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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 $10,000! I don’t like physics. A lot of people seem to think I do. I’d like to dispel…

  • by Snively '11
  • November 14, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  0 Days Since Last Fire Alarm Oh noes! Simmons Hall on fire!

  

  Sometimes MIT catches on fire. Ok, maybe not actually, but sometimes MIT thinks that it catches on fire. On more than one occasion I’ve found myself outside in the snow…

  • by Snively '11
  • October 29, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Learning Time! I walk you through a physics/dynamics problem.

  

  Oftentimes the best way to learn something is to teach it. I’ve decided to try this approach to study for my 2.003 test coming up. WARNING WARNING WARNING!!! Physics content…

  • by Snively '11
  • October 20, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  What I just did You'll never believe it.

  

  10 minutes ago I actually heard myself say “I really need to eat and I also really need to do 2.005 but I only have time to do one, which…

  • by Snively '11
  • October 6, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Got any threes? Go fish!

  

  having successfully reached the top. Oh, that's Dan '11 hiding behind it ... assistance of the ever-important Sam '11 and Megan '11, door holding

  • by Snively '11
  • September 12, 2008
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Ops Air Force A summer spent with B-1Bs and C-130s.

  

  [by C/4C Adam Fuhrmann '11] Every Air Force ROTC cadet has the opportunity to attend a 3 week base visit called "Ops Air Force" during the summer after their freshman year. This program is a Professional

  • by ROTC
  • September 4, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Love is Blinds A short, fairly irrelevent entry, as told from the perspective of the 7+ people who…

  

  last night, in the hallway ANGELA MONSTER: Allin and I are going to Economy Hardware tomorrow morning. ME: Oh, can I come? I need to buy blinds. ANGELA MONSTER: Sure, I'll come wake you up at 11. this morning, leaving

  • by Jess K. '10
  • August 31, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Fraternities @ MIT They're quite a Rush.

  

  When I was a freshman, an upperclassman friend of mine described MIT like this: “You can tell what we care about by the way we introduce ourselves. Invariably, we give…

  • by Paul B. '11
  • August 30, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Freebie I love freebies!

  

  Twice a year all of the bloggers essentially get a freebie post. We each get our schedules and get to talk about our classes, yay! Schedules just appeared the other…

  • by Snively '11
  • August 21, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  NOOOOO! It's so sad!

  

  I’ve found my excuse to write a new blog entry. Remember way back when, when I blogged about the new chairs that could possibly be installed in 10-250, MIT’s most…

  • by Snively '11
  • July 9, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Studying For Finals Study study study study study

  

  This is it, finals are in two days. One of the things that scared me most about MIT were MIT Finals. I’ve already been through one round of them (though…

  • by Snively '11
  • May 17, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  How Do You Mic A Stripper? [by Harrison Bralower '11] It's a great question when you really think about it.

  

  [by Harrison Bralower '11] I distinctly remember that question when I interviewed to be the Sound Designer for the Musical Theater Guild's (MTG) spring production of The Full Monty. It's a great question when you really

  • by ARTalk
  • May 12, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  When it Rains It Pours

  

  Just two and a half weeks and freshman year is over. I’ll spare you the “Oh the memories, it went by so fast, if only I had more time” crap…

  • by Snively '11
  • May 6, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  INT to the INT to the IN(s)T i3 Videos! woo!

  

  Interactive Introduction to the Institute (i3) (n.) – a DVD you will receive with your next big mailing (scheduled to be sent out early May), after you choose to matriculate.…

  • by Chris S. '11
  • April 26, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Like Burger King – Only Not (Guest Entry) That ain't no Etch-a-Sketch. This is one doodle that can't be un-did, homeskillet.

  

  By Shannon Elizabeth Moran ’12 You know that feeling when you wake up right before your alarm goes off, or you put on that favorite sweatshirt you’ve had since forever,…

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

  Snapshot Statshot A quick look at some numbers from this year's admissions process.

  

  rate fell nearly a percentage point, from 12.5% to 11.6%. This year

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 17, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  One for sorrow, two for joy Never surrender your dreams.

  

  This past week has been a mixed bag on many levels. On the one hand, I’ve gotten a lot of work done (three problem sets, one group project, and one…

  • by Paul B. '11
  • March 14, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Brief Taste of Orgo Basically, Sam Maurer is a prophet.

  

  In today’s 5.12 lecture (in English, that’s organic chemistry), I couldn’t help but chuckle when I picked up the notes outlining the topics scheduled to be covered in the discussion.…

  • by Paul B. '11
  • March 12, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  For love of Baxter A story of love, loss, and catnapping on Burton 1, as documented by my cell…

  

  : baxterthieves Subject: Re: We have Baxter Date: January 24, 2008 11:48:48 PM EST

  • by Jess K. '10
  • January 27, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Delicious Things Mmmmm.

  

  Despite how many mailing lists I’m on, I’m not an active member of many organizations. I show up for events randomly, but don’t attend meetings for most of these groups.…

  • by Karen F. '11
  • January 26, 2008