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  Brain Dump This is going to be ~14 entries in one - my fault for being too…

  

  was attending a seminar on podcasting a few weeks ago when they ... hawk-cam up on the big screen - just as Daddy Hawk brought Mommy Hawk ... simultaneously commented "ew." So if you choose to keep the live hawk-cam open on

  • by Ben Jones
  • May 12, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Whirlwind Weekend highlights of the weekend (UPDATED!)

  

  Thursday: Medlinks auction So on Thursday, the Medlinks had a dating auction to benefit a scholarship fund in Louisiana. One of my friends, Mike ... Formal This year it was at the State Room which is on the 33rd floor of an

  • by Bryan
  • April 23, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Juniors: Sign up for SAT Subject Tests SAT Subject Test registration deadline is April 28.

  

  the final time this school year on Saturday, June 3. The deadline for ... progresses. Tomorrow on the the blog, some updates and changes.

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 13, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Professor Ernesto Blanco: A Lesson in Creative Engineering "Science and engineering are like two sides of a coin, where the value of the…

  

  to this area, though you can die instantly from such an injury. On a ... -scale functioning wheelchair based on his design. He opened his desk drawer and ... and easy to use, so it cuts down significantly on suturing time and

  • by Melis A. '08
  • March 28, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Admitted Students Parties MIT alumni-hosted parties in your area.

  

  , there are dozens of alumni-hosted events going on; it should be pretty ... : Campus Preview Weekend, April 6-9 on MIT's campus!

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 24, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  It’s bigger than you, and you are not me. Consider this entry the hint of the century.

  

  , claims to have the largest selection of cold drinks on the East Coast. I ... 'd rather take a HASS test than read a hundred pages on something completely ... grade, because I spent 100 hours on this project." or "I slept in the

  • by Sam M. '07
  • March 22, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  The interview life Recruiting for MIT on the west coast, plus answering questions.

  

  so many great people on my interview trips, and some of them have ... research internship where I did a modest body of original research. I plan on getting into UROP as soon as I get on a college campus and definetely this

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • March 3, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Q&A Round Two Answers to some questions

  

  , it really depends on the purpose. If you want to be course 6, then you ... Old-Timer asked: Emack and Bolio's still exists? Yep, right on Newbury

  • by Bryan
  • February 13, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Chocolate Tasting Nuts, olives, and 99% cocoa

  

  to tasting, though; you're supposed to let the chocolate piece melt on ... should wait around for McDreamy or move on with her life? And wasn't the

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • February 12, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Song of Myself All we need is music (sweet music).

  

  you give me a little information on its orchestra and chamber music ... 30-ish member more exclusive group focusing on smaller-scale works ... the piece "MIT-oriented." Among other influences, the piece is based on

  • by Sam M. '07
  • December 27, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Selection begins Picking the Class of 2010.

  

  -- we have everyone on the subcommittee agree what the right action (admit ... stack for another subcommittee to decide on. Then we take the next case

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 2, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  I’m just curious as to why you keep invoking William Faulkner. "MIT is so charmingly nerdy" entries #12 and 35.

  

  doing quiz bowl in high school, even though I'm not on the MIT College ... of graffiti on a chalkboard as I was walking through building 56. Get

  • by Sam M. '07
  • December 1, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Unfold I met my blog muse while doing the laundry, and then came this entry.

  

  pun? Good; there will be a quiz on this later. Okay, so I think my ... I'm well on my way to the goal.

  • by Bryan
  • November 10, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Return of QBert Whack-a-mole, a piano player, and a whole lot of fun. All in 24 hours or…

  

  describing to you the journey would be a faux-pas on my part, so here it begins ... hang out and relax. I originally planned on driving back that night, but

  • by Bryan
  • November 6, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Leaves, Strawberries, Doors Pictures of campus, faculty dinner, another door. (7 pictures)

  

  Peak fall foliage has finally hit MIT. Some trees on campus started to turn as early a September, but only recently has most of the campus ... ... more on that soon!

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 5, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  MIT’s Newest Nobel Laureate Can you autograph my problem set?

  

  autograph my problem set. Now to see if they want a guest spot on my blog. More on: Professor Schrock and his research Other MIT Nobel Laureates

  • by Bryan
  • October 5, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  You’re 18, But You Aren’t Invincible Impressions of my first month at MIT -- both sobering and exciting.

  

  and an A on the assignment -- heck, I could. But if you try to do that ... explore. Certainly, what is defined by "fun" depends on who you are, but I ... work because "you're on pass/no record!" They secretly wish they could

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • October 1, 2005
• Blog / Events

  ZBT Soiree A part with many desserts and friends... fortunately, I left before the karaoke part. (9…

  

  . After dinner, I hopped on the Boston West SafeRide and went to Zeta Beta ... activities is playing on MIT's Women's Water Polo team (Christi, I think

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • September 29, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Katrina I can't stop thinking about it.

  

  Oh my god. I can't stop thinking about all of the people who have been affected by this - this tragedy has been on my mind every waking ... from the affected areas: you've probably seen the message elsewhere on My

  • by Ben Jones
  • September 2, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics If you want to come to MIT, you'd better learn a thing or two about…

  

  the gamble. If the same respondents are given the two problems on ... start in statistical thinking now. First, a few facts on which to chew: 1 ... 's pointless to try and stick a number on your chances at MIT. I guess the moral

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • September 1, 2005