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• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Looking Backwards Sherman, set the WABAC machine to....

  

  you are getting excited! CPW is overwhelmingly awesome), but take a look: This is what it used to take to get in to MIT-definitely a lot less work ... stuff is as neat as I do, and want more,you are in luck! As part of the

  • by Alina G. '11
  • March 27, 2011
• Blog / Events

  Hot Crosswalk Buns free food and football cleats

  

  at MIT, which is a big part of the culture here. But I've been ... applications that this is my first free food in...well, long enough that I was sad. But no more. For today I have free food. And there is much

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 4, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Pulse 2011 [by Nathan Kipniss '14] A lot of talent under one roof!

  

  learned in person. Videos are one thing, but attending a live performance is ... , but I think that the metaphor is true. There were also performances of original spoken word. What impresses me about it is how a person can get into

  • by ARTalk
  • March 3, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Freebie I love freebies!

  

  just appeared the other day and mine is, as far as I know, in its final ... schedule means that school (and the accompanying work) is about to begin ... Wednesdays are pretty awesome. My Friday is pretty the opposite of awesome. Oh

  • by Snively '11
  • August 21, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  WTHBBQ! Chinese Buffet! Spring 2008 courses, with a really bad analogy, haha. (super long post o___o)

  

  feel like taking the Physics GIR is like being at a buffet with all ... to say that this is the bane of my existence this semester. I know this ... physics so much is because I never had a teacher that really presented

  • by Chris S. '11
  • May 11, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Odds & Ends 522 EA admits, Snively, molecular jewelry, and Evan Broder's holiday card - more random than…

  

  second-semester senior really is pretty awesome; I still remember those ... students who accept their offer of admission) is predicted to decrease ... Action is simply a reflection of this. Snively I mentioned in this entry

  • by Ben Jones
  • January 4, 2008
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  The Spirit of Competition [by MIDN Brendan McCord, '08] Every year, the Army, Navy, and Air Force duke it…

  

  Tri-Service Field Meet dodgeball competition is 1-0...Navy." Every year ... favorite, dodgeball. The event is run entirely by Midshipmen and Cadets and ... of people who will have to hang together, and there is a great sense of

  • by ROTC
  • October 31, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  McCormick: Girls Wanted Minh '10 shares her love of McCormick Hall.

  

  entries, but the short version of the story is that I’m currently a freshman ... ’s Residential Life / Housing Options) McCormick hall is split into two towers: East and West, and also has an Annex. East Tower, where I live, is

  • by Melis A. '08
  • June 24, 2007
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Virginia Tech’s Commencement

  

  word shows up constantly in our language. But perhaps closure is the ... really have is to "get used to it". Perhaps this is why time is a major ... complex issues around dealing with a huge tragedy. Linenthal is Professor of

  • by Laurie Everett
  • May 31, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Rethinking the Paris Metro I'm taking an awesome grad class that includes spring break in Paris. (Yeah, they're paying.)

  

  One of my five classes this term is sponsored by RATP, the ... the operation of the trains -- and new space is opening up where those ... booth now that people buy from machines? Who is taking the metro, what

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • February 25, 2007
• Blog / Events

  IAP & Mystery Hunt preview Four Mystery Hunt puzzles for you to try.

  

  Today is the beginning of IAP! IAP, or the Independent Activities Period, is a special four-week mini-term full of interesting, fun and ... activities is the annual Mystery Hunt. In short, Mystery Hunt is a weekend long

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 8, 2007
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  No scissors allowed: OrigaMIT You never know what cool stuff is going on around the Institute.

  

  week and is open to people of all levels. Jason Ku, the president of the club, is a sophomore majoring in Mechanical Engineering and Music, and the publicity chair (my former TA), Brian Chan, is a graduate student in

  • by Melis A. '08
  • October 12, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  The Number Game A few words of advice before applying to college.

  

  baseball cards in my kindergarten days. I guess the whole point is MIT looks ... it. Hindsight is 20/20. I think more than 1000 students get a 1600 on ... graduate school applications. I was worried and was like "OMG my GPA is NOT

  • by Bryan
  • August 2, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  World Cup Final in Boston An MIT- and Boston-centric look at the Italian victory.

  

  . Italy is also home to 50+ MIT undergraduate and graduate students ... have to look forward to is a down market. According to this article, the French stock market is likely to underperform today: ..based on research at

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 10, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Hooked on a Feeling High on believing everyone's in love with me.

  

  , after paying, which actually is way easier in Germany, I went downstairs ... favorite is Rome, and that one time he went to Rome and saw the Pope walking ... word in German for "the Pope" is "Papst" and I kept thinking he was

  • by Sam M. '07
  • June 6, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  A point to clarify

  

  In response to my last entry, Drew asked: "So, how important is it ... answered: "Drew, it is important for you to know which dorm do you want to ... (to the extent that you can figure it out) now, because Omar is correct

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • June 4, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  It’s All About The Process Take a moment, then get back in the game.

  

  this class. For many there is a perception that the only way to increase diversity is to 'relax the standards'. I can't speak for other Colleges/Universities, but that is not the case at MIT. Everyone had to withstand close

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • March 17, 2006
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  The Greek Way What I did for a Klondike Bar, caesar salad, chicken florentine, mushroom ravioli, chocolate torte,…

  

  -hazing agreement, which also made me a little bit uncomfortable. MIT is actually ... hours and 15 minutes to elect 16 positions. Why? Because it is important ... engineering majors (do you know what an engineer is, really?), and a career fair

  • by Sam M. '07
  • February 18, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Ben’s Fifth Semi-Annual Q&A Answers to blog comments from the last month.

  

  Kuwait, is there any possibility of receiving the Admissions decision either by courier mail or online? This is because the problem comes not ... here in Kuwait. It is vital for me to receive my admissions decision

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 19, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Replying to questions and comments

  

  , how collaborative is MIT? Do most people do psets w/ others[?]" That's a good question! The answer is that, for 6.004, you have to write your ... in this together" feel - this is one of the least cutthroat places I

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • November 27, 2005