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• Blog / About Decisions

  Don’t Worry, Be Happy A few words of advice.

  

  's. Back in the Fall of 2002, I set out on a journey that is still ongoing. I ... of state laws. Back in TX, if you were in the top 10 percent of your ... about a month, those thoughts changed. It wasn't until late in my fall

  • by Bryan
  • March 17, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Indra Nooyi presentation A presentation from Indra Nooyi, President & Chief Financial Officer for PepsiCo.

  

  This afternoon I went to a talk on Diversity in Action by Indra Nooyi. She spoke at Sloan (MIT's school of management) as part of a series that will host the following speakers later this semester:

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • February 28, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I will begin again. Maybe the time is right (to blog). Maybe tonight.

  

  Chef, originated the role of Jean Valjean in the Japanese production of ... see him in the "Valjeans of the World" medley at the end. It always ... the song for this medley, since that's pretty much the one song in the

  • by Sam M. '07
  • February 8, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  UPOP Program and a look at Jay Dweck (‘77) UPOP is a one-week seminar that teaches leadership and work-place dynamics to sophomores studying engineering…

  

  I participated in the Undergraduate Practice Opportunities Program ... attend a one-week session where we work in small groups, along with a Teaching Assistant (TA) who is in industry/research, to complete a series of

  • by Melis A. '08
  • February 5, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Same as it ever was The more things change...

  

  applications. Lots and lots of applications. It's been quite busy here in Admissions lately. In addition to the requisite 4-5 reading days each week, we ... meeting about our new viewbook, discussed in Ben's latest post, followed by

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 3, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Superbowl Discuss.

  

  I am currently a bit overwhelmed with work & application reading, but I'll return next week with the next Q&A and other new content. In the meantime... Superbowl: discuss. Who are you pulling for? Who

  • by Ben Jones
  • February 2, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Year of the Dog Happy Lunar New Year!

  

  Happy Lunar New Year from Evie* and the entire Office of Admissions! *Evie is the dog of Associate Director of Admissions Joanne Cummings, and is my favorite pooch in the world =)

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

  Happy Holidays! The bloggers' holiday pic.

  

  Just a quick note to say happy holidays from all of us to all of you. We hope your vacations are fun and safe, and that your 2006 is super. :-) P.S. All questions to date have been answered in the previous entry...

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 19, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  So about those flip flops… snow part deux

  

  See my last entry about No Flip Flops Looks like the snow has finally arrived for real. Woke up this morning to these sights in tree-lined Brookline. This week: look forward to entries on designing a wind

  • by Bryan
  • December 4, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  It was the blurst of times? I'm a stupid monkey.

  

  Much like my one-time alter-ego Javert, I've always seen things in a ... myself, "Wow, you're so dumb. How do you even, like, get dressed in the ... 've taken to opening it up through computers in my lab via athena

  • by Sam M. '07
  • December 3, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  November Scores

  

  To anyone who's been worrying about scores from November tests geting to us in time for EA selection, here's a bit of good news - we got 'em! They'll be loaded into the system tonight. Now stop worrying! ;-)

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 1, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Amsterdesk Time is on my side, it's on my side now.

  

  because it gives me a captive environment in which I basically have nothing ... classes in which that problem might potentially be addressed: 14.64: Labor ... I've always said I don't believe in linear time, but this is

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 29, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Yay for cheap stuff Inexpensive books make me happy.

  

  usually in such good condition that you can't even really tell what's wrong ... and a half hours in the pouring rain to lose a field hockey game. Bleh ... her read my books. We have a symbiotic relationship.) In other news, I

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 17, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Tests of the non-standardized kind Stop thinking about the SAT and start thinking about 18.01!

  

  ridiculous-looking formula sheets to show you. In the book The Idea Factory by Pepper White, the author (who was a masters student in course 2 at MIT ... takes away from the Institute. Hence tests. In Laura's entry, Eric asked

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • October 12, 2005
• Blog / Athletics

  XC is Sexy

  

  blog it. On Saturday, I went with some friends to Franklin Park, in ... majors. Tina '07 (light pink) lives in Baker House, and Christina '07 (hot pink) lives in Spanish House. Here, Christina hugs Kevin '07, who

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • October 11, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Quick update A short entry, a quick link, and I become Seth Cohen.

  

  In honor of my trip to the OC, Ben made this for me: And the link of the day: The Art of Problem Solving (more on this next entry) A longer update soon...

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 1, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Double diplomas The only thing better than one MIT degree is TWO MIT degrees!

  

  between 15 and 20 percent of MIT students graduate with bachelors degrees in ... , because I should be listed as a year 3 student with a second major in VII ... the truly worthy will be able to dance at graduation with a diploma in

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • September 12, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  fpop-ing I haven't worn a poncho since the third grade.

  

  Dynamics in the Tiny Bacterial Cell, in the Fall. - we toured the Broad ... marathon including Gattaca and Aliens in 6-120 Orientation is by far one ... encourage you to participate in all of it as Jessie and Mollie have both also

  • by Bryan
  • August 26, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  I AM CONNECTED! Finally arriving on campus was way less exciting than finally getting my wireless connection to…

  

  from my own room in Burton-Conner on my new (to me) laptop and will soon ... ) and arrived on campus around 5:30. I checked in at the front desk of my ... to be on the Burton half of the building in a double, but my room had

  • by Laura N. '09
  • August 22, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Pursuing multiple fields

  

  's a question) if you could tell me how easy it is to double major in two ... literature but I'm concerned that it will be too tough to try to get degrees in ... . In order to double-major, you need 270 units beyond the GIRs. So in

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • August 13, 2005