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  Bringing Down the (Lottery) House Like the movie '21,' but with scratch tickets.

  

  tickets worked. "I remember telling myself that the Ontario Lottery is a ... Vegas for millions? "I remember thinking, I'm gonna be rich! I'm gonna ... to more practical concerns. "Once I worked out how much money I could

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 10, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Congrats Jenn Lai ‘11, Rhodes Scholar This blog entry does not contain video of Jenn playing "Rhapsody in Blue" with the…

  

  's "official" biography from rhodesscholar.org (links mine): Jennifer I. Lai ... topped herself, I guess!) I was so excited when I heard that Jenn was going to play this piece (possibly my favorite piece) with the Pops that I

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 21, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Ye Olde Career Fair An MIT tradition...and a great opportunity for a discussion on leadership!

  

  When I was first applying for the GEL program, I heard a lot of people talking about “engineering leaders” and “engineering leadership.” I ... between generic leaders and engineering leaders? Truth be told, I’m still a

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • September 28, 2010
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Welcome 2014s!! :) See you in the fall!

  

  ever know. :) Honestly, after I heard this a few months ago on the radio, I realized the Kelly Clarkson perfectly described my relationship with ... dysfunctional I really shouldn't miss you But I can't let you go Oh yeah

  • by Chris S. '11
  • May 4, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Haiti: Day 1 This week, I'm in Haiti.

  

  This term I'm taking a class this term called MAS.963, or Special ... take to disseminate in Haiti at the end of April. I'm working with Anila ... train their workers on site. So today, we're in Haiti. I don't know what

  • by Jess K. '10
  • April 25, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Hello? Pick up your phones!!

  

  Yesterday, I briefly deserted my physics and orgo psets and headed ... : the RA admits! I think I got to call and congratulate about fifteen or so of you, although I spoke more with answering machines than actual

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • March 16, 2010
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  MIT has a radio station!? [by Shelby Heinecke '13] Yes, it's true!

  

  places I visited during my CPW, and I encourage you all to visit it as well. Ever since I stepped foot in the station during CPW, I knew that I wanted ... —and that's precisely what I did! My show is called "Peaceful Purgatory" and

  • by ARTalk
  • February 22, 2010
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Stories from Uganda [by Biyeun Buczyk '10] Installing an exhibit in the Wiesner Student Art Gallery.

  

  might remember I spent two months in Uganda that summer under a Public Service Center Fellowship. In June 2009, I traveled to Uganda again with ... brings computers to secondary and primary schools in Uganda. I have been a

  • by ARTalk
  • February 8, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Thoughts on Removing the Long Essay from the Freshman Application So long, extraneous passages of florid prose.

  

  Brevity is wise. ...but I'm not the one being affected here. What are your thoughts?

  • by Keri G. '10
  • October 23, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW roundup Meet the Bloggers, dinner with a physics professor, and a photography contest for those of…

  

  Factoid of the Day: I've never paid for food from the MIT Student Center. (Secondary factoid: The primary factoid does not indicate that I ... you know. By “you”, I especially mean “employees and proprietors of the

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • April 20, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  College Fair! v2.0

  

  Hello everybody! I'm still alive, I promise, just not at the computer. I will, however, be at the computer tonight from 8:00PM EST to 10:00PM ... as a live version of the MIT blogs. I'm working the MIT booth tonight

  • by Snively '11
  • March 25, 2009
• Blog / About Decisions

  Otra Vez, Como Siempre Some J-Pop to cheer you up. =p

  

  Amazing Discovery of the Day: After nearly three semesters at MIT, I ... ). Wow, it really shows what kind of MIT student I am over this last year. *blushes* Last year, I posted Taiwanese pop songs to "encourage" the EA and

  • by Chris S. '11
  • December 12, 2008
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Two Things Just a quick update

  

  1) I'm going to be taking a 2.005 test in about an hour. Wish me luck! 2) The Prudential Center is flashing blue and yellow. . . does this mean snow tomorrow?

  • by Snively '11
  • November 19, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Overheard at MIT Vote vote vote!

  

  conversation-snippits that I caught as I passed by people. In high school I was ... day here over a year ago I've heard some of the most entertaining bits of conversations as I pass people. Unfortunately I've forgotten a lot

  • by Snively '11
  • November 11, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Surprise! Long time no see!

  

  , and a nice walk back from dinner, we ended up back at the dorm and I checked my mail. A postcard! We read it, I showed it to Laura, and then part of her head exploded because she couldn't figure out how I, and only

  • by Snively '11
  • August 29, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  It’s Beautiful .

  

  It's beautiful. My newest junior lab experiment. I want to share it with you. Hang on.

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • February 16, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  Things To Do While Waiting for Decisions, Part II Relax! Take it eee-aaa-sy!

  

  So I just read Ben's post regarding the official release date of ... I was your age, we didn't have any official release date to count down ... school every day, uphill. Both ways. Anyway, I was thinking we could all

  • by Jess K. '10
  • December 10, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Travels Winter break is here!

  

  goes on. Personally I decided to go back MIT for 2 weeks and then going home in California for the rest of the break. I know, lame, but I spend ... . So I did a lot of traveling and therefore didn't make much money. So no

  • by Cambridge
  • December 4, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Hit in the Face: A Snively GuestBlog Snively's point of view. Only this time it's actually his point of view, and not…

  

  After a lot of searching, I’ve discovered a video on YouTube that is ... . Hello, my name is Snively, and I’m about to get hit in the face with a fire hose. As you may have read, I was selected to be an admissions

  • by Laura N. '09
  • September 14, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Gravity Rides Everything We are gathered here today to allude to rapidly accelerating bouncy balls and The Moon…

  

  I did many things this weekend during CPW: -met you. As I said at ... of bouncy balls. (Pictures, anyone? Seeing as I wasn't on the receiving end of the drop, I don't have any myself...) Notice "sleep" is not on

  • by Keri G. '10
  • April 17, 2007