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  What’s up? here's whats up

  

  The next few weeks are going to be something different. To start, it is 3:30 am Friday night and I am moving back to EC tomorrow starting 11am. I don’t…

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • August 17, 2008
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  The Mechanics of Blogging How do I do it?

  

  One of the biggest things that bugged me about MIT before I got here is not knowing what things looked like. I kept hearing about “Athena” but had never seen…

  • by Snively '11
  • August 16, 2008
• Blog / Research & Work Abroad

  Adios, Madrid My attempt at an eloquent goodbye to Spain.

  

  In a few short hours I will hop on a plane back to the US. I have some very mixed feelings about this. On the one hand, I am excited…

  • by Laura N. '09
  • August 16, 2008
• Blog / How to Human

  Things I’ve Missed About Home My top six.

  

  So I’m writing from the end of a well-needed break back in San Francisco, just about to fly back to Boston to prepare for FAP (Freshman Arts Program), and the…

  • by Jess K. '10
  • August 16, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  MIT Medical: A Freshman’s Story Worth sharing.Worth reading.

  

  A few weeks ago, a friend of mine approached me with an idea for a blog entry about MIT Medical: an inside look on their experience with MIT’s medical system,…

  • by Paul B. '11
  • August 14, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The New Show In Town [by David Freilach, Guest Blogger/Assistant Director, LVAC] ARTalk guest blogger David Freilach checks out the…

  

  [by David Freilach, Guest Blogger/Assistant Director, LVAC] The entrance to the new Central Square Theater. (Photo by CST) I had the chance to take a hardhat tour of the new…

  • by ARTalk
  • August 14, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Let’s Take a Walk until orientation!

  

  Orientation is about to arrive and all of a sudden MIT will be flooded with eager beavers that want to eat free food, stay up late, and maybe even meet…

  • by Snively '11
  • August 13, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Central Square Dance Party You can even play the videos and dance along to them. It'll be like you…

  

  As Snively wrote, school’s out for the summer, but that certainly doesn’t mean that there’s less to do – in fact, I find my days are STILL packed, just in…

  • by Jess K. '10
  • August 12, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Two New Kittens hundreds of pictures.

  

  2 Kittens from mysterious origins came into my life about a month ago. They had appeared in our yard back home lonely and hungry, and in just a few days…

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • August 12, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Summer’s End To everything there is a season.

  

  Yesterday, I finished my UROP. I cleaned up my bench, double-checked all my saved strains of yeast, handed my notebook to my post-doc, had a quick exit interview with my…

  • by Paul B. '11
  • August 9, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Why yes, I’m with the news I need a good fedora

  

  I work at Hasbro in Rhode Island, about a 1 hour train ride away from where I’m staying on campus. Kim ’11, who was also in Toy Design with me,…

  • by Snively '11
  • August 7, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Freshman Application: Live on Monday The MIT Freshman Application will go live tomorrow (Monday) on MyMIT.

  

  The MIT Freshman Application will go live tomorrow (Monday) on MyMIT. If you have not yet done so, you will need to register for a MyMIT account. The account provides…

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 3, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  The Top of the World If I have seen farther, it is by standing on the roof of the Green…

  

  It’s sort of funny how some of the most interesting things happen completely by chance. Case in point: About a month ago, I was heading from my lab to the…

  • by Paul B. '11
  • August 3, 2008
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Extra! Extra! Read All About It! Information concerning the 2009 freshman application!

  

  • by Snively '11
  • August 2, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  REX Sneak Peek A teeny tiny sneak preview of BC REX. I mean really. It's basically useless.

  

  Thanks to the wonders of the Internet, all the way from Madrid, Spain, I bring you: a totally useless sneak peak of Orientation. This is what my desk looked like…

  • by Laura N. '09
  • July 31, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Scholarship Opportunity: Davidson Fellows A look at a scholarship worth up to $50,000, and some past MIT winners.

  

  Having read MIT applications for a long time now, I know that MIT applicants and students are quite a talented bunch. As such, I try to look out for good…

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 30, 2008
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Questions about Blogging Some friendly advice.

  

  Yesterday, a prefrosh friend of mine sent me this Facebook message: I hate to bug you with a blog-related question, but you seem to be the best person to ask.…

  • by Paul B. '11
  • July 30, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  My MIT Story How I came to be at MIT

  

  I’ve lived my entire life in Salem, Oregon. I like Oregon, it’s clean, green, has mountains and an ocean, open spaces, and people who obey traffic laws. My grandma lives…

  • by Snively '11
  • July 28, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  What I’m Watching ...

  

  I was walking down Mass Ave yesterday under an umbrella with a friend, the streets after a day of rain reflecting colors in the sky, and I said “If I…

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • July 28, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  C’est la Vie In which I describe my summer in words, without photos (yet).

  

  I win. So I apologize for having disappeared (somewhat) off the blogs since school ended. To be honest, this summer had been wonderful thus far. Here’s a brief recap of…

  • by Chris S. '11
  • July 28, 2008