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  Bay Area wrap-up The scoop from MIT meetings in San Jose, San Francisco, and Lafayette, CA.

  

  Great meetings this week in San Jose, San Francisco, and Lafayette/East Bay this week. Many thanks to those who attended! The week started with a meeting in San Jose on…

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 17, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Stud/Fac Dinners Genius idea to get free dinner with MIT geniuses

  

  The 2006 Class Council is responsible for planning and executing many things: Career Fair Senior Gift Senior Ball ——————————– Side note: Check out the hilarious Senior Ball Survival Guide, with…

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • September 17, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Pluto replies ThinkGeek.com rocks my effing socks.

  

  So I was wandering around facebook today and I discovered this new group called “When I was your age, Pluto was a planet,” which I found excessively amusing. The creator…

  • by Laura N. '09
  • September 17, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Lit Analytics How humanities classes can be analytically rigorous, courtesy of a Shakespeare scholar

  

  Today after the admissions info session in Kresge (where it also took place in 2005), a parent asked me if/how MIT humanities classes were analytically rigorous. I tried to describe…

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • September 17, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Remember to Breathe Chicken Soup for the Applicant's Soul

  

  So many of you are starting off with college applications trying to summarize and capture the important things in your college application, and OMG there aren’t enough blanks on my…

  • by Bryan
  • September 17, 2006
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Extracurricular Information We discuss life over lunch.

  

  So this morning I went to lunch with three of my friends from high school, Curtis ’10, and Adam and Lia, who go to another school in Cambridge. They haven’t…

  • by Jess K. '10
  • September 17, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Prof. Manolis Kellis: Combining computer science with biology An interview with Manolis Kellis, Assistant Professor of Computer Science, who was honored as one…

  

  University professors are often portrayed as self-absorbed individuals that are too busy plotting their next breakthrough to pay any attention to their undergraduate students. While I have never encountered such…

  • by Melis A. '08
  • September 16, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  It happens to Helen Life is just a series of awkward moments sometimes.

  

  DID YOU KNOW? Homemade mayonnaise is actually acidic enough to kill any salmonella bacteria that might grow in it. Thus, you can actually leave it out at room temperature without…

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 16, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Stocking Up Completely random but fun.

  

  Three hallmates and I piled into a Zipcar the other night for a trip to a warehouse club in the area. The house manager just delivered a brand new refrigerator…

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • September 15, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  There’s antimony, arsenic, aluminum, selenium… ...and hydrogen and oxygen and nitrogen and rhenium...

  

  Whew! I ran back from my field hockey game today (we won, 3-1! ya!) just in time to help the 213 suite put together a study break. Every Thursday, some…

  • by Laura N. '09
  • September 15, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Re-Introduction of Sorts Hi, my name is Bryan.

  

  When I was in kindergarten, I failed dance class. Good thing that failure did not determine the rest of my academic career. Fast forward 16 years and here I am…

  • by Bryan
  • September 14, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  The Birth Of My Third Child The new admissions web site finally launches! Report any bugs here.

  

  Hi folks, Well here you have it – the new-and-improved MIT admissions web site. I hope you like it! In October (when I get back from fall recruitment travel) we’ll…

  • by Ben Jones
  • September 14, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Someone saved my life tonight Survived my squalor, like a butterfly.

  

  DID YOU KNOW? In Burton-Conner, if you keep leaving your suite messy week after week, the cleaning staff will eventually get tired and stop cleaning them. Frozen grapes are really…

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 12, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Questions Omnibus Okay, so it's not even really half a bus. But I'M not the one asking…

  

  WHY MIT IS AMAZING (as if you really needed another reason)ME: This morning, I was going to go to physics at 9, but then I decided I was too tired,…

  • by Jess K. '10
  • September 11, 2006
• Blog / Hacks

  As though we weren’t hosed enough…

  

  …we’ve been graced with a fire truck on the Great Dome! In case you can’t tell, that inscription says “MIT Fire Department”. The CPs appreciate good hacks too. I got…

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • September 11, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Reno/Sacramento wrap-up The latest from the West Coast.

  

  I’m on the West Coast now, and things are great. First, I flew into Reno, and took a drive downtown: I drove on to my meeting with the fantastic folks…

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 10, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  It’s that time of the year again If you want to do a UROP this semester, now is the time to contact…

  

  A reminder: Fall 2006 UROP Direct Funding (Funds from UROP) Deadline: Thursday, Thursday September 14, 2006. Keep in mind that there are three options when doing a UROP: – UROP…

  • by Melis A. '08
  • September 10, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  And term starts again…

  

  Soon, there will be real entries! Sorry, it’s been a crazy last couple of weeks. In the meantime, I’ll entertain you with a list of my classes this term. The…

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • September 9, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  I don’t know where we’re going ...but we're following my map of MIT's campus.

  

  DID YOU KNOW? Michael Jackson originally worked on the soundtrack to Sonic the Hedgehog 3, but the deal eventually fell through. Okay, so I got lost on my way to…

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 9, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Friday A day in the life.

  

  (Keep asking questions! I’ll answer them next entry.) 9:30 AM: Woke up. Wondered why anyone would ever be awake at this time. Wondered why back hurts. Attempt to go back…

  • by Jess K. '10
  • September 9, 2006