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• Blog / Class Projects

  MIT Brings You Unwanted Attention You want to be popular? Really?

  

  There are definitely perks to attending MIT. For example, at MIT I ... downsides. I think this comic does a great job summarizing: ___ ___ You ... helped to create giant underground lakes in ancient Egypt . . . at least I

  • by Snively '11
  • May 17, 2010
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Engineers Assemble! It's not a double-post, it's a franchise

  

  Business Week. I think Viggo Mortensen should play him in the inevitable Jon

  • by Dave McOwen
  • May 16, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Celebrating the Moon Landing MIT celebrates today's 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 landing.

  

  that I guess is on a lot of people's minds: Q. So how do you pee in space? A. Up in space we use a vacuum. I always tell kids it's not something ... class of astronauts a few weeks ago, two of the nine were MIT people. I

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 20, 2009
• Blog / Events

  World AIDS Day 2008 Spread the word.

  

  and can't actually go to the screening, but I've found a link to the

  • by Snively '11
  • December 1, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Olympians How many MIT graduates have been in the Olympics? No, not the Science Olympiad...

  

  ! Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh! Shawn Johnson and Nastia Liukin!), I thought I'd take a look back at MIT athletes who have participated in the Olympics. Now I know that many of you may be thinking that MIT is more

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 19, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The MIT Spring Concert An annual tradition bringing famous bands to campus.

  

  highlights include the always-popular International Fair ("I-Fair"), the ... the band's most popular song (according to iTunes) and my favorite song ... ("Dream On") 1976: Don McLean ("American Pie") 1982: The Ramones ("I Wanna

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 23, 2008
• Blog / Events

  The Deep Breath Before the Plunge THIS IS . . . wait, this isn't Sparta. Wha-? Aw, shoot, I took a…

  

  turns into the game and I thought it would be appropriate to fill you guys in on what's been happening. I'm not really at liberty to explain what Burton-Conner's strategy is, but I'd welcome some discussion as to

  • by Snively '11
  • March 8, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Harvard-MIT Student Debate on Pakistan this Friday

  

  's assassination and the polarized dialogue to which it has given rise. I hope to

  • by The Humanitarian Blog
  • February 5, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Juniors: MIT and other summer programs Juniors may want to start thinking about summer programs including MITES, RSI, and WTP.

  

  Governor's schools Governor's schools directory I do not recommend these ... do these programs. As I've said in previous entries, a summer of working and spending time with friends & family is a great option, one I

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 16, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Early Action Decisions Coming soon to a web site near you!

  

  /time changes for any reason, I will announce it here, but I do not foresee that ... instructions there. What if I've forgotten my MyMIT password? You may use our ... password" link. What if I don't have a MyMIT account? If you applied using

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 10, 2007
• Blog / About Decisions

  Online Decisions To Be Released This Saturday Instructions on how to receive your decision online.

  

  Hi folks, I'm pleased to let you know that we're on schedule to ... received a "final" action in December - i.e. admitted or denied). What is the ... well in advance. What if I've forgotten my MyMIT username or password

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 12, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Classes – Spring 07 Ending MIT with a literary bang. Can you hear it?

  

  Here's what I'm taking this term: 21L.471: Major English Novels ... appeared in The New Yorker in 1978. You can read the 650-word story (which I ... both exciting and sad -- I am head-over-heels in love with all 3 of the

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • February 14, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Guessing game results MIT's student newspaper publishes the number of freshman applications.

  

  . Well done! In total, I counted 95 guesses between 10,000 and 20

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 6, 2007
• Blog / Events

  MITHenge Blinded by the light.

  

  occurrence. And voila! It was pretty cool, and I was only slightly blinded

  • by Melis A. '08
  • January 31, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  If You Wish To Receive Your Decision Online… ...please read this entry!

  

  reason, I will announce it here, but I do not foresee that happening at ... logging into your MyMIT account. What if I've forgotten my MyMIT password ... .mit.edu and click on the "lost password" link. What if I don't have a My

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 1, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Happy Thanksgiving! Holiday wishes and fun stuff.

  

  Happy Thanksgiving! My friend Jennifer (MIT '01) is an artist/baker extraordinaire. This week I got her annual Thanksgiving comic in my inbox: Dear friends, May your Thanksgiving holiday be a *smashing* success, filled with

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 23, 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

  • by Bryan
  • November 19, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  The best picture we took in Paris Slightly delayed for some slightly successful attempts at photo editing.

  

  ! Why did I wear yellow plaid shirt that day? Stupid, stupid! Does this

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 25, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  MVEMJSUNP A contest!

  

  mnemonic. I'll select a top five on Sunday, and then voting can occur through

  • by Bryan
  • August 17, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Summer restaurant recommendations Some of my favorite restaurants.

  

  A few weeks back, I ran into my friend Andre '08 on the T (that is ... MIT iGEM team, was on his way to eat with some friends at a new (for him ... wonderful, hole-in-the-wall Tunisian restaurant. Tell Chef Alia I said hello

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 15, 2006