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• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Call For Bloggers As promised, here's an entry that will explain this year's application process for admissions bloggers.

  

  to maintain a balance between new students and upperclassmen. That said ... another senior (and we've already received five inquiries from '08s, which ... me (benjones at you-know-the-rest) by August 31st, 2007 and: Provide a

  • by Ben Jones
  • June 26, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Intermission Summer job: just kickin' it. And working at Pixar, too.

  

  Sometimes taking a little time to recharge is really all you need. I've been spending hours in used bookstores and swimming and taking deep breaths, and it's been.. really nice. That doesn't mean I've forgotten about

  • by Jess K. '10
  • June 7, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Oh look, an update

  

  and statistics class for course 9 (Brain & Cognitive Sciences). It ... -related applications. All course 9 students have to take a probability and statistics ... geeks, and this is a class that plays to the strengths of computer geeks

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • March 10, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Guessing game results MIT's student newspaper publishes the number of freshman applications.

  

  a dream), Roseanne, Patrick, "me," Analiese '10, Vihang, and Elizabeth. Well done! In total, I counted 95 guesses between 10,000 and 20,000 applications. The mean of all guesses was 12,323 (not bad!) and the median was 12

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 6, 2007
• Blog / Events

  Little Snails SciFi movie marathons rock my socks!

  

  earlobes and huge, protruding eyes. The Traags also live much longer than ... domesticated as pets, but others run wild, and are periodically exterminated. The ... of technological and spiritual development. Followed by: The Fifth

  • by Bryan
  • January 28, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  If You Wish To Receive Your Decision Online… ...please read this entry!

  

  graduate). You have applied Early Action and your intended entry year (as ... MyMIT account and you will need to know your username and password. When decisions are released, simply visit https://decisions.mit.edu and

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 1, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  The Birth Of My Third Child The new admissions web site finally launches! Report any bugs here.

  

  Hi folks, Well here you have it - the new-and-improved MIT ... middle of a discussion on Topic X when someone jumps in and posts "I got a ... . Have fun exploring, and please use this thread to let me know if you find

  • by Ben Jones
  • September 14, 2006
• Blog / Hacks

  As though we weren’t hosed enough…

  

  of my dedication to bringing you interesting campus news and rants, I ... daylight shots have their own merits. The fire truck looks all red and shiny and pretty.

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • September 11, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  “MIT Abounds With UROP Students” A photo spread about student research.

  

  Opportunities Program, and is the oldest and most extensive program involving ... perspective on Melis' blog, and read further about more actual student UROPs

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 18, 2006
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Uh Oh Joke: What do you get if you divide the circumference of a bowl of ice…

  

  ) Herrell's D) Christina's Boston and Cambridge are home to many other fine ice cream eateries, and the ones I listed above are all within walking

  • by Bryan
  • July 19, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  I’m not swollen anymore!

  

  've been dealing with work issues, and have been in California for the last week and a half recovering from wisdom teeth surgery. I just had my ... new room on my hall next week, and I'll try to take some pictures so you

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • June 21, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Thursday

  

  night with dinner, live music, and dance The event will include: -A full dinner featuring Greek, Persian, and French Cuisine -Poetry readings in the native language, with multimedia translations in English -Live music and

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • April 27, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Reading Some final notes before decisions are posted.

  

  : Bryan Nance A Post For Parents and It's All About the Process, Bryan Don ... Imagination, Laura The Moment of Truth And a few numbers: we received a record ... decide to enroll) and a steady class size, we have admitted even fewer

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 18, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Happy Pi Day! 3.1415926535...

  

  are you sending. You're three point one four one five nine, And even ... , number Pi Oh, number Pi Your uses are so very neat. There's 2 Pi r and Pi r squared, A half a circle and you're there, Oh, number Pi Oh, number

  • by Bryan
  • March 14, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Biochemistry at its finest!

  

  Prof. Michael Yaffe. Three professors co-teach the class and Yaffe taught ... pages of very colorful notes and 9 boards filled with pretty picture of molecules and processes. The picture below is what the board looked like last

  • by Melis A. '08
  • March 9, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  A person can develop a cough. Simultaneously the coldest and hottest entry I've ever written.

  

  running and seeing one of your professors in the locker room wearing only boxer shorts. And then he recognizes you. How's that for teacher-student interaction? While sitting in 10.37: Chemical Kinetics and Reactor Design this

  • by Sam M. '07
  • March 6, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  MIT Meets The OC Be sure to watch the April 6 episode!

  

  few days back, and now it's my turn. Just received email from my friend ... : Ben From: Monica Subject: MIT and one of your favorite shows... Hello Ben, I hope this message finds you well and enjoying the winter. I

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 2, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Lucky Saturday the 14th Luck was a lady three nights in a row in NYC

  

  the 13th, fate decided to rain upon Sam and me loads of good luck last ... into Sam's freshman-year roommate, David '07, and sampled [read: read ... unevenly-matched rounds of Taboo, many slices of coconut pie, and many scoops

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • January 17, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Deferred? Shameless thievery from a colleague's blog topic (sorry Matt).

  

  , your dream is still alive. Let's talk about it, openly, and honestly ... you see the situation from a strategic and global vantage point. Before ... water. Please post and let's chat!

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • December 13, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Spectacle I was going to title this entry "Spectacle of Light," because I mention MIThenge. Then…

  

  a month that I get my act together and cook real food for myself, even if it comes from a box or consists only of taco meat and cheddar cheese ... guy Sam talked about because he won an Ig Nobel and photograph my food

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 13, 2005