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  Cultura MIT students use online collaboration with their French counterparts to learn about each other's cultures.

  

  and l'IUP in Paris. So far, we've done word associations and sentence

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • October 30, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Taking Shape

  

  policy problems in general. I think what I’ve enjoyed most this month is ... eloquent my classmates are… and in fact, much of the insight I’ve gathered ... call me by my last name (which is also my Athena name), and I’ve sort of

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • September 25, 2006
• Blog / Events

  ZigZag 10 A new episode of MIT's video podcast, hosted by me. And there's mariachi.

  

  very video unfriendly shirt in this vodcast! (you've been warned

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 22, 2006
• Blog / Life after MIT

  So long, farewell, auf wiedersehen, adieu To you, and you, and you and you and you.

  

  Since I start grad school orientation tomorrow, and tomorrow is Registration Day for MIT students (the official start of the new academic year) I figured today would be a good day for me to hang up my blogging hat. I've

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • September 4, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Two quick items from the web Anthropology of War and Peace, and a ton of snow at Chi Phi.

  

  Today, two quick items I've recently seen on the web (more substantial entries to come this week): First, I saw a link on a military blog (Naval Open Source Intelligence) to a relevant MIT OpenCourseWare course

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 3, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Back to Boston Recommended Orientation events

  

  I am flying back to Boston tonight (why do I always book redeyes?) and can't wait to meet all the new '10s. For the past couple of weeks, I've been getting all sorts of rush/Orientation emails, so I am slightly aware

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • August 27, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Things you might have wanted to know

  

  There are a few questions that I've often wondered if people were ... first entries, but I assume that I've picked up new readers since July '05 ... didn't take it. :) What, you've been reading this for months and you

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • August 13, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  From across the Web… Recent happenings across the Web.

  

  Some random links I've been accumulating: The New York Times asks Professors Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo of MIT's Poverty Action Lab about microloans and microfinance. Relatedly, you really should check out the work

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 12, 2006
• Blog / Hacks

  A quick plug

  

  It had been quite a while since I looked at MIT's online Hack Gallery. But now, I look, and I notice that while they aren't completely up to date, they've made a lot of updates to the timeline, and to the writeups

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • August 9, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Waitlist, Etc.

  

  't let today end without a brief comment about the waitlist. As you've

  • by Ben Jones
  • May 9, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Song Remains The Same But sometimes my blog entry is a little different.

  

  Emerson Scholar program? MTG? I've read most of the online stuff, but I ... 's probably the strangest piece I've ever had the privilege of singing. The strangest choral piece I've had the privilee of hearing is Messaien's "Cinq

  • by Sam M. '07
  • April 30, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  So you think you want to be a doctor: Pre-med at MIT

  

  . Pretty simple. Unfortunately, I've faced a lot of scheduling conflicts, but ... doesn't have grade inflation like many other universities (I've heard ... prep class. I'm taking the class and test this summer, since I've

  • by Melis A. '08
  • April 19, 2006
• Blog / Hacks

  Cannon Hack The famous tale of the Caltech Cannon Hack.

  

  students behind "Howe & Ser." For the memories, I've below tallied some of

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 10, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Preparing for CPW

  

  be fun, and you'll get to meet all of the students you've been reading

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • April 2, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Won’t Be Long Now… Some pictures to tide you over.

  

  I've just finished assembling and sealing hundreds of packages with the rest of the admissions team. Not my favorite part of the job (I'm not the biggest fan of paper cuts) but it's rewarding in that it

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 17, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Spring cleaning and miscellany The Brass Rat club, sending 4-inch heels to Goodwill, and picking a new food-providing graduate…

  

  conflict between entry residents. So we've narrowed down our list to 12 ... locus of control -- so the semesters I've been really stressed and ... classes up there during the summer), and they've enjoyed the experience. I

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • March 12, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Small Get-together Friday An informal reception for HMMT participants and others visiting Boston on Friday.

  

  around. The reception won't be anything terribly formal; I've just

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 23, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  These are a few of my favorite things Silver-white winters that melt into Newbury Street shopping.

  

  like a real ski girl.") for my birthday. So far, though, I've managed to ... asked I've been think, most of the UROPs I've read about are in biology ... theoretical, do the professors require that you've taken certain courses before

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • February 22, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  The Double Edged Sword On Time Magazine's article titled: "Are We Losing Our Edge?"

  

  , "by the time your roommate is out of grad school, you've been promoted ... week alone, walking up and down the Infinite, I've run into a bunch of ... findings. What happened? I really don't know. One of the things I've

  • by Bryan
  • February 17, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Regarding Online Decisions A brief update.

  

  if something falls through, but I've received at least 40-50 emails or

  • by Ben Jones
  • February 8, 2006