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• Blog / Admissions

  My new job @ admissions like nick saban, but for nerds

  

  the blogs, for the office. And I'm still helping Kris out with them and ... achievements. I'm new to the position, but the role it plays in our office is ... duties for many years before then. Essentially, my job is to find some of

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 9, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Our favoirte applicaiton spellnig errers If this title bothers you - or more importantly, if it doesn't - you should…

  

  interesting things - for example, spelling errors. [See also: Matt's blog entry ... big deal; we're not sticklers for that type of stuff (and hey, nobody ... most often noticed and/or most common pet peeves for our staff): The

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • October 21, 2011
• Blog / Athletics

  Nadal, Federer, Helfant ‘85 Adam Helfant '85 is the new boss of professional men's tennis.

  

  like tennis, both playing and watching it. Thus, I'd guess a lot of the ... Federer and Rafael Nadal once again face off for a Major title, this one ... excellent job for the ATP." Andy Roddick also had some nice things to say: "I

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 31, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Vivek Venkatachalam- Constructing a Very Low Temperature Scanning Tunneling Microscope Vivek Venkatachalam worked with researchers in the Low Temperature Scanning Tunneling Microscopy Lab at MIT's…

  

  at MIT's Center for Materials Science have completed constructing a ... Engineering and Computer Science, has worked on this project for two and a half ... 's advice to people looking for UROPs is to make sure to look for UROPs that

  • by Melis A. '08
  • October 13, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  If I had a nickel for every class I was taking this semester… I’d have 4.5 nickels.

  

  write about like the first-year bloggers have been doing (at least not for ... workings of the black-box tools we took for granted in 6.2050. For example ... that we weren’t smart enough for/didn’t have enough time to cover in 6

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • October 12, 2024
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Simply Brothers Finding brothers and brotherhood in MIT's fraternities.

  

  past semester has been an incredible journey for me, academically and otherwise, and my fraternity has played a huge role in my life ever since I ... , actually, yes. At least for me, becoming a brother is not simply a change in

  • by Paul B. '11
  • February 5, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Fixing a hole First figuratively, then literally.

  

  voice-leading possible. He sat down at the piano and played through the ... . This is what he played. "Now you can never forget what a descending 5ths ... less dangerous things available for me to accidentally inhale over the

  • by Sam M. '07
  • November 17, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Party pics

  

  work. I decided it was time for another "fun" entry. I mentioned in my ... there's not enough suffering for him to feed on. Once term starts, he ... an intense place. Work hard, play hard. But play unconventionally. Who

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • October 2, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  the best thing i did for myself as a pre-frosh the one where i gush about burton one

  

  for whom CPW felt like a whirlwind of an experience, 3.14 days that ... and visiting this dorm, Burton Conner, for a free Thai food event. I ... part of the floor Burton One. They held a distinct passion for the color

  • by Veronica P. '27
  • April 7, 2025
• Blog / Challenges

  Circles, circles, circles week to week to week

  

  worksessions and game nights. Because having something on the calendar keeps me ... when the pandemic first hit. And that was a bad time for me. Looking at

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • May 1, 2023
• Blog / Residential Life

  What’s Happening at McCormick? Guest Post by MC^2's REX Chairs

  

  for an exciting night of games, mocktails, prizes, a movie, snacks, and

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • August 27, 2019
• Blog / Hacks

  Laser Graffiti I found something cool on the way home.

  

  building in Cambridge, and/or the live Tetris game, and/or the building that ... leapt onto a bench for a better view, trying to figure out which room in

  • by Anna H. '14
  • August 28, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  Mind Dump (Episode 4) What's going on RIGHT NOW!?

  

  to a Red Sox game and then Wednesday it all starts back up again. To ... . 4/9/09 I just realized that next week is Prod week for NextAct. That

  • by Snively '11
  • April 22, 2009
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Let’s Take a Walk until orientation!

  

  just about 1.8 Mb and is totally worth it if you have dial-up, go for it ... spotted the Green Building and what almost looked like a giant game of

  • by Snively '11
  • August 13, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  I’m sitting on my bed right now so sleepy

  

  appreciation for the chocolate chip cookie (which we both think is TOTALLY ... !" without contracting hypothermia for much longer) - some people are laughing ... MacGregor to play 11:30pm Ultimate Frisbee out on Briggs Field. I did a

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 23, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  how to succeed in business without really trying on leadership, being bad at things, and musicals

  

  as the piano-conductor for the band; that is to say, I both play piano ... deciding on a course of action, which is very useful for student government ... , or both; someone who's capable of speaking up for their team to

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • February 18, 2024
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Things That Made Me Happy (and Sick) It’s me and my infection’s TWO MONTH anniversary!! 🎉😍

  

  kinda fun (like walking for three miles, or sticking out like a sore thumb because I’m wearing all black in the Florida sun). Right now, all I have for ... eventually make me both happy AND less sick because I’ll be able to pay for

  • by Powers '23
  • January 4, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Dreams How MIT has helped me keep a life long promise

  

  For many people, the idea of "what do I want to be when I grow up" is ... , president, etc.), but as the time comes for us to truly decide what we are ... , but also how much money will such a career much, does this career

  • by Ben O. '19
  • August 22, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  My “Normal” High School What it was like going to an ordinary high school

  

  ideas. In fact for Christmas, some of the faculty used their own money to ... organization for lost orphaned baby whales in the middle of Africa, speak Spanish ... entertain what I would consider an “annoying” curiosity, and for that I am

  • by Ben O. '19
  • January 16, 2016
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Singing with a Local Filk Group [by Susan Shepherd '11] At MIT, I discovered that my "unusual" hobbies weren't all that…

  

  music played by and for members of the science fiction fandom ... [by Susan Shepherd '11] For me, one of the greatest things about MIT ... 's easy for you to learn about neat stuff through the grapevine. If you

  • by ARTalk
  • April 14, 2009