Search

Search Results

• Blog / MIT Life

  Rainboots, Math, and M&M’s Because I have a bunch of little stories to tell, not one big one.

  

  been waiting for a rainy day to wear them, and today was the day: it came ... through the rain parallel to an indoor hallway I could have used to keep nice and dry-- but I was looking for puddles to jump in! There is nothing

  • by Kate R. '14
  • October 19, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Application: August 19 In a few short weeks, the MIT 2012 Freshman Application will be posted.

  

  universities to which you'll be applying (including the financial aid ... less likely to make an error down the road. Identifying your ... would like to write on your behalf, it is a good idea to have a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 1, 2011
• Blog / MISTI

  “Choose Your Own Adventure” MISTI edition

  

  Development) and Sean Gilbert (MISTI-China coordinator) to Beijing. Sean makes a trip to China every summer, but this is a brand-new cultural experience ... Chinese and international universities. Our conversation seems to suggest

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • July 20, 2011
• Blog / Events

  Science, Technology, and Elephants. In which I take the best field trip ever.

  

  to town and parks their train right behind Simmons. This is one of those well-known campus-wide facts that everyone looks forward to but isn’t really something that’s mentioned as an MIT selling point. Like, “come to

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • October 13, 2010
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  RainbowFloor@MIT Because at MIT, if it doesn’t have a mailing list, it doesn’t exist. Fact.

  

  -blocking girth and...er, sleeping habits, I suppose. (Yes, I happen to be a less ... its way like sweet nostalgia to my ears, I’m in good and plentiful ... √©mon approximation of Tim the Beaver. WRONG.However, I digress. What I really meant to

  • by Natanya K. '14
  • October 11, 2010
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Living with Rain Beyond the umbrella

  

  it finally became time to find a new solution. My solution for the ... to splash those walking besides me). I’m not quite sure how guys do it ... drainage. Very large puddles next to very large mud pits are common

  • by Becca H. '12
  • October 6, 2010
• Blog / Athletics

  MIT XC, looking sharp In which Maggie unveils the most awesome flowchart ever!

  

  Now, I know I’ve had a tendency to bury the lede a bit, (although I’d argue the sample size, n=2, is too small to draw conclusions from), so today I’m going to shake things up and show you what I’ve got up front

  • by Alina G. '11
  • September 20, 2010
• Blog / Athletics

  MIT Quidditch: The Best Thing EVER? Yes.

  

  that I went on a bike ride for fun, instead of just to get to class ... you know that the original Uncle Sam was born near Boston?) I headed to MIT's campus to take some pictures of MIT"s newest sport. I started out

  • by Kim D. '09
  • March 7, 2010
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Hawk Flies High Spontaneous jazz improv at 77 Massachusetts Avenue.

  

  night. At first I attributed it to the loudspeakers that blast rock and ... back and looked at the stars, listening to the cars hiss by underneath ... composition?" "If you want to call it that, man, I'm just blowing!" When he

  • by Ahmed H. '12
  • August 7, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Still Going… haha... yeah. It's not over for all of us.

  

  actual deadline for the senior thesis that I am now desperately trying to make. That is, next Thursday, May 21th. That is, if I want to graduate on ... ... Hmm I don't know when I was actually planning to hand it in... June 4th

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • May 15, 2009
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Fresh Food! Here at last!

  

  student has got to eat. In fact, all college students need to eat (hopefully that wasn't surprising to hear). No matter which school you attend, most ... . Today, something magical is happening. Students, DSL team up to bring

  • by Cristen C. '10
  • March 31, 2009
• Blog / About Decisions

  Admitted Students Update Lots of good and important stuff for both EA and RA admits.

  

  , check it out! Join the Facebook Group: Facebook is a great place to meet ... 'll find a bunch of stuff only available to admitted students, including ... possible. Finally, please complete the Medical Release Form. Notes to the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 16, 2009
• Blog / About Decisions

  For the Admitted Students Welcome, Class of 2013!

  

  First of all, Welcome to the MIT Family! (click to see full ... statistics. It's always interesting to see how you fared (especially since this ... peeled on the myMIT portal. Sign the guestbook to introduce yourself to

  • by Chris S. '11
  • March 16, 2009
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  LAST! It's the end of the world as we know it!

  

  bills, don’t make weekend plans, don’t even finish applying to MIT, there ... very simplified nutshell, the LHC seeks to reproduce scenarios similar to the beginning of the universe (read:Big Bang). In doing so they hope to

  • by Chris M. '12
  • September 10, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Ben’s Final Farewell Thank you, Ben Jones.

  

  summer before I came to MIT, my last summer home, and the one thing I remember most is how my friends and I used to play volleyball every week. A ... happy and wistful to watch my fellow students bump and set and spike, as I

  • by Paul B. '11
  • July 18, 2008
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Remember the Fourth Another reason why I'm happy I chose MIT over Stanford.

  

  . Basically, the book is about a bunch of strangers coming together to live in an apartment, only to find that they're all related at the end to a ... the heirs that the race is on to claim his treasure, and leaves behind a

  • by Chris S. '11
  • July 6, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Noam Chomsky and the humanities at MIT Chomsky gives a talk on Iraq on May 23

  

  humanities? My response is if they want to spend four years studying 18th ... good fit for them. But, if they would like to take classes in Major ... duty of universities is to expose their students to world events and

  • by Melis A. '08
  • May 25, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Takin’ My Time I've got to keep on chasin' a dream...

  

  'm referring to my 8.022 pset, my 18.03 pset, my big humanities paper, my 20.020 group final project...and so on. Not to mention, the next issue of MURJ is almost ready to hit the presses, which means the chief editors and

  • by Paul B. '11
  • April 29, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW: The Story So Far An update from the frontlines.

  

  Come one, come all to CPW! I don't know about you guys, but the ... packed with hosts and pre-frosh running to class and with families taking ... Center are thronging with people - and I know thing are only going to get

  • by Paul B. '11
  • April 10, 2008
• Blog / Events

  The Deep Breath Before the Plunge THIS IS . . . wait, this isn't Sparta. Wha-? Aw, shoot, I took a…

  

  : Dear Undergraduates, Have you ever wanted to make a difference? Have you ever wanted to show people that you have some power? Have you ever wanted ... Committee on Student Life is proud to present to you a new initiative

  • by Snively '11
  • March 8, 2008