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  Do you live in Zambia? Malawi? Ghana? If you could send me some African dirt, that would be amazing! (And illegal. But…

  

  On the most excellent advice of my blog-readers, I have added D ... importance (biking for fun, blogging, sleep) but hey, saving the world involves ... to make a strong brick using pressure instead of heat. Also, the bricks

  • by Kim D. '09
  • March 11, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I hurt myself again And again and again and again.

  

  things. My failings at life from the last couple of weeks include tripping ... myself in the face on the railing, skidding across six (6) feet of ice ... across the Longfellow Bridge with Jesse '09 (who says he didn't notice, but

  • by Keri G. '10
  • March 9, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Think Happy Thoughts D-Lab Memories >> Graphing With Matlab

  

  all night, it is this disgruntled bull. Although the 22 other students in the cluster with me may have some idea as well. ...On an almost completely unrelated note, I recently learned a great mnemonic for the stock

  • by Kim D. '09
  • December 2, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Happy Birthday to m—-suck. I turn 20 and cry tears of blood

  

  are at least two reasons behind this, one that's my choosing and the other that's just happenstance. The first reason you're seeing fewer ... less broken by MIT. It's like the difference between a tasty avocado* and

  • by Snively '11
  • September 28, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Avoid spelling errors! The most commonly misspelled words I see on MIT applications.

  

  errors I see are not in the essay portion. People are pretty good about using spell check for that. More often, I see spelling errors in the ... 's something to avoid if you can. It's unlikely to be the difference between

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 25, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  Transfer Wrap-Up 2008 Looking back at MIT Transfer Admissions for entry this coming year.

  

  , the conclusion of our transfer admissions cycle, seems as good a time as any to do so. The numbers for this year look remarkably like they did the past few years: Applicants: nearly 300 Admits: high teens Admit

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 20, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Your Name in Flashing Lights Or maybe just mitadmissions.org

  

  piloted an effort to capture CPW through the eyes of a prefrosh, and this year, the bloggers are inviting YOU to join us as guest bloggers. This ... 'll experience the MIT lifestyle firsthand. There will be too many things to do at

  • by Bryan
  • April 1, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  Pi(e) Day Burton 1 celebrates Pi Day as we generally like to celebrate all unofficial nerd holidays…

  

  off the front page, and the only thing I hate more than getting pushed off the front page is grape-flavored anything (it's not even a flavor, I swear). The point of this entry is that my friend Liz '11 and I recently

  • by Jess K. '10
  • March 18, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Bread at Desk This entry brought to you by the letters "Sleep Deprivation."

  

  actually enjoyed doing it, despite the very obvious fact that I spent all ... baguettes. Usually when there's food at desk, it's free for the taking, but I ... email was sent to the Senior House mailing list. It said "please help

  • by Karen F. '11
  • March 14, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  LOLZ CATS In which he creates one of his own to explain his extended absence.

  

  life over the last few weeks better than any blog entry could. :-) (I ... .) (Thanks to Christina for finding the picture for me.)

  • by Ben Jones
  • November 27, 2007
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Ritual & Ceremony I'll be out of contact the next two weeks as I celebrate a big event.

  

  before our gathered family and friends, and celebrate our union. The ... couple, as we explore romantic Italy. As I've been preparing for the big ... 's exciting, but at the same time, there's a bit of anxiety. For me, the anxiety

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 14, 2007
• Blog / Personal Travel

  I who have nothing Darling, 'tis I who loves you.

  

  the clay, which would absorb all of the water in their bodies and give ... -conditioned (!) hostel room, listening to the dude above me snore, and I thought that rather than reading all the entries at smashbros.com some for the

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 28, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  A Blog Entry About Transition This blog entry is about transition. The act of passing from one state or place…

  

  's start over. The other day this fabulous idea for a blog entry came from a piece of parchment lodged in the mouth of a dazzling, sparkling horse of sparkley sparkles flying through the sky, bearing the words "BLOG IDEA HORSE

  • by Jess K. '10
  • April 2, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Mid-January Updates The latest from Cambridge.

  

  Hello! Here's the latest: We have begun reading regular action ... . If you are in the regular action pool (regular action applicant or ... get us your Mid-Year Grade Report as soon as possible after the grades

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 18, 2007
• Blog / Events

  Candyland @ MIT Not your average gingerbread houses!

  

  hour. Though they were given the option to build anything they wanted ... should win? The team that built Baker:

  • by Melis A. '08
  • December 7, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Video: Friendly Robots! Professor Cynthia Breazeal shows off her interactive robots.

  

  The PBS show NOVA scienceNOW had a wonderful story last week on MIT Professor Cynthia Breazeal, Director of the Robotic Life Group. It featured not only her robotic "children" like Leonardo and Kismet but also her

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 25, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Stud/Fac Dinners Genius idea to get free dinner with MIT geniuses

  

  The 2006 Class Council is responsible for planning and executing many ... -------------------------------- Side note: Check out the hilarious Senior Ball Survival Guide, with ... -------------------------------- Clearly, class council is busy. The best thing our class council has thought

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • September 17, 2006
• Blog / Athletics

  AIDS Walk San Francisco Shameless solicitation -- join the fun

  

  This Sunday, I am participating in the 2006 AIDS Walk San Francisco ... '06 will be walking with us as well. If you're in the Bay Area this weekend, please join the 10K event. We leave from the eastern end of Golden

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • July 11, 2006
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Scooper Bowl All you can eat ice cream.

  

  Apparently, Boston has the highest per-capita consumption of ice ... Bryan, Boston has some of the world's best ice cream makers and shops (for example, the New York Times called Toscanini's "the best ice cream in the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 7, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW Wrapup Final thoughts on Campus Preview Weekend 2006.

  

  For those of you who attended: How was it? What was your favorite part? What was the biggest surprise? What would you tell those who couldn ... ? It was great to meet so many of you! See you again in the fall =)

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 11, 2006