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  Selecting from 10,439 applications and a dozen ties.

  

  . Today, I'm wearing a tie, which is my custom for days on which the ... ) applications is complete. This morning, we begin regular action selection ... about a week, and the process of selecting the Class of 2009 (including

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 16, 2005
• Blog / Classes

  final exam distributions "mit does not curve"

  

  MIT [annotation note="but many classes will define cutoffs relative to class performance, which is more or less a curve; hence, increased happiness when everyone scores poorly together."]technically "does not curve

  • by Alice L. '24
  • December 22, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  I Moved Out! before and after pics of my MacGregor room, featuring a view of New House

  

  empty, 5/25/19 full, 11/3/18this is a cropped panorama, forgive my shaky hands + the warping at the top

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • May 27, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  def hackMIT(); cool code & company

  

      P.S: This is the only bit of coding I did this weekend. Stay tuned for the next three HackMITs to hear about a possible project ;)  

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • September 17, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Orgo Halloween Every day in organic chemistry is a holiday.

  

  , November 1st is just a day like every other day. Have fun tonight!

  • by Jess K. '10
  • October 31, 2007
• Blog / Life after MIT

  ZigZag Episode 8 A new video podcast episode.

  

  Episode 8 of MIT's video podcast ZigZag is out now; I serve as host for this episode. My favorite part was getting to interview the "red ... : Have a great weekend!

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 7, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Two quick items from the web Anthropology of War and Peace, and a ton of snow at Chi Phi.

  

  substantial entries to come this week): First, I saw a link on a military blog (Naval Open Source Intelligence) to a relevant MIT OpenCourseWare course, 21A.217: Anthropology of War and Peace, taught by Prof. Hugh Gusterson

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 3, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Wait List Decisions 2013 Is it supposed to be waitlist, wait list, or wait-list? Oh never mind...

  

  know many of you have been anxiously awaiting news about our wait list ... ;yield"). This year, our yield is going to be around 72-73 percent. Last year, it ... to admit anyone off the wait list this year. This is only the second

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • May 13, 2013
• Blog / Events

  Mystery Hunt begins tomorrow A fun puzzle to solve.

  

  MIT's Lobby 7. To give you a flavor of the Hunt, I decided I'd post ... puzzles from last year), one I think you'll enjoy. Like many Mystery Hunt ... does, however, come with a title: "Cookie Monster." The answer, by the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 12, 2006
• Blog / Events

  TBP Dinner Sex@MIT is the most-watched video on CNN.com! (but it's not pornography!)

  

  a Tau Beta Pi (National Engineering Honors Society) dinner (courtesy of Sam '07, a nationally honored engineer) to hear a musicologist (rastrologist?) deliver a speech on economics. And in other news, Mollie '06

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • December 10, 2005
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Jebby Awards 2024: See All the Winners Here having fun with hyperlinks

  

  Guy Joined a Band in College, and That Small Animal is Riding a Huge ... [Part of the Up-Goer Blogs] Every year, a group of so ... who they think did a good job at making movies and TV shows in the year

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • February 1, 2024
• Blog / MIT Life

  Bio? My sort-of bio, but not the Course 7 kind.

  

  know, like a computer you put on top of a lab table. Revolving doors ... : The odds of achieving this are a little greater when you attend MIT ... In my past entry, a few students commented with the request that I

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • March 5, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Application Reading Season Kickoff We are indeed looking for human beings in every sense, not just looking for numbers.

  

  review over the weekend. Despite the fact that I'm a fairly new reader, I ... " with the rest of the office is already pretty good. Go instinct! I was ... is completely true: we are indeed looking for human beings in every

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 25, 2004
• Blog / How to Human

  Seatbelts, Everyone! Interrupting Radio Silence...

  

  two things. One : If you've got a Ms. Frizzle in your life, don't be ... : While you may not navigate a nostril, or surf through a river of lava with ... ...for a little trip down memory lane. What inspired this sudden

  • by Alina G. '11
  • June 13, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Ancient Chinese secret, eh? MIT researchers discover an uncommon cure for the common cold.

  

  scientific merit from the perspective of a chemical engineer. Well, if you ... found himself stricken with a case of influenza, exhibiting such symptoms as nasal congestion, a sore throat, and a mild fever. So, he called up

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 18, 2005
• 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 cleaning, but at least the laundry's done. I had a good experience with French class, our "final" consisting of a one-page composition in the past

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

  A Morning With Sir Tim Berners-Lee This morning I attended a lecture in Stata, given by Sir Tim Berners-Lee, the guy…

  

  This morning I attended a lecture in Stata, given by Sir Tim Berners-Lee, the guy who invented the world wide web. (That sentence alone is pretty ... site to learn more about him. My favortite page is the one on which he

  • by Ben Jones
  • June 1, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Another Day, Another Class

  

  classes, 7.05 Biochemistry. Class Details: Lecture: 3 times a week for 1.5 hours Recitation: Once a week for 1 hour Problem Sets: 8, not graded Exams: 4, graded Final Exams: 0 This class is also taught by three different

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

  Ack, finals!

  

  Sorry for my lack of posting lately. This is just a notice to say ... quite a lot, and I have three finals in the next two days. Blah. Oh, how I hate finals week. I'm glad it only happens twice a year. Also, my camera

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • December 19, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  The Match Our thoughts, and a request for current MIT students to weigh in.

  

  Those of you who are savvy surfers of this site will note that our ... you who sent me gentle reminder emails. :-) The page has finally been updated, and I think it's a good overview. I'm hoping, however, that current

  • by Ben Jones
  • January 5, 2007