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• Blog / How to MIT

  Schedules and expectations The do's and dont's of freshman scheduling, and what to brace yourself for.

  

  Class of ’10: getting super ready and excited for school? I hope you are, because first semester freshman year is a ball. My awesome pre-frosh had asked about class schedules…

  • by Melis A. '08
  • August 13, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  First term freshman year A horror story, I guess... but one with a happy ending

  

  This is entry #2 in my series “entries that need to be written because some of the new categories don’t have enough stuff in them”. Today, we have the privilege…

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 12, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  From across the Web… Recent happenings across the Web.

  

  Some random links I’ve been accumulating: The New York Times asks Professors Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo of MIT’s Poverty Action Lab about microloans and microfinance. Relatedly, you really should…

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 12, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  To BE or not to BE Bioengineering, it's so hot right now.

  

  When I was in kindergarten, I wanted to be a doctor. The summer before my senior year of college, I wanted to be a doctor. Are these two statements the…

  • by Bryan
  • August 12, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  The Rapids My last day at work was bittersweet. And if there's one thing I've learned from…

  

  Today was my last day at work, which was very sad. Well, let’s go with bittersweet. Trust me when I say that I deal with all kinds of insanity at…

  • by Laura N. '09
  • August 12, 2006
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Where is the banana… ...and why is that man chartreuse?

  

  Someone commented on the post regarding blogger applications asking that the selected blogger post their answer to the essay question. Seeing as I have no other use for this absolutely…

  • by Jess K. '10
  • August 11, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Omnibus Followup: Women in Engineering Melissa asks what the gender ratio is in engineering at MIT.

  

  Last entry, I covered most of the questions that had been asked, but held one question out for further inspection. Melissa had asked, “Do you know what the gender ratio…

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 10, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Turkey vs. Spam sells out The most valuable blog entry of all time.

  

  DID YOU KNOW? This weekend is a tax holiday in Massachusetts. I sure hope my floor uses the opportunity to buy a $1000 wide-screen television set online using our floor…

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 10, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Meta

  

  This entry is kind of inspired by an entry that Anthony wrote. Yes, I realize that he wrote it a month ago. I’ve been kind of lame about reading everyone…

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • August 10, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Who’s that new kid? ANOTHER one?? Are you KIDDING me?! She doesn't even fit on the page!

  

  Is this thing on? Um, okay. Some of you are probably like me and come from one of those families where you are the only one who knows how to…

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

  Keep it simple, stupid I try to choose classes for the fall. Things get messy.

  

  Yes, I’ve read a bunch of books since my last post. No, I didn’t feel like writing about them. I’ll be back at school soon, where I’ll actually have cool…

  • by Laura N. '09
  • August 9, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Class of 2010: Wondering Where Everyone Is Living? Find orientation housemates/roommates.

  

  From Star Simpson ’10: Nando Paniagua ’10 manually created this database of housing info for at least half (so far) of the class of 2010, so that people can find…

  • by Ben Jones
  • August 9, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Return of the Nance Effect The Summer Update Edition!

  

  (The Summer Update Edition!) Greetings to all! Can you feel that? Summer is slipping away and the crisp New England weather is looming just around the corner. (Funny I say…

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • August 9, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The good advice The many different flavors of advising at MIT.

  

  So in case anybody’s unaware, I finished my project at the lab at the end of July so I could spend the month of August working on Ben’s couch. True…

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 9, 2006
• Blog / Hacks

  A quick plug

  

  It had been quite a while since I looked at MIT’s online Hack Gallery. But now, I look, and I notice that while they aren’t completely up to date, they’ve…

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • August 9, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Swiss Miss "The archangel Michael descends riding a triceratops."

  

  DID YOU KNOW? The song “Hips Don’t Lie” went to #1 in nearly every country that has singles charts. There are four countries where it only went to #2, and…

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 9, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  You’ve got questions, I’ve got answers

  

  I have enough of a questions backlog now that I think it’s worth dedicating an entry to answering them. Please, if you have questions, feel free to ask! If I…

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

  August Questions Omnibus 1 In this entry, I answer your recent questions left in the comments of previous entries.

  

  Here are the answers to the questions you’ve left in the comments of previous entries… ————————————- JKim asked, “Do you know of any other really good vegetarian/vegan restaurants in the…

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 8, 2006
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  EA Blogger Application Decisions The results are in.

  

  I just want to say on behalf of the committee that we are truly impressed with all of the applications (and there are MANY). Your collective enthusiasm is a testament…

  • by Ben Jones
  • August 8, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  +1 for MIT MIT scores again!

  

  I just found this article in the Chronicle of Higher Education. Score!

  • by Bryan
  • August 7, 2006