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• Blog / Hacks

  Final-ly! now that finals are over, a few academic highlights ... and perhaps a few surprise…

  

  impromptu event you didn't have to register for. The dark matter lecture I found myself immersed in today definitely wasn't in my schedule, but I ... never hope to possess. This is an elaborate introduction to what I really

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • January 12, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Numbers Sigh.

  

  , extracurriculars, office hours - so much going on that while I've started writing at least six blog entries in the past month or so, I haven't had a chance to ... me. He says 'hi.' lol...) But today, I wanted to make some time and

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • October 5, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Not About the Name First impressions

  

  About a week and a half ago, I arrived at Logan airport to start this ... level of anxiousness climbing, I stepped into a taxi with a fellow ‘15er ... , MIT!” soon after I was accepted, and classic are the "surprising" tales

  • by Ana V. '15
  • September 3, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  World’s Best Rib Recipe as advertised

  

  At CPW 2011, I had, hands down, the best ribs I've ever had in my life. Saturday. I'm helping Mikey prepare for the closing show. We ... . Earlier that day I'd seen Snively while on a tour of Burton Connor. We were

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 27, 2011
• Blog / Challenges

  Odds and Ends It's what's left

  

  Some friends and I were chatting the other day, marveling at how ... Thanksgiving.) Maybe that's why I've been feeling run so ragged lately. And if not, well that's what I'm going to blame it on. At any rate, the past

  • by Chris M. '12
  • November 3, 2010
• Blog / Events

  Science, Technology, and Elephants. In which I take the best field trip ever.

  

  our campus for a week every fall!” This all being said, I should ... excited, in fact, that I came home after class last Friday to this lovely mural on my whiteboard. I have a confession to make: I’ve never

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • October 13, 2010
• Blog / Hacks

  MIT is “Hacked” Ultimatum

  

  slight rivalry between Harvard and MIT. Whenever I'm talking to prospectives or tourists, I explain that the rivalry is kind of a one way rivalry ... to be traders on Wall Street. I think the class of 2012 t-shirts say it

  • by Snively '11
  • April 1, 2009
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  What’s new and exciting? You get to pick a blog topic! Yes, you! Definitely not me!

  

  This afternoon, as I was walking past the Center for Ultracold Atoms on my way to biology recitation, I was stabbed by a deep, instinctive urge to blog about my shoes. Understand, reader, that I had journeyed by

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • October 16, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  It’s All Going To Be Okay I won The Game!

  

  Have you ever heard of The Game? I've referenced it several times in ... soon as I saw this comic (which was posted just forty minutes ago - I ... whom is about as obsessed with xkcd as I am, so he showed it to me on his

  • by Paul B. '11
  • March 3, 2008
• Blog / Personal Travel

  My Home Warning: Graphics Intensive.

  

  taking the time to enjoy your last semester in high school. I don't know about you, but I remembered the first half of my senior year flew by in no ... Center. Before I knew it, my last semester in high school had begun. Take

  • by Chris S. '11
  • January 4, 2008
• 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 still am - I just got out of my 8.02 final, and I have 5.12 tomorrow.), I decided that upon my return, I'd treat you to my collection of 18.03 quotes

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

  MIT Idol A selection committee fantasy.

  

  In a few minutes I'll head over to the committee room to begin Day 7 of selection. Things are going well; for some reason I'm enjoying committee this year even more than I have in past years. Maybe that's just

  • by Ben Jones
  • February 22, 2007
• Blog / IAP

  More IAP updates

  

  The Maslab 2007 competition (the culmination of the class for which I've been TAing this IAP) is tomorrow evening, and I am excited. The teams ... interesting incident yesterday evening (I wasn't there) when one team

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • February 1, 2007
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Senior Week: Jonathan Lii A look at a senior from the Class of 2006.

  

  . Going to him for one on one help really pulled me through 18.310. I feel like I learned a lot from him. We have talked about various things like ... event a reality. UROPs: I worked with Nate Quitoriano (my TA for 3

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 5, 2006
• Blog / Events

  “It’s just so effortless!” Apples and ziti and pies, oh my!

  

  Sam already told you about AppleBake, but I figured I could throw in ... for me while we sampled some AppleBake treats: I'm ashamed to say that I did not really participate in the AppleBake festivities, but well...I

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 28, 2005
• Blog / Athletics

  Go White Sox! I'm absolutely giddy that the White Sox are in the World Series and I had…

  I grew up in Elgin, IL and I'm a huge White Sox fan (sorry Astro fans ... surprisingly, then, my brother and I became White Sox fans too. Of course, I'm absolutely giddy that the White Sox are in the World Series and I had the

  • by mitblogs
  • October 26, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Fall Travel Coming to a theater near you! (Or auditorium... or gym... or lecture hall...)

  

  This is my last week in the office before I hit the road to come see some of you guys. I have mixed feelings about recruitment travel - I like the recruitment, not the travel. I'm looking forward to the school

  • by Ben Jones
  • September 12, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Testing requirements FAQ We've been getting a lot of questions about our testing requirements; here are the answers.

  

  official statement about what we require: SAT I [] or the ACT [with Writing ... testing requirements FAQ. I hope it is helpful! Q. Do you prefer the SAT or ... . I am an international student or a student whose primary language isn

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 22, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Cool Classes

  

  . Even if none of these things were true, I would recommend that everyone at MIT take this class. The textbook is fascinating; it's something I ... interesting. And Prof. Wolfe is...wow. I miss his lectures. I wish all

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • July 20, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  MIT References

  

  Okay, I'll admit that it's been a slow week for me, so I'm going to ... year. Not too shabby, eh? Anyway, I bring up Freakonomics in the first ... dating websites. When I read it in Freakonomics, I freaked out. And then I

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • June 25, 2005