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• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Finality Just one more week.

  

  occasional nap =P I creepily just used PhotoBooth to get a few photos of ... I'm the kind of person that likes to make lists - partially because I ... the classes I want to take at MIT, all the people I want to meet some

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • December 9, 2010
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  It’s here! The post you've all been waiting for, or at least until you saw Snively with…

  

  . Well, we finished the something awesome months ago, but we wanted to keep it under wraps until its official release. Today, I'm finally able to show it to you, since the Next Big Mailing has officially been shipped

  • by Jess K. '10
  • May 25, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  will.i.am: An entry by Prof. Patrick Henry Winston The Black Eyed Peas' frontman hangs out at MIT.

  

  referencing (will.i.am getting excited about AI): According to MIT CSAIL ... Professor Patrick Henry Winston ’65, SM ’67, PhD ’70 Will likes to see stuff at MIT whenever he is in town. This time I took him to see robots in

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 2, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Evolution of Physics Physics gets harder as you get older, go figure.

  

  Don't forget to vote for me in the 2008 Blogging Scholarship for $10,000! I don't like physics. A lot of people seem to think I do. I'd like to ... sorts of majors here at MIT to choose from that have nothing to do with

  • by Snively '11
  • November 14, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My Second First Week Quick update at the start of term.

  

  was helpful, because now I'm fine with getting up for morning classes :-) A couple of classes I'm paying special attention to: 21F.019: Communicating Across Cultures. The intro class to the Applied International

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • February 15, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Happy Holidays and Good Luck As regular action deadlines approach, try to relax a little

  

  . Already, I find myself missing Boston and MIT, and I'm looking forward to the spring classes and to my return in January, when I'll be taking a course over IAP. I also look forward to a fresh start, a new semester free

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • December 26, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Shaye Storm: Studying Extrasolar Planets Shaye Storm spent his summer working at the MIT Planetary Astronomy Laboratory where he studied…

  

  UROPers hung up their lab coats to head home, Shaye and two other undergrads would meet at the lab and if the sky was clear, they would drive up to MIT ... observations is to test if the Wallace Observatory has all the necessary

  • by Melis A. '08
  • November 20, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Carnival A glorious carnival is marred by the passing of a beloved goldfish. (24 pictures)

  

  with this: Tree trunks get so postered that we resort to taping flyers ... Last night, we went to a carnival that was sponsored by the ... '08, my suitemate from San Antonio, TX, returned to campus today, just

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • September 3, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Friday Afternoon Props Props to ten people/committees/inanimate objects that deserve props.

  

  revealing to me that you can get as much organic brown rice as you can fit on ... of over 100 freshman across nine floors, rarely needing to sink below third choice for any student. 2. Megan '08 for introducing me to the song

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 2, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  I’m A Famous Rockstar The title is misleading - I'm famous, and I'm a rockstar, but I'm not famous…

  

  to fill with people. It was AWESOME. A great way to start my mini ... you want to grab one. You guys had me laughing out loud with your ... thread helped me get over the end-of-vacation blues - many thanks. For the

  • by Ben Jones
  • July 29, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Multi-Day Weekend at MIT

  

  tomorrow. Tomorrow, I have to work in the morning, as I get to present to ... ; Questions Omnibus soon) while at the same time, beginng to work with -- gasp ... ) in Phoenix next month (more on that to come). This weekend is a four

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 15, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  And then Trogdor smote the Kerrek

  

  I almost forgot: for you regular action folks, the deadline to ... about this time for early action for things you might want to be doing right now, and also my post about interviewing. You may be interested to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 30, 2004
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Embracing Change How I came to be a cook in a professional kitchen this summer

  

  out of my way to do, see and experience things that I’ve never done ... cliché but it meant a lot to me, especially considering where I had come from, and how I used to be. I used to be afraid of change. Complacency

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • September 20, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  Open Thread: Deferred Early

  

  may have some questions, so we’ve assembled some answers to FAQs. Many ... you may feel happy to be deferred. Some of you may feel sad. Some of you may have complicated feelings that you don’t know how to name; that

  • by Decisions
  • December 17, 2024
• Blog / MIT Life

  Winter Break and New Year Resolutions In which I try to express how wonderful being home is

  

  figured it'd be a good time to get back into this regular vlogging routine ... IAP, TA-ing a class (blog post to come) and continuing one of my UROPs ... hopefully IAP means I have more time to actually execute some of the blog post

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • January 10, 2015
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Stealing from the Class of 2016 And you'll have to work to get it back

  

  lists. It's impossible to avoid getting added to many MANY mailing lists ... allow people to contact a large number of other people whom all have a ... mailing lists that only see use for a semester, others that get used for a

  • by Snively '11
  • September 27, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW Registration Browser Issues Firefox isn't playing nicely with MyMIT...

  

  , which is likely why some of you have been having problems. We'll get to ... registered please check your MyMIT account to make sure your registration ... is blank, you'll need to re-register using Safari or Internet Explorer

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 30, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  The Birth Of My Third Child The new admissions web site finally launches! Report any bugs here.

  

  admissions web site. I hope you like it! In October (when I get back from fall ... to keep the other blog threads on topic (how often have you been in the ... 2399 on the SAT I, do I need to retake it?!?" :-) More on the Q

  • by Ben Jones
  • September 14, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  I’m a driver, I’m a winner Things are gonna change, I can feel it.

  

  whole brevity thing." This is sure to be one of the prouder moments of my ... and organizing data to send to Andy in Switzerland so he can keep getting his funding for grad school. Woohoo!

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 26, 2005
• FAQ / Academics and research

  Can I test out of some classes by taking Advanced Standing Exams?

  begins. If you do well you get to keep your grade on the ASE as your ... Advanced Standing Examinations are one way to earn credit for MIT ... 've already mastered introductory coursework at MIT, then you can take an ASE to