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  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
• Blog / Athletics

  Save a tree… ...eat a Beaver. MIT makes me fill out lots of paperwork. Get it? Beaver? Oh…

  

  discovered this morning in my scanner. I never took it out after making copies ... a little apology note attached and crossed my fingers that it won ... NCAA Division III Form and bring them with me to my first meeting with my

  • by Laura N. '09
  • August 2, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Hot town In which I complain about the heat and expound wisdom about the bio department.

  

  logical degree system)! Days like this make me glad for two things: 1) my ... days, and 2) my beautiful air conditioner which keeps me cool at home ... my window is 15 stories up and falling out is not up there on my list

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 11, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW Day 2 A recap, with pictures.

  

  my fellow admissions peeps. Not bound to the Reg Desk today, I made the most of my time attending events and meeting prefrosh. Started with the ... . Went back to my office for the first time in 2 days; checked email. Akash

  • by Ben Jones
  • April 8, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  RA Selection Day 5 and a day off (kinda)

  

  Yesterday's tie was red, and my subcommittee was McGregor (also MIT ... fantastic applications, the highlight of the day (for me) was my making mango ... answer the questions that are piling up in my comments section =) Happy

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 21, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Busy times

  

  of my favorite freshmen students dropped by together independently of each other, and both are taking one of my top-5 favorite classes at MIT ... (discussion of all five of my top-5 favorite classes in a future post). Even if

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 3, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  First read

  

  summarizing my applications (each application takes about 30 minutes each), and ... , including wrapping up our fall travels, developing more content for the my ... inspired by super-huge mustard." Also, Chicago is one of my absolute favorite

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 24, 2004
• Blog / MIT Life

  On Being the “Dumb” Friend and the freedom from comparison

  

  ’ve found myself in amongst my MIT group of friends: Namely, I am the “dumb ... quantitatively true: I am not as smart as my friends. It’s evident even just with ... them skipping prerequisite classes that are kicking my butt, and making

  • by Allison E. '27
  • October 2, 2025
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Hi again (and goodbye) (For real this time!)

  

  my PhD in Course 20. Just the other week I had a lovely lunch with Ceri ... . I have lived in the 01239 zip code for almost half of my life. MY ... , bidding official adieu to the place that raised me (and my Kerb finally

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • January 23, 2025
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  21M.712: Choreography — Making Dances theater arts classes >>>

  

  I'm taking a choreography class this semester! I heard about it in my ... cringing about how stupid I look. I started to understand how my theater kid ... concepts. none of these have ever been at the forefront of my mind when I

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • March 22, 2023