Life

  I’m just curious as to why you keep invoking William Faulkner. "MIT is so charmingly nerdy" entries #12 and 35.

  

  doing quiz bowl in high school, even though I'm not on the MIT College ... of graffiti on a chalkboard as I was walking through building 56. Get

  • by Sam M. '07
  • December 1, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Unfold I met my blog muse while doing the laundry, and then came this entry.

  

  pun? Good; there will be a quiz on this later. Okay, so I think my ... I'm well on my way to the goal.

  • by Bryan
  • November 10, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Return of QBert Whack-a-mole, a piano player, and a whole lot of fun. All in 24 hours or…

  

  describing to you the journey would be a faux-pas on my part, so here it begins ... hang out and relax. I originally planned on driving back that night, but

  • by Bryan
  • November 6, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Leaves, Strawberries, Doors Pictures of campus, faculty dinner, another door. (7 pictures)

  

  Peak fall foliage has finally hit MIT. Some trees on campus started to turn as early a September, but only recently has most of the campus ... ... more on that soon!

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 5, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  MIT’s Newest Nobel Laureate Can you autograph my problem set?

  

  autograph my problem set. Now to see if they want a guest spot on my blog. More on: Professor Schrock and his research Other MIT Nobel Laureates

  • by Bryan
  • October 5, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  You’re 18, But You Aren’t Invincible Impressions of my first month at MIT -- both sobering and exciting.

  

  and an A on the assignment -- heck, I could. But if you try to do that ... explore. Certainly, what is defined by "fun" depends on who you are, but I ... work because "you're on pass/no record!" They secretly wish they could

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • October 1, 2005
• Blog / Events

  ZBT Soiree A part with many desserts and friends... fortunately, I left before the karaoke part. (9…

  

  . After dinner, I hopped on the Boston West SafeRide and went to Zeta Beta ... activities is playing on MIT's Women's Water Polo team (Christi, I think

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • September 29, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Katrina I can't stop thinking about it.

  

  Oh my god. I can't stop thinking about all of the people who have been affected by this - this tragedy has been on my mind every waking ... from the affected areas: you've probably seen the message elsewhere on My

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

  Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics If you want to come to MIT, you'd better learn a thing or two about…

  

  the gamble. If the same respondents are given the two problems on ... start in statistical thinking now. First, a few facts on which to chew: 1 ... 's pointless to try and stick a number on your chances at MIT. I guess the moral

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • September 1, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Meet the Admissions Officers: Stu Schmill ‘86 Name: Stu Schmill; Job title: Associate Director of Admissions and Director of the Educational Council;…

  

  many things, have many talents, and are focused on what is really ... Diane Sawyer on ABC's World News Tonight.

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 25, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The End of SURFing at NIST Using a tiny tractor beam to manipulate nanowires

  

  ! My research was on Using Optical Tweezers to Create Nanowire Based ... picture? Those are zinc oxide nanowires growing on the edge of a silicon

  • by Melis A. '08
  • August 13, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Dora the Explorer My long-lost twin has suspiciously wrinkly forearms.

  

  .) --------------- Thanks for all of the comments on my previous entry about PE classes ... 's sister and I got matching flamingoes/flamingos painted on our faces. We

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • August 9, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Reek Week Updated 8/3 to include pictures of Gilroy garlic ice cream.

  

  each year, and that it is the largest food festival in the country. On ... marketing on Apple's part.

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • July 29, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Central Meetings Today, we'll mail out the first of four batches of letters announcing the MIT meetings…

  

  draw closer, the blogs and MyMIT will have more details on these events. For now, keep an eye on your mailbox, and hopefully we'll be in your

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 19, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  New York Times, New York Times

  

  on a test that had not yet been shown to be a good indicator of a ... the validity of the test. More on this over the coming year... At this

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 16, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Two important reminders

  

  First, from the College Board: The last two registration deadlines for this school year's final SAT administration on Saturday, June 4, are ... -related reasons by calling our office on Monday. Most other schools will also allow

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 29, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  And So It Ends, And So It Begins May 1 marks the end of this admissions cycle and the beginning of the next.

  

  It's almost May. For those of us who are not on the waitlist ... physically. I threw a party on the Saturday following CPW, which most of my ... on, but become even better - because he owes it to the mentor to do so

  • by Ben Jones
  • April 29, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  FAQ

  

  , we will make a decision on the case; when the midyear grades later come ... that we need to make a decision on your case. I get the sense that some

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 17, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Anna’s Taqueria

  

  It's raining in Boston today, but MIT students are smiling anyway, because today is the grand opening of Anna's Taqueria on campus! Anna ... that it's cheap, definitely on a student budget. Here's Lorelle paying

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 10, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Trp

  

  Thanksgiving was a beautiful day here on the East Coast -- I watched ... . Let me try to catch up on a few questions (while I'm still backed up ... 't compare two applicants to each other. We evaluate each applicant on their

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 29, 2004