Daniel Barkowitz | May 16, 2008
"Advising Blow Out -- PF Finale Blue"
So as many of you know, I am a Freshmen Advisor. This year I even taught a Freshmen Advising Seminar on Personal Finance in the Fall. I have a total this year of ten advisees and 2 associate advisors, and it has been a great group with a wonderful bunch of students (and I have so enjoyed getting to know all of them).
Well, tonight is our end of year event.
Every year we try to have a large event during the year. My first year as a Freshmen Advisor (in 2004-05) we went to see Altar Boyz when it played in Boston. In 2005-06, we went to a Boston Celtics game. Last year, we went to a wonderful fondue restaurant (a review and wrap up of this is on Anthony's blog).
Well, tonight, we blow it all out of the water!
We are going to have an amazing night tonight. In about an hour and a half, we meet at the MIT Kendall MBTA stop to head to downtown Boston. We head for dinner at P.F. Changs where 15 of us will join together for dinner.
After a fine dinner (take a look at the menu if you don't believe me), we move on to dessert at Finale (which is an all dessert restaurant). I am particularly partial to the Molten Chocolate, but it is all good!
After a fine meal, we head to our final destination -- a perfomance of the Blue Man Group. If you haven't seen Blue Man Group before, it is an amazing show, sort of an existential experience. I am looking forward to it, although the last time I saw it was a very long time ago...
And then back to MIT. Not bad for the break between end of classes and finals (and not bad for an advising event).
I'm sure I'll have pix and more content later, but wanted to give you the heads up...
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Sounds like a lot of fun!
Posted by: Andrea on May 16, 2008 06:19 PM
so jealous!
Posted by: Karen on May 16, 2008 06:42 PM
I wrote an email to you about being your next year's associate adviser, but judging from the lack of a response, I guess you're set. :)
Posted by: Oasis '11 on May 16, 2008 06:47 PM
Actually I'm not sure yet.
Still waiting to hear about this year's crop and haven't had a chance to push yet...
Oasis, I will get back to you soon!!!
Posted by: Daniel Barkowitz on May 16, 2008 06:52 PM
Dan,
In Matts last Entry on May 12, he stated that the approximately 35 people will be notified off the waitlist by the "end of the week". Now looking at the same entry he has updated the words (without stating there was a change) "within the next week". What's this all about? He does not respond to queries on his own entry! If MIT people are to update their entries the changes should be clearly anotated. Or Matt should have told us by putting a response for his entry.
Posted by: Anonymous on May 16, 2008 07:29 PM
Oh my goodness!! I've never been to PF Chang's though I hear it's amazing. But Finale is SO good!! I totally agree about the molten chocolate. And Blue Man Group is really fun. That sounds like a really awesome night, haha. Hope you all had fun!
Posted by: Lauren '12 on May 17, 2008 08:50 AM
I think you just tilted the scales in favour of traditional advising :)
Posted by: Aditi on May 17, 2008 09:40 AM
I LOVE PF CHANG'S!
Posted by: archimedes on May 17, 2008 05:36 PM
I can attest to the greatness of last night's event. :)
A big thanks to Daniel for putting it together!!
Posted by: Anthony on May 17, 2008 10:52 PM
@Aditi: Actually, people in Freshman Advising Seminars also do this sort of thing. (I went to the Cheesecake Factory with my group a month or two ago. Delicious! :D)
Posted by: Paul on May 18, 2008 09:49 PM
Actually, this *was* an advising seminar group, not traditional. :) Although, last year when it was traditional, we did similar things with the advisees!
Posted by: Anthony on May 19, 2008 01:54 AM
Hi!
I am trying to gather some data, but I can't seem to find the exact information online :(
Is it true that MIT is need-blind to ALL applicants for more than 40 years already?
Could you please tell me when exactly MIT went need-blind to FOREIGN applicants?
Thanks in advance! :)
Posted by: Anonymous on June 3, 2008 08:24 AM
