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  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
• Blog / About Decisions

  Even More for Admitted Students: Share Your Story Another open thread for '11s.

  

  So you got into MIT. Congratulations!! Today is December 13, which means it’s exactly one year to the day when I discovered I got in. In honor of that anniversary,…

  • by Jess K. '10
  • December 13, 2006
• Blog / Hacks

  Where’s Waldo? Hack Attack!

  

  The time is 11:23 am, and I am sitting in the Student Center. Then to in my email inbox I receive this email. From: Friend with the Inside Scoop To:…

  • by Bryan
  • December 12, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Al Kwon ‘08: Researching drug delivery Al Kwon, a Junior majoring in Biology, talks about some of his really exciting work…

  

  Robert Langer, an MIT Chemical Engineering professor, is one of the best-known biomedical engineers in the world. He holds 500 issued and pending patents and is in the National Inventors…

  • by Melis A. '08
  • December 12, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  More For Deferred Students FAQ and advice.

  

  So, if you’ve been deferred, you may be asking, “What now?” Is it all over for me? At MIT, a deferral isn’t just a “polite rejection.” Your application will once…

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 11, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  More For Admitted Students The Class of 2011 directory.

  

  Beginning today, admitted students can log into MyMIT for the Class of 2011 guestbook directory (post your picture!). And also, feel free to use this entry’s fresh comments space for…

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 11, 2006
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Admitted An open thread for admitted students.

  

  Welcome to the Class of 2011! Feel free to use this post’s comments space to introduce yourselves to your future classmates. (Later this week, look for new stuff on your…

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 9, 2006