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Two thousand high schoolers walk into MIT what could possibly go wrong?
. (I see you, Eric Z. ’23, Vincent H. ’23, and [annotation note="who is ... high school again, just so I could go to Splash and take classes. Some ... explore, but tell me not to sign up for too many things, else I end up -
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Iron Man, MIT ‘87 (?) After 21 last month, another MIT movie.
On Friday, the movie Iron Man opened (and opened big: a $100 million opening weekend). I must admit, I'm not generally a big comic book superhero fan, and I hadn't even heard of Iron Man until only recently -
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Two hundred puzzles, fifty years later cms major who
ended, Nathan opened a conversation about how ephemeral puzzles are. I ... I've talked about Mystery Hunt at length, from the perspective of a ... community member. Here I'll take the perspective of a critic, or perhaps a -
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25 Stories of Getting Accepted to MIT told by students and alums
school ended, and I had homework to do, but I was too stressed out to ... [z] enough for MIT". When the website loaded and I skimmed that page ... didn't. R.M. ‘19 I just got off from McDonald's and sat by myself in -
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Halloween is the best day of the year. Yes, I recognize that it is now closer to Thanksgiving than to Halloween. Sorry.
Building. 1: I turned 19! My favorite part of birthdays is ... . At 10:30pm, I was psetting in the lounge near my room (yes, on my birthday. I'm lame, I know. The firehose stops for no aging ritual, though -
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21 Firsts highlight reels from the last few years, as I prepare to say goodbye
freshmen and other MIT students were hanging. I would end up spending the ... : I attained high grades and usually ranked at the top of the class ... extremely racist encounter. Upon realizing I wasn’t the thief, the man let go -
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Yachts, Drones, and Lessons from the Media Lab How to lose a phone in 90 seconds
sailing with him to Baker’s Island, just outside Salem, MA. I did not ... This story ends with me losing my phone on a drone on a yacht on an island in an ocean, but it’s going to start with me at a desk in an office -
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College Shopping List Everybody do the shopping cart!
the first few weeks (I hope I'm not assuming too much - oh man, please ... bought later? Does anyone even exist like that? ..Oh yeah, I do. 'Sup. This is a pretty good list that I actually used when I was college -
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The Adventures of Flat Tim And his admissions officer friend!
driving on the highway while I was in high school. Living in the Boston area ... kindly tolerated my expletives. “Maybe I’ll have a six-pack by the end ... high schools and community-based organizations. I love [annotation note="I -
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I Was Sitting Where You’re Sitting Quick! Click here. :D
blending is seamless. I’m in love with how the piece evolved and ended up ... gel thickening agent. I’ve been at MIT for a while: this is my sixth REX, and this time, I am on assignment with MIT Technology Review -
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My blogger bio over time what does it take to get to know someone?
I grew up and spent my high school in? Is it East Campus, the dorm I ... I've changed my bio, which you can view on my author page, once every few months since I started blogging. I thought I'd record how it -
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[Guest Post] On Food and Cooking at MIT, Semester 1 fantastic dishes and how to cook them
high level of fat. I have nothing against fat: as long as it is properly ... -38. doi:10.1146/annurev-publhealth-031912-114409"]high prevalence of ... in character for jacky don’t worry"][/annotation] I admit that my