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  Psets from hell Sometimes learning can be painful

  

  math majors do it. ***Story time!!!*** Once upon a time, I was really ... apprehension. I guess it had something to do with math teachers and classes ... computation as I go. Ask me to do math for math's sake, or to do an MIT

  • by Laura N. '09
  • April 18, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Weekend Update A couple FAQs and others tidbits.

  

  (and if you have decided to come, please do send it in!), we will reply ... in on all of the details soon. Relatedly, I will also be doing a small

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 14, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Answers, and live updates Live from a lecture by architect Steven Holl.

  

  that some of you have not heard from your host. Do not worry. I assure ... you're at MIT. Second, since everyone else is doing it, I guess I

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 4, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Home sweet violet capital of Ohio We didn't see a stuffed whale, but we did see a bunch of primates. Nonhuman…

  

  's nice to be able to do all the town-y stuff. I will note here that Adam ... UROP office -- they provide fellowships for students doing research. To ... with engineering too? I always had this idea tht all one needed to do was

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • March 30, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Pervnert This entry is not suitable for children under 7 or finite-volume, compressible vapors.

  

  DID YOU KNOW? The MIT PE Lottery for the fourth quarter starts today. Don't forget, Mitra! I solemnly swear to starr writing entries MIT again soon. But I was thinking today, as I sometimes do, when I am not doing

  • by Sam M. '07
  • March 14, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Parafilm Effect The center cannot hold... unless you stick it together with Parafilm.

  

  Press n' Seal is not as moldable and flexible as good old parafilm. Do ... killer death robot or something? Yeah, right. All they'd really have to do

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

  The Role Of A Teacher A discussion regarding recent events in a Colorado classroom.

  

  the manner in which he got his class fired up appropriate? Do you think ... conclusions? Do you think he was trying to influence them with his own agenda or

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 8, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Admissions Updates Online & postal decisions, matching Pell Grants, and reading continues.

  

  much to add beyond what you've already read elsewhere, but I do want to ... , there will be no way to find out. As for the postal mailing, we still do

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 7, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

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

  

  homework to see if we've been doing it... while the review stuff doesn ... school or on your own? Do you hope to pursue any global interests when you

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

  SMRT Only at MIT could a wholesome, traditional integration bee end up like this.

  

  'm not smrt enough to do them, but these were even too difficult for some ... learn this anymore. Plus, engineers don't do math. Sometimes if I'm lucky

  • by Sam M. '07
  • January 25, 2006
• Blog / IAP

  IAP, and trivia answers IAP begins tomorrow.

  

  students have lots of freedom and unique opportunities. Some students will do an externship, some will learn a language, some will do research, some

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 8, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Glimpses Of My Messy World I know, I know - all of you are concerned with your Early Action status,…

  

  I know, I know - all of you are concerned with your Early Action status, and I'm just sending pictures of my office. Matt and Ben are doing ... ! Do get some sleep and have some fun!

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • December 9, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Feeling Energized Watching the sun rise signals that it's time for bed.

  

  As the semester begins to wind down, it comes time to turn in projects, do those last minute problem sets, and perhaps design a wind ... 're still doing work (no all nighter still) While I didn't have the

  • by Bryan
  • December 7, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Vaccine Externalities Health economics applied to the decreased odds of my getting the flu, courtesy of my…

  

  (decreased odds that I'll get sick) in a way for which I do not compensate him ... . What they can do is impose a fine on *not* consuming the good, but still

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • December 6, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

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

  

  , but I've been doing that since way before my app ever made it to the ... ). Becky and Sam from Conner 4 do their grocery shopping together. Even I

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

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

  

  this entry do you mind if we don't discuss applications? I need to switch into holiday mode and I believe that you need to do the same. As I read

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • November 8, 2005
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Teacher of the Year MIT's notable alumni include amazing teachers.

  

  college. "I realized I had forgotten the joy of doing basic physics problems ... check it out, and to read about some of the cool stuff they're doing in

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 1, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  I am dumb

  

  about something) and do everybody's dishes and scour the kitchen from top ... by 6 people than a floor kitchen shared by many more than that, I do

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • October 25, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Borne back ceaselessly into the past I've had a week! The whole earth was created in a week!

  

  do a "Web Lab" for 10.302: Transport Processes. What that means is we ... -transient-analysis-related aspects, even if I have to dig back as far as last Thursday to do so. Also

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 13, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Even Waitresses Under 30 Call Me ‘Sweetheart’… Some thoughts about how classwork and free time intersect at MIT, with a look at…

  

  what I should be doing here before it's too late. Certainly, the first ... 's work and calling do not lie in the theoretical disciplines of calculus ... will do this for you anyway. :-) My advising seminar, 1.A24, has proved

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • October 8, 2005