Archive for May, 2007

6th of May, 2007

Book: Freakonomics

Posted by admin in All, Books at 3:05 pm | Permanent Link

I picked up this book through a friend’s recommendation. He told me this book, written by economist Levitt and New York Times reporter Dubner, has a unique way to explain the world by using data. When I got the book, I was totally surprised to find out there are two chapters devoted [...]

5th of May, 2007

College Admission III: MIT Dean Resigned

Posted by admin in All, College Application at 8:49 pm | Permanent Link

MIT’s admission officer, Marilee Jones, just resigned, see New York Time article. The new admission officer may change how MIT evaluates new students. To make matters more complicated, Harvard and Princeton just ended early admissions. We might see a lot of changes in next year’s college application process.