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• Blog / Academics & Research

  ‘Twas the night before the 8.01 final and all through the Haus, everyone was studying like nothing else. Including me. Just not…

  

  No. Really. Finals week starts tomorrow, and my 8.01 final is in ten hours, but I've been studying quite a bit this weekend. Stalling=blog post ... - it is for a class) had been moved to the East Campus courtyard

  • by Keri G. '10
  • December 17, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Writing Workshop I just wrote an entire post and my browser crashed. dfsdfksdfojfoajwefoiajdwf.

  

  which he could steal the part, he replaced the faulty bit. The server is ... to his craft. This is how you write a fabulous college essay. "What ... , I'm sneaky alright). The point that I'm trying to make instead is that

  • by Jess K. '10
  • November 12, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  I’m Kind of a Big Deal Leaves and famous people alike think so.

  

  I'm beginning to think the foliage is out to get me. I was hit by ... 's formal. Brian speculates: All my buddies tell me MIT is for a bunch of nerds who have no life. Is that true? Can you have a stronger interest in

  • by Jess K. '10
  • October 22, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  5E Rush Photos

  

  image is several stories tall.) He also chose to reveal himself in the ... of our favorite pasttimes is the simple act of sitting around in Black

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • October 1, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Retreat! Retreat! 24 wonderful hours of sister-time in the MIT mansion!

  

  . Sororities at MIT are quite large, with about 80-100 members, so it is ... discussions. This upcoming week, October 2 – October 8, is Domestic Violence

  • by Melis A. '08
  • October 1, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I need a fix ‘cause I’m goin’ down Or, how I learned to stop worrying and love a 40%.

  

  is that HASS-D tests don't really count. So really, the only test class I've got this term is 6.003: Signals and Systems. And, to be honest, I ... quintessential MIT story to tell freshmen during orientation is "Oh yeah, I cruised

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 27, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Stud/Fac Dinners Genius idea to get free dinner with MIT geniuses

  

  The 2006 Class Council is responsible for planning and executing many things: Career Fair Senior Gift Senior Ball ... -------------------------------- Clearly, class council is busy. The best thing our class council has thought

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • September 17, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Sign of Things to Come If Paul Revere went to MIT, he'd say, "The psets are coming. The psets are…

  

  I guess summer is coming to a close. My schedule was posted on WebSIS. :-( [In all honesty, I'm actually really looking forward to this semester ... for a while.] The double :-( :-( is my Friday. 2 - 4 pm

  • by Bryan
  • August 22, 2006
• Blog / How to MIT

  Schedules and expectations The do's and dont's of freshman scheduling, and what to brace yourself for.

  

  are, because first semester freshman year is a ball. My awesome pre ... the obvious fact that MIT is a tough place- the reputation exists for a reason. First semester is on pass/no record (P/NR) in order to give

  • by Melis A. '08
  • August 13, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT ‘10: Anthony Rindone A local first generation college student.

  

  seniors. "The fact is our high school memories are going to be very ... fall. He will major in mathematics. "He is a quietly brilliant kid who

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 1, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Rosalind Franklin and Kent State Two more short book reviews and some news of my summer not (directly) relating to…

  

  I warn you: this is a depressing entry. Last week I finally finished ... seen. The biography is comprehensive, but of course the most interesting ... collaborated with Rosalind legitimately... The Double Helix is famous for

  • by Laura N. '09
  • July 16, 2006
• Blog / Events

  A Morning With Sir Tim Berners-Lee This morning I attended a lecture in Stata, given by Sir Tim Berners-Lee, the guy…

  

  This morning I attended a lecture in Stata, given by Sir Tim Berners-Lee, the guy who invented the world wide web. (That sentence alone is pretty ... site to learn more about him. My favortite page is the one on which he

  • by Ben Jones
  • June 1, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  A speech, of sorts

  

  Marissa '06. Anyway, the point of this entry is that as of Monday night I ... column is about reflecting on the past and present and looking at the ... . Hence the title of this post. Here is my speech

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • May 19, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Almost Famous You probably think this entry is about me.

  

  ******@mit.edu Subject: Wunderbar! Hi Sam, I saw your photo on the paper today. It is great ... ran, and a tour of Random Hall, where I don't live, and an entry that is

  • by Sam M. '07
  • April 21, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Fondue: fun and done A break from admissions at the Fondue party.

  

  usually said "A-Kai-Oh") sorority's annual Fondue party. AXO Fondue is ... is, of course, chocolate. Lots of it. Including a yummy chocolate

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 5, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Q&A Round Two Answers to some questions

  

  course where they sit in and evaluate the class to make sure that it is ... ... how difficult is it to pick stuff up? As far as picking up programming

  • by Bryan
  • February 13, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Summerteeth Are you afraid of the dark reaction?

  

  and I called her Lynnie, and sometimes I joked that Lynnie is number one! Because ln e = 1 and all. This is why I called her Lynnie: Lynn: "Oh, hi ... 's Sam." Lynn: "SPAM? SPAM? Did you say your name is SPAM?" Sam: "No, I

  • by Sam M. '07
  • February 2, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  It’s snowing, and “It’s Raining” K-Pop and Prof. Henry Jenkins.

  

  labeled the Korean Justin Timberlake and the Korean Usher, is a serious and ... flow of cultural goods around the world," there is a "new pop

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 31, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  More Notes A quick update.

  

  about class rank (her school is considering doing away with it), and I was ... . Having an official Course number is a pretty big deal at MIT, so this

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 21, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Attack of the Giant Squid Attack of the Giant Squid!

  

  aka HST.541J. One of the major topics in the class is the Hodgkin and Huxley model for the propagation of action potentials. The model is fairly

  • by Bryan
  • December 16, 2005