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• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Rambax MIT On Rambax, MIT's one and only Senegalese drumming ensemble. Also known as MIT's best Senegalese…

  

  -related performance that occurred shortly after. Rambax is MIT's best (and only) Senegalese drumming (sabar) ensemble that began almost a decade ago, and is led ... thought so. (The other fun part is playing different beats in sync with 30

  • by Jess K. '10
  • January 6, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Passions (No, not that kind)

  

  left the house, and then forgot to publish it. Well, here it is, a year ... . (Coincidentally, my brother is also named Kevin. Relevant to you? Nope, but you read ... this year Kevin, a friend from my high school, is like many of you -- e

  • by Cam T. '13
  • January 1, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Introducing the Class of 2013: Twins Chandler ‘13 and Taylor ‘13 The fifth in a series of articles about the incoming MIT class.

  

  mom, Elise Burfield, is one person who has no person telling the two apart. She pointed out Taylor is one inch taller and one minute older. "We ... because MIT is such a great school. "When we were deciding where to go to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 7, 2009
• Blog / About Decisions

  About Tomorrow Good Luck Tomorrow!

  

  So we all know what tomorrow is, and we're all excited about it. Honestly pi day is pretty awesome, but that other thing that's going on will ... that you accept and move on with. Getting into college is a big deal, but

  • by Chris M. '12
  • March 13, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Dorm Bathrooms Always look on the bright, side of life

  

  this is a little abrupt, let's start from the beginning. In Burton ... our floor. It is comprised of both males and females (in fact, only one dorm at MIT is single sex, all the rest are coed) and we get along

  • by Snively '11
  • March 2, 2009
• Blog / Athletics

  N.Y. Times, Page B11: “MIT Guard Shows Brains and Hoops Can Mix” Jimmy Bartolotta '09 leads the 16-5 MIT Men's Varsity Basketball team.

  

  my daily commute is one of the joys of waking up each morning. So I was ... Jimmy Bartolotta '09. One of the great things about sports at MIT is that ... . Bartolotta is a double major in physics and management sciences and expects to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 6, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Hilarity with Jeremy "Hi!" *awkward silence*

  

  opinion, this diversity is one of MIT's greatest strengths. Although I could ... Jeremy. Jeremy is my 18.03 TA, which in English means he's one of the ... questions. Additionally, Jeremy is hilarious. Basically, if you take one part

  • by Paul B. '11
  • February 8, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Hit in the Face: A Snively GuestBlog Snively's point of view. Only this time it's actually his point of view, and not…

  

  After a lot of searching, I’ve discovered a video on YouTube that is ... . Hello, my name is Snively, and I’m about to get hit in the face with a ... rushed to help by giving me a chance to guest blog for her, which is what

  • by Laura N. '09
  • September 14, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Interview with Hanhan Wang: EECS, robots, and more! What it’s like to study electrical engineering and computer science at MIT

  

  to as Course 6 or EECS) is the most popular major at MIT with 700 undergraduates. The EECS department is the best in the country and has pioneered ... major. Hanhan’s love for Course 6 is contagious! In high school, she

  • by Melis A. '08
  • May 13, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  The Open-Ended Question Why I chose MIT ... twice

  

  to MIT? I think the way that I see it is if you've ever read one of ... kind. If you believe that the only education you will receive at MIT is ... assets MIT has is the people. Coming to MIT I was a pretty shy and reticent

  • by Bryan
  • April 15, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Samuel Maurer’s Day Off MIT moves pretty fast.

  

  because she is lucky and I am not, and since New York is only a 4-hour Fung ... America and Bill O'Reilly is 'Papa Bear,' does that mean HE'S the number one ... , my floor is amazing, so one day when I was not home they decided to

  • by Sam M. '07
  • April 12, 2007
• Blog / Events

  I’m embarrassed to be writing this entry. The one where Matt regresses back to being a 12 year old boy.

  

  wrestling. Later, we both did varsity wrestling in high school, which is a ... thought I'd see, and certainly not at MIT. Actually, there is an entire ... Topics in Comparative Media Studies. The class is taught by Sam Ford, who

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 23, 2007
• Blog / How to Human

  Making house calls "Uhh, someone from MIT wants to talk to you."

  

  !) Question: What is the transition from high school to MIT like? Academically ... with AP credits in Biology, Physics, and Calculus. This is by no means the norm. Keep in mind that first semester freshman year is on pass/ no

  • by Melis A. '08
  • January 18, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Peek at 8.033 – Relativity We think physics is pretty great.

  

  So this is a big week. This, is not only production week for photography class (exhibitions for final projects are next monday), which is ... end is nigh!) with Relativity. Which was today. So 8.033 which is

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • December 6, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Photographic evidence Warning: trig ahead.

  

  't seen her blog since I got hooked to the MIT site - four months ago. Is ... anywhere, but I imagine she is pretty busy, especially now that reading season is starting! I don’t know for sure, but I’d say you can expect to

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 10, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Paul Farmer at the Broad Lander update October 28

  

  find out that Professor Lander is (unsurprisingly) booked until much ... was too busy for this lunch (since, to be honest, he most likely is ... am going to Zambia this January. The instructor of this class is the

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • October 20, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Reno/Sacramento wrap-up The latest from the West Coast.

  

  a football team? Is there a football stadium? Do you have cheerleaders? The answer to all of these questions is yes. Does MIT have a football ... weekend, but I know the team is hopeful for the season. Is there a football

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 10, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Get psyched, stay with it, do whatever it takes Adam's dad's advice is succint. Mine isn't.

  

  most succinct advice I can give is from Adam's dad (my future father ... . Do whatever it takes. I think this is superb advice. My advice is a ... important thing you'll learn is how to ask for help. And that's still true

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 28, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT ‘10: Corey Kubber MIT will help Corey Kubber '10 "develop and grow, with some eccentric, genius-type people."

  

  earned him the 2006 Morikami Scholarship. The $2,500 scholarship is awarded ... Japan. The culture is so different from ours, and the language, the writing, everything is so pretty," he said, adding that he's "really excited

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 30, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Spring cleaning and miscellany The Brass Rat club, sending 4-inch heels to Goodwill, and picking a new food-providing graduate…

  

  boomed, "So I see this is the Brass Rat table!") There's a standard pair ... nothing on a weekend for the first time in 2006 (this is when you know you ... else... my entry is looking for a new GRT (graduate resident tutor

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • March 12, 2006