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• Blog / Extracurriculars

  And the winners are… 2010 Blogger results!

  

  A few weeks ago I sent out the call for new bloggers. We had quite a ... , and I'm still disappointed that we couldn't find a place for more of the ... will be joining our Blogger Alums, though he promises to keep us up to

  • by Dave McOwen
  • August 27, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Nano @ MIT Puppets! Research! Nanotechnology!

  

  grad student, submitted this video for the Nanonation Video Contest ... , so I figured I might as well take this opportunity to clear up some of ... research. Here's a few of the nanotech labs I'm aware of: The Laboratory for

  • by Paul B. '11
  • March 9, 2009
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  This will default to miscellaneous Finishing this blog entry was my biggest accomplishment today

  

  . Then I took a nap. After my nap I fixed a rip in my pants, hooked up some ... . Without the people and the place that have become a home for me. Well there ... , I can relate less and less and then I know it's time for me to go. And

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • December 28, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Life, the Universe, and the Energy Content of Gasoline "Don't Panic. It's the first helpful or intelligible thing anybody's said to me all day."

  

  right from freshman year, I came up with a plan to help me to stay calm ... became a tradition. Every equation sheet I've ever written for an exam at ... week (I believe it was while planning for CPW last year, and around the

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 16, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  NOOOOO! It's so sad!

  

  read and get acquainted with the various seating options. I picked up a ... skimmed it, looking for any mention of chairs. Nothing on the front page. I ... -250 Will Be Wider, With Power Outlets for Each." Woo-hoo! Wider. . . and

  • by Snively '11
  • July 9, 2008
• Blog / Events

  IAP & Mystery Hunt preview Four Mystery Hunt puzzles for you to try.

  

  competition at MIT where people team up to solve lots of puzzles (which lead to ... on campus. The only prize for the winning team is the honor of writing the next year's Hunt. For some history, check out this classic article

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 8, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Promise of Ending ...is labor and sharing and loving.

  

  later, I had produced this image, a "diploma mock-up -- for illustrative ... there for the past three years: "Hmm." thought I. "I guess that's me ... sleepless nights, and 10,000 miles paid for by MISTI. Now all that's standing

  • by Sam M. '07
  • December 22, 2006
• Blog / How to Food

  Food That Makes You Feel Like Home Are there foods that make you think of special places?

  gave me. Because I grew up around Chicago and went to college and worked ... real homecomings for me. In the few moments that I wasn't working, I was ... are reading, thanks for all the hospitality and to my folks who took

  • by mitblogs
  • October 11, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Advising @ MIT The little question that could.

  

  where you can pick up a poster of the LSC schedule. As for freshmen, when you get here, you register for your first term classes during ... 'll answer the second question, first. For upperclassmen, they chose their

  • by Bryan
  • June 3, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Activities, humanities, question-ities Will you have time to be in an extracurricular at MIT? Yes, you will.

  

  and sign up for ten groups, because, hey, you did ten things in high ... cheerleading and how has it helped/hurt your grades, etc? [I'm uh, asking for a ... I'm home for the evening. Cheerleading is a time commitment of about

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • May 14, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Class of 2010 Roll Call It's May 1st -- welcome to MIT!

  

  with their college t-shirt on, rightly proud of their future home for the ... The Coop's web site, you can pick up all the MIT swag you need. And don ... website, we though they might be interested in buying one for themselves (or

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 1, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Musings on Graduate School Starting to think about graduate school...

  

  labelled as researchers and end up becoming the head scientist for a company ... While Mollie has pretty much sent off all her applications for ... yes and no. For example, I've often heard of the stigma that those

  • by Bryan
  • January 10, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Happy Holidays and Good Luck As regular action deadlines approach, try to relax a little

  

  decision deadlines for many colleges, including MIT, are fast approaching, so ... California for Christmas, enjoying balmy daytime weather and good home cooking ... considering a possible course layout for the next year or so, seeing where to

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • December 26, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I-Rop, U-Rop my contribution to the future of medicine

  

  keyphrase comes up in any of the news sources that Google accesses. So ... research is trying to accomplish is to design a device allows for high ... nicknamed the device "Moo-Moo" for no reason at all. This is my second UROP

  • by Bryan
  • July 15, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW Day 1 A recap, with pictures.

  

  Rockwell (where Marilee spoke and the Logs sang), picked up some liquid ... sitting on the same registration chair for 14+ hours today. Woot! Mitra has ... them online for so many months! I've taken a ton of pics which I'll post

  • by Ben Jones
  • April 7, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  A Beautiful Day

  

  around here lately. We are busily preparing for Campus Preview Weekend -- setting up events, matching prefrosh (that's MIT jargon for you, the ... with you all, some for the first time, and some to continue our ongoing

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 30, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Green Monsters

  

  Giant celebrations in Boston/Cambridge last night for the Red Sox ... . If you're applying for regular action, now is also a good time to ... stomach). And for those of you who have completed your applications, you

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 21, 2004
• FAQ / QuestBridge

  Can I apply as a QB Finalist even if I did not rank any colleges?

  , and the email address that you used for your QuestBridge application ... transcript through the QB application, please allow 7–10 business days for this ... science teachers to write one for you. If you are selected as a Quest
• Blog / Admissions

  Guide to CPW: Logistics and Planning packing, housing, strategy, and events

  

  their dorm. It might be helpful to set up a lunch with them for the end of ... sure to meet many like-minded prefrosh. Lots of prefrosh sign up for UROP ... Note: this post has been updated from the 2016 CPW mini-guide for the

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • April 6, 2018
• Blog / Featured Blogs

  MIT Gothic You are reading an admissions blog post. You are reading tumblr.

  

  .)     ivynewton ‘16: You lay down for a 15-minute nap, and wake up a day later. You’re still tired. You’re always tired. You slept ... in the Stata Center. You go up the elevator. You’re in the wrong tower

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • May 3, 2015