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• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Random notes A little bit of this, a little bit of that.

  

  Hiro Nakamura on the NBC series Heroes, has signed on to the film 21, a movie adaptation of the book about the MIT Blackjack Team. Kevin Spacey is producing and is rumored to also be in the film. I don't know if you caught

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 9, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Application season

  

  ), that I feel your pain on the application deal. I'm applying to graduate ... factoring polynomials and calculating the area of circles? I'm trying to get ... be dedicated to writing statements of purpose, filling out online

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 7, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  We are the people in your neighborhood… On MIT's diversity

  

  vignettes of this to communicate how diverse this campus truly is. I'll spare you the details of how challenging it was to produce a documentary on a ... from where I lived to people who lived on the opposite side of the globe

  • by Bryan
  • September 16, 2005
• Blog / Hacks

  A quick plug

  

  date, they've made a lot of updates to the timeline, and to the writeups for some of the hacks, since the last time I went to the site. Well done ... has pictures of the Harry Potter-esque lightning bolt scar on the Great

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • August 9, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Our new video And yeah we’re kind of jazzed about it

  

  video to be featured right on the homepage. Its part of our overall communication strategy to showcase a constantly changing mix of videos -- from old ... By now many of you have seen our new promo video on the website. And

  • by Kris Guay
  • February 7, 2012
• Blog / Events

  Let’s talk about science…and chocolate A day of scientific enlightment followed by one of chocolate consumption.

  

  In Ancient Greece, the word “symposium” referred to a gathering of ... -sensing contact lens that has a little patch of color that changes in response to ... myself back in the auditorium listening to the final round of presentations

  • by Melis A. '08
  • March 5, 2007
• FAQ / Life and culture

  What does the Office of the First Year do?

  . The mission of the office is to provide excellent services and programs to catalyze student exploration and access to opportunity, and promote ... The Office of the First Year supports a number of programs that
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Welcome 2014s!! :) See you in the fall!

  

  So we're almost an hour past May 3, which means you SHOULD have finally made the decision on matriculation! For all of those that replied in the affirmative, congratulations! You're in for one heck of a ride

  • by Chris S. '11
  • May 4, 2010
• Blog / How to Food

  sourdough start & restart & starter this is and is not a metaphor

  

  perhaps to come from the verb alo, to feed, nourish, and develop. This is ... . Aulus and his growth, or lack thereof, occupied[annotation note="this is a good thing, since there is not a lot else enjoyable to think about right

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • June 19, 2020
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Just A Small Town Girl Blogging in an awesome world.

  

  .) On top of that, moving to a big city for college ended up giving me the ... 't a "normal path" to MIT. I dreamt of becoming an entomologist and herpetologist from third to ninth grade (and admittedly, I still secretly dream of

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • September 17, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Happy Holidays and Good Luck As regular action deadlines approach, try to relax a little

  

  . ;-) Some of you have asked for last-minute tips or advice on your regular ... families, opening gifts or dining on traditional holiday meals. Regular ... considering a possible course layout for the next year or so, seeing where to

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • December 26, 2005
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Uh Oh Joke: What do you get if you divide the circumference of a bowl of ice…

  

  I think I missed one of the most important holidays of the summer. National Ice Cream Day was on July 16, 2006. Even though I did not go get ice cream on Sunday, I will celebrate this holiday belatedly. The

  • by Bryan
  • July 19, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Of Dancing and T-Shirts (Guest Entry) Who had fun at CPW? I did!

  

  group of us prefrosh sat down on some couches and tried to have a ... was one of the last ones to check out on Sunday. I had to take the ... , dumping the gajillions of photos I shot before 3:30pm on Saturday. I can

  • by Snively '11
  • April 22, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Q&A, Vol. II A sort-of guest post

  

  ... aren't you supposed to be in school?" which is totally a legitimate ... ' stuff I want to tell you guys about (including a video of the Simmons ... Hello folks of the blogosphere! Greetings from Columbia, MO. Now I

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • April 18, 2011
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  A suite surprise My suitemates find out I'm a blogger

  

  , “Wait, it gets even better!” and pointed to my bed. So I walked over and ... walked back to my suite lounge after another round of classes and a meal at ... the suite lounge, one with a phone playing “Chariots of Fire” on full

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • September 19, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Story Oh goody!

  

  "pretends" to cook. Sara's menu consists of two items, soup and cereal, both of which she fills too full. People on the floor who do cook, however ... across the hall. Sara '12 is also a resident of Conner 2. You may remember

  • by Snively '11
  • July 19, 2009
• Blog / Events

  2015 Brass Rat finally unveiled!!!

  

  apparently the class of 1999 was the first to have the Hacker's Map on the ... references! On the Bezel's sidewalk is a footprint, commemorating the life of ... was/is hard to contain.The hard work and ups and downs of a year and a

  • by Ana V. '15
  • February 24, 2013
• Blog / Events

  MIT’s Once-a-Century Party

  

  rehearsing the lights for MIT's 100-year-anniversary of its move to Cambridge ... on the seal playfully arguing about the merits of theory vs. practice:   ...or giant bobblehead figures of esteemed MIT alumni brawling in

  • by Michael C. '16
  • May 8, 2016
• Blog / Athletics

  Varsity Pistol Team Wins National Championship

  

  play on the MIT Alumni Club of Boston team. As I like to say in my ... yesterday's math competition win by MIT was unsurprising to some of you, but ... , theater, and, yes, sports. MIT is a member of NCAA Division I in Crew

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 22, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Splash 2018 Learn about anything and everything!

  

  pumpkins to gain health and stop moving. Here is a video of it in action ... 'm focusing on is Splash. If you don't know, Splash is basically MIT students teaching high schoolers about any topic they want. To give you a sense of the

  • by Mimi S. '22
  • October 4, 2018