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• Blog / How to Human

  Advices, advices Notes from Associate Advising...

  

  Trivia: In Mandarin blogs, being first to comment is to get the "tou xiang" - a phrase that alludes to the traditional "tou xiang," a Chinese practice that is meant to bring good luck which entails being the first to

  • by Chris S. '11
  • August 28, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Delicious Things Mmmmm.

  

  . Ooooh. But the magic wears off after a couple weeks, to be honest, and ... -hour lecture. But I couldn't ignore the email from the Association of ... the whole give a man a fish, he'll eat for a day, etc....Well, that

  • by Karen F. '11
  • January 26, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Semi-Real Time Mystery Hunt Update v. 2008

  

  studying in France. We've been trying to chat all week, but the 6 hour time ... other, and Adelaide is more important than Mystery Hunt. The puzzles aren ... (to you, dear reader), because Sam was basically the coolest blogger of

  • by Laura N. '09
  • January 18, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love Physics A short novel.

  

  I'm going to be honest - The first five academic weeks here were not ... it. But actually, the transition can be pretty painful. I'm here to ... have a chance a college. In the end, it's what you did for the love of

  • by Karen F. '11
  • October 13, 2007
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  MIT students launch Camp Kesem Camp Kesem is a five-day overnight summer camp for children whose parents have had cancer.

  

  camp. Toasting marshmallows over a campfire, playing capture the flag ... Huang and Vivian Tang, works under the supervision of Camp Kesem National. The program is open to all children ages 6-13 in the Boston area. I will

  • by Melis A. '08
  • July 1, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  You Can Plan a Pretty Picnic ... but you should also research the weather.

  

  ... but you should also research the weather. I am still mentally, physically, intellectually, and emotionally reacting to the three weeks I spent in Zambia. To make a long story short, the only road to Mwape (the

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • February 5, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Ah, TV… A super-sized value meal for the mind, not the body.

  

  As you know, we are hunkered down reviewing all of the MIT Regular ... Galactica: Is this the best science fiction show ever? What do you think of the idea of technological blowback? In other words, machines

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • January 23, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Time and change

  

  , Kentucky, at my mom's house. I'll be staying here through the end of the APO ... taking the bus down even further south to visit my dad in Woodstock, Georgia. It's very strange. The first few times I went back to a parental

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • December 23, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Somewhat Random A little news bite.

  

  mush, I'm allowed. It's really only during the winter and summer breaks that I have the opportunity to read for enjoyment. Harry Potter has had ... 6 came out. And I also wore rockstar sunglasses when the Goblet of

  • by Bryan
  • December 21, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Be Our Guest Not to name drop, but... Steven Levitt, Paul Polak, Iqbal Quadir, and Brigitte Madrian all…

  

  I have had the good fortune to hear several excellent guest speakers ... founder of the Grameen Phone program) spoke to our D-Lab class a few weeks ago about his work with the Grameen Foundation 3. Paul Polak (President

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • December 6, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  We Brought Something? Um, no. No, we didn't.

  

  There was snow? I kid, I kid. I stayed up for most of the night with Colin '10, Nina '08, and Timur '10 waiting for it to snow. A couple of ... tomorrow. (The Weather Channel shows clear skies for the next ten days

  • by Keri G. '10
  • December 4, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Application Advice v2.0 How to survive the application process without losing your mind.

  

  struggle my way through writing the essay, and I think there are some ... Kevin: Kevin said: what does the admissions office look for in ... . Because the truth is that your SAT score, no matter how high it is, is not

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 20, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Solicitation You've got questions. I'll have answers tomorrow night.

  

  fixing all the links in all the blog entries ever written... turns out that ... the most ergonomic work surface anyone's ever used. 2. The most exciting thing that's happened to me in the last few days is that Adam and I went

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 15, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Class of 2010: Wondering Where Everyone Is Living? Find orientation housemates/roommates.

  

  database of housing info for at least half (so far) of the class of 2010, so ... ! If anyone wants to add themselves, his email address is on the page. The address is: https

  • by Ben Jones
  • August 9, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Ecosystems And Web Sites A science question & general check-in.

  

  biodiversity" survive for five million years without any direct contact with the ... 've begun my big summer project - redesigning the admissions web site. The new

  • by Ben Jones
  • June 15, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  A point to clarify

  

  be in now because it's not easy to get into some dorm in the re ... within the same dorm!" Omar, you have a good point, but you are overstating it. Drew, you should make every effort to get into the optimal place

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • June 4, 2006
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Roadtrip! Spontaneity is my middle name.

  

  So since the semester is over, and Boston is a little wet to say the least, I decided that today, I'm going to take a little road trip to NYC ... ? Any NYC readers out there have any recommendations? Pictures and the

  • by Bryan
  • May 27, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Cancel all operations Tell your friends to cool it, my cover's blown.

  

  DID YOU KNOW? Belle and Sebastian were voted the world's best ... , the current state of my life and psyche, and the existence of God ... the past five entries or so that I should take just one entry to catch

  • by Sam M. '07
  • May 16, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Awkward Moment A little anecdote.

  

  walking down the Infinite with my advisor where SAVE (Save A Vital Earth) was promoting an energy campaign titled "Do It In The Dark." As part of their campaign they were handing out flyers and glow in the dark

  • by Bryan
  • April 14, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Poaching Imagination Just a few more hours.

  

  In just a few hours, you'll know whether or not you have the option of spending four years at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology ... dreaming about big envelopes the way you used to dream about reindeer. You

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • March 18, 2006