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  The Case of the Disappearing Admissions Officers Where have the Admissions Officers been lately?

  

  (and Ben and Nance) been? Reading applications. Lots and lots of applications. It's been hard to find time for much else (like blogging and email ... , James Bond and Borat. It looks like our early application numbers for

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 22, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Hey VMars fans Wallace is Course 2!

  

  Wallace Fennel exposited that he wants to be a mechanical engineer. And that totally made my day. Engineers rock. Of course, Wallace is failing MechE and then cheated, like an idiot! So of course he got caught, and I

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 5, 2006
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Hi, I’m New Here The requisite introduction.

  

  This past Sunday night, my friend Hanna '10 and I did our first radio ... on their psets due the next morning, crack a bad joke or two (and when ... of music when we've run out of nervous banter and can't think of

  • by Keri G. '10
  • October 19, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  5E Rush Photos

  

  and head-scratching, because we were able to put them to good use. Also ... likes us from this picture. Luke '07 talks to Kathleen '10 and another ... Bemis, the middle section of the hall, and talking. Mitch '03, Steve '08

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • October 1, 2006
• Blog / Research & Work Abroad

  Bermuda, Jaimaica, oooh I want to take you to… One week of fun in the Dominican Republic

  

  's entry) to the Club Med in Punta Cana and everything was wonderful except ... busy/lazy. Despite that, I played a lot of tennis and it was my basically ... I was introducing myself at dinner I said I was from Boston and one of

  • by Melis A. '08
  • August 29, 2006
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Q & A Answers to questions on being in a fraternity.

  

  't honestly say I've been to every house, I've been to several, and the rooms ... normally everyone has ample space to live and enjoy. For example, my current room has 3 couches, 3 mini fridges, a 26" TV, and then some. 2. While

  • by Bryan
  • June 18, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Nike+iPod read entry & vote at the end

  

  enough to keep Steve Jobs busy for a weekend -- today, Apple and Nike ... company? A runner's choice of running shoes is a very careful and idiosyncratic one, and consumer theory dictates that the more choices, the better

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • May 23, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  An American Idol Math Question You guys are all good in math; help me out with this one.

  

  pointed this out last night, and unless I'm missing something, I agree with ... it was a 3-way tie. Let's do the math, and please correct me if I ... two hour period, and each contestant's phone lines can handle ~16

  • by Ben Jones
  • May 19, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Almost Famous You probably think this entry is about me.

  

  , focusing on both the overall winners and the performances of MIT runners. Now ... Kyle '08 and YiOu '07 looking beautiful together as they finish together ... one... ...and although it's a bit unflattering, I still think it

  • by Sam M. '07
  • April 21, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Odds & Evens & Ends Notes on CPW, Veronica Mars, and more.

  

  span of 4 days!). And, while there will be parties, CPW is a 100% dry weekend. And while you'll probably see people wearing shirts featuring pi ... thread here and here (check it out!). Not as important as cancer research

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 31, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Another Day, Another Class

  

  : Professor Yaffe is from Baltimore and his dialect is very strong. Thus, he ... it to us and also demonstrate the effects of EDTA ... , carbohydrates and how they exist in the body. So far, it's been pretty good

  • by Bryan
  • March 9, 2006
• Blog / Athletics

  MIT Athletics When I picked the topic for this entry, I was cheerleading at an MIT basketball…

  

  write about while cheering for tonight's MIT mens' basketball game, and I ... hurt and I was tired and my mind was drifting a little. There are a lot of sports at MIT, and a lot of ways to get involved with physical

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • January 13, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Peace Out, 2005 Saying goodbye to a great year!

  

  and lost. This was probably one of the best learning experiences of my life. I learned a lot about politics, and I also learned that losing a ... that if I were to get a B+, I should have opted to do less work and get

  • by Bryan
  • December 31, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Attack of the Giant Squid Attack of the Giant Squid!

  

  turn! So this semester, I took Quantitative Physiology I: Cells and ... aka HST.541J. One of the major topics in the class is the Hodgkin and ... functions, and my personal favorite, error functions. Instead of making us

  • by Bryan
  • December 16, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  MIT’s Newest Nobel Laureate Can you autograph my problem set?

  

  So it's Nobel Prize week, and this year, MIT has been able to add another name to it's list of professors, affiliates, and alumni who have won ... , Robert Grubbs, and Professor Richard Schrock. Professor Schrock won the

  • by Bryan
  • October 5, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Reek Week Updated 8/3 to include pictures of Gilroy garlic ice cream.

  

  -a-potties. A little bird tells me that between 120,000 and 150,000 people attend each year, and that it is the largest food festival in the country. On ... , we can smell the garlic. Love is in the air, and it doesn't smell good

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • July 29, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW Saturday

  

  getting ready to play (and sweep) the Coast Guard Academy in an afternoon ... housing... ...and the students attended their own panel on housing ... panelists Jessie (green hair) and Kelsey (blue hair). The housing panels gave

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 11, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  The DHL Fiasco I really want to thank those of you (you know who you are) who turned…

  

  , maturity, and common sense. For those who don't know what happened, someone ... (incuding College Confidential) and then later to my blog and to Matt's blog. Some folks acted quickly to make Matt and me aware of it, as well as

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 14, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  More questions

  

  Today is Registration Day at MIT, and tomorrow (Tuesday) is the first ... ... though, due to my time restrictions during application season and the ... to attend, and I wonder if parents are welcome as well? Will there be

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 31, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Clarification On Last Post I was really just trying to say that when I look at your names in…

  

  happen to know that girl (bus driver) and it is unbelievable the amount of ... folks with brilliant essays and accepted folks with less-brilliant essays ... ... at all. Which is why it's sad to see you comparing stats and trying to

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 18, 2004