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  Moving On, Moving Out, and the Conservation of Freshmen Reflections of a (kinda) sophomore.

  

  As of noon today, I am officially done with my first year at MIT. I turned in my last final, walked out of the exam room into the bright Boston…

  • by Paul B. '11
  • May 22, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My UROP Experiences Research is kinda cool.

  

  What’s up? Yeah, it’s the end of term, and we’re all hosed. The week before dead week is pretty stressful, as every class tries to cram in that last assignment.…

  • by Derrick B. '08
  • May 7, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Road I’m On Life's a lot to think about sometimes...

  

  Pardon me for the grammatically incorrect tonight title (in the sardonic words of the ever-quotable Winston Churchill, “This is the sort of English up with which I will not put!”),…

  • by Paul B. '11
  • April 26, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW-ing the Weekend (Guest Entry) ...even though it is technically two days longer than a weekend.

  

  By Pamela Ban (’12?) I had eagerly awaited CPW, and it was heaven. There was this booklet that you got at registration which was basically the bible to free food,…

  • by Paul B. '11
  • April 22, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Finding My Way Around MIT (Guest Entry) CPW was so hugely difficult to take in all at once that it's hard to…

  

  by Rena Katz CPW was so hugely difficult to take in all at once that it’s hard to sum it all up in one blog post, much like it’s hard…

  • by Paul B. '11
  • April 20, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  Welcome to MIT, Class of 2012 Welcome home.

  

  Even though it’s been exactly a year since I found out I had been accepted to MIT, I still clearly remember the day I received my decision. The morning of…

  • by Paul B. '11
  • March 18, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Happy Valentine’s Day from MIT Because theobromine is delicious.

  

  In case you haven’t realized it yet, I’m going to let you guys all in on a secret: MIT Admissions loves you. No, really. I know the L-word gets thrown…

  • by Paul B. '11
  • February 14, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Hilarity with Jeremy "Hi!" *awkward silence*

  

  As you may have already realized, MIT attracts an incredibly diverse range of people, with a similarly broad array of interests, passions, and personalities. When I say that, I’m not…

  • by Paul B. '11
  • February 8, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Danger Danger! Listen to Burt, duck and cover!

  

  radioactive sign is this sign What's a class 3b laser? It's a laser that

  • by Snively '11
  • January 23, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Telethon Fun…Squared The amount of fun experienced at an event grows exponentially as a function of bloggers…

  

  Hey all, just another entry about the EA Telethon madness. I ended up helping out from 6:00 to 11:00, with maybe a half-hour break in between to write up a…

  • by Paul B. '11
  • January 17, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Boston Rain With apologies to Tay Zonday.

  

  Despite being the middle of winter, on Friday the entire Boston area ended up getting drenched in an unexpected deluge of rain. Yes, you read that right: rain. For a…

  • by Paul B. '11
  • January 12, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The End of an Era The last lecture of 6.001

  

  Hi, everyone! Sorry that I vanished off the face of the earth. That was really kind of terrible form, I know. But Ben and my mom are conspiring, which means…

  • by Evan B. '10
  • January 8, 2008
• Blog / IAP

  The Space Between In which I attempt to explain IAP. (Hint: it's not a Dave Matthews Band song.)

  

  Over Winter Break, whenever any of my friends or relatives asked me when I was going back to MIT, I couldn’t help but sigh, just a tiny little bit. In…

  • by Paul B. '11
  • January 7, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  At What Cost A summary of my fall semester

  

  I haven’t blogged much at all this year. I remember how happy I was when I found out I’d been selected. I thought “Wow, I can share my experiences with…

  • by Derrick B. '08
  • December 21, 2007
• Blog / Hacks

  Hack Study Break MIT is home to some very dedicated gamers.

  

  I am two days away from finishing my first semester at MIT. How did that happen? Most of campus is already cracking down in preparation for finals, which are now…

  • by Paul B. '11
  • December 11, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  New Kid on the Blogs Claim your place. Make your mark. Live your dreams.

  

  Let me start with a confession. Last year, if you had told me that I was going to end up at MIT for college, I probably would have laughed in…

  • by Paul B. '11
  • October 8, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Karen: A Short History Finally.

  

  about what I wanted to do, and B) I forgot all the math I ever learned

  • by Karen F. '11
  • September 25, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Scratches On My Mind A brief introduction, so you'll know why I see MIT the way I do.

  

  Yeah, I know. It’s a weird title for a first blog entry. But bear with me, because it’ll seem really appropriate once I explain it (Bonus points for anyone who…

  • by Derrick B. '08
  • September 20, 2007
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Blogger Decisions Released Many thanks to all of this year's incredible applicants!

  

  Boone '08 lives in MacGregor and is majoring in 10B and 8. His activities

  • by Ben Jones
  • September 7, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Meaning of August It's time for classes, moving, colorful dorm rooms, and new bloggers.

  

  What does August mean to you? For me it used to mean that school was starting, summer was over – all kinds of depressing things like that. This time around,…

  • by Evan B. '10
  • August 15, 2007