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  Numbers, Perfect and Imperfect Math geeking, and a guessing game.

  

  geek (like me), it's hard not to be fascinated by perfect numbers and ... this year will be published on Tuesday. To make this a little fun, we ... is just for fun. No prizes will be awarded, just pride and bragging

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

  Mid-January Updates The latest from Cambridge.

  

  applications. It looks like application numbers will be up once again this year. Lots of reading to be done! If you are a regular action applicant, please ... financial aid deadline is quickly approaching. Be sure to have all of your

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 18, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Off to Zambia

  

  features the community members like or don't like. In addition, we will be ... are few latrines in the village, but before more can be built, all the stakeholders need to understand the reasons why the current ones aren't being

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • January 7, 2007
• Blog / How to Human

  A Cautionary Tale of Two Students You may be surprised by how many first year students at MIT believe that they…

  

  mention that now? You may be surprised by how many first year students at MIT believe that they can go it alone and be successful here. Even more ... cautious about the learning process and tends to be obsessed with issues such

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • November 22, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  The Case of the Disappearing Admissions Officers Where have the Admissions Officers been lately?

  

  this year will be up more than 10% versus last year. I know this will be ... . We won't be able to confirm 100% until we're a bit farther along in the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 22, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  This doesn’t suck It's not particularly great, either. But you could go to Germany!

  

  might be interested in starting German? You should tell them!" Basically ... fine print on this offer reads "Students will be responsible for travel and lodging fees." which makes it about 12% as cool as it would be if

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 20, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Quick Update I am busy, this is short.

  

  there, watch some kids and can't do all the cool stuff... Being a ... have taken. I don't think the class is going to be easy, but it starts at ... won't be taking it this term. =( But more on my actual class schedule

  • by Laura N. '09
  • August 16, 2006
• Blog / How to MIT

  Buying books You shouldn't have to spend all your money on textbooks!

  

  ! That's CRAZY! If you're going to be taking the General Institute ... 'll definitely hear of online book exchanges (MIT411.com used to be one of them, but it doesn't seem to be working anymore.) If nobody that you know has

  • by Melis A. '08
  • August 14, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  An American Idol Math Question You guys are all good in math; help me out with this one.

  

  's always going to be a tie. Voters just max out each contestant's phone lines ... beyond the 16.67 million will be lost. What if Elliott had, for example ... statistically irrelevant, in my opinion. (It would be different if there were one

  • by Ben Jones
  • May 19, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Another Day, Another Class

  

  an MIT class be without some form of software associated with it. In ... " actually exists. Being the gamer that I am, I decided to play and while the graphics were decent at best, I definitely realized I'm not cut out to be

  • by Bryan
  • March 9, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Q&A Round Two Answers to some questions

  

  covering the material that it should be. Mugho Pine asked: If you come in ... , it really depends on the purpose. If you want to be course 6, then you ... .900 - Intro. to Linguistics BE.310 - Molecular, Cell, and Tissue Biomechanics

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

  Evil Institute of Technology Mystery Hunt, Day 1.

  

  "Champagne" being served (left). Hunt co-organizer Matt '02 (right) is dressed ... Nth letter to spell the message: CAN BE EATEN. Fourth: Determine that CAN BE EATEN is a clue for EDIBLE. These are the cookies: (C

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 13, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  More Notes A quick update.

  

  article, it would probably be better not to rank... I just got a visit ... completes the ascension of BE to superstardom. Yay for Course 20! Tomorrow, I'll head to my parents' home for the holidays. I will still be

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 21, 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 ... I decided to stay the night, and it turned out to be the right decision. Aside from eating more candy than my dentist would be proud of, I

  • by Bryan
  • November 6, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Kresge Info Session Come integrate MIT, at least for an afternoon.

  

  Stata Center might be slightly more difficult.) Here is where students ... Jones graciously invited me and Brian '06 (not to be confused with Bryan ... meeting everyone who will be there (here)! In the meantime, I'm off to a

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • September 25, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Meet the Admissions Officers: Mikey Yang ‘05 Name: Mikey Yang; Job title: Admissions Counselor; Hometown: Troy, MI

  

  to be at all! Everyone works hard and studies, but they hang out, party ... community here is so open, friendly, and accessible. I love being able to stay ... - couldn't be a better location. Also the fact that Boston is such a young

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 19, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Pop quiz, Viktor I finally discover what happens when you rapidly cool hot metal. Now my life is…

  

  whether this complete immobilization would indeed be the effect of rapidly ... of metallurgy, you would be the most knowledgable individual at MIT on ... get there. It seems to me that the villain should be frozen prior to the

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 4, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  New York Times, New York Times

  

  on a test that had not yet been shown to be a good indicator of a ... 'Arbeloff, and many more. And, you can be here too -- soon, the webcast will be

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 16, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Did the quadratic formula explode?

  

  should be a momentous occasion, where I have something important to say (I ... ultimately will not be able to admit everyone, or even most of you. But regardless of where you end up for school, you'll be able to get a great

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 16, 2004
• Blog / Admissions

  New Portlets? Just throwin' some ideas around.

  

  Portlet This portlet will display a thumbnail of a poster, which can be ... collection) will be displayed at a time. The idea is to give folks a glimpse ... road, we'll also hopefully be launching an athletics portlet. Wow, that

  • by Ben Jones
  • November 8, 2004