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• Blog / Academics & Research

  iDoor Opening your boyfriend's dorm room door? There's an app for that.

  

  's his door in action: A couple notes from someone who has opened and ... submitted the video to Hack A Day. (In response to whoever commented, "that ... the fact that he got an A+ in 6.033.)

  • by Jess K. '10
  • July 8, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Learning Time! I walk you through a physics/dynamics problem.

  

  pretty-like (in color!). Before you look at that though, let's do a quick ... so we can use conservation of energy. Everything in orange is energy ... 'm reviewing and going over while studying for the test I have in this class on

  • by Snively '11
  • October 20, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Got any threes? Go fish!

  

  of Conner 2 sitting in the floor lounge, eating Hsin Hsin (a great restaurant right across the bridge in Boston), and talking. That's right ... you ever have something that you no longer want, you just set it out in

  • by Snively '11
  • September 12, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Freebie I love freebies!

  

  just appeared the other day and mine is, as far as I know, in its final ... running. We're meeting with a manufacturer in a couple of weeks to discuss ... . Basically, MIT forces you to take artsy-fartsy classes in order to stay well

  • by Snively '11
  • August 21, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  NOOOOO! It's so sad!

  

  installed in 10-250, MIT's most popular lecture hall? If not, take a quick ... then turned to page 18 where I saw the title "Seats in Renovated 10 ... really would have been the best choice and it was unfairly ousted in favor

  • by Snively '11
  • July 9, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Cake-offs, chariot races, and salsa dancing

  

  Wednesday: “Chariot racing’ = pushing someone in a shopping cart down the ... points in your own jar, or nickels and quarters as negative points in the

  • by Melis A. '08
  • May 12, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  When it Rains It Pours

  

  like: STRESSFUL! Just like in high school, a favorite strategy of ... present in exactly one week (seriously, Toy Design is freaking me out right ... VPN, replace all my bookmarks in Firefox, change all of my user settings

  • by Snively '11
  • May 6, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Like Burger King – Only Not (Guest Entry) That ain't no Etch-a-Sketch. This is one doodle that can't be un-did, homeskillet.

  

  's kind of what going back to MIT feels like. So I visited back in February ... , "Ohmygods I can't wait to watch bouncy balls fall out of the sky and play in a ... advantage of it - if you're walking around in Baker and run into a bunch of

  • by Paul B. '11
  • April 22, 2008
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  61 Things to Love About Boston Give or take a few.

  

  in, from my lab-mates, from my friends...and so on. Maybe it's not as ... in Cambridge and doesn't actually live there, I'm sort of detached from ... , are always interesting.) #46 - Hah. Hah. Double hah! (MIT students, in

  • by Paul B. '11
  • March 29, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  For love of Baxter A story of love, loss, and catnapping on Burton 1, as documented by my cell…

  

  EST To: baxterthieves Cc: burton1 We have the cake, as requested, in ... room on that fateful day," quoth Rich, holding Baxter protectively in his ... back home, and I would like to thank everyone who helped in the effort to

  • by Jess K. '10
  • January 27, 2008
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Global warming? ...or just a weather anomaly?

  

  free time to participate in competitions, take a class in something you’ve always wanted to learn, hang out with friends, or do research in the lab

  • by Melis A. '08
  • January 9, 2008
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Standing Out [by C/3C Christopher Benson, '10] Before AFROTC, this abstract concept of "leadership" seemed very generic...

  

  excited to commission as an Officer in the United States Air Force, to have ... 't expecting to gain much in the program other than a commission. Now I am a year ... all of the "leadership positions" that I had held in high school. After

  • by ROTC
  • January 3, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Low Balance A epic story of Chinese food, heartbreak, and loss. All because I have no TechCash.

  

  "low warning" sign. I have $1.70 in my TechCash account, and the reason ... in my account for free (quick deposit online costs $1.50), but it ... . (This could explain why the girl studying in the cubicle next to me looks

  • by Jess K. '10
  • December 18, 2007
• Blog / Events

  So much to do, so little time There's always something exciting going on at MIT.

  

  can't join in, because I really need to be reading applications. As I ... Condry, an MIT Professor in Japanese Cultural Studies, is giving a talk ... programs in China, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Mexico, and Spain

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 29, 2007
• Blog / Study Abroad

  One Life to Live In which I use the title of a soap opera as a motivational phrase

  

  otherwise I'd feel incredibly bad for spending my entire morning writing in ... , it's easier to believe that there was time in-between I spent studying ... application in now - you can drop out later if you decide you don't really want

  • by Karen F. '11
  • October 13, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT goes on the road Over the next month, MIT Admissions Officers will visit dozens of cities across North America.

  

  . This year, the first meetings are in Maine, Connecticut, Ohio, and Rhode ... ECs will introduce themselves. They'll talk about what MIT looks for in ... about in a future entry, my first meeting isn't until the very end of the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 3, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Wise Words From Mikey A good thing to read as you prepare to arrive on campus and begin your…

  

  I'm going through my in-box today, taking care of some long ... , and I decided to wait until now instead of posting it in June - this ... 't be able to catch up to these kids and as a result, coming in with no

  • by Ben Jones
  • August 15, 2007
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Class of 2009 Ring Delivery The '09s get our brass rats. We think this makes us like, so cool.

  

  . Adelaide sits on the floor in the hallway to strap on her heels. Adelaide is awesome. Adelaide and Rick in their dress clothes. Within 3 minutes of ... .) The reception was held in the Boston State Room, and it was pretty

  • by Laura N. '09
  • April 24, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  ZOMG CPW! The greatest shopping list ever.

  

  for details. ;-) I was really hungry. Such is a day in the life of a ... there or be square. Also, if you're in Atlanta right now, you probably don't have a chance to read this anyway, but just in case- stop by and

  • by Laura N. '09
  • April 12, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Pre-Campus Preview Weekend GET PUMPED.

  

  -run emergency medical service. If you've ever wanted to ride in an ambulance, you ... after the musical is Meet the Bloggers, at 8:30 PM in the Student Center ... see me in the street, though, or track me down at Beauty and the Beast

  • by Jess K. '10
  • April 11, 2007