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• Blog / About Decisions

  “Who Needs Harvard?” Generating your college list based on which schools fit your personality, not your ideas of…

  

  Posted on August 13 on TIME.com: Who Needs Harvard? “Competition for the Ivies is as fierce as ever, but kids who look beyond the famous schools may be the smartest…

  • by Melis A. '08
  • August 15, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  We Started the Fire It wasn't always burning since the world's been turning.

  

  Happy International Left-Handers Day yesterday! I’ve never had to deal with righty desks before, so if you see me beating a chair to splinters in 10-250 next year, you know…

  • by Jess K. '10
  • August 14, 2006
• Blog / How to MIT

  Buying books You shouldn't have to spend all your money on textbooks!

  

  Laura asked: “where can you get inexpensive, used textbooks? one of my friends said she spent $700 on books already…we can find used books around here can’t we?” (sorry, Laura,…

  • by Melis A. '08
  • August 14, 2006
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  A Man of Many Hat(ches) Keyword: Free.

  

  So one of the best aspects of being in Boston for the summer is all of the free cultural events that you can avail yourself of. One of the popular…

  • by Bryan
  • August 14, 2006
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Radia Perlman ‘73, Mother of the Internet Radia Perlman has three MIT degrees and more than 80 patents.

  

  To follow up on my recent entry about women in engineering: did you know about the MIT alumna who is known as the “Mother of the Internet”? Meet Dr. Radia…

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 13, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Things you might have wanted to know

  

  There are a few questions that I’ve often wondered if people were curious about and just aren’t asking. One of them, I answered in one of my first entries, but…

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • August 13, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  You Are LUSCIOUS I lusciously answer some of your questions

  

  Ayush wrote: “How about a Clown Parade around the MIT campus? That might strike as perfect after circus school and this show.” Haha, I don’t think other MIT students have…

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • August 13, 2006
• 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