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What is Battlecode?
intelligence. Student teams aim to write the best player program for the ... contest for both beginner and advanced coders. It's a programming project
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FAQ / First-year application
Does MIT prefer public school or private school?
have different resources. It's our job as admissions officers to sift -
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The Concert / The View
how long I waited to get that spot. It'll be the artist, the date, the ... LOT. Just as you would wait at Disneyland for two and a half hours to ride on Space Mountain, I wait for 8-12 hours to get front row at a -
Blog / Admissions
Application question: scholastic and non-scholastic distinctions? Answering FAQs about the awards section in the MIT application.
tried to make the distinction. One way to think of it would be this ... . It seems that the distinction between "scholastic" and "non ... . In an attempt to alleviate confusion, I sat down with my colleague Mc -
Blog / MIT Life
Senior Week: Anjum Sharma A salute to one final senior.
just so happy at these events and it was amazing to get together with ... begin our own colony. "I Entry" exists to this day with me as its former ... unexposed to otherwise. Favorite MIT Professor: Terry Heagney for 15 -
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Mystery Hunt 2006 announced
:07:33 -0500 From: 2006 MIT Mystery Hunt To: [email protected] Subject: 2006 MIT Mystery Hunt Hi everyone, It's almost IAP -- time to start ... where students and others team up to solve lots of puzzles, with the -
Blog / Academics & Research
Chem Lab Boot Camp!
some sneak previews of some episodes (I’m an insider!) and I can vouch ... wearing lavender gloves. (Whatever company decided to go with lavender ... about the initiative here. Ms. Watters points out that science can be cool -
Blog / Art, Literature, Music
Tunes of the All-Night Tool Just a little night music from me.
Finishing up those last problem sets you've been working on all weekend can be lonely. Fortunately, music can help. Which is why I'm taking 20 minutes off from working on genetics and thermodynamics to show you -
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Music for Pre-decisions De-stressing manifesting calm and cozy vibes to get you through it
into something stressful. Many of these were songs I listened to while I ... calm you down/you think should be added to the playlist? Let me know in the comments, and I might add it! -
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happy year of the rabbit featuring the wilg bunnies
Happy Lunar New Year!! My living group, WILG, has pet bunnies, and conveniently, it is the year of the rabbit, so of course we had to incorporate ... ="437"] all the decorations we made, hanging on the wall. thank you to -
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tetacats the furry fish of tetazoo
and Random that allow cats. It's a story that gets told at every MIT ... able to meow or [annotation note="pet snakes -
Blog / Miscellaneous
Woot! My t-shirt is funnier than your t-shirt.
exciting. Whether it's postcards from friends overseas, care packages from my ... of getting mail. Well, for one, I wanted something to take my mind off ... more importantly, and more to the point of this entry, some shirts I -
Blog / Admissions
The Match Our thoughts, and a request for current MIT students to weigh in.
the better part of the fall. I apologize for this, and thanks to all of ... updated, and I think it's a good overview. I'm hoping, however, that current ... think make good matches to the undergraduate culture of MIT - academic -
Blog / MIT History & Culture
MIT Meets The OC Be sure to watch the April 6 episode!
few days back, and now it's my turn. Just received email from my friend who works in MIT's Publishing Services Bureau: Date: Thu, 2 Mar 2006 To ... ) instantly brought you to mind... Your friends at The OC contacted me for -
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Randomness
got me an answering machine or a "so-and-so isn't home." Regardless, it was pretty fun, and there was a lot of free pizza and stuff to drink ... my fifth stack of homework in today on time. Yeah. I'm going to sleep -
Blog / Miscellaneous
4 8 15 16 23 42 If you already know what those numbers mean, this entry is for you.
are my two favorite shows, but Lost is positioning itself to take the ... figured if anyone could crack it, Random could. We'll see what he and his ... the Red Sox will never win.) Are you obsessed too? Argh. Go to the -
Blog / Admissions
In Real Life Matt and I are in the process of putting together a "Meet The Bloggers" party.…
description I just submitted to the events crew: You've spent the last 6 months getting to know the admissions "bloggers" online. Come meet Matt, Ben ... , 4/9, @ 8:15PM (between the a cappella show and the parties). It -
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Senior Gift Kickoff Make your mark, without (grade?) inflation
campaign Our class's theme is the "5.0 Challenge" -- to achieve at least 50 ... 't bad, though (thanks for thinking of it, Class of 2006). For those of you ... comes into play -- if you don't adjust for inflation, these amounts sum to -
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More free stuff Free sneak previews of films and how to beat the casino.
, brought to you by the MIT Lecture Series Committee (LSC). Long-time blog ... have previously come to MIT, including 8 Mile, Grosse Pointe Blank, School of Rock and Harold and Kumar go to White Castle. LSC frequently (i -
Blog / MIT Life
Yet Another MIT 2010? Alex Doonesbury needs to choose a college.
aren't made this way?). For the next week, you can vote on Alex ... cartoons indicate Alex will take a gap year, either to "consult for a