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  MIT ‘10: Eletha Flores The awesome Eletha Flores '10.

  

  ,000 scholarship and goes on to the national competition, said Clarissa Sandoval ... regional one. She entered after learning about the competition on the ... Flowers last year because they felt not enough emphasis was placed on

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 26, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Summer reading: “The Language of God” Consider adding "The Language of God" to your summer reading list!

  

  take a look at it yourself and let me know what you think! On a side ... Eric Lander. Check out Wikipedia for more information on how he was ... information. Basically, Lander exerted pressure on Francis Collins and others to

  • by Melis A. '08
  • July 22, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Neuroscience classes

  

  than you ever had before. There's a heavy focus on experimental ... know of at MIT, at least for undergrads (I'm not sure if there's any on ... cellular basis of a lot of brain activities, with a lot of focus on learning

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • April 26, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Nance Nance Revolution! (+ My CPW Recap) New art and new memories.

  

  the regulars have insisted on calling me Nance Nance Revolution (NNR ... those who missed the festivities, we kicked off CPW with two receptions on ... Education) and Wes Harris (Department Head of Aero/Astro) - lit the crowd on

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • April 25, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Back to work

  

  person. The fabled Weather Machine did its job on Thursday, so at least you ... welcome ceremony on Thursday night -- the "top 10-ish reasons to come to MIT ... effort -- go knock on their door, send an email, go chat with the secretary

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • April 10, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  UPOP Program and a look at Jay Dweck (‘77) UPOP is a one-week seminar that teaches leadership and work-place dynamics to sophomores studying engineering…

  

  in 2 years, in order to reduce the financial hardship on his family. As ... importance of the program. Ok, moving on from that brief commercial ... questions about trades and acquisition, I asked him to elaborate on his UROP

  • by Melis A. '08
  • February 5, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Finally! Pictures from the Conner 2 holiday party! Yes that was a month ago. Leave me…

  

  year. There are TONS of things going on around campus, and you are free ... , which eats up most of my time. But there are plenty of things going on at night and on weekends that I would be able to attend. Plus, not all

  • by Laura N. '09
  • January 12, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  How A Blog Became A Community ...in which The Nance waxes philosophic about The Nance Effect.

  

  The Nance Effect has become a true on-line community. What does that ... that this blog be a conduit for useful tips on the admissions process for ... quote me or reference The Nance Effect on your personal blogs. I am

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • January 9, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Women’s Week 2005 Learn about both the mission and events associated with this year's week-long promotion.

  

  's Women's Week. Check out the variety of events that are going on. Women ... need to brush up on those dining skills in preparation for those ... Chad Waxman, dare to take on the physical challenge and test your

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • November 9, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Supplemental material How to and when to send in supplemental materials.

  

  acceptable). CDs will be forwarded on to the music department for evaluation ... . Files on CD/DVD, such as Powerpoint or JPEGs, are preferred, though "real ... would not need to be on an MIT recommendation form from the application; a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 19, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Fall Travel Days 8,9,10,11,12: PA, NJ, and Home! Part 5 of my Fall Travelogue.

  

  of my childhood on the Jersey shore. The people in New Jersey are some ... gave me a fish, on which they had written "Ben > Matt - sorry Matt, but ... after 7PM. The 5:30 (my original flight) took off on time. Grrrrrr

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 3, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Three cheers for the MIT Marching Band Is the band ready? You bet they are.

  

  Engineers" on kazoo on the way down. The guy coming down from the fifth floor ... alone. We've got a former piccolist or something on trombone. We really

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 24, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  optical illusions don't try this at home kids. use the crosswalk whenever possible.

  

  shops here in Boston and Cambridge and give you the dish on what's hot and what's cold. Dinner ended a little late on Saturday, and I wasn't able to visit Toscanini's on Mass. Ave, but fear not, there was a Shaw's across

  • by Bryan
  • August 4, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Summer days, driftin’ away

  

  A parent posted a great comment on my last entry, with too much to ... , basically a program where you pay a lot of money to live on a college campus ... recommend these summer programs as a thing to do "to look good on a college

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 9, 2004
• Blog / Academics & Research

  PE classes are…great!? catch me at the 2028 summer olympics

  

  class nonetheless. We mostly focused on learning the basic poses that most ... would go move slowly and lay down in a dark room with spa music on ... killer). This is common for a lot of PE classes and my one complaint. On

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • April 3, 2025
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Eating Studio Ghibli Foods 🌾 At a mini-restaurant pop-up by MINCE <3

  

  through a lottery. It was in the "Plant Room," a room on the sixth floor of ... + my plushies[/caption] (On a side note, it's always nice to discover ... ="aligncenter" width="768"] totoro rice balls :)[/caption] Mixed feelings on the Totoro

  • by Fiona L. '27
  • March 11, 2025
• Blog / Life after MIT

  A Great Hunger an artisanal take on my quarter life crisis

  

  both Hungers. On a practical level, we all have to feed our Little Hunger ... . They are people who Harvard students hire to work on their dreams. I ... channeled to the Muti water project as an undergrad, and now use on the alumni

  • by Selam G. '18
  • January 25, 2025
• Blog / How to Food

  IAP Cooking a journey of uncooked pasta and cold pho

  

  of free time on campus. For some background, we are 100% self ... Bento on Newbury Street because Asian food, specifically sushi, is my ... of my favorite periods of time on campus. I liked working full-time on

  • by Jessica Z. '27
  • March 10, 2024
• Blog / How to Human

  Skill Issues (spoiler alert: i've got them)

  

  I recently downloaded a chess app on my phone. Now, I know people who ... philosophy. And I won’t deny that progress can sometimes creep up on you. I am ... requires a lot of concentration (at least on my part). Everyone knows the

  • by Shorna A. '25
  • June 29, 2023
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Drawing from Life "is that the boldest stroke you can make?"

  

  leave on the paper, I make with intention because I only have time for so ... into marks on a paper is why most models are nude and why these sessions ... this effect on the grayish patch on the model's shoulder on the left. I

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • June 28, 2023