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When was MIT founded?
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Happy V-Day
. At MIT, we celebrate the holiday in various fun ways. Of course ... off to some of the many romantic restaurants and sites in Boston and ... excellent date idea, for those of you who need suggestions), romantic movie -
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Nance Nance Revolution! (+ My CPW Recap) New art and new memories.
change gonna' come." For the greater part of my blog's existence, many of ... ). Well thanks to one of my favorite prefrosh, the dream is now reality! Check out an incredible piece of graphic art from Ms. Star Simpson of the -
Blog / MIT History & Culture
#Winning the battle for awesome (fictitious) alumni
Most of my entries center around things I've learned or ... through the 4 years of masochistic glory that is MIT. This is not one of ... background: MIT apparently leads the pack of Ivy+ institutions in Facebook page -
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The Firehose Warning: insomniac blogger on the loose.
of my time immersed in the intricacies of addition reactions to alkenes ... chemistry), not to mention the peculiarities of second-order ordinary ... ; halohydration, osmylation, reduction, alkylation, and (of course) ozonoloysis. I -
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Classes – Fall 06 The inside scoop on all 54 units I am taking this semester
Description: Uses the tools of macroeconomics to study various macroeconomic ... . Requires a 20-page paper on the economics of long-run economic growth ... recitation fun fact: The entire first chapter of our textbook is devoted to the -
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Brass Rat 2016 tunnels, arc reactors, and skycranes
One of the hardest things to avoid at MIT is a sense of jadedness. After a few semesters of psets, midterms, finals, and projects, that once youthful prefrosh full of joy and excitement can seem a long way away. Ring -
Blog / MIT Life
GTL the secret to a successful summer
A couple of weeks ago, Chris Peterson tried to describe my life as ... 've concocted so far. 1 box of questionable purpose (If you're wondering, the ... marginally better than party balloons.) 1 night of fireworks, thunderstorms -
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Leaves, Strawberries, Doors Pictures of campus, faculty dinner, another door. (7 pictures)
to turn as early a September, but only recently has most of the campus ... ). I'm not a very good photographer, but here are a few images of campus ... , Physics professor Scott Hughes, Professor of Urban Studies and History -
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Orientation Wrap-Up Reason #457 why I love Orientation: I don't have to pay for food for a…
So Orientation is pretty much also a week of free food. The saying ... your first week at MIT. Since Sam and Mitra both have covered many of ... Midway, I'll just try and cover the aspects of Orientation that have not -
Blog / Admissions
Did the quadratic formula explode?
In one of the 28 (and counting!) responses to my last post, Kelly ... of applications I still have to read. The other work (yes, other work ... I have responded to all of your comments and emails (this time, I -
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Emily Levesque- How megastars evolve Emily spent the summer of 2004 conducting astronomy research at the Kitt Peak National Observatory…
I have always been proud of the fact that there is a star and a minor ... result of a $54 check to the International Star Registry. Rather, Emily has gained international recognition for discovering three of the largest known -
FAQ / First-year application
What are the deadlines for first-year applicants?
the application, you are still able to add them by following the “Add ... them by following the “Add new test scores” link in the application -
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Happy New Year! And so two thousand nine begins...
Happy new year everyone! I'm hanging out at my sister and brother-in-law's new house, enjoying the snow and festivities. (By the way, for those who always seem surprised when they find out, Michigan is on the EASTERN time -
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Caltech, Bring IT on Just some harmless rivalry...
From the Caltech homepage: Caltech Pranked by MIT Today MIT pulled one over on Caltech today. MIT students stole a 130-year-old, 1.7-ton cannon that has been on the Caltech campus since 1972. It now sits in a -
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snake doodles🐍🐍 i drew snakes to start off the year of the snake!
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Blizzard Barbecuing A few feet of snow never hurt anyone
Yesterday Spanish House celebrated Boston's record breaking snow fall with the WTF(Winter Time Fun) Barbecue! Who says a few feet of snow signals the end of outdoor activites. Photo Credit to Hollie O. '15 -
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Engineering Everything I ever wanted to know about making stuff.
Many thanks to the Global Grand Challeneges Summit staff for the photos, and to Ed McCann and Mark Murcko for some of the anecdotes and quotes of the scientists featured here. -
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Opera No, not the browser
One of my housemates here in Boston is a grad student at the MIT ... what I brazenly call The Birthplace of All Things Good and Awesome (I ... grasp, I've been following the Opera of the Future project with growing -
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Something is coming, part 3… And the anticipation builds!
To begin, add to Next, mix in a little of this (slightly nsfw for about 3 seconds) Now, put Jess and I in charge, give us a couple of months to stir, and what do you get? Wait and see! (no spoilers in the