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• Blog / MIT Life

  Vindicated! And the summer of FREEdom begins. (Pictures added)

  

  concerts? Tomorrow, a local radio station here in Boston is sponsoring a free

  • by Bryan
  • May 31, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  More Doonesbury Follow-up on Alex Doonesbury's college choice.

  

  are electrically identical. When nothing is connected to their terminals ... whole point of the Thevenin/Norton thing is making the assumption that ... source is; and generates no heat). Those are circuit *approximations

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 23, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Fitting In Fitting in at MIT

  

  students, people from home, and the like is: "How do you feel like you fit in at MIT?" This is a question that often times arises surrounding the ... now, we're not going there. What I do want to focus on is how in an

  • by Bryan
  • May 19, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Cancel all operations Tell your friends to cool it, my cover's blown.

  

  . So my question is, do AP scores factor significantly in admissions, or ... , it is a significant investment of time to do the problem sets. Another option is to take it self-paced through ESG. there's kind of no reason to

  • by Sam M. '07
  • May 16, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Goodbye, Hope to See You Again For those moving on today...

  

  This post is for those who are moving on from this blog today, May 1 ... process, is, of course, a two-way street. You get to choose where to apply ... choice is yours -- which school is the best fit for you? We knew coming in

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 1, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Neuroscience classes

  

  other stereotypical conclusion to which people jump is psychology). My ... tissue is induced, and how it is determined, molecularly, which cells ... the course catalogue. "Studies what is language and what does knowledge

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • April 26, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Campus Preview Weekend ...begins a week from today!

  

  CPW begins a week from today, and I'm really psyched. The weather is beautiful around here (let's hope it lasts through next week!) and everyone is ... ), please do so ASAP! CPW is my favorite time of year, as I get to meet so

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 30, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Super Adventure Club In a little while, I'll be gone.

  

  is in Atlanta, Georgia? Hey, if you came here from Google looking for something about South Park, no luck--this is just another stupid blog. I ... down I-81, which is fortuitously right by my house. So, Moria and company

  • by Sam M. '07
  • March 25, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  All my pasts and futures A blog entry about band and quiz bowl, to prove that I'm still hip.

  

  mind. 1. The third-largest city in Ireland is called "Limerick" 2 ... these things! One of the questions was "What is the more common name for ... almost died in Boston traffic. Note the lack of a shoe on Kim '09. Kim is

  • by Sam M. '07
  • March 19, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Cross-Cultural Conference

  

  I'm going on a cross-cultural conference/retreat tomorrow. 2006 is the first year they're holding this event, so I really have no idea what to expect, but here are some of the topics they are planning on

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • March 18, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  The Role Of A Teacher A discussion regarding recent events in a Colorado classroom.

  

  topic that I think is worthy of discussion. Normally I don't enter this ... classroom. No doubt you've heard about it, as it is getting a lot of press ... discuss them. So what I'm asking you to discuss is not in regards to the

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 8, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Mid-year Grade Reports And Other Common Questions Quick answers to a few of the common questions in my blog over the last…

  

  . In other words, if we feel that a mid-year report is needed to make a ... committee. ------------------------------------- What if my school is on a trimester system? Send us what you can - this is usually the first trimester

  • by Ben Jones
  • February 22, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Pi Day = Mail Day? Too Early To Know No official mail date yet.

  

  factors, one of which is how long selection takes. And as you know, we

  • by Ben Jones
  • February 21, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  The Decisions Are Not In The Mail Bad language on MyMIT.

  

  Hi folks, I see in the comments from my last entry that MyMIT is telling people that decisions have been mailed. I've asked the tech folks to look into this; I have no idea why it's happening. Selection committee

  • by Ben Jones
  • February 20, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  UPOP Program and a look at Jay Dweck (‘77) UPOP is a one-week seminar that teaches leadership and work-place dynamics to sophomores studying engineering…

  

  goal of this program is to teach leadership and work-place dynamics to ... Teaching Assistant (TA) who is in industry/research, to complete a series of ... you who have never heard of Goldman Sachs, it is one of the world

  • by Melis A. '08
  • February 5, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I, Robot "Turn it, leave it, stop- format it. Technologic." IAP Robotics competitions wrap up.

  

  Today, most of the IAP robotics competitions begin to wrap up. They include: 6.186: MasLab 6.270: Autonomous Robot Design Competition 6.370: Robocraft Now the one I'm most familiar with is Robocraft since my roommate

  • by Bryan
  • February 2, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Grad school admissions My (limited) insight into the graduate admissions process.

  

  on Tuesday until after I've taken a nap. This may sound nice, but is in ... chemicals and worth-more-than-your-life machines.) A grad school interview is a pretty good sign -- it means the department is excited about your

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • January 20, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Wow, work! Mid-IAP update.

  

  . Weekends have been staying relatively free, which is great. I went to Boston ... free time and leisure. I think the balance is something to strive for. It ... are pressured with classwork and psets this month, which is pretty

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • January 20, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Just a Little Patience The latest word.

  

  Mystery Hunt is almost here! (Bryan is pretty excited about it, too)I'm almost not sure if I should mention this, but my friend Ankur '03 is one of ... their applications. I assure you, the MIT Records Office team is going

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 11, 2006
• Blog / IAP

  IAP, and trivia answers IAP begins tomorrow.

  

  Tomorrow is the beginning of MIT's Independent Activities Period (IAP)! IAP is one of the most fun times of the year. It is a time where ... health and human rights issues as they stand now in Africa, what is being

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 8, 2006