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• Blog / How to MIT

  Buying books You shouldn't have to spend all your money on textbooks!

  

  problem sets for the semester. Your professor will tell if you need them ... to get. Usually you can buy older editions of textbooks for a lot less

  • by Melis A. '08
  • August 14, 2006
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  A Man of Many Hat(ches) Keyword: Free.

  

  So one of the best aspects of being in Boston for the summer is all of the free cultural events that you can avail yourself of. One of the popular venues for such events is the Hatch Shell. Not only does the Hatch

  • by Bryan
  • August 14, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Keep it simple, stupid I try to choose classes for the fall. Things get messy.

  

  tailored for robotics. I started trying to re-work my fall schedule. I had ... opened up the floodgates of my hatred for those stupid HASS requirements ... be required for my major." Mom: "So take 24.900, it fulfills all the

  • by Laura N. '09
  • August 9, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Look as good you will not Some summer reading for the nerds out there. Which means all of you.

  

  DID YOU KNOW? The Tick was created as a mascot for the newsletter of ... little revision to remove. For example, take this original introduction to ... do you mean, 'good morning'? Do you mean that it is a good morning for

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 1, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  And sometimes why? A reality check on the state of my MIT blogging.

  

  for people who are interested in scavenging for free food in random locations at MIT? For those of you just joining me, you might be wondering ... something who are fluent in Spanish or French or Italian for no apparent

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 18, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Cellular neurobiology The more syllables it has, the cooler it is

  

  for you guys -- I wanted to take them when I was in early, so I wouldn ... lunch hour and get me ingredients for cookies and pie! So I guess instead ... 've been working in Morgan's lab for the last three years, which makes me one

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 1, 2006
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Scooper Bowl All you can eat ice cream.

  

  Bryan, Boston has some of the world's best ice cream makers and shops (for ... as "nation's largest all-you-can-eat ice cream festival." For $7 (kids

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 7, 2006
• Blog / Events

  A Morning With Sir Tim Berners-Lee This morning I attended a lecture in Stata, given by Sir Tim Berners-Lee, the guy…

  

  answers questions for kids. I particularly like his answer to the last ... was responsible for changing the world so significantly. Think about it

  • by Ben Jones
  • June 1, 2006
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Boston Pops John Williams and a bottle of wine -- on a school night!

  

  has composed scores for scores of major motion pictures, including the ... for which he has composed was approximately 35 lines long. Here's what

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • May 15, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Whirlwind Weekend highlights of the weekend (UPDATED!)

  

  '07, asked me if I wouldn't mind going up for auction, and I obliged ... . Mitra enjoys the economic thrill of auctions. Our emcee for the night

  • by Bryan
  • April 23, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Another Day, Another Class

  

  So as promised earlier, this week I'm highlighting another one of my classes, 7.05 Biochemistry. Class Details: Lecture: 3 times a week for 1.5 hours Recitation: Once a week for 1 hour Problem Sets: 8, not graded Exams

  • by Bryan
  • March 9, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Q&A Round Two Answers to some questions

  

  in length from 1 to 2 hours for lecture. Some labs, however, are up to four hours long in some cases (like tomorrow for me). Shen asked: And

  • by Bryan
  • February 13, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  I’m supergirl and I’m here to save the world My day, being thought of as superhuman, and answering several questions.

  

  , including staining some neurons with antibodies and preparing for an ... . 6:00 PM -- Step aerobics PE class. 7:00 PM -- I cheered for the ... in lab, be on the cheerleading squad, and work for the admissions

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • January 25, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Attack of the Giant Squid Attack of the Giant Squid!

  

  Huxley model for the propagation of action potentials. The model is fairly ... midnight for our 9 am presentation the next day. It was pretty successful

  • by Bryan
  • December 16, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  More Public Art Projects ...for your amusement.

  

  am very grateful for these tunnels as I travel from the T to my office ... to view a closeup, and for the uninitiated, here's some history on

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 14, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Selection notes A brief update from selection.

  

  patient. And as I've said, prepare for the worst and hope for the best. Best

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 8, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  I’m just curious as to why you keep invoking William Faulkner. "MIT is so charmingly nerdy" entries #12 and 35.

  

  I had not the greatest week, but tune in tomorrow for my misadventures with the reply-to-all feature and otherwise... I don't want to ... most important things you should remember for quiz bowl competitions: 1

  • by Sam M. '07
  • December 1, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Unfold I met my blog muse while doing the laundry, and then came this entry.

  

  in 3 flat to find something to wear for school. Exhibit A: This ... Tau Sigma is actually holding a contest for the next mechanical

  • by Bryan
  • November 10, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Return of QBert Whack-a-mole, a piano player, and a whole lot of fun. All in 24 hours or…

  

  headed over to the cabins where everyone was staying for the weekend to ... video games I had not played for years. I was also able to take out some

  • by Bryan
  • November 6, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  You’re 18, But You Aren’t Invincible Impressions of my first month at MIT -- both sobering and exciting.

  

  I've been at MIT for just over a month now. It hasn't quite sunk in ... darn hard for it. And I'm willing to bet that more than a few students ... , it's not the sheer difficulty of the work that poses a problem for

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • October 1, 2005