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  Nate Silver visits MIT (or, do witches exist in real life?) No, he can't predict the outcome of your admissions decision. Probably.

  

  , for fear of skewing election results) a statistician who moved from ... for Nate Silver; it was a public victory for scientific rationalism in a ... people showed up for this political statistician than for a movie star a

  • by Michael C. '16
  • March 1, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Hardest Thing Ever FOP, family, and how I'm doing so far... plus some findings on frisbee and free…

  

  sipping Trader Joe's 100% maple syrup from the bottle to make up for lost ... 'd be set for the rest of my life. The day before I left, we picked blackberries with my grandpa and built a tipi of sticks just the size for a four

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • September 4, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Making Your Dorm Room a Piece of Art! [by Elise '14]...and how MIT'll help you!

  

  wall. But it still wouldn’t prepare me for decorating and ... some fantastic art for your walls through the Student Loan Art Program ... ://listart.mit.edu/student_loan_art_collection. It’s a really cool program that lets you keep art for the entire

  • by ARTalk
  • November 24, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Harbinger of Doom, Despair, and Knowledge: PSETS Don't worry, not as bad as they sound.

  

  we go! Psets are an abbreviation for"Problem Sets", which is the ... first pset for 18.01 (Calculus 1), a class that I wasn't having trouble ... , but the only ones that end in "2" and "5" This went on for a while

  • by Chris M. '12
  • May 3, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  ‘Just Chillax’ [about your college essays] My little brother is wicked smaht.

  

  offer a statistic for those of you obsessing over the "chance me" threads ... - instead, check out Chris S.'s awesome entry. The essays are a chance for ... what I love, I - for better or worse - took it rather literally, and

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • November 22, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  On Being an Upperclassman Less than two years left

  

  as well, but for now I am enjoying myself in the moment, even with the ... side, that also means it is harder to find people to ask for help ... ’m already looking for a job! Anyway, my classes are a lot of the reason I am

  • by Becca H. '12
  • October 21, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  Snacks on a Plane And other minor horrors of leaving MIT for the first time in a year.

  

  pathos for the metaphoric childhood of a scientific field. Yet, as soon as ... I'm convinced that this guy is working for Delta Airlines and will ... preparing for this. Guy in Seat 17A: What are you snacking on? Me (eating

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • December 20, 2009
• Blog / MISTI

  Lost and Found I've been here for almost two weeks, and been lost at least half of that…

  

  a generally useless, chronological order. When you ask for a map ... train to look for my house. A woman helped me carry my luggage up two ... for days. I walked until the Japanese Ghost of Christmas Past walked up

  • by Jess K. '10
  • June 12, 2009
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  College The path to self-discovery is lined with my blog entries.

  

  it for yourselves in the next six months. I can hardly wait. The ... been sleeping. The truth is that MIT isn't right for everyone. Some ... physical metaphor for your intuition) pushes you, but you struggle harder

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • March 21, 2009
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Alcohol in College: Scotland and the US An MIT student from Scotland compares alcohol culture in the US and the UK in…

  

  homeland. The reason for the commentary is a proposal to clamp down on binge ... ending some cheap drink promotions and making some retailers help pay for ... Kane '11 Freshers week means just one thing for most first

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 22, 2008
• Blog / Events

  21: The Movie Night From the Bay Area to Boston, Seattle to the Florida Keys, Houston to Chicago, the…

  

  interested in 4-145, the Blackjack Team practice room. For example, Chris wrote ... at MIT). But see for yourself. Below is the movie 4-145, then the real 4-145: Anyway, see the room for yourself when you visit MIT. It

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 31, 2008
• Blog / Athletics

  Bang! Update [3] Gotcha!

  

  pistol team is on its way to West Point in New York for a shooting ... your missed shot for the rest of the match. Incentive to hit the center ... to take a quick break from studying for physics to finish up this post

  • by Snively '11
  • January 25, 2008
• 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…

  

  people who can’t locate Tibet on a map would clamor passionately for ... shirt. Did they know who he was? Did they understand the principles for ... : “My stomach turned as I stepped foot for the first time into Ma

  • by The Humanitarian Blog
  • December 9, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Interview with Emilienne: The Sophomore who does brain surgery Emilienne has been studying the brain through her UROP in the Fee Lab.

  

  birds called zebra finches, which are known for their ability to sing ... , mostly because I thought I would be interested in getting a UROP for the summer in order to stay on campus. However, the opportunity arose for me to

  • by Melis A. '08
  • May 16, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Then and Now The two are remarkably similar.

  

  your many fits of frustration. So you decide to punt the thing - for now ... someone clear that up for me here? Cut to the day after my last final, the day before I flew home for the first time since August, the day I saw

  • by Keri G. '10
  • January 26, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Hey VMars fans Wallace is Course 2!

  

  freshman year, the freshman class council will email the class, asking for ... that in a country like Pakistan there isn't much opportunities for ... Maina asked:: I sat for SAT 1 and I messed up in one section in Critical

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 5, 2006
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Hi, I’m New Here The requisite introduction.

  

  straightforward, actually - play some good music for people to enjoy while they work ... like little girls for about a week beforehand. What if we screwed up ... ? Anyone looking for their college radio fix at midnight on a Sunday would be

  • by Keri G. '10
  • October 19, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Where are you going, where have you been? The answer is "to a fast food restaurant to blog; to four countries in one…

  

  paper ridiculous. I ended up passionately hating Joyce Carol Oates for ... Jonathan Safran Foer. Sorry for the lack of blogging over the past week, I ... Germany, the Netherlands, and Belgium. They have a labyrinth there for no

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 17, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Making your college decision May 1st! Have you decided?

  

  heart, ... When you're at the school for you, you'll know it." - Kelli ... 'll admit that I chose MIT and that the decision (for me) wasn't very ... . So why, oh why, did I choose MIT? First of all, I lived in Boston for

  • by Melis A. '08
  • April 28, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Nobody’s Got No Class! I was browsing through the MIT Course Catalog, and thought these classes looked pretty thought-provoking.

  

  " as a catalyst for discussion, seminar participants will examine gender ... , relationships, sexual health, balancing plans for career and family, body image ... reoccurring. Can be substituted for one CI-HASS subject. O. Buyukozturk, T

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • July 6, 2005