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  The only living boy in New York I get all the news I need from The Colbert Report.

  

  and I had in New York last weekend, but I'm not going to write it until tomorrow. And you don't get to read it unless you vote. Now, I did my part by ... in their US voting district reads this entry and then doesn't vote

  • by Sam M. '07
  • November 7, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Halloween Preparations First my birthday, then halloween!

  

  to be my birthday), and what do you know? My train broke down! I spent ... cake and people! Anyway, tonight there was a pumpkin carving contest at ... Boston skyline (complete with a Duck Tour boat!) And this pumpkin has the

  • by Melis A. '08
  • October 26, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Photo Contest, Round 2 The Boston skyline at night.

  

  to the right, you'd see MIT and the Cambridge side of the river), and ... . And this one comes from Evan '10, who attended the Discover Nuclear

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 31, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT ‘10: Ervin Puskar Bosnia, Ohio, Cambridge. A video news report on Ervin Puskar '10.

  

  math, and now it's paying off. He's preparing to leave for Boston on a ... verbally and mathematically precocious youth. His teachers say it's amazing ... math and chemical engineering. [n.b. also see the story's homepage for a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 2, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Gotta Catch ‘Em All! A DUCT TAPE COW!!!

  

  'm not completely sold on the idea, but I did see this cow, and the artist ... and I are best friends. My 2.007 car had a few couple strips here and

  • by Bryan
  • July 23, 2006
• Blog / Events

  I saw fireworks from the freeway… Happy 4th!

  

  (Name that tune) Clearly today is July 4th, and thus the festivities ... it. Last year, some friends and I celebrated July 4th by barbecuing at the Baker BBQ Pits and then watching the show from the amazing roofdeck

  • by Bryan
  • July 4, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  World Cup Challenge Results The answers and winners of the World CUp Challenge of MIT international admissions.

  

  , Germany, Poland Group B: England, Paraguay, Sweden, Trinidad and Tobago Group C: Argentina, Cote d'Ivoire, Netherlands, Serbia and Montenegro ... , Ukraine Congratulations to Star, errhode, S&Mer, Jared, and Jules, who

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 16, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Won’t Be Long Now… Some pictures to tide you over.

  

  I've just finished assembling and sealing hundreds of packages with the rest of the admissions team. Not my favorite part of the job (I ... envelopes and packages have been processed by mail services and delivered to

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 17, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  More quick answers Finaid questions, etc.

  

  . ------------------------------------- What if this year's tax forms aren't ready? Send last year's forms, and ... . ------------------------------------- When will decisions be posted online and sent out in the mail? When we know and can announce it, we'll post it here on the blogs.

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 1, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Dies Irae Quantus tremor est futurus!

  

  DID YOU KNOW? Institute Professor and Pulitzer Prize-winning composer ... an actual valentine, and it features a picture of a droid that can ... valentines. More on classes, work, and your strange obsession with leaving

  • by Sam M. '07
  • February 14, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  11,231 Applications

  

  both domestic and international applicants. We have received greater than 2,500 international applications and nearly 9,000 domestic ... competitive year for MIT admissions. Between the early and regular action

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 18, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  New Year Notes Miscellaneous.

  

  , here are a few notes... Some folks from MIT and NIST further confirmed ... , Pittsburgh Post-Gazette And finally today, a little trivia contest (props to ... most popular male name and the most popular female name of students

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 2, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Please Read This Regarding the mail screw up.

  

  I know that you all hate us right now and I don't blame you. I would ... didn't know. I don't hide things from you; I never have and I never will ... want to spend a lot of time on the boards and the blogs, but a guy can

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 14, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Amsterdesk Time is on my side, it's on my side now.

  

  and leave the desk unattended at 1 AM? Just close up at 1:58 and avoid ... Economics 8.033: Relativity 21W.765: Non-Linear Narrative: Theory and Practice

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 29, 2005
• Blog / Events

  PumpkiNerd Carving My dorm had a pumpkin carving contest, and categories were funniest, scariest, geekiest, most original,…

  

  contest, and categories were funniest, scariest, geekiest, most original, and best overall. Can anyone guess which category I entered my pumpkin ... display this masterpiece between the 1996 and 2000 National Medals of

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • October 26, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Study Abroad Fair Learn about opportunities to study in another country (8 pictures)

  

  ) Take a look at the countless academic and cultural prospects that over 25 ... country, experience a new culture, and intellectually challenge yourself all ... : MISTI (MIT International Science and Technology Initiatives) CMI

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • October 5, 2005
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Solar Car Pulled Over The MIT Solar Car Team got in a little trouble.

  

  headlights, no rearview mirror, overly tinted windows and no windshield wipers ... friend and SEVT member Ben Glass '07 had somewhat of an explanation:   ... before finishing July 27th in Calgary, AB. Check out the schedule and best

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 1, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  You Guys Are Used To Getting No Sleep, But I Am Old To those of you who have siblings: what's the one piece of sibling-related parenting advice…

  

  Just when my 2-year-old finally starts sleeping through the night, we decide to go and do it all over again. What were we thinking?!? :-) I ... grow up, to learn from each other and to trust each other and to actually

  • by Ben Jones
  • June 1, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT ISEF Lunch

  

  and guests from 2:30 to 4pm on Thursday (May 12th) at Majerle's Grill. Majerle's has been named the "best lunch spot" in downtown Phoenix, and we are excited to provide their yummy lunch for the ISEF finalists and

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 11, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  5 days to May 2

  

  coming up quickly for you, too, and I hope that you've found another school ... 's bonus questions was interesting and challenging, so I thought I'd test you. Q. I'll provide a country and its largest city by population. You

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 27, 2005