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• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Outside of a dog, a book is man’s best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read.

  

  ? Let's go on a tour! High School Yearbook For those nostalgic moments. Sketch Book Nondescript black sketch book for Toy Design. Understanding Comics Understanding Comics, one of my books for Toy Design. Nightwork

  • by Snively '11
  • March 14, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  FIRST Robotics Kickoff Things go into Overdrive at a reception at Dean Kamen's house.

  

  applications, I grabbed a Zipcar Prius and set a course for New Hampshire. After ... Mina '03 (who is now working for Kamen's company, DEKA), and JKim ... , optimally placed atop the hill for maximum power generation. Then, just across

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 5, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Why I’m not a double major anymore Because four years of insanity would totally cramp my style?

  

  use for the photography class I'll get to take next term because I'm not ... for fun, and when I checked things out, the "just for fun" classes put ... guinea pig for Course 5's lab restructuring, since my year is the first to

  • by Keri G. '10
  • November 6, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  New Blog: Humanitarian Work At MIT My name is Ali Wyne, and I'll be this year's host for the new Humanitarian…

  

  My name is Ali Wyne, and I'll be this year's host for the new ... ills that afflict so many. This blog will be for, and about, them. To ... interests were. I deliberately decided not to come up with a plan for that

  • by The Humanitarian Blog
  • October 19, 2007
• Blog / Events

  Silent Dance Party If we had the chance, we'd ask the world to dance.

  

  It's been a while! I fully apologize for not writing since getting to ... 'm now a resident of Burton 1, and unfortunately for Snively will probably never move out. Burton 1 is known for its '09 floor chair Kip, whose voice

  • by Jess K. '10
  • September 17, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Where In The World Is The Nance Effect? He returns! He returns! He returns!

  

  known as MIT Central Meetings. For me, this means: Washington DC ... advisor for the first time. You gotta feel sorry for the three poor saps who ... joined the admissions staff as Assistant Director for Minority Recruitment

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • September 17, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I Could Write a Song a Hundred Miles Long I only sing Coldplay because it will help me get girls.

  

  was the music for "All In Green Went My Love Riding," my final project for 21M.303: Writing in Tonal Forms 1. The class is traditionally taught ... contemporary music herself, said, "Okay, so, for the songs, you can do anything

  • by Sam M. '07
  • December 26, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Holiday Life's not always a picnic in Killian Court.

  

  ridiculous amounts of food for a few hours (I woke up to my friends making a ... to go right now. Are you coming?" "...Sure!" Far be it for me to let ... happens to be an amazing photographer. Unluckily for me, I was wearing

  • by Jess K. '10
  • September 27, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Big MIT Career Fair Lots of companies are on campus today recruiting MIT students.

  

  for them, or to do a summer internship. The companies span the spectrum ... organizations like the Peace Corps and Teach For America. Here's a smapling of ... for technical companies. I later learned that's not the case at all (by

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 21, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Born Under Punches The heat goes on, which is nice, but so does classwork.

  

  DID YOU KNOW? The German language has two different verbs for "to eat ... (fressen). I have also learned the German word for "to strike a deathblow ... classes, and a GIR). You'd assume that at MIT I could register for classes

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 19, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Far and Away I was going to get philosophical, but then I thought about Hugh Jackman.

  

  Juggernaut, b****!" Also, there was a preview for Snakes on a Plane. Between ... other way around. 7. Also, for all the hype, I think that Angel was in the film for a grand total of about three minutes, and he coincidentally had

  • by Sam M. '07
  • May 29, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Time passes Someone left the cake out in the rain.

  

  . My entire lab flew all-expenses-paid down to Colorado for the week to ... 't get to go. While anxiously waiting for their return, I've been pursuing the following activities. 1. Playing Jewel Master for the Sega Genesis

  • by Sam M. '07
  • January 27, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Last Night What I did last night, on my last night. CambridgeSide Galleria & Brokeback Mountain

  

  is a possibly-staged photograph of me while I'm studying for my finals ... something fun for the night. Because my fun included three friends who are ... that's okay. We went to the CambridgeSide Galleria for dinner

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • December 17, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Chicken with my head cut off What I've been up to since last Friday. In case you want the Cliff's Notes…

  

  bottom, mind you!) -- didn't mean I got out of writing essays for the two ... textbooks for all my classes. I read three papers from the scientific literature for 9.15 (Biochemistry of Synaptic Transmission), two for 7

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • October 4, 2005
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Party of One A fun day trip idea when you're getting tired of homework.

  

  's North Station where I would board an Amtrak train for the day. Amtrak ... schedule is advantageous and allows for many day trip opportunities ... for you, a la sub sandwich shop) on my way to the T. Descending the

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • September 25, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Regional Meetings begin Texas, Puerto Rico, and Florida are first up.

  

  RSVP here. On Wednesday, I will fly to Florida in preparation for my ... for you? We will of course talk about admissions, including the ... discussed. How do you apply for financial aid? Should you apply for it? What

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 5, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Testing requirements FAQ We've been getting a lot of questions about our testing requirements; here are the answers.

  

  testing requirements. For the most up-to-date information, please view the ... asking questions about our testing requirements. For those of you applying this year and for whom English is your primary language, here is the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 22, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Beauty and the Geek Some of the greatest companies in the world recruit at MIT. Apparently, so do some…

  

  , this. Ruth '07, field reporter for http://sam.mitblogs.com, discovered ... stereotypical to be advertising an open casting call for "geeks" at MIT, but this ... for American Idol 2, but I don't think he got to appear on television as

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 1, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

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

  

  ? Preparing for the influx of summer visitors. Beginning in a few weeks, crowds for our twice-daily information sessions and tours should start getting quite large (I, for one, really like the larger crowds!). As a result, we

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 10, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  O’Reilly Primes?

  

  to really like it, for a few reasons. Certainly, it is a swiping of the nomenclature of a certain telecaster's forum. Now I don't care much for that ... factoring program, since I didn't know the divisibility tests for larger

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 12, 2004