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  Q&A with Prof. Jonathan Gruber ‘87 (CPW Preview!) Our second CPW Keynote Speaker, Economics Professor Jonathan Gruber '87, answers a few questions in…

  

  At Friday’s Campus Preview Weekend Keynote (10am, Kresge Auditorium), there will be two prominent faculty keynote speakers. To highlight their talks, I’ll feature a mini-interview with each of them. Prof.…

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 7, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Q&A with Prof. Nancy Kanwisher ‘80 (CPW Preview!) One of the CPW Keynote Speakers, Brain and Cognitive Sciences Professor Nancy Kanwisher '80 PhD…

  

  At this Friday’s Campus Preview Weekend Keynote (10am, Kresge Auditorium), there will be two prominent faculty keynote speakers. To highlight their talks, I’ll feature a mini-interview with each of them.…

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 5, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  T-Minus Six Days Ready for the best four days of your life? CPW 2010 ftw!!

  

  run down of CPW. Points to remember: 1) Bring a camera, 2) Explore, and

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • April 2, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  Days Without a Laptop… i need laptop-rehab

  

  Today is Day 5, after my laptop refused to boot after turning on early last Wednesday morning. In these last five days, I feel like I’ve experienced the five stages…

  • by Chris S. '11
  • February 22, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A new semester but if I give you my daily schedule here, what will I fill my Facebook…

  

  lot of sense. All in all, I love this class so far. 2.002-Mechanics and

  • by Chris M. '12
  • February 8, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Let’s Get Down to Business 'Tis the eve of a new semester.

  

  Tomorrow marks the return of classes, p-sets, papers, reading assignments, and a tangible lack of both time and sleep. Yup, second semester is about to begin. I’m taking the following…

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • February 1, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Regular Action Admissions Update Updates about application numbers, application tracking, and more.

  

  Part 2, Secondary School Report and Transcript, Evaluation A (math or

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 25, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  It’s a puzzlement… ...or why I really love reading your applications!

  

  So, it’s the middle of January and although it was an unseasonably warm day in Boston today, I still had applications to read. However, I learned quickly after joining the…

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • January 16, 2010
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Just My Luck The somewhat eventful story of my first EMT shift ever.

  

  When asked how their first shift went, most of my fellow EMT students will say something like, "It was good! No calls, though. Pretty uneventful." My 4 pm-11 pm shift this past Sunday agrees with about 2/3 of

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • January 12, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Movin’ On Goodbye '09//Hellooo IAP

  

  Wow; it’s already 2010. Anyways, Monday 1/4/10 marks the beginning of IAP 2010. For those unfamiliar with IAP (Independent Activities Period), it’s basically the whole month of January during which…

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • January 1, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  Aftermath Literally.

  

  the “2nd-Semester Senior” (SSS) wave early. My friends and I started

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • December 17, 2009
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  AFROTC = stress, and why that’s okay Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps: "what do you do every week?"

  

  365 have 1-2 hours of class every week, where we learn about the Air

  • by ROTC
  • November 4, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Going Social Thinking about MIT Admissions and social media.

  

  the crowdsourced Web 2.0 blogosphere networked public buzzword universe

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 14, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Advice for Seniors From me to you. Why? Because I care

  

  would like to attend in a couple of months. 2. Schedule your MIT

  • by Quinton McArthur
  • October 10, 2009
• Blog / Class Projects

  Mind and Hand My first CNC project

  

  I've already mentioned how busy I am this semester and have gone over my schedule, but now it's time to show just what I've been busy with! One of my classes, 2.008, focuses on manufacturing and machining

  • by Snively '11
  • October 10, 2009
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  TLM The Land of MIT. It's a planet.

  

  different sleep cycles here, but for me - I typically sleep from 2-3 AM and

  • by Marcela R. '13
  • October 3, 2009
• Blog / Community Projects

  Phew! BUSY BUSY BUSY BUSY!

  

  and decide which ones they may like to live on. Conner 2, my floor, went

  • by Snively '11
  • September 10, 2009
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  A Characterization This might or might not enrage you.

  

  least on 2E in East Campus but probably most other places too, IT IS SO

  • by Cristen C. '10
  • August 28, 2009
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  On Flying ranting and venting

  

  so far in 2009. Fact 2: in the four short semesters after enrolling at ... say goodbye to a friend, and then headed back to Logan at 2:30 PM for my ... in by 2:35 PM. I was also informed that they couldn’t give me the

  • by Chris S. '11
  • August 18, 2009
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  2009: Let There Be Bloggers!

  

  you'll contribute to the program.‚Ä® Short answer #2 - In either a

  • by Dave McOwen
  • August 4, 2009