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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Thanksgiving in England Celebrating a North American holiday in Britain.

  

  to be honest, instead of thinking, "Wow I've been in England for 2 ... office held a Thanksgiving Dinner for us! All of the MIT students were

  • by Cambridge
  • November 24, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  ‘Twas the night before the 8.01 final and all through the Haus, everyone was studying like nothing else. Including me. Just not…

  

  - it is for a class) had been moved to the East Campus courtyard ... made during my 18.02 class last week Friday during our review for the

  • by Keri G. '10
  • December 17, 2006
• Blog / How to MIT

  Buying books You shouldn't have to spend all your money on textbooks!

  

  problem sets for the semester. Your professor will tell if you need them ... to get. Usually you can buy older editions of textbooks for a lot less

  • by Melis A. '08
  • August 14, 2006
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Scooper Bowl All you can eat ice cream.

  

  Bryan, Boston has some of the world's best ice cream makers and shops (for ... as "nation's largest all-you-can-eat ice cream festival." For $7 (kids

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 7, 2006
• Blog / Events

  A Morning With Sir Tim Berners-Lee This morning I attended a lecture in Stata, given by Sir Tim Berners-Lee, the guy…

  

  answers questions for kids. I particularly like his answer to the last ... was responsible for changing the world so significantly. Think about it

  • by Ben Jones
  • June 1, 2006
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Boston Pops John Williams and a bottle of wine -- on a school night!

  

  has composed scores for scores of major motion pictures, including the ... for which he has composed was approximately 35 lines long. Here's what

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • May 15, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Attack of the Giant Squid Attack of the Giant Squid!

  

  Huxley model for the propagation of action potentials. The model is fairly ... midnight for our 9 am presentation the next day. It was pretty successful

  • by Bryan
  • December 16, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  I’m just curious as to why you keep invoking William Faulkner. "MIT is so charmingly nerdy" entries #12 and 35.

  

  I had not the greatest week, but tune in tomorrow for my misadventures with the reply-to-all feature and otherwise... I don't want to ... most important things you should remember for quiz bowl competitions: 1

  • by Sam M. '07
  • December 1, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Unfold I met my blog muse while doing the laundry, and then came this entry.

  

  in 3 flat to find something to wear for school. Exhibit A: This ... Tau Sigma is actually holding a contest for the next mechanical

  • by Bryan
  • November 10, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Return of QBert Whack-a-mole, a piano player, and a whole lot of fun. All in 24 hours or…

  

  headed over to the cabins where everyone was staying for the weekend to ... video games I had not played for years. I was also able to take out some

  • by Bryan
  • November 6, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Kresge Info Session Come integrate MIT, at least for an afternoon.

  

  create an MIT-ish atmosphere in another city. For the students who live ... students and their families to campus for the day, and Admissions people

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • September 25, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Katrina I can't stop thinking about it.

  

  hour (and non-waking hour for that matter - I've been dreaming about it ... searching for ways to help. Do any of you have other ideas to add? Also

  • by Ben Jones
  • September 2, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Spring Weekend Concert Announced: Fabolous and Lloyd Banks

  

  , where a national musical act performs on campus. The headliners for this ... wrapped into Spring Weekend for the first time this year (though both occur

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 23, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  RA Selection Day 4

  

  Today's tie: See for yourself below! An eventful day! Today, my subcommittee was Ben and another student, a great team. The three of us worked ... . Ben answered the phone and they chatted for a little while... On our

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 19, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  RA Selection Day 2

  

  Today's tie: blue/gray/slate-colored. I worked with Amy and a student today in my subcommittee, and we had great group dynamics. For lunch ... Technology faculty yesterday approved a new course of study for undergraduates

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 17, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Highlights From The Past Week A post on birthdays and bad (but oh so good) TV.

  

  watch TV but I'm obsessed with Alias so I make time for it - haven ... > -B P.S. Don't expect to hear from McGann for awhile - Mystery

  • by Ben Jones
  • January 14, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  New Portlets? Just throwin' some ideas around.

  

  /her preferences. For example, if a student has selected "biology," the portlet will link to biology content on the OCW site. For students who choose multiple

  • by Ben Jones
  • November 8, 2004
• FAQ / Academics and research

  How good are the academics at MIT?

  homework, or psets, in MIT-speak. For any given pset, you likely won't be ... Institute. Many of them will be credited as co-authors for peer
• Blog / Rural and Small-Town

  rural winter, city winter haven't shoveled snow here once

  

  in for school. It meant the roosters staying put in their coop past ... company so we braved the elements together often with sleds in tow for a ... , grateful for the warmth on our rosy red cheeks.  [caption id

  • by Nicole Cooper
  • February 26, 2024
• Blog / IAP

  Bright IAP a post in two, kind of unrelated, parts

  

  Bridge finalist. My friend, was accepted. I was so happy for him, but I was also ... to do this for me. Later (in a silvery package) I received an official ... . But really, for me the institute has been great in this regard. I hardly

  • by Paige B. '24
  • January 14, 2023