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• Blog / MIT Life

  Some summer pictures

  

  Switzerland, so I'll be doing that gradually (I have lots of pictures), mixed in ... that I was an MIT student definitely helped me get hired. I arrived in ... construction outside my window. On one of my first days in Lausanne, I visited

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • September 24, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Mind the Gap (again) About deferring admission for a year, also known as a gap year.

  

  I'm currently in Indianapolis, busy with the Intel International ... when I get a chance, but in the meantime, this is a good time to talk ... year. In the interests of time, I'm going to reprint an entry (edited

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 12, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Avoiding moonlight on an empty stomach Late-night snack cravings lead me underground on meandering routes to Massachusetts Avenue.

  

  route -- can you find the buildings?) Ready? Let's go! In that door ... -worker were mingling in front of another Nestle frozen novelty dispenser as I ... basement in the middle of the night, I moved to the side and acted like I was

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • September 11, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Challenge of Public Health Sometimes science and engineering only come so far.

  

  refused to go away. I remembered that in middle school, copayments for each ... Now with my internship going into its 8th week, I figured I should write something about what I'm doing. =p This really has nothing to do

  • by Chris S. '11
  • August 4, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT ‘10s in the news A series of newspaper articles about incoming MIT freshmen.

  

  Over the next week (or so), I'll be publishing newspaper articles I ... 'll start with an article about the awesome Eletha Flores, and I've got about a week's worth to follow. At the conclusion of this series, I plan to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 26, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Dorm Rush and Hall Rush

  

  then there was Hall Rush (or In-House Rush...I guess if you're in, say ... Harvey will care that I bled on the 'S'?" I carved out the letters in "East Campus" in the picture below. I also managed to stab myself in the hand

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • September 2, 2005
• Blog / Events

  MIT PUMPKIN DROP 2012! chucking pumpkins off the highest building in cambridge. that's an exclamation mark, not a factorial.

  

  the highest building in Cambridge! Or, more accurately, they do that at ... : (I was supposed to be a Wellesley girl.  No, I was not prepared for ... enough chocolate in general to sink a small ship, midnight did indeed roll

  • by Michael C. '16
  • October 28, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT ‘10: Daniel Guillen Our football coach gets a surprise in Daniel Guillen '10.

  

  -III conference in the country. "We are hopeful that Daniel can fill our need as ... experience what it's like to live in a place where it snows. "I know it's one ... -year starter on the Bloodhound football team, has consistently ranked No. 3 in

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 29, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Not here! This actually made me LOL

  

  I'm hosed. I don't have time to write a real entry. Suffice it to say, I found this video funny. What happens in this video will not happen in a conversation with any MIT student. Therefore . . . you should

  • by Snively '11
  • March 9, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Admissions Statistics 2007 Numbers, numbers, numbers.

  

  Probably the most popular questions asked at any information session are statistical. What is the average SAT score? How many students were admitted Early Action? Luckily, I can refer most folks to our website, where

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 8, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Techfair technology, stickers and internships

  

  at Umeqo. I went with my friend and old roommate Anji after tucking in ... Techfair is here! Held right before classes start in the Spring ... biggest names in technology, student designers, innovators and entrepreneurs

  • by Connie H. '15
  • February 4, 2013
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  MOUT Training Exercise With UNH ROTC [by CDT Vikram Mittal] When UNH asked our battalion to supply people to act as…

  

  paintballs. I hadn't played paintball since I was in high school almost a ... , I knew we were in for a bumpy ride. The weather conditions were far ... was stationed outside of the prison, patrolling the perimeter. I was in

  • by ROTC
  • December 17, 2007
• Blog / Events

  Little Snails SciFi movie marathons rock my socks!

  

  Last night, I watched an award winning cartoon about snails, "Les Escargots." One of the things I promised myself is that this year I would try ... 's movie marathon was one such event I had to attend. Slated for viewing for

  • by Bryan
  • January 28, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Mechanical Sense of Humor My Course 2 lab instructor is amazing.

  

  about how awesome she is. She's also very heavily involved in WTP, the program for promoting women pursuing careers in engineering. Maybe I ... This will be short, because I'm about to start another 2

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 29, 2007
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  The only living boy in New York I get all the news I need from The Colbert Report.

  

  and I had in New York last weekend, but I'm not going to write it until tomorrow. And you don't get to read it unless you vote. Now, I did my part by voting against Rick Santorum on a beautiful sunny Wednesday last week in

  • by Sam M. '07
  • November 7, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Missing documents! FAQ: What happens if part of my application isn't showing up yet?

  

  get an email, and I'll post another entry so you can have any ... materials in the admissions process, and those materials can be tracked on My ... . Finally, I hope you'll join me in saying thanks to the entire Records

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 4, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  rolltreppe I use the word funky loosely in conversation but these tunes are tight. um did…

  

  Chris Peterson once said, "rfong is a good photographer, and in order ... to my favorite MIT band, Rolltreppe. I've been living under a rock ... these guys until I went to saxophonist Dylan's Emerson Scholar recital

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • May 21, 2012
• Blog / Class Projects

  Watch our robot grow up! Grow robot grow!

  

  Sorry for the absence, I've been busy (lame excuse, sorry. The actual excuse is that I'm tired of uploading my pictures for this blog because it ... important. I've been building a robot for a class this month and it's now

  • by Snively '11
  • January 12, 2010
• Blog / Athletics

  Dirty Little Secret? Free concerts rock my socks.

  

  So I began this entry on Sunday night, but am just getting around to finishing it now. I'll share why. So at home, we had a little pipe burst in ... pretty big sport at MIT. This is one of the few sports that you can just

  • by Bryan
  • October 24, 2005
• Blog / Life after MIT

  What MIT Grads Do With Their Free Time Want to see the fireworks up close? Simply turn an old car into a boat…

  

  don't find this kind of thing at other schools. In fact, I couldn't make up a story like this. You can read about the entire saga here - complete with photos. I am sad to report that the story doesn't have the

  • by Ben Jones
  • July 6, 2005