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• Blog / Academics & Research

  I’m Shipping Up to Boston and I lost my leg! Whoah oh oh..

  

  siesta, and have left me to use only my eyebrows for expressions (I don't have very expressive eyebrows; for the past half hour I've been mostly ... not to scream. It's not the drill - I have about as much tolerance for

  • by Jess K. '10
  • August 31, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  The Class of 2011 arrives… Orientation programs are beginning, and the campus is really starting to come alive.

  

  this week and next, though we're quite busy with meetings to prepare for ... Profile for the MIT Class of 2011 Gender Male 54% Female 46% Ethnicity

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 20, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Meaning of August It's time for classes, moving, colorful dorm rooms, and new bloggers.

  

  What does August mean to you? For me it used to mean that school was ... time around, summer is over and school is starting (although not for a ... all of the dorms at MIT remain open for summer residents, my floor was

  • by Evan B. '10
  • August 15, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Admissions Statistics 2007 Numbers, numbers, numbers.

  

  we offer a plethora of numbers for any statistical junkie. Recently, we updated the admissions statistics page for this year's application cycle; we

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 8, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  It’s like a bag of sand! I go on a quest to legally obtain music and movies.

  

  I was going to save this post for whenever my summer job had given me ... training for the Center for Talent Development at Northwestern University ... kids (all of whom moved in on Sunday) has left me no time for the

  • by Keri G. '10
  • June 29, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  MIT TechTV: Incredible videos from the MIT community YouTube has nothing on us.

  

  of their Tech Video Showcase. Watch the videos and judge for yourself ... Bach for Kids! —http://techtv.mit.edu/file/95/ 2nd Place: Spice Cream

  • by Melis A. '08
  • May 20, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Final Countdown Duh nuh nuh, nuh... duh nuh nuhnuhnuh..

  

  that's not enough for you, I have four-hour long shifts times three left ... sand at Hayden Library. (Except for a quick study break to Berklee to go

  • by Jess K. '10
  • May 16, 2007
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Party!

  

  narrow victory for Lowell. (Photo credit to Eric Schmiedl '09) Yes, that ... in my hair, five showers later. Steer Roast, the context for this

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • May 8, 2007
• Blog / Events

  A sample of life in the past week A summary of a million events in 7 days!

  

  can speak for all of MIT in saying that our thoughts and hearts are with ... , these are for you =) The night of Friday the 13th (oooh): Dinner with ... Nam ’07, preparing for a Bhangra performance. Battle of the Bands

  • by Melis A. '08
  • April 21, 2007
• Blog / Events

  The Namesake Jhumpa Lahiri's novel comes to the Cambridge screen

  

  Jhumpa Lahiri. Lahiri was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 2000 for her ... purchased tickets for us in advance and offered them at half the cost. Many

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • March 19, 2007
• Blog / Events

  Take THAT, Microsoft Firefox rules.

  

  've known you for like a year and we've never actually met." "I know, you ... ) headquarters for awhile, duffel bag in hand. Seven hours of puzzling later, I ... Hunt is over. This year, the Hunt organizers kept their HQ open for

  • by Laura N. '09
  • January 19, 2007
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Wonder what an Amtrak station in the middle o’nowhere looks like? Pulling an Anthony on you: pictures of train stations, followed by my IAP so far.

  

  train stations for the past three weeks. It's long, hard work, hence my ... nonblogging is apparently reason for you to yell at me. Please don't. Every post ... related to MIT, except for the fact that my extended visit would not have

  • by Keri G. '10
  • January 17, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Happy Holidays! Pictures from our recent holiday party.

  

  Happy holidays from the admissions office! I'll be leaving in a bit for a week of vacation (YES!) - back on January 2. I hope you all have ... . Stu hams it up. Rick and Stu sing harmony for Marilee. Marisa and

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 21, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  NY Times article on women in science Women in science...the debate rages on.

  

  Monday and Neuroscience today, and my last exam is for Thermodynamics of ... women. Half of the nation’s medical students are women, and for decades ... mathematics.” It seems that MIT is increasingly cited as a paragon for the

  • by Melis A. '08
  • December 19, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Admissions process reflections from a crusty Junior Try not to bite all of your fingernails off.

  

  waiting for my early action decision from MIT… *cue psychedelic time ... . Not a chance. Nope. For example, there was one guy who set-up a webcam ... onto his website to watch his mailbox for the arrival of a big, beautiful

  • by Melis A. '08
  • December 5, 2006
• Blog / Athletics

  Physical Education: because your body needs problem sets, too My adventures in completing the MIT Physical Education requirements

  

  the Pacific (for example…) The 8 P.E. point requirement can be ... sign up for these classes on the P.E. website through a lottery that lasts for a week. Of course, I always end up signing up at the last minute

  • by Melis A. '08
  • November 20, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  My First Full Reading Day So far you're all awesome, of course.

  

  Here's what I will see every Monday, Friday, Saturday, and many Wednesdays for the next 4 months... (Sorry for the bad photo; I only had my camera phone here at the library.) I sit in the same chair every day and

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

  The only living boy in New York I get all the news I need from The Colbert Report.

  

  DID YOU KNOW? The traditional wedding march is from Wagner's Lohengrin. Thanks to Zach for that random fact at the suggestion of a ... today, I'm not going to post anything about New York. So don't ruin it for

  • by Sam M. '07
  • November 7, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Who you gonna call? The Mythbusters @ MIT!

  

  to describe some of their work and how they get inspiration for what they do. I've never seen a more packed Kresge. Not even for a Logs

  • by Bryan
  • November 5, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Halloween Preparations First my birthday, then halloween!

  

  made the most of my time by studying for my neuroanatomy exam, but I was late for my birthday dinner at Kashmir, an Indian restaurant in Boston

  • by Melis A. '08
  • October 26, 2006