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  The Availability Heuristic with applications to pledging

  

  've gone through Rush enough to get a bid, you probably already know ... heuristic get to you. MIT fraternities are very different from fraternities in ... . Get curious. Collect information. Then make your decision. Good luck! 

  • by Qiaochu Y. '12
  • September 11, 2011
• Blog / Personal Travel

  My Old Kentucky Home

  

  several of my MIT friends were incredulous when I explained it to them. By now, though, I've learned to use the word "soda" in New England to ... . Compared to most people in the South, I certainly don't. But in my first

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • August 8, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Saying Yes (or No) Decision time is upon the Class of 2014. How to choose?

  

  sure about whether or not to attend MIT, please let us know your decision ... 't need to send us money to hold your place. If you're still on the fence ... CPW is over. The May 3 reply date is quickly approaching. What to do

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 21, 2010
• Blog / Challenges

  The World Has Many Trees climb all of them!!

  

  gotten too used to flying. In order to try your hand at completely new ... favorite movie. If I saw or heard anything Tarzan-related, I'd beg them to ... . Almost every summer, my sister and I tackle a new ropes course. Although I

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • March 17, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Awesome Diva adventures When high school summer programs collide

  

  country and the world. They all come to MIT, stay in Simmons hall, and get ... your problems. Facilities worker says the projector isn’t going to be ... office has got your back. Need to register a six-week lecture series as an

  • by Kate R. '14
  • July 6, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  what makes fear worth it musical theater and anxiety

  

  —urged to attend by other people on my hall involved in the production ... game, to someone to open your heart to despite whatever anxiety you feel ... introduced to it by the Ira Glass quote: Nobody tells this to people who are

  • by Kai V. '25
  • February 27, 2025
• Blog / About Decisions

  Even More for Admitted Students: Share Your Story Another open thread for '11s.

  

  honor of that anniversary, I'd like to hear your stories. I know you all ... a month. I was barely reading the blogs, just trying to get two ... to call our entire extended family. So now it's your turn to open up

  • by Jess K. '10
  • December 13, 2006
• Blog / Life after MIT

  rearview reflections newly-minted cruft rambles on post-mit life

  

  in a tea shop with a friend. the low barrier of entry to try new ... across.   I miss having pretty easy access to trying new things ... join. To try out a new hobby as a [annotation note="I love being a 20

  • by Waly N. '24
  • January 28, 2025
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Roman Life A.k.a. not-Greek life.

  

  't line up properly; your workload is far more than you're used to or should ... a long weekend in which to get away from MIT! (Something that all you ... local: I can go home to get things. Sometimes that means I can go home and

  • by Cam T. '13
  • October 21, 2009
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  It’s all about the numbers… Jump back into the basements for the first of two entries early this week on…

  

  Here at MIT, just about everything is referred to by its number. To get from East Campus to LaVerde's Market, you enter Building 66, pass ... .01, 18.01, and 21W.784. Tell someone you're taking "Physics 1," and they

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • September 19, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Makibaka! Huwag matakot! black lives matter! junk terror bill!

  

  , one of the country’s larger news websites. Then it was refusal to renew ... party for dozens, he gets to walk free. In two different senses, I feel ... , every time I get on social media, every hour, every day. And of course I

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • June 8, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Think Happy Thoughts D-Lab Memories >> Graphing With Matlab

  

  I'm generating graphs, and have been since 8pm. They tend to start ... market types: Bulls attack by thrusting their horns up in the air and bears attack by swiping down. So a bull market is one in which the market is

  • by Kim D. '09
  • December 2, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Swing of Things I've been getting into it.

  

  . Fortunately, I now know how to make a website, something that I never actually ... to another HackMIT event for the free food before heading off to get ... present to you my schedule from this week: Highlight Reel: Monday: Nothing

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • September 18, 2017
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Always A Toys ‘R Us Kid Poll: Who was your favorite superhero?

  

  Flashback to the days of elementary school: Did anyone else read comic books? Batman was by far my favorite superhero. Poll of the day: 1. Who was yours? 2. What is the ultimate super power? My responses

  • by Bryan
  • June 12, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Leadership & Double Dare 11 pictures of the leadership conference, and 16 pictures of the Double Dare sex challenge

  

  (SLP) speaks to conference attendees Attendees and special guests have lunch in a banquet hall in the Hotel@MIT (Note, this is a link to the hotel's website, NOT to its email address) Dean Jones (Dean of

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • November 12, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  What to expect when you’re expecting CPW Setting some expectations, discussing myths & realities.

  

  , and what not to expect. Your host: There's no one standard for ... for you to explore on your own. You may want to talk with your host about your needs for the weekend, the help that you'd like, and to what

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 15, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Roundup Some Links to Summarize this Summer

  

  . You're young." Rob says the same thing. Also: "Commit to it." I ... and rewarded by the world, and I haven't learned them yet. I'll learn to ... Santa Fe, New Mexico   What: Working at Surroundings and

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • July 3, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Taking Shape

  

  out and find a new place to live. With the help of his well ... other by their in-game nicknames when referring to the gameplay. “Why is ... It’s hard to believe the first month of sophomore year is already

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • September 25, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Go West, Young Man my mountain travels with yale and brown

  

  , and New Mexico. When we return from such travels, we have to write up a ... have to drive a long way to get to anything. This was the first time ... for Examiner. Jess had to go to watch the new Harry Potter movie for

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 26, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  As I Was Saying… My second internship entry AKA "How I copy and pasted my way to a new…

  

  a mentor for every single intern to ease the transition into this new ... opportunities for me to get my work in one of these. I argued that even something ... idea, and we’ll be making plans in the next few weeks to get it done

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • July 26, 2011