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• Blog / Academics & Research

  I’m Shipping Up to Boston and I lost my leg! Whoah oh oh..

  

  . I had been at my other two jobs for about a week when one of the sound ... as a non-Muggle. I figured it was my last shot (for the book, anyway ... wait in line - another friend of ours, a TRUE fan, saved our spots for 12

  • by Jess K. '10
  • August 31, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Final Countdown Duh nuh nuh, nuh... duh nuh nuhnuhnuh..

  

  sand at Hayden Library. (Except for a quick study break to Berklee to go ... There's one week left of my freshman year - how much can you fit in a seven days? A seven-page paper, six nights of studying, five hours to

  • by Jess K. '10
  • May 16, 2007
• Blog / About Decisions

  Spring Break post

  

  there's a bunch of kids who didn't get your spot. For those who didn ... for undergrad. You'll have the chance to succeed wherever you end up. It ... . :) I haven't done a Q&A in a while. I'm sure that the new admittees

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • March 29, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Who you gonna call? The Mythbusters @ MIT!

  

  to describe some of their work and how they get inspiration for what they do. I've never seen a more packed Kresge. Not even for a Logs ... see a number of mirrors all lined out on the grass. Last year, students

  • by Bryan
  • November 5, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Photo Contest, Round 2 The Boston skyline at night.

  

  in The Matrix): (Click on either photo for a zoomed-in view) ... details to your imagination, for now at least). The picture was taken from the Longfellow Bridge over the Charles River (if you panned a bit more

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 31, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  New Year Notes Miscellaneous.

  

  , here are a few notes... Some folks from MIT and NIST further confirmed ... Technology Review had a number of interesting MIT articles, including this ... the break a couple articles were published about the MyMIT blogs: The

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 2, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Admissions Blogs A quick note on admissions blogging.

  

  applications of the year, I note that I'm getting a lot of new traffic to the blog from a posting on another site asking about admissions officer blogs ... ; alumni, and the generally curious), and now it's a reality. So, if you

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 6, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Meet the Admissions Officers: Alia Burton ‘05 Name: Alia Burton; Job title: Admissions Counselor; Hometown: Philadelphia, PA

  

  motivations. Fun fact about yourself: I flew a jet (alongside a pilot) for about ... : Philadelphia, PA High school: Philadelphia High School for Girls College: MIT ... 't uncommon; people with a wide variety of backgrounds and experiences Favorite

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 28, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  MIT Alums Direct New OK Go Video OK Go always has the awesomest videos. Jeff and Eric don't disappoint.

  

  video (among many others)? OK Go has a new video for their song "End Love ... directed by MIT alums! The video for "Last Leaf" was done by Nadeem Mazen '06

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 16, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  The Match Our thoughts, and a request for current MIT students to weigh in.

  

  page on "The Match" has displayed the dreaded "coming soon" message for the better part of the fall. I apologize for this, and thanks to all of ... updated, and I think it's a good overview. I'm hoping, however, that current

  • by Ben Jones
  • January 5, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Decisions Beginning To Arrive How are you guys doing?

  

  't seem to get anything done. I'm working on the big Q&A thread that I've been promising you for weeks. I also owe you my post-EA thoughts. Both will come this week. I know there are already many outlets for admitted

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 13, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  Decisions Are Beginning To Arrive Some thoughts for everyone.

  

  A few of you are starting to receive your decisions. To those of you ... in, please continue to hold your heads up high. We didn't have room for ... this world that you are meant to do. For those of you on the waitlist

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 14, 2005
• FAQ / Academics and research

  What programs fall under the School of Architecture & Planning?

  and technology. Through recognition of architecture as a liberal ... Technology; the Center for Real Estate; and the Norman B. Leventhal Center for
• FAQ / Life and culture

  What’s MIT’s mission statement?

  intellectual stimulation of a diverse campus community. We seek to develop in each member of the MIT community the ability and passion for working wisely, creatively, and effectively for the betterment of humankind.
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Halls are Alive with the sound of mischief :)

  

  completely unsupervised at first, as if it was just going for a casual stroll ... photo for me! Unfortunately I was a bit late, and couldn’t stop, but that ... papers to come in. I leave to use the bathroom and for a blessed moment of

  • by Allison E. '27
  • October 2, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Looking ahead to IAP One more week left to go! Feel the burn!

  

  Stirling engines!" 2.670 is a prerequisite for the robotics competition ... , yes, all of the above, and a few other things as well. For a week, I ... + weeks of winter break and a month of IAP: Priceless Winter break is upon

  • by Melis A. '08
  • December 12, 2005
• Blog / Life after MIT

  A New MIT “Alum” Many fictional characters are MIT alumni; the newest is Jessica Alba's Sue Storm in "Fantastic…

  

  ... Of course, it's nothing new for a film or other work of fiction to establish credibility for a character by giving them an MIT degree. Here are ... film "Fantastic Four" (it got a "thumbs down"), and one plot point caught

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 10, 2005
• Blog / How to Human

  gone was any trace of you i think i am finally clean

  

  am terrified for what it means to graduate with a significant other ... when I am with Raymond, and for a minute I let myself daydream and think ... the rooftops of Greece before moving into a quaint apartment with seven

  • by Cami M. '23
  • October 19, 2021
• Blog / Blog Projects

  Welcome Back! a fresh coat of paint, and a fresh batch of bloggers

  

  reading, and writing for, the blogs. These categories, and tags, enable a ... and our new bloggers! We hope you'll stick around for a long time. ... . It seems odd, reading that post, to do it again, and for much the same

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 13, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

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

  

  ... they're fun for me, but I don't have any true talent for them... I'm a ... great friends, and above all, she's a great match for MIT." Or something ... -overdue things. I found an entry that Mikey wrote for me that I had intended to

  • by Ben Jones
  • August 15, 2007