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• Blog / MIT Life

  Back From Vacation A week of total relaxation didn't stop me from thinking about MIT constantly.

  

  , but not as awesome as MIT. Consider the evidence: Sigh. But a week ... it hasn't been almost a month since my last post, I've created some ... near future - it'll take me a few days to remember what it is that I

  • by Ben Jones
  • July 10, 2006
• Blog / Events

  4th of July Celebrations Boston, and the MIT campus, are great places to celebrate the 4th of July.

  

  arguably the best 4th of July festivities in the country, and MIT has a front row seat. Each year on July 4th, a concert by the Boston Pops is ... concert occurs at Boston's Hatch Shell, a concert venue on the Esplanade, a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 2, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  I’m not swollen anymore!

  

  week and a half recovering from wisdom teeth surgery. I just had my stitches out this afternoon -- *VERY GLAD* to be done! I'll be moving into a ... can see a bit of the East Campus interior. I'll also be starting some

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • June 21, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  ZigZag Episode 7 A new episode features Commencement highlights and an interview with the party button guys.

  

  Episode 7 of MIT's video podcast ZigZag is out now. Stories include Commencement and MIDAS (a.k.a. the party button). Check it out. Marsha Bolton ... working on a Masters in Fine Arts degree full time for the next year; Zig

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 18, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Finals! Finals are here!

  

  : A toughie, but I managed to answer most of the problems =) If you'd like to see what an MIT final exam is like, let me know, and I can post a ... 'll be studying for most of the time until Wednesday, I will take a break

  • by Bryan
  • May 20, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Yet Another MIT 2010? Alex Doonesbury needs to choose a college.

  

  college decision is up for a vote (aren't you glad all college decisions ... cartoons indicate Alex will take a gap year, either to "consult for a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 17, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Have Your Cake & Drop Date Too The Baker House Piano Drop, and the Spring Weekend Concert.

  

  , where a national musical act performs on campus. The headliners for this ... 's pretty exciting to have an awesome concert a minute from your dorm ... MIT students can "drop" a class. MIT is fairly flexible about things, as

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 28, 2006
• Blog / MISTI

  Springtime for Interns in Germany Watch out, Europe: I'm going on tour.

  

  , including a crabcake, which makes me wretch because it's crab, but everything ... what not. I, myself, had no firm deadlines, but I had a 6.002 lab that I ... shouldn't walk out on a Nobel laureate just to slap some inductors together

  • by Sam M. '07
  • April 27, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  I Tried to Ford the River Are you even old enough to remember this?

  

  So I just got this email: Don Rawitsch, one of the original inventors of the Oregon Trail computer game is coming to MIT and giving a talk ... I will be at a formal on the 33rd floor of a building in downtown

  • by Bryan
  • April 19, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Adventures in Italy, Part 2 Tales from Rome, Take Two

  

  hallmarks of our entire trip. Walking around the city trying to find a ... , EVERYTHING IS A NUMBER. So we arrived at our first restaurant after not too much looking around, and to my surprise, the place was great. A little

  • by Bryan
  • April 13, 2006
• Blog / Athletics

  Profiles in Courage My neighbor could kill you or save your life with her bare hands.

  

  turned in a problem set that was 47 pages long. CPW rocked it, yo. Special ... preventing the theft of my laptop, and to all of the lovely prefrosh I had a ... Kresge--although, really, you guys should be thanking us. As fine a piece

  • by Sam M. '07
  • April 12, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Mitra, it’s your birthday. Happy birthday, Mitra!

  

  was because she is really a vampire and does not show up on film, but ... Jeannie, where she has to make a robot Jeannie to walk down the aisle with ... . Happy birthday, Mitra! Don't eat too much cake; you have got a marathon to

  • by Sam M. '07
  • April 4, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Maybe later

  

  I was going to spend a couple of hours today formatting the many amazing pictures from last weekend and writing a super-awesome entry about ... is GORGEOUS outside, and I am a sucker for warm weather. Winter is nice

  • by Laura N. '09
  • March 11, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Financial Aid Tracking + Evie Pix Some quick updates.

  

  during a particularly stressful spoke of the admissions cycle. You guys rock - BIG thanks. Second, there have been a bunch of questions about ... : A new enhanced portlet will be launching in the next week to 10 days

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

  Fun With Photoshop Do you have mad Photoshop skills? Show us.

  

  Things are still pretty crazy around here, so until I get a chance to ... mascot. What you may not know is that Joanne is, like me, a die-hard Lost ... loves into a desktop for her computer: Your turn! Post your links in

  • by Ben Jones
  • February 27, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Ho-dee-hi, hi-dee-ho, ho ho. How many digits of pi do you know?

  

  devised a new cheer that we want to do with the crowd and cheerleaders. We ... they'll let us, do a "Marching Band on Ice" show (no skates). Well, if ... a poem. I was especially proud of us for the rhyme "three eight four

  • by Sam M. '07
  • February 10, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Mystery Hunt begins tomorrow A fun puzzle to solve.

  

  MIT's Lobby 7. To give you a flavor of the Hunt, I decided I'd post ... does, however, come with a title: "Cookie Monster." The answer, by the way, will be a six-letter word. Good luck, have fun, don't cheat, and

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 12, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Ack, finals!

  

  Sorry for my lack of posting lately. This is just a notice to say ... quite a lot, and I have three finals in the next two days. Blah. Oh, how I hate finals week. I'm glad it only happens twice a year. Also, my camera

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • December 19, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Some notes for applicants Thoughts for both EA & RA applicants.

  

  While reading applications, I've thought of a number of things of ... , but you must have registered for MyMIT. If you qualify for a fee waiver, please request one. Requesting a fee waiver does not negatively impact your

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 25, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Mystery Hunt 2006 announced

  

  exciting activities. In short, the Hunt is a weekend long competition at MIT ... ultimate goal of finding a coin hidden somewhere on campus. For a more in ... us. If your team wants to reserve a room (or more) through the official

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 16, 2005