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• Blog / Athletics

  In which Elizabeth tries something new. (My idea of thrills is changing the location of my bookshelf.)

  

  don't know about the giant rocks on campus...), but he even had to go as ... dinner on Friday night when Luke attempted to eat one of the centerpieces ... -Things-That-Distract-Me. But on this day, Chris not only had to give me hard time for not knowing

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • April 8, 2012
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  EA Blogger Application Decisions The results are in.

  

  I just want to say on behalf of the committee that we are truly ... enthusiasm is a testament to the success of this project, and Admissions ... what you actually came here to get: the results of the EA round. For a

  • by Ben Jones
  • August 8, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Alcohol in College: Scotland and the US An MIT student from Scotland compares alcohol culture in the US and the UK in…

  

  , Scotland, authors an article commenting on alcohol culture in the US and her homeland. The reason for the commentary is a proposal to clamp down on binge ... many students in Scotland, on the other hand, just go to the pub. It

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 22, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  FWACC! and some small thoughts about kindness

  

  moving on to the next song when one of the music directors of [annotation ... burst onto the stage to welcome everyone to the [annotation note ... happened, I was still a freshman, desperately trying to get on my feet. In

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • October 25, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  Edmund’s New Toy Guitarring starring eJones

  

  photo (notice the tupperware! what a friend to the environment...), and ... do enter it please be sure to be clear about the bass so as not to ... bass (I read that on the internet so it must be true!) The other style is

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • November 28, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Inventional YoYo what the what

  

  , who was admitted to the class of 2015, is a professional yoyo-ist. Yoyo ... videos on the Internet of him and his yoyo, on the yoyofactory (his sponsor ... be for the next few days and weeks. So though I've got a bunch of

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 12, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Photo Contest, Round 2 The Boston skyline at night.

  

  just prior to an annual event we call the Sodium Drop (I'll leave the details to your imagination, for now at least). The picture was taken from ... to the right, you'd see MIT and the Cambridge side of the river), and

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 31, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Rejects, I feel your pain! I've never been stung by a bee, but I imagine it felt sort of like…

  

  on? Which means that, well, you have to handle the waiting ... linked to the following letter: Dear Ms. C: I am truly sorry to inform you that we are not offering you admission to MIT in the Department of Urban

  • by Cristen C. '10
  • March 19, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  My new job @ admissions like nick saban, but for nerds

  

  things to focus on, we've crowned Lydia Princess of the Internet, and Her ... update in five years - to reflect my new role and responsibilities in the ... most we take on here at MIT, it's a easy one to solve. As many of you

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 9, 2014
• Blog / Advice

  a blog from the universe aka me + my tarot cards + finals season procrastination

  

  feel the itch to blog. So, I turned to the world’s best enabler- a coin ... them out to the surface; the whimsy of it all only adds to the appeal ... - whether or not you take it is up to you My Card: The Eight of Cups [caption

  • by Veronica P. '27
  • December 14, 2024
• Blog / Events

  A Sweet Deal An offer I will not refuse.

  

  . ------------------------------------------------------- Since you are a member of the MIT Class of 2007, You get to ask a professor out to a nice dinner on the town. And we'll pay for it. So, not ... any restaurant you want. And we will cover up to $25 per person at the

  • by Bryan
  • February 28, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Breaking Normal From Freshman Spring Archives

  

  , used to completing psets by Friday morning and then simply sitting on the ... . Today, on the Biology exam, I had to answer questions about our body ... . I wanted to stay on campus for the summer. It seemed odd to leave the

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • June 22, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Becoming a Mad Scientist a required class for all meches!

  

  assembled and ready to take on one of the most notoriously demanding classes ... [/annotation] and testing the headbands to see if the impact on your head changed at all ... love to read my research and that she would look at the graphs on my

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • June 24, 2024
• Blog / About Decisions

  You Make The Call So you think you've got what it takes to admit the Class of 2010 to…

  

  Back in the good ol' days (winter of 1983 to be exact) there was a ... to play today? You guessed it... Admissions: You Make The Call. So you think you've got what it takes to admit the Class of 2010 to a highly

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • September 9, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Hometown Heroes The first of articles about awesome MIT '09s.

  

  assistance he can. "I feel like it's my duty to make an impact on the world ... Heroes," based on local, hometown news articles about students goign off to ... , the old series about the now rising juniors is worth a read. Back to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 25, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  2.007 Robot Competition 2016 robots dump (replica) tea bags in the (replica) Boston harbor

  

  students design and manufacturing hands on and culminates in the annual 2 ... was inspired by the American Revolution. The competing robots had to ... like ejecting a mini robot to complete a subtask. Aside from the

  • by Erick P. '17
  • May 6, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  Deep Breaths Perhaps wisdom, perhaps not. See for yourself.

  

  as you right now. I'm about to submit the application to my top choice ... means as much as I'm afraid to press the submit button, in order to have ... out myself to treat myself to some sushi and then celebrate the arrival

  • by Bryan
  • December 31, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  We Treat You Nicely VOTE VOTE VOTE!

  

  probably the best to come. Note that on Friday there will more than likely be ... , current students, feel free to give your opinion on the best day to visit ... Don't forget to vote for me in the 2008 Blogging Scholarship! And

  • by Snively '11
  • November 13, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Champagne, pistols, and my new UROP blogging in a power outage. that's hardcore. though anna beat me to it.

  

  you may know, legend says there is always a light on in the Green ... working.  And if there ever comes a time when there are no lights on in the Green Building - then you know the world's about to end. Yes, ladies and

  • by Michael C. '16
  • November 29, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Summertime I am often asked what we admissions officers do during the summer. Frequently, people assume…

  

  can highlight a dorm room on the campus tour, so we're working on that ... which to hold our meetings, networking with the Educational Counselors (ECs) in these cities, and more. Getting to travel the country, to come

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 10, 2005