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  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 / Academics & Research

  Then and Now The two are remarkably similar.

  

  absolutely no sense to you. Perhaps he's speaking in another language ... ," you want to say, "NO. YOU DON'T GET IT. I CAN'T LEARN MATH AND I ... . This is in no way helpful, especially since there is now a human being in

  • by Keri G. '10
  • January 26, 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 / 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 / MIT History & Culture

  Class size A response to a comment brought up on Ben's blog.

  

  opportunity to just say "No" if they are not interested. Allot a certain number ... blissfully free of intra-MIT application procedures -- there's no quota, for ... , but if the number of students were increased, I have no doubt we'd face

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • December 14, 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
• Blog / Admissions

  August Questions Omnibus 1 A Questions Omnibus is a post where I answer your lingering questions left in the…

  

  school, for example, there were no AP sciences, and, if memory serves, no ... ? It means that we recognize that no two applicants are alike. High ... really have no preference, I think they are both good, but any kind of

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 18, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Pop quiz, Viktor I finally discover what happens when you rapidly cool hot metal. Now my life is…

  

  . Turns out that there is no page on the entire internet that scientifically ... heat his body to "supernova temperatures" of 4000 K, which has no visible ... the matrix, perhaps the organic part was no longer able to apply enough

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 4, 2005