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  MIT ‘10: Isaac Lozada Isaac Lozada comes from Texas to MIT.

  

  started for Isaac when he was born. ''We know we have the first two years ... years. My husband tells Isaac, 'Even if I have to eat beans for the whole ... college degree. Elizabeth Lozada said her family's pride for Isaac outweighs

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 27, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

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

  

  man reading the words, but then, in retrospect the prize for first place ... never really forgave myself for that day back in 1996, and it's probably a ... choices. Eventually I settled on Mechanical Engineering, and for me that

  • by Bryan
  • August 12, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

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

  

  be completed, they're yelling for (at?) you. Ever since I got accepted ... in the same place, I don't stay there for long. I spent half of my last ... Sudoku puzzles, and live for double entendres and free food. I know all the

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

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

  

  traditional advisor is also available for one-on-one meetings any time during ... . There's no one best advising choice for every incoming freshman. Freshman ... time -- but you do get 6 units of academic credit for them!), but not

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 9, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Neurony goodness More lab, because that's what I do.

  

  Mark '07 last night for some awesome sundaes. It was fun and delicious ... I've been doing for the past year and a half. I started with the ... rotation for grad school! I've been doing a few experiments at the bench

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • June 23, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Play it again, Sam You wouldn't be saying that if you were in lab with me.

  

  jerk. Miraculously, it didn't even bleed one drop for the rest of the day ... , having not left campus for home at all, I triumphantly completed this thing ... get to pass 6.002 for one. But you also get music. Sweet music. I was

  • by Sam M. '07
  • May 11, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Back From Vacation Tales of swing sets and answers to the various questions in my inbox.

  

  -Orientation programs for admitted students? Those are run by the Academic Resource ... topics. For the best source of information, please visit web ... us know that you wish to be considered for a blogging position. As most

  • by Ben Jones
  • April 18, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Biochemistry at its finest!

  

  for the first month of the semester. Indeed, it was a sad day. For 1 ... wanted to donate blood for a demonstration. I thought he was joking and ... amount of blood (2 vials full), while everyone watched in awe (except for

  • by Melis A. '08
  • March 9, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Lucky Saturday the 14th Luck was a lady three nights in a row in NYC

  

  To make up for the apparently unlucky (but ultimately normal) Friday ... /NJ) four very expensive coffee-flavored quesadillas for dinner in Times ... Ruth and Matt for making the trek to my apartment on Saturday night when

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • January 17, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Reading folders A little bit more on evaluating applications.

  

  longer essay? The Part II is a great place for us to get to hear your voice and understand what is important to you. Then, it's time for your ... thinking about your high school, I have a sense of what opportunities for

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 30, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Life or something like it Apparently this blog is supposed to be about my life. So here's some stuff about…

  

  Sometimes I secretly wish for exciting things to happen to me so that ... my classes for the long haul. (Truth be told, I've never dropped a ... swimmingly; for example, we had a great discussion in 7.31 (Current Topics in

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • November 30, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

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

  

  did the test again (I only studied briefly for SAT I), considering that ... -mail?" Not yet. We are discussing this as a possibility for the future, but it ... maybe not. I use an RSS reader, so I apologize if I've mistaken you for

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

  Classes—Fall 05

  

  It's always awkward to post an entry about my classes for the ... Secretary for Economic Policy with the U.S. Treasury Department. Currently ... the demand for an individual trait. #2 is an event study of gulf

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • September 15, 2005
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Let the Rush Begin On Greek Life at MIT.

  

  came to MIT for CPW, I didn't really understand what fraternities were ... freshmen to register for recruitment in the case of Panhel. Waiting for the Greek Griller to begin. At the Greek Griller Rush started off for us on

  • by Bryan
  • September 8, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Victorian Literature? MIT, perhaps surprisingly, has top programs in ethnomusicology, the history of Islamic architecture, and more...

  

  I certainly learned a lot from Dean Khoury's talk with us. For ... radar. What does this mean for you? For one thing, it means you'll have ... at MIT, a beautiful and cutting edge Laboratory for the Performing Arts

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 24, 2005
• Blog / Events

  bad vision try these glasses on for size.

  

  shark biologist (forgive me for my miseducation but I did not know we had ... to enter the other eye. There are two common systems for doing this ... mainly used for television 3-D effects, and was used in many older 3-D

  • by Bryan
  • August 16, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  An MIT FAQ Because it's better to laugh at blatant stereotypes than to let them make you angry

  

  varsity sports teams (tied with some school up the street, I've heard, for ... rate is consistent with the national average for 18 to 22-year-olds -- any analysis which suggests otherwise fails to properly account for the

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 28, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Rewind the Tape b.good so you can find the golden ticket.

  

  with a nice steak. Our waiter didn't ask for her ID, and I was a little ... took us all to Jillian's for some fun and food. It's a pretty rare ... even cooler for their car. And even more cooler than that because they

  • by Bryan
  • July 26, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Visiting MIT this summer (part 1) It is now high season for visiting colleges. I plan to do a series of…

  

  It is now high season for visiting colleges. I plan to do a series of entries on how to visit MIT and Boston this summer. For those of you who ... them in future entries. For families who have already visited, feel free

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 21, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  ISEF Wrap-up

  

  about 40-50 students, so I figured 60 students would be a safe guess for ... . Wow! Thank you all for coming! As you can see, the restaurant was ... to be a relatively quiet time for admissions officers now?? Thank you

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 17, 2005