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• Blog / About Decisions

  After the Storm Thoughts about decisions from someone who's been there.

  

  For the past six months, I have been truly privileged to share my MIT ... my classes, my dorm, my fraternity, the hacks, the research ... prospective members of MIT's Class of 2012 - foremost in my mind. I hope I was

  • by Paul B. '11
  • March 17, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  A Nerd’s Paradise Phi is a "h" of a lot cooler than pi.

  

  expectations. This mindset has, in my opinion, produced some truly incredible ... education MIT provides. Out of everything I have experienced at MIT - my first classes, turning in my first p-set, the clubs I've become part of

  • by Paul B. '11
  • February 28, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Notes on the Interview It's only going to be as fun as you want it to be.

  

  ) understood. That was my big :( moment of the week, but the trees and the ... , My interview is within 3 weeks, so I want to know how you prepared for ... that you have heard from the admission folks, I'll give you my spin on

  • by Chris S. '11
  • October 26, 2007
• Blog / Challenges

  You’re Not Alone Even if you think you are.

  

  My Mondays are horrible. I'm thinking about bringing a camera with me ... third because it conflicts with my 9 AM class) 11:00 - 12:00 AM ... :00 PM: Astronomy Lab Lecture 2:00 - 3:00 PM: Frantically read for my

  • by Derrick B. '08
  • October 17, 2007
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Two short stories My last three weeks in a nutshell.

  

  was convinced that joining a sorority was not the way to go. Anyway, my ... basis for my sorority-bashing. Seriously though, I was basing my opinion ... hours reading my 5.07 textbook and still not coming close to understanding

  • by Keri G. '10
  • September 24, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  If the roots are imaginary, then the dots will be blue… Diff EQ what now?

  

  still am - I just got out of my 8.02 final, and I have 5.12 tomorrow.), I decided that upon my return, I'd treat you to my collection of 18.03 quotes ... for over 40 years!) These quotes have peppered my notebook all term, so

  • by Keri G. '10
  • May 21, 2007
• Blog / Events

  Return of the Nance Effect The Summer Update Edition!

  

  to blog a little more than a year ago I wrote the following: My blog ... ; Tell with how I spent my summer solstice. (Unlike most of you, the ... few pix from my summer... I had the pleasure of working with the MITES

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • August 9, 2006
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Double legacy ...what my kids will be, since I'm marrying somebody from MIT!

  

  ! And my ring is unbelievably sparkly and gorgeous! I'm going to write ... legacy applicants; MIT doesn't.) MIT romance I met Adam in September of my ... girl, I was totally uninterested. In March of my sophomore year, Adam

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 1, 2006
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Marking time Somewhere between the end of classes and graduation...

  

  Warning: My life is so not interesting right now. We're all moved ... , and let me tell you what, it was not fun to move into my permanent room ... the summer. This is my third summer in a row in Cambridge, and I wouldn

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • May 30, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Tuesdays with Linda It's kind of like making smoothies but not.

  

  research projects; it's my turn! So since sophomore year, I've been working ... interests concerns tissue engineering. One of the big projects in my lab is ... of my time in lab last semester and sophomore year was trying to

  • by Bryan
  • January 31, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Fixing a hole First figuratively, then literally.

  

  my activity coefficient away. He explained to us that this was a ... . Thanks, Dr. Hughes. In suite news, another one of my prayers was finally ... wall Time: 11:15 PM 10/12/2005 Hi Ken, I just got back from my desk

  • by Sam M. '07
  • November 17, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Spectacle I was going to title this entry "Spectacle of Light," because I mention MIThenge. Then…

  

  a month that I get my act together and cook real food for myself, even ... guy Sam talked about because he won an Ig Nobel and photograph my food ... . Lunch: Salami and cheese sandwhiches have been the staple of my lunch

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 13, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  On sleep There's nothing certain in this world but sleep and taxes.

  

  of my very favorite things in life, which is somewhat sensible if you ... kept detailed track of my sleep patterns for almost three years now. I ... like "hey, that sounds like a good idea" and my sleep statistics Excel

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • November 7, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  The real O.C. Travels in Southern California.

  

  CM. Yesterday, though, as I arrived at a school visit, I also had my ... EC Mark Milam facing the students (right). Following my visit at ... Academy. Unfortunately, I was a little late for my visit (I apologize!). The

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 30, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Odds and Ends My brain is too fried to think of any original content. So I'm commenting on…

  

  Since I just finished a 5.60 problem set, my brain is approximately ... something short about the last few entries' comments on my blog. (5.60 is ... picture of the cheerleading squad, with my poms together right above my

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • September 22, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Meet the Admissions Officers: Mari McQuaid Name: Mari McQuaid; Job title: Assistant Director of Admissions; Hometown: Verona, NJ

  

  University for two years and then my degree from Harvard Extension in Art ... things about Boston: Boston's nice, but to be honest I spend most of my ... my values, great live music, gourmet food, and great places to shop for

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 8, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Cool Classes

  

  ?" Good question! First part first. Some of my favorite classes at MIT, from ... Interpretation of Computer Programs (Fall '04, Grimson) - You'd never know from my grade in the class, or my bitching about all-nighters, that I thought this

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • July 20, 2005
• Blog / How to Human

  An MIT survival guide

  

  This is a list I made at the end of my freshman year in the reading ... give me enough alertness to get me through the rest of my day... plus it's just a nice place to sit and think. So here's my list of Things I

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 5, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Hello world!

  

  (Math) classes than I need for my major, but saying that I dabble in the ... pre-med (I always get asked that when people find out my major). I ... about me, in general. I live on 5th East, my wonderful hall in the dorm of

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • July 5, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Summer, Summer, Summertime "...and this is how i spent my summer vacation."

  

  see some of my friends celebrate the completion of four successful years ... this summer, I decided to expand my horizons a little more. Here's a before picture of my cubicle. We'll see how it looks at the end of the

  • by Bryan
  • June 30, 2005