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  MIT Culture Shock

  

  So I’m back in the US, and it’s weird. The first thing I noticed as I stepped out of Logan International Airport Saturday night was, “whoa, air can hold moisture,…

  • by Laura N. '09
  • August 21, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Happiness in threes

  

  Okay, so I just figured out how to add the Spanish keyboard to my OS and switch between English and Spanish, so I can now write with accent marks and…

  • by Laura N. '09
  • June 14, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  INT to the INT to the IN(s)T i3 Videos! woo!

  

  Interactive Introduction to the Institute (i3) (n.) - a DVD you will receive with your next big mailing (scheduled to be sent out early May), after you choose to matriculate. The DVD is a compilation of student

  • by Chris S. '11
  • April 26, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Hitchhiker’s Guide to CPW DON'T PANIC.

  

  . Confused about how to find E51-1151? Not sure what Course N is all about, where n is a natural number such that n<=24 and n!=19, 23? Are you

  • by Paul B. '11
  • April 5, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Stu Schmill ‘86 named Dean of Admissions Exciting news!

  

  Alumni Programs. A native of Little Neck, N.Y., Schmill received his SB

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 24, 2008
• Blog / Research & Work Abroad

  Whoooo!

  

  So Facebook has this interesting application that lets you display on your profile a map of all the places in the world that you have been. As I might have…

  • by Laura N. '09
  • February 9, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Class of 2009 Ring Delivery The '09s get our brass rats. We think this makes us like, so cool.

  

  As a lot of you probably know, the MIT class ring is a little more than a simple piece of jewlery. First of all, it’s huge. Like, as rings go,…

  • by Laura N. '09
  • April 24, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Yay CPW! I'm just trying to see how many blog entries we can get in the RSS…

  

  CPW is finally over, which basically means I’m back to sleeping again. I definitely had an awesome time hosting events for Burton Conner and getting to meet a lot of…

  • by Laura N. '09
  • April 18, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  ZOMG CPW! The greatest shopping list ever.

  

  Here is what I bought at Shaw’s (the local grocery store) last night: 7 cartons of ice cream* 3 jars of fudge 3 jars of caramel 3 cans of whipped…

  • by Laura N. '09
  • April 12, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Rain is evil There's only one kind of good snow, and rain isn't it.

  

  I hate New England. No really, I do. Ask anyone who’s had the misfortune to be around me the last few weeks. All I do is complain about the weather.…

  • by Laura N. '09
  • February 14, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  By the numbers Who needs words to talk?

  

  There are certain…traits, shall we say, that are generally indicative of true MIT students. They’re the things that aren’t necessarily true of all MIT students, but are certainly not true…

  • by Laura N. '09
  • February 7, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Oh Sam Guess what? Ben's mom. Ha!

  

  First let me say that I am touched that Sam dedicated his BAREFOOT CONTESSA blog entry to me. I know how much that entry must mean to him, judging by…

  • by Laura N. '09
  • January 10, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Funny pictures of me I wear a New Year's party hat. That's funny, right?

  

  You want to know the hardest part about this job? Entry titles. It’s like impossible to think of some clever 4 word phrase to encapsulate your entire entry. But I…

  • by Laura N. '09
  • January 3, 2007
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Think YOUR research is crazy? Why doesn't spaghetti break in half? There is an answer, because someone has dedicated their…

  

  Scientific Researches: «Blink-Free Photos, Guaranteed» (2006) Presented by N

  • by Melis A. '08
  • November 14, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  For great justice…

  

  recruitment) (Panhel VP for Recruitment) David N. '07 (Simmons Hall) (Dormitory

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • November 5, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Amazin’ The Mets clinched the NL East. *happy dance*

  

  My Mets clinched the NL East, and I am crazy psyched. Whoo! So what else has been going on in my life? You know, school and stuff. While I’m slowly…

  • by Laura N. '09
  • September 21, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Pervnert This entry is not suitable for children under 7 or finite-volume, compressible vapors.

  

  sign bearing only the inscription "PV = nRT." Pervnert. Mr. RR Sweger, Jr

  • by Sam M. '07
  • March 14, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Parafilm Effect The center cannot hold... unless you stick it together with Parafilm.

  

  Press n' Seal is not as moldable and flexible as good old parafilm. Do

  • by Sam M. '07
  • March 11, 2006
• Blog / How to Human

  Love Potion No. 9 roses are #FF0000violets are #0000FF

  

  N4 O2 (sorry, I can't get subscripts to work) Well, I'm off to

  • by Bryan
  • February 14, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Yo quiero… A Spanish themed entry?Ok, not really.

  

  Today I took a nap fom 5 AM to 9 AM. Then I went to class. When I came back, I slept from 3:30 PM tp 8:30 PM. That’s 9…

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 8, 2005