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  MIT Commencement On Friday, the MIT Class of 2005 graduated! It was a beautiful day on Killian…

  

  don't begin until 10am. In the meantime, there's a "pre-game show." This ... Admissions Marilee Jones! Above, Marilee is preparing for an interview with a ... On Friday, the MIT Class of 2005 graduated! It was a beautiful day on

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 6, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Notes From The Middle Of Selection What interdisciplinary fields will exist 100 years from now? What will people be able to…

  

  . Though it's been a lot of work, I've been having a lot of fun. Selecting the class is one of the most rewarding moments of the admissions cycle ... table. So while we're buried in the committee room, here's a topic I

  • by Ben Jones
  • February 21, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Day in the Life A play-by-play of my day, along with some pictures.

  

  class (which is a requirement for biology majors and pre-meds.) The class ... papers to write and a problem set to start, it’s clearly the perfect opportunity to blog! I’ve wanted to write a “Day in the Life” entry for quite a

  • by Melis A. '08
  • April 11, 2007
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  MITblogs: The Next Generation Look ma, a hack!

  

  Courtesy of the prospective Class of 2013, I am amused and happy to present eight applicants' humble homage to the MIT admissions website: mymit.info And, of course, where would be without a little help from

  • by Paul B. '11
  • February 11, 2009
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Couchamarans and Carboats MIT alums create awesome floating vehicles from which to watch the fireworks.

  

  Couchamaran. The Couchamaran is just what it sounds like -- a sofa on pontoons ... In my last entry, I left you with this teaser: "I will reveal the #1 ... . From a homemade floating vehicle on the Charles River. Enterprising MIT

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 6, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  Poaching Imagination Just a few more hours.

  

  In just a few hours, you'll know whether or not you have the option ... . Yes, that's right. In just a few hours, a simple flick of a cursor, a click of a mouse button. Many childhoods of anticipation will come to an

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • March 18, 2006
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Chasing Roots, Part One During an overnight stay in Milan, I traversed several generations to explore musical history in…

  

  Parma Conservatory. Me and a large likeness of Arrigo (to give you an ... inside for a special tour. I'll show you a couple highlights, as well as ... and Emilia-Romagna regions. Interestingly enough, a deep foundation in

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • August 18, 2005
• Blog / CPW

  an orange tour 🍊🍊🍊

  

  me. Isolated color is a fun lens in which to view the world. I hope you ... Last year, I hosted a pre-CPW [annotation note="fyi this was streamed through a website on the Google Chrome app on my iPhone so pls forgive the

  • by Kanokwan T. '25
  • April 29, 2024
• Blog / Admissions

  Won’t Be Long Now… Some pictures to tide you over.

  

  the US Postal Service. While you wait for these updates, enjoy a few ... provides a bit of closure to an important part of the admissions cycle. It ... today. Matt likes to blog a picture of the mail folks leaving with the

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 17, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  all the notes i took in a week riveting stuff, i know

  

  .P.S: these notes are from nearly a month ago, which is approximately how long ago i ... imaginable- brush pens, washi tape, wax stamps, glitter pens, you get the gist ... pencil, and a few loose pens and pencils that only see the light of day

  • by Veronica P. '27
  • November 8, 2024
• Blog / Uncategorized

  tote bag tour i have so many things to carry

  

  I don’t know how it started exactly–a nice lug of canvas here, a floppy rectangle of yellow there. I tried my best to retreat under the ... ’s the perfect size for my A5 notebook, and that one’s big enough to hold

  • by Gloria Z. '26
  • May 2, 2024
• Blog / MIT Life

  Things That Are 20 DID YOU KNOW? 1988 was a leap year.

  

  . * The image of a benzene ring. * "Price is Right" model Janice Pennington ... regime in Czechoslovakia. * Sub Pop Records, a Seattle record label known ... ). * The time it took for Billy Mitchell, father of three and president of a

  • by Jess K. '10
  • July 7, 2008
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  From across the Web… Recent happenings across the Web.

  

  microloans and microfinance. Relatedly, you really should check out the work ... -Intelligencer. MIT scientists Ian Garrick-Bethell, Jack Wisdom (what a name!) and Maria Zuber may have figured out why the moon has a funny shape. [NYT] [Science

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 12, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  On the Road Again Adventures in Texas!

  

  to Boston. A whirlwind trip, no doubt! Hopefully I'll see some of you ... Just a quick post here - I'm actually on the road right now, doing ... adventures, so if you're interested, I'll make another plug for my Twitter

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • October 4, 2010
• Blog / Class Projects

  Angry Birds Fly at MIT Students construct trubuchets, catapults, and air cannons to take out the dastardly pigs on Killian…

  

  each develop a prototype of a product that can (and in many cases does) go to market; they present their products at a huge event before impressive industry judges.  I should note that 2.009 is possibly the awesomest

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 8, 2011
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  4 8 15 16 23 42 If you already know what those numbers mean, this entry is for you.

  

  So I'm a Lost fanatic. Long-time readers know that Alias and The OC are my two favorite shows, but Lost is positioning itself to take the ... peeps come up with. In the meantime, do you think the numbers are

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 11, 2005
• Blog / Athletics

  SF AIDS Walk – Part II

  

  generous donations, I qualified as a Star Walker, and was eligible to wear a crown during the walk. Some of my teammates told me I reminded them of a ... special. I owe a huge thanks to Tiffany '06 (white hat) and Accenture

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • July 17, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Woot! My t-shirt is funnier than your t-shirt.

  

  college life and high school life is that getting mail is incredibly ... , you may be wondering, dear reader, why I'm pontificating about the joys ... of linear algebra and eigenvalues for a little bit by blogging. And

  • by Paul B. '11
  • November 6, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  (My Third) First Day In which I attempt (and fail) to do a timelapse vlog

  

  you try to speed up an already-wobbly video to 800%, it becomes a blurry ... " to "this is going to be a beautiful artsy timelapse around MIT campus ... reason, I assumed that holding a camera and walking around campus would

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • September 7, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Meet the Admissions Officers: Alia Burton ‘05 Name: Alia Burton; Job title: Admissions Counselor; Hometown: Philadelphia, PA

  

  : interesting and brilliant people; students of every major can take nearly any ... 't uncommon; people with a wide variety of backgrounds and experiences Favorite things about Boston: Museum of Fine Arts; the T (subway) is cheap and clean

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 28, 2005