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• Blog / Athletics

  The Swim Test Saga Four laps (and zero displacement) closer to graduation

  

  ?" Me: "Hi. I'd like to take the swim test, and I was wondering if I can ... : "Um. I don't know anything about that, sorry. And the guy who does is in ... office lady: "You can leave a note for him and I'll get him to e-mail you

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 22, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  This Entry is About (A) Lady Gaga (B) my MIT ID card (C) all of the above

  

  card costs exactly $15. (In case you're curious or vegan, I blocked ... I might as well tell you straight away that this story ends with Lady ... culminating in the unveiling of a 20”x24” Polaroid portrait of Polaroid

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • July 1, 2010
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Adventures in Time Travel (in the Library)

  

  Cory and I paused for about an hour and a half while looking for Childhood’s End by Arthur C. Clarke in the Hayden library stacks this ... disease research, and a comparison of petroleum and coal in the same issue

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • July 1, 2014
• Blog / Events

  Commence the Commencing! and congratulations to the Class of 2014

  

  147 classes have graduated from MIT in its history; today, the Class ... very own Matt McGann. You can follow the commencement on Twitter, on Storify, or via #MIT2014 on your social media system of choice. I must

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 6, 2014
• Blog / Events

  Mustaches in the airport, Daleks in the library, and Food in many stomachs French House winter traditions

  

  traditions that outlast any particular generation of residents. I live in ... home to London, and while I stood in line to board the plane some man ... goes to Xiaoyue Xie '15) Because many MIT undergrads live in the same

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 27, 2013
• Blog / Challenges

  synthesis on changing my mind

  

  feeling stupid. avoiding embarrassment as in: i worried that if i changed my ... feeling stupid as in: changing my mind twice felt like i was going in ... because i say the same thing each time, but every time i feel like i can

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • April 12, 2022
• Blog / Events

  The Class of 2017 Graduates from MIT

  

  ; about MIT) on my own graduation day in 2013, but how much, in hindsight, I ... less when you're out there in it. because that's really all any of us can ... blog with photos from commencement as I can The platform and dome

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 9, 2017
• Blog / MIT Life

  *THE* double a room tour from an (only slightly) obnoxious duo

  

  another addition to our home. And, three months into The Double, I can ... love for a few square feet that I'll have to pack up in about six months ... ="105765" /] I'm not quite sure when it happened, but if I had to guess it was

  • by Veronica P. '27
  • November 17, 2024
• Blog / Events

  Welcome Susan Hockfield A recap of Susan Hockfield's inauguration.

  

  I've failed you in the photo department. But I'll try to describe the event for you as best I can. The ceremony took place in Killian Court. It ... was first announced. In her first speech to the community, she said "I

  • by Ben Jones
  • May 6, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Neil Gaiman: The Liveblog "This is a land of fire and dreams."

  

  Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick. In terms of my personal excitement level, I ... As I mentioned earlier, Neil Gaiman is coming to MIT! The lecture he ... goes. Originally, I just planned on showing up to the lecture and maybe

  • by Paul B. '11
  • May 23, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Application: August 19 In a few short weeks, the MIT 2012 Freshman Application will be posted.

  

  can be doing in the meantime: Making a list, spreadsheet, or Google ... , one in science. If you haven't yet fulfilled these requirements, I ... recommendation for college; b) which colleges you're applying to and why. I

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 1, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Obama’s Visiting MIT! Does that mean he gets an advantage in the admissions process?

  

  You may recall back in March of this year there were a couple blog ... Friday! Pretty exciting stuff. Regardless of your political views, I think ... , it sounds like with the limited space in our largest auditorium (seats

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • October 20, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Come Together What do you believe in?

  

  dream that I met a girl in a dying world. In it was embedded a set of ... Part One: Getting people together. Abstract. In our investigation of ... hall, and there was a line at the door. I hope you get the idea. He

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • October 9, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Meet the Admissions Officers: Bryan Nance Name: Bryan Nance; Job title: Director of Minority Recruitment; Hometown: Queens, NY

  

  Qualified (I can jump from perfectly good aircraft while in flight), in high school I participated in a program called Youth in Government and (to my ... . Finally, I've lived in Queens, NY; Newark, DE; Seattle, WA; Seoul, Republic

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 27, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Food, Folks, and Fun…..but definitely not mcdonald’s Quinton makes friends at the Muslim Student Association

  

  this entry. I think that I am in business now! ... As far as admissions counselors go, I am relatively new to the MIT community. Over the past couple of months, I have been exploring this wild and

  • by Quinton McArthur
  • October 1, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Latest Innovation at MIT Guest Blog: Social engineering with the Black Student Union's Co-Chair, Rasheed A. '17

  

  faculty and administration in the cooperative manner I described in “Colors”. I am honored to present here this work, which can only be described as ... to action: “Is there any way you can send me a list of things I can

  • by Selam G. '18
  • May 9, 2016
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Lip Sync & Toons Real singers and fake singers ...sort of like Jessica and Ashleey Simpson. (~17 pictures)

  

  Last night, I attended a concert by the MIT/Wellesley Toons, one of ... divided the lecture hall in half and told us it was time for audience ... great trumpet noises. Can anyone guess what song we were accompanying

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • May 6, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The End of SURFing at NIST Using a tiny tractor beam to manipulate nanowires

  

  Devices and I worked in the Manufacturing Engineering Lab. So, see that ... Yesterday, I officially completed the 12-week Summer Undergraduate ... Technology (NIST). I never thought that I would find a place that loves

  • by Melis A. '08
  • August 13, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Open Sesame A look at Brewster Kahle '82 and the Internet Archive.

  

  the petabox. (You can build your own in the basement, since they made ... I was not seated on a jury today at the Middlesex Superior Court, so I'm back to work tomorrow, hopefully posting a new Questions Omnibus

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 15, 2005
• Blog / Life after MIT

  MEng (Masters of Engineering) Learn about the masters plans of Phil '05 and Laura '06.

  

  Interested in different paths you can take to get a masters degree ... is a great deal because you can get a Master's level degree in 1 extra ... undergrad degree last year in Course 6: Electrical Engineering and Computer

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • June 13, 2006