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• Blog / Admissions

  Keep in mind I try to be helpful sometimes.

  

  . However, over the years, I've heard a lot of advice and have even given some ... the time and see printed in a bunch of books, but there are two bits of ... in books, but having gone through this whole process and watched

  • by Snively '11
  • July 16, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  MITiplication This entry contains one multiplication problem.

  

  -cooker minutes before the curtains fell on our loose-spined textbooks and leafed ... yourself a cup of coffee, and commented “FIRST!” on my blog already. Great ... paper with your imaginary pencil and eraser, and then proudly circle your

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • June 20, 2009
• Blog / Personal Travel

  The Grandest of Road Trips Reflections on a cross-country road trip, on an international plane flight, on a full bladder.

  

  through Seoul, and I'm holding it. This is not because of lack of access - I ... and tell them I'm just a normal kid who chugged two waterbottles before ... troubling affliction, particularly on long international plane trips and also

  • by Jess K. '10
  • June 1, 2009
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Flame War A play-by-play of the Class of 2012's first flame war.

  

  in our names and sizes. I realized right away what they had done. They ... and dignity. *To be perfectly clear, I don't want to discuss the merits ... , so I posted it again. People caught on, and all of a sudden people were

  • by Ahmed H. '12
  • October 20, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  Welcome to MIT, Class of 2012 Welcome home.

  

  warning, the sun suddenly just breaks through out of nowhere and illuminates ... and running to tell the rest of my siblings. I may have cried a little ... enjoyable and rewarding for you and your families as it was for me. The

  • by Paul B. '11
  • March 18, 2008
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Why I do too much stuff at MIT 1)My mom doesn't have a problem with it.

  

  the latest issue of Blender magazine (Bright Eyes and Rilo Kiley in the ... , you will hate this place. And when you do, you'll really hate it. Trying to get through MIT is hard, and you'll often wonder whether or not the

  • by Keri G. '10
  • January 13, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Benzene Back Take it to the lab!

  

  feel like I should write something fantastically profound and meaningful about change and how I've grown and other such profound things, since I ... study partner and fellow organic chemistry enthusiast Javi took this as a

  • by Jess K. '10
  • May 24, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Orgo Birthday Happy birthday, Ting Ting!

  

  semester I applied for and joined ESG (Experimental Study Group), a freshman ... 450), but it's definitely an awesome community to be a part of and a ... lectures with everyone in the class, and then every other day, have an hour

  • by Jess K. '10
  • March 14, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Some Megaphone, Pressed Against An Insect’s Brain That is what this blog entry resembles.

  

  DID YOU KNOW? Tyra Banks is 5'10" tall and weighs 161 lbs. I am 5'9 3/4" tall and weight 150 lbs. I have taken a cue from fellow blogger Lulu and ... spare pictures from last month that I had meant to blog and assembled them

  • by Sam M. '07
  • February 21, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  International conference followup A post especially for international students: casting a wide net to find a good college…

  

  *Update as of 2015: Early action is available to both domestic and ... people, and came away with a few new ideas. One of the most interesting ... improve your chances of being admitted to and receiving aid from a US

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 17, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Your Profile On The Web: Can It Hurt You? Responses to questions on Facebook and other internet profiles and how they can affect college…

  

  journalism program recently saw me quoted in this article and asked if she ... Facebook and other internet profiles can affect college admissions. After ... . But I've read a lot of stuff over the last year and have seen many

  • by Ben Jones
  • July 11, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Answering some questions The entry on commencement was just getting unwieldly.

  

  or RNA, and I can do that using a variety of methods. 3. Danielle asked, Can we install our own window ac in any dorm room on campus? and ... install a window AC in any dorm -- and you don't have to pay for electricity

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • June 9, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Doonesbury Conclusion Official Doonesbury news.

  

  I've received this link multiple times today (thanks Kevin and Susan ... , rampant, ingenious, and impressively ruthless. An MIT student put up ... trail and probably didn't expect the hack to be as successful as it was

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 26, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Back to work

  

  CPW was a lot of fun, and it was great meeting so many of you in ... ." If you went, you saw me and the other bloggers in all our glory. It was ... and soul-searching lately, as well as a lot of chatting with current

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • April 10, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  A bevy of beautiful Brass Rat bezels A tour of the past 8 MIT class rings.

  

  graduation; and once, halfway through, for the unveiling of the class ring. The ... representing events from their first two years at MIT, and drawing upon suggestions and ideas of the entire class, RingComm designs the ring over a six

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 13, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  On being a lab rat I flail around trying to explain what I do at work every day.

  

  talking about my UROP (and for those who don't yet speak MIT, my lab job). A ... , you have a DNA that encodes a protein you're psyched about, and you put ... the cell gets both a red (your gene) plasmid and a blue (unknown gene

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • December 17, 2005
• Blog / Athletics

  Marathon Sports The store has the word "marathon" in it, so it has to be good, right?…

  

  Brief background: I try to be healthy. I don't eat junk food, and I ... take my healthy lifestyle to the next level and train for the Boston ... of use, and they're not intended for long distance running. I

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • September 13, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Open Sesame A look at Brewster Kahle '82 and the Internet Archive.

  

  plenty of time to read both the New York Times and the Boston Globe. The ... Brewster Kahle '82 (right, courtesy Library of Congress) and the Internet ... of offering ''universal access to human knowledge," and, in pursuit of

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 15, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Meet the Admissions Officers: Bryan Nance Name: Bryan Nance; Job title: Director of Minority Recruitment; Hometown: Queens, NY

  

  Hometown: Queens, NY High schools: Benjamin N. Cardozo (Bayside, NY) and ... Favorite music: This is tough... I own over 600 CD's and 20 Box Sets ... -Z, Jill Scott and Sade. Favorite book: Again, tough... I LOVE to read

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 27, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Boston becomes Pottersville The MIT area is full of celebrations for the release of "Harry Potter and the…

  

  across the world. And of course, MIT has more than its fair share of HP geeks, and thus you might be asking yourself, if I went to MIT, what would ... readings, movie, activities and live music for the whole family!" What Makes

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 15, 2005