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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Final Examination Nation 9 hours to prove that I learned something this semester.

  

  Survive" At first I was afraid; I was petrified, Thinking I could never

  • by Bryan
  • December 19, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  For Deferred Students Some advice and answers.

  

  over for me? At MIT, a deferral isn't just a "polite rejection." Your ... . You are at no advantage or disadvantage versus the regular action ... happy at many other schools, including Caltech (January 1 deadline

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 17, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  On being a lab rat I flail around trying to explain what I do at work every day.

  

  colorful Paint pictures, though. So at the end of the two-hybrid (which ... I'll be working at the lab 40 hours a week. I got my UROP at the ... Lander's lab for several years now. Almost all professors take UROPs at

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • December 17, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Sometimes a whale is just a whale Humanities classes make me roll my eyes sometimes.

  

  humanistic academia. At a certain level of analysis, we're a little like oil ... weather and went out to Chili's for dinner, then shopped a little at The Pru ... when I was little. (And everybody gets giddy at MIT -- freshman year, all

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • December 13, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Check Is In The Mail As you know from Matt/Ben's blogs, the decisions are in the mail, or as they…

  

  of 1300 GMT the decisions were at Boston's South Station (the main post

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • December 10, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  From The Midst Of Selection A recount of EA selection committee.

  

  , consider the numbers, look at the short answers, ECA's, etc. Debate the case ... 're almost there. At the end of the day we count. I can't give you details (so ... be part of something truly magical. This is sortof like that. At the

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 5, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Asking for Directions Two weeks of pondering, photography, and prose.

  

  at it as a job... so out went Course 6 and in went Course 1. I really ... hours when you consider the hours in advance you have to spend at the ... the entire duration of the trip, and at the very end I'm left in the

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • November 19, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  The Reading Commences The applications are in, and now we're reading them.

  

  progresses, but I did want to take a quick break to at least give you all an

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

  Admissions Blogs A quick note on admissions blogging.

  

  (without logging in!) at my.mit.edu. I know this has been long requested by

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 6, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Ben’s Third Semi-Annual Q&A More answers to your questions.

  

  department at MIT interests you and why?'" First, I should note that it has no ... MIT" then at that point you'll want to rush them ... here. Anyone with a 720 has the potential to do just as well at MIT as

  • by Ben Jones
  • November 2, 2005
• Blog / Events

  PumpkiNerd Carving My dorm had a pumpkin carving contest, and categories were funniest, scariest, geekiest, most original,…

  

  in? Here's Veena '06, who lives in Baker House. Look at the

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • October 26, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A lot about course 9

  

  appropriate person. Course 9 students are also required to take at least one ... ", and "cognitive science", and you must pick from at least two lists. (For ... workload. (Course 9 is also a popular double-major for that reason.) At any

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • October 17, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Riddle Me This The return of the puzzles.

  

  The return of the puzzles. Try your hand at this one. An entry about the three day week that should have been ten days long is forthcoming. This puzzle is courtesy of my friend Evelyn, '07, Course 6. Prima Donna

  • by Bryan
  • October 14, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Faster than a speeding locomotive. E=MC^2 serving up the most delicious physics problems since 1905.

  

  available at http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/einstein/. This page includes more

  • by Bryan
  • October 11, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Dear Mom, Vol. 1 If I told you my life was a circus, would you believe me?

  

  would write back in the days of old at WJ Bryan. To: [email protected] From

  • by Bryan
  • October 6, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Varied states of the basement A roundabout trek to an underground level of Building 7 leads me into areas very…

  

  ... and arrive at one of my favorites -- I mean, just look at the pattern on ... , except it was late at night, and the sign was clearly no longer applicable ... ! But let's look at his friends down the corridor... Yes, folks, that

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • September 20, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Ancient Chinese secret, eh? MIT researchers discover an uncommon cure for the common cold.

  

  a friend from high school, who happens to be a pre-med (DING!) at

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 18, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  First Post A little about myself.

  and Associate Director of Admissions at MIT. I’m so glad you’re joining ... the privilege to be an admissions officer for nearly ten years at three ... by being a tour guide at my alma mater. I loved college and all of the

  • by mitblogs
  • September 14, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Dorm Rush and Hall Rush

  

  , Nick '09, Zak '09, and Ross '09. I took some pictures at the East Campus ... Early Warning", which I think is a great name for a party. At the East ... , like those rides you see at amusement parks that cost an extra $30 or so

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • September 2, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  REX continued The rain killed my hawaiian outfit.

  

  So REX or Residence Exploration began on Sunday afternoon with a kickoff that started in Kresge. The real fun started at about 5 pm on Sunday afternoon with the annual East vs. West water war. The past two

  • by Bryan
  • August 31, 2005