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  Semi-Real Time Mystery Hunt Update The title says it all.

  

  Well, Mystery Hunt is in full swing, and let me tell you, it is quite the adventure. I just took a quick trip back to my room so I could grab ... other teams are still working on it! But it's so awesome to be working

  • by Laura N. '09
  • January 13, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Selection? They're selecting the earlies...

  

  I can't believe it. It's been a whole year. An entire year. They're selecting Early Action applicants. Yes, on a Saturday. These folks are amazing ... telling you not to worry, to think about other things, to just trust that it

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • December 3, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Decisive Battle The one examining "Turkey vs. Spam" on the almost-literal level.

  

  -hour food coma immediately after dinner, I think it's pretty safe to say that ... fuel, of course, but Aunt Jen got to it first and made some stock instead ... Engineer drank on and said, "It's only gasoline." Thrilling

  • by Sam M. '07
  • November 24, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Dear Mom, Vol. 1 If I told you my life was a circus, would you believe me?

  

  share with you today's email. It is very reminiscient of the letters I ... elephants are coming, so they're waiting. Look, it's an ELEPHANT! Los ... guess it's a sign of the times.

  • by Bryan
  • October 6, 2005
• Blog / Events

  There is such a thing as a free event Collegefest is going on this weekend, go get yourself some free junk!

  

  with a few friends to the Collegefest in Hynes Convention Center (it ... massages, and much, much more (did I mention they were all free?). It's only ... then it's not to be missed! Oooh, you can also get a lot of Starbucks and

  • by Melis A. '08
  • September 17, 2005
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Solar Car Pulled Over The MIT Solar Car Team got in a little trouble.

  

  . For the record, it also looks a little like a stealth bomber.   My ... . ``Obviously it's not built for the road,'' he said.   I don't know if they ... Austin, TX, make its way through the Plains states/breadbasket provinces

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 1, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Visit to eBay

  

  anything about it. Despite his secrecy, we still took him out for pearl milk ... me a lot of the Stata Center, with its bright colors, vibrant dining ... pay homage to the product that made it famous, eBay has a case full of

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • June 8, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Enrolled 09’s: Watch Your Mailbox I've been getting a lot of questions about the Next Big Mailing (NBM®). Here's the…

  

  I've been getting a lot of questions about the Next Big Mailing (NBM®). Here's the scoop - it's not sent out by admissions, rather, it's handled ... it takes a bit longer. They are not all mailed at the same time, so if

  • by Ben Jones
  • May 4, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Don’t believe everything that you read

  

  ) 5. I forgot what the last one was, but it was some weird national ... , it is, you're half way there. My friend acheived all 5 things, and he ... record: There is no guaranteed way to be admitted to MIT. Certainly, it is

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 8, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Writer’s Bloc

  

  , and one of the topics dealt with writing. It got me thinking about some ... (and I know you're out there) can buy it here. Dylan is currently hard ... MIT people go off and do lots of interesting things. It's pretty cool.

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 20, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  2,822 applications

  

  come back with a reality check: It was reported today that we received 2,822 early action applications this year, just about the same as last year. It ... students during EA; this year, I anticipate it will be fewer than 400. Last

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 23, 2004
• Blog / Classes

  What I’m taking this semester! senior fall

  

  now it's 12:45AM. I haven't done a "what am I taking this semester ... haven't felt so apprehensive about. It's mostly because I have a lot more ... finishing my major (which is surreal), but it's also a mindset change that

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • September 4, 2024
• Blog / Events

  Battle of the Boot storytime with Yuliya #1

  

  cockroach sprung outside. It barely missed my hand. (let me shake my feet as ... to abandon its stuffy confines. The pest stormed out the boot and… (as ... , and I prayed it was alive, because the combination of “corpse” and

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • January 23, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I’m sitting at work right now Seems like as good a time as any to bang out a quick blog post

  

  It occurs to me that I haven't told you much about what I'm doing ... to it. So, here's a snapshot of what I'm doing RIGHT NOW, at 11:52am on ... the end of something makes it awesome) and Arlo to my left is making

  • by Anna H. '14
  • July 11, 2012
• Blog / Blog Projects

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

  

  my #2. The Most Boring Movie I Have Seen Guys Who Turn Into Cars It would have been fine if it wasn't for the humans. The Movie That Was Way Better Than I Thought It Would Be Bar-Be as the Lady with a Lot of Money

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

  Ring Delivery 2021 meet me halfway

  

  freaking cool, we were able to get it rescheduled for this fall. It's been ... really symbolic, not only for me but for a lot of MIT students. It represents making it half way, as well as is one of the main symbols to signify

  • by Cami M. '23
  • October 19, 2021
• Blog / Events

  MIT Mystery Hunt is happening! watch the kickoff at 12 PM EDT today, 1/15

  

  . It’s like a Sudoku or a crossword, but you have to figure out the rules in order to do it. Puzzles have some sort of answer, which is usually a ... Scientific Theories: Expanding Reality & You", and therefore it will start

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • January 15, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Early Action Decisions Now Available Online

  

  year. This decision has been made with care, and it is final. I know this can be a difficult decision to receive, but honestly, it works out okay in the end. Take a deep breath, shake it off, and go crush the rest of

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 14, 2019
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  So we’re actually *identical* twins which is surprising to absolutely ... no one

  

  the last last cohort of bloggers, and if you remember reading it when she just posted it, our little intro blurb actually said “Danny and ... that it is not that uncommon for doctors to misclassify twins. According

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • January 27, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Early Action Decisions Now Available Online

  

  year. This decision has been made with care, and it is final. I know this can be a difficult decision to receive, but honestly, it works out okay in the end. Take a deep breath, shake it off, and go crush the rest of

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 15, 2018