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  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
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  The question thread

  

  Hi guys, I gather that you either have gotten or are soon getting your decision letters from MIT. I’m sure you’ve got a bunch of questions, so I’m making this…

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • March 19, 2006
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Admitted!

  

  Welcome to the Class of 2010! Feel free to use this post’s comments space to introduce yourselves to your future classmates, and Early Action admits, welcome your new classmates…

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 18, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Not admitted

  

  This year was the most competitive ever for MIT admissions. Admitting fewer than 13% of applicants means we had to turn away many, many incredible students. For those of you…

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 18, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Waitlisted

  

  In the near future, we’ll have some advice here on the blogs about being waitlisted. In the meantime, feel free to use this post’s comments space to discuss anything waitlist-related.…

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 18, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Reading Some final notes before decisions are posted.

  

  Required reading (from folks who are better writers than me): Ben Jones: It’s More Than A Job Marilee Jones: Sending You My Best Also: Bryan Nance A Post For Parents…

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 18, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Admissions Decisions

  

  We’ve come to the time of year when many of you readers will find out whether you’ve been admitted to MIT or not. I want to express to you all…

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • March 18, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Moment of Truth

  

  Decisions are in the mail and ready to be viewed online. I’m really excited myself, and I’ve known my decision for a year and a half. =) Best of luck…

  • by Laura N. '09
  • March 18, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Poaching Imagination Just a few more hours.

  

  In just a few hours, you’ll know whether or not you have the option of spending four years at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Yes, that’s right. In just a…

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • March 18, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Cross-Cultural Conference

  

  I’m going on a cross-cultural conference/retreat tomorrow. 2006 is the first year they’re holding this event, so I really have no idea what to expect, but here are some of…

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • March 18, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Don’t Worry, Be Happy A few words of advice.

  

  So the title is pretty obvious, I’m modeling this entry after Sam’s. Back in the Fall of 2002, I set out on a journey that is still ongoing. I started…

  • by Bryan
  • March 17, 2006