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• Blog / Academics & Research

  My Second… Fifth Week?

  

  Okay, so it's been inexcusably long since I last wrote here. This is ... . :-) Physics is a continual thorn in my side, but everything else seems to be ... 'm here to do is tell you about life at MIT. Selection's all over and the

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • March 12, 2006
• Blog / Athletics

  Gettin’ Fancy Two formal events in two days?

  

  finally put a ring on it,” or “Engaged to the institute!” While this quip is ... non-MIT perspective. Clearly the intent of participants is to appear ... . This type of photograph is designed to emphasize the details of both the

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • May 3, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Week In Review An end-of-year freshman advising event, and my friend's 6.115 final project.

  

  : It's Director of Financial Aid Daniel Barkowitz, holding up some fondue! As his associate advisor for a group of six freshmen, I got to tag along to the end-of-year dinner at the Wine Cellar Restaurant, just across

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • May 18, 2007
• Blog / Events

  The Tale of a Frosh once upon a cold November

  

  not feel bad about it. Success for her is temporarily measured on a Pass/No Record basis, and she is allowed to slip. But the lengthy vacation will ... ’s a lesson the Frosh will carry on from this: “It’s way better to work

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • November 30, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Hip-Pop – Konnecting Souls Part of the MIT series "Hip-Pop in French: Contemporary Theater, Film, Dance, Comics and Graphic…

  

  Kresge Little Theater, MIT Free and open to the public Co-Sponsored by the ... choreographer and composer, Franck II Louise is a pioneer of the French hip ... musicality of movement lies at the heart of his work. He is presently

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • October 4, 2006
• Blog / Uncategorized

  The Availability Heuristic with applications to pledging

  

  't make it any easier. Many MIT freshmen, myself included, come to ... trying to trick you: it doesn't help anyone if you pledge a fraternity ... finally gave out bids to some awesome freshmen (and a sophomore!). They'

  • by Qiaochu Y. '12
  • September 11, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  Early Action Decisions Details for retrieving your EA admissions decision on Monday evening.

  

  may use our automated system to reset it. Simply visit https ... We have just sent out this email to early action applicants: Subject ... , 2008 We are pleased to announce that MIT Early Action admissions

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 10, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  So done Midterm week = loss of Mollie's mind

  

  'm totally going to sneak down when I'm at the lab on Friday morning. This is ... out better, because the building has a cool structure, but it's hard to ... So depending on a) what major you are, b) what classes you choose to

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • November 3, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  Waitlist and transfer: quick update No decisions yet, but some notes & reminders.

  

  here's a quick update. Waitlist It's still too early to know whether or ... can admit. For now, we are waiting to see how many of the 1597 admitted students choose to enroll by the May 1 deadline. After that time, we will

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 27, 2009
• Blog / Hacks

  A couple of hacks from a couple of hacks CPW tends to bring out the best work from the esoteric pranksters

  

  marvel that was the trapeze artist: It's hard to tell in this photo, but ... incredible sight to see, especially because it was visible from across the ... ready to live in paradise for a while. As important CPW is for prefrosh

  • by Chris M. '12
  • April 30, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Two Days in the Life In which I overuse Instagram.

  

  afternoon spent in lab. Lab 1 is to build a fluorescent microscope. Our team ... . Seriously. It won't be that bad, right?) Ran back to 309 lab, where my partner ... -setting even through they're on Pass/No-Record, and I think to myself, "hahahaha

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • September 15, 2012
• Blog / Events

  Take THAT, Microsoft Firefox rules.

  

  made it back to my room. I took a four hour nap, found something to eat and made it back to my team headquarters around 2 PM Saturday. The coin ... around anyway. (The way Mystery Hunt works is that the first team to find

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

  what’s on my desk: messy person edition not sponsored

  

  = "blogger points to anybody who can guess which flag it is"] knit hat ... laptop cases? this is not that post. this is a post about my desk, which seldom has enough free space for me to actually get work done.  [caption

  • by Rona W. '23
  • November 19, 2019
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  History of the Brass Rat with pictures of the bezel design from 1930 to today

  

  Brass Rat that is missing a photo here, definitely send it to me, I'd love ... . Legend has it that it is the third most recognized ring in the world, after ... appointed its own Ring Committee to uphold these time-honored traditions. The

  • by Erick P. '17
  • April 23, 2015
• Blog / About Decisions

  Regular Action Decisions: Sunday 3/14 How to receive your MIT admissions decision.

  

  MIT Admissions plans to make Regular Action decisions available ... online is as easy as pi. When decisions are released, simply visit ... to log into your MyMIT account. There are no interim screens, so you

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 4, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Decision letters mailed

  

  tell you that the Admit Letter is 10" x 13", and the defer and deny ... other FAQ I've been getting is, why so few EA admits? 200220032004 EA ... committed to admitting no more than one-third of our class during early action

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 10, 2004
• Blog / Admissions

  First Day of Classes! Today, the MIT Class of 2014 begins.

  

  welcome to the class is the Freshman Convocation, where the freshman class ... you like to see the Convocation? Check it out: MIT Tech TV We have published the incoming freshman class profile. Here it is: Incoming Freshman

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 8, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Q&A with Prof. Nancy Kanwisher ‘80 (CPW Preview!) One of the CPW Keynote Speakers, Brain and Cognitive Sciences Professor Nancy Kanwisher '80 PhD…

  

  seen. It is also also the closest thing I have ever found to a true meritocracy. At MIT no one cares what you look like, how you dress (to put it ... about what another person is thinking. We are now trying to better

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 5, 2010
• Blog / Life after MIT

  These are the drones you’re looking for Aerospace engineers: what do they do in their free time?

  

  and fly one of every ship in Wookieepedia. Step one, obviously, is to ... Hi, I’m Mollie! I used to go here. I was one of the OG bloggers ... went to another school in Cambridge and got my Ph.D. in Cell and

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 12, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

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

  

  to you, is one of my favorite parts of the year. Developing new publications and websites. During the Admissions season, it is difficult to focus ... students do. But that's not the case; admissions is a year-round job, and

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 10, 2005