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• Blog / Admissions

  The mail, and more

  

  like to get their boss' boss (or boss' boss' boss) to write the letter ... asking the aide in that politician's office that they worked for to write ... Chemistry major who had a UROP in the History department. Off to look at the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 4, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  And now for the feature presentation… ...IN STEREO.Don't ask. It's an LSC thing. I don't really get it myself.

  

  just enough for my computer to get angry with me for removing hardware ... scotch tape and then used it to secure the drive in place. So far it's been ... the kickoff was about to take place. I walked in the door, and the very

  • by Laura N. '09
  • January 28, 2006
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Former MIT Students on TV Two in a flattering way, one in a potentially embarassing way.

  

  interested in catching up on some TV. This month, you can see (at least) three ... where viewers choose which of three new science programs will get picked ... . Aomawa is also a contributor to the new book She's Such a Geek: Women Write

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 10, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Two quick items from the web Anthropology of War and Peace, and a ton of snow at Chi Phi.

  

  whether war is intrinsic to human nature, what causes war, how particular ... corner of Commonwealth Ave. and Hereford Street in the Back Bay to welcome ... substantial entries to come this week): First, I saw a link on a military blog

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 3, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Spring Break! *frantically waves arms in the air*

  

  It's always exciting to get not just a three-day weekend, but an ... have spring break a week or two earlier, meaning we don't get to see many ... class. In fact I'm in an Athena cluster right now, supposed to be working

  • by Cristen C. '10
  • March 20, 2009
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Fariborz Maseeh Hall The Phoenix Group would rise from the the "ashes" of Ashdown...

  

  the crowding in undergraduate dorms, and to increase the undergraduate population to the glorious size it once was (sometime back in the 90's). Their ... needed to renovate W1 just wasn't as easy to get our hands on. So the whole

  • by Cydnie T. '12
  • October 18, 2010
• Blog / How to Human

  Some Useful Things Things that greatly enhanced my chance of survival quality of life at MIT, and lots…

  

  an open window I get a cool breeze at night and the light of the sun in ... darkness. I’m smarter now! In addition to my dim ceiling lamp I have a three ... having control over the light in my room has contributed heavily to my

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • September 23, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Behind the scenes of Glamour: Part 2 A recap of three incredible days

  

  Martha Stewart), in addition to visiting all of the above locales. We not ... Mariane Pearl to health tips, in addition to the expected celebrity news and ... their $40,000 fellowships to support women in science. With that in mind

  • by Melis A. '08
  • June 20, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Nobel Prize Week An exciting time for research, both noble and ignoble.

  

  decided today to sleep in and not check on the Chemistry prize. Big mistake ... carbon atoms in ways that cause atom groups to change places. This happens ... compared to a dance in which the couples change partners. Metathesis is used

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 5, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Ode to the New, Part 2 Slowing down time in the Land of Enchantment.

  

  I'm currently on the MedLinks retreat; it feels good to get out of the campus bubble. It's too easy to go from Activity in MIT Building A to Activity in MIT Building B to your dorm room without ever leaving

  • by Anna H. '14
  • October 9, 2010
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Zeno’s Paradox halfway there (again)

  

  Kay In high school, when I'd start to get bored of a class, I'd sit and stare at the clock, and I'd count down the time left in the class period ... out (if they haven't already), I implore you to read them. Take them in

  • by Paige B. '24
  • May 17, 2023
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Boston becomes Pottersville The MIT area is full of celebrations for the release of "Harry Potter and the…

  

  either -- two references to 10 Things I Hate About You in less than a year ... on by the Charles Hotel here in Cambridge. Their plan is to turn ... book directly to your room. In the hotel's courtyard, they'll have an

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 15, 2005
• Blog / Hacks

  A Battle Scene to Remember Construction zones are the perfect playgrounds for epic battles

  

  be really great and that it was going to be out in theaters sometime soon.  Therefore, on my way to get Frozen Yogurt on Saturday, I was super ... on our way to get Frozen Yogurt, we came across the actual battle scene

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • November 3, 2013
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Hodge-Podge Random things from a random guy.

  

  , so I'm going to go through them all in this entry. These are totally ... you get to put your gown on and wait to graduate. I found about a gazillion ways around this system, and thus managed to get 9 beach balls and 2

  • by Snively '11
  • July 14, 2008
• Blog / Blog Projects

  [live blog] BLUEPRINT 2025 by the Blueprint Team // come see what we're baking!

  

  supporting them to build projects in 9 hours"]BLUEPRINT 2025 [/annotation] IS ... is SO CUTE so we're going to try get you guys some photos too. i ... competition. it was silly, but in the best way possible, and i am hyped to see

  • by Janet G. '27
  • March 1, 2025
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Lessons Learned from (Watching) D&D thank you brennan lee mulligan

  

  bunch of dice to make decisions in their made up world. As a kid, I ... character creation. In fact, I used a lot of D&D resources to write a lot ... 't commit to the story and the characters. They would giggle or laugh or get

  • by Cami M. '23
  • August 15, 2022
• Blog / Uncategorized

  What Should I Do Next Semester? i'm making a list and checking it twice

  

  , when am I going to get this kind of freedom again?  ... math blog, but I thought it would be interesting to write it again for a ... is a class I absolutely need to graduate. (I won't bore you with

  • by Qiaochu Y. '12
  • November 14, 2011
• Blog / Hacks

  MacG 50ish years ago an email from an alumnus

  

  breaking off to become the new College of Computing, my how things have ... Institute back then.[/annotation]   Getting into MacG in the fall of ... , which may have led to the construction of a third double in F. As of now

  • by Abby H. '20
  • October 6, 2019
• Blog / How to Food

  [Guest Post] On Food and Cooking at MIT, Paradiso A selection of dishes that define my MIT dining experience, part 4

  

  ” of coming to the US for college, getting disappointed by MIT dining ... , I would like to expound on how I cook, why I cook, and why I cook the ... ’ve found is to try appreciating the tiny moments in my daily life that I have

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • May 28, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  Q&A Round Two Answers to some questions

  

  course where they sit in and evaluate the class to make sure that it is ... ... how difficult is it to pick stuff up? As far as picking up programming ... you'll want to design efficient algorithms, etc. If you were in another

  • by Bryan
  • February 13, 2006