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  We’re Ready for CPW Are you?

  

  Costco is officially out of hamburgers, UPS is making 5 trips a day ... , unfortunately, I wasn't assigned a prefrosh this year. :( By the way, Mikey just ... up with concerned grumblings and surprise. I wouldn't expect a whole

  • by Snively '11
  • April 4, 2010
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Forum for Admitted Students

  MIT will live in a day or two.

  • by Admin
  • March 14, 2010
• Blog / Athletics

  LET’S PLAY Dodgeball!

  

  not an athletic giant – for one, Briggs Field conspicuously lacks a ... a hockey-related event almost every day; for hours at a time. And it ... , but we've already completed three dodgeball games. Rewind a little bit

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • October 10, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Snapshot #1 Short summary of a long week.

  

  for a breathless noontime hour and ran. Terminal windows dissolved into ... of Boston's air pollution. Soaked in a brew of life ... greeting as we passed, accompanied by a frenzied, Picasso-esque facial

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • June 28, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Laptop There should be a special place in hell for laptop thieves.

  

  dammit, my laptop and camera got stolen out of my room. Campus police has been thusfar unhelpful as usual in locating the perpetrators. These entries might take a lot longer than I thought. Gotta start over. Good thing

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • May 25, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  HS Juniors/Sophomores: Upcoming MIT Events MIT will have events with Yale and Brown Universities in Southern California and the Mid-Atlantic…

  

  : brownmityale.org These meetings will be a great opportunity for high school ... . Each school will talk a little about what makes it unique, and will also ... session, including Q&A, will run about 90 minutes. You can RSVP at

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 18, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Snow Day? No Way! I'm totally counting down the days until the spring equinox.

  

  As you may have seen from Shannon's blog, everyone at MIT woke up to a rather snowy view outside. Here's what my fraternity looked like: Fortunately for me, my first class on Mondays is at noon. So the roads looked

  • by Paul B. '11
  • March 2, 2009
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  MITblogs: The Next Generation Look ma, a hack!

  

  Courtesy of the prospective Class of 2013, I am amused and happy to present eight applicants' humble homage to the MIT admissions website: mymit.info And, of course, where would be without a little help from

  • by Paul B. '11
  • February 11, 2009
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Not Admitted Open thread for denied students.

  

  Admitting such a small percentage of the applicant pool means that we unfortunately have to turn away many, many incredible students. For those of you who fall into this category, this is an open forum for you to talk.

  • by Decisions
  • December 15, 2008
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Choose my Halloween Costume!

  

  some help coming up with a good idea. Here's what I've got so far: - Velma (from Scooby Doo) - a non-sucky female Disney character (meaning ... waiting for Prince Charming's white horse to get in gear) - a witch (even

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 25, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Meetings with Brown & Yale in Texas and Arizona Learn about three great schools at once in the American Southwest.

  

  Beginning a week from Saturday, MIT will be going on the road with ... can be found here: brownmityale.org These meetings will be a great ... will talk a little about what makes it unique, and will also describe

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 1, 2008
• Blog / How to Food

  Gluten-free at MIT Oh hey, that rhymes!

  

  of this post - a few weeks ago, MITblogs got a question from Claire: "I ... consider living in a dorm with kitchens instead of a dining hall. (Burton ... does have a dining hall (Baker, Simmons, McCormick, and Next, for those

  • by Keri G. '10
  • April 2, 2008
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Devoid of Content Well, mostly.

  

  This post is almost entirely devoid of content except to point out a particularly funny exchange in the comments of a recent post. It's a constant ... , funny? YesIThink). Have a great week playing Brawl (I know I will be) and

  • by Snively '11
  • March 9, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  6.270 What's a 6.270?

  

  ? Anybody at all? 6.270 is a LEGO robot programming class that takes place during IAP. Not Mindstorms, but just tons and tons of LEGOs, sensors, and a ... given all of our supplies and an objective. We then had a month to build

  • by Snively '11
  • January 31, 2008
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Not Admitted A forum for students who were not admitted.

  

  Admitting such a small percentage of the applicant pool means that we unfortunately have to turn away many, many incredible students. For those of you who fall into this category, this is an open forum for you to talk.

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 15, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Orgo Halloween Every day in organic chemistry is a holiday.

  

  , November 1st is just a day like every other day. Have fun tonight!

  • by Jess K. '10
  • October 31, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Finals finals finals finalsfinals.

  

  finals finals finals finals finals finals finals finnnaaaaaaaaaalllls. finals finals finals finals finals finals finals finalsfinalsfinals finals-flanels finals? finalls phinals finnals. f i n a l s

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • May 23, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Quick hello from Albuquerque I'm in New Mexico for ISEF.

  

  A quick shout out from Albuquerque, New Mexico, where I am attending ... talked of making a "left turn at Albuquerque") (No sign of the High School ... check out the projects, and finally a reception (now with fabulous prizes

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 17, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Final Countdown Duh nuh nuh, nuh... duh nuh nuhnuhnuh..

  

  There's one week left of my freshman year - how much can you fit in a seven days? A seven-page paper, six nights of studying, five hours to ... you have a problem) and have one page left to write on the linguistics

  • by Jess K. '10
  • May 16, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW Thursday liveblog Updated whenever I get a chance.

  

  you design a pinball machine for a nursing home?" Kevin '11: "No! I designed an arcade machine for a hospital." D'oh! So close, yet so far. 11 ... 'm tired from 90 straight minutes of talking, but it was great to talk to a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 12, 2007