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  Selecting the new bloggers! With a new school year approaching, it's time to pick the next set of bloggers.

  

  the incoming class) is the selection of the new bloggers. And now, with ... certain that we will only hire someone with an active blog, we will have a ... . Tell us what activities hope to become involved with at MIT, or (for

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 27, 2008
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Remember the Fourth Another reason why I'm happy I chose MIT over Stanford.

  

  , FREE Pillsburys....celebrate Independence Day with FREE goods! 1. For good measure, take FREE pictures with Blackberry mascots. Especially if ... ! :) The National Anthem and the flyover with F-15s! (this is also the very

  • by Chris S. '11
  • July 6, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Diffusion Summer time!

  

  's a bit harder than I thought. I've spent the last 9 months with these ... street but nobody I'm close with is actually living on the floor with me ... hit the tubes. Like? 4) Hang out with Maddie, Jordan, and Sauza 5

  • by Snively '11
  • May 23, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  Waitlist Update The Waitlist Committee has finalized decisions and has emailed all waitlisted applicants.

  

  We are writing with a quick followup to Matt's recent entry. The Waitlist Committee has finalized decisions and is currently emailing all waitlisted applicants. A brief overview: Of the 629 students currently on the

  • by Decisions
  • May 20, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Takin’ My Time I've got to keep on chasin' a dream...

  

  from their registration) with no penalty. At MIT, Drop Date occurs around ... . Kind of cool. And with Drop Date, comes Piano Drop! Piano Drop is a ... me. ("Don't masquerade with the guy in shades oh no...") Oops, who

  • by Paul B. '11
  • April 29, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Music in Springtime and MIT [by Ken Haggerty '11] Music at MIT can be both beautifully melodic and destructive, and…

  

  fellow Poriferan who was at the drop with me.) Unfufilled by the lack of ... Singer named Sheila Jordan who would be performing that night with the ... , chatting it up with Harvey Diamond (on piano), Tal Gamlieli (on bass), and

  • by ARTalk
  • April 25, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  Reflections Some thoughts on the admissions process, both to those who were admitted and those who…

  

  decisions, we have been reading and discussing your applications with the ... your stories with us. We have all been truly inspired by them. Many of ... will soon experience: the chance to learn with - and from - students from

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • March 28, 2008
• Blog / Events

  A Mystery Hunt Puzzle A Taste of Things to Come...

  

  It is 2:45 AM. You have just finished your 5.111 pset. The handwritten solutions took you 10 pages, and you're very fed up with drawing molecular orbital diagrams. You still have a 14.01 pset to do, before the sun

  • by Chris S. '11
  • March 21, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Making Time For Art [by Ashley Nash '11] If you don't have much or any experience with art, MIT…

  

  you don't have much or any experience with art, MIT provides plenty of ... great photography class where I am learning to take photos with film (goodbye point and click) and develop them. MIT not only provides me with a

  • by ARTalk
  • March 18, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  A Nerd’s Paradise Phi is a "h" of a lot cooler than pi.

  

  organic chemistry in roughly the same format, with only a few minor ... in glasses with a slide rule that pops into most people's heads when ... factors at MIT. If you're not yet convinced of that, let me present you with

  • by Paul B. '11
  • February 28, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  The Years of the Rat More about MIT's famous class ring: the "Brass Rat."

  

  year with the highly competitive process of choosing the ring committee ... committee decided to adorn the bezel of the ring with the beaver and have a three-piece construction, with MIT and the class year each appearing on a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 21, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Physics Prof. Peter Fisher on Conan A freshman physics professor helps the late night talk show host break a record. [with…

  

  Late Night with Conan O'Brien. For the past month, Conan's show has been ... feud with Stephen Colbert (resolved in a battle royale), a German disco ... .   Conan: [with sarcasm] A lot of people, many Americans have

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 9, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Tour of Town Cambridge: university and city.

  

  readers who are in Cambridge or are familiar with the campus/city, please

  • by Cambridge
  • February 8, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Harvard-MIT Student Debate on Pakistan this Friday

  

  , with the remaining 50 minutes reserved for questions, answers, and debate

  • by The Humanitarian Blog
  • February 5, 2008
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  MIT vs. Chuck Norris Ever wonder how many math and science Chuck Norris jokes exist in cyberspace?

  

  with a mid morning Mountain Dew and a strict one hour limit and got down ... physics. With his fists. - If, by some incredible space-time paradox, Chuck ... ants on fire with a magnifying glass. At night. - When J. Robert

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • February 5, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Whole 6.270 Story Where LEGOs take over my life.

  

  interested in being on a team with him for a LEGO robot competition during IAP ... controlled with joysticks). The goal of 6.270 is to teach students about ... by working with each other, being introduced to some material in class

  • by Snively '11
  • February 3, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Sometimes we have fun Pictures, pictures, pictures

  

  , maybe I just miss the freedom that comes with being away from home, but I ... innocent (and guilty). Katy '08 as Goldilocks. I don't know what's up with ... with my lovely A-Entry co-chair, Leslie '10 Lynn '11 surprised that

  • by Derrick B. '08
  • January 7, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Sunsets Academics at the other Cambridge.

  

  over, you've gotten more work than you know what to do with, and a ... 're expected to work through them and then discuss them with your supervisor. At ... with 1-2 other students and he/she is usually a grad student or professor

  • by Cambridge
  • November 13, 2007
• Blog / Hacks

  Remember, Remember the Fifth of November Celebrating Guy Fawkes Day as only MIT can.

  

  Institute fashion - with a hack! Late last night, I received a mysterious ... with a humble verse, my attempt to "hack" the original children's rhyme - with a suggestion from my friend "Alioth." Remember, remember the Fifth

  • by Paul B. '11
  • November 5, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Soothing Words About Deadlines From Joanne Cummings She's both the director of the freshman admissions process *and* Evie's mom, so you know…

  

  freshman process (as well as Evie’s mom), let me share with you some ... the deadline, our office assistants are processing, with tremendous care ... interests at heart and will treat your case with great care. While we're on

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 29, 2007