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• Blog / MIT Life

  Friday A day in the life.

  

  on their way to 3.091, professor of which is reportedly "The Man". The ... phone, lose mind. Wait, no, there it is. 11:10 AM: Leave room for the ... give you an idea of how much pain this is, Next House makes shirts saying

  • by Jess K. '10
  • September 9, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Photo of the Day – Installment #1 Photo of the day #1

  

  's appropriate given the start of the term. Is this a good or a bad sign?

  • by Bryan
  • September 7, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  August Questions Omnibus 1 In this entry, I answer your recent questions left in the comments of previous entries.

  

  omnivores. For the record, I think the best place for veggie options is Steam Cafe." And Vicki added, "Veggie Planet in Harvard Square is a tiny hole ... than those in U.S., which is absolutely spot on. And, over and above this

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 8, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Bubbles and UROPs OK, so we're going to follow up on this white water rapids question, because I…

  

  , super biology queen Mollie says, "I'm sure at least some of the foam is ... bubbles." This is similar to Shannon's comment, which suggested that the ... how pronounced the foam is or how long it sticks around, but that can

  • by Laura N. '09
  • July 12, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Give the girl what she wants Ruth '07 wants pictures, she can have them.

  

  : Several people have wondered about taking AP and college credits to MIT. Is it a good idea, is it a bad idea, will I fall behind if I don't take the credit, will I feel out of my league if I do, etc. All this is

  • by Laura N. '09
  • June 14, 2006
• Blog / Uncategorized

  ZigZag Episode 5 MIT's podcast has a new episode.

  

  Episode 5 (The Empire Strikes Back?) of MIT's experimental podcast ZigZag is now available, including stories about the 2.007 robotics competition and HawkCam. Marsha Bolton hosts this episode. Check it out: You

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 20, 2006
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Boston Pops John Williams and a bottle of wine -- on a school night!

  

  anniversary to the Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO)! This is how lovely Symphony Hall looks when it is not so yucky outside. Here's the beautiful ... January? That tall man in the middle is none other than John Williams! He

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • May 15, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  It’s alive! I built a little car.

  

  . My car is sitting in front of me begging for some TLC. UPDATE Today

  • by Bryan
  • May 9, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Lip Sync & Toons Real singers and fake singers ...sort of like Jessica and Ashleey Simpson. (~17 pictures)

  

  ? "Army" by Ben Folds Five Great job, Jen '07! Jen is the president of the Association of Student Activities (ASA), and is majoring in Course 22: Nuclear Engineering. Jen is powerful. Do not mess with Jen. Last

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • May 6, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Whirlwind Weekend highlights of the weekend (UPDATED!)

  

  is a man beyond description. He has been known to compete in dance-offs. He is a man with fashion sense to rival your own. He gets his work done ... handle him or not. A worldly man, he has been everywhere and is from

  • by Bryan
  • April 23, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Ring delivery! Saturday night was Ring Delivery!

  

  Here is my delayed entry on Ring Delivery!!! (To learn about the ring ... Celestrium (which is a non-precious metal that's really durable.) The gold ring is used for more special occassions like interviews or weddings (just

  • by Melis A. '08
  • April 23, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  MIT Dorms: MacGregor House Because really, sometimes you just need your own space.

  

  As part x in a y-part series (which is to say that all the bloggers ... . Laundry is $0.75 per washer and $0.25 per dryer. You can pay for it with ... owns and maintains a small exercise room for residents. This is

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • April 20, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Undecideds It's crunch time for college decisions.

  

  With 10 days to go until the May 1st postmark deadline for your college decision, I figure now is as good a time as any to the students who are still undecided: How can we help you make your decision? What more

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 20, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Not admitted

  

  This year was the most competitive ever for MIT admissions. Admitting fewer than 13% of applicants means we had to turn away many, many incredible students. For those of you who fall into this category, this is an

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

  IAP 2006

  

  restored at my house -- I hope everyone who is still without power (and probably isn't reading this) is safe and getting by okay. We dropped my ... purpose of this is to help you "network" with alums and find jobs at their

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • January 3, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Peace Out, 2005 Saying goodbye to a great year!

  

  is the worst grade to get. It means you were "this close" to an A- but ... before coming to MIT is that I would be working all the time. Granted, I have a lot of work. College is a sum of multiple different experiences

  • by Bryan
  • December 31, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Selection notes A brief update from selection.

  

  announced on the blogs when we mail the decisions.Selection time is a very ... apologize! Until early action decisions are finalized, selection is job one ... , but it is likely to be fewer than last year's 383, and with application

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 8, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Selection begins Picking the Class of 2010.

  

  . As is my custom, I wore a tie today, out of respect for the applicants ... applicants is astonishing. Basically, selection works like this. We've spent a ... , defer, deny) is. Because we have a clear idea of qualities we are looking

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 2, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Unfold I met my blog muse while doing the laundry, and then came this entry.

  

  Tau Sigma is actually holding a contest for the next mechanical engineering t-shirt. The current slogan is "You Wish You Could be M.E.) Get the ... study break is over. Now to investigate the Hodgkin-Huxley Model. So the

  • by Bryan
  • November 10, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Many Ways To Define “The Best” A long response to a CC thread in which I offer my opinions on AP…

  

  . Obviously my response is directed to parents, but I thought it was important ... helpful. Numbers mean nothing to us because ~70% of our applicant pool is ... ?" Sometimes they didn't know the difference, which is a tragedy that deserves

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 5, 2005