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• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Just My Luck The somewhat eventful story of my first EMT shift ever.

  

  spent at least an hour going through a massive checklist of everything in ... -pens, gauze pads, blankets, AEDs, nasal cannulas, and traction splints. Colorful ... arrests but that none of us knew how to revive a dead ambulance. So we

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • January 12, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  Aftermath Literally.

  

  This week has been a battle for all of us – I just finished my Multivariable final this morning; let us waddle in the Aftermath for a little bit ... Internet related to a particular college decision as results were released

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • December 17, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  In which I am no longer new here ...well, it's true.

  

  . ...all right, that statement's also a lie. There are some things about that ... becoming a senior didn't clue you into that.) My old bio is also a testament to my former desire to earn a degree in Chemistry (HAHAHAHAHA) and

  • by Keri G. '10
  • August 11, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Introducing the Class of 2013: Twins Chandler ‘13 and Taylor ‘13 The fifth in a series of articles about the incoming MIT class.

  

  Continuing our series Introducing the Class of 2013, today we have a pair of stories about a terrific pair of young women... Chandler '13 and ... COLLIER COUNTY: A set of twin girls in Collier County have a lot more in

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 7, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Epilogue An open letter about blogging, growing up, and the end of my first year at…

  

  -wrenching facts of the blogging profession. (Pardon me, did I just call it a ... running lemonade stands. I'll get a real job someday.) Moments of pain are mercifully scarce in a job that regularly involves glorifying the trivialities

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • May 21, 2009
• Blog / About Decisions

  More Information on the Waitlist Further details for waitlisted applicants.

  

  aiming for a class of about 1,075 students this year. Based on our ... uncertainties, we also keep a waitlist of students. Is the waitlist ranked? No ... -- approximately 2.9% of applicants -- a spot on the waitlist. Not all of those

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 17, 2009
• Blog / Challenges

  I’m still here (and MIT’s still hard) The little comment that wasn't. (This isn't edited. It sounds awkward at times. Deal.)

  

  I started writing a brief response to some of the comments on Chris ... .) In response to all of these comments, I'd like to deliver a poorly ... Mr. Antunez, a new teacher who had grown up in Spain and Argentina and

  • by Keri G. '10
  • January 12, 2009
• Blog / About Decisions

  Otra Vez, Como Siempre Some J-Pop to cheer you up. =p

  

  (included at the bottom), I'm going to post a Japanese song this year. This is the theme from Dragon Zakura, a famous Japanese drama from 2005. The drama is about a radical teacher that sets out to train a group of

  • by Chris S. '11
  • December 12, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  We Treat You Nicely VOTE VOTE VOTE!

  

  you live, a visit to MIT can be expensive and a little time consuming ... . Normally visits only last for about a day so you will have to cram as much ... , right? Cramming a ton of stuff into a really short time period? I have

  • by Snively '11
  • November 13, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Tale of the Midnight Tool! Simulcast in 1337 for our viewers at home!

  

  figured 18.01 would be a walk in the park, I took one look at the p-set and ... betting against it really.....kind of a lose lose...) so I sat down and started the pset at 9:30p.m. What follows, friends is what is known as a

  • by Chris M. '12
  • September 17, 2008
• Blog / MISTI

  MIT-France: To The Observatory of Paris and Beyond The MISTI experience of Anjali T. '09.

  

  , Cassini created a map of the moon that was the best available until ... Observatory built. The Observatory of Paris was a great place to work, not only ... summer working with a really dedicated mentor and a great team of other top

  • by MISTI Program
  • September 17, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Answers To Recent Questions! Fun for parents @ CPW, enrolling questions, etc...

  

  activities for the parents other than a reception and some financial aid ... to Housing and Dining. This will be a great overview of the variety of ... interfacing with Current MIT Parents. Always a huge success every year. 8:30pm

  • by Ben Jones
  • April 4, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Oh, sweet freedom? One girl's tale of how to (try and) fend for herself in college. Tire swing…

  

  . (Actually, I’d still get a full(ish) night of sleep every night even if I did ... getting really old. Or they could have said "becoming an adult" – as a ... months has had me missing the security of home a bit, though. (Let’s ignore

  • by Keri G. '10
  • October 23, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Lit Analytics How humanities classes can be analytically rigorous, courtesy of a Shakespeare scholar

  

  place in 2005), a parent asked me if/how MIT humanities classes were ... September 13, 2006 The works of William Shakespeare have a timeless quality, but it would be a mistake to imagine these "classics" have retained

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • September 17, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  And I realize I’m going home Cards for sorrow, cards for pain, cards for my last blog entry from Germany.

  

  formula for the surface area of a sphere (4 pi r squared) was not exact, and ... , they would get a lot of money. No, really. This man had been teaching ... a vegetarian for a month for no particular reason? Here's a picture

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 31, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  International conference followup A post especially for international students: casting a wide net to find a good college…

  

  applications. As always, it was quite fascinating; I learned a lot, met some good people, and came away with a few new ideas. One of the most interesting ... 's good to apply to a variety of schools at varying levels of selectivity to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 17, 2006
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Yes, I am still alive My fourth of July in America's hometown

  

  family, and we had a lovely time. I made snickerdoodle cookies and ... .) After the giant food extravaganza (and after a somewhat violent game of ... fireworks. Usually we sit up on a hill in the middle of an 18th

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 6, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  All About the MCATs All about the MCATs and what you need to take to prepare for it!

  

  Hello all! I've been a horrible blogger, please forgive, but I have amassed a boatload of excuses so feel free to complain and I'll send you one ... challenging, it was just a matter of learning the tricks and being consistent

  • by Melis A. '08
  • June 25, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Happy Holidays, and some advice

  

  general. A lot of you talk about getting into MIT as though it is your goal ... made, right? And it's a perfectly understandable attitude. Many of you have been brought up to think that getting into a good school is one of

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • December 23, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  NACAC Conference Wrap-up from the national admissions conference.

  

  once a year they gather for a conference. This year's conference was in ... of the University of Miami. At right, Donna Shalala addresses a ... , Executive Director of the Education Conservancy. Lloyd Thacker leads a panel

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 26, 2005