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• Blog / About Decisions

  The Road I’m On Life's a lot to think about sometimes...

  

  get to glimpse my innermost(ish) thoughts. And by you, I mean the entire ... things changed - but definitely by mid-February or so, I wanted to get into ... 're still trying to make up your mind...by all means, comment away. That

  • by Paul B. '11
  • April 26, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW-ing the Weekend (Guest Entry) ...even though it is technically two days longer than a weekend.

  

  By Pamela Ban ('12?) I had eagerly awaited CPW, and it was heaven ... fraternities are right across the river, accessible by a short walk or a ride on ... , which mostly everyone went to, as evidenced by this picture: There was

  • by Paul B. '11
  • April 22, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Surviving CPW Tips and tricks on making the most of your CPW experience

  

  make sure that those questions that you do have get answered by students ... . So don't judge a book by it's cover, and take a chance to try something ... Battle of the Bands is an annual CPW event hosted by ZBT where a bunch of

  • by Bryan
  • April 5, 2008
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Leadership Training Institute by YeSeul Kim '10 and Anne Shen '11.

  [by YeSeul Kim '10 and Anne Shen '11] Hello there MIT hopefuls and ... directly we could contribute to our community by impacting our very neighbors ... next generation! We are hoping to expand to other college campuses by

  • by mitblogs
  • April 4, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Rrrrrrr. CPW! [UPDATE] CPW Smoke. Don't breathe this.

  

  description it was a video about a blender designed by an MIT student. While ... other entries written by '11s about their CPW experience. Click here to ... details step-by-step the CPW experience. If you're up to it, I'd challenge

  • by Snively '11
  • April 1, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  Welcome to MIT, Class of 2012 Welcome home.

  

  different take on this year's admissions cycle by reading this article in ... questions? We have answers, so ask away! Whether it's by email, Facebook, the Class of 2012 group, the blog comments, or by courier pigeon, I know all

  • by Paul B. '11
  • March 18, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Wild Parties, Vaginas and Suburbia Can you possibly guess where this entry is going? No. You can't.

  

  four characters, but I really enjoyed it. If you haven't caught on by now ... picture taken by me in the whole entry. Now you know why I rely on other ... mind. Any questions about theater at MIT will probably not be answered by

  • by Karen F. '11
  • February 16, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Hot Dogs Or, how I fail at eating hot dogs.

  

  . The hot dogs began to arrive. Michelle '11 got hers first followed by ... first two dogs like they were nothing. By the third one I wasn't really ... impressed by Zach, and I got to eat a lot of tasty hot dogs. Michelle stole

  • by Snively '11
  • February 10, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Boston Rain With apologies to Tay Zonday.

  

  ) by spending a few nights over at the fraternity house. Unfortunately ... song. Accordingly, I've adapted the melody of "Chocolate Rain" by Tay ... Boston Rain (Un)original Cover By PAUL BARANAY Boston Rain Some stay

  • by Paul B. '11
  • January 12, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The End of an Era The last lecture of 6.001

  

  was taught in 1980 by Hal Abelson and Gerry Sussman, the authors of its ... " in the day (10 AM - which is very early by MIT standards), frequently ... applauded the class. Now that 6.001 is gone, it's being replaced by 6.00, 6

  • by Evan B. '10
  • January 8, 2008
• Blog / IAP

  A truly independent activities period A glimpse at some MIT students' IAP plans.

  

  the two: fight (by studying hard for two weeks), then flight (home for ... by this program. Two French guides who really know the ins-and-outs of ... , we are working on helping developing countries by working from the

  • by Melis A. '08
  • December 7, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Machine Shops, Part 1 Yay, power tools! A look at places to find them around campus.

  

  machine shops on campus is Pappalardo Lab. This is the lab space used by ... . (A milling machine has a bit called an end mill which is controlled by ... capabilities. Also, since it's run by an alum rather than a major academic

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 5, 2007
• Blog / MISTI

  Three Months In Paris The MISTI experience of Jenny Nelson '09.

  

  [by Jenny Nelson '09] What's the craziest thing that you've ever ... ... As you've hopefully read about by now, MIT's MISTI program sends MIT ... my apartment and introduced myself to people that lived close by. And

  • by MISTI Program
  • October 31, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Global Poverty: ‘This Is Our Crisis’ People lead busy lives, and fighting poverty is hardly an extracurricular activity to which most…

  

  (ID) issues by way of completing an extensive study of the famine that ... before I could get more details. By coincidence, Anne and I both enrolled ... solutions. The conference will feature lectures by some of the world’s

  • by The Humanitarian Blog
  • October 31, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Does MIT Offer Application Fee Waivers? In a word, yes. Click through for the extended answer.

  

  assistance You meet the criteria set by the College Board as requirements for ... is the right thing to do. We suggest that you start by respecting the ... a fee waiver that will be accepted by most colleges. (MIT actually

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • October 16, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Benzene Back Take it to the lab!

  

  and is now well on his way to fame and fortune. And by fame and fortune ... everywhere, so I'll give you a preview. BENZENE BACK (inspired by Sexy Back, performed by Justin Timberlake) [Verse 1] I'm bringing benzene back These

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

  Building 4 Odyssey Looks like my James Joyce karma isn't that horrible after all.

  

  book Ulysses, please contact [email], thanks!" By Thursday, I was pretty ... left my copy of Ulysses by James Joyce in the bldg 4 Athena cluster, and ... likelihood you'd have recovered them by now. Anyway, email me back and let

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • May 7, 2007
• Blog / Community Projects

  Dropout Design and the Disco Dance Floor ridiculous ideas can sometimes develop into pretty solid business plans. STORYTIME.

  

  Every year there is a contest sponsored by East Campus called the Bad ... years ago, there was a really bad idea. It was built by First East (that ... 's Game of Life played by LEDs. This is what it looks like on the wall of

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • April 25, 2007
• Blog / Events

  A sample of life in the past week A summary of a million events in 7 days!

  

  .C. tried to encourage us to yell “American Cancer Society” by saying: “The ... compensate for a recent lack of entries by cramming them all into one! By the

  • by Melis A. '08
  • April 21, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW 2007: I Got Served, and It Felt Grrreat!! By: Seleeke, '11

  

  show (other than the fantastic closer by Dirt Water Refuge, who very much ... performance by the Ben + Marilee Jones Power Duo (this name is trademarked by me

  • by Bryan
  • April 18, 2007