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  Bye Bye Weekends, See You In April I have a love-hate relationship with reading season.

  

  It’s that time of year again. I have a love-hate relationship with reading season. The “love” part is that I love reading apps. I love reading your stories (because they…

  • by Ben Jones
  • November 13, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Jugal Shah- Improving the technique of High Resolution Quantitative Autoradiography Sophomore Jugal Shah is improving a boron imaging technique that may potentially enhance a promising…

  

  Most universities aim to attract well-rounded individuals with varied interests and sophomore Jugal Shah is living proof of MIT’s success. Jugal is double majoring in Nuclear Engineering (Course 22) and…

  • by Melis A. '08
  • November 13, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Spectacle I was going to title this entry "Spectacle of Light," because I mention MIThenge. Then…

  

  The other day I realized that I’m always bragging about the one time a month that I get my act together and cook real food for myself, even if it…

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 13, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  More About Reading ...based on your questions!

  

  I was planning an another entry on the reading process, and since many pertinent questions were asked in the last entry, I figured I’d base this entry on those questions…

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 13, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Not in our stars, but in ourselves Or in ourselves not to see our stars... or something.

  

  I just came back from watching MIThenge, a celestial phenomenon wherein the sun lines up perfectly along the infinite corridor. Having seen it a year and a half ago, I…

  • by Sam M. '07
  • November 12, 2005
• Blog / Events

  May the Force Be With You Use the "mass times acceleration" wisely my friend.

  

  So tonight, I’m going to watch my friend Timmy ’06 and the rest of the MIT Musical Theatre Guild put on Star Wars: The Musical. I’m kind of excited being…

  • by Bryan
  • November 12, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Leadership & Double Dare 11 pictures of the leadership conference, and 16 pictures of the Double Dare sex challenge

  

  Here are some pictures from the Undergraduate Female Leadership Conference I attended last Saturday as part of Women’s Week Here are organizers Neera ’06 and Janet ’06 with volunteer Kriti…

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • November 12, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  4 Jack Bauer, eat your heart out.

  

  I’m working desk for 4 hours tonight to get a head start on my 10.302: Transport Processes homework. I have a busload to do this weekend and I’m going to…

  • by Sam M. '07
  • November 10, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  The Reading Commences The applications are in, and now we're reading them.

  

  Things are starting to get quite busy! Now that the Early Action deadline has passed, the admissions officers are spending the bulk of our time evaluating the thousands of applications…

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 10, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Quick and dirty I freak out a little about graduate school applications, then answer some questions.

  

  I’m going to have to make this quick today, since I have to study for the GRE biology subject test that I’m taking on Saturday… it’s probably not all that…

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • November 10, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Unfold I met my blog muse while doing the laundry, and then came this entry.

  

  So as a sanity break, I often take a break from work and such and fold clothes. I promise that the repeated act of folding one sleeve over the other…

  • by Bryan
  • November 10, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Women’s Week 2005 Learn about both the mission and events associated with this year's week-long promotion.

  

  Janet ’06 and Neera ’06 worked with the Student Activities Office, other MIT offices, and various corporations to organize and fund this year’s Women’s Week. Check out the variety of…

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • November 9, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Yo quiero… A Spanish themed entry?Ok, not really.

  

  Today I took a nap fom 5 AM to 9 AM. Then I went to class. When I came back, I slept from 3:30 PM tp 8:30 PM. That’s 9…

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 8, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Free-For-All Week! Movies, Music, and Baby Names.

  

  It is clear to me that I COULD NEVER WRITE ENOUGH ABOUT THE APPLICATION PROCESS, ESPECIALLY THIS TIME OF YEAR! I need a big favor! I am up to my…

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • November 8, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Ben’s Fourth Semi-Annual Q&A Even yet still more answers to your questions.

  

  A real entry is coming soon! I promise! In the meantime, more answers to more questions… ————————————- Andrew Lin wrote: “I recently got my SAT I results back (760 maths…

  • by Ben Jones
  • November 8, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Spring Classes Online (...and a bit about a fall class, too.)

  

  The MIT Spring Term subject listings have been posted to the web. Check them out! Here are a few highlights: 2.007: Design and Manufacturing I Prof. Alex Slocum Develops students’…

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 8, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  What’s going on inside my head It might not have been so very important.

  

  Here are ten important things that happened in the past week. 1. I threw a dinner party for a bunch of people Friday, including Sam’s Mom’s beef stew, spinach with…

  • by Sam M. '07
  • November 7, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  On sleep There's nothing certain in this world but sleep and taxes.

  

  Even though I am rarely directly asked this question, I know it’s often in the back of people’s minds when they’re thinking about MIT: do you crazy kids ever get…

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • November 7, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Another week? It's all in the name of pass/no record.

  

  Well, look at that, the dawn of a new Monday. Light is gracing the East Campus courtyard and I am left to decide what happened to my weekend. Most everyone…

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • November 7, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Admissions Blogs A quick note on admissions blogging.

  

  This evening, as I sit reviewing some of the first early action applications of the year, I note that I’m getting a lot of new traffic to the blog from…

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 6, 2005