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Blog / Academics & Research
I Ended Up Working for a Reality TV Show
I met David France, one of the other founders of the campaign. At some ... travelling on the bus between Boston and Philly. One of them I wrote at a ... always liked the idea of reality TV - capturing real moments with real -
Blog / Admissions
The Interview…Part 2 The next installment of my saga...
how they evaluate the student. I can’t cover all of it at once 'cuz it ... interview plays in selection so while I’d planned to start at the very ... of the process instead. Most of the comments/questions I received last -
Blog / About Decisions
Moving Forward I, and the outstanding staff in the admissions office, re-affirm our pledge to uphold the…
We were all saddened by the news of Marilee Jones' resignation. In ... at odds with one another: Marilee's contributions over the years and ... felt. The message of "being" vs. "doing," quality over quantity, and -
Blog / Admissions
But What Are They Really Looking For? My thoughts (advice) on navigating (surviving) the college application process.
most of the opportunities available to you there you will be at the best ... Last week I started working at the MIT Alumni Association. It was ... things are becoming clear to me. This time of year my life has long been -
Blog / Admissions
T-Minus Six Days Ready for the best four days of your life? CPW 2010 ftw!!
so t-shirts (though most of them were at least three sizes too big for me because I apparently fail at pushing my way to the front of the line ... struggling under the sudden influx of CPW-related e-mails, and my willpower to -
Blog / Academics & Research
I will begin again. Maybe the time is right (to blog). Maybe tonight.
see him in the "Valjeans of the World" medley at the end. It always ... second day of classes and I have now had every class in my schedule at ... Chef, originated the role of Jean Valjean in the Japanese production of -
Blog / Admissions
Typhoon, Wedding Highlights from my trip to Asia.
For most of the past month, I was traveling in southeast Asia, a trip ... . I feel like such a nerd for taking a picture of the engine, but it was very cool -- all of the boat engines were converted from used Honda car -
Blog / Art, Literature, Music
MIT gave my pod free art supplies!! and despite being hosed, we used them
In January, I heard about an Arts at MIT initiative that provides grants of between $50 and $250 to pods and virtual groups for art supplies ... , pleasure, and community building," and anyone of any level could apply as -
Blog / Personal Travel
Patriots’ Day Rejuvenated by a Reenactment
tip: don’t get sick while at MIT. So when my friend Roxana '09 suggested biking to see the Battle of Lexington, I was THRILLED! We woke at ... activities for the past two weeks have been working during the day, working at -
Blog / Admissions
We Want You! Write for us!
As per usual, CPW has again come and again, all of the prefrosh will be going insane trying to eat 500 lbs of food, watch people juggle with fire, run around campus at odd hours of the night, watch NextACT, and -
Blog / Extracurriculars
It’s Nice to Meet You Finding my confidence through inline skating.
pervasive feeling at MIT of not having done enough — and still making a living ... MIT, surrounded by students with years of experience at X or Y and ... hard to feel like you’re making any progress at MIT. A lot of progress is -
Blog / Uncategorized
Poetry from 5 AM This Morning Don't worry, I drank an entire MUG of espresso
This girl is tired. Verrryyyyyyy tired. I had a lot of ideas for what I wanted to post this weekend. A month into my time at MIT I can ... week has been a wild ride. To quantify it: Five hours of sleep per -
Blog / Academics & Research
Another one! The return to campus, round III
promise you: the excitement never wears off! Even after a day full of ... of a thrill upon seeing the Dome for the first time in months. As soon as I stepped out of the cab, I could tell that everyone else felt the -
Blog / MIT Life
What’s for dinner? The joy of cooking
proponent of the dining system (or lack thereof) at MIT. I’ve eaten in a ... I made some of my best friends, and where I got to use a bit of my own creativity. I really like cooking. It is kind of fun to look in your pantry -
Blog / How to Boston and Beyond
61 Things to Love About Boston Give or take a few.
A lot of the day-to-day communication at MIT happens, not through ... , it's convenient - and at MIT, everyone checks it. They don't call this the Massachusetts Institute of Technology for nothing, after all -
Blog / About Decisions
One for sorrow, two for joy Never surrender your dreams.
occasions I've made bad decisions solely of my own accord; at other times, it ... , I've gotten a lot of work done (three problem sets, one group project, and one revised essay) while still finding a decent amount of time for -
Blog / Admissions
The reading season begins
? That's right -- the first completed folders of the year. The brown ... reading carefully every sheet of paper in your folder and summarizing the case on that summary card. Then, in a month, we'll bring all of the cases -
Blog / Admissions
Testimony from an ’11 By: Debbie, '11
have to say, this is one of the coolest drapes I saw at East Campus. Wow ... MIT Admissions webpage in hope of a new entry every hour. Anyways, since I basically spent most of my weekend with her, I figured that it -
Blog / Academics & Research
More Psets! This starts out artsy, but I promise it's going to go downhill really fast.
Things Work". This class starts at the level of MOSFETs (basic electronic ... I woke up this morning at 8:15, 45 minutes after my alarm was going to go off. I go and look at my computer (which is supposed to be my