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  CPW 2008 @ MIT – Awesomeness Guaranteed (Guest Entry) On things that other colleges (namely their dean of admissions) will never letyou do.

  

  CPW story can be summed up in three pictures. Friendship: From R to L ... can deny that the architecture is really, really creative.   ... unbelievable weekend. Bonus points if you can find yourself! Video is here

  • by Snively '11
  • April 17, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Hitchhiker’s Guide to CPW DON'T PANIC.

  

  can - pre-frosh, students, staff, and professors alike. (Corollary ... people as you can (especially if you already know them from the Facebook ... , but exploring the GIRs and other typical freshman classes can be a great

  • by Paul B. '11
  • April 5, 2008
• Blog / Events

  One of those “big picture” days 2 hours of inspirational lectures, one from the CDC director and the other from broadcasting…

  

  point where we can greatly increase the value of the healthcare system if ... conflict that you can imagine and he told some heartbreaking and inspiration ... , our decisions can affect what is covered (like car chases vs. world

  • by Melis A. '08
  • April 2, 2008
• Blog / How to MIT

  Laptops! It goes on the top of your lap.

  

  I've had dial-up internet for as long as I can remember. One of the ... you should avoid a Mac. That's not to say you can't have one, but your ... can buy a Macbook Pro, dual-boot it with Windows, and then install Solid

  • by Snively '11
  • March 22, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I AM THE MASTER!!! Is there really something that this many people can hate? Yes.

  

  mean, me, a Master of Physics, can you imagine!? People will bow before ... ) Everything is case sensitive 6) You can't submit it with parts that are left ... online, homework can now be due late at night, or on weekends. For 8

  • by Snively '11
  • March 4, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What do you want to be when you grow up? Worst. Question. Ever.

  

  know if I want to be an engineer anymore. I can't tell if I never even ... can't say I have any concrete plans. The coolest company I talked to ... been planted...so I think that maybe, if I can somehow manage to get a

  • by Laura N. '09
  • February 2, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Al Kwon ‘08: Researching drug delivery Al Kwon, a Junior majoring in Biology, talks about some of his really exciting work…

  

  until the end to see his really great advice for prefrosh! Melis: Can you ... prize was a very pleasant surprise. M: Can you give a little bit of ... that you’ll find someone who can teach you some new technique you

  • by Melis A. '08
  • December 12, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Meow Yes, you can have cats in some dorms.

  

  windowsill to get a better view. * Dr. Popular can make every noise possible ... . He can turn the dolphin into a growling bear, a ghost, or a woodpecker, or all four for the "haunted house" effect. What's best is you can

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • October 9, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Two answers on a Saturday night Because SNL's a rerun and we just finished our movie from Netflix

  

  ever. He said they're totally lost and can't talk to people and all they ... were back in the day. As I hope you can tell from reading the blogs ... shot!), doctors certainly can benefit from strong analytical skills. The

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

  Re-introduction A summary, for those of you just tuning in.

  

  the following: 1. Analyzing data and writing as much as I can on the ... to organize everything properly so that my postdoc can do a few final ... residents, and I hope that all future MIT students can feel the connection and

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 26, 2006
• Blog / MISTI

  A Day at the Races Read this entry. It will rock you. I promise!

  

  Queen's major recording studio. The statue can be seen on the cover of ... to myself, five of which can't be printed in this blog. The sixth was ... Cologne just to see it. No. It took ten hours. Here, you can see my train

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 26, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  It’s the terror of knowing Ten dollars for my thoughts on grad school.

  

  figure that can wait a few days. Because I got to thinking this afternoon ... fairs. 3. I can't go to MIT for a PhD. Now, this isn't a bad thing ... degree. Currently, you can get these in Chemical Engineering, Electrical

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 20, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Once upon a time Who I was in high school.

  

  ] and I can kick butt together -- ok, I can kick butt and do their work ... feel that whatever they're interested in can easily be read in books ... .01 and/or 24.900, you can take most classes in the department. 5. Anon

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 19, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Like a Polaroid Picture My alleged lack of football fandom triggers an epiphany.

  

  program so far. I figure you can go look at pictures of the French Riviera ... curriculum doesn't work this way just for engineering classes. I can fondly ... Lodish had us figure out what to do with a sad little dog that can only

  • by Sam M. '07
  • June 23, 2006
• Blog / How to Human

  Surviving My deep thoughts on surviving and thriving at MIT, straight from three years ago.

  

  , but I've found that just closing my eyes for 15-20 minutes can really ... 's totally okay. 7. Trying new activities -- like cheerleading -- can be a ... the going got tough. And the going can get tough in a lot of different

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • May 11, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Numbers are names too What, you don't speak entirely in numbers at your school?

  

  dispell with names, each student can be RFID tagged? I know he was mostly ... words too fast and people can't understand me and I have to repeat myself ... . Can I get credit for those classes and 'bypass' them? My teacher says if

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • February 17, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Vast Oral Tradition Bela Bartok, a fluorescent rabbit, and Helen Keller walk into a bar. Stop me if…

  

  icy winds across the bridge can grab free tickets to select concerts. In ... . Why? I stock groceries for, like, nuclear winter... lots of canned goods ... wanted to drink something with a taste, I opened one of my like 50 cans of

  • by Sam M. '07
  • December 10, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  “I’ve Got 99 Problems… Admissions Is Not One” Really 52, but who's counting? I know that you love numbers, stats and checklists, so…

  

  and can be formed when oxygen interacts with certain molecules. Their chief danger comes from the damage they can do when they react with ... Financial Aid. If you don't apply, you can't afford it. Don't take college

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • October 21, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Library Battle: Harvard vs. MIT Harvard and MIT Libraries are given a theme topic and each an afternoon to compile…

  

  room is good for doing work. You can hear a pen drop. And it's pretty ... a serious library. They have awesome research librarians that can help ... . I love that there are so many things here I can try. I have

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 10, 2005
• Blog / How to Human

  Is this the real life? Guest writer for Sam's Blog, Ruth '07 goes home to Georgia, gets ditched by most…

  

  of the story, so with easy browsing you can avoid all that mess. 1 ... can be summarized with one observation: = In other words: dating = mom ... already, but as in most things, just being polite can get you very far

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 17, 2005