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• Blog / MIT Life

  A Shot in the Life I now realize that this is probably a misleading title.

  

  windchill hit -20, or that time someone said something stupid on gchat and I ... coincidence that would never happen again, or whatever. And now that I'm almost ... ... and then got half the chapter to start sending me lobsters, after they

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • April 16, 2010
• Blog / Athletics

  MIT Quidditch: The Best Thing EVER? Yes.

  

  as an observer, but soon got caught up in the magic and was flying (er ... about getting used to moving on the broom and handling the ball with just ... volunteered to dress in gold and play the snitch. The snitch is allowed to run

  • by Kim D. '09
  • March 7, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  About the Midyear Report We've been getting many questions about the Midyear Report. Here are some answers.

  

  Early Action deferred applicants and Regular Action applicants. The Midyear Report will be available on your MyMIT account in February and ... updates. And on your MyMIT Tracking detail page, it says: This online

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 14, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Yes,The New App…It’s Really Here Or Why This Year's App is "Cooler" Than Last Year's.

  

  across the room. There were looks of surprise, happiness, and even some ... potential applicants looked at their families and then looked at each other ... there are some interesting changes and we hope you'll like them. We spent

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • August 19, 2009
• Blog / About Decisions

  Admitted Students Update Lots of good and important stuff for both EA and RA admits.

  

  your future classmates and get questions answered by current students. Here it is: MIT Class of 2013. (...and international students can join ... ! It will be in the mail on Wednesday, and in your mailboxes soon after

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 16, 2009
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes.

  

  day at work. Due to a lovely and thick stacks of nondisclosure agreements and the threat of prison I can't tell you a whole lot about it, but ... figure bits. Using my trusty Dremel, super glue, X-Acto, pliers, and

  • by Snively '11
  • May 27, 2008
• Blog / Events

  How Many Liveblogs Can We Get Onto One Page?! Mystery Hunt Part 3.5

  

  fast as we could and checking the blogs for "answers from the prefrosh ... . I'll post answers to the puzzles you guys worked on and some to ... ) ************************************************************************************* TIME TO HELP ON A PUZZLE!!! KEEP GOING! UPDATE: BENTO NATION and JAPAN

  • by Snively '11
  • January 20, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  A blog post about blog posts Superstar blogger emeritus Mollie gives us some of her favorite entries [now its own post!].

  

  Emeritus Mollie posted this helpful and interesting post to a discussion ... since 2004, and that there are, in fact, about 1800 blog entries in the ... , which makes me incredibly sad -- why did I go back and fix the code for

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 9, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Waitlist post Some Q & A about the waitlist.

  

  know how how many people will enroll, and how many people will be ... tricky. It is hard to know who will choose to come and who will go ... -- and I am hopeful that we will -- the odds are that it won't be for large

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 20, 2007
• Blog / About Decisions

  Even More for Admitted Students: Share Your Story Another open thread for '11s.

  

  scholarships and the Stanford app done (I ended up never applying there, actually ... friend since fourth grade (and a freaking genius) and myself, so I only ... even more depressed, because I was sure I wasn't getting a tube, and I

  • by Jess K. '10
  • December 13, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Summer restaurant recommendations Some of my favorite restaurants.

  

  Boston and try yummy restaurants. Inspired by my conversation with Andre, here is a good summer list of restaurants for students (and campus ...   Punjabi Dhaba: Probably the best, cheapest, and most authentic Indian food

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 15, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Battle of The Bands takes over Bryan’s Blog Hostile takeover of Bryan's blog for the night.

  

  So me and my 133t h4x0r roommate Yuan decided to take over Bryan ... MIT to compete in front of YOU for prizes and bragging rights. Yuan: Yup. Me and Shaye and our friend Dave has been working to put this

  • by Bryan
  • March 12, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  “The Flying Luxury Hotel of Tomorrow” The luxury cruise of tomorrow is sweet!

  

  could change the way you think about air travel. It's the Aeroscraft, and ... and oceans as they stroll leisurely about the one-acre cabin or relax in ... only two thirds of the craft's weight. The rigid and surprisingly

  • by Melis A. '08
  • February 19, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Engagement Party Salsa dancing with Benjamin Franklin and Optimus Prime

  

  MIT, and at first I was going to spend the weekend in NYC, but then I noticed a funny question on the invitation and was so intrigued that I ... character, and Sam put "Benjamin Franklin" (he cites Pennsylvania pride

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • February 8, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  I won the game! Not (quite) another picture entry... with Tastykakes!

  

  in Harrisburg, PA and I thought I'd spend it posting old photos on this ... photos from my phone to my computer, and I'm a college student and just can ... credit card fraud, and cashed in my winning lottery ticket. Despite having

  • by Sam M. '07
  • January 6, 2006
• Blog / IAP

  I Am Prepared! Getting ready for IAP! (Find out how to join our mystery hunt team, too!)

  

  I'm the biggest fan of football, this was a great game, and the ... for Gossip, Entertainment News, and Consumer Information Peter Cohn ... and Angelina Jolie order for lunch at an Edmonton eatery? Is a GE air

  • by Bryan
  • January 5, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Some notes for applicants Thoughts for both EA & RA applicants.

  

  interest to early and regular action applicants. For Regular Action ... application. And if you qualify for a fee waiver, your family needs the $65 more ... been sent to MIT. Our College Board Code (for SAT and TOEFL) is 3514 and

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 25, 2005
• Blog / Events

  “It’s just so effortless!” Apples and ziti and pies, oh my!

  

  and I put together the cheese mix, and Rob (just visible in the top of the picture) and Rick mixed everything together. Once the ziti was all ... roll of aluminum foil and covered the first pan as Rick stared on in

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 28, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  School’s… in Excitement! Passion! ...Class?

  

  of this afternoon and evening sitting around the lounge, eating pizza, watching DVDs, and generally bemoaning the fact that school has, in fact ... holiday in October. To celebrate the year's start (and because I'm lazy), I

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • September 7, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  You Can’t Make MIT Love You If You Don’t… my advice on application essays (updated 7/29)

  

  , but there is one thing that I am confident in recommending to you. (And ... risks + be truthful + be fearless + you are awesome! be yourself And with ... forth, '10 applicants, and best of luck! ----------- (My sincerest

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • July 26, 2005