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  Summary of CPW 2006 CPW 2006

  

  experience in all the labs on campus. It's one of the many things that make MIT unlike any other school in the world. As a freshman, you can work in the ... Gregor shared stories from medical school, since he's working in the admissions

  • by Melis A. '08
  • April 11, 2006
• Blog / Athletics

  Back Bay 5K Cool running... so cool that my legs were numb. (11 pictures)

  

  As I wrote in a previous entry, I signed up to run the Back Bay 5K ... the bridge in flip-flops. For those of you who were not at MIT last ... ) as Melis '08 laughs at me in her warm, warm sweatshirt. I hate you

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • April 10, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW 2006 Day 1 Campus Preview Weekend has begun! [photos]

  

  many familiar faces! Mitra helps to check in one of the first students to arrive. Hundreds of families checked in during the first several hours of ... of Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? Performances included

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 7, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Your CPW Host The host assignment meeting was tonight.

  

  meeting looked like: (note fellow blogger Bryan in the front row, freshly ... hear from your host well in advance of arriving at CPW [and even if you ... , are very much looking forward to CPW. In short, we're all very excited

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 2, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Preparing for CPW

  

  admitted folks are excited! I just got back from an amazing week in ... checking you in, please don't be shy -- say hello! Also, make sure to come ... about in the blogs all year (me included). You can follow Ben's blog for

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • April 2, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Admitted Students: MyMIT Updated Important and cool new information on MyMIT: check it out now.

  

  their MyMIT portal today, including: Class of 2010 Guestbook. Sign in ... the schedule so you can find out when the meeting in your area is ... tracking portlet (get your materials in ASAP if you haven't yet), links to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 23, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Adam makes a guest appearance Adam's motto: Step one, get it done. Step two, there's always more to do.

  

  in the universe, death, taxes, and MIT students complaining about how much work they have to do. I guarantee you that one day will not go by in ... something therapeutic about complaining. So in keeping with MIT tradition I am

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • March 14, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Selection = Finished Wow.

  

  the 17th (but until I confirm that, it's not set in stone - after the EA mailing I want to be 100% certain before I say "in the mail!"). I promise to write a more thorough entry soon, after some sleep. Hang in there - only

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 11, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Small Get-together Friday An informal reception for HMMT participants and others visiting Boston on Friday.

  

  be tomorrow (Friday) at from 5-7pm in Stata Center room 32-155. I know ... Modern Pastry in Boston's North End. Some of the student bloggers may join me as well. For those of you in from out of town, I'll be happy to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 23, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My Engineering Hero One of the coolest professors at MIT

  

  successful in our 2.007 Design Competition, but the rest of his lecture he spent on the iterative design process and what it takes in order to be ... .007: From the MIT News Office: "In addition to the stair-climbing wheelchair

  • by Bryan
  • February 22, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  For My Fellow Coffee Lovers Out 3 choices will soon be 4.

  

  new neighbor this summer - a 24-hour Dunkin' Donuts, right in the ... coffee - yep, I think I could make that a daily event, especially in the ... ) and (second) a debate about who makes the best coffee in general

  • by Ben Jones
  • February 11, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  The kindest cut Blog and night and red all over.

  

  DID YOU KNOW? One of the top 20 Scrabble players in the country, and the #1 ranked scrabble player in all of Massachusetts, is a sophomore at ... unsettling interest (just kidding, I love it!) in seeing my spilt blood, here

  • by Sam M. '07
  • February 6, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  On Broadway My first few days of fun in NYC

  

  On Tuesday after work, I saw The Producers -- not the movie, the show. Some friends from MIT, UC Berkeley, and NYU took care of waiting in line ... for the Straight Guy performed in the show... and since I was seated in

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • January 13, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Birth Of Baby Nance Regular updates from labor through delivery (guest-hosted by Ben).

  

  . Bryan says that anyone who guessed over 8 pounds is going to be in big ... ] Noon on 1/12/06: Finally got in touch with Bryan! Alas, Baby Nance was ... in at 9lbs, 14oz (!) and 22 inches long. Congrats to Bryan and Tina!

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • January 11, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  How A Blog Became A Community ...in which The Nance waxes philosophic about The Nance Effect.

  

  blog seems to really resonate with many in cyberspace. It is hard to ... you even weighed in with clever suggested names for my soon ... being deferred or rejected in the Early Action pool. I watched as many of

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • January 9, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  New Year Notes Miscellaneous.

  

  in today. Jun's MIT classmate, Jeff Ma '94, has started an "athlete stock market," according to an article in the Los Angeles Times. The new ... the good folks at Hopkins Insider for the idea): 1. In order, what were

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 2, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Trouble staying focused Finals. And about a zillion questions.

  

  .60 in depth, doing zillions of practice problems and perfecting my already ... taking catnaps and eating cookies. I've managed to get a few experiments in ... examination week will keep me from my appointed duties in the lab), but studying

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • December 20, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Psycho kitten, que’st-ce que c’est? Settling a long-standing question in the midst of finals week.

  

  joyfully reminding us that although she had only one final in 7 ... big screen in our floor lounge. Anyway, thanks to the apparent lack of finals in the department of urban studies and planning, she's exploring new

  • by Sam M. '07
  • December 20, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Cool UROP position UROP opportunity: helping people fight obesity using robots

  

  -- Hardware The Robotic Life group in the Media Lab is looking for a UROP to ... . Interest in robotics and real-world applications of technology is important! Position will begin in IAP or spring semester and could last for one semester

  • by Melis A. '08
  • December 20, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  Selection? They're selecting the earlies...

  

  about nothing but MIT for a while. Hang in there and feel free to weigh in with comments. I'll have a couple more entries (gosh, I'm overdue) in

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • December 3, 2005