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  The Availability Heuristic with applications to pledging

  

  I didn't include a lot of biographical detail in my biography ... fraternity men are both diverse and intellectual, respect women (at least in my ... heuristic get to you. MIT fraternities are very different from fraternities in

  • by Qiaochu Y. '12
  • September 11, 2011
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Starbucks. I'm getting a little too familiar with it.

  

  with someone in Chinese. Directly across from me, there are two men and two women conversing in Spanish. And I generally throw in a bit of Tamil

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • June 14, 2011
• Blog / Hacks

  mit.wikipedia.org The best dang hack there ever was [citation needed]

  

  In honor of Wikipedia's 10th birthday (January 15th), MIT celebrated ... at MIT in the first place. Personally, my school career - and perhaps ... . (Oh, and it's got facts and stuff on it.) With that in mind, here's to

  • by Emad T. '14
  • January 20, 2011
• Blog / Athletics

  MIT XC, looking sharp In which Maggie unveils the most awesome flowchart ever!

  

  a hard day in the dust and sun (August) or mud and rain (November) or ... ’s flowchart comes in-it takes all the worry out of pre-meet packing. You can sleep soundly the night before a race, knowing you will always be in style

  • by Alina G. '11
  • September 20, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Application question: scholastic and non-scholastic distinctions? Answering FAQs about the awards section in the MIT application.

  

  . In an attempt to alleviate confusion, I sat down with my colleague Mc ... about putting an award in the "wrong" section, as there really is no best ... , concerto competitions, All County, Interlochen) Art (e.g. placing in a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 8, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Where You’re Going, Where I’ve Been CPW! YEEAAAH!

  

  , Johnson. This is, in my opinion, one of the most valuable events of CPW ... MIT, or your college choices in general, feel free shoot me an email me at the address in the banner.

  • by Ahmed H. '12
  • April 14, 2009
• Blog / About Decisions

  For the Admitted Students Welcome, Class of 2013!

  

  Weekend! (CPW) So I never got to come to CPW when I got in, but after going ... 'll probably get more information about this in the package with your official admission certificate that you will get soon in the mail =p) If you don

  • by Chris S. '11
  • March 16, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Application Tracking now available You can check the status of your application components now on MyMIT.

  

  , so as long as you get us the copies in a timely manner, there will be ... for most students, we do not expect that most students have sent in the Mid-Year Grade Report. You should send this in as soon as possible after

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 28, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Selecting the new bloggers! With a new school year approaching, it's time to pick the next set of bloggers.

  

  living group. For freshmen, tell us which dorm you've been temped in. For ... . Short Answer Essays Short answer #1 - In a paragraph or two, describe ... of the following). Option A: In a paragraph or two, describe to us a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 27, 2008
• Blog / Hacks

  A Hack and Advice Two entries smashed into one.

  

  live in Boston you need to listen to Tessie and I'm Shipping Up to Boston ... 'm Shipping up to Boston." A lot. I've included some YouTube videos in case you ... information about the hack, thanks for tips in the comments]

  • by Snively '11
  • February 29, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Sunny day – Sweepin’ the clouds away On my way to where the air is sweet.Can you tell me how to get,…

  

  . Thanks society. Every once in a while it's important for an MIT student to ... in a good mood and ready to sit down and chat with you at any ... ol' crowd of more awesome MIT people wandered in. Liz '11, Sam '09

  • by Snively '11
  • February 8, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  The State of the Mail: Opened & Processed It's time to check MyMIT to make sure we have all the pieces of your…

  

  , so as long as you get us the copies in a timely manner, there will be ... available for most students, we do not expect that most students have sent in the Mid-Year Grade Report. You should send this in as soon as possible

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 24, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  Telethon Live Blog Where we call you --

  

  roll your eyes at us. In all actuality, I am really excited to call you ... all the people that get in! 9:00 pm Successfully called Marc R. after ... number two! We'll dig for more names. 11:14 pm Alright, I'm back in my

  • by Snively '11
  • January 17, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Sunsets Academics at the other Cambridge.

  

  . Depending on your subject and which year you're in, you can have anywhere from ... who is your point of contact for anything that you don't understand in ... scheduled supervision #2 for some day in week 5. However you realize, the day

  • by Cambridge
  • November 13, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

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

  

  canned pineapple in JELL-O but not fresh pineapple. How tired do people ... moments of panic, I had the sense to reach in and rip it out with one clean ... luck in figuring it out. I was so excited, because everybody else was

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

  The Ides of March No longer MIA.

  

  to participate in the selection committee for the Minority Introduction ... and education, and we need more celebrations of excellence in these fields.And in this season of high anxiety over selective college admissions

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 15, 2006
• Blog / IAP

  Kiss the Frog Charm School and Nerdy Pick Up Lines. What can I say?

  

  IAP without learning a little bit, at least. Let's hop in the TechnoTime Machine and jump back 9 years to when I was in 6th grade, every weekend, I ... today. Charm School is an annual IAP event in it's 14th year where

  • by Bryan
  • February 3, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Boris Alexeev: Solving Graph Theory Problems Boris Alexeev spent five months working on a math UROP with Prof. Daniel Kleitman.

  

  professor he worked with (Daniel Kleitman, a professor in the Math Department ... paper at http://arxiv.org/abs/math.CO/0507456, he is in the process of ... starring on Shaye's radio show. Aspiring mathematicians are in luck, as MIT

  • by Melis A. '08
  • November 28, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Spectacle I was going to title this entry "Spectacle of Light," because I mention MIThenge. Then…

  

  fit it in with playing sports. You obviously want to have some fuel to ... with me here, but I don't really count grilled sandwiches from Alpine in ... were lots of dumb people getting in the way, so I didn't really get any

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 13, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  We even learn stuff here! There's antimony, arsenic, aluminum, selenium,And hydrogen and oxygen and nitrogen and rhenium...

  

  As I told you in my last entry, my mother has become concerned about ... is included in the term "extended family," and she thinks it's great ... yes. I am enrolled in 4 classes and one seminar this semester, so let

  • by Laura N. '09
  • September 21, 2005