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  The Availability Heuristic with applications to pledging

  

  (whoops!), so here's something you should know: at MIT, I am a proud ... through Rush at all, at least for more than a few flashy events. Those who ... fraternity men are both diverse and intellectual, respect women (at least in my

  • by Qiaochu Y. '12
  • September 11, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Not About the Name First impressions

  

  About a week and a half ago, I arrived at Logan airport to start this ... ) without a flash 2) late at night and 3) with my low-spec camera surely ... goodness. We got in, whoop-dee-doo. But at the core, it's so much more than

  • by Ana V. '15
  • September 3, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Ethnicity Information (Optional) No easy way in.

  

  (s) (check all that apply)”. At least for myself, this is an easy question to ... admissions staff?” I stared at my friend dumbfounded. I wasn’t sure whether to ... an ethnic category through no choice of their own, had it easier at

  • by Beatriz Valdez
  • September 2, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Biology-inspired design from MIT alums What happens when you bring together nature and technology? I think you'll like the result.

  

  . How in the world did you both go from doing engineering at MIT to ... bracelet." That's when I first got the idea. Jesse Louis-Rosenberg: At the ... can do this, too, since I'm way better at programming than she is

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 29, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  They say you learn more by living abroad than by going to school

  

  reason I’m in China is to intern at an architecture atelier at Beijing ... with decided to go to different brokers. We looked at something like 10 ... still thought he was a shark at first. And this is Houhai at night

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • June 17, 2011
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Starbucks. I'm getting a little too familiar with it.

  

  time here is at like 10:30 a.m. every morning (random much?), where line stretches all the way to and sometimes out of the door. 2. At any given time ... gear. 3. At lunch time, like half the people here are wearing suits and

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • June 14, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Incentive to Drop Out Two MIT students get $100,000 and lots of opportunities in a two-year fellowship.

  

  centuries—at the very least. She started working in a biogerontology lab when she was 12, matriculated at MIT when she was 14, and now at 17 plans on ... a sophomore majoring in physics. At MIT, she has done research in the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 26, 2011
• Blog / Challenges

  Odds and Ends It's what's left

  

  Some friends and I were chatting the other day, marveling at how ... in at a pathetic and embarrassing two (not counting the two days we get ... not, well that's what I'm going to blame it on. At any rate, the past

  • by Chris M. '12
  • November 3, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Stayin’ Classy Workworkworkworkworkwork *deep breath* workworkworkwork.

  

  of its clasp and break, at which point I was sad and felt like a failed scientist. At least the flask was empty, though... (3) 9.01 - Intro to Neuroscience: I took a look at the first problem set, noticed that it looked too

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • September 21, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  All Hail the Working People Living down the 40-hour work week.

  

  waking up at 10:30 AM everyday to nothing but enjoying sunshine, pointless ... forward to the alarm ringing at 6:45 AM. I drive an hour to work – which begins at 8:30 AM and ends at 5:00 PM, Monday through Friday. This would be

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • July 31, 2010
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  MIT and the SAA HOORAY FOR ACRONYMS

  

  I woke up at 8 this morning after passing out on my computer around 4 ... at MIT, you're probably really into art. You're probably a huge nerd ... your life at MIT. And if art isn't already a part of your life, but you

  • by Keri G. '10
  • April 28, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Haiti: Day 1 This week, I'm in Haiti.

  

  lectures about Haitian culture and sustainable development. At the same time ... take to disseminate in Haiti at the end of April. I'm working with Anila ... D-Lab, a lab/class at MIT that focuses on sustainable technology in

  • by Jess K. '10
  • April 25, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  On the Flip Side I'm a host instead of a prefrosh this year - but CPW has still been…

  

  excitement for being here, at MIT, with some of the most incredible people in ... crazy-successful at taking advantage of everything CPW has to offer ... managed to record the performance, please share!! At yesterday's Women

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • April 10, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Battle of the Bands "Rock on and come to CPW!" ~ Thomas Jefferson"Chris, you made up that quote from…

  

  student center to battle it out for a shot at glory! So how much would you ... Lady Gaga tickets at TD Banknorth cost at least $200, but for you dear ... just as weird as Lady Gaga, but much better at math. However, just in

  • by Chris M. '12
  • April 7, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Celebrating the Moon Landing MIT celebrates today's 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 landing.

  

  you want to try at home with your vacuum cleaner. Ours is very different ... of the Rubins Lab at MIT. Her lab hosts a number of undergraduate UROP ... number of MIT grads in space at one time, though -- last November, 4 MIT

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 20, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My first real internship

  

  're pretty good at reading titles. If you guessed I'll be working at Los Alamos ... orders aside, you are correct. I will be working at Los Alamos National ... can exploit to make higher and higher temperature superconductors. At

  • by Chris M. '12
  • May 16, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Info for the Class of 2013 The "Next Big Mailing" is on its way out, and with it lots of goodies…

  

  . As you begin having more questions about life at MIT as a freshman, and ... asking questions at the Orientation blog mitorientation.org The Orientation ... "locker") and a website at http://www.mit.edu/~yourusername.And, of course

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 8, 2009
• Blog / Events

  The Places You’ll Go Places I've recently gone.

  

  while everyone else was frolicking in the snow or relaxing at home, I was waking up at 7:30am on weekdays (this is hard for a college student. really!) and busting my butt off at my JOB. I chose to get an internship in

  • by Cristen C. '10
  • February 13, 2009
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Not a Real Entry I wrote it in the imaginary plane.

  

  attempting to fall asleep, having heard stories of people doing this at times ... free coupon books at the MIT bookstore instead of one to mitigate the ... problem set that had a lot of e and no m and ate Thai food at an advising

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • February 10, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  My First Visit I... got lost on the tour, actually...

  

  colleges in the Northeast over three days. At the time, I was fairly ... of one of the athletics buildings.That night we stayed at the Marriott Hotel on MIT's campus. We were given some free time before our curfew at

  • by Cristen C. '10
  • October 10, 2008