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• Blog / About Decisions

  Fear of Flying Shake the haters off.

  

  This entry is meant to complement the one I wrote prior about being who you are at MIT. ——- When I found out I got into MIT, I was probably…

  • by Bryan
  • May 28, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Scheduling Conflict Which class should I take? (Results from the previous poll posted.)

  

  From the comments on my last entry, the mean is 3.21748954013248 and the standard deviation is 1.07001670365812. These two classes are offered during overlapping time slots — which one should…

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • May 28, 2006
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Roadtrip! Spontaneity is my middle name.

  

  So since the semester is over, and Boston is a little wet to say the least, I decided that today, I’m going to take a little road trip to NYC.…

  • by Bryan
  • May 27, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  In a little while, I’ll be gone This is not a blog entry. I'm not here, this isn't happening.

  

  DID YOU KNOW? The late Strom Thurmond filibustered the Civil Rights Act of 1957 by speaking in from of the Senate for 24 hours and 18 minutes consecutively. The bill…

  • by Sam M. '07
  • May 27, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Doonesbury Conclusion Official Doonesbury news.

  

  I’ve received this link multiple times today (thanks Kevin and Susan), so I might as well post it before I go see Fanaa… From this week’s Doonesbury FAQ: The previous…

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 26, 2006
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Next steps Relax, guys. I'm still going to be around.

  

  I finished my last final exam yesterday, and barring any unforeseen complications, I’ll be graduating from MIT on June 9. (The ceremony will be webcast here. You should watch it…

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • May 26, 2006
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Varsity Blogging As mentioned in a previous entry, I made some end-of-year presents for my bloggers -…

  

  As mentioned in a previous entry, I made some end-of-year presents for my bloggers – but I couldn’t show you a picture until they’d been distributed. Now that I’m no…

  • by Ben Jones
  • May 26, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Quick updates Miscellaneous Admissions Office updates.

  

  A few quick things today: We have admitted 16 transfer students for the fall semester. More info and data on that when I know more.If you haven’t gotten the NBM,…

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 25, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  May 25, 2006

  

  Today marks my ten-year anniversary of train travel. I also just finished my first year of college. Time doesn’t fly.

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • May 25, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Catching up What's new? Lots of things. I just haven't told you about them yet, because finals…

  

  Wow. The last few days have been absolutely insane. You see, once I found out that all of my finals were crammed into the first two days of finals week,…

  • by Laura N. '09
  • May 23, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  American Idol? What's going on with American Idol?

  

  Tomorrow is my last final! Hurray! In the meantime, I was just surfing the web (read: procrastinating) when I came across an American Idol article. So, I watched season 1…

  • by Melis A. '08
  • May 23, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  More Doonesbury Follow-up on Alex Doonesbury's college choice.

  

  My previous post about Alex Doonebury’s college choice was linked from the MIT homepage yesterday, the final day of voting. According to the site, the online voters will “make the…

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 23, 2006
• Blog / Events

  MIT ‘10s: Prom, Graduation, And Other End-Of-Year Photos Here are some photos sent to me by various MIT '10s. Feel free to email…

  

  Here are some photos sent to me by various MIT ’10s. Feel free to email me yours and I’ll add them… Colin ’10 and Christina ’10 @ prom. Keri ’10,…

  • by Ben Jones
  • May 23, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Nike+iPod read entry & vote at the end

  

  Apparently opening up the new Apple store on Fifth Avenue was only enough to keep Steve Jobs busy for a weekend — today, Apple and Nike announced a Nike+iPod Sport…

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • May 23, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Who we are All the stuff I've been trying to write since last July. It isn't much, but…

  

  Two exams down, one to go. Well, strictly speaking, 462 units down, 12 to go. That sounds a lot better. Exam week is a busy time at MIT; a lot…

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • May 23, 2006
• Blog / Life after MIT

  An Entrepreneur’s Story How billionaire entrepreneur Pat McGovern '59 got his start.

  

  Yesterday’s New York Times had a nice piece about MIT alum Pat McGovern ’59, Founder & Chairman of International Data Group (IDG) (“the world’s leading IT media, research and exposition…

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 22, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  #9 Dream Ah, bowakawa, pousse pousse! Ah, bowakawa, pousse pousse!

  

  DID YOU KNOW? Stonehenge is not in Scotland. Okay, another cop-out entry in the midst of studying for finals. Go read Mollie’s blog; she’s a senior, so she doesn’t have…

  • by Sam M. '07
  • May 21, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  nothing special

  

  Everyone is up late this weekend studying for finals. I’m immersing myself in math, but I think I now deserve a good night’s rest. After all, it’s Sunday. :-) It…

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • May 21, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Productive, yes. Appropriately productive, no. You would think that my activities the weekend before finals might include studying.

  

  My weekend It’s been a somewhat busy two not-school days. Yesterday I sold several old textbooks back to the Coop, sold a few more on Amazon Marketplace, and got stopped…

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • May 21, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Finals! Finals are here!

  

  I’m currently studying for what might turn out to be my last ever final exams at MIT. Monday: 2.006 – Thermal Fluids Engineering II Update: A toughie, but I managed…

  • by Bryan
  • May 20, 2006