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And Then There Was One Juan Salvador Acosta has broken the pact and succumbed to the mighty razor.
Folks, it is a sad, sad day in the MIT Admissions Office. Juan Salvador Acosta has broken the pact and succumbed to the mighty razor. His ... the only remaining wookie. I must go now and weep gently. May my beard -
Blog / Admissions
CPW Saturday
Spring has sprung at MIT, with flowers in bloom across campus... The awesome folks at the East Campus dormitory built a giant hammock (!) stretching between the two parallel buildings. In this photo, you can see the -
Blog / Internships & Externships
Battle in The Bay a comic
I'm finally all settled into my summer experience in ~~the bay~~ My 6AM-6PM days begin with a long but beautiful commute through the mountains and are filled with hours behind the tissue culture hood. The cells -
Blog / Admissions
Our thoughts go out to Virginia Tech.
All of us here are quite saddened by the shooting at Virginia Tech. I ... message out to the MIT community: From: Susan Hockfield Subject: Tragedy at ... [email protected] To Members of the MIT Community: Yesterday's tragic events at Virginia -
Blog / Events
Not in our stars, but in ourselves Or in ourselves not to see our stars... or something.
wherein the sun lines up perfectly along the infinite corridor. Having seen it a year and a half ago, I knew that the best place to check it out was at the far end of the infinite on the third floor of Building 8. So -
Blog / MIT Life
P.S.—Check out the Booklet!
I forgot to mention that America in the World: MIT Speaks has been published! You can check it out at http://web.mit.edu/cis/pdf/FAP%20Booklet.pdf. -
Blog / Miscellaneous
Theme I've been looking at too many de-motivational posters!
Because it seems to be the theme of Paul's blog. -
FAQ / Academics and research
Where can I find info on Aero/Astro?
AeroAstro the oldest and most respected university aerospace program in the United States, and it's easy to see why. They have an Interactive Robotics lab, a Human Systems lab, a Space Propulsion lab—and the -
Blog / How to Human
I watched the sunrise this morning
one of the reasons I love dawn is it reminds me that the sun will ... of days during my best of times no matter what the world moves on that doesn't mean I don't matter I'm no insignificant blip in the -
Blog / Events
Party in the MIT This is some scary stuff.
Tell the truth, how many current MIT students read the title of this ... Baker (one of our dorms), was uploaded to the internet. The instant something hits the tubes it becomes fair game, so now it goes on the -
Blog / Athletics
Teatro ZinZanni Another trip to the circus -- is my boss trying to imply something?!
live music and a gourmet five-course dinner - set in the nightclub of ... entirely correct -- the carrot soup was amazing (the person across from me practically gave it a standing ovation) but the dessert was a disappointment -
Blog / Life after MIT
Jo-Jo Update
Chang '03 advanced to the Semi-Final round but, sadly, did not win. (The winner was the former captain of the New England Patriots Cheerleading squad) Joanne did win the preliminary Group A talent competition. Way to -
FAQ / Interview
Do alumni conduct interviews?
—from providing admission interviews all over the world, to sharing in commencement exercises 50 years after their own graduation! They're members of one of the most diverse, talented, and invigorating communities in the world. The -
FAQ / International applicants
Do application materials have to be in English?
professional service or a teacher in your school complete the translation, but you can't translate the material yourself. If your teacher translates any documents, please ask him/her to sign and date the translation -
FAQ / Life and culture
What does the Office of the First Year do?
The Office of the First Year supports a number of programs that ... . The mission of the office is to provide excellent services and programs ... the academic success and personal development of undergraduates. Staff -
Blog / MIT Life
I Tried to Ford the River Are you even old enough to remember this?
So I just got this email: Don Rawitsch, one of the original inventors of the Oregon Trail computer game is coming to MIT and giving a talk about the game: When: 5:30 pm this Friday (4/21) Where: Dining room of -
FAQ / Academics and research
What’s the School of Science like?
The six departments in the MIT School of Science are consistently rated among the best in the world. They include: Biology, Brain and ... questions: What is the nature of dark matter and dark energy, which make up 95 -
Blog / Hacks
Hack to the Future all futures have a past, and all pasts have alternative futures
26 years ago, Doc Brown and Marty McFly traveled 26 years into the future, arriving in the same place, at a different time, to save the future ... to the future. Like many -
Blog / Admissions
Meet the Admissions Officers: Matt McGann ‘00 Name: Matt McGann; Job title: Assistant Director of Admissions; Hometown: Hampton Bays, NY
: the people, the housing system, hacking lore, Mystery Hunt and IAP, the idealism & commitment to the mission of helping the world Favorite things about Boston: public transportation (I don't own or need a car!), the