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• Blog / Academics & Research

  You’ve got questions, I’ve got answers I know an atomic particle's speed, AND position!!

  

  Wow. You guys asked some hard questions! And a lot of them. No ... , and soak up all the trivial goodness that is: Q&A Are MIT students very stylish or are jeans and a sweatshirt a common outfit? There is a

  • by Chris M. '12
  • November 30, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  My First Visit I... got lost on the tour, actually...

  

  . A brave few will not even be able to visit until they set foot on campus as a freshman. While reading these blogs is a great alternative, it ... Institute of Technology. The context of my trip: New York City is a few hours

  • by Cristen C. '10
  • October 10, 2008
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Alpha Phi Omega Leadership, FRIENDSHIP, Service

  

  to much around me, when suddenly someone said, "Hey, Kim! Want a roll?" And there was Xavier '11, with a bag of Bertucci's rolls. (Bertucci's is a common source of pizza and rolls at MIT.) And that made my day

  • by Kim D. '09
  • September 24, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Dorm Companion #1: Art MIT loans out 400 pieces of famous art each year from its collections to its…

  

  Want a Warhol in your dorm room? This is exhibition week of the ... Each piece in the collection is framed and signed by a leading ... choices into a lottery. Over 4 years, 80% of students should "win" at least

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 9, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Blogger selection 2008 results We have completed the selection of this year's bloggers!

  

  of the entry] You may recall that last month we put out a call for new bloggers. The response was overwhelming: we received 48 applications. With a 12.5% "blogger admit rate," it was almost as hard to be selected as a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 26, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Scientist Questions of science, science and progress.

  

  the morning. If you haven't been to college yet, that might seem like a ... to my first class at 10:00, that's a pretty big switch. Just pointing ... the first one there! I suppose there's a lesson in here somewhere: no

  • by Paul B. '11
  • June 2, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Big News The next chapter in the life of Ben Jones.

  

  I've been putting off writing this entry for a week, because I simply ... the long, introspective part for a later entry, once I've had a chance to really process all of this. In a nutshell: after four incredible

  • by Ben Jones
  • May 15, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  Things to do while waiting for decisions on Saturday Clicking the "refresh" button repeatedly between now and Saturday afternoon is NOT an option.

  

  come out in a couple of days (I love the word "tenterhooks." It's amazing.). These are just a few small ideas - I know you can think of others tailored ... BEING DILIGENT STUDENTS FROM NOW UNTIL GRADUATION) -If you have a ton of

  • by Keri G. '10
  • March 13, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  Telethon Live Blog Where we call you --

  

  YOU'RE A PREFROSH AND WE'RE SUPER EXCITED TO TALK TO YOU AND I WANT TO ... guys, but the phones are kind of all busy right now so I have to wait a little bit. I've decided to do a liveblog and chronicle this experience

  • by Snively '11
  • January 17, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Snow(y) Day The kind of day when tea or cocoa helps in reading applications.

  

  Right now, I'm sitting at home at my dining room table, with a big ... go for a hot cup of cocoa, but I realize we don't have any in the house ... , I'm reminded of the Cocoa tradition of the Fourth East (a.k.a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 3, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Memories My first two months at MIT, all wrapped up into one post.

  

  Last Wednesday, somewhere between a biology test and a chemistry ... remember all the times my professors stayed a few minutes after class to clarify a point or answer a question I had. I remember turning in my first

  • by Paul B. '11
  • October 28, 2007
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Dig me, but don’t bury me This entry is brought to you by McDonalds and Google. I mean, literally.

  

  into a never-ending search for free wireless access. Today that came in the form of a McDonald's in Marseille, France. Seriously. As Samuel L. Jackson prophesied so long ago, their main hamburger is indeed called a

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 12, 2007
• Blog / Challenges

  The best way to kill zombies… is by shooting them in the head....they can't eat you if you make them dead.…

  

  . Several times lately I've found myself saying, "So a couple of weeks ago ... length of the dorm with a bag of dirty clothes because I completely walked ... ;*#!$ with your head. Anyway, I don't really have time for a whole entry, but

  • by Laura N. '09
  • May 15, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  …More CPW The last of my photos from the weekend.

  

  Before we get into it, I need to address a question I've heard a few ... . You get a sense of what it is we do at MIT, how we play, see the opportunities that await you. I need you to think a little more about the "no

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 18, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Idol A selection committee fantasy.

  

  In a few minutes I'll head over to the committee room to begin Day 7 ... what happens as you become a seasoned admissions officer, or maybe you guys are just awesome and inspiring. Probably a combo of the two. In any

  • by Ben Jones
  • February 22, 2007
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Show your creativity: the Year of the Pig While we continue reading applications full time, another mini-contest.

  

  A little more than a year ago, we here on the blogs were celebrating ... a mini-contest, initiated by Ben: As you know if you follow Matt ... . What you may not know is that Joanne is, like me, a die-hard Lost fan

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 13, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  An IAP in Texas, chapter two Week two of school away from school as I learn about and work on transportation…

  

  're doing. So far, I've been gaining a wide overview of how BNSF runs their ... -functioning conference rooms used regularly for business purposes! There's a network of ... laser printer from the late '70s in a glass display case in the cafeteria

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • January 10, 2007
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Reliving the good ol’ days Tombs, Smurfs, and Halloween

  

  ' days of my childhood all in ways related to MIT. Exhibit A: TOMB ... Barracudas anyone? So I got to go to Tomb last Friday for a friend's birthday, and I honestly had not had that much fun in a very long time. 5

  • by Bryan
  • November 3, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Pluto replies ThinkGeek.com rocks my effing socks.

  

  group called "When I was your age, Pluto was a planet," which I found ... to be doing a 2.003 pset, and it really isn't a lot of fun. Adelaide ... needs to be. For example, one problem describes the motion of a curveball

  • by Laura N. '09
  • September 17, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Hartford meeting wrap-up Giving a better answer to a question I was asked in my Hartford meeting.

  

  during the Q & A section that had me flummoxed. A young man in the front ... exciting activities. In the spirit of "better late than never," here is a ... opportunity to do real research through UROP, MIT also has a number of exciting

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 9, 2006