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• Blog / MIT Life

  Happy November 1st! Halloween was yesterday. My costume was/is an embarassment. You should read about it!

  

  Lots of people thanked me for my application advice, for which you ... graduate students? Have you or any of your friends started researching for ... didn't go to any of them, for one thing. Sorry to disappoint, but I guess

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 1, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  I’m a driver, I’m a winner Things are gonna change, I can feel it.

  

  competition for me in the field of SPAM. Here's my award-winning speech. "My ... getting his funding for grad school. Woohoo!

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 26, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Autumn in New England The trees explode with color.

  

  I've been lucky enough to be able to enjoy autumn in New England recently. For those of you in regions that do not have four seasons: autumn ... of the year for apple picking... Some people around here are so

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 17, 2005
• Blog / Events

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

  

  This was a great day. Take my word for it. What, do you want me to ... for $3 in 26-100, had invited the MIT Marching Band (MMB?) over to play ... for about an hour, we went over, stood up in front of the crowd, and

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 7, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  You stay classy, Sam… TA, go! At MIT, I live in a basement and I don't get to watch Desperate Housewives.

  

  Thermodynamics -- Last year, my UROP advisor, Jefferson W. Tester, taught this for ... lab requirement for Course X. It's taught in the sub-basement of ... , the professors themselves, or both. The office hours for 10.302 are

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 8, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Belonging Who belongs at MIT?

  

  I went over to East Campus for a rush party (and because Random always ... 'm looking for a large sample size, so don't be a lurker -- tell me why you ... for students who have an interview or have an interview waived is higher

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 29, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  US News & World Report… Just Save Your Wrist Watch. If I were to create a minority-based ranking of colleges, here are some of the…

  

  who was known for his crazy sayings and no nonsense demeanor. He had little patience or tolerance for anything that wasted his time. Whenever he ... students searching for colleges. Should there be rankings? ABSOLUTELY! If I

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • August 24, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  An Interview about the Interview Remember: questions of science, science and progress, do not speak as loud as [your] heart.

  

  Please note that, as of August 2018, our process for assigning ... numbers, the admit rate for applicants who had interviews (or whose interviews were waived) is about three times the admit rate for those who didn

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • August 18, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Come in, we’re open

  

  moving is very difficult for me due to a) impatience, b) anal ... magic wand and have all my stuff moved for me, I would.) My boyfriend ... in A-Entry for the summer -- actually, strictly speaking, I had been

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 14, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Puzzle: Are we going to win? another puzzle to stimulate your mind

  

  My friend Brian, Course VI '07, came up with this puzzle. I'll give you one hint for now, use this website for help. I'll be travelling this weekend, so I probably won't get a chance to post the solution until

  • by Bryan
  • August 5, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Hi from Cambridge

  

  I'm spending some time at MIT seeing friends. I've been on the east coast for about a week seeing family and will be gone for the next week as well, so if you're wondering where I went, I've simply been on the go

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • July 29, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Opening doors How being an MIT cheerleader can help you get a job.

  

  ... apparently I'm not very good at applying for stuff, a deficiency I am trying to remedy for graduate school applications. So I had known about the NIH ... was too scared to ask any MIT profs for favors (I am a huge chicken

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 23, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Bertie Bott’s Every Flavor Beans + Peanuts + Crackerjacks i practically pulled another all-nighter, and again, for a non-academic reason.

  

  for Mystery Hunt. Now let me tell you why. I woke up Friday morning getting ready for casual Friday at work where I get to wear flip-flops and a ... Center where we waited patiently for the strike of midnight when we'd be

  • by Bryan
  • July 17, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A flash of brilliance and answers to some questions

  

  -- perfectly cooked meatcubes. I amaze even myself sometimes. And now for some ... doea MIT provide programs for me to take up medicine and hopefully apply ... questions? How many biology classes did you take for a semester? For overall

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 13, 2005
• Blog / Community Projects

  It’s The Time To Disco

  

  If you've haven't yet read about (or danced on!) the MIT East Campus First East Disco Dance Floor, then what are you waiting for? First, go ... check out the Disco Dance Floor and hung out for a while on First East

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 26, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  Decisions Are Beginning To Arrive Some thoughts for everyone.

  

  in, please continue to hold your heads up high. We didn't have room for ... this world that you are meant to do. For those of you on the waitlist

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

  Very, Very Important News That title is written to tantalize your RSS readers.

  

  that has been on my mind for the last half hour and will probably consume me for the rest of the night... Seth and Summer are back together

  • by Ben Jones
  • February 24, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  RA Selection Day 3

  

  Prof. Laura Ceia-Minjares of the French Department. For lunch, we had ... friends, including one who was in town because he's coaching a team for the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 19, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Happy V-Day

  

  excellent date idea, for those of you who need suggestions), romantic movie ... for their sweetheart, or friend, or professor. For example, I remember ... candy factories (including those for Tootsie Roll, Necco Wafers, and

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 14, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Everybody’s Reading Applications!

  

  It's definitely the busiest time of the year for application reading (hence the low post count this week... luckily Mitra has a couple new ... turns out, she was reading applications, for a New England private high

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 13, 2005