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• Blog / Miscellaneous

  An American Idol Math Question You guys are all good in math; help me out with this one.

  

  pointed this out last night, and unless I'm missing something, I agree with ... it was a 3-way tie. Let's do the math, and please correct me if I ... two hour period, and each contestant's phone lines can handle ~16

  • by Ben Jones
  • May 19, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Almost Famous You probably think this entry is about me.

  

  , focusing on both the overall winners and the performances of MIT runners. Now ... Kyle '08 and YiOu '07 looking beautiful together as they finish together ... one... ...and although it's a bit unflattering, I still think it

  • by Sam M. '07
  • April 21, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Odds & Evens & Ends Notes on CPW, Veronica Mars, and more.

  

  span of 4 days!). And, while there will be parties, CPW is a 100% dry weekend. And while you'll probably see people wearing shirts featuring pi ... thread here and here (check it out!). Not as important as cancer research

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 31, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Another Day, Another Class

  

  : Professor Yaffe is from Baltimore and his dialect is very strong. Thus, he ... it to us and also demonstrate the effects of EDTA ... , carbohydrates and how they exist in the body. So far, it's been pretty good

  • by Bryan
  • March 9, 2006
• Blog / Athletics

  MIT Athletics When I picked the topic for this entry, I was cheerleading at an MIT basketball…

  

  write about while cheering for tonight's MIT mens' basketball game, and I ... hurt and I was tired and my mind was drifting a little. There are a lot of sports at MIT, and a lot of ways to get involved with physical

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • January 13, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Peace Out, 2005 Saying goodbye to a great year!

  

  and lost. This was probably one of the best learning experiences of my life. I learned a lot about politics, and I also learned that losing a ... that if I were to get a B+, I should have opted to do less work and get

  • by Bryan
  • December 31, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Attack of the Giant Squid Attack of the Giant Squid!

  

  turn! So this semester, I took Quantitative Physiology I: Cells and ... aka HST.541J. One of the major topics in the class is the Hodgkin and ... functions, and my personal favorite, error functions. Instead of making us

  • by Bryan
  • December 16, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  MIT’s Newest Nobel Laureate Can you autograph my problem set?

  

  So it's Nobel Prize week, and this year, MIT has been able to add another name to it's list of professors, affiliates, and alumni who have won ... , Robert Grubbs, and Professor Richard Schrock. Professor Schrock won the

  • by Bryan
  • October 5, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Reek Week Updated 8/3 to include pictures of Gilroy garlic ice cream.

  

  -a-potties. A little bird tells me that between 120,000 and 150,000 people attend each year, and that it is the largest food festival in the country. On ... , we can smell the garlic. Love is in the air, and it doesn't smell good

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • July 29, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW Saturday

  

  getting ready to play (and sweep) the Coast Guard Academy in an afternoon ... housing... ...and the students attended their own panel on housing ... panelists Jessie (green hair) and Kelsey (blue hair). The housing panels gave

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 11, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  The DHL Fiasco I really want to thank those of you (you know who you are) who turned…

  

  , maturity, and common sense. For those who don't know what happened, someone ... (incuding College Confidential) and then later to my blog and to Matt's blog. Some folks acted quickly to make Matt and me aware of it, as well as

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 14, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  More questions

  

  Today is Registration Day at MIT, and tomorrow (Tuesday) is the first ... ... though, due to my time restrictions during application season and the ... to attend, and I wonder if parents are welcome as well? Will there be

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 31, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Clarification On Last Post I was really just trying to say that when I look at your names in…

  

  happen to know that girl (bus driver) and it is unbelievable the amount of ... folks with brilliant essays and accepted folks with less-brilliant essays ... ... at all. Which is why it's sad to see you comparing stats and trying to

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 18, 2004
• FAQ / First-year application

  What if my application is disrupted by a major event beyond my control?

  mind, and that you may need to focus on other things, or be temporarily ... : Focus on taking care of yourself, your family, your community, and your ...  [email protected]. We’ll be here to talk to you and figure out a way to make sure we get your
• Blog / How to Human

  how to restore an old whiteboard, mit style four years of whiteboard wear and care

  

  dearly. My own history with whiteboards, how I use them in my life, and perhaps most importantly, how to fix old and dirty whiteboards. You know how ... you write on it and try to erase, it leaves smears or shadows of what

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • January 17, 2021
• Blog / How to Food

  How to Survive in a Cook-for-Yourself Community and why meals plans are terrible

  

  for information about non-MIT meal kits and meal prices in general. The ... includes either 19 or 14 meals a week, and missed dining opportunities do not ... , I lost too many opportunities to bond with friends and neighbors. Cook

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • June 10, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Preview of Things to Come too fast, too furious

  

  for the last three years running >____>). And this feeling has ... be a froshie and going to REX events (you have no idea how easily this works for me - I successfully merged into a band of '14s at a party and

  • by Chris S. '11
  • September 26, 2010
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Don’t forget to check in with yourself On living with intention

  

  — and it all still felt like home.  Okay, all the places I loved to eat ... closest friends are still those I met at MIT (including my husband), and there are just a whole lot of stories to reminisce about and tell over and

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • January 23, 2025
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  what’s in the box? why is spring cleaning a common phrase but not fall cleaning hmm

  

  few days ago and then fell asleep. and then got caught up with making ... "]thanksgiving was a few days ago, and in the world of this post it is still ... for me. i woke up to grey skies and decided to go back to bed for

  • by Janet G. '27
  • December 1, 2024
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  In the Music Cubes, no one can hear you scream…

  

  -hand last week, and it was pretty mindblowing. That’s right – the Music Cubes ... the Edward and Joyce Linde Music Building) are finally open! For those ... ensembles typically rehearse and perform"]Kresge Auditorium[/annotation] and

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • September 25, 2024