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• Blog / About Decisions

  Because one story just isn’t enough My tale of being admitted. Laugh. Cry. Both. Neither. All of the above?

  

  'm posting my own tale of being admitted last year. Since this is the second year that EA acceptees were sent cardboard tubes, I thought my story ... chunk of this, solely because I can. Three people from my school applied

  • by Keri G. '10
  • December 14, 2006
• Blog / Athletics

  Physical Education: because your body needs problem sets, too My adventures in completing the MIT Physical Education requirements

  

  requirement was a drag, but my classes have ended up being a lot of fun. You ... , and so I randomly rank classes that happen to fit in with the rest of my class schedule. My current gym class is Advanced Beginners Swimming. I

  • by Melis A. '08
  • November 20, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  The only living boy in New York I get all the news I need from The Colbert Report.

  

  tomorrow. And you don't get to read it unless you vote. Now, I did my part by ... Killian Court, but since then all my Google News feeds seem to be telling me ... my part here too. So if even ONE registered voter currently residing

  • by Sam M. '07
  • November 7, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Bicycle Diaries Like the motorcycle ones, except far less artsy and with a serious lack of Gael…

  

  1. So my sister bought me a bike. It's a used bike, but it's still ... bus back. 2. I am back at the student center, conveniently without my sister, and I find my bike. I take the key out, stick it in the lock, and

  • by Jess K. '10
  • November 4, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Meditation Mondays Achieving inner peace, just in time for my 14.05 pset

  

  meditation session tonight -- which I definitely needed after getting my French quiz back and after watching my chicken shawarma drip onto my pants today

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • October 16, 2006
• Blog / Life after MIT

  So long, farewell, auf wiedersehen, adieu To you, and you, and you and you and you.

  

  figured today would be a good day for me to hang up my blogging hat. I ... at MIT (2010s, bloggers, etc), you know where to find me, and my door ... life, the universe, and everything -- my email's still mollieb at mit dot

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • September 4, 2006
• Blog / Hacks

  A quick plug

  

  my readers: What's your favorite MIT hack? I know it's awesome, but ... fondness for, among others, the Wright Flyer, which happened during my freshman year. Other hack-related entries on my blog include: I feel the

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • August 9, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Accidents Happen My mom was right.

  

  Parents are always the optimistic ones, right? My mom always has a ... sometimes I feel like my experiments are more mistakes than intentional, but ... just a little Monday morning humor courtesy of one of my favorite comics:

  • by Bryan
  • June 19, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Thoughts On Global Leadership Susan Hockfield + others quoted in Newsweek on the topic.

  

  My mom just sent me the link to an interesting article in the latest ... Rodney Brooks. Call me an idealist, but my favorite of the responses is ... too heavy, my mom also sent me this link. Enjoy.)

  • by Ben Jones
  • June 7, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  April Questions Omnibus 1 Recent questions, answered.

  

  wrote, "I sent in my affirmative reply on March 21st, and have yet to ... American citizen. My family came back when I was only one, so basically there is nothing american about me except my passport. I wanted to know

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 18, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Dies Irae Quantus tremor est futurus!

  

  friend!" Yoda: "My trusted ally you are." Palpatine: "Together, we can rule ... have my allegiance." C3PO: "To a splendid counterpart!" R2D2: "You can ... digits of pi in my comments tomorrow.

  • by Sam M. '07
  • February 14, 2006
• Blog / Events

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

  

  the adventure. I just took a quick trip back to my room so I could grab my driver's license- ambulance driving lesson in less than an hour ... I knew, someone had shoved the phone into my hands to give the answer

  • by Laura N. '09
  • January 13, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Birth Of Baby Nance Regular updates from labor through delivery (guest-hosted by Ben).

  

  my birthday, which is tomorrow. So my (wishful thinking) guess: January ... not born on my birthday. :-( He was born at 10:40PM on 1/11/06, weighing

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • January 11, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Trouble staying focused Finals. And about a zillion questions.

  

  .60 in depth, doing zillions of practice problems and perfecting my already gorgeous formula sheet. Instead, I have been struggling with my inner ... examination week will keep me from my appointed duties in the lab), but studying

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • December 20, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  Selection? They're selecting the earlies...

  

  'd better get out of there once I had my picture so they could go home and think about anything but applications. :-) My application period for MIT was probably the most anxious period of my life. Everyone's probably

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

  PumpkiNerd Carving My dorm had a pumpkin carving contest, and categories were funniest, scariest, geekiest, most original,…

  

  As I pasted in my previous entry, my dorm had a pumpkin carving contest, and categories were funniest, scariest, geekiest, most original, and best overall. Can anyone guess which category I entered my pumpkin

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • October 26, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Yay for cheap stuff Inexpensive books make me happy.

  

  with them. I decided to take advantage of this, so after sending my ... her read my books. We have a symbiotic relationship.) In other news, I ... , just to wrap up a few loose ends from my last couple of entries: A lot

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 17, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  On Tour Goin' each and every place with the mic in their hand.

  

  We on Award Tour with Muhammad my man Goin' each and every place with ... Muhammad my man Goin' each and every place with the mic in their hand Oaktown ... from the road in the days to come. Remember if you attend my session

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • September 28, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  You can get anything you want… ...excepting Alice. Or a good blog entry.

  

  It's been hectic for past few days; I had my first German vocabulary ... until the middle of the night--it makes me nostalgic for my own Freshman ... , check back in a few for some more a more impressive sketching of my life

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 17, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Paint Work VII The triumphant conclusion! Plus, the CIA is watching me.

  

  of this, my newest blog entry. I hear the Harvard Book Store is even ... my trademark bunny hat. Don't worry, nobody dies in this entry ... Garbage concert. Well, first, you have to hear about my morning. I got to

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 11, 2005