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• Blog / MIT Life

  The Person Who Inspired Me to Start this Blog The girls of Sri Lanka have in Alia an incredible beacon of hope and defender…

  

  over issues of which they have little to no understanding, particularly ... -Sevana, a home for sexually abused teenage mothers in Sri Lanka. No amount of ... , where dreams have no means to blossom We believe that joy and creativity

  • by The Humanitarian Blog
  • December 9, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  In the South for prospective students; in the mail for incoming students Travel & email.

  

  have some more work to do on the Class of 2011 (no waitlist news yet ... to reemphasize the no numbers or underscores thing. People (at least if ... smithja. That's okay. Really. There's no shame in having a professional

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 9, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  A Blog Entry About Transition This blog entry is about transition. The act of passing from one state or place…

  

  fell short, much like my AP Chem teacher. (No kidding; she was 4 ... exams in a semester, so there's very little margin for error. Pass/no ... been on pass/no record and taking "easy" freshman classes. But you might

  • by Jess K. '10
  • April 2, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Brain Dump News and updates for admitted students from the last few weeks, in no particular order...

  

  been no different, unfortunately. I posted the following in the '11 ... no one gets into MIT "the easy way." There aren't different standards ... no resolution in sight, I sent the following at the end of the day: I

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 28, 2007
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  I want you to burn Unfortunately, usually somebody just blew up their spaghetti-o's.

  

  kitchen--sink, cabinets, two refrigerators, stove, and oven. No lugging a ... up with when someone wakes you up at 3 AM. Oh no! A fire! You better ... , "no, I do this EVERY TIME." As you can see, Gabe does look pretty

  • by Sam M. '07
  • January 23, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  What Is Your LΔ? What about heart? What about determination? What about resilience?

  

  ? No. (But you'd better be near the front real quick or have a breakout ... , and standardized tests. Can we rely solely on these tools? I say no ... applicants, no matter where you apply. Forget about LΔ and its effectiveness

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • January 18, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  On APs Trying to clarify the role of AP courses in the MIT admissions process.

  

  loaded to the brim with Advanced Placement courses—with no regard to a ... level, college classes, etc.) and chose, for no good reason, not to take ... AP courses/scores. There is no minimum or recommended number of AP

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 14, 2006
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Radia Perlman ‘73, Mother of the Internet Radia Perlman has three MIT degrees and more than 80 patents.

  

  . Unfortunately, no one was listening. It was the mid-1970 s, and Perlman was a ... New Jersey. Her interest in information technology is no surprise; both ... information for months, to no avail. Although skeptical it could be solved

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 13, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Rosalind Franklin and Kent State Two more short book reviews and some news of my summer not (directly) relating to…

  

  then proceeded to get no credit for the whole thing because [fill in ... miserable, because no one there respected her. In fact, Rosalind caught on to ... author of the book is basically a complete jerk (from New York, no surprise

  • by Laura N. '09
  • July 16, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Give the girl what she wants Ruth '07 wants pictures, she can have them.

  

  term- which is cool for them but by no means necessary. Of course, there ... me, you will have no problems finding fellow pset partygoers. Everyone ... or work on experiements. On certain days, there is no lecture and

  • by Laura N. '09
  • June 14, 2006
• Blog / IAP

  The most wonderful time of the year No, not Christmas... IAP!

  

  and took a 2-hour nap, and when I woke up I realized I had no homework ... into it -- Dave is a mechE major and has no idea what a sheep brain looks ... Saturday nights, no matter how much I don't wanna. It's gotten easier to

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • January 11, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  What have I been doing this break?

  

  most days - occasionally two meals and/or no dessert - but when I'm in ... went to public school." Part of the purpose of first term pass/no record ... attempting to ride it, but I have no idea who it was." Yes, it's mine. I

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • January 3, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  December Questions Omnibus 2 The deadline is coming!

  

  fee waiver however there is no Guidance Councelor or someone like that ... 700s I got on the sciences), would it make sense to take it?" No ... score report on december 19th. I see no reason why it wouldn't have

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 30, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Song of Myself All we need is music (sweet music).

  

  summation "1 + 1 - 1 + 1 - 1 + 1 - 1 + ... " No, really. There were breaks in ... had no idea that I'd be singing one. That was probably the most ... classes, which I've been told are unusually good for a school with no

  • by Sam M. '07
  • December 27, 2005
• Blog / Life after MIT

  The things that can change your life…

  

  she was a "poser" because she liked Weezer. "No, I love Weezer!" he ... we'd originally put it. Now, these days, we're popular, and no way ... we would have put it so far down that there'd be no way we'd have been

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • December 9, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I?TFP

  

  computer screen and having no breaks except a couple of trips to the bathroom ... like I had no outlet for my intensity - cross country may have been the ... want - cross-country taught me that no matter what they tell you

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • November 19, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  What MIT students do on Friday nights Who needs clothing, when you have duct tape?

  

  exactly what it sounds like. I personally had no intention of going, but I ... for a little while and say hi. Unfortunately, as the name implies, no ... lunch no later than 2, and then have a midday snack around 4- maybe cheese

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 23, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  You’re 18, But You Aren’t Invincible Impressions of my first month at MIT -- both sobering and exciting.

  

  have pass/no record grades in the first semester. If you pass a class, it ... work because "you're on pass/no record!" They secretly wish they could ... . And no, attendance isn't mandatory in lecture, recitation, or really

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • October 1, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Finding heritage at MIT

  

  after you have no sense of what happened before they came? The other day ... that happened to the storytellers or people they knew. No matter what ... 's no other good to come from them, at least they'll make good stories

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • September 4, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Livin’ La Vida PRoCa I take my clothes off and go dancing in the rain... with Clay Aiken.

  

  this picture of Clay from TV Guide: I have no idea why Clay is holding ... working desk this term! I'm excited. Okay, no, like, I was just looking at ... MORE CLAY!!!! Tell me no lies, Just AAAAAAAAAHHHH!!! me close, Don

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 30, 2005