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• Blog / Admissions

  Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics If you want to come to MIT, you'd better learn a thing or two about…

  

  statistical thinking. From Kahneman's Nobel biography: The standard example of a ... lost' question, which offers a choice between two public-health programs ... will save 200 lives, the other has a 1/3 chance of saving all 600 lives

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • September 1, 2005
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Seven Early Evenings it was a good week

  

  't attempted in years. MIT is one of a few universities with its own ice rink ... (Boston's subway system) but I was carrying a lot of luggage full of winter ... final version of the magazine we worked on this semester! It took several

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • December 3, 2018
• Blog / About Decisions

  A Typical Day on the Road Having grown up in NYC, I love coming back.

  

  about colleges and universities. Many of the students I met already knew a ... , meeting and talking with a lot of students and guidance counselors about MIT. It was a lot of fun. Having grown up in NYC, I love coming back. The

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • October 17, 2006
• Blog / How to MIT

  “Learning To Learn At MIT” guest post by the plaz

  

  , he shares a lot of wisdom about MIT. One of his posts which I read on the Class of 2015 Facebook Group and liked very much is called Learning ... , the removal of distractions, and knowing when and how to ask for help

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 24, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  She works hard for the money So hard for it, honey.

  

  It's so nice to be graduated -- I can make lists of things that I've done and call them blog entries! Hooray! I know a lot of people are thinking about their fall schedules right now (I mean, a lot of freshmen

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • June 20, 2006
• Blog / Class Projects

  neutrality isn’t about objectivity—it’s about who has the power some words on facebook trending topics, and also net neutrality

  

  team. A whole lot of smart people weighed in, including the folks at ... revelations undermine any presumption of Facebook as a neutral pipeline for news ... Thune, chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee: "...Any attempt by a

  • by Allan K. '17
  • May 20, 2016
• Blog / Blog Projects

  [joint post] blogston commons with Allison E. ‘27, Ellie F. ‘28, Jebby ‘25, and Sara N. ‘28

  

  ’s episode of [annotation note="censored bc idk if it's trademarked or not ... of other things too! eating, crying over problem sets, and idk like the ... preferred temperature meter is"]70 degrees[/annotation] weather, as you will

  • by Janet G. '27
  • November 11, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  a semester customary end-of-semester blog post: sophomore spring edition

  

  MIT’s newest foreign language offered: Korean) I’ve covered most of ... of it, not a mere tourist or spectator of the rush hour crowd. I go to ... the sense of overwhelming relief. MIT has been home, sure, but it doesn

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • May 30, 2016
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Music Scene by a non-musician

  

  exist, I can confirm). It is the one form of art where I am perfectly ... that music is one of the most relaxing things, ever. Whether you’re strumming a guitar wistfully pretending to be in a 90s kids coming-of-age film

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • December 23, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  An Uncreative Post with an uncreative title

  

  complete all those hopeful post beginnings, reenact the thrill of days long ... the essentials of IAP and Spring semester.   During IAP, I took ... of an educational video on fractals. I see fractals everywhere now. It

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • March 1, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  In which brains are awesome Neener neener neener.

  

  sort your mail. I offer up your daily dose of snark. It's a rockin' good ... , having never taken advantage of the "hey kids, look at my schedule!" post ... hosed again, here's a picture of an otter for you." (Oh man I love otters

  • by Keri G. '10
  • October 2, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Brain Dump News and updates for admitted students from the last few weeks, in no particular order...

  

  (i.e. how many admitted students will accept our offer of admission) is ... Marilee perform with my band at ZBT's fifth annual Battle Of The Bands on ... is lots of fun with a variety of interesting threads (this is my

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 28, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Being an Intern (And being an adult)

  

  the implications of the affordable care act and universal health care in ... . It’s already exposed me to a lot, some of which doesn’t even have to do ... their colleagues, discussing anecdotes of their families, children, or

  • by Selam G. '18
  • June 22, 2015
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Things that make you go hmmmm……. Obama’s transformative presidency………for geeks????

  

  ’) Happy Holidays blogosphere. Some of you may be wondering where I have been ... in Iceland for the summer (unpaid internship, of course). I bumped into ... concerned about the financial state of Iceland and wanted to lend his

  • by Quinton McArthur
  • December 30, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  Navigating Offcampus Housing 101 finding housing is a fucking nightmare

  

  community. I went home until the end of the semester and moved in mid-May, so I wasn't involved in the process of finding an apartment. I'm told that it was a hellish six hours involving four tours, lots of walking

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • August 11, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Eastward ho! Don't US people normally go to Canada or Mexico before they cross an ocean?

  

  world am I? Two days ago I won a prime cut of meat by winning a game of musical chairs against a group of about 40 people (the majority of whom have their PhD). Yesterday I apprehensively put the equivalent of almost $450

  • by Stanley G.
  • July 20, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  Not in Kansas anymore A brief look at your third '15 blogger

  

  third freshman blogger, class of '15, and I thought I would take a second ... and left for the States at the ripe young age of 1. From there I enjoyed ... The Wizards of Oz(aka my parent's old friends) had a huge impact on

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • September 9, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Ode to the New, Part 1 Seeking adventure.

  

  started “The Digging Club”: I led two friends to a patch of grass on the ... . Now, instead of using fitted sheets as capes, I buy fabric from the ... and take my first steps into the world of “we don't know why this

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 28, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW-related whatsits Just some things you might want to know before you arrive tomorrow!

  

  think all or most of us signed up anyway. We like helping.) Actually ... lots of people at MIT interested in helping you make your college decision. I would really encourage all of you to ask lots of questions this

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • April 5, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Women’s Week 2005 Learn about both the mission and events associated with this year's week-long promotion.

  

  's Women's Week. Check out the variety of events that are going on. Women's Week 2005 November 5th-10th "To promote a model of femininity that incorporates and embraces the properties of intelligence, competence,and ambition

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • November 9, 2005