Search

Search Results

• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  O’Reilly Primes?

  

  'Reilly animals would make a great component to a Mystery Hunt puzzle. I brought ... awe of Josh's ability to slip in the clue months beforehand. I feel bad ... important (such as the Mystery Hunt). Current music: Alice In Chains, "I Stay

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 12, 2004
• Blog / Events

  RecomMITted On Ring Delivery and the halfway mark

  

  . Why I gave up the opportunity to go to school in the same department as ... sucks when instead I could've be basking in sun taking naps on the quad in ... , with the tools I need to take on anything. Would I have felt the same

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • May 2, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  Supplemental Materials Answering questions about extras beyond the formal application.

  

  you are an athlete and would like to participate in one of MIT's 41 ... letter of recommendation. This in general would not need to be on an MIT ... I've been getting a lot of questions about supplemental material

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 29, 2007
• Blog / Hacks

  This was meant to be written a week and a half ago

  

  where I suspect that in several years I would be sad if I hadn't been ... Yeah, I've been a slacker about writing this up. So in my last entry ... . Because it was 6:45 in the morning. And I'd gone to bed sort of later than I

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • April 22, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Senior Week: Anjum Sharma A salute to one final senior.

  

  500 firms. Living Groups: Freshman year in MacGregor House "I Entry ... CEO and Chris as Chief Engineer. In sophomore year I lived in Baker ... minor in 14 [layman's terms: Management Science with a minor in Economics

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 9, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  What’s happening with Senior House The thing that happened, why the thing is upsetting, and what can hopefully be done

  

  expressed in an open letter to the Chancellor, which I suggest you read for a ... I phrased this in a way that is obviously sarcastic, since I feel like this not far from what they actually would have you think). In

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • June 13, 2016
• Blog / Classes

  Tales of Two Parallels East Campus History class!

  

  other by sight or name were quick to meet. I came in fresh from REX and ... interesting to me as a (then) prospective History double major. I came in ... thoroughly enjoyed it. I appreciate the well-aged humor in letters staff sent

  • by Amber V. '24
  • August 25, 2022
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Let’s All Work Together Easier Said Than Done

  

  I joined GEL because I want to be able to implement my ideas in the world. And people are half that equation. Last Friday, I led my wonderful ... rarity in the office, we could tell that this team would NOT mesh well with

  • by Neerja A. '16
  • March 16, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  The Story of Tonight (more like 730 nights ago)

  

  week. The mini prep and plate replications I have to do in lab tomorrow ... then, in that very moment, that I had zero clue as to what to expect. I  had never listened to the Hamilton soundtrack in its entirety. I knew as

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • November 1, 2018
• Blog / MIT Life

  Tales From Turning Twenty They range from "a little peculiar" to "utterly bizarre."

  

  Nov 3: I ended up in an ambulance, then at Cambridge Hospital, then ... weird. 4. Tuesday Nov 6: I voted in the presidential election for the ... . Turned 20 at 7am. Half an hour after turning 20, I was in an office

  • by Anna H. '14
  • November 7, 2012
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Survey says… A LOT of freshmen report that they were leaders in high school!

  

  I’ve explored in the GEL Program, which I thought was pretty exciting ... this. I was a captain of my Cross Country and Track teams in high school ... real leadership positions in high school.” When I asked Leo about his

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • January 25, 2011
• Blog / Events

  Bad Ideas Because not all ideas can be good

  

  On Friday morning, I walked into Lobby 7 to head up to the Edgerton Center, where I work most mornings. As usual, I looked up in Lobby 7, more ... bad idea. But my friend, you would be very wrong. Although I ended up

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • January 23, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Tests @ MIT The class average is your friend.

  

  , considering that this show is always in danger of cancellation, I bet it ... tests like at MIT?" How did I know, right? I'm just so in tune with what ... 's above the healthy limt of "zero." So I figured now would be a good time to

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 6, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  So @mitblogs_ebooks exists 'as you might know, i am a full time internet'

  

  actually did. Here's how: First, I wrote a crude but effective scraper in ... line to a text file. Then, I cobbled together a tweet generator in Ruby ... learn. In making @mitblogs_ebooks, I learned a lot, and sometimes the

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 3, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Idol A selection committee fantasy.

  

  In a few minutes I'll head over to the committee room to begin Day 7 of selection. Things are going well; for some reason I'm enjoying committee this year even more than I have in past years. Maybe that's just

  • by Ben Jones
  • February 22, 2007
• Blog / IAP

  More IAP updates

  

  of our noise. :) I played in the Assassins' Guild tenday game. My ... few days of game (I know I don't give you guys a lot of photos in my ... The Maslab 2007 competition (the culmination of the class for which I

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • February 1, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Blending In (Guest Entry) Of singing, eating, and shopping (sorta)

  

  little '12 after my Facebook status because I'd been, in truth, intimidated ... -oriented school. Ohohoho, boy was I in for a surprise! The first night was ... community was quite closeknit in many aspects. I was just so glad to see that

  • by Snively '11
  • April 20, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  (My Third) First Day In which I attempt (and fail) to do a timelapse vlog

  

  First off: I apologize for the shakiness of this video. For some reason, I assumed that holding a camera and walking around campus would ... -processing software couldn't save me; I spent a couple hours trying to stabilize the

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • September 7, 2014
• Blog / How to Human

  Underneath All That Polish… ...lies a few things you wouldn't want to miss

  

  , would naturally be among the most creative people here at MIT. But I doubt ... -as-a-bootcamp that set in during a hellish week. So I decided to leave something ... After three CPWs and nearly two years of study here at MIT, I

  • by Emad T. '14
  • May 7, 2012
• Blog / Events

  Hayden Christensen Comes to MIT, Looks Pretty Pictures of the top of Hayden Christensen's head inside!

  

  , I give you HAYDEN CHRISTENSEN AT MIT IN 15 MINUTES! (and pictures ... in order to do that, I have to teach you quantum mechanics. It'll just ... lot of pictures of Hayden Christensen in various poses. MT: You would

  • by Jess K. '10
  • January 17, 2008