What did YOU do this weekend

What did YOU do this weekend I dont know about you, but I had a pretty awesome weekend. First of all, I checked my exam grade for 18.01 on-line. Then I started running around the room and up and down the stairs to tell Becky and Sam. Whys that? Because I got the highest test grade Ive gotten at MIT by about 16 points. Ninety-six. Thats right. =) See, Im improving! In fact, Im doing better in 3.091 too! Sort of. Just remember, its all about the zoom-out effect. 3.091 Test #1: You think you got but then you zoom out. 3.091 Test #2: You think you got. but then you zoom out Friday night Sam and Becky and I walked into Boston to have a wonderful end-of-week meal at the appropriately named TGIFridays. Fridays is just about my favorite restaurant of ALL TIME, so I was pretty psyched about that. I got the sizzling chicken and cheese, like I do every time. Why? Because it comes with a side of mashed potatoes. You just cant argue with that. Despite being my favorite eating establishment ever, Becky did find a random piece of metal in her foodyikes. But Beckys chill and didnt care anyway, plus she got a free meal out of the deal! And free dessert. Which she didnt really want so Sam and I just ate most of it for her. We hurried back from dinner in order to make it to SaveTFPs weekly Friday night event. This past Friday was hosted by Laura Stuart, who, aside from having a great name, works for MITMedical and is most well-known around campus for being the go-to-woman for questions regarding sexual health. Friday night she gave a presentation about sex toys. No joke. She brought in examples and everything. Ill be tasteful and not go into too much detail, but while were on the subject Id like to bring up the point that MIT is super-open about sexual health. (Um, obviously. See above.) We chatted with Laura Stuart a little before her sex toy presentation, and you can tell right away that shes really easy to talk to, even about topics that can make some people uncomfortable. Some friends of mine who were thinking about becoming sexually active basically just visited her at her office and had a little chat about safe sex and contraception. Three cheers for responsibility, right? They came back with booklets of information and free condoms. Speaking of, those things are everywhere. If you cant find them, youre just dumb. Sometimes I think MIT spends more money on condoms than anything. Really. Anyway, MIT takes sexual health seriously. Im not sure if this makes parent readers more or less anxious, so Ill just leave it at that. =) QA Time! Steven asked, Im told i am exelent in math and reading, and above standard in science, but my english and writing skills Lets just say they are not up to par. Will I still be considered or must i be dissillusioned? To be perfectly honest, it depends exactly what you mean by not up to par, which is a pretty vague description. =) Seriously though, you cant get too hung up on the details of your test scores. Besides, most MIT students score higher in math and science than english and writing (check out section C9 of that link). In any case, you never know unless you try! If youre really concerned about your scores, you may want to address a more specific question to Ben or Matt. Edward wrote: But I do think I kinda agree with John 08 I dont know why :-) PS: Which is better: a) tackling psets alone b) doing psets as a group Hey now. Dont go bashing my cooking when you havent even eaten it and then ask a question and expect an answer! =P How you tackle psets is a personal preference. Some people feel the need to work everything out for themselves, and some people need to have other distra- I mean, classmates around for help. Im a firm believer in method #2, personally, but it varies. I also apologize for the fact that this doesnt really answer your question at all. I will say that most professors expect and encourage collaboration on psets, so they make them really really hard. Which is so uncool. Emi asked, What other interesting classes are available for HASS credit? which is a pretty hefty question, so Im putting it aside for now until I can properly research some of the course offerings. In the meantime, feel free to poke around the websites of the different HASS departments, which are listed here. In response to my nutritional documentation, Nurlan sad no vegetebles. i will feel myself as if i m punished. I dont like vegetables. Except for potatoes. And I eat plenty of those by buying those microwavable cheddar cheese potato boats from the supermarket. Yum. Mushal basically wanted to know how I dont starve to death. I guess I dont require as much food as most people in order to function, but I definitely dont go hungry. I also have a practically bottomless supply of granola bars and pop-tarts, which Im constantly eating between meals. And one bowl of cereal per day is the bare minimum. Its usually more than that. =) Tomorrow I have a super-cool adventure planned, but its top-secret! (Im really just saying this so that if it doesnt work out I just disappoint myself and not all of you as well. Then I can make something up in order to not look like an idiot!) So stay tuned!