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  Random notes A little bit of this, a little bit of that.

  

  A few random notes: Thanks for all the mini-contest entries! I’ll be reading them this week and posting some of them next week. Good news for Heroes fans at MIT:…

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 9, 2007
• Blog / IAP

  MIT – Problem Sets = IAP! Today marks the beginning of IAP 2007.

  

  Today marks the beginning of the glorious month known as IAP, which stands for Independent Activities Period. From January 8th to February 2nd, MIT students get the chance to enjoy…

  • by Melis A. '08
  • January 9, 2007
• Blog / Events

  IAP & Mystery Hunt preview Four Mystery Hunt puzzles for you to try.

  

  Today is the beginning of IAP! IAP, or the Independent Activities Period, is a special four-week mini-term full of interesting, fun and random activities, classes, projects, contests, and more, such…

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 8, 2007
• Blog / Events

  1 Month, 0 Classes IAP tomorrow and an opportunity to mystery hunt!

  

  …well only if I choose to. Tomorrow marks the beginning of IAP (Independent Activities Period)…It’s one of my favorite times of the year because everything is pretty much optional. MIT…

  • by Bryan
  • January 7, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Off to Zambia

  

  Through my awesome D-Lab class, I am going to Zambia today until Jan 31st. Zambia is a land-locked country in southern Africa (see above) We will spend the majority of…

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • January 7, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Q&A catchup I answer questions, now that I'm no longer drugged...

  

  Well, I got my wisdom teeth pulled on Thursday afternoon, and I’m happy to report that I feel much better now. I was seriously out of it until yesterday morning,…

  • by Laura N. '09
  • January 6, 2007
• Blog / Challenges

  Burn Out or Fade Away Suggestions for second semester seniors: don't take either for an answer.

  

  Around the world, college students are going on hunger strike in his memory. Sorry it’s been a while since I’ve had anything substantial to say; finals hit a few weeks…

  • by Jess K. '10
  • January 6, 2007
• Blog / Events

  Be Our Guest, Take 2 Not to name drop, but... Steven Levitt, Paul Polak, Iqbal Quadir, and Brigitte Madrian all…

  

  I have had the good fortune to hear several excellent guest speakers recently. 1. Steven Levitt (author of Freakonomics and MIT PhD) came to campus on Monday and spent two…

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • January 6, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  The Match Our thoughts, and a request for current MIT students to weigh in.

  

  Those of you who are savvy surfers of this site will note that our page on “The Match” has displayed the dreaded “coming soon” message for the better part of…

  • by Ben Jones
  • January 5, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Mini-contest: Your Application Reflections I'd like to share your application experiences.

  

  I’d like to publish on this blog some of your reflections about applying to college. Not just applying to MIT, but the entire college admissions process. Presumably, there are tens…

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 4, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Funny pictures of me I wear a New Year's party hat. That's funny, right?

  

  You want to know the hardest part about this job? Entry titles. It’s like impossible to think of some clever 4 word phrase to encapsulate your entire entry. But I…

  • by Laura N. '09
  • January 3, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Happy New Year! A look back at 2006 and ahead to 2007

  

  Happy New Year! It’s hard to believe that it’s already 2007. 2006 was the year of YouTube, iPods, gas for $3.50 a gallon, record-high temperature, Wiis and PS3s, the World…

  • by Melis A. '08
  • January 2, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  An IAP in Texas, chapter one Reporting on location from Fort Worth.

  

  (Only in Texas can you legally drive 80mph on an Interstate highway!) This week, I drove about 1200 miles from my house in Arizona to the Fort Worth, Texas area,…

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • January 2, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Deep Breaths Perhaps wisdom, perhaps not. See for yourself.

  

  I’ve been reading a lot of the comments about the applications that are due on Jan. 1. And while what I’ll say now is just my opinion: “CHILLAX” Definition (source…

  • by Bryan
  • December 31, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Home is where the heart (of Texas) is Going away to school isn't such a bad thing.

  

  So I’ve been spending some time in my hometown over Winter Break, and this time, I know it’s probably the last time that I’ll sleep in my bed before I…

  • by Bryan
  • December 30, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Deadline-time Questions Omnibus Answering all of your questions. See you in 2007!

  

  Before I go off on vacation today, I wanted to answer as many questions as I can. It’s a long entry! Before we get to that, though, I have three…

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 29, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Holiday Gifts, MIT Style Some unique products from MIT people.

  

  For many, holiday time is the season of giving. While on this blog I more often talk about aspects of MIT that are freely offered to the world, I figured…

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 27, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  What the end of the semester does to Conner 2 For one thing, no one does the dishes. And I mean no one.

  

  Hello readers. Happy Holidays to everyone! The term is over and I’m happy to be getting lots and lots of sleep in my FULL SIZE (!) bed at home. Almost…

  • by Laura N. '09
  • December 27, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  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