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• 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
• Blog / MIT Life

  Borne back ceaselessly into the past I've had a week! The whole earth was created in a week!

  

  't it? Sorry about that, chief. Basically what happened is that I had to do a "Web Lab" for 10.302: Transport Processes. What that means is we ... at MIT. But the real challenge is to explain why it heats up

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 13, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Sid Puram – Polymer Microspheres Sid Puram UROPs in the renowned chemical engineering lab of Dr. Robert Langer, developing polymer…

  

  vaccines work by inducing an immune response to a protein that is produced by inserting beneficial DNA into the nucleus of a cell. The tough part is getting ... mentor, Steve Little, to no avail. That is, until one day when he changed a

  • by Melis A. '08
  • August 2, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Green Monsters

  

  your interviewer is. If you don't, you should call our office (617.253.3400) and we can tell you who that person is. Also, you need to contact that ... . If you're applying for regular action, now is also a good time to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 21, 2004
• Blog / Advice

  tidbits pieces of advice

  

  at all representative of everything MIT has to offer nor is it the only word you should hold as Truth! But this is just some stuff I picked up on and thought I should write down. Is MIT as hard as everyone says it is

  • by Cami M. '23
  • March 24, 2021
• Blog / Advice

  Slay the Spire as metaphor i didn't waste 60 hours playing for nothing

  

  've been playing a lot of in the last two weeks is Slay the Spire, a ... me explain the phrase "deckbuilding roguelike". A roguelike is a kind ... is different every time. The other key features are being turn

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • February 21, 2021
• Blog / Athletics

  walking mechanics how to walk faster using Facts and Science

  

  that mit is slower than the rest of the world, but in the sense that you ... all enjoyable - the world is really lovely, and i think walking is ... ’s important to understand how your foot is actually coming in contact with the

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • October 15, 2021