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  Takin’ My Time I've got to keep on chasin' a dream...

  

  .020 group final project...and so on. Not to mention, the next issue of MURJ is almost ready to hit the presses, which means the chief editors and production staff - Melis, Dawn '08, Hannah '09, Ivana '11, and me - have been

  • by Paul B. '11
  • April 29, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  After the Storm Thoughts about decisions from someone who's been there.

  

  emails, and even your random Facebook pokes, I genuinely became attached to you guys; and I think it's safe to say the other bloggers feel the same ... you guys - mentally and emotionally, if not physically. I remember

  • by Paul B. '11
  • March 17, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  One for sorrow, two for joy Never surrender your dreams.

  

  , and one revised essay) while still finding a decent amount of time for club meetings, having dinner at my fraternity, playing Brawl, and ... ...emotionally, socially, academically; as a friend, as a student researcher, and as a human

  • by Paul B. '11
  • March 14, 2008
• Blog / Events

  How Many Liveblogs Can We Get Onto One Page?! Mystery Hunt Part 3.5

  

  fast as we could and checking the blogs for "answers from the prefrosh ... . I'll post answers to the puzzles you guys worked on and some to ... ) ************************************************************************************* TIME TO HELP ON A PUZZLE!!! KEEP GOING! UPDATE: BENTO NATION and JAPAN

  • by Snively '11
  • January 20, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Stories of Senioritis How to Procrastinate

  

  " has come to a close. And of course, it wouldn't be blogworthy unless ... stuff and was equally weighted with the other exams. The final was last Thursday and the last day of classes was the Thursday before, so I had a week

  • by Bryan
  • May 31, 2007
• Blog / About Decisions

  Even More for Admitted Students: Share Your Story Another open thread for '11s.

  

  scholarships and the Stanford app done (I ended up never applying there, actually ... friend since fourth grade (and a freaking genius) and myself, so I only ... even more depressed, because I was sure I wasn't getting a tube, and I

  • by Jess K. '10
  • December 13, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  It happens to Helen Life is just a series of awkward moments sometimes.

  

  admissions site is really something, huh? I just look and I see categories, endless categories, and I want to fill them all with my insights on The MIT Campus and General Institute Requirements and MIT's Influence on the World

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 16, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Omnibus Followup: Women in Engineering Melissa asks what the gender ratio is in engineering at MIT.

  

  in the United States are women, and that number drops to 17.9% by ... are women -- nearly twice the national average. And what's more, by ... & Computer Science is 38% women. And even better, women are the majority of

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 10, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Summer restaurant recommendations Some of my favorite restaurants.

  

  Boston and try yummy restaurants. Inspired by my conversation with Andre, here is a good summer list of restaurants for students (and campus ...   Punjabi Dhaba: Probably the best, cheapest, and most authentic Indian food

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 15, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Battle of The Bands takes over Bryan’s Blog Hostile takeover of Bryan's blog for the night.

  

  So me and my 133t h4x0r roommate Yuan decided to take over Bryan ... MIT to compete in front of YOU for prizes and bragging rights. Yuan: Yup. Me and Shaye and our friend Dave has been working to put this

  • by Bryan
  • March 12, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  “The Flying Luxury Hotel of Tomorrow” The luxury cruise of tomorrow is sweet!

  

  could change the way you think about air travel. It's the Aeroscraft, and ... and oceans as they stroll leisurely about the one-acre cabin or relax in ... only two thirds of the craft's weight. The rigid and surprisingly

  • by Melis A. '08
  • February 19, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Engagement Party Salsa dancing with Benjamin Franklin and Optimus Prime

  

  MIT, and at first I was going to spend the weekend in NYC, but then I noticed a funny question on the invitation and was so intrigued that I ... character, and Sam put "Benjamin Franklin" (he cites Pennsylvania pride

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • February 8, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  I won the game! Not (quite) another picture entry... with Tastykakes!

  

  in Harrisburg, PA and I thought I'd spend it posting old photos on this ... photos from my phone to my computer, and I'm a college student and just can ... credit card fraud, and cashed in my winning lottery ticket. Despite having

  • by Sam M. '07
  • January 6, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Life or something like it Apparently this blog is supposed to be about my life. So here's some stuff about…

  

  exclamation points and intruige. But alas, my life is full of the same sorts of ... field, is routinely quoted in the New York Times, and he knows my name. So cool. Work. My postdoc and I are trying to finish some experiments with

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • November 30, 2005
• Blog / Events

  “It’s just so effortless!” Apples and ziti and pies, oh my!

  

  and I put together the cheese mix, and Rob (just visible in the top of the picture) and Rick mixed everything together. Once the ziti was all ... roll of aluminum foil and covered the first pan as Rick stared on in

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 28, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Tour of Novartis

  

  spiffy new building every time I walk to the supermarket or to Harvard and ... -wide pharmaceutical company that is headquartered in Cambridge and but has a major ... up in 2003 and is home to about 700 scientists. Ever seen those

  • by Melis A. '08
  • October 21, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Party pics

  

  is painted in the lounge, and in many other places on the hall, and he ... virgin sacrifice. And I have pictures! Now, if you look at these pictures ... really took pictures before you got this blog!" And you'd be correct. I did

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • October 2, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  School’s… in Excitement! Passion! ...Class?

  

  of this afternoon and evening sitting around the lounge, eating pizza, watching DVDs, and generally bemoaning the fact that school has, in fact ... holiday in October. To celebrate the year's start (and because I'm lazy), I

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • September 7, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Rush, rush Why you should live on my floor, with special guest star Paula Abdul.

  

  first week of orientation, you get to go around and visit all the dorms ... all your stuff and move to a different dorm. The day after REX ends ... which room, which bed, which pillow, and so on... until you've decided

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 31, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  You Can’t Make MIT Love You If You Don’t… my advice on application essays (updated 7/29)

  

  , but there is one thing that I am confident in recommending to you. (And ... risks + be truthful + be fearless + you are awesome! be yourself And with ... forth, '10 applicants, and best of luck! ----------- (My sincerest

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • July 26, 2005