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  Goodbye, Hope to See You Again For those moving on today...

  

  st... First: thank you. It's been a real pleasure getting to know you ... , talking to you, your parents, and more. After a ridiculously competitive ... also for the amazing persons you are. Like a wise man once said, for us

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 1, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Super Adventure Club In a little while, I'll be gone.

  

  recklessly complaining, but here goes: Today I had a to-do list of 23 things to ... there for a cheese croissant and a large tea before my 6:40 AM train to Philadelphia. After a 6-hour nap, I'll wake up in Philadelphia and prepare to

  • by Sam M. '07
  • March 25, 2006
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Congratulations! You got the job. You start in 6 months.

  

  a comment stating just that. Are you guys just out to get me or what ... still learned a lot. Every crew is responsible for doing a checklist and ... - they knew it was my first shift, and they were really patient and took a

  • by Laura N. '09
  • March 24, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Bio? My sort-of bio, but not the Course 7 kind.

  

  In my past entry, a few students commented with the request that I post a biography of myself. I wrote a list of things I do and don't like ... , so here's a revised version: Here goes: I'm Mitra, class of 2007

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • March 5, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Super Top Secret Spy Action Real Life Experience: Building a car in 2.007

  

  build a car to complete a specific task or set of tasks and score as many ... friend, Mark Cote, won the competition and he and a few of the other top scorers won a free trip to Japan to compete in an even larger design

  • by Bryan
  • February 26, 2006
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  The Greek Way What I did for a Klondike Bar, caesar salad, chicken florentine, mushroom ravioli, chocolate torte,…

  

  make me a little bit uncomfortable. Now, TBP isn't anything like one of MIT's 27 fraternities or 5 sororities, but I still had to sign a non-hazing agreement, which also made me a little bit uncomfortable. MIT is actually

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

  Class-tastic

  

  term, although I may end up working a little more or a little less, depending on what's going on that week. A typical MIT courseload is 4 classes ... . As a double-major, I've generally had to take between 60 and 75 units

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • February 15, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Letting the days go by Fish finders, the Apprentice, and techie fashion.

  

  are lots of terrific applications! This will be a challenging year to choose from so many great applicants. A quick roundup of some interesting news... A nice article in today's New York Times science section: A

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 7, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Waiting (is the hardest part)

  

  defer letter and the deny letter each come in a standard #10 window ... that by leaving only a very small number of spaces for regular action ... , a record-low 12.2% admit rate. 2002200320042005EA Admits525438383377

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 10, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Twas the week before Thanksgiving ...and I'm not really feeling all that thankful. Yet.

  

  work in a short week, professors seem to believe that it is perfectly reasonable to assign the same amount of work in a short week and just make it due earlier. I am not a huge fan of this logic, as it ends up feeling

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • November 21, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Lunch with Madam President Guess who I got to eat lunch with today?

  

  Well, apparently I touched a nerve with my last entry -- sounds like ... before she came here). I think it's a very positive thing for our community ... apart from other schools. A short list of the topics we discussed at

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • November 18, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  I am dumb

  

  's Molecular and Cellular Biology PhD program. So I guess it wasn't a total waste ... "department requires this information". A Few Answers to Questions: 1. There were a few comments about messy kitchens. Ahem, my personal opinion (as

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • October 25, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Hey look, I’m famous…or something

  

  Hey, cool, my column's in the Tech! See? My column was a response ... you don't know them? It's a very odd feeling. I'm still at the point ... misquoted or whatever (which, interestingly, hasn't been a problem so far). I

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • October 18, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  It’s all about the numbers… Jump back into the basements for the first of two entries early this week on…

  

  'll ask "8.01 or 8.012?". As a celebration of MIT's devotion to numbers ... .014: Calculus (single-variable) with Theory. Join me on a journey to 18-014 and ... entry to a helpful staircase. Gotta have a Coke down there

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • September 19, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Fun with Legos A photo journal of THE coolest room I've ever seen.

  

  So all freshmen are assigned to a faculty advisor who helps them make ... advisor, which is an upperclassman who acts as a something of a mentor to ... right, you see a quite impressive Lego collection. (Oh, and that red

  • by Laura N. '09
  • September 6, 2005
• Blog / Athletics

  Ready for some tennis? Three days left until the official start of the US Open tennis tournament! What's your…

  

  ... I am predicting a Federer vs. Roddick final (would anyone like a wager ... to visit me and we went to see a semifinal match of the Legg Mason ... and fortunately we did! He played Paradorn Srichaphan, a 26 year

  • by Melis A. '08
  • August 26, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Jenny Hu- Adapting to Artifical Gravity Junior Jenny Hu worked in the MIT Man Vehicle Laboratory to study if people can…

  

  takes a while to get used to. It is important for astronauts to adapt to ... environment by using a centrifuge that consisted of a two meter bed that a test ... system, which is the inner ear structure that creates a sense of balance

  • by Melis A. '08
  • August 7, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Issel Lim: IBD Research Issel Lim has been trying to create an effective mouse model for ulcerative colitis, a…

  

  About one million Americans have a form of inflammatory bowel disease ... model for ulcerative colitis, a type of IBD, through her UROP in the immunology lab of Dr. David B. Schauer. Issel explains, "When combating a

  • by Melis A. '08
  • July 27, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Visiting MIT this summer (part 1) It is now high season for visiting colleges. I plan to do a series of…

  

  It is now high season for visiting colleges. I plan to do a series of ... pass that advice on in the posts to come. A visit to Boston to visit ... and universities in Greater Boston, making it easy to visit a variety of

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 21, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  The Scholar, Episode 2 A few thoughts on last night's episode of the reality television show "The Scholar"...

  

  A few thoughts on last night's episode of the reality television show ... programs, including a nice shot of MIT's own Elena Glassman '08 winning the Intel Foundation Young Scientist Award at ISEF 2003 =) There was a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 14, 2005