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Ellie on the M.T.A. writing about the T, on the T
managed anyways, somehow. I’ve talked to a woman crocheting while waiting ... Harvard (the horror!) at 1 a.m. My roommate and I rode the bus to Symphony Hall, and we discretely listened to a college-aged guy use linear algebra -
Blog / Admissions
You Prep, I Prep, We All Prep How to prepare--or at least, how I did.
(this job is so convenient!). I decided to create this post as a practical guide to preparing (or at least a guide to how I prepare) in the hope that ... ’ve been thrown into a pit of tigers to fend for myself with a toothpick -
Blog / Extracurriculars
Refreshment We need your help!
's basically an initiative to encourage people to make a positive difference in ... send a larger group of kids to camp. There are a thousand project entries ... here's a form you can fill out if you're willing to create a Pepsi -
Blog / Admissions
More On The Interview… You don't need to take up the crumhorn to look "different."
I wanted to offer a few more comments on the interview. While we have ... are also a good chance for you to learn more about MIT from someone who ... these conversations are a way for you and for us to learn about each other -
Blog / Admissions
Advice On How To Approach Your Interview Advice on how to approach your interview.
, test scores, etc. They want to learn about you as a person. This is your ... tell us in the essays. Think about why you are applying to MIT. Do a ... that the interview is not only a way for us to get to know you better -
Blog / Life after MIT
MIT Econ Prof Wins Nobel Prize (with video) A pretty exciting week as Peter Diamond PhD '63 is the latest MIT professor to…
Chemistry). MIT held a press conference to announce Prof. Diamond's win. Here ... normal MIT classroom (it looks a lot like the room where I took 18 ... . Diamond, a big Red Sox fan, how winning the Nobel compared to the Red Sox -
Blog / Classes
Little Pieces of Living january & february & march & now, april
In January, I came back to campus for IAP and got to do a healthcare ... Bank, where I held a brain in my hands and then watched a cutting. It was ... wonderful conversation I was lucky enough to have with a doctor I met when I -
Blog / Life after MIT
Hi again (and goodbye) (For real this time!)
, John (a Course 20 professor) and Ellen, convinced me to stay. I gave ... early 2014, a staff member, comparing MIT to smaller liberal arts colleges ... school was a time to reckon with the qualities I once lionized. I now -
Blog / Miscellaneous
what we’ve been up to recently a short list about winter break
attempt to not fall off the face of the blogs, here is a list, in no ... . Like literally 100+ hours at this point Going to the beach a couple times Going to pilates with our mom a couple times Going on lots of -
FAQ / Visit
How do I sign up for an info session and/or campus tour?
without a reservation for a session, we will not be able to accommodate you. But don't feel like you have to travel to Cambridge to get a feel for ... We look forward to showing you what makes MIT so special! We offer in -
Blog / Admissions
New Portlets? Just throwin' some ideas around.
manage to sequester a few minutes of Quinton's schedule, you'll see them in ... MIT. His to-do list is a mile long.) Anyway, new portlets. Here are the ... the hope is to have a portlet that will display various streaming video -
Blog / About Decisions
Holding out for a piece of Pi because there wasn't enough to go around the first time
. Those accepting a spot on the Waiting List, need to choose another ... to apply again in a subsequent application cycle. There are cases when ... out a year hoping to be favored by chance. Plausible, however, does not -
Blog / MIT Life
A Christmas Hug [UPDATE: New picture!!!] *squeeze*
Today was Winter Break 2008 in Lobby 7, a really pleasant way to ... up to Susan Hockfield and said "May I give you a hug while not ... stop by and say hi to her! Also, a couple of years ago my floor (Conner -
Blog / Life after MIT
Disappearing (or life goes on) .
last few years to come back and say a quick and proper good bye. I actually had several more entries partly written, but never got a chance to finish them up in a timely fashion, and now it's just way too late to go -
Blog / About Decisions
Deferred? Shameless thievery from a colleague's blog topic (sorry Matt).
. Please let me know how I can help to put it into a perspective that helps ... Shameless thievery from a colleague's blog topic (sorry Matt). There are a great many more of you that were deferred that admitted. I'm sure -
Blog / Personal Travel
being present im in st petersburg!!!
This was originally going to be a post about how now that I’m in ... entirely new to me. And yet it’s a completely different feeling knowing that ... to get a coffee and read a book in front of the Winter Palace. I don -
Blog / MIT History & Culture
Trendy Reif Strikes Again this time with the ALS bucket challenge.
video was to compete, I would have to get a great view. Shuffling my way ... university president. My favorite example of such continues to be MIT President ... in an otherwise formal job, like taking a selfie before giving his -
Blog / Challenges
IHTFP Warning: Bitterness Ahead! (And why IHTFP can mean so many different things.)
you get to choose where you live and stay with something like a family ... thermodynamics equations so I spent a good 15 minutes during the exam trying to ... There is a whiteboard in Ben's office which was apparently once used -
Blog / Admissions
Build awesome What to do if you like to build stuff.
"intro" material -- trebuchets, computers, etc. What's next? Where to look for inspiration? Let me introduce you to a few really wonderful ... "I like to build things. What can I do to show my stuff?" I get this