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• Blog / How to MIT

  Pay it forward I used to have a guilt complex.

  

  desirable, since you've been trying for hours already and can tell that you ... questions we have. Same goes for physics. The kind upperclassman will almost inevitably reach for a whiteboard marker, which is why I've never seen a blank

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 21, 2011
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Early Action: Deferred A forum.

  

  'll have some additional advice and instructions for Deferred students

  • by Decisions
  • December 16, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Stand Back! I'm going to try . . . well, you know the rest.

  

  2.671 is an AMAZING class (that many people dislike, for reasons that ... much just going nuts. For our final (9th) lab of the semester, we were ... and correlating it with EKG and all sorts of other stuff. For lab 9

  • by Snively '11
  • December 9, 2009
• Blog / Events

  Cheat Sheet This amazed me when I first saw it.

  

  Mystery Hunt is a yearly tradition at MIT, but this isn't an entry about Mystery Hunt. This is an entry about one of the tools our team has for Mystery Hunt. We rarely used it, but the sheer amount of information

  • by Snively '11
  • August 2, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Dorms The closest I'll get to an entry about the different dorms

  

  speak for themselves, and our friends over at CalTech have helped us out a ... stored the file away figuring it would be useful for something one day. The release of the WikiWatcher suite near pranking season makes for a

  • by Snively '11
  • June 24, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  *waves goodbye* Homeward bound

  

  That's it ladies and gents, sophomore year is over for yours truly. I ... are for. I have to say, it's going fast. When I applied to MIT and got ... and get ready to head home for the summer! I haven't spent more than two

  • by Snively '11
  • May 19, 2009
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Being First is Important There can be many firsts

  

  Sometimes you should stop to identify all of the different pictures in an entry. We work hard to find pictures for you guys, and then we have to resize, upload, and link them in. I know I would appreciate it a

  • by Snively '11
  • May 14, 2009
• Blog / About Decisions

  Waitlist and transfer: quick update No decisions yet, but some notes & reminders.

  

  I know that with all the hubbub for admitted students, some of the ... can admit. For now, we are waiting to see how many of the 1597 admitted ... transfer applications for entry this Fall. Applications are up approximately

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 27, 2009
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  How to get around MIT hunger pangs [by Sadie Scheffer '10] Culinary art = delicious art.

  

  and shirts and ties! What am I not prepared for? Nowadays, most high ... totally new experience for college freshmen. One of the most important changes for most people is the task of cooking meals. With LaVerde's open

  • by ARTalk
  • April 1, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I hurt myself again And again and again and again.

  

  recurring issue in for the last couple of years, probably made worse by my inability to remain standing on my feet for more than a nanosecond without ... wearing the same shirt for three days. But today I got back one of three

  • by Keri G. '10
  • March 9, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  What’s on my mind *insert witty caption here*

  

  Independent Activities Period! Only two months away! picking my classes for ... for this weekend: studying for the upcoming 20.110 (thermodynamics ... 18.02 grading shopping at the Garment District for my Halloween

  • by Paul B. '11
  • October 24, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Updates, Previews, and My Successor

  

  Sorry for being MIA -- these past few weeks have been exceptionally ... congratulations is in order for Zahir Dossa, who I profiled in my first blog. A ... series. Next, keep your eyes peeled for profiles of the one and only Melis

  • by The Humanitarian Blog
  • May 10, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Meetings with Brown & Yale in CA, IL, MI, NV, OH MIT Admissions starts to look forward to the Class of 2013 (!).

  

  & Yale Universities for meetings in Northern California/Nevada and the ... a great opportunity for high school sophomores and juniors to hear ... , we will also host breakfast meetings for your guidance counselors. We

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 21, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Susan Hockfield’s Private Concert La la la la la la la laaaaaaa!!!!

  

  Yes, we are this cool. We perform our drinking song, in capes, for our president. Also, last year, the Marching Band was a bit more destructive. As you can see, Alex (a prefrosh then, an '11 now) decided to

  • by Snively '11
  • April 12, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Your Name in Flashing Lights Or maybe just mitadmissions.org

  

  Did you ever try to call in for radio shows? Ever want your five ... audition for those coveted blogger spots that will be open next fall! We ... - we want to hear you and hear what CPW is like for you and the friends

  • by Bryan
  • April 1, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  Eye Of The Storm Reflections in the brief moment between the last hours of selection committee and the release…

  

  Hi all, I am here in the office preparing the blogs for the post ... amazing thing for me and calculated whether my job is net joy or net sorrow ... set up before we release decisions at noon. If you're looking for a way

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 15, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Vacation = Relaxation, right? What I do over vacation...

  

  counts for pretty much your whole grade. While this is not such a big deal ... the real killer, all the exams for the entire year happen during a 2 ... study over Christmas and Easter break. In fact, for engineers, the exams

  • by Cambridge
  • January 4, 2008
• Blog / Hacks

  Where the Sun Shines, There Hack They MIT is known for many things, including its legendary hacks.

  

  MIT is known for many things, including its legendary hacks. Long a ... provost for student life, brings gadgets and other hack artifacts and gives ... , humor and a high regard for hackers and hacking. He explains that hacks

  • by Laurie Everett
  • August 2, 2007
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Spring Break! Spring Break Broke.

  

  So I'm sitting in the airport in Toronto on my way to London where I will be next week for Spring Break as well as Paris. I'll be sure to post photos and entries all this week. If you happen to be in London or

  • by Bryan
  • March 23, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Go Forth and Measure Casey at the Bat: Science Edition

  

  project done for one of my classes, 2.671, Measurement and Instrumentation ... of course, everything in science is easier said than done. Now for my ... last three day weekend. Thanks everyone for the encouraging messages for

  • by Bryan
  • October 1, 2006