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  I Could Write a Song a Hundred Miles Long I only sing Coldplay because it will help me get girls.

  

  DID YOU KNOW? In his second autobiography, published in 1991, Wilt Chamberlain claimed to have slept with almost 20,000 women. Since he was 56 at the time of that statement,…

  • by Sam M. '07
  • December 26, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Regular Action Deadline & Taking Questions Advice for RA applicants; I'll answer questions Thursday.

  

  Please remember that January 1 is the submission deadline for students applying for regular action admission to MIT. This means that you should you should click the final “submit” button…

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 26, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  ‘Twas the night before Christmas Happy holidays to everyone!

  

  The Christmas holiday is a pretty big deal in my family. On Christmas Eve, Santa visits our annual family gathering, with dozens of McGanns in attendance. Last night, my parents,…

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 25, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Nicht Bach, Sondern Maurer The proudest moment of my life since figuring out that "Wok & Roll" was a…

  

  DID YOU KNOW? Chess prodigy Bobby Fischer has been wanted by the US Government since 1992, when he violated economic sanctions against Yugoslavia by engaging in a chess match there.…

  • by Sam M. '07
  • December 24, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Adventures in Logan Airport In which I attempt to fly back to Florida. Written during a too-long wait in…

  

  The other day, when I stopped in the Admissions Office to annoy a few of its regular denizens (Hi, Nance. You too, Ben.) I was asked why my blog didn’t…

  • by Keri G. '10
  • December 24, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Time and change

  

  Term’s over. Almost. I’ve always felt that term wasn’t truly over until all of my grades were in, and I’m still waiting for two of them (out of five). But…

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • December 23, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Soy Bomb Doo d-d-doo d-d-doo d-do d-do. Ice tea!

  

  DID YOU KNOW? Igor Stravinsky has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Okay guys, you did get me on the whole immaculate conception business. Although I guess my…

  • by Sam M. '07
  • December 22, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Promise of Ending ...is labor and sharing and loving.

  

  DID YOU KNOW? Female komodo dragons can apparently have immaculate conceptions. No, really. So I was just sitting here this evening (don’t you mean “this morning?”) watching a biblical archaeology…

  • by Sam M. '07
  • December 22, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Somewhat Random A little news bite.

  

  JK Rowling announces Harry Potter Book 7 Title Not completely unrelated to MIT…well yea, but since finals are over and my brain is still mush, I’m allowed. It’s really only…

  • by Bryan
  • December 21, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Happy Holidays! Pictures from our recent holiday party.

  

  Happy holidays from the admissions office! I’ll be leaving in a bit for a week of vacation (YES!) – back on January 2. I hope you all have wonderful holiday…

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 21, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Answers To Your Questions Dec 2006 This is a big one!

  

  Finally seeing the light at the end of the EA tunnel! Here are the answers to your recent questions. ————————————- NoOneInParticular wrote: "Would it be inappropriate / discouraged to get…

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 20, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  NY Times article on women in science Women in science...the debate rages on.

  

  Perhaps you have noticed my lack of blogging lately, unfortunately I’ve been bogged down with final exams. I had an Organic Chemistry II exam on Monday and Neuroscience today, and…

  • by Melis A. '08
  • December 19, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Motivation Finals are FUN!

  

  My grades for the semester so far: This should keep me motivated for my final tomorrow. Final Exam 1 of 1 Wednesday December 20, 2006 9 AM to 12 PM…

  • by Bryan
  • December 19, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  New ZigZag and more A new episode of MIT's video podcast, and Susan Hockfield speaks out on energy research.

  

  As you know, MIT is embarking on a mission to tackle the world’s energy and environment problems. Today, I’ve got two pieces of media to check out relating to this…

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 19, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Congratulations! You have been named… Time Magazine's Person of the Year!

  

  Time Magazine’s Person of the Year. It’s you. The person reading this right now. In fact, those of you who are avid blog readers, writers, and commenters are an even…

  • by Laura N. '09
  • December 18, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  ‘Twas the night before the 8.01 final and all through the Haus, everyone was studying like nothing else. Including me. Just not…

  

  No. Really. Finals week starts tomorrow, and my 8.01 final is in ten hours, but I’ve been studying quite a bit this weekend. Stalling=blog post! Woo hoo! With that said,…

  • by Keri G. '10
  • December 17, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  21st Century Education? Food for thought.

  

  So I just read this article in Time Magazine about bringing schools out of the 20th century. So putting this in the context of your college education, here are a…

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

  Blast from the Past

  

  So way back awhile ago, after I stopped blogging for extended periods of time (sorry!) and after Ruth’s balloon adventure, I headed over to Bryan’s fraternity, ZBT, for…an 80s party.…

  • by Laura N. '09
  • December 15, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Worlds within worlds

  

  I hear Early Action decisions went out. Congrats to those of you who got in. If you got deferred, don’t take it too hard, plenty of people whom I know…

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • December 14, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Because one story just isn’t enough My tale of being admitted. Laugh. Cry. Both. Neither. All of the above?

  

  In true “everybody else is doing it, so why can’t we?”* fashion, I’m posting my own tale of being admitted last year. Since this is the second year that EA…

  • by Keri G. '10
  • December 14, 2006