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• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Evolution of Physics Physics gets harder as you get older, go figure.

  

  Don't forget to vote for me in the 2008 Blogging Scholarship for $10 ... dispel those rumors: I don't like physics. Lucky for me, there are all ... of physics in high school for me: We have an Honors physics class

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

  CPW, via Video Experience (or relive) Campus Preview Weekend through online videos.

  

  For those of you who couldn't make it to campus for CPW, here is a video recap of much that occurred! I hope this is helpful =) And for those ... panelist Melis '08!) Click To Play Marching Band performs for

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 16, 2008
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Global warming? ...or just a weather anomaly?

  

  pictures (I included some below), and go for a run. Boston is known for ... for a marathon, like two blogger alums? Run the Harvard-Mt. Auburn Street Loop (14.1 miles)…twice! For a map, click here. Mitra had also

  • by Melis A. '08
  • January 9, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Thomas Friedman on Energy & MIT A NY Times article highlights MIT's innovative energy solutions

  

  GE / mtvU Ecocollege Challenge. (For more info, read one of my previous ... , wrote an article called “The People We Have Been Waiting For.” In it, he ... parts or designs. I thought writing for my college newspaper was cool

  • by Melis A. '08
  • December 2, 2007
• Blog / Study Abroad

  One Life to Live In which I use the title of a soap opera as a motivational phrase

  

  otherwise I'd feel incredibly bad for spending my entire morning writing in here instead of studying for the TWO exams I have on Tuesday. This way ... long too tell you, and now it's too late to apply." So, for your

  • by Karen F. '11
  • October 13, 2007
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  MIT students launch Camp Kesem Camp Kesem is a five-day overnight summer camp for children whose parents have had cancer.

  

  “Magic.” Camp Kesem is a five-day overnight summer camp for children who have a parent who has died from cancer, is currently in treatment for ... . For first-year camps like ours, the factor that limits the number of

  • by Melis A. '08
  • July 1, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  ZOMG CPW! The greatest shopping list ever.

  

  for details. ;-) I was really hungry. Such is a day in the life of a dorm REX chair- as one of two people responsible for organizing all of ... cream toppings. Right now I've got to run off for my second 8

  • by Laura N. '09
  • April 12, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW: Tips and Tricks Hitchhikers Guide to Campus Preview Weekend

  

  #1: If you're paying for your food, you're doing something wrong ... . So keep the cash in your wallet for your MIT sweatshirt. Rule #2: If ... part of CPW for me was talking to other prefrosh getting to know the

  • by Bryan
  • April 10, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Re-introduction A summary, for those of you just tuning in.

  

  pictures of neurons. 2. Starting to plan a really important party for next ... people I know in various states.) So for the basics. My name is Mollie ... in the UROP program for three years; I currently have authorship on an

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 26, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  A point to clarify

  

  , then, for us to know what dorm we want to be our temp?" Omar '10 answered: "Drew, it is important for you to know which dorm do you want to ... since now which dorm do you want to be in, it's better and easier for you

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • June 4, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Advising and freshman formalities

  

  hall, Third East, had its annual faculty dinner. We cooked for various ... to do cool stuff like that. We've gone out to nice places for dinner ... four-day weekend helped. ;-) - I've been exploring UROP options for

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • April 20, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Don’t Miss the Battle of the Bands Watch Ben Jones's band, Tremulant, perform with Marilee Jones at Battle of the Bands this…

  

  lineup of the bands competing for the crown (Tremulant & Marilee Jones aren't in the competition; they will be performing purely for our hearing ... .upperhandnj.com) Admission is $3 for prefrosh ($6 for MIT students) and proceeds support the

  • by Melis A. '08
  • April 2, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  It’s All About The Process Take a moment, then get back in the game.

  

  respect for the process. I am particularly pleased with the diversity of this class. For many there is a perception that the only way to increase diversity is to 'relax the standards'. I can't speak for other Colleges

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • March 17, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Parafilm Effect The center cannot hold... unless you stick it together with Parafilm.

  

  from Full House, was once the touring drummer for The Beach Boys? What ... film for numerous uses in the typical laboratory including the typical ... time, no possibility for the making of the product in any other thickness

  • by Sam M. '07
  • March 11, 2006
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  The Greek Way What I did for a Klondike Bar, caesar salad, chicken florentine, mushroom ravioli, chocolate torte,…

  

  -hazing agreement, but you can use your imagination as to the kind of requirements for ... for social chair because it had gone unfulfilled for so long, and holding this position lets you go to all the social events that you plan for

  • by Sam M. '07
  • February 18, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Waiting (is the hardest part)

  

  While you wait... For those who are curious about envelope sizes: the ... envelope (4.125" x 9.5"). As for the admit letter, it is unlikely to be mistaken for anything else. Jane asked, "I always wondered....why is MIT

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 10, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Study Break!

  

  sounds weird. Trust me, I remember coming to campus for CPW and taking ... and get money for all these cool projects and we have a study break ... pset all by myself. Doing psets alone is torture. For me, anyway. I know

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 6, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Nightmarket Two (unrelated) celebrations of low-priced office supplies and Asian culture. (~15 pictures)

  

  ) and I went to Harvard Square for some errands and dinner. Weywey dug ... for 18 cents each! Needless to say, I was thrilled. (I bought 12 ... bus back to MIT for Nightmarket. This event is co-sponsored by lots of

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • October 7, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Florida, complete I'm back in Boston now, my meetings in Florida being done. It was quite a…

  

  packed house. I also got some recommendations for yummy Cuban food on Calle ... conference of the National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC). Not too long after that, I'm off to Southern California for more Central

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 19, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Jenny Hu- Adapting to Artifical Gravity Junior Jenny Hu worked in the MIT Man Vehicle Laboratory to study if people can…

  

  nearby sites such as the moon and low Earth orbit. For NASA to carry out ... takes a while to get used to. It is important for astronauts to adapt to ... hires UROPs and is a great place for a first research experience. Jenny

  • by Melis A. '08
  • August 7, 2005