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• Blog / Hacks

  Hack Study Break MIT is home to some very dedicated gamers.

  

  realized that the mysterious objects weren't miscellaneous debris at all - it ... didn't have to hunt far - hackers had placed yet another game in front of ... Steak House Cow was transformed into a mouse. Hackers just can't leave the

  • by Paul B. '11
  • December 11, 2007
• Blog / Events

  SNOW SNOW SNOW! And other festivities.

  

  snow on November 21 wasn't "real snow" - it melted all before noon!) I ... GIR (General Institute Requirements). (Don't you love my abrupt ... , you get a zero for all the problems that you didn't submit before the

  • by Chris S. '11
  • December 3, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  David Berry: A “Fearless” Innovator with a Passion for MIT Dr. David Berry, who received his S.B. and Ph.D. from MIT, received the honor of…

  

  problems.” While he admits that he wouldn’t jump out of a plane ... ’s clear that he can’t get enough of its taste. He arrived at ... company whose technology he helped develop, and T2 Biosystems, a diagnostic

  • by Melis A. '08
  • October 4, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Time To Have A Sit-Down With Your GC. Can we tawk?

  

  ...? (Hint: see the title.) Aren't you fortunate that I'm here to help you ... case you didn't know, the GC is the guardian and gatekeeper of the ... choices down to, say, less than 30 schools, it doesn't mean that you should

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • September 24, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Scratches On My Mind A brief introduction, so you'll know why I see MIT the way I do.

  

  I see it the way I do. I was born in Yokosuka, Japan, but I don't ... don't have the money to send me, so I join the Navy and convince the ... a couple times a week. I won't try to recruit anyone, but if you

  • by Derrick B. '08
  • September 20, 2007
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Time Out I attempt to top Emo Walt Whitman, even though I'm only taking a brief reprieve…

  

  freshman year at MIT is over" doesn't tell you about the one night I stood on ... final exams; they don't evoke memories of trudging sleepily through ... student, which I wrote in my first entry here, even though I wasn't really

  • by Jess K. '10
  • May 27, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Drinking from the Firehose By: Teresa, '11

  

  relieved that I wouldn’t have to give up Taekwondo or good chocolate at ... photography display, the artificial intelligence exhibit, and the t-shirt in the ... - those who understand binary and those who don’t.” Seeing some

  • by Bryan
  • April 24, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  The Open-Ended Question Why I chose MIT ... twice

  

  guys all rock in one way or another. Sorry to those of you who couldn't ... . My genes didn't really favor that department. *Gulps protein shake* So ... biology but I didn't solve protein structures or anything like that. I never

  • by Bryan
  • April 15, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Samuel Maurer’s Day Off MIT moves pretty fast.

  

  rid of it from all your displays, but I can't really find it and it's 2 ... beforehand. A lot of the ones around us were kind of stupid, like, "Why don't ... that because they totally haven't done enough ridiculous things, like

  • by Sam M. '07
  • April 12, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I’ll bet you got waylaid! Wherein Portland, Oregon rocks my face.

  

  , Pennsylvania. No, I don't know why. Perhaps The Madman Who Makes People Fly had ... my major. Plus, you can't really beat the weather--I ran up what must ... wearing only shorts and a t-shirt. In February! Anyway, the worst part of

  • by Sam M. '07
  • February 25, 2007
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Wonder what an Amtrak station in the middle o’nowhere looks like? Pulling an Anthony on you: pictures of train stations, followed by my IAP so far.

  

  nonblogging is apparently reason for you to yell at me. Please don't. Every post ... been possible were it not for the wonder that is IAP. See, my IAP isn't ... city. Since the next couple of weeks won't include the pressure of

  • by Keri G. '10
  • January 17, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Q&A catchup I answer questions, now that I'm no longer drugged...

  

  , it's not remotely necessary to pass out of any of the GIRs, so don't ... enlighten me about this whole wisdom teeth thing? Well, they usually don't fit ... hard to get into M.I.T. Yes. pennutty said: Hi, Iam a 11th class student

  • by Laura N. '09
  • January 6, 2007
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Congratulations! You have been named… Time Magazine's Person of the Year!

  

  farther from the Internet there's user-generated software like Linux. I don't ... White House. It doesn't matter if you didn't want the same guy to win- it's the method that matters. It didn't even matter so much that they lost in

  • by Laura N. '09
  • December 18, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  More For Deferred Students FAQ and advice.

  

  over for me? At MIT, a deferral isn't just a "polite rejection." Your ... applications. [But MIT is my dream school, I can't imagine being happy anywhere else!] [This doesn't apply to everyone, but occasionally some students

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 11, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Peek at 8.033 – Relativity We think physics is pretty great.

  

  physicists take it first term sophomore year, 3) really pretty great. But don't ... case you want to pop by with a muffin and say hi. Don't forget the muffin ... my best attempt at capturing this elusive creature on film: He didn't

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • December 6, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Admissions process reflections from a crusty Junior Try not to bite all of your fingernails off.

  

  assumption that if I didn’t get into MIT then I’d worry about the other ones ... the decision letters. Oh man, was I upset. My heart couldn’t take the ... that I had been put through so much anxiety that I wouldn’t accept the

  • by Melis A. '08
  • December 5, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Ice cream and an onion Chun Li, pirates, magnetic poetry, and an RLC circuit.

  

  : 10/28/2006 12:06 PM Hey floor, I need a tight black t-shirt for a ... answer is... Simon Cowell and Paula Abdul from American Idol! I don't ... turned out even better! To make sure she wasn't confused for a gypsy or

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 29, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Wolverine Wolverine, creme brulee, Ina Garten, BOOM. You symbiotic patriotic slam book neck, right?

  

  . Kind of like how people who live by waterfalls don't hear the water ... clearly stupid. I just made a few small alterations--I didn't have any curry ... actually pretty appetizing to watch when you don't have to listen to her talk

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 27, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Testing the Waters There comes a time in every man's life when he has to make a choice.…

  

  the ropes. If you can't make it up for an overnight visit, there ... to help you out). If you don't get the chance to see all the dorms, no ... Monday. Tonight is the Zeta Beta Tau soiree, that I actually don't know

  • by Jess K. '10
  • September 22, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Things you might have wanted to know

  

  curious about and just aren't asking. One of them, I answered in one of my ... say that MIT's campus isn't beautiful! Where did you get it? Well, I didn't take it. :) What, you've been reading this for months and you

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • August 13, 2006