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• Blog / MIT Life

  Nuns, fret not! Like baby alligators in the sewers, you too will grow up fast.

  

  I’m a little nervous right now, because I have my first major exam this week (Wednesday, in chemistry), but it’s my favorite class (and not only because my TA is…

  • by Jess K. '10
  • October 2, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Lit Analytics How humanities classes can be analytically rigorous, courtesy of a Shakespeare scholar

  

  Today after the admissions info session in Kresge (where it also took place in 2005), a parent asked me if/how MIT humanities classes were analytically rigorous. I tried to describe…

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • September 17, 2006
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Extracurricular Information We discuss life over lunch.

  

  really taken any official hip hop in my life. College is a great time to

  • by Jess K. '10
  • September 17, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Prof. Manolis Kellis: Combining computer science with biology An interview with Manolis Kellis, Assistant Professor of Computer Science, who was honored as one…

  

  finally emphasized that in life there are no right answers, we must always

  • by Melis A. '08
  • September 16, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  I’m Back!

  

  No, I was not abducted by aliens. I was abducted by field hockey, which currently owns my life. And I apologize for that. But I'm back, and ... of state at an overnight field hockey tournament. Basically, my life

  • by Laura N. '09
  • September 6, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  FREE FOOD! FREE FOOD! EVERYWHERE!! AM I YELLING??

  

  doing with my life. Over a hundred student groups were present at the

  • by Jess K. '10
  • September 2, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  And I realize I’m going home Cards for sorrow, cards for pain, cards for my last blog entry from Germany.

  

  unpacking the million little boxes into which I crammed my life last May ... -yet-unplanned life after graduation. Decide to make a meeting with my UROP professor

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 31, 2006
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Where is the banana… ...and why is that man chartreuse?

  

  Someone commented on the post regarding blogger applications asking that the selected blogger post their answer to the essay question. Seeing as I have no other use for this absolutely…

  • by Jess K. '10
  • August 11, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT ‘10: Corey Kubber MIT will help Corey Kubber '10 "develop and grow, with some eccentric, genius-type people."

  

  . Despite a demanding academic schedule, he still finds time for a social life

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 30, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT ‘10: Daniel Guillen Our football coach gets a surprise in Daniel Guillen '10.

  

  place with a completely different culture and way of life. I'll be able to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 29, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT ‘10: The Plano Four Colin Taylor '10, Timur Sahin '10, Joanne Shih '10 and Albert Chang '10.

  

  interview process. "I answer questions about MIT campus life, financial aid

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 27, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Summer reading: “The Language of God” Consider adding "The Language of God" to your summer reading list!

  

  As some of you may know, this summer I’m working at the NIH National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), which is best known for its contribution to the Human Genome…

  • by Melis A. '08
  • July 22, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What can you do in four years?

  

  Okay, now for the next post addressing one of your requested topics. Question: “What about Are Four years enough to get advantage of all the resources MIT has to offer…

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • July 19, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  To stay at MIT over the summer, or to not stay at MIT over the summer…that is the question With so many summer employment options, what's the best choice?

  

  some upperclassmen can comment on campus life in the summer. -Many

  • by Melis A. '08
  • July 17, 2006
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Freedom costs a buck-oh-five Question: What are two broke twenty-somethings to do on a pristine summer day in Boston?Answer:…

  

  Despite the fact that I’ve lived in the Boston area for the past four years, I’ve actually never walked the Freedom Trail, the red brick path winding through the city…

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 8, 2006
• Blog / MISTI

  Bonn, Games, Bonn Wherein we teach the world the true meaning of democracy.

  

  DID YOU KNOW? The 17-year life cycle of the cicada is a natural ... -year life cycle I bought a JuniorTicket for 13.40 from the Leverkusen ... mustard that I have ever tasted in my entire life. See, Ling '07 approves

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 7, 2006
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Yes, I am still alive My fourth of July in America's hometown

  

  Well, I spent my 4th of July in Plymouth with Adam’s family and my family, and we had a lovely time. I made snickerdoodle cookies and blueberry pie for the…

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 6, 2006
• Blog / How to Human

  Useful items to bring for dorm room

  

  A couple people have asked about suggestions for useful items with which to furnish their (or their student’s) dorm room. While I am not going to list obvious things, like…

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • July 1, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  East Campus, Part One Photos and commentary of a sample floor of the East Campus dormitory.

  

  The blogfathers in the admissions office requested a while back that we bloggers do some work on presenting our living groups to you. For reasons that are still unclear, the…

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • June 26, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Lazy hazy crazy Summer for me means lab and cooking. I'm not sure which I like better.

  

  I am just full of sweetness and light today. Lab-related good news So the presentation that I was making Photoshop slides for last time? I finished it, and gave it…

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • June 4, 2006