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• Blog / Admissions

  Big News The next chapter in the life of Ben Jones.

  

  don't really know how to write it. There are so many things I want to say, and yet so many of them don't attach well to words - only to strong ... four very intense years here. I may not have taken 8.02, but I also didn't

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

  A Day in the Life (3)… [Biochemistry] Another biochemist sharing his experience as an exchange student.

  

  doesn't cure cancer. But it's a fascinating subject, which I doubt I can ... not hate yourself after doing it. (I don't care how much satisfaction ... Atlantic and don't want to learn any other way, then be happy to stay where

  • by Cambridge
  • May 13, 2008
• Blog / Events

  When Friday Arrives… A glimpse into my social life, among other things.

  

  , Dramashop wasn't the only club putting on a show tonight - Dance Troupe, MIT ... haven't perfected the art of being in multiple places at once. (Yet ... will, soon), but somehow I couldn't resist the urge to write an entry

  • by Paul B. '11
  • May 10, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  A Nerd’s Paradise Phi is a "h" of a lot cooler than pi.

  

  , I haven't met anyone who fits the stereotypical image of a dorky guy ... wouldn't be here. In that regard, nerdiness (or geekiness, or love of ... . I bought it because I have a terrible weakness for geeky t-shirts, and

  • by Paul B. '11
  • February 28, 2008
• Blog / IAP

  Keep Holy the Month of IAP For It Is a Time of Rest

  

  adventures in EE), I didn't do much this IAP, so I should be able to just knock ... stresful. I didn't get much sleep during the last week of IAP (or during the ... people think that Ring Premiere isn't that interesting, but I'm personally

  • by Evan B. '10
  • February 15, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

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

  

  say the L-word on this blog?), I won't deny that some small part of me ... . Except I didn't get just one brother, or even three. I got forty. As some ... brothers - just as every other brother before us had. I'll be honest: it wasn't

  • by Paul B. '11
  • February 5, 2008
• Blog / Events

  What’s This Mystery Hunt Thing?

  

  keep working on those puzzles that Snively and Brian posted—we still don't ... just yelling across the room. Since we can't really get away with that ... that we borrowed from IS&T (because cell reception here is

  • by Evan B. '10
  • January 20, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Attack! My war diary.

  

  aren't expecting. I plan on doing a bit of that myself actually, so ... length of time. You end up bundling up so much that you can't actually ... 're worth. So, what do MIT students do when they can't properly enjoy the

  • by Snively '11
  • January 4, 2008
• Blog / Personal Travel

  My Home Warning: Graphics Intensive.

  

  taking the time to enjoy your last semester in high school. I don't know ... building! - because I wasn't in Taipei. But you can look at it on Youtube ... . I won't be back on campus until spring term starts in February, but

  • by Chris S. '11
  • January 4, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Why I’m not a double major anymore Because four years of insanity would totally cramp my style?

  

  really isn't. -Recently, I came to the revelation I warned about way back in August or so: I hate physical chemstry. I also don't want to be a ... (now five) classes I needed to add for the degree. I still don't want to

  • by Keri G. '10
  • November 6, 2007
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Two short stories My last three weeks in a nutshell.

  

  wasn't entirely convinced of that. I needed to see this for myself. I ... , freshman year just isn't masochistic enough for us. We struggle, suffer, and ... ? Someone's doing better than I am? Toto, I don't think we're in high school

  • by Keri G. '10
  • September 24, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  There Are No Uninteresting Things I'm taking classes. If you ask nicely, I might tell you about them.

  

  , so when I can't, I scour the internet for a quote that's moderately ... that I don't have to think about in the circuits that I design. 6 ... 's also my advisor - in case you didn't believe the "you, too, can have a

  • by Evan B. '10
  • September 17, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Bring Your Audience to Work Day In celebration of the annual Bring Your Audience to Work Day, the first Monday of…

  

  something new or surprising, and it doesn't break my bank, why shouldn't I ... housing subdivision. I couldn't believe it, either. A tad agrarian

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • July 2, 2007
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Call For Bloggers As promised, here's an entry that will explain this year's application process for admissions bloggers.

  

  of publication, etc. If you don't have a current blog and still wish to ... . Bonus points if you can present Jess with a question that she can't answer ... (regardless of which option you choose) is all in good fun. Please don't take it

  • by Ben Jones
  • June 26, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The ‘Magic Paint Brush’ This is so much cooler than MS Paint.

  

  children reacted to it. "I didn't tell them to run around the classroom and ... , where they got it and what it was about. "A brown wasn't just a brown ... 's pants," she says . "The blue wasn't just this abstract blue but was blue

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 20, 2007
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  50 (First) Dates You and your significant other -- where to meet on campus, where to go out,…

  

  -- spots on campus 18.03 recitation (but don't date your TA until after ... ? Star Market -- if you can't grocery shop with this person, you probably shouldn't marry him/her... and that is exactly what you should be thinking

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • May 29, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Oh look, an update

  

  I haven't posted in a long time. This is largely because I have been ... about systems, and patterns. The second reason is that I don't have as ... the coffee, though I guess if you're a coffee drinker and don't manage

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • March 10, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  I am Treasured :) Graduate school visit #1 (Updated)

  

  . Don't knock it until you try it. Although, I also acknowledge that if I ... don't think you've received an adequate answer, ask the question a ... affect the next four years of your life. Make sure you don't have *too many

  • by Bryan
  • March 6, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Knife fight with a biker gang Best blog entry EVER. If you think I'm kidding, let me just say: Gory photos…

  

  school kid for his lunch money. Well, I couldn't stand for that, so I ... student volunteer was asking me what t-shirt size I wanted, but I could ... t-shirt. I shall treasure this forever. I guess I had my lower lip

  • by Laura N. '09
  • February 18, 2007
• Blog / Life after MIT

  A ‘Chances’ Thread That Is Actually Worth Reading That's perhaps the best title I've ever come up with.

  

  aren't really looking for a precise answer; they're just trying to ... figure out the chances. I am a sad, sad case. For the record: 1. I don't ... the same year. (And I suppose, given that many people don't even get

  • by Ben Jones
  • February 8, 2007