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• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Science is Delicious! Zen and the art of hot chocolate

  

  Just a few hours to go, and I know you're feeling the stress. We're feeling it too, believe it or not. I have to tell you that the selection ... , wonder and sleep deprivation that MIT students come to embrace. I don

  • by Dave McOwen
  • December 16, 2009
• Blog / Athletics

  LET’S PLAY Dodgeball!

  

  I've always been excited about finding new rec’ stuff to try out in college. Besides, as in the good ol' childhood times, it’s always fun to meet and get to know people by playing games. It’s no secret that MIT is

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • October 10, 2009
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  I don’t like SPAM! Technology to the rescue!

  

  I know you’re already thinking to yourself, “Where is Dave going to ... with Bacon!*)? Perhaps a photo of SPAM carved to resemble some bit of ... much to bear. You can relax, because today I’m taking the high road

  • by Dave McOwen
  • October 6, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Keep in mind I try to be helpful sometimes.

  

  4 years now. I'll be honest, I used to know a whole lot more about it, back when I was in the thick of it. Now, my role as a blogger, is to explain what MIT is like, not so much to explain what admissions is like

  • by Snively '11
  • July 16, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW is for Parents Too… ...enjoy your visit!

  

  When I arrived at MIT to start my freshman year I had never been on ... more. I was fortunate that my family decided to take a vacation in New England about the same time so I was able to show them almost immediately

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • April 14, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Please Vote for My Idea for the Obama Administration! Change.org is sponsoring a competition whereby anyone can post an idea for making America better.…

  

  receive the most votes will be presented to Barack Obama on Inauguration Day ... to do is go here and click on the "Vote" icon in the top left-hand corner. My idea needs 100 votes to make it to the second round, and the

  • by The Humanitarian Blog
  • December 19, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  You win some, you lose some. day in the life.

  

  wrapped up in my blanket, with JP licks curled up next to me. There was a ... 'd probably lose a lot of money trying to market that. But instead of being ... to colleges that don't usually really get a lot of love, the Zion Bible

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • October 23, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  VI-A Course 6? Work experience and a Masters degree all at once!

  

  "Mankind has always had a yen to travel. Millions of years ago ... 'd say, "Marge, I have a yen to travel." And Marge would agree instantly ... part, she was going to scream. So off they'd go, these primitive tourists

  • by Kim D. '09
  • October 3, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  The Interview…Part 2 The next installment of my saga...

  

  Not surprisingly, you all seem to be the most interested about how ... interview plays in selection so while I’d planned to start at the very beginning—a very good place to start, I think I’ll have to start in the middle

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • September 30, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Internet is Weird My first attempt at using eBay, or, how I'm trying to profit off of sad…

  

  TOTALLY NORMAL and all, and I just didn't want to ruin that.) Snively loves ... justice to how...I don't even have the words. Seriously? That kid was...cuddling with his laptop. I'm not kidding. Okay, now I'm going to make a huge

  • by Laura N. '09
  • May 15, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Toy Design Update How couldn't you enjoy building toys?

  

  Toy Design in several months but that's not to say I haven't been heavily involved. In fact, I'd like to officially propose that MIT move this class from 9 units to 15 because it's not a low time commitment class

  • by Snively '11
  • April 17, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  The Infected It's not a zombie outbreak...yet

  

  When it comes to immune systems, I'm the most arrogant person you ... nose is running, or your leg's going to fall off, don't expect any ... razorblades in my throat (that's how it felt, anyway), constantly having to blow

  • by Karen F. '11
  • February 22, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Wild Parties, Vaginas and Suburbia Can you possibly guess where this entry is going? No. You can't.

  

  I've recently had the opportunity to see three MIT productions - I ... couple during the 1920's that decides to throw a party to make themselves ... to watch. Like I've said before, I am not a great photographer, but

  • by Karen F. '11
  • February 16, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  6.270 What's a 6.270?

  

  Who knows what course 6.270 is without having to look it up? Anybody ... "HappyBoard." ($1,500 worth of LEGOs, sensors, and HappyBoard). To avoid ... given all of our supplies and an objective. We then had a month to build

  • by Snively '11
  • January 31, 2008
• Blog / Hacks

  The things I do with my Friday afternoon Really, though - how could I resist?

  

  Building to my UROP in building 18 (oh look, it's that map again- the Green Building is 54, and the Dot is McDermott Court) to check on some cell ... lab to walk home. Either I'm not very observant, or someone acted

  • by Keri G. '10
  • November 9, 2007
• Blog / Events

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

  

  Last Friday, I went to the AMC Cambridge to see the big ... stranger to MIT. She spoke here as part of the MIT Writers Series and ... ; Ashima's first years of marriage in America; the Ganguli's trip to India

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

  Life as a Talent Scout I could be the next Randy Jackson.

  

  , Battle of the Bands, I went to check out a potential band for the ... the Cheesy Tots. I don't even want to know how many years of my life I scraped off with that one. I soon arrived at Harper's Ferry to a packed room

  • by Bryan
  • February 28, 2007
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Adventures in Logan Airport In which I attempt to fly back to Florida. Written during a too-long wait in…

  

  The other day, when I stopped in the Admissions Office to annoy a few ... things: my last ten hours, which shall from here on out be referred to as ... least, that’s what I’ve always thought. Due to what the Florida Department

  • by Keri G. '10
  • December 24, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Bicycle Diaries Like the motorcycle ones, except far less artsy and with a serious lack of Gael…

  

  locked it up for me, after which we took the bus to Harvard to see a comedy ... " sticker on it. I continue to yank. 3. Victory! The lock comes off! 4 ... assume the lock is supposed to go while you are riding the bike. Again

  • by Jess K. '10
  • November 4, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  The Latest Updates Updates about MyMIT and the EA interview deadline.

  

  So, MyMIT is back up, and things are back to normal around here. (Or ... Counselors (ECs). The deadline to contact your EC is now this Monday, October ... , I encourage you not to wait until the last minute to finish and submit

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 20, 2006