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Google Maps is NOT the best. But everything else seems to be right.

DID YOU KNOW? Pennyslvania leads the country in mushroom production, supplying 45% of the nation’s mushrooms. California, in second place, provides only 18%. Sam’s Mom has informed me that I…

by Sam M. '07
March 27, 2006

Blog / Personal Travel

Bryan is alive and in Rome Day One In Rome

We got here safely, and we’re having a blast. I’ll write a longer entry when I find free wireless, but right now it’s costing 3 euros an hour and I…

by Bryan
March 27, 2006

Blog / About Decisions

Admitted Updates CPW, admitted students parties, the "telethon," and financial aid.

A few quick notes for the Class of 2010… The deadline for registering for Campus Preview Weekend is tomorrow (Tuesday). I really hope you can make it! CPW registration is…

by Matt McGann '00
March 27, 2006

Blog / Admissions

Waitlist post Answers to waitlist FAQs.

I know that folks on the waitlist have lots of questions; hopefully this post will be quite helpful! How does the waitlist work? We are aiming for a class of…

by Matt McGann '00
March 27, 2006

Blog / Academics & Research

Living la vida lab rat So the moral of the story is that freedom is relative in science. And that…

A few entries back, Lena asked “How did you get the job in the lab and are the experiments you do designed by yourself or postdocs, professors, and grad students?”…

by Mollie B. '06
March 25, 2006

Blog / Personal Travel

Rome! Gelato, Saint Peter's Basilica, and Vespas for an entire week.

In about 6 hours, I’ll be boarding a plane and going to… ROME! Seeing as I haven’t packed or exchanged money yet, this blog entry will have to stay short…

by Bryan
March 25, 2006

Blog / MIT Life

Super Adventure Club In a little while, I'll be gone.

DID YOU KNOW? The world’s most heavily-trafficked passenger airport is in Atlanta, Georgia? Hey, if you came here from Google looking for something about South Park, no luck–this is just…

by Sam M. '07
March 25, 2006

Blog / MIT Life

Knowing me, knowing you My plans for Nobel laureacy, and everything I like about MIT professors.

DID YOU KNOW? Kelly Clarkson is the first artist to have five top ten singles from the same album (courtesy Mitra). You all left a lot of lovely comments, which…

by Sam M. '07
March 25, 2006

Blog / About Decisions

Admitted Students Parties MIT alumni-hosted parties in your area.

Beginning tomorrow (Saturday), MIT alumni from around the world will host parties in their hometowns for students admitted to the Class of 2010. If there’s one in your area, you…

by Matt McGann '00
March 24, 2006

Blog / Extracurriculars

Congratulations! You got the job. You start in 6 months.

*Sigh* So I went and wrote this whole entry about women in engineering that was based off of my initial comment that I’ve never experienced anyone directly saying that women…

by Laura N. '09
March 24, 2006

Blog / About Decisions

Admitted Students: MyMIT Updated Important and cool new information on MyMIT: check it out now.

Students admitted regular action have a whole bunch of new stuff on their MyMIT portal today, including: Class of 2010 Guestbook. Sign in, learn about your classmates, find out who…

by Matt McGann '00
March 23, 2006

Blog / About Decisions

The Only Answer I Have "Just a couple of sentences."

I think you guys set a record for ben.mitblogs.com – 353 comments in the last thread, as of this writing. Thanks to everyone who understood that it was a personal…

by Ben Jones
March 23, 2006

Blog / Personal Travel

Spring Break! A little guessing game.

At approximately 9.30 pm on Thursday night, Spring Break will begin. I leave for (blank) on Saturday. Anyone want to guess where I’m going? Hint #1: It’s not the Pappalardo…

by Bryan
March 23, 2006

Blog / MIT History & Culture

It’s bigger than you, and you are not me. Consider this entry the hint of the century.

DID YOU KNOW? Laverde’s Market, nestled in the MIT student center, claims to have the largest selection of cold drinks on the East Coast. I was perusing The Tech yesterday…

by Sam M. '07
March 22, 2006

Blog / MIT Life

Uh-oh Spaghetti-O

Yikes. It seems like I may have gotten Wenhao into a bit more trouble than he deserves, so let’s try to reorganize here before anything gets really out of hand.…

by Laura N. '09
March 21, 2006

Blog / Art, Literature, Music

You Heard It Here First Short Skirt, Long Jacket

So last Friday, Baker House hosted their annual rock concert, Mega Band Party Plus. Each year, they host a big concert in their dining hall where they have a bunch…

by Bryan
March 21, 2006

Blog / Academics & Research

Literature Tea & Mural Contest Artwork on cookies and walls.

On Monday, I went to an afternoon tea sponsored by Course 21L: Literature. The event (which occurs weekly!) is open to everyone, so even if you haven’t taken a literature…

by Mitra L. '07
March 21, 2006

Blog / Academics & Research

Christina Royce: Analyzing Re-entry Systems Christina Royce, a senior double majoring in Mechanical Engineering, with a concentration in Manufacturing through…

To manufacture the silicon chips that run your computer, silicon wafers must undergo repeated cycles of deposition, patterning, implantation of impurities, and heat treatments (1). Thus, the same piece of…

by Melis A. '08
March 21, 2006

Blog / MIT Life

MIT women Rockin' the two X chromosomes at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

I’ve noticed, in my travels around the country and the internet, that people are really interested in the experience of female students at MIT. I was asked several times at…

by Mollie B. '06
March 20, 2006

Blog / Art, Literature, Music

All my pasts and futures A blog entry about band and quiz bowl, to prove that I'm still hip.

DID YOU KNOW? Beethoven wrote only one opera and it was called Fidelio. Tonight we had the Burton-Conner Trivia Competition. Prior to the competition, I sent an e-mail to my…

by Sam M. '07
March 19, 2006