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• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  It’s FPOPpin’ Whatchu know 'bout me?

  

  As the advent of another academic year approaches, I feel somewhat obligated to wax rhapsodic about things that didn't happen very long ago.  I ... year ago. It was a beauteous midsummer morn, and I was filled to the brim

  • by Tom R. '14
  • September 6, 2011
• Blog / Community Projects

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

  

  At the beginning of the year, Rick '09 and I had a marathon carpentry ... the side hallway of the 23 suite. I'm looking at it right now. Maybe we should get on that. Anyway, the point of this entry is the tables. I just

  • by Laura N. '09
  • January 10, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  First Day of School Fall term classes began today at MIT.

  

  for whatever else MIT would throw at me. I like that MIT doesn't just ... . For the Class of 2011, these are their very first MIT classes. I only vaguely remember my first day of classes at MIT back in the Fall of 1996. I

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 5, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

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

  

  . Anyway, I wondered if I could somehow jog fast enough that the sunset would be on the other side of me, but then I realized that in order to that I ... Today while running westward at sunset, I was nearly blinded by the

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 6, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  ISEF Wrap-up

  

  about 40-50 students, so I figured 60 students would be a safe guess for ... I had a great time last week at ISEF. This is what it looked like ... awesome students and see their projects. I made a list of all of the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 17, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Likelihood

  

  mit_hopefulgirl asks, "I was wondering if MIT actually sends out "likely admit" letters for RD applicants before the actual deadline? I know ... not go out until April. So, in a sense, I can understand the urge to not

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 19, 2005
• Blog / Athletics

  Refactored

  

  Yes, several days without blogging. I'm sure you've been waiting with bated breath. Where have I been? Well, for the past ten minutes, I was ... file. Before that, I've been catching up on email and phone calls. This

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 2, 2004
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Winter Through the camera lenses of people who don't have winter

  

  ; While heading back to my dorm, I ran into Kevin. The both of us being from ... entire campus in a powdered-sugar cast.   It’s incredible how ... another friend (also from California) put it: “One minute I was walking

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • January 13, 2016
• Blog / Events

  The Great Snowball Fight of 2013 fame. glory. snow. killian court.

  

  that I hate the word "epic" but still used it should tell you how epic it ... of the movie was a little joke by Pixar. And I refuse to bow to the ... storms, so that is the last time I will mention Nemo in this post. It

  • by Michael C. '16
  • February 9, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  The Case of the Disappearing Admissions Officers Where have the Admissions Officers been lately?

  

  How long has it been since I last blogged? So long that it took me 9 tries to remember my blogging username/password. So then, where have I ... ), though I've been sure to take some downtime for Heroes, Veronica Mars

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 22, 2006
• Blog / En Español

  Sloan MBA Adetayo Akisanya works at Volaris, a Mexican airline, on their Commercial Strategy team “I really gained a new perspective on the airline industry, on commercial strategy, on competition,…

  

  the Field   "To me, this was all personal challenge. I thought I was a good manager, and wanted to give it a try in a highly competitive industry with ultra-low margins. It would be easier to come up with

  • by MISTI Program
  • May 21, 2015
• Blog / Events

  Weekend Off What happens to an MIT student when the firehose gets turned off temporarily?

  

  Mentoring Social! You were probably wondering how I was going to tie this in ... With the title of this entry, you might think I’m about to tell you my plans for the three-day weekend. Sorry, Chris Columbus. I’m actually

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • October 12, 2010
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Climb Every Mountain: a Guest Blog Post by Davie R. ‘12 Davie R.: MOTH HUNTER.

  

  , and math. During my senior year, I realized that I would have a whole ... mountaintop were those who would travel to Brazil to study insects.. - - - First, an explanation of who I am and why I’m posting on Anna’s blog. I

  • by Anna H. '14
  • March 28, 2014
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Where are we going?

  

  than I've seen run for any position in East Campus. We talked about ... ) and I were chosen for the two spots, giving me yet another hat to wear. Whoever the new housemaster is, I'm only going to have to live with him or

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • November 13, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The second-to-last first two days of class Having classes 3 days a week rocks.

  

  getting cold glares cast my way each time I shared my schedule, I've realized I may be one of the few people who regularly has days off. This was totally a deliberate choice. How does that end up happening? If you

  • by Emad T. '14
  • September 6, 2013
• Blog / About Decisions

  In Praise Of Holistic Admissions not an admissions machine

  

  In last week's blog entry Diversity or Merit? I included the ... - broadly defined - for college to matter.   I hope that this quote is somewhat self-evident. When I said college was a "socializing institution", I

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 20, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Summer restaurant recommendations Some of my favorite restaurants.

  

  A few weeks back, I ran into my friend Andre '08 on the T (that is ... MIT iGEM team, was on his way to eat with some friends at a new (for him ... wonderful, hole-in-the-wall Tunisian restaurant. Tell Chef Alia I said hello

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 15, 2006
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  The First Snow of the Year! Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow. Also, what to expect for the…

  

  Today was the first snowfall of the year! How exciting, I didn't even ... snowflake of winter, how exciting)! Gradually, it began snowing harder; the ... looks like it has transitioned to rain =( Last week, I finally busted out

  • by Melis A. '08
  • October 29, 2005
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Downtown if you could see it then you’d understand

  

  like 12:30-1 and walk around Boston CJ: i have hw CJ: but fuck that CJ ... -down and slacks; I’m wearing a t-shirt and shorts. “Couldn’t be wearing anything more different,” I say. We walk around Boston Common, this big

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • September 26, 2019
• Blog / About Decisions

  Anticipation a little something to keep you company

  

  today too. And I'd love to hear how you're doing :) ... that you are feeling right now. As you get through the day, I'd like to ... yourself some time today. To realize just how far you've come. To hold your

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • March 14, 2019