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  Where Have I Been? Oh, what a bad blogger I have been.

  

  Oh, what a bad blogger I have been. I was lamenting to Matt last week that I haven't had a chance to think up any good entries - sorry guys. Hope to fix that soon! So what have I been doing... First, a variety of

  • by Ben Jones
  • January 23, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Zambia Ate My Neighbors We only get 20 minutes on the internet every night and I spend 15 of…

  

  was! We took a minibus from where we're staying to downtown Lusaka ... ,000 Kwache each, which comes out to roughly $3.75). It was incredibly sunny ... tired quickly. We walked all the way from there to the Lusaka Post Office

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • January 11, 2007
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  21st Century Education? Food for thought.

  

  to develop the most in college? 2. What are the most important classes you think you will take? 3. What do you want to learn or know that you don't know know? 4. What type of environments are most conducive to

  • by Bryan
  • December 17, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  More On The Interview… The deadline has passed, but if you're an EA applicant who has not yet contacted…

  

  posted here.  The deadline to contact your EC has passed for early action ... be reviewed and added to your application when we receive it. Remember ... to connect with your EC for some time and have been unable to reach him

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • October 24, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Application Advice v2.0 How to survive the application process without losing your mind.

  

  a read, because I give an in-depth account of how I managed to ... enough to get you into MIT. Invariably, someone takes that statement and ... cooler you could be doing with your time that will do far more to help your

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 20, 2006
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  RA Blogger Applications Due Wednesday 9/6 At Noon Extended deadline...

  

  As stated in the original post, they were actually due on 8/31, but I forgot to remind you, so I've extended the deadline. :-) If you wish to be considered, please get your application in on time! We will try to make

  • by Ben Jones
  • September 4, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  I read the news today Oh boy! I hope that you're as excited as I am.

  

  DID YOU KNOW? The Riemann Zeta Hypothesis was voted to be the most ... from high school was voted "Most likely to prove the Riemann Zeta ... -question examination that could be used in lieu of an application to admit people to MIT

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 23, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Swiss Miss "The archangel Michael descends riding a triceratops."

  

  DID YOU KNOW? The song "Hips Don't Lie" went to #1 in nearly every ... to #2, and it only went to #94 in Japan. And I am SO SICK OF HEARING IT ... umbrella--it had a big button that you could press to open it, fit perfectly

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 9, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  PrimeShooter An addictive factoring game.

  

  My friend Shefali '04 sent me a link to an addictive math nerd video game which actually relates to the name of this very blog. It's like factoring Tetris! Check out PrimeShooter: If you love math, you may want to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 22, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Advising @ MIT The little question that could.

  

  semester. Then on registration day, you meet with your advisor to make any ... students in seminar based advising, but typically your advisor comes to your ... many people like about it is that you don't have to go far to find your

  • by Bryan
  • June 3, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  2.007 play by play It slices and it dices.

  

  Her name is Betsy, and she got me to the finals of 2.007. This just goes to show you how lucky one individual can be. I actually thought I'd lost my round, and then when I went to go put my car down, they

  • by Bryan
  • May 17, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Weekend Update A couple FAQs and others tidbits.

  

  . 1. If you send in your reply form to MIT telling us that you're coming (and if you have decided to come, please do send it in!), we will reply to you with a postcard letting you know we have received your reply

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 14, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Poaching Imagination Just a few more hours.

  

  click of a mouse button. Many childhoods of anticipation will come to an ... dreaming about big envelopes the way you used to dream about reindeer. You're just going to know.

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • March 18, 2006
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Newsflash! Guess what!

  

  Guess what! I passed my EMT practical exam! Yay! Now all I have to ... 'll actually get to be a real, certified EMT. Plus, I got an A on the paper I ... I'm really lucky, even through the 18.03 pset I have to do right after

  • by Laura N. '09
  • March 9, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My Second First Week Quick update at the start of term.

  

  :-) A couple of classes I'm paying special attention to: 21F.019: Communicating Across Cultures. The intro class to the Applied International ... , and I look forward to it. A lot of reading, though. :-) 21F.302: French

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • February 15, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Baby Steps It made tonight's newswire. The grass is still green in Boston Common.

  

  regular term classes has officially come to an end. My glasses could use a ... of data, visual or practical. Yes, always; sometimes to my benefit, sometimes to my detriment. My high school math teacher once likened my mind to

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • February 7, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Underneath your curves (Free) sample problems from MIT's integration bee this year.

  

  DID YOU KNOW? The new wave-y pop song "I Should Be Allowed To Think ... time to peel, and forget about it in a 350 degree oven for 90 minutes. As ... that, I headed over to the floor lounge to play Super Mario Kart with

  • by Sam M. '07
  • January 31, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  A New Year and a New ‘Do bryan.mitblogs.com gets a little makeover.

  

  I don't have that much hair to play around with, the next best thing is to give this here blog a new outfit for the new year. What do you think about the new look? Should I keep it like this or go back to the old

  • by Bryan
  • January 1, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Happy Holidays and Good Luck As regular action deadlines approach, try to relax a little

  

  . Already, I find myself missing Boston and MIT, and I'm looking forward to the spring classes and to my return in January, when I'll be taking a course over IAP. I also look forward to a fresh start, a new semester free

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • December 26, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  Welcome MIT Class of 2010! By now many of the Early Action admitted students have received "Da' Tube".

  

  Effect a line and we'll chat! Tell us your story. I especially want to hear from those not given to post regularly to this (or any MIT blog).

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • December 13, 2005