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Blog / Admissions

Ben’s Third Semi-Annual Q&A More answers to your questions.

's quality over quantity. That's why we only have five slots (I'm aware that

by Ben Jones
November 2, 2005

Blog / Community Projects

Hummingbird in a Cube of Ice Singing in the shower, taken to a whole new level.

For those of you wondering, I ended up working only until the first 2 AM last night, and spent the extra hour catching up on some much-needed sleep with no…

by Sam M. '07
October 30, 2005

Blog / Events

Special October Events

:30 p.m. in the Porter Room. We have obtained carts full of the biggest (i

by Mitra L. '07
October 24, 2005

Blog / Admissions

Supplemental material How to and when to send in supplemental materials.

I'm often asked about supplemental material. None of the below is required or even expected. In general, you should not send supplemental material unless the application did not sufficiently show who you are. I hope

by Matt McGann '00
October 19, 2005

Blog / MIT History & Culture

Varied states of the basement A roundabout trek to an underground level of Building 7 leads me into areas very…

scratch off the "m" in "team" on the door to 10-085, giving Building

by Anthony R. '09
September 20, 2005

Blog / Athletics

First Post A little about myself.

A head-and-shoulders illustration of Stu Schmill, dean of admissions. He has light skin, short grey hair and a beard, and is wearing rectangular glasses and a blue collared shirt with a darker blue tie.

-worth. "If I fail, I'm not so good." If you fail (which only means not doing as

by Stu Schmill '86
September 14, 2005

Blog / Events

Every square is a rectangle A brief look at every student activity at MIT.

Okay, first off, I have to tell you that Erica ’07 is a superhero. For the past month or so, she’s worked about 50 hours of UROP every week in…

by Sam M. '07
September 3, 2005

Blog / MIT History & Culture

Open Sesame A look at Brewster Kahle '82 and the Internet Archive.

I was not seated on a jury today at the Middlesex Superior Court, so I'm back to work tomorrow, hopefully posting a new Questions Omnibus tomorrow evening. While waiting to be called from the jury pool, I had

by Matt McGann '00
August 15, 2005

Blog / Academics & Research

MIT Dating Research A news story today looks at Media Lab research on dating.

talk. And I'm not the only one. This seems to be one of the key rules to

by Matt McGann '00
August 11, 2005

Blog / Admissions

Where We’ve Been And Where We’re Going A brief history of the blogs and MyMIT.

's original vision. I'm a big believer in finding something that works and

by Ben Jones
August 10, 2005

Blog / MIT Life

optical illusions don't try this at home kids. use the crosswalk whenever possible.

summer, except this weekend, I'm going home and since my drive home

by Bryan
August 4, 2005

Blog / MIT Life

Venturing to far living groups

allowing freshmen to live in this place?" Dave, I'm waiting for the

by Jessie L. '07
August 3, 2005

Blog / Academics & Research

Reactors are my friends. Four things you would never expect to find in a real MIT laboratory.

As you may or may not know, my job this summer is turning turkeys into oil. How do you turn a turkey into oil? Well, Chester, according to Changing World…

by Sam M. '07
July 26, 2005

Blog / MIT Life

Hometown Heroes The first of articles about awesome MIT '09s.

While I'm highlighting awesome MIT '09s... Every summer, community newspapers across the country publish articles highlighting students as they head off to college. I'll often get emailed them, though this summer I

by Matt McGann '00
July 25, 2005

Blog / Miscellaneous

You don’t know what a robot is? I dig Roger Ebert. Roger Ebert digs MIT. Thus, I dig MIT.

Roger Ebert is my favorite film critic; I think he’s got an honest face, he truly cares about movies, and I usually agree with his reviews, except that he vastly…

by Sam M. '07
July 18, 2005

Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

A quick one, while he’s away I write reviews of things that I know nothing about.

I don’t really like The Eagles’ “Desperado,” but it’s sure been stuck in my head for the last few days. I wonder why. Last night I did some things and…