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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Diary of an All-nighter 9-5 is so out! Try um, 5 to 9...AM!

  

  sophomore slump for college students i.e. performance drops compared to ... : non-studio) life for a while…and she said something like, Why don’t you ... suitemates have joked about, for instance, saying hi/bye to me for a week. At

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • September 30, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  On Being a n00b at MIT Guilty as charged.

  

  .” You may have even uttered a version of it yourself. For me – in high ... student” (if such a thing even exists!) – for starters, check out the shirt ... for those who just tuned in) kid, I have to take this *one certain class

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • September 23, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Undercover Admissions Officer ...or how I saw the campus through "fresh eyes".

  

  makes sense when you think about it. I arrived on campus for freshman ... need a tour for, I was "living the dream" and could find everything I ... saw Alina when she came to pick up students for tours after sessions

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • August 5, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  This Entry is About (A) Lady Gaga (B) my MIT ID card (C) all of the above

  

  images and digitize its public image. (Grapevines for the curious: Polaroid ... instant Polaroids just like Grandma used to do for her scrapbook. I still ... I will skip, except to note that one of the proposed designs for the

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • July 1, 2010
• Blog / Study Abroad

  Last night in Haiti I have about three hours to sleep until we have to catch our flight out…

  

  just wanted to capture this feeling for now before I fill in the details ... me blabbering on in plain text for pages. Sorry about that. Something ... Agency for Technical Relief on how to use our kits before leaving them here

  • by Jess K. '10
  • May 1, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Q&A with Prof. Jonathan Gruber ‘87 (CPW Preview!) Our second CPW Keynote Speaker, Economics Professor Jonathan Gruber '87, answers a few questions in…

  

  Arrow Award for the Best Paper in Health Economics in 1994.  He was also ... American Society of Health Economists Inaugural Medal for the best health ... Deputy Assistant Secretary for Economic Policy at the Treasury Department

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 7, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  T-Minus Six Days Ready for the best four days of your life? CPW 2010 ftw!!

  

  this coming Sunday or Monday. If you have any questions for your host ... already knew, but for many of you, that won't be the case. It's not a bad ... willing to snag a cot for you to sleep on, which means you won't have to lug

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • April 2, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  Throwback I'm gonna throw this out there. If you don't like it, you can throw it…

  

  I recently bought a pair of rollerblades for $8 from the Garment ... 's just that Cambridge streets are really more paved for those with slightly ... crevice pretty much sends me flying ten feet through the air - useful for

  • by Jess K. '10
  • March 9, 2010
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  TLM The Land of MIT. It's a planet.

  

  traveling to different planets, perhaps living in a ship for years until ... leaving for another planet. But that's how it is. This is not the Earth ... part in countless research projects, and win grants for service projects

  • by Marcela R. '13
  • October 3, 2009
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Truth Values [by Ken Haggerty '11] A fantastic one-woman show about life at MIT. (Now playing!)

  

  Crosswalk, and the Student Center). For those familiar with the area, it ... for the entire performance. It was fantastic. It was very real, not ... stand has delicious cookies for only $1 each :) The show was followed by a

  • by ARTalk
  • September 22, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Introducing the Class of 2013: Twins Chandler ‘13 and Taylor ‘13 The fifth in a series of articles about the incoming MIT class.

  

  -valedictorians set for MIT Originally posted on: Friday, May 29, 2009 by Adam Freeman ... minute older than Chandler. As for competition between the two? It was ... happy for each other's successes," she said. Case in point, Chandler

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 7, 2009
• Blog / Challenges

  How I got mugged in the frozen foods section. So, MIT is kind of like a turkey and provolone Subway sandwich.

  

  been skiing or snowboarding or just plain cold for more than 20 minutes ... closet at my old grade school, which was headquarters for some secret spy ... for her dog. Problem is, she wants this 47 and three quarter foot oak

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • January 5, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  A Word of Warning (Pay Attention) A guest entry by Kelsey Kennedy '12

  

  reading the blogs for years and visiting campus during CPW, I thought I had ... warmer locale than Boston. Unfortunately for them, I am currently sitting ... many sweatshirts you have on, they are no match for the terrible wind

  • by Snively '11
  • January 4, 2009
• Blog / About Decisions

  Otra Vez, Como Siempre Some J-Pop to cheer you up. =p

  

  do so likewise this year for you all EA'ers! *[ also = „ÇÇ ... enjoyable drama (to waste time on while procrastinating for psets, lol =p) and ... way - where they put the exam ID numbers of everyone who qualified for

  • by Chris S. '11
  • December 12, 2008
• Blog / Events

  A Latino Christmas An introducción to Next House's newest student group.

  

  Yesterday was a big day for the news media, what with the automotive ... already posses a Spanish nickname (a must-have for recognition as a member ... learn and had bought Santa hats and candies. It was time for a second

  • by Ahmed H. '12
  • December 11, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A major problem is not a major problem Why the text next to my picture is lying to you.

  

  the banner, for some unknown reason. Anyway, as much as I admire the ... Course 2 or 6 major for the rest of eternity, or at least until someone ... 10) for 30 minutes, reverted to Mechanical Engineering (Course 2

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • November 17, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  Tips from Me to You 15% is standard most places, but my tips are 100%! (awesome that is)

  

  This is more of a mini-entry, a blogget if you will. I know that for ... hours tooling for a C on a test, and you should take pride in your ... place in the world, and definitely not perfect for everyone. It

  • by Chris M. '12
  • November 4, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Juggling Act When you're used to life in Hell...

  

  for 18.02 (multivariable calculus), which is one of the freshman GIRs ... ) problem sets I'm responsible for grading every Friday, and where I bring ... a thermodynamics problem set for the past four hours straight

  • by Paul B. '11
  • October 10, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Examining exams Sometimes, grades matter less than photons are matter.

  

  with an unearthly chorus of low self-esteem for the past week. Take a ... thick, stubborn Problem Sets. Segways don't have airbags. But, for a few ... including the imaginary captions that mysteriously appeared for some of the

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • October 4, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  DONE (sorta) If I'm done, why am I still stressed?

  

  + Roller Blades = awesome. Rumor has it that I can get a fine for skating inside buildings but nobody has yelled at me yet (well, except for Copy ... . This morning I woke up at 5:30 and went skating for a couple of hours. I

  • by Snively '11
  • May 9, 2008