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  General Advice Application advice for HS juniors and sophomores, inspired by a student's question

  

  In my previous entry, Joan Tran from Louisiana asked for some general admissions advice. Hmm…. First, here are some previous entries on specific topics: Advice on the college interview (Mitra)…

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • February 19, 2006
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  The Greek Way What I did for a Klondike Bar, caesar salad, chicken florentine, mushroom ravioli, chocolate torte,…

  

  DID YOU KNOW? MIT developed the first college undergraduate programs in Chemical Engineering, Aeronautical Engineering, and Nuclear Engineering. Today I decided to do start doing things the Greek way as…

  • by Sam M. '07
  • February 18, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  The Double Edged Sword On Time Magazine's article titled: "Are We Losing Our Edge?"

  

  The February 13 edition of Time Magazine had an interesting article that I think would make for some good discussion. For a full reference, you can see the article here.…

  • by Bryan
  • February 17, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Numbers are names too What, you don't speak entirely in numbers at your school?

  

  In my last entry, Jonathan Foley asked an interesting set of questions: What is up with the whole abstract course nomenclature? Im sure this is great for MITers, but it…

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • February 17, 2006
• Blog / Athletics

  Going for the Au An MIT alum will compete in Olympic skeleton.

  

  Today, MIT alum Pat Antaki ’84 will compete in the Olympics. He will compete in the luge-like, super-crazy event of skeleton, where he will race down a pure ice track…

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

  Spy vs. Spy The former directors of the US and Saudi intelligence agencies speak at MIT.

  

  “Saudi Arabia and the Global Community” Thursday, February 16, 4pm Bartos Theater, MIT Starting shortly across campus from here is an interesting lecture/discussion. The featured speaker will be Prince Turki…

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 16, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Flowers in your hair

  

  I’m flying to San Francisco for the long weekend — hope you kids in Boston have fun! There’s a lot going on this weekend, including: Pulse: Waves from the Motherland…

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • February 16, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  And for my next trick… ...I'll make J.B. confess to copying the answers to Ms. Hauser's test!

  

  So here’s the new plan: instead of me always spending all week planning out these elaborate blog entries for you guys involving photos, anecdotes, lots of links, and coherent structure,…

  • by Laura N. '09
  • February 16, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Post-Valentine Blog Roundup Valentine's Day capped off by a serenade.

  

  Valentine cards? Check. Expensive jewelry? Check. Yummy chocolate? Check. Dating? Check. A wedding engagement? Check. A little bit of class? Check. And a serenade? Check! Thanks to our secret admirers,…

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 16, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Class-tastic

  

  In somewhat sharp contrast to previous terms, I’m taking only three classes this semester — and so far, it’s been great! I only have one class on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and…

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • February 15, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Our students, their stories. Andy Partridge in a zamboni purple monkey dishwasher.

  

  DID YOU KNOW? Every IP address of the form 18.x.x.x belongs to MIT. Thus, MIT effectively has 1 / 256 of all the IP addresses in the world. There are…

  • by Sam M. '07
  • February 15, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My Second First Week Quick update at the start of term.

  

  Overall, everything’s good so far. The heavy work schedule over IAP was helpful, because now I’m fine with getting up for morning classes :-) A couple of classes I’m paying…

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • February 15, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Introducing Two New MIT Students… ...classes of 2026 and 2028 respectively.

  

  …classes of 2026 and 2028 respectively: Greetings all! As you know I recently added a new member to our family. Miles Nathaniel Nance made his way to the world on…

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • February 14, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Ben’s Ninth Semi-Annual Q&A Answers to questions received through 2PM on 02/14/06.

  

  Happy Valentine’s Day! Answers to questions received through 2PM on 02/14/06… ————————————- Shikhar wrote: “If i sort of decide to send in a supplementary essay can i do that via…

  • by Ben Jones
  • February 14, 2006
• Blog / How to Human

  Love Potion No. 9 roses are #FF0000violets are #0000FF

  

  In celebration of today’s “holiday,” I decided it would make sense to provide you with a few thoughts on dating at MIT. I make no allegations of the sort that…

  • by Bryan
  • February 14, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Dies Irae Quantus tremor est futurus!

  

  DID YOU KNOW? Institute Professor and Pulitzer Prize-winning composer John Harbison is teaching the undergraduate class 21M.304: Writing in Tonal Forms II this term? Just a thought before I get…

  • by Sam M. '07
  • February 14, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  A bevy of beautiful Brass Rat bezels A tour of the past 8 MIT class rings.

  

  Recommended pre-reading: Melis: The 2008 Brass Rat Matt: The 2007 Brass Rat Each class year at MIT officially gathers three times — once, at the beginning, for the freshman picture;…

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

  Q&A Round Two Answers to some questions

  

  Chandresh asked: Do [MIT] professors take courses? Professors and staff are allowed to take 1 course per term. Some professors may audit a course where they sit in and evaluate…

  • by Bryan
  • February 13, 2006
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Formula SAE: A Turbocharged Experience Join the MIT Formula SAE team to design, engineer, and build a small formula-style autocross…

  

  Ever wonder how a Formula 1 car can reach speeds of 210 mph and pull 4 Gs? Better yet, are you interested in working on a team to design, engineer,…

  • by Melis A. '08
  • February 12, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Weathering the weather So much snow!

  

  So it’s snowed something like 15 inches in Cambridge in the past 14 hours, and I’m feeling a little guilty. See, it’s the MIT biology interview weekend, and over the…

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • February 12, 2006