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  CPW: Tips and Tricks Hitchhikers Guide to Campus Preview Weekend

  

  going on, and I don't remember getting much sleep whether it was checking ... you try it. I can't say how many things I would have missed out on if I ... comments and ask questions about CPW and I'll answer them here on the blog

  • by Bryan
  • April 10, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  News bites from the Institvte A taste of what's happening around campus.

  

  chain In the near future, the presence of human colonies on the moon will ... mind is on the eighth dimension MIT Mathematics Professor David Vogan and ... complicated structures in mathematics. If printed on paper, the calculation

  • by Melis A. '08
  • March 26, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  NM – u? Sometimes there just isn't that much crazy in my life. Splish splash.

  

  , so I curled up in Hayden with Moll Flanders. I usually sit up on the ... whole second floor. At night, I put on my totally awesome red rainboots ... secret life goal #11 is to get on television, I made a big show jumping in

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • February 23, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Missing Pieces Check your application tracking.

  

  As you may have read on the front page of mitadmissions.org, our ... . This is a good time for you to check your application tracking on My ... system is missing something? First, do not worry. We do not assign blame on

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 24, 2007
• Blog / How to Human

  Making house calls "Uhh, someone from MIT wants to talk to you."

  

  . That’s right, if you don’t ask me questions on my blog, I will call your ... , the transition depends greatly on the rigor of your high school ... the norm. Keep in mind that first semester freshman year is on pass/ no

  • by Melis A. '08
  • January 18, 2007
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Wonder what an Amtrak station in the middle o’nowhere looks like? Pulling an Anthony on you: pictures of train stations, followed by my IAP so far.

  

  set of railroad tracks on the way to his house, he said, "And this on ... Juice is amazing, my dog's sitting on my left foot...") and not in any way ... 'll definitely keep you all posted on what goes on from here on out. But first, a

  • by Keri G. '10
  • January 17, 2007
• Blog / Events

  The Coin Has Been Found! Mystery Hunt 2007 is quasi-over.

  

  "At 2:14am on Sunday January 14th Dr. Awkward managed to defeat the devil and regain their immortal soul (in coin form)." This means Mystery Hunt is quasi-over. At 5:30 PM today, there will be a wrap up session

  • by Bryan
  • January 14, 2007
• Blog / Challenges

  Burn Out or Fade Away Suggestions for second semester seniors: don't take either for an answer.

  

  Around the world, college students are going on hunger strike in his ... 've already compressed your life into four lines on a piece of paper and sent it ... freshman on pass/no record is flippantly thrown around whenever work is

  • by Jess K. '10
  • January 6, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Mini-contest: Your Application Reflections I'd like to share your application experiences.

  

  I'd like to publish on this blog some of your reflections about ... rules: This will have no impact on your admissions application. Don ... 'll publish your thoughts here on the blog. There's no target length, but

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 4, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Home is where the heart (of Texas) is Going away to school isn't such a bad thing.

  

  experience has expanded my outlook on life and the world. But first, I think ... miles from home. No coming home on the weekend to do laundry...that was ... oldest child, I've always had responsibilities etc, but quasi-living on

  • by Bryan
  • December 30, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  ‘Twas the night before Christmas Happy holidays to everyone!

  

  The Christmas holiday is a pretty big deal in my family. On Christmas Eve, Santa visits our annual family gathering, with dozens of McGanns in attendance. Last night, my parents, my brother and I gathered for our

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 25, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Looking ahead to IAP My favorite MIT event...period.

  

  I got this email in my inbox: ------------------------------ Hi Eveyrone! I know it's hard to believe but IAP is fast approaching and, along with it, the 2007 MIT Mystery Hunt! This years hunt will begin on Friday

  • by Bryan
  • November 29, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Think YOUR research is crazy? Why doesn't spaghetti break in half? There is an answer, because someone has dedicated their…

  

  breaks into more than two pieces. «Impact of Wet Underwear on ... underwear on thermoregulatory responses and thermal comfort of humans during ... has more of an influence on the thermoregulatory responses and thermal

  • by Melis A. '08
  • November 14, 2006
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Exploring the newest innovations in dessert technology A trip filled with enough desserts to satisfy anyone's sweet tooth!

  

  on our journey, one which would take us across Boston and involve the ... when I fixate on food, but it’s all in the name of science.) We began at ... and without chocolate on top. They fill the puffs with your choice of

  • by Melis A. '08
  • November 12, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  No scissors allowed: OrigaMIT You never know what cool stuff is going on around the Institute.

  

  now spends about 2-3 hours per day on his hobby. When he’s not designing ... , Brian’s shrimp is on the left and Jason’s is on the right. Who do you ... .) Intrigued? Come to their meetings or see the MIT Origami Competition on

  • by Melis A. '08
  • October 12, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  zOMG Zambia!

  

  So Development Lab (D-Lab), one of my classes this term, announced who is going on which trip this January. I got my first choice country, and will be spending Independent Activities Period (IAP) in Zambia! We

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • October 12, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Fall Travel Recap; New Bloggers Announced Philly, Jersey, Wilmington. Jess, Keri, Lulu.

  

  . Drove down Saturday, hung out with my family at Mom's house in Philly On Sunday I held the Philly central meeting in Fort Washington On Monday ... Philly on Tuesday for more school visits. Then Northern Jersey. School

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 3, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  The Contest Continues Contest wrapup.

  

  Numerals. Winner will be determined on Friday.

  • by Bryan
  • September 20, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  A Preview Of My Summer Project Screenshots of the new admissions site.

  

  So here's a sneak peek at what I've been working on all summer... the ... RSS feeds. It's all one big happy site now (thus the main nav appears on ... official admissions office take on things, but if you want the primary source

  • by Ben Jones
  • August 17, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Turkey vs. Spam sells out The most valuable blog entry of all time.

  

  on Amazon you can even get a free cell phone when you sign up for a plan. Check out my old entry on it here. As Melis said, almost everybody ... is a close up of this guy's head as he's waking up on the beach. He has

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 10, 2006