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  Let’s talk about science…and chocolate A day of scientific enlightment followed by one of chocolate consumption.

  

  years, this event is near and dear to my heart [click here for last year ... consumption of 75 pounds of chocolate in 3 hours. There is nothing like talking ... , and his wife. Of course, no AXO fondue event is complete without Matt

  • by Melis A. '08
  • March 5, 2007
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Television Show Decisions Three hours is about as much time as I'm willing to waste on television each…

  

  , and three hours is about as much time as I'm willing to waste on ... . Problem: I need to know who Robert Hawkins really is.     ... think Greg House is one of the best characters in the history of

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 19, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Holiday Life's not always a picnic in Killian Court.

  

  how you're feeling right now. Senior year is hard. I know that to be a ... year is rough enough. But I got through it okay, and you will too ... one guy in the co-ed bathroom who will eventually think all you do is

  • by Jess K. '10
  • September 27, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Homeschooled applicants Some advice for our homeschooled applicants.

  

  and other interested parties for a long time now; this is an early ... of our applicants is evidence of having taken initiative, showing an ... available. I hope this is somewhat helpful to those of you in the homeschool

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 5, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  From Cambridge to You On the road again...

  

  know whether or not MIT is a good match for you? We will of course talk ... interview and give you some advice. This is also a good chance for students to ... answer. Getting out on the road to meet you is one of our favorite times of

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 4, 2006
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper ‘84, Astronaut The 24th MIT graduate to go into space.

  

  is, well, after high school I went to college, and I applied to MIT ... Institute of Tech, Technology, is a good technical school. Math and science ... about space exploration: "To me exploring space is just a natural

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 16, 2006
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Double legacy ...what my kids will be, since I'm marrying somebody from MIT!

  

  Science -- because what better place is there for two MIT grads to have ... ! And my ring is unbelievably sparkly and gorgeous! I'm going to write ... -- plus 18) to change the policy. :-P (For Karen, below: A legacy is an

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 1, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Crazy admissions stories A story about craziness from both sides of the college admissions process.

  

  process. I think my favorite is the private jet/financial aid story from ... difficult it is to get into top colleges, weird, funny, poignant, and even ... . When Mr. Conroy said it was unlikely, the father replied, "My dream is

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 5, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Senior Week: Anjum Sharma A salute to one final senior.

  

  lecturer who is incredibly passionate about his work and about teaching and the topic is highly interesting and something I'd have been completely ... the walk highly entertaining. What's funny is that now I'm addicted to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 9, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Play it again, Sam You wouldn't be saying that if you were in lab with me.

  

  DID YOU KNOW? All canned pineapple is cooked. This is why you can use canned pineapple in JELL-O but not fresh pineapple. How tired do people ... of wires. So, if you notice above, my memory is labeled LV, and I have

  • by Sam M. '07
  • May 11, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Melis and the AXO Chocolate Factory AXO Fondue was last night!

  

  of which have houses. We help our party at the AXO "Mansion," which is ... years ago. While there are 120 girls in AXO, there is only room for 25 to ... : As this is the first big event that I planned, I got to learn the

  • by Melis A. '08
  • March 5, 2006
• Blog / Hacks

  Another hack Snow and hacks and exams.

  

  to know if you have to buy the TV, or do you rent it or... ? The TV is ... hack: This poster is a spoof on The Evolving MIT Campus, the name given ... . This is what I saw as I was leaving Lobby 7: Speaking of EMS, I took the

  • by Laura N. '09
  • February 21, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  See, I Am! (CI-M) Communication-intensive economics research. (If that sentence doesn't make you want to read this entry, I…

  

  gibberish, but it's still impressive-looking. Below is a non ... , is much more colorful. This Stata output is from my individual paper

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • November 19, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Fixing a hole First figuratively, then literally.

  

  . This is what he played. "Now you can never forget what a descending 5ths ... shift tonight and noticed that there is a large, person-sized indentation ... thing I do know is that it was not because somebody was being thrown in

  • by Sam M. '07
  • November 17, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Search Continues On the internship search and deciding what I want to do with my life.

  

  summer internship? So one of the services MIT provides is the Career ... MonsterTrak, which is a version of Monster where companies will post their ... tough deciding which one I'd like. The allure of one offer is that their

  • by Bryan
  • November 15, 2005
• Blog / Events

  TMI WRT MIT TLA’s Wonderful things happen that I can organize around a coherent theme. Also, I didn't lose…

  

  is the best sauce. Then I got the best comment on the 10.213 test I ... this is by far the most polite and complimentary. It's nice to see the ... was no TKD, though. Nightmarket is fantastic. For two dollars, I got a

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

  Chicken with my head cut off What I've been up to since last Friday. In case you want the Cliff's Notes…

  

  learned this weekend is like this stunt, except that the flyer does a back ... paper front and back for this test, so my formula sheet is perfect and ... upcoming weekend is a 4-day student holiday in honor of Columbus Day and the

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • October 4, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Lie la lying down Sometimes there are perks to attending a school with a notorious reputation for producing stressed…

  

  -Conner students! What that means is that licensed massage therapists come in and ... weren't able to put your name down before they start!) The first night is ... to get these. All I have to do is live in my dorm. I can handle that. I

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 4, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Classes—Fall 05

  

  tax theory/reform. memorable quotation: "Assume everyone's life is worth ... our choice between two topics. #1 is a hedonic analysis of laptop ... the demand for an individual trait. #2 is an event study of gulf

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • September 15, 2005
• Blog / Hacks

  Hacks and meta-hacks

  

  find "IHTFP" in the bars. And the serial number on the banner is the cost ... " on Harvard logo in place of whatever Harvard's motto is Date: Campus ... , that's nine hacks. The tenth, I suppose, is the meta-hack itself - the

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • September 14, 2005