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Blog / Academics & Research
Lunch with Madam President Guess who I got to eat lunch with today?
other schools she's had experience with (she was at Yale for 20ish years before she came here). I think it's a very positive thing for our community ... -day extension on a paper for 21A.100 that was supposed to be due yesterday, so I -
Blog / Events
He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named Returns Butterless popcorn and a little magic.
waited for the bus, but it was kind of cold so we did the group huddle. My -
Blog / MIT History & Culture
Where are we going?
Marjorie, will be leaving for South Asia at the end of this school year ... than I've seen run for any position in East Campus. We talked about ourselves for a few minutes, then got kicked out so that everyone could talk -
Blog / Events
May the Force Be With You Use the "mass times acceleration" wisely my friend.
performance tomorrow, but for now, I leave you with probably one of the most -
Blog / Academics & Research
Yes, eat all our shirts! See MIT through the eyes of my prefrosh.
until 2 AM, whereupon I started my problem set and studying for my German ... would have actually worked out really well for me because Adam is in his ... 3.091 was once, very accurately, described to me as "chemistry for -
Blog / Academics & Research
A lot about course 9
.01, Intro to Neuroscience. This class has changed since I took it (for the ... semester of UROP for credit -- so if you're course 9, I categorically ... ", and "cognitive science", and you must pick from at least two lists. (For -
Blog / MIT Life
Borne back ceaselessly into the past I've had a week! The whole earth was created in a week!
do a "Web Lab" for 10.302: Transport Processes. What that means is we ... " on a heater, and let it heat up for 20 minutes while the a computer recorded the temperature. Sure, that sounds pretty easy for a lab experiment -
Blog / Academics & Research
Vivek Venkatachalam- Constructing a Very Low Temperature Scanning Tunneling Microscope Vivek Venkatachalam worked with researchers in the Low Temperature Scanning Tunneling Microscopy Lab at MIT's…
at MIT's Center for Materials Science have completed constructing a ... Engineering and Computer Science, has worked on this project for two and a half ... 's advice to people looking for UROPs is to make sure to look for UROPs that -
Blog / Academics & Research
Even Waitresses Under 30 Call Me ‘Sweetheart’… Some thoughts about how classwork and free time intersect at MIT, with a look at…
will do this for you anyway. :-) My advising seminar, 1.A24, has proved to be a worthy contender for most intriguing class this term. We meet for an hour and a half every Monday afternoon to nibble on biscuits and -
Blog / Admissions
Fall Travel Day 7: Philly Part 4 of my Fall Travelogue.
to Budget where my rental car was supposed to be waiting for me. I ... , but I'm going to hook you up with something better for the same price ... brand new, gleaming silver Ford Mustang GT, which I was getting for the -
Blog / Events
Every square is a rectangle A brief look at every student activity at MIT.
. For the past month or so, she's worked about 50 hours of UROP every week ... for at least 40 hours of desk service every week. Also, she's been ... the term, working desk is a great opportunity for me to make a little -
Blog / MIT Life
This is wondrous strange. Why didn't the ostrich cross the road? Because a girl had no pants on.
was a little bored (for the very first time since I got to MIT two years ... to Dorchester before, not even for bowling, I decided to enjoy the great weather and explore for a couple minutes. By the way, it's sunny -
Blog / Art, Literature, Music
Boston becomes Pottersville The MIT area is full of celebrations for the release of "Harry Potter and the…
So... tonight is the fateful night for millions of Harry Potter fans ... I be doing for the big release? Let me tell you about some of the ... readings, movie, activities and live music for the whole family!" What Makes -
Blog / Academics & Research
I-Rop, U-Rop my contribution to the future of medicine
research is trying to accomplish is to design a device allows for high ... nicknamed the device "Moo-Moo" for no reason at all. This is my second UROP ... software for errors. I could go into greater detail about the device and our -
Blog / Personal Travel
If I Try Really Hard, I Can Resemble Ernest Borgnine First stop on the tour: London.
city of London put it up for sale to make way for a new bridge. Oil and ... photos from the first stop on my trip -- London. Check back soon for the ... ) Tower Bridge, for comparison A rather progressive afternoon tea in the -
Blog / Personal Travel
Maine, Episode I: Hey Joe The one with the game of ultimate frisbee in the rain.
to their houses for a weekend. Joe lives in Portland, which is "Maine ... hub of Maine's South Coast region. I was in Maine for three days, so I ... kind of passed out with A Prayer For Owen Meany open to page 89 in my lap -
Blog / Admissions
Meet the Admissions Officers With today's next post, I'll begin a summer-long occasional series introducing you to the MIT…
With today's next post, I'll begin a summer-long occasional series introducing you to the Admissions Officers for the 2005-2006 school year. Some of us you already know through the blogs and other means. Some of the -
Blog / MIT Life
The summer begins…
Now that I've completed the FEE, it's time for the math diagnostic. I've got my freshman advising application in, as well as my MIT ID card photo and housing lottery preferences. With most of this behind me, it feels -
Blog / Admissions
CPW Day 1 A recap, with pictures.
sitting on the same registration chair for 14+ hours today. Woot! Mitra has ... them online for so many months! I've taken a ton of pics which I'll post ... for me activity-wise. Having paid my dues at the Registration Desk today