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  Well, at least you didn’t fail, right? A tale of mystery, wonder, and the worst possible way to handle too much work…

  

  conductors and capacitance make sense. Apparently AP Physics B was at least

  • by Keri G. '10
  • February 28, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Post-engagement, pre-Bahamas An exciting week!

  

  First, I want to thank everybody who left their good wishes with regard to our engagement. If you are a person who likes this sort of thing (which heaven knows…

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 2, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Cellular neurobiology The more syllables it has, the cooler it is

  

  This morning I went in early to image neurons on the confocal microscope again, and I was going to take pictures of the lab and our equipment for you guys…

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

  Productive, yes. Appropriately productive, no. You would think that my activities the weekend before finals might include studying.

  

  My weekend It’s been a somewhat busy two not-school days. Yesterday I sold several old textbooks back to the Coop, sold a few more on Amazon Marketplace, and got stopped…

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • May 21, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  2.007: Where even your smallest part matters The 2.007 competition has come to close!

  

  in the second game I was able to score one engineering ball in the B

  • by Melis A. '08
  • May 18, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Lots of questions today! Lots of answers, too.

  

  Questions 1. Anonymous asked, Did you go to Senior Ball? I think Mitra did. I think Mitra definitely did. :) Adam and I actually didn’t go, because we have a…

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • May 9, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Bicycle Race More things happen, and I pretend that I've read your comments.

  

  have to: a) take private lessons b) be in Chamber Chorus, Chamber Music

  • by Sam M. '07
  • May 4, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Why I do what I do A few reasons I'm still on this planet.

  

  I’ve gotten a few questions lately about my activities — why I do what I’m doing and such — so I thought I’d clue you all in on my raison…

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • February 24, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Weathering the weather So much snow!

  

  So it’s snowed something like 15 inches in Cambridge in the past 14 hours, and I’m feeling a little guilty. See, it’s the MIT biology interview weekend, and over the…

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • February 12, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Science is apparently not for the easily-frustrated Stories of woe from the lab

  

  Although most of the time I coast through my days in lab in a whirlwind of science glee, I have to admit that every once in a while, the lab…

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • January 31, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  I’m supergirl and I’m here to save the world My day, being thought of as superhuman, and answering several questions.

  

  I’m so jet-lagged! And completely slap-happy! Yayyyy! Today’s events: 6:45 AM — Arrive in Boston. I actually sort of slept on the plane, since it wasn’t a very full flight…

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • January 25, 2006
• Blog / Athletics

  MIT Athletics When I picked the topic for this entry, I was cheerleading at an MIT basketball…

  

  This entry is a double cheat — I was trying to think of something to write about while cheering for tonight’s MIT mens’ basketball game, and I realized that I…

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • January 13, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Class size A response to a comment brought up on Ben's blog.

  

  Concerned Parent brought up an issue in Ben’s blog (about halfway down the page at this point) about increasing class size at MIT, and how this would merely require more…

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • December 14, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Pommes et manus Turkeys into oil, apples into beavers... it's all good.

  

  , C2 Most Creative: Apple sculpture cake, B2 Apple Pie Winner: Katrina

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 24, 2005
• Blog / Athletics

  I like to break a mental sweat, too. Missed it by that much.

  

  the puck really well, Class B maybe just that you pass it between your

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 5, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Question me an answer. I try to help somebody, for the first time ever.

  

  a degree in the newly-created Course 10B: Biochemical Engineering

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 27, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  UROP Deadlines and Openings The deadline for Fall Direct Funding is September 15, so hurry up and find yourself…

  

  held by the Library of Congress, (b) explore issues of copyright

  • by Melis A. '08
  • September 7, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics If you want to come to MIT, you'd better learn a thing or two about…

  

  I do understand that human beings are not intuitively good at statistics. Daniel Kahneman won the Nobel Prize in Economics in 2002 for showing, among other things, that people in…

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • September 1, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  I am a hapless klutz Stories about Nobel laureates.

  

  First, I am excited to say that the class of 2009 is slowly straggling onto campus, and I could not be more psyched. Rush/orientation is my favorite time of year,…

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 22, 2005
• Blog / Events

  I’m only happy when it rains. You can't take pictures in Boston. Don't even try.

  

  make a B+ on the major paper, so I figure I must have learned something

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 23, 2005