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  Psets from hell Sometimes learning can be painful

  

  's move on please.) The first day of physics was spent reveiwing derivatives ... 's, double 5's on the AP (Physics C is actually two tests: Mechanics and E ... .02. On the other hand, I did not-so-well in calc and got a 3 on the AP Calc

  • by Laura N. '09
  • April 18, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW-related whatsits Just some things you might want to know before you arrive tomorrow!

  

  matched up based on answers to a questionnaire that you completed and we ... , do we sleep on the floor of our host's dorm, or are we actually getting a bed?" And Mike Borohovski answered, "It depends on where/with whom

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • April 5, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Admissions Updates Online & postal decisions, matching Pell Grants, and reading continues.

  

  As you've no doubt heard on email or from Ben's blog, we will, in ... .mit.edu on Saturday, March 18 at 12 noon, Eastern Standard Time. There's not ... password, because if you don't know it when you go to check on the 18th

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 7, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Our students, their stories. Andy Partridge in a zamboni purple monkey dishwasher.

  

  's what's been going on in my life. Yesterday in 6.002, somebody brought a ... , and walking around on the floor of 10-250. Okay. This was especially ... and letting said cat jump on a piano, which actually turned into an apt

  • by Sam M. '07
  • February 15, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I, Robot "Turn it, leave it, stop- format it. Technologic." IAP Robotics competitions wrap up.

  

  situation. Outside, there were a few robots on display: The actual

  • by Bryan
  • February 2, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Grad school admissions My (limited) insight into the graduate admissions process.

  

  on Tuesday until after I've taken a nap. This may sound nice, but is in ... after pulling an all-nighter on a Boeing 757. Way too many dangerous ... wine! eek, free wine!) and staying in a classy hotel on Sunset Boulevard

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • January 20, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Happy Holidays and Good Luck As regular action deadlines approach, try to relax a little

  

  families, opening gifts or dining on traditional holiday meals. Regular ... college apps are likely still an irksome item on your mind. I'm in Southern ... , catching up on the sleep that seems to hide during the term. :-) I've been

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • December 26, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  A Very McGann Christmas Happy holidays.

  

  The Christmas holiday is a pretty big deal in my family. On Christmas Eve, Santa visits our annual family gathering, with 40+ McGanns in attendance. Just a few miles from my house is the famous Big Duck, which

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 25, 2005
• Blog / Hacks

  Giving Laura an assist

  

  on a roof or behind a door that is supposed to be locked does. however ... the impression these happen on a smaller scale all the time, but no one ... 's really weak. Paper cut-outs on the wall? Come on..." Honestly? Grow up

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • December 24, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Happy New Year Everyone! See you in 2006.

  

  2006! :-) B. P.S. A big thanks to Timur for the Santa Banners on Matt

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 22, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Loose Ends A chronology of happenings.

  

  was at South Station and hopped on Amtrak, arriving in the bustling ... , because this place was *tiny*. The sidewalks on the main artery, Main Street ... his guest check framed on the wall, no kidding. I paid in two

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • December 16, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Happy Sunday Everyone Go read Marilee's post... NOW.

  

  mail from MIT on Monday!

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 11, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Countdown To Mail Drop I'll update this post over the course of the day as we get closer to…

  

  Today is mail day. I'll save my emotional post on this topic for a ... stack of admit letters in my hands; it was sublime). I was on the team ... ). The folks downstairs in the records room were simultaneously working on

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 9, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Vaccine Externalities Health economics applied to the decreased odds of my getting the flu, courtesy of my…

  

  . Read on, grasshopper. Here's a simple derivation of the private demand ... . What they can do is impose a fine on *not* consuming the good, but still ... vaccine has on other people. In order to reach the socially optimal

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • December 6, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Selection: Day Three A beautiful snowy Sunday...

  

  It's a beautiful snowy Sunday in Cambridge, and we're hard at work selecting the Class of 2010. While working on a subcommittee with Jenny and Mike '07, we spied out the window some folks playing in the snow in

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 4, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Shaye Storm: Studying Extrasolar Planets Shaye Storm spent his summer working at the MIT Planetary Astronomy Laboratory where he studied…

  

  equipment to detect and do studies on extrasolar systems. A lot of extrasolar ... planet that has Earth-like properties. Life probably exists on other ... radio program on WMBR 88.1, the MIT campus radio station. His show airs on

  • by Melis A. '08
  • November 20, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Tribute This is not the best joke in the world... actually, maybe it is.

  

  Rather than working on the 12-page paper on green fluorescent protein ... 's what the poor unfortunate souls on the waiting list looked like: The ... Princess Leia" and "When You're Good to Jabba" and "City on a Cloud" and "One

  • by Sam M. '07
  • November 13, 2005
• Blog / Events

  May the Force Be With You Use the "mass times acceleration" wisely my friend.

  

  So tonight, I'm going to watch my friend Timmy '06 and the rest of the MIT Musical Theatre Guild put on Star Wars: The Musical. I'm kind of excited being a Star Wars fan and all. I'll give my review of the

  • by Bryan
  • November 12, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Quick and dirty I freak out a little about graduate school applications, then answer some questions.

  

  the GRE biology subject test that I'm taking on Saturday... it ... or ecology since I got here -- the MIT department is focused on ... caffeine intake so I would get a better correlation on my graph. Oops. 2

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • November 10, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Yo quiero… A Spanish themed entry?Ok, not really.

  

  alarmed. Today was "Laura's going to catch up on sleep" day. I don't usually ... desk of an admissions officer. On Monday I went food shopping, which was ... . (Where would mankind be without microwaves?) I hope I didn't get grease on

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 8, 2005