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  And if I had a million dollars Solve this problem and win a million dollars, SERIOUSLY.

  

  closely related to the behavior of an elaborate function ζ(s) = 1 + 1/2s ... lie on a certain vertical straight line. This has been checked for the ... interesting solution would shed light on many of the mysteries surrounding the

  • by Bryan
  • September 30, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  RA Selection Day 2

  

  paired on the same subcommittee today. In other news, while we were in ... nation to take the step of fusing molecular and cellular bioscience with engineering to create a new biological engineering discipline. Many other

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 17, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Television Show Decisions Three hours is about as much time as I'm willing to waste on television each…

  

  , and three hours is about as much time as I'm willing to waste on ... So here's the story. Each year I allow myself to faithfully follow ... wife for this. I vowed never to watch this show, ever. But my wife's a

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 19, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  An Art UROP and an Animation Job Yes, these exist here!

  

  UROPing is a very MIT thing to do. “91% of MIT graduating seniors ... MIT, we knew we wanted to UROP at least once in our time here, because ... -bucket-list thing to do.  But, we also didn’t want to UROP just to UROP. We wanted to

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • December 13, 2018
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  I AM SO BUSY

  

  But I still went downtown to fetch a fresh fruit eclair. (Sorry for shouting.) Someone asked what I'm doing for spring break. I'm going to ... Sweden to Abisko. Should be a lot of fun, and I promise to post pictures

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • March 17, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  First Day of School Fall term classes began today at MIT.

  

  , for some reason, chose to enroll in MIT's hardest physics class, dubbed ... Prof. Pinker... well, he decided to move to Harvard. This term, the ... Math courses; Eric Lander, the first author on the publication of the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 5, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT: Progressions what the students thought of the place in 1969

  

  which technology enables us to carry on." And we see students give answers ... (unbelievably) still used on fall travel recruitment well into the aughts. There ... reel across the country to help prospectives understand the place. But

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 18, 2017
• Blog / MIT Life

  I Love Lucy! REALLY don't even think about bringing a car to MIT - sans elephants.

  

  reason why you shouldn't think about bringing a car to MIT! Once upon a ... staying awake while on the road, so he would stop at the Wellesley MA rest town around exit 16 to buy soft ice cream and mountain dew from the

  • by Cam T. '13
  • October 13, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Resolved: MIT Rocks Even the Senate thinks so

  

  Barton Rogers, on April 10, 1861, the doors to a powerful new institution ... I came across a news article on a friend’s Facebook page the other day. The U.S. Senate congratulated MIT on its 150th anniversary in

  • by Becca H. '12
  • May 28, 2011
• Blog / Events

  IAP & Mystery Hunt preview Four Mystery Hunt puzzles for you to try.

  

  Experimental Chocolate Truffle-Making, Introduction to Special Relativity, Old ... competition at MIT where people team up to solve lots of puzzles (which lead to ... on campus. The only prize for the winning team is the honor of writing

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 8, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Meet TOFU Warning: post may contain dangerously high amounts of "daaaaaaaawwwwww"

  

  how Ryan describes TOFU: TOFU is a project to explore new ways of ... awesomeness that is all of you, I wanted to share this different awesome thing ... been invented over the last 20 years has been invented." (Reminder to

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • February 27, 2011
• Blog / Community Projects

  Coming up with entry titles is harder than it seems Reasons 9001 and 9002 to get "absolutely pumped about CPW," as Cam would say.

  

  happened since my last post - I stopped being a teenager, I went to San Diego ... surprise care-package from my mom (contents: Best of Mr. Bean DVD), to name a few things. But I'll have to save those for another post because we have

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • April 6, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Mattress Dominoes! One of many reasons why my summer is better than yours.

  

  about what I have to say all that much - there, I covered everyone!), I ... are brains, really, but they're at least marginally related to this post ... people ever. (Don't argue. I'm right.) I have fantastic evidence to back up

  • by Keri G. '10
  • July 24, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Juniors: MITES, RSI and WTP deadlines approaching Summer programs at MIT for 11th graders.

  

  open exclusively to high school juniors. MITES and RSI are free; WTP is ... Introduction to Engineering and Science (MITES) is a rigorous six ... high school students explore engineering through hands-on classes, labs

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 26, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  A Day at the Beach: Quick Trips From MIT The ocean is only a short train ride or drive away!

  brought our dogs to Revere Beach (the beach has its own stop on the subway ... (or going to college) in the Boston area is a real luxury because the ... affordable and you don't need a car. If you want to stay closer to MIT, though

  • by mitblogs
  • October 24, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Semi-Real Time Mystery Hunt Update The title says it all.

  

  other teams are still working on it! But it's so awesome to be working ... the adventure. I just took a quick trip back to my room so I could grab ... I knew, someone had shoved the phone into my hands to give the answer

  • by Laura N. '09
  • January 13, 2006
• Blog / Life after MIT

  An MIT Apprentice!!!!!! MIT Alum Randal Pinkett has won The Apprentice!

  

  wins a competition to become the apprentice to one of the most ... to watch a fellow Techie kick butt! Over, and over, and over again, Donald Trump and the other candidates on the show stressed Randal's amazing

  • by Melis A. '08
  • December 16, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Meet the Admissions Officers: Alia Burton ‘05 Name: Alia Burton; Job title: Admissions Counselor; Hometown: Philadelphia, PA

  

  character: Garfield Advice about applying to college/MIT: Let your personality show through in your essay(s). Share your goals, interests and

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 28, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  MIT salutes Harry Potter ...the best way we know how, with hacks!

  

  's Scar on the Dome July 16, 2005 On the morning that Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince was published, Harry's lightning-bolt scar appeared on ... On the morning when the final Harry Potter book, Harry Potter and the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 13, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  Fall 2014 Transfer Decisions Will Be Sent Today see title, more or less

  

  applicants, receive decisions via email from our office to the address listed on their application. The emails will be sent at 5 PM Eastern today, May 7, and you should receive it shortly thereafter, depending on the

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 7, 2014