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  I am Treasured :) Graduate school visit #1 (Updated)

  

  surreptitiously jump out of my lofted bed trying to land with a gymnast's dismount ... Tuesday were pretty similar days. Four interviews each day with faculty ... spent with walking around the campus and the city to get an idea of who

  • by Bryan
  • March 6, 2007
• Blog / Events

  Let’s talk about science…and chocolate A day of scientific enlightment followed by one of chocolate consumption.

  

  with the sisters of Alpha Chi Omega (abbreviated as “AXO”) from 8 to 9 pm ... included below, as well as here.) I get so overwhelmed with joy when such ... to hang out with students on a Saturday night! I think it says volumes

  • by Melis A. '08
  • March 5, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Tale of Two Classes Yo-Yo's and Cell Biology...Rock on

  

  interview, I get accepted. This happened yesterday with UC Berkeley right ... tomorrow). It happened with UPenn about 3 weeks ago. It's a nice feeling. So ... anyone watch the OC Series Finale...Ben? What will I ever do with my

  • by Bryan
  • February 24, 2007
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  The 2009 Brass Rat My highly biased and personal opinions about Ring Premiere.

  

  birthstone with my high school's name winding around it on the front, my class ... to begin with), and when I talked to him about it, he said that he ... 100% satisfied. I definitely have some problems with it, (which I

  • by Laura N. '09
  • February 20, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Classes – Spring 07 Ending MIT with a literary bang. Can you hear it?

  

  18th and 19th century topics, and may be repeated for credit with ... short stories. We began with "Girl" by Jamaica Kincaid, which first ... both exciting and sad -- I am head-over-heels in love with all 3 of the

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • February 14, 2007
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Show your creativity: the Year of the Pig While we continue reading applications full time, another mini-contest.

  

  'll celebrate it with my favorite pig in the world! [I promise you, the below ... exhausted with the "glam" life and retired to the mountains of South Carolina ... since 2001. Here are some pictures of Peggy, starting with one from the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 13, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Some Perks Of Life At The ‘Other’ Cambridge [by Mirat Shah '08] Along with ~40 other MIT students, I am studying abroad at…

  

  with about 40 other MIT students, I am studying abroad at Cambridge ... from September to May with a summer break, the Cambridge school year ... JK Rowling did not come up with OWLs and NEWTs all on her own. They are

  • by Cambridge
  • January 23, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  IAP? No.. YOU’RE AP Possibly the worst title EVER. (Also, answers to your questions, but under the worst title…

  

  them in conjunction with Ben's mom, etc.) IAP began a little over a week ... active man with the power to withstand our class's constant poking and ... at California Pizza Kitchen with Trevor, Aditi, and Christina during

  • by Jess K. '10
  • January 17, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  An IAP in Texas, chapter two Week two of school away from school as I learn about and work on transportation…

  

  train routes and service. I'm working with some great people, and you know ... trains and the sorts of performance aspects one would be concerned with in ... MIT kids are so spoiled with our first classes at 10, 11, or later. It

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • January 10, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I Could Write a Song a Hundred Miles Long I only sing Coldplay because it will help me get girls.

  

  Chamberlain claimed to have slept with almost 20,000 women. Since he was 56 at ... with approximately 1.3 new women every day of his life since age 14. So ... at MIT that you can be this sassy with all of your professors! I think

  • by Sam M. '07
  • December 26, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  What should I be doing now? Tips for regular and early applicants.

  

  before most schools notify. Having an interview with MIT does not violate ... must live with. So, do yourselves a favor this week and work a bit on ... , and hope for the best. As the year draws to a close, start talking with

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 28, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Summertime, and the livin’ is easy Unless, of course, you've decided to do something with all that free time.

  

  some of you may want to look into, what with summer often involving large amounts of free time. Let's start off with the Center for Talent ... , check out Questbridge, which offers help with the costs of summer programs

  • by Keri G. '10
  • November 13, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Television Show Decisions Three hours is about as much time as I'm willing to waste on television each…

  

  . Nance even told me that JJ Abrams had something to do with this show ... stuck with it, hoping that it would deliver eventually. It's gotten better ... 've never missed an episode of this show. But with Marissa gone, I don't have

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 19, 2006
• Blog / Events

  MIT Nightlife, Part II ABC, easy as duct tape, zip ties, Athena headers and packing tape.

  

  their amusing weblink of the day with all their friends. Sometimes, it ... 've ever seen. And Ruth '07 agrees with me. Speaking of Ruth '07, this is ... , it prints out a header page with your username on it so you can quickly

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 5, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Hartford meeting wrap-up Giving a better answer to a question I was asked in my Hartford meeting.

  

  trouble with the police?) Tech Model Railroad Club: The original home of ... for Ghana, India, and Lesotho, with more to come. Of course, this is ... hands-on work isn't done with a formal organization [ref: 1, 2, 3, 4, etc

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 9, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  From Cambridge to You On the road again...

  

  America to meet with prospective applicants and parents in more than 70 cities. It's going to be exciting! It all starts this Wednesday with two ... interview. We will always finish with an open Q&A. We'll take as many

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 4, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Omnibus Followup: Women in Engineering Melissa asks what the gender ratio is in engineering at MIT.

  

  career workshops, networking dinners, graduate school panels, dinners with ... Engineering), and as far as I can tell, they were all quite happy with their ... arts. Your engineering friends, for the most part, will stay with you in

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 10, 2006
• Blog / Research & Work Abroad

  Greetings from Switzerland

  

  , asking if anyone was interested in working with an MIT student. From there, things gradually fell into place, and now I'm here, working with the ... with RBA (Residence-Based Advising). These would be Next House, Mc

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • June 23, 2006
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Adventures in Italy, Part 1 Chi, chi, chinotto

  

  with the bloggers, I headed over to the CambridgeSide Galleria with Mitra ... the bus all the way to Harvard Square with my luggage before I managed

  • by Bryan
  • April 5, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  FIRST fun And now...the much anticipated (but never duplicated!) photo-filled account of the coolest robotics competition ever!

  

  want to keep up with the time committment, and that was the end of Team ... regional with the team. It was so awesome that I even stuck around for an ... people dancing in the aisles and teams with names like "Mechanical Mayhem

  • by Laura N. '09
  • March 29, 2006