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  The sun is out but why is it so cold outside?

  

  be a cat in the winter time. Today I wrested the last fateful drop out ... , drop date is the most aptly placed date in the whole MIT calendar, the ... went to rehearsal for the final project in dance, played in a badminton

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • November 20, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  LAST! It's the end of the world as we know it!

  

  this morning, but we’ll ignore that for the sake of sensationalism). In ... at the thing. From for blog Whoa, yea it's big. In fact it ... , what makes this so special? why is it the end of the world? Well in a

  • by Chris M. '12
  • September 10, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  First Day of Class Sick.

  

  some reason the idea of spending five hours in lecture sent me into a ... 've been lying around either freezing or burning up in bed or on my couch or somewhere in between trying to figure out why the little birds on my ceiling

  • by Jess K. '10
  • September 4, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  My Last Blog: Introducing My Successor I started "The Humanitarian Blog" to spotlight the amazing work that MIT students are doing…

  

  't be returning to my beloved 254 suite in Burton-Conner, hanging out with ... Carnegie Endowment, a think tank that's based in D.C, studying democratization and governance in China. Given that I'm a twig, it never ceases to

  • by The Humanitarian Blog
  • September 2, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  LSC: A Brief Summary [by Ashley Nash '11] Who wouldn’t want to join?

  

  presenters to the MIT community in the large lecture hall 26-100. We show movies that were in theaters recently and charge four dollars, but every now and then there will be a free showing of a movie that is either in

  • by ARTalk
  • May 2, 2008
• Blog / How to Human

  Don’t Neglect Your Creative Side And I don't mean the side of you that thinks up math problems while you…

  

  meet on MIT's campus, but hopefully I'll see you around in the real world ... tower. Nothing made that more apparent than standing in front of a ... amount of sleep you need (or in some cases, the amount of caffeine you can

  • by Derrick B. '08
  • March 19, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Juniors: MIT and other summer programs Juniors may want to start thinking about summer programs including MITES, RSI, and WTP.

  

  in studying and exploring careers in science, engineering, and ... Excellence in Education and MIT, is a rigorous academic program which emphasizes advanced theory and research in mathematics, the sciences, and

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 16, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  The City On A Hill The "M" of " MIT"

  

  People often find it shocking when I say it, but if MIT was in ... Frank Sinatra in New York, New York: these vagabond shoes were longing to ... shoes to go to school there. Not one bit. But if it was anywhere in

  • by Karen F. '11
  • January 2, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Choosing a Major I hope this is helpful to you at some point

  

  address the topic in a proper way. First, some questions. Is Physics major ... to maybe 20-25% of the students in each year. But it's big enough that ... )? But keep in mind those classes I listed weren't like taken all during

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • December 18, 2007
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  50 (First) Dates You and your significant other -- where to meet on campus, where to go out,…

  

  grades are in) Barker Reading Room Campus Preview Weekend Career Fair ... with MIT ID? Music practice rooms -- serenade your special someone in a ... Shuttle/SafeRide Z Center -- the only place in the winter where I've consistently found

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • May 29, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  If You Wish To Receive Your Decision Online… ...please read this entry!

  

  designated in your MyMIT account) is 2007. ----------------------------------- What is the process for receiving my admissions decision online? In order ... log in using the same username and password that you use to log into

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 1, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Born Under Punches The heat goes on, which is nice, but so does classwork.

  

  you know. But it's a busy week in my life, between classes, choir ... parties, a floor-sponsored trip to some island in the middle of Boston ... or turn in important forms on a computer or something, but then again

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 19, 2006
• Blog / Life after MIT

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

  

  in space when STS-115 launches. More than one-third of the nation ... total of more than 15,000 hours in space. (Check out the MIT Astronaut ... 's Crew, and did Navy ROTC. In her preflight interview, Stefanyshyn

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

  Who’s that new kid? ANOTHER one?? Are you KIDDING me?! She doesn't even fit on the page!

  

  'm just a girl working in a bakery.) I've lived in California all my life, where it's okay that I wear t-shirts and flip flops in December. When it ... body in something other than breathable cotton. Despite always living

  • by Jess K. '10
  • August 10, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Return of the Nance Effect The Summer Update Edition!

  

  known as the college application process. In some ways this entry ... I say welcome! Come on in, the water is just fine. I hope that you will not hesitate to throw your two cents in to any and all conversations

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • August 9, 2006
• Blog / Life after MIT

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

  

  I are engaged, and we're planning to be married in September or ... in admissions -- legacy kids aren't at an advantage compared to the ... legacy applicants; MIT doesn't.) MIT romance I met Adam in September of my

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 1, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT Cancer Research The history and future of cancer research at MIT.

  

  Cancer Research, and in November, CCR director Tyler Jacks shared the 2005 ... -cancer drugs produced by molecular medicine--Herceptin, approved by the FDA in 1998; and Gleevec, approved in 2001. Nobel Prize-winning work

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 29, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Waitlist post Answers to waitlist FAQs.

  

  with that? It is true that we have not utilized the waitlist in the past ... accept our offer of admission. Some years, we overpredict (as in the past three years); other years, we underpredict (as in the several years before

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 27, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Christina Royce: Analyzing Re-entry Systems Christina Royce, a senior double majoring in Mechanical Engineering, with a concentration in Manufacturing through…

  

  processed. Christina Royce, a senior double majoring in Mechanical Engineering, with a concentration in Manufacturing through the 2A program, and ... simultaneously process millions of parts in a given factory. Christina's research

  • by Melis A. '08
  • March 21, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My Second… Fifth Week?

  

  . :-) Physics is a continual thorn in my side, but everything else seems to be ... fate of the MIT Class of 2010 is (more or less) set in stone. You ... we're investigating some interesting topics in my intercultural

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • March 12, 2006