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Blog / Admissions
Guessing game results MIT's student newspaper publishes the number of freshman applications.
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Blog / MIT Life
Yet Another MIT 2010? Alex Doonesbury needs to choose a college.
cartoons indicate Alex will take a gap year, either to "consult for a -
Blog / Athletics
Sneak Preview
Coming soon: An entry on The Tech Nomads But first: 26.2 miles of awesomeness Interseting story: My mom was seated on the plane next to a couple with a newborn baby. They all (well, except the newborn) chatted about -
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Blog / Art, Literature, Music
The Year of the Origami Dog A beautiful folded-paper version of Evie the dog.
February 21). I expect to see some nice entries; I'll post them when the -
Blog / Events
Mystery Hunt begins tomorrow A fun puzzle to solve.
The annual Mystery Hunt (history here) begins tomorrow at 12:17pm in MIT's Lobby 7. To give you a flavor of the Hunt, I decided I'd post here one of last year's most clever puzzles (this was just one of 114 -
Blog / Admissions
EA Letters Are In The Mail You are an incredible group of people, both academically and personally.
room in the Institute for all of you, I really do. I'm off to enjoy a -
FAQ / Academics and research
What programs fall under the School of Architecture & Planning?
discipline, the department has long contributed to learning in the arts and -
FAQ / Life and culture
Can I play football at MIT?
garnered a lot of press from coast to coast, with announcers pointing out -
Blog / Academics & Research
Prof. Missy Cummings on The Colbert Report At the end of the interview, she and Stephen face off in Rock 'Em Sock…
Colbert Report: it's important to understand the context of the program and ... Colbert Report is a spin-off from and counterpart to The Daily Show that -
Blog / Admissions
First Day of Classes! Today, the MIT Class of 2014 begins.
welcome to the class is the Freshman Convocation, where the freshman class ... you like to see the Convocation? Check it out: MIT Tech TV We have -
Blog / Admissions
MIT Admissions Statistics 2008 We've updated the stats page.
folks to our website, where we offer a plethora of numbers for any ... ,925 Admitted 522 Deferred to regular action 2,903 Deferred applicants admitted -
Blog / MIT Life
A Week In Review An end-of-year freshman advising event, and my friend's 6.115 final project.
! As his associate advisor for a group of six freshmen, I got to tag along to the end-of-year dinner at the Wine Cellar Restaurant, just across -
Blog / Athletics
Going for the Au An MIT alum will compete in Olympic skeleton.
, sailing, and, of course, UROP. Pat Antaki isn't the first MIT alum to go to -
Blog / Academics & Research
2005 Economics Nobel MIT's intellectual monopoly over game theory knowledge continues. (~9 pictures)
, the 2005 Nobels in Economics were announced. Congrats to the two 2005 ... . (This is where all the magic happens.) Huge kudos again to Professor -
Blog / Admissions
Class of 2009 Numbers
highest overall yield (the percentage of admitted students who decide to ... % international citizens. Many thanks to the International Students Association for -
Blog / Miscellaneous
Alaska Where I am right now.
I have decided that today I will operate under the assumption that I am in Alaska. Not because it's cold or anything, just because it's a change of pace. Your thoughts on Alaska are welcomed. -
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? -
Blog / Admissions
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