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  Be Our Guest, Take 2 Not to name drop, but... Steven Levitt, Paul Polak, Iqbal Quadir, and Brigitte Madrian all…

  

  he went to Harvard for his undergraduate economics degree and didn ... . Levitt teaches a class on the economics of crime at University of Chicago ... sort of long and uninteresting unless you are a huge fan of pricing

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • January 6, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Lit Analytics How humanities classes can be analytically rigorous, courtesy of a Shakespeare scholar

  

  University Press), even those trying "faithfully" to represent Shakespeare ... importance of collaboration originated from my work in theater long before I ... economic implications. The program offers a master's degree and undergraduate

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • September 17, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Yay, weekend!

  

  University, so we decided we'd have an adventure. It ended up being more ... Senior Haus GRT (Graduate Resident Tutor). He's been around a long time, having received his undergrad degree in '98, and is one of the most famed

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • July 11, 2005
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Week 1 ...of Year 2.

  

  do with gang-banging on Long Beach and dealing drugs and being black in ... a Hong Kong university campus for MIT's IROP research exchange program

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • September 14, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  snapshot of the last two weeks picture of my brain

  

  , or a universal open-mindedness and tolerance of difference. perhaps ... more like me." this is the attraction of state media; when the entire

  • by Allan K. '17
  • July 1, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Open Sesame…Ring. RFID magic + a ring = wearable CharlieCards

  

  undergraduates at the Singapore University of Technology and Design, was first used ... if you want a ring, too (provided you live in the United States and

  • by Emad T. '14
  • August 23, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT’s Undergraduate Research Journal: Get your work published! MIT's Undergraduate Research Journal, a student-run journal that publishes articles about research going on at…

  

  world news headlines include: *Chunk of Universe's Missing Matter Found ... quantitative data by MIT undergraduates. *Municipal Solid Waste: Effect of State

  • by Melis A. '08
  • September 27, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Prof. Acemoglu’s Clark Medal On the front page of the Business section of today's Boston Globe, there's a story…

  

  Turkey's development lagged that of the United States and other ... such as MIT's Paul Samuelson, the University of Chicago's Milton Friedman

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 15, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Joy of Building a chronicle of my failed attempts to create things that work

  

  lecture long. Enough said. Sometimes we finger paint and play with actual ... recommend this class, as long as you're okay with spending your Sunday ... continue avoiding as long as possible... 6.042 Math for Computer Systems As

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • March 3, 2017
• Blog / MIT Life

  Tuesday on 16th Street A Day in the Life

  

  ’s really excited to go to Metro State (a local community college) in the fall ... of something else), as long as they are respectful. It’s interesting ... -11, and opened up my book. I read for a long time. It’s pleasant, under the

  • by Selam G. '18
  • June 11, 2015
• Blog / Events

  Nate Silver visits MIT (or, do witches exist in real life?) No, he can't predict the outcome of your admissions decision. Probably.

  

  model that correctly called all 50 states in the 2012 presidential ... [source: IsNateSilverAWitch.com] All of this is a very long-winded way to ... in what happens if you have no long term consistency at all in your

  • by Michael C. '16
  • March 1, 2013
• Blog / Events

  This… is… Jeopardy! [UPDATE] Jean '09 knocks off a 6-time champion; watch her defend her winning streak tonight on…

  

  eat, let alone properly blog. But I felt guilty for a long time after ... prize of a computer and a trip to Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida ... heading into the final round. She faced the prompt, "It’s 277 miles long, it

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 1, 2009
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Not my college essay It's Blog Action Day and the topic is poverty.

  

  keep my room at a feisty 80 degrees this winter and start a refuge ... -butter-and-jelly for the soul. With regard to long-term community service, there ... such as MATCH?” For one, MATCH is a long walk from campus. You have to

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • October 14, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Reaffirming our support for undocumented students and clarifying our policies for applicants as Regular Action approaches

  

  United States since the election last month, with many students sharing ... , President Reif joined hundreds of other university Presidents in signing an ... states: MIT is committed to making every effort to ensure, within the

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 9, 2016
• Blog / How to Human

  trips and transit i'm spending obscene amounts of money on uber god dang it

  

  uber pool to get there. work to the beach [caption id="attachment_45138" align="aligncenter" width="750"] walking to the beach from work is a bit ... so close to the beach when i was planning my summer from back in boston

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • July 10, 2019
• Blog / Athletics

  90-something days of summer (Part 1) MIT people around the world

  

  doing her Masters in Mechanical Engineering at Stanford University ... "Talento Joven". MIT students collaborated with Costa Rican university ... athletic facilities and open water spots such as Walden Pond, Nahant beach

  • by Linh V. '13
  • April 20, 2012
• Blog / Events

  Happy Birthday, ‘Murica! (Even though Boston celebrated Independence Day Eve)

  

  , and the Beach Boys (who started performing over 50 years ago… I felt so ... United States. But then I think about how strange the 4th of July

  • by Ceri Riley '16
  • July 4, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  UEA Internship Panel

  

  internship panel for anyone interested in a career or degree in economics. (I ... to nothing in the long run. 7:30-8:00 pm Sophomore Welcome Dinner ... how your degree helps you navigate the "real world" of business, banking

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • September 26, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  June Questions Omnibus 1 Bigfoot asked a few weeks back, "Will you be posting an omnibus soon, Matt?" Yes,…

  

  MIT ever since they were little, and the letter also stated what each ... early as long as you abide by their rules. That is to say, if another ... your secondary school grades in addition to your university transcript

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 13, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Won’t Be Long Now… Some pictures to tide you over.

  

  I’ve just finished assembling and sealing hundreds of packages with the rest of the admissions team. Not my favorite part of the job (I’m not the biggest fan of paper…

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 17, 2006