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  Building, building, building, building This one goes out to the one I've left behind.

  

  few months into my freshman year. Now prefrosh, they ask me, "My mom ... under the Great Sail on my way to class every morning, because I think it ... in the housing lottery, REX would have given me the chance to change my

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 28, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT ‘10s in the news A series of newspaper articles about incoming MIT freshmen.

  

  link my way). It's nice to read about MIT MMX like celebrities! Today, we

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 26, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Finding a job at the National Institutes of Health A guide to getting a job at the NIH

  

  answer. As part of my high school's curriculum, we were required to complete a Senior Research Project and I thought it would be neat to do my ... to be placed in a laboratory. I thought it was just because of my lack

  • by Melis A. '08
  • July 13, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Happy 4th of July! Glorious red, white, and blue

  

  've got my money on Germany. Good thing the weather conditions are better in

  • by Melis A. '08
  • July 4, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  2006 MIT Admissions Statistics Summary statistics from the past year.

  

  By popular demand, below you'll find admissions statistics from this past application cycle. These numbers will be posted on MyMIT later this summer. I also hope to post an enrolling class profile and more statistics

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 29, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  ZigZag Episode 7 A new episode features Commencement highlights and an interview with the party button guys.

  

  graduating students (you can frequently see my thumb). Marsha is broadcasting

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

  Far and Away I was going to get philosophical, but then I thought about Hugh Jackman.

  

  inappropriate, because I saw it in Harrisburg and not at MIT. Also, my 8 ... mutant army to Alcatraz. 5. I am in love with Ian McKellen, and my favorite ... his shirt off for about 2.8 of those. My friend Shana hypothesized that

  • by Sam M. '07
  • May 29, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Quick updates Miscellaneous Admissions Office updates.

  

  , unfortunately, once again fallen far behind on my email. Aplogies if you

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 25, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Play it again, Sam You wouldn't be saying that if you were in lab with me.

  

  my world record low test score with a 40% on the third 6.002 exam ... still passed. However, shortly after getting my test I exclaimed, "Shoot ... score, but I quickly followed it with "I stapled my finger!" After a few

  • by Sam M. '07
  • May 11, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Dewey Love Libraries? Yes we dew!

  

  Yes we dew. I am not very shy about my love and affection for the MIT library system. (See here and here for evidence.) On Saturday afternoons, I oftentimes embark on library crawls, during which I visit up to 3 libraries in

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • May 10, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Thursday

  

  Sorry, things have been hectic lately, plus my knees really hurt. Tomorrow: 10:00-4:00 -- Earth Day 10:30-12:00 -- 14.64: Labor Economics class 12:00-1:00 -- economic lunch with Janet '06 4:00-5:00 -- thesis

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • April 27, 2006
• Blog / Athletics

  Sneak Preview

  

  Coming soon: An entry on The Tech Nomads But first: 26.2 miles of awesomeness Interseting story: My mom was seated on the plane next to a couple with a newborn baby. They all (well, except the newborn) chatted about

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • April 15, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Admissions Decisions

  

  We've come to the time of year when many of you readers will find out whether you've been admitted to MIT or not. I want to express to you all my confidence that you will be admitted to several great colleges, and a letter

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • March 18, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Maybe later

  

  "eat my words" because Boston weather is crazy. But I don't care. It

  • by Laura N. '09
  • March 11, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Melis and the AXO Chocolate Factory AXO Fondue was last night!

  

  , my sorority, Alpha Chi Omega (AXO), had a chocolate fondue party, where ... must say I learned a lot! On Friday, all my sisters wore the shirt I ... covered strawberries and kiwis were probably my favorite. Ask Matt all about

  • by Melis A. '08
  • March 5, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  VSEPR Google News is the best.

  

  because I set my homepage to Google News. I only did that because I didn

  • by Sam M. '07
  • February 25, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  A few quick answers The skinny.

  

  decisions will be released. Watch the blogs and MyMIT for more information

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 22, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Introducing Two New MIT Students… ...classes of 2026 and 2028 respectively.

  

  Nance made his way to the world on January 11, 2006 at 10:40 pm. My wife ... Section!! He was 9 pounds 15 ounces and 22 inches long at birth. My wife was ... , I believe my dad said it best, "Wow, looks like you gave birth to a

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • February 14, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Ho-dee-hi, hi-dee-ho, ho ho. How many digits of pi do you know?

  

  had already uploaded these pictures to my webspace, so now you have to look at them. Sorry, what was I supposed to do? Pull out of my webspace ... day of classes, after finding out the ISBNs for my classes, I went to

  • by Sam M. '07
  • February 10, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Time passes Someone left the cake out in the rain.

  

  arbitrarily. Hey folks, not too much of interest going on in my life right now. My entire lab flew all-expenses-paid down to Colorado for the week to ... was the property of my Ukrainian downstairs neighbor Albert. Tip: Once

  • by Sam M. '07
  • January 27, 2006