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• Blog / Hacks

  Lost, Hosed & Confused I got hacked today.

  

  You know how in Saturday morning cartoons, there's usually some guy who ends up with the proverbial "Kick Me" sign on his back? Well, that ... a brief nap in the student lounge off of the Infinite Corridor. When I

  • by Paul B. '11
  • November 25, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Warning: Contains Biology This entry may be unsuitable for children, liberal arts majors, and mathematicians.

  

  As you hopefully already know, I am a sophomore in Course 20 here at MIT. Because we say everything here in numbers, Course 20 actually means ... before applying (for example, competing in science fairs, attending

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

  The story of the most epic pset ever If you correct my problem set in the comments, I will get angry. And you…

  

  feel like I'm learning a lot. I mean, I'm sure I learned a lot in 2 ... feeling less confused than you started. But in Sustainable Energy we learn lots of actual, concrete stuff in every lecture. So every Tuesday and

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 10, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  And so it is… Just like the blogosphere said it would be.

  

  blog post ever! I hope you enjoy following my adventures in MIT ... , with some "day in the life"s, similar to others that have been done in ... follow along on my six weeks of adventures in Michigan, Texas, Seattle, and

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • September 14, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  What’s up? here's whats up

  

  everything you own in a few hours and still get some sleep? Laundry is tumble-drying in the bexley basement. I went to a movie tonight called Vicky Christina Barcelona playing at the Kendall theater. Went in pouring rain in a

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • August 17, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Moving On, Moving Out, and the Conservation of Freshmen Reflections of a (kinda) sophomore.

  

  turned in my last final, walked out of the exam room into the bright Boston ... : it can be tedious and time-consuming, but you've gotta do it. And in ... , since I'm finally moving into my fraternity's house in Boston. Of course

  • by Paul B. '11
  • May 22, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Moving Out oooh, I am, moving out, mmhmm..

  

  while rooming in Burton-Conner is done on in a complex floor-by-floor system based upon class rank and whether you've lived in a double or single the previous term, I moved in last and thereby got put into a pretty

  • by Jess K. '10
  • February 15, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Odds & Ends 522 EA admits, Snively, molecular jewelry, and Evan Broder's holiday card - more random than…

  

  . Congrats to all of you who got your applications in on time. :-) And being a ... principle of enrolling a maximum of one third of our class in EA. Recent changes in the early application policies of some of our peer institutions

  • by Ben Jones
  • January 4, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Knock On Wood Can I Graduate?

  

  as the night progresses. 2:13 AM I started rocking out in my Athena ... someone. 3:57 AM In Bed. Will wake up at 8 am and read it over one more

  • by Bryan
  • May 10, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Maybe I’m Amazed ...but not until Season 13, at least.

  

  DID YOU KNOW? All the giant robot fighting clips in Mighty Morphin ... saying that at the beginning of basically every single blog entry in recent memory. Anyway, I learned in high school that excuses are like dirty

  • by Sam M. '07
  • February 19, 2007
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Follow Your Intuition It will lead you in the direction of Central Square

  

  in Boston, conveniently 4 stops down on the red line from MIT, that ... concert. There was some tie-in with Verizon's release of a newer ... plumbing thing, and the crowd went WILD. Well, not everyone in the crowd

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • February 11, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Look at Unified Engineering and the Aero/Astro Department Back in business.

  

  You can't take any other classes in the Aero/Astro department until ... 'Are you sure?' (Read more about the trials of the course in the intro ... in which the student body revealed most obstinately, "Yes, indeed, we

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • January 30, 2007
• Blog / Events

  The Coin Has Been Found! Mystery Hunt 2007 is quasi-over.

  

  "At 2:14am on Sunday January 14th Dr. Awkward managed to defeat the devil and regain their immortal soul (in coin form)." This means Mystery ... where they go over some hunt statistics etc. If you're still interested in

  • by Bryan
  • January 14, 2007
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  ‘Twas the night before Christmas Happy holidays to everyone!

  

  The Christmas holiday is a pretty big deal in my family. On Christmas Eve, Santa visits our annual family gathering, with dozens of McGanns in attendance. Last night, my parents, my brother and I gathered for our

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 25, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Al Kwon ‘08: Researching drug delivery Al Kwon, a Junior majoring in Biology, talks about some of his really exciting work…

  

  best-known biomedical engineers in the world. He holds 500 issued and pending patents and is in the National Inventors Hall of Fame for his research in drug delivery that has revolutionized cancer therapy. As the

  • by Melis A. '08
  • December 12, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Looking ahead to IAP My favorite MIT event...period.

  

  I got this email in my inbox: ------------------------------ Hi Eveyrone! I know it's hard to believe but IAP is fast approaching and, along ... , January 12th at 12pm in Lobby 7. Thanks! Jennifer for The Evil Midnight

  • by Bryan
  • November 29, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Spring Break and Study of Cities Abroad Students in the Department of Urban Studies and Planning enjoy a subsidized spring break abroad…

  

  , highlighting differences in city design and planning between the two locales. While in Scandinavia last spring break, a few of us met up with the 11.027 class in Copenhagen. Ian '06, Andrew '07 and Ruth '07 MCP '08 are shown

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • November 23, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A week of work

  

  .311 is the continuous version). In this class, the tests are deliberately ... -10 page (it ended up being 8 pages) paper due in 17.405, which is Politics and Conflict in the Middle East. My paper was on the relationship

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • October 29, 2006
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  RA Blogger Applications Due Wednesday 9/6 At Noon Extended deadline...

  

  As stated in the original post, they were actually due on 8/31, but I forgot to remind you, so I've extended the deadline. :-) If you wish to be considered, please get your application in on time! We will try to make

  • by Ben Jones
  • September 4, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Photo Contest, Round 1 The first winning entry in the photo contest. What a view!

  

  Iran. This photo was taken from Arya's 15th floor room in the dormitory ... half. What a view! (Click on the photo for a zoomed-in view)

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 25, 2006