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• Blog / Extracurriculars

  2009: Let There Be Bloggers!

  

  Hello everyone! So should I introduce myself or talk about the 2009 Blogger application? That's a silly question, isn't it. In the annals of ... apply. That being said, I have to bear the bad news that we're primarily

  • by Dave McOwen
  • August 4, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT ‘10: Molly Pounds Chicagoland's Molly Pounds '10.

  

  influential in society," she said. "I want to do something for the world. I want ... prompted her to study hard and earn good grades. That hard work paid off in ... junior. Pounds will graduate from Crystal Lake South High School in June

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 4, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Spring Break Good times all around.

  

  intense craving for home/family/my mom's food - none of which I'd had in ... into queen-size beds at night. I'm back in Boston now and missing Texas ... career. It didn't seem that way at first. I was scheduled to fly out last

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • March 31, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Rudolph Family Weekend Better late than never, right?

  

  One week ago, everyone's parents were here on campus, and I mean everyone's... but mine. In mathspeak, for all MIT students not equal to Kate ... that! Brothers, sisters, grandparents! Okay, I exaggerate. I wasn't the

  • by Kate R. '14
  • October 24, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Sights and Sounds Only at MIT.

  

  in my physics classroom for a late-night review session. Somehow, I ... the second I saw this picture. In chem class on Wednesday, this reborn ... Some weeks ago, Jeanne '13 and I embarked upon yet another of our

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • November 5, 2009
• FAQ / First-year application

  Will there be a wait list this year?

  't possible to exactly predict how many students will attend each year. To help ... admitted students return their enrollment decisions in early May.
• Blog / MIT Life

  Introducing Two New MIT Students… ...classes of 2026 and 2028 respectively.

  

  in an effort to regain your status as the "spotlight child." I also ... you know I recently added a new member to our family. Miles Nathaniel ... length, lets just say I've never been so happy to hear the words Caesarean

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • February 14, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  More HS Summer Programs Some academic and research opportunities for students to consider.

  

  students do these programs. Like I said in my earlier entry, a summer of ... , multi-week, residential summer programs in math & science. Science ... Introduction to Engineering & Science (MITES) Research Internship Program in

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 26, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  It’s snowing, and “It’s Raining” K-Pop and Prof. Henry Jenkins.

  

  It's snowing here tonight, so when I got home I decided to curl up on the papasan and catch up on some reading. This weekend, I got so caught up in applications that I didn't read Sunday's New York Times, usually

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 31, 2006
• Blog / Community Projects

  Ducks vs. Army Men! Remember the good old days when you used to play in the sandbox?

  

  expected it to be, especially when I put it in my room. I tried it out for a ... At the beginning of the year, Rick '09 and I had a marathon carpentry ... the barstools never got made. In fact, the lumber is still stacked in

  • by Laura N. '09
  • January 10, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  A thousand million questions An evening with Gaelic quesadillas and Farrokh Bulsara.

  

  be on the other side of me, but then I realized that in order to that I ... replied, with a laugh, "I actually told him to put that in the speech! I said, 'hey, that's a good term for what's going on in this country.'" I

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 6, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  It Ends Tonight, It Ends Tonight On this evening / I give the final blow...

  

  an end! Freshman year is almost finished...wow. I'll be back tomorrow (after I'm done with the exam and the two psets I have to do after the exam ... - cuz you can pass out of stuff or not take the FEE (woot!) if you do well

  • by Chris S. '11
  • May 8, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Wow, work! Mid-IAP update.

  

  fine on everything, so that's good. I've also been fitting in some fun ... . I've basically been trying to edge in enough structure this month to ... I have been incredibly busy so far this month. I'm taking hours away

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • January 20, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Admitted Student Spring Meetings… ...the event when I decided MIT was for me.

  

  well spent. I am thrilled to say that even though we do now have CPW, in ... Okay, I admit it! I decided to come to MIT without the benefit of an awesome CPW weekend. In fact, CPW didn't even exist...What did exist however

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • March 17, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  More Public Art Projects ...for your amusement.

  

  traveling in circles. :-) Now that I'm more familiar with the tunnels, the ... , where I find this heart (it looks much cooler in person). Click the photo ... underground tunnels. On mornings like these (3 degrees when I left the house), I

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 14, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Stu Schmill ‘86 named Dean of Admissions Exciting news!

  

  admissions office plays in bringing these outstanding students to campus. "I ... pleasure it's been to work with them in this role," he added. "I'm humbled to ... I thought you all would like to know this exciting news! Schmill

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 24, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Year of the Origami Dog A beautiful folded-paper version of Evie the dog.

  

  how much it really looks like Evie. Check it out! The origami Evie ... February 21). I expect to see some nice entries; I'll post them when the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 9, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Something is coming, part 2… Snively and I are still working on something awesome.

  

  Snively and I are still working on something awesome. This week: (In reference to this.) (Photo credit: Liz Kimball '11.) (See part one.) (Yes, we ate it afterwards.)

  • by Jess K. '10
  • March 13, 2010
• Blog / Events

  Indra Nooyi presentation A presentation from Indra Nooyi, President & Chief Financial Officer for PepsiCo.

  

  This afternoon I went to a talk on Diversity in Action by Indra Nooyi. She spoke at Sloan (MIT's school of management) as part of a series that will host the following speakers later this semester:

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • February 28, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Tomorrow is MacVicar day! Tomorrow is MacVicar day. See poster presentations by MIT students who have made an impact…

  

  I got an email today about the MacVicar Day event this week that showcases student research in our labs here on campus and in the field worldwide. It should be an exciting celebration of student achievements in

  • by Melis A. '08
  • March 2, 2006