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• Blog / Athletics

  A sporting chance

  

  Despite growing up in New York, I became a Red Sox fan when I was 8 ... a draw for me in the depth of intramural sports. I had been a varsity ... favorite IM sport was ice hockey. I played a lot of roller hockey in high

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 22, 2004
• Blog / About Decisions

  Into the Unknown with bravery

  

  was so much fun. Watching a kid’s movie always puts us in an “everything will be okay” headspace. It immerses you in a story, beautifully crafted ... , just utterly [annotation note="Maybe that's why our dream is to

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • December 17, 2019
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Boston Pops John Williams and a bottle of wine -- on a school night!

  

  January? That tall man in the middle is none other than John Williams! He ... Memoirs of a Geisha. The paragraph in the program that listed other films ... anniversary to the Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO)! This is how lovely Symphony

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • May 15, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Noam Chomsky Talk in 26-100 i still have to send these pictures to amnesty

  

  've ever been so worn out in my life. I know a lot more quantum than when the ... , scintillating equipment in the physics lab. That'll probably be a separate entry ... with him (and they have a perfect right to do so) but rather than

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • December 4, 2007
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Spreading Santorum around MIT Or rather, just spreading awareness of Santorum.

  

  strong that I felt the need to express it in an avant-garde photomosaic on ... is a lovely picture, and I've been trying to find an appropriate ... vs. Spam as a stepping stone to the presidency. Still, I must say, I

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 6, 2005
• FAQ / First-year application

  What if my application is disrupted by a major event beyond my control?

  that our hearts go out to you. We understand that there is a lot on your ... as flexible as possible in these situations. When you’re able to do so ... are unable, to apply for Early Action, please remember that there is no
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Senior Week: Mollie Burgoon A look at some of MIT's graduating students.

  

  -shirt that said "In the future, I'm famous." UROP: Morgan Sheng's lab in Course ... literature, which is way more fun than doing problem sets and taking tests ... -- I can go into his office and plop down on a chair and whine about my

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 4, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  2.007 play by play It slices and it dices.

  

  the cool cars tomorrow. Did you know that a 10000 word paper is really ... Her name is Betsy, and she got me to the finals of 2.007. This just goes to show you how lucky one individual can be. I actually thought

  • by Bryan
  • May 17, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Visit to eBay

  

  Unfortunately, Carter's job is so awesome and amazing that he can't tell us ... pay homage to the product that made it famous, eBay has a case full of ... Bay shirts that have cute slogans. Apparently Wednesday is bagel day

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • June 8, 2005
• Blog / Uncategorized

  251 talks – avery a new podcast that comes out every week

  

  hello! i'm creating a podcast. the tentative name for the podcast is ... of [annotation note="a wonderful acapella group that i'm a part of ... the talks happen in my room, which is room 251. the general goal is to

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • October 21, 2018
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  A…an…uh…a cappella concert? MIT's got non-Petri dish culture, too

  

  A cappella is one of those things that is really weird to type.  It's one phrase - "a cappella", Italian for "in the manner of the church ... instrumental backups.  like in Pitch Perfect!) Anyways, as you may know, a

  • by Michael C. '16
  • November 22, 2013
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Exponential Decay This entry probably isn't about what you think it is.

  

  Amazingly, I've been an admissions blogger for a bit over twelve months now. One thing I've noticed about this site in the past year is that most individual entries have a relatively short half-life - that is, the

  • by Paul B. '11
  • November 20, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  A Week of Music Eight bands in nine days, and I still missed five performances.

  

  participated in a statewide health professions competition that took place in a ... like a baby fresh out of the womb. I stood there in awe for about an hour ... as she is, but she can really, I mean really belt out a tune. They

  • by Ahmed H. '12
  • October 28, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Music Groups at MIT, Pt. 1 [by Jessica Noss '14, Guest Blogger] Audition for everything.

  

  musical, but I assumed that when I came to MIT, music would play a much ... decided I wanted to be in an instrumental group and a vocal group. I didn ... them. I knew I didn’t stand a chance of getting in, but I

  • by ARTalk
  • May 3, 2011
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Call For Bloggers As promised, here's an entry that will explain this year's application process for admissions bloggers.

  

  to maintain a balance between new students and upperclassmen. That said ... is awesome!). To be considered for a blogger position, you should email ... upperclassmen - please choose one of the following). Option A: Who is more

  • by Ben Jones
  • June 26, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Open Sesame…Ring. RFID magic + a ring = wearable CharlieCards

  

  much better. (In fact, I liked the idea so much that I ordered a custom ... -- I made a point of eating at five Chipotle locations that I had not ... , I thought that was the coolest thing that you could do with 3D

  • by Emad T. '14
  • August 23, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  Rush, rush Why you should live on my floor, with special guest star Paula Abdul.

  

  there (not just from a viewbook or description). After that, you get to ... , most dorms do some sort of in-house rush to decide what floor, house, or area of the dorm you'd like to live in. After that, certain floors, like

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 31, 2005
• Blog / Personal Projects

  a quarantine haiku generator purell and poetics

  

  hello! hope everyone is doing well. I made a quarantine haiku generator: get yours here.

  • by Rona W. '23
  • April 29, 2020
• Blog / Events

  Little Snails SciFi movie marathons rock my socks!

  

  Escargots." One of the things I promised myself is that this year I would try ... : Delicatessen is set in an unspecified time and place with the appearance of a ... a whooping $6 in 26-100 were: Fantastic Planet Courtest of

  • by Bryan
  • January 28, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Hey Erick, You Awake? Not gonna call it a night just yet

  

  ; After a long Saturday, my friends and I found ourselves chilling in the ... what it was, I opened up Twitter and within seconds found out that a fire ... people called it a night, going upstairs to their rooms. I didn't want to

  • by Erick P. '17
  • July 31, 2014