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• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  MIT has a radio station!? [by Shelby Heinecke '13] Yes, it's true!

  

  for the rest of Cambridge/Boston to enjoy!). It's located in the cozy ... . Ever since I stepped foot in the station during CPW, I knew that I wanted ... Grave" by Black Sabbath "Violin Sonata No. 3" by Brahms "Ciaconna in D

  • by ARTalk
  • February 22, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  LIFE! is my favorite entry title.

  

  processed more than enough thoughts to fill five entries. But let’s start in ... , in MIT lingo, is “accelerated” Calculus I, meaning we get a whirlwind tour of the second half of Calculus I in six insane weeks. Now it’s the

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • October 2, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Turn around and pretend it wasn’t you Words of Wisdom

  

  across the river in Boston. It's basically an excuse for companies to give ... you seen this pen? In addition to that, I also spent some time being ... everything I said. It got so bad that I, in all of my frustration and infinite

  • by Snively '11
  • October 2, 2009
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

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

  

  over our footsteps and shouting in an otherwise silent and uneventful ... his tones. I was in New York, 1940. 52nd Street. I took a gulp of my ... anymore. Then he asked what I dig. "Blues," I said, "born in New Orleans

  • by Ahmed H. '12
  • August 7, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  The Pink Hair Problem What do you do for your college interview if you have dyed hair and a…

  

  way, the important information will be conveyed in the interview report ... in person from an applicant when I was working as an EC in the San ... just to feel like he had to impress his interviewer.  In fact, I told him

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 7, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Diffusion Summer time!

  

  but in the end it was totally worth it. For any prefrosh thinking of ... naive in hoping that this will solve all of your worries, but freshman ... Taylor '11 -- Working for the Cataldo Ambulance service as an EMT in Boston

  • by Snively '11
  • May 23, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Big News The next chapter in the life of Ben Jones.

  

  to really process all of this. In a nutshell: after four incredible years here, I'm going to be leaving MIT in July. I'll also be leaving ... how deeply I love the place, and at this critical moment in its history

  • by Ben Jones
  • May 15, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Cream Tea with the MIT Club of Great Britain Meeting MIT alumni in the UK

  

  anyone who has any connection with MIT and want to stay in touch with other MIT people in the area. Clubs organize things like picnics, hikes, and ... doing very well. One of the alum in attendance is from Hong Kong and just

  • by Cambridge
  • April 27, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Lip Sync ‘08 Because I want . . . you . . . back

  

  the bustle had died down (except for "Banned in Boston" which had taken ... than I had ever seen in my life! Seriously, I think most of them may have ... captain planet symbol. Why is she wearing . . . ooooooohhhh! She's in AXO, I

  • by Snively '11
  • April 27, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The MIT Spring Concert An annual tradition bringing famous bands to campus.

  

  Concert. Here are some of the highlights from past years. In parentheses are ... Coffee in Bed") 1989/1984: ‘til tuesday ("Voices Carry") 1990: Psychedelic ... Right Now") 1992: Violent Femmes ("Blister in the Sun") 1993/2000: They

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 23, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

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

  

  Anna's and bumping into Shamarah '12 in the Infinite Corridor, we arrived ... /discussion about "humanistic perspectives in medicine." So far, this class (which ... familiar faces - sorry to keep you in suspense, but you'll definitely hear

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

  Strike! Strike! Strike! I. H. T. F. P.

  

  hundred shirts are sitting in my room), and I've begun to realize that my ... news and puts me in a good mood, even though I'm studying physics right ... , meaning any host in 8.02 just completely ignored their prefrosh for the

  • by Snively '11
  • March 29, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  Updates for the Admitted There's good stuff on your MyMIT portal.

  

  Release Form. Notes to the wise: if you're flying in, book your plane ... in 58 locales, including New York City, Dallas/Fort Worth, Los Angeles ... have checked in to introduce themselves. Since only admitted students can

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 20, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  It’s not all happy I know, shocker!

  

  about is the part where I will sit in a library for 8 hours trying to do a ... in the easiest physics class offered). Getting sick, dragging myself to ... see me and other MIT students in various states of disheveled, unshaven

  • by Snively '11
  • February 26, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Bad Ideas ...and the universities that encourage them.

  

  things. For me, there is nothing to be said for locking yourself in a room ... floor doesn't exactly exist, but anyway, it's the tallest building in ... many times as you can in four hours (bananas and Gatorade provided at the

  • by Karen F. '11
  • January 30, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  FIRST Robotics Kickoff Things go into Overdrive at a reception at Dean Kamen's house.

  

  in Bedford, New Hampshire, home to inventor and FIRST founder Dean ... ...Heliport? Heliport? Did I read that correctly? Yes, Kamen has, in addition to a garage (for his cars), a heliport (for his two helicopters). In addition to a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 5, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Soothing Words About Deadlines From Joanne Cummings She's both the director of the freshman admissions process *and* Evie's mom, so you know…

  

  This is the time of year in which people start worrying a great deal ... of admissions decision letters. Joanne writes: Having worked in the ... Part 1 in a timely manner (as close to November 1 as possible), materials

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 29, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  FIRST POST! You guys are totally right.. that WAS really tempting.

  

  unfortunately it was all Spam's idea. Thanks, Spam. Unfortunately, in the mean time, I've forgotten how to blog. So in true "first post" style.. there ... , the application process in general, and moving forward. All of your

  • by Jess K. '10
  • May 7, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Build awesome What to do if you like to build stuff.

  

  little-known fact that we in admissions get as excited about cool projects as we do about the big awards. It's true. Students who send in ... -scratch inventions and creations get our attention in the same way that many of those

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 11, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Big MIT Career Fair Lots of companies are on campus today recruiting MIT students.

  

  As I write this, droves of MIT students, sharply dressed in suits ... are popular, but so are opportunities in finance, the federal government, and much more. According to statistics from the MIT Careers Office, in

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 21, 2006