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• Blog / Admissions

  Summertime, and the livin’ is easy Unless, of course, you've decided to do something with all that free time.

  

  I said I’d do it, no? Many of these websites won’t have information about Summer 2007 programs up until around January, but the info from last summer is still comprehensive…

  • by Keri G. '10
  • November 13, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Build awesome What to do if you like to build stuff.

  

  “I like to build things. What can I do to show my stuff?” I get this question from time to time. Many students know that math students can do things…

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 11, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Holiday Life's not always a picnic in Killian Court.

  

  Monday was a student holiday, which means that while my friends at their respective universities slaved away we at MIT got up late, ate ridiculous amounts of food for a…

  • by Jess K. '10
  • September 27, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Big MIT Career Fair Lots of companies are on campus today recruiting MIT students.

  

  As I write this, droves of MIT students, sharply dressed in suits, are making their way to the largest of MIT’s annual career fairs. Today, 300 companies are on campus…

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 21, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Pluto replies ThinkGeek.com rocks my effing socks.

  

  So I was wandering around facebook today and I discovered this new group called “When I was your age, Pluto was a planet,” which I found excessively amusing. The creator…

  • by Laura N. '09
  • September 17, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  “Who Needs Harvard?” Generating your college list based on which schools fit your personality, not your ideas of…

  

  Posted on August 13 on TIME.com: Who Needs Harvard? “Competition for the Ivies is as fierce as ever, but kids who look beyond the famous schools may be the smartest…

  • by Melis A. '08
  • August 15, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Summer restaurant recommendations Some of my favorite restaurants.

  

  A few weeks back, I ran into my friend Andre ’08 on the T (that is, the Boston subway). Andre, who is on campus this summer working on the MIT…

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 15, 2006
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  So You Wanna Be A Blogger? The post that (hopefully) answers all of your questions about the selection process for admissions…

  

  In years past, we’ve asked folks to let us know in August if they wish to be considered for an admissions blogging position, and we’ve made final decisions right after…

  • by Ben Jones
  • July 12, 2006
• Blog / Events

  4th of July Celebrations Boston, and the MIT campus, are great places to celebrate the 4th of July.

  

  [This entry adapted from last year’s corresponding entry] Boston has arguably the best 4th of July festivities in the country, and MIT has a front row seat. Each year on…

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 2, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

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

  

  Name: Anjum Sharma Hometown: Perkasie, PA Degree and Minor: 15 with a minor in 14 [layman’s terms: Management Science with a minor in Economics] What’s next: Working as an analyst…

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 9, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Aquatarkus Why I turned in a half-finished 10.37 problem set.

  

  Exam lay quiet in Professor Lang's keeping, prolonging his life, delaying

  • by Sam M. '07
  • May 17, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Energy Forum Come drink from the solar-paneled firehose. ("Enjoy that metaphor, by the way, because your grandchildren…

  

  President Hockfield formed the Energy Research Council to “assess the scope of MIT energy research, explore how to best match MIT expertise with global needs and produce a plan for…

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • May 3, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  The Onion article about Robot Hazing at MIT Robot hazing at MIT *gasp!*

  

  Think cannons are awesome? Check out this hilarious article from The Onion: MIT Fraternity Accused Of Robot Hazing April 12, 2006 | Issue 42: 15 CAMBRIDGE, MA — Several members…

  • by Melis A. '08
  • April 14, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Christina Royce: Analyzing Re-entry Systems Christina Royce, a senior double majoring in Mechanical Engineering, with a concentration in Manufacturing through…

  

  To manufacture the silicon chips that run your computer, silicon wafers must undergo repeated cycles of deposition, patterning, implantation of impurities, and heat treatments (1). Thus, the same piece of…

  • by Melis A. '08
  • March 21, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My Second… Fifth Week?

  

  'm here to do is tell you about life at MIT. Selection's all over and the

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • March 12, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Tuesday is the new black. The world moves on MIT's hips. The world moves and it swivels and bops.

  

  admittedly short life. "Hush, and then: the curtains of clouds parting, the

  • by Sam M. '07
  • February 21, 2006
• Blog / Hacks

  Another hack Snow and hacks and exams.

  

  Responses to Comments: A: Hey Laura,stupid question : I just wanted to know if you have to buy the TV, or do you rent it or… ? The TV is…

  • by Laura N. '09
  • February 21, 2006
• Blog / IAP

  Kiss the Frog Charm School and Nerdy Pick Up Lines. What can I say?

  

  So the annual no-problem-set-fest known as IAP really comes to an end today. Mitra mentioned that on Monday, we have registration day, and then the first day of classes is…

  • by Bryan
  • February 3, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Time passes Someone left the cake out in the rain.

  

  arbitrarily. Hey folks, not too much of interest going on in my life right now

  • by Sam M. '07
  • January 27, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  EA Telethon! Yay for the class of 2010!

  

  Whew. I just spent the last 4 and a half hours calling up as many of the Early Admits to the class of ’10 as I possibly could. And it…

  • by Laura N. '09
  • January 27, 2006