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  Tale of the Midnight Tool! Simulcast in 1337 for our viewers at home!

  

  the floor? B) Reality: Calculate the (p+q)th derivative of y=x^p(x-1)^q

  • by Chris M. '12
  • September 17, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  And so it is… Just like the blogosphere said it would be.

  

  ) going to the northern part of the lower peninsula, or b) going to the UP

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • September 14, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The other 2 of the 3 R’s About reading and writing on campus -- forget the 'rithmetic.

  

  , and serious student group (n.b. I saw their president last week and she

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 4, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  If strangers meet life begins you shall above all things be glad and young

  

  I. Flying back home to MIT from home in South Bend (not a typo), I had a perfect view of Cambridge and Boston out my window. The plane was flying…

  • by Paul B. '11
  • August 23, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Olympians, Part 2 This time, I am talking about science olympiads.

  

  , Chemistry: Bronze (n.b. There were no seniors on the US International Biology

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 22, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  The Top of the World If I have seen farther, it is by standing on the roof of the Green…

  

  It’s sort of funny how some of the most interesting things happen completely by chance. Case in point: About a month ago, I was heading from my lab to the…

  • by Paul B. '11
  • August 3, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The MIT Shakespeare Ensemble This ain't your AP English class's Shakespeare.

  

  One all-too-common misunderstanding I’ve encountered about MIT is that “no one” at the Institute appreciates, let alone participates, in the humanities or the fine arts. Well, I don’t know about…

  • by Paul B. '11
  • July 23, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Full Circle Here's to yesterday.

  

  Even though I just finished my first year at MIT, this is actually my second summer in Cambridge. Two years ago, when I was a rising high-school senior, I enrolled…

  • by Paul B. '11
  • July 7, 2008
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  ¿Cómo se dice…? La única cosa que he aprendido en la clase de español.(Blame Google Translator if that…

  

  total n00b when you get to MIT. I'll help you out. First, pronouncing

  • by Snively '11
  • June 11, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Moving On, Moving Out, and the Conservation of Freshmen Reflections of a (kinda) sophomore.

  

  As of noon today, I am officially done with my first year at MIT. I turned in my last final, walked out of the exam room into the bright Boston…

  • by Paul B. '11
  • May 22, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My UROP Experiences Research is kinda cool.

  

  What’s up? Yeah, it’s the end of term, and we’re all hosed. The week before dead week is pretty stressful, as every class tries to cram in that last assignment.…

  • by Derrick B. '08
  • May 7, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Road I’m On Life's a lot to think about sometimes...

  

  Pardon me for the grammatically incorrect tonight title (in the sardonic words of the ever-quotable Winston Churchill, “This is the sort of English up with which I will not put!”),…

  • by Paul B. '11
  • April 26, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW-ing the Weekend (Guest Entry) ...even though it is technically two days longer than a weekend.

  

  By Pamela Ban (’12?) I had eagerly awaited CPW, and it was heaven. There was this booklet that you got at registration which was basically the bible to free food,…

  • by Paul B. '11
  • April 22, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Finding My Way Around MIT (Guest Entry) CPW was so hugely difficult to take in all at once that it's hard to…

  

  by Rena Katz CPW was so hugely difficult to take in all at once that it’s hard to sum it all up in one blog post, much like it’s hard…

  • by Paul B. '11
  • April 20, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  Welcome to MIT, Class of 2012 Welcome home.

  

  Even though it’s been exactly a year since I found out I had been accepted to MIT, I still clearly remember the day I received my decision. The morning of…

  • by Paul B. '11
  • March 18, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Happy Valentine’s Day from MIT Because theobromine is delicious.

  

  In case you haven’t realized it yet, I’m going to let you guys all in on a secret: MIT Admissions loves you. No, really. I know the L-word gets thrown…

  • by Paul B. '11
  • February 14, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Hilarity with Jeremy "Hi!" *awkward silence*

  

  As you may have already realized, MIT attracts an incredibly diverse range of people, with a similarly broad array of interests, passions, and personalities. When I say that, I’m not…

  • by Paul B. '11
  • February 8, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Danger Danger! Listen to Burt, duck and cover!

  

  radioactive sign is this sign What's a class 3b laser? It's a laser that

  • by Snively '11
  • January 23, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Telethon Fun…Squared The amount of fun experienced at an event grows exponentially as a function of bloggers…

  

  Hey all, just another entry about the EA Telethon madness. I ended up helping out from 6:00 to 11:00, with maybe a half-hour break in between to write up a…

  • by Paul B. '11
  • January 17, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Boston Rain With apologies to Tay Zonday.

  

  Despite being the middle of winter, on Friday the entire Boston area ended up getting drenched in an unexpected deluge of rain. Yes, you read that right: rain. For a…

  • by Paul B. '11
  • January 12, 2008