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  Religious Discussions Yes, there are non-atheists at MIT. But they still like science jokes.

  

  IAP, as you might have heard, is a fun and exciting time to be at MIT, because there are about a million events going on every day. I’ve been checking…

  • by Laura N. '09
  • January 24, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Trip to India ...to the slum children who smiled at me even though it seems that they have…

  

  ways that she'll probably never know; and all of the SuMmErFuN folks, who

  • by The Humanitarian Blog
  • January 23, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Semi-Real Time Mystery Hunt Update v. 2008

  

  Okay, so Bryan just started a Mystery Hunt LiveBlog, but I’m being immature and want to do it too, so you guys will just have 2 entries to read to…

  • by Laura N. '09
  • January 18, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Comments, UROPs, field trips, and OMG HP7! The most awesome blog entry ever. Because...okay it's probably not. But it's all about how…

  

  Responses to comments: Aaron said: Actually, Anna Lucia was killed off because of the negative audience reaction to her. I think if you watched the show from first airing you’d…

  • by Laura N. '09
  • July 20, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  What the end of the semester does to Conner 2 For one thing, no one does the dishes. And I mean no one.

  

  Hello readers. Happy Holidays to everyone! The term is over and I’m happy to be getting lots and lots of sleep in my FULL SIZE (!) bed at home. Almost…

  • by Laura N. '09
  • December 27, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Application Advice v2.0 How to survive the application process without losing your mind.

  

  So, by a show of hands, how many of you are stressing about college apps? OK, well I can’t see you if you’re raising your hand, but I bet that’s…

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 20, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Unfolding of Language Your high school English teacher may hate it, but "gonna" really is a word.

  

  So, here it is, the inaugural post in my new book review blog idea. The whole idea was in fact inspired by one of my random “pick a book off…

  • by Laura N. '09
  • July 9, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Where are you going with this? The ponderings of an ex-frosh.

  

  My Mets are seriously kicking some you-know-what lately. I love it. Omar Minaya is my hero. =D Simone said: now that freshman year is over, how would you describe your…

  • by Laura N. '09
  • June 18, 2006
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Psets from hell Sometimes learning can be painful

  

  thekeri said: And to Laura: update? Please? I’m suffering over Spring Break here? I know, I have failed you all. Please accept my sincerest apologies. =( So here it is,…

  • by Laura N. '09
  • April 18, 2006
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Congratulations! You got the job. You start in 6 months.

  

  *Sigh* So I went and wrote this whole entry about women in engineering that was based off of my initial comment that I’ve never experienced anyone directly saying that women…

  • by Laura N. '09
  • March 24, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Academic Marathon If Mollie's boyfriend can complain, so can I.

  

  So you guys. MIT is hard. No, seriously. I figure you’ve probably heard this once or twice before, but I think it’s worth mentioning again. Plus, there’s a lot of…

  • by Laura N. '09
  • March 15, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Conversations with graders And other ramblings of a frosh...

  

  As promised in my last entry, it has been quite a week! Tuesday night I completed the machine tools class, which means I finished making my corny little flashlight: Now…

  • by Laura N. '09
  • March 3, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  And now for the feature presentation… ...IN STEREO.Don't ask. It's an LSC thing. I don't really get it myself.

  

  I have been so busy lately, and I’ve definitely been neglecting you guys and only writing short updates. This makes me sad. So today I have a feature length entry…

  • by Laura N. '09
  • January 28, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  It rocks to be me. I put on my Sunday clothes and see the whale!

  

  from the hat, we knew it just had to be "Mitra Lzhpb*n!xobile" (name

  • by Sam M. '07
  • January 16, 2006
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Playing Doctor… Are people REALLY impressed by big words? You be the judge.

  

  Almost forgot… In all the laziness surrounding my vacation, I almost forgot that I had pictures from the last few days of the semester to share with you guys. I…

  • by Laura N. '09
  • January 10, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Application advice Read this. Now. It's important. Promise.

  

  [Productivity! This is my second entry of the day. Be sure to check out the first one for some Q&A.] Last Thursday night, Ruth emailed the floor, asking for people…

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 30, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Week of Chocolate and Octagons Some thoughts and some pictures.

  

  you'll be n months down the road. Luckily, these things always have

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • October 23, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Q&A Part II Why the Media Lab is cool. Bonus: A great "You Know You Go to MIT…

  

  Time for some more questions: MIT App Mom asked: “Maybe it’s just me, but I am confused about your title “Tecker.” My son is on a trip with school right…

  • by Laura N. '09
  • September 25, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  So who is this Laura person, anyway? Hello and welcome to the single coolest blog on the entire admissions website. My name…

  

  Hello and welcome to the single coolest blog on the entire admissions website. My name is Laura and I am a member of the MIT Class of ’09, which means…

  • by Laura N. '09
  • July 7, 2005
• Blog / Challenges

  sophomore spring there will always be regrets

  

  Shakespeare Ensemble production of Julius Caesar. Prajna N. '25 was producer ... people. Prajna, Jyotsna N. '25, Margaret Z. '23 and I had a lowkey Taylor

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • July 6, 2023