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  Wonder what an Amtrak station in the middle o’nowhere looks like? Pulling an Anthony on you: pictures of train stations, followed by my IAP so far.

  

  your left is the Lake City Amtrak Station." "Where?" I asked. "You missed ... joking - this is my father we're talking about. (Hi, Dad.) I drove back to ... nonblogging is apparently reason for you to yell at me. Please don't. Every post

  • by Keri G. '10
  • January 17, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Rocky Mountain Round-Up The latest from my travels in Utah, Colorado, and New Mexico.

  

  Problem Solving. For those of you who don't know about AoPS, it is the best ... , USACO is the best program for high school students interested in pursuing ... . For formal, self-guided opportunities, the USACO is really terrific. To

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 29, 2006
• Blog / How to Human

  College must-haves My advice on what to get for college!

  

  , though it may vary slightly depending on your dorm. This list is based on ... . Getting a bicycle is not absolutely necessary, but I would recommend it if ... connect to my laptop, which is much easier on my eyes. However, running

  • by Melis A. '08
  • August 2, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  He’s Making A List and Checking It Twice The things that I found important when looking at colleges

  

  I graduate. This is my promise. So similar to the list of parameters ... ? - What is the graduation rate? - How hard are the classes? - How reputable ... students around? - What is the weather like? 3. Extracurriculars What can I

  • by Bryan
  • July 24, 2006
• Blog / MISTI

  “Heroes” The second in a trilogy of Berlin photo entries, featuring Michael Jackson.

  

  the wall. As somebody said during Amazing Race 6, the Berlin Wall is ... architecture because the old architecture has bullet holes in it." This is not ... , like the one in Prague. This is actually a field of huge stones, and you

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 14, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Visiting MIT & Boston colleges Some tips for checking out MIT and Boston this summer.

  

  Summer is a great time to visit colleges in Boston. There are more ... roads) is not necessary. And Boston is an exciting, historic city that ... is lots of construction going on around campus and in Boston; our

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 11, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  The College Circle of Life Nance starts waxing about some deep stuff.

  

  that fine university. Here is the story of one of the very first students ... Cornell and she is responsible for some of the biggest lessons that I ... from the photo, Kimberli is now a 2006 graduate of Cornell University

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • June 8, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Knowing me, knowing you My plans for Nobel laureacy, and everything I like about MIT professors.

  

  DID YOU KNOW? Kelly Clarkson is the first artist to have five top ten ... reduction to the AC/DC song "Highway to Hell" and how Professor Dalzell is ... 5.07 is taught at 8:30 AM, Professor Hughes's earring, Professor

  • by Sam M. '07
  • March 25, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Michael Xiang: Double UROP Extraordinaire! Michael Xiang has two UROPs, one at the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research and another…

  

  Speaking from experience, having a UROP is a big time and emotional ... years ago, adiponectin (see the ribbon representation on the right) is a ... stores glucose in cells). Since adiponectin is used to metabolize, or break

  • by Melis A. '08
  • February 25, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Burning questions A lot of people had questions!

  

  ). Anna's Taqueria is the only Mexican restaurant on campus, but everybody ... (actually this is kind of bothering me -- in Spanish II one of the students ... , which I will editorially comment is not a weird question. I live in a

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • January 21, 2006
• Blog / Hacks

  Yay! A hack! Know what're cool? See title.

  

  do sleep. Really. Just not during normal hours.) *Jack Florey is the ... . My clever little paragraph up there is just a cute way of saying that a ... discussion on collegeconfidential. Basically the gist of it is that the admit

  • by Laura N. '09
  • December 14, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Small talk How about that weather?

  

  is. I've seen plenty of it before. I've seen it piled 3 feet high ... , since it is still October, and the snow was pretty wet. What is weird is ... specifically to notify students of events that have free food. :)" This is most

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 30, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Overnight Program Come play with us!

  

  one side of my body. Given that this is New England (42o north latitude ... , sunburn I did. Anyway. This entry is a PSA for the Overnight Program, in ... ! Going on a college visit without sitting in on some classes is like going

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • September 24, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Varied states of the basement A roundabout trek to an underground level of Building 7 leads me into areas very…

  

  that window shade! I don't know why a printer cable is dangling from ... is a TechCash reader. Most vending machines aren't so handily equipped ... helpful instructional placard tells us what a "tagout" is. As you can see

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • September 20, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  First Post A little about myself.

  admissions. Until there is a really popular TV show depicting a college ... higher education administration. What I have liked the best, though, is ... that I hope you’ll do (and I’ll be doing as well as I learn MIT) is to

  • by mitblogs
  • September 14, 2005
• Blog / Athletics

  Marathon Sports The store has the word "marathon" in it, so it has to be good, right?…

  

  competition they have in this category, but a winner is a winner. The store is located really close to MIT, so after classes today I walked there ... shoe store. Also, this was not your grandma's treadmill (unless this is

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • September 13, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Where We’ve Been And Where We’re Going A brief history of the blogs and MyMIT.

  

  . Ooops. Oh well. What's interesting is that my second entry didn't happen ... you what a relief it is to be where we are. I recently revised the ... " approach is a lot more honest, real, and trustworthy than the static

  • by Ben Jones
  • August 10, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  What pretty hair… This entry is about my dorm, hair dye, pork dumplings, and, of course, Alain Boublil.

  

  a while. Conner 2 is the adorable youngest daughter, outfitted in a ... parents' favorite child. Then Conner 3 is like is the red-headed middle boy ... becomes quite popular at school. Being a deskworker is the single greatest

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 7, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

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

  

  So one of the perks involved with being an MIT student is the ability ... their coolest permanent exhibits is their indoor lightning storm. Warning: This exhibit is not for the weak-hearted. The constant crashes and

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

  Doogie Howser, et al.

  

  "special case" questions I get is about younger students looking to apply ... a younger age is not the right course for most students, for a select few it is exactly the right course of action. Most of these students are

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 29, 2005