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• Blog / Academics & Research

  And sometimes why? A reality check on the state of my MIT blogging.

  

  for people who are interested in scavenging for free food in random ... much entirely of pictures of me standing in front of various European ... it around the house. Also, a lot of upperclassmen are interested in

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 18, 2006
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Q & A Answers to questions on being in a fraternity.

  

  In response to my latest entry on being in a fraternity: Leo asked: 1. How large are the individual rooms in a frat house(or in your case ... this is speaking from personal experience, I think living in a fraternity

  • by Bryan
  • June 18, 2006
• Blog / Events

  A Morning With Sir Tim Berners-Lee This morning I attended a lecture in Stata, given by Sir Tim Berners-Lee, the guy…

  

  This morning I attended a lecture in Stata, given by Sir Tim Berners ... question. It was a bit weird to be sitting in the same room with the guy who ... - in person he's just a guy. Not the guy who revolutionized everything

  • by Ben Jones
  • June 1, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Making your college decision May 1st! Have you decided?

  

  "[In many ways, picking a college is a lot like marriage: the ... it to falling in love.] Make the decision with both your head and your ... think is) the biggest decisions in your life. Perhaps you are choosing

  • by Melis A. '08
  • April 28, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  It’s snowing, and “It’s Raining” K-Pop and Prof. Henry Jenkins.

  

  up in applications that I didn't read Sunday's New York Times, usually my favorite read of the week. The front page article in the Arts ... bridges and become the first Asian pop star to succeed in America. A few

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 31, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Selection begins Picking the Class of 2010.

  

  and the difficult decisions we make in selection. This year, we received ... we take those summaries and work from them. We do selection in subcommittees, usually of three people. Each subcommittee will take each case in

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 2, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

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

  

  Nobel prize for his "for the development of the metathesis method in ... swap places--in 1990. Now I don't know about you, but I think this is ... .012 and her TA was Frank Wilczek, winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics in

  • by Bryan
  • October 5, 2005
• Blog / Personal Travel

  A little bit about me and my trip to La Republica Dominicana A trip to the Dominican Republic to compensate for a bitterly cold Boston winter

  

  me: I'm a rising sophomore planning to major in Mechanical Engineering ... with another area of your choice, it's called 2A), I live in Next House ... just got back from my second visit to the beautiful town of Punta Cana in

  • by Melis A. '08
  • August 3, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Central Meetings Today, we'll mail out the first of four batches of letters announcing the MIT meetings…

  

  Seattle, and many places in between (not to mention Puerto Rico and Hawaii ... 've sent, or otherwise affirmed your interest in MIT, you will receive an invitation to our meeting in your neck of the woods (haven't yet signed up for

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 19, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Back From Paternity Leave I'm back! A few words on the Harvard Admissions Institute and such.

  

  posted in response to my last entry about raising siblings to be friends. It's truly something that I'll keep and refer to in the coming years ... networking/social periods, and a few other things thrown in. (Check out the

  • by Ben Jones
  • June 22, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Hail to the king, baby. The coolest thing that never happened to me... plus, the journey back Boston way.

  

  in "Spider-Man" for about 3 minutes, too. Surely, you had to see ... than in Boston, at the Coolidge Corner Theater, a lovely nonprofit ... 's more. While Bruce was busy in Bulgaria or wherever directing and

  • by Sam M. '07
  • June 22, 2005
• FAQ / Prepare for MIT

  Will I receive AP/IB college credit?

  is commonly available in high school. However, many of our students ... challenged themselves in high school and have taken advantage of their opportunities. If you're using your resources in high school, you're going to
• Blog / Challenges

  H0sed Psets, exams, and being "mediocre" at MIT.

  

  (which was very exciting, by the way - I have never been in a country with ... , everything looks nicer in lowercase. maybe i'll stop capitalizing now, bwahaha ... assignments" that you get in high school. Big differences between psets and

  • by Chris S. '11
  • March 9, 2008
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Guest Entry: Leadership @ MIT You can become a leader on the MIT campus. Here's how...

  

  , especially in a world where leadership, interpersonal, and management skills are required for competitive higher positions in all organizations. President Hockfield says in her inaugural speech, “With our expertise in

  • by Melis A. '08
  • February 14, 2008
• Blog / Announcements

  MIT after SFFA technology and the dream, deferred

  

  ’s decision in the SFFA case had on the composition of the Class of 2028, why it ... , [annotation note='My parents — who were born and raised in the tenements on the ... attend college, and did not accompany me to campus. In fact, the first time

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • August 21, 2024
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Blog Graveyard skeletons in my google docs

  

  .[/annotation] It’s helped me edit, and in turn, write better, since I can more ... I’ve been in a bit of a post-application-season pre ... in what has become a hunkering zombie of virgin words. The other

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • February 12, 2021
• Blog / IAP

  More at Home At thirty thousand feet, thousands of miles away.

  

  though most of the people in the course were upperclassmen). There was no ... interested in Indian architecture – specifically the Mughal architecture the ... December – and 2010 – I was briefly back in the UK, now my second home, where

  • by Elijah T. '11
  • February 11, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Introducing the Class of 2013: Merritt ‘13, Carlos ‘13, Edward ‘13, and John ‘13 The final edition of a nine-part series of articles about the incoming MIT class.

  

  Cross student going to M.I.T. in the Fall By Jarett Henshaw Published ... universe that are not directly expressed in the observable properties of the ... Cross and maybe even all of Roanoke. So smart in fact, that he got

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 31, 2009
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  how dorm structure shapes social life in more ways than i can count, actually

  

  , students live in dorms, fraternities/sororities, and independent living ... traditions that motivate a significant population of students to stay in their ... -friendly. With dorms that are so distinct in character, it's no wonder that

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • November 11, 2022
• Blog / People & Identities

  the pieces scattered behind you

  

  . Every hobby I picked up, except blacksmithing, lives in this room. My jewelry supplies are still in the desk drawer, though I've taken my best pliers to Boston. In my room, there’s a shelf of books taller than a man

  • by Amber V. '24
  • December 28, 2023