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  MIT ‘10: Another Fab Four Sarah Dupuis '10, Zachary Bjornson-Hooper '10 Emily Houston '10, and Renaldo Webb '10.

  

  Class of 2010 Excels: from Rifle Champion to Water Quality Researcher From the MIT Alumni Association’s New & Noteworthy When the 1,005-strong Class of 2010 steps on campus next fall,…

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 28, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Building, building, building, building This one goes out to the one I've left behind.

  

  DID YOU KNOW? According to Wikipedia, “An article from The Onion appeared on the 2005 Advanced Placement English Language and Composition test, in which students were asked to write an…

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 28, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT ‘10: The Plano Four Colin Taylor '10, Timur Sahin '10, Joanne Shih '10 and Albert Chang '10.

  

  Taking aim at MIT Plano West sending 4 students, more than any school in area 05:32 AM CDT on Tuesday, May 30, 2006 By NICO PLACINO / The Dallas Morning…

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

  Turkey vs. Spam’s Hair Two parables of personal hygiene.

  

  DID YOU KNOW? Robin Williams named his daughter Zelda, after Princess Zelda. You know, from the Nintendo games. Bryan just did an entry on things to look out for in…

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 27, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  I Wish I Was an Astronaut I was a nerd even back in 3rd grade.

  

  Not really…but I used to. I wrote this little diddy back in 3rd grade, just thought I’d share. Mollie, maybe Adam wants to make this the course 16 anthem? Background:…

  • by Bryan
  • July 27, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Re-introduction A summary, for those of you just tuning in.

  

  I’ve been unbelievably hosed the past few days doing a combination of the following: 1. Analyzing data and writing as much as I can on the rough draft of my…

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 26, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT ‘10s in the news A series of newspaper articles about incoming MIT freshmen.

  

  Over the next week (or so), I’ll be publishing newspaper articles I’ve collected from across the web (via newsfeeds) about members of the Class of 2010 (if there was a…

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 26, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT ‘10: Eletha Flores The awesome Eletha Flores '10.

  

  Flowers student to attend MIT, thanks to scholarships Student received prestigious Hispanic Heritage Youth Award Thursday, May 25, 2006 by Jennifer Donatelli, Staff Writer [Photo by Lawrence Jackson Jr. –…

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 26, 2006
• Blog / MISTI

  A Day at the Races Read this entry. It will rock you. I promise!

  

  DID YOU KNOW? The longest recorded kiss took place in New York City on December 5, 2001 between Louisa Almedovar and Rich Langley. It lasted 30 hours, 59 minutes and…

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

  Class of 2010 profile A ststistical look at the incoming freshmen.

  

  Here’s a look at this year’s incoming freshman class. Over the next week, we’ll take a look at some of the individuals in the class… The MIT Class of 2010,…

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 24, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Howdy Where are you guys going to live? Etc.

  

  Thanks to everyone who submitted applications for admissions blogging! Thank heaven there’s a selection committee – I could never choose by myself. All of the applications have been fantastic! (There’s…

  • by Ben Jones
  • July 24, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  He’s Making A List and Checking It Twice The things that I found important when looking at colleges

  

  So four years ago, I began a year-long journey to start seeing what 12 years of public school education could do for me. I started applying to college. I kind…

  • by Bryan
  • July 24, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Gotta Catch ‘Em All! A DUCT TAPE COW!!!

  

  I used to play Pokemon. I won’t lie. One could possibly say that Boston is a living GameBoy game this summer with the Cow Parade. All across Boston, the Jimmy…

  • by Bryan
  • July 23, 2006
• Blog / MISTI

  The train in Spain is ungainly, take a plane I'm an MITblogger, get me out of here!

  

  DID YOU KNOW? Square wheels will roll if the road is in the shape of a catenary curve, which is the shape that a string hangs in when you hold…

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 23, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Just some potpourri Zoo! New computer! Cooking! Books! Spine-crushingly tedious work at the lab!

  

  Shiny new computer Since my grad program gives a $1000 “educational allowance” to incoming students, I decided to apply that money to a new laptop. I got my old laptop…

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 22, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Summer reading: “The Language of God” Consider adding "The Language of God" to your summer reading list!

  

  As some of you may know, this summer I’m working at the NIH National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), which is best known for its contribution to the Human Genome…

  • by Melis A. '08
  • July 22, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  It’s the terror of knowing Ten dollars for my thoughts on grad school.

  

  DID YOU KNOW? Norah Jones is the daughter of sitar virtuoso Ravi Shankar. So I’ve got a photographic record of picturesque Barcelona, but I figure that can wait a few…

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 20, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Once upon a time Who I was in high school.

  

  Last time, Jon asked, What kind of high school student were you? Did everyone always come to you for help, expect the best from you, etc?….did you like it or…

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 19, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Wahoo! MIT takes over Doonesbury! Alex Doonesbury is coming to a campus near you.

  

  For those of you who are closely following the Doonesbury comic strip story… (brush up by checking out Matt’s entry #1, entry #2, and entry #3 on it), Alex Doonesbury…

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

  What can you do in four years?

  

  Okay, now for the next post addressing one of your requested topics. Question: “What about Are Four years enough to get advantage of all the resources MIT has to offer…

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • July 19, 2006