Odds Ends

Odds Ends Happy New Year! I hope you guys are having a great 2008 so far. Congrats to all of you who got your applications in on time. :-) And being a second-semester senior really is pretty awesome; I still remember those days enjoy them! 390 522 Ive been noticing lots of speculation all over the web about the reasons behind our increasing the number of EA admits from last years 390 to this years 522. Fear not, we have no plans to increase the class size, nor are we abandoning the principle of enrolling a maximum of one third of our class in EA. Recent changes in the early application policies of some of our peer institutions have increased the number of outstanding applications to MIT and to many other highly selective schools. Each universitys yield (the percentage of students who accept their offer of admission) is predicted to decrease accordingly, and the increase in the number of students admitted to MIT in Early Action is simply a reflection of this. Snively I mentioned in this entry that we couldnt hire Snively as a blogger, despite a significant public outcry of support, because of the Burton-Conner rule. After weeks of people picketing around the clock outside of 3-108, weve relented. Please go home now, youre scaring the prospective students. (Real reason: the other Burton-Conner bloggers collectively publish about as much as two, not three so theres room for Snively. At least thats how we justified it.) Evan Broders Holiday Card is perhaps the cutest thing on the planet (thanks Ms. Broder!). If he doesnt start blogging again soon, I will scan it in and publish it here. Valentines Day is coming! My wife wanted me to share this link with you, in case you have a wonderfully nerdy mom or girl that you need to impress. I think this one is particularly awesome, although I cant afford it. :-( Thats About It We start reading RA applications this weekend. Yay! Odds ends Odds ends December 9, 9pm MIT Intramural C League Ice Hockey Aero/Astro 6 MIT Alumni Club of Boston 1 Alumni goal: David Kravitz For all you anime fans, a Boston Globe article about the Anime Club (tonights showings apparently include Gankutsuou 2-3 and Paranoia Agent 1-2, though my anime knowledge only goes as far as Miyazaki). Kevin has some nice photos in his latest post of the final class of 3.091: Introduction to Solid State Chemistry. Professor Don Sadoway, arguably the best and most popular teacher at MIT, always wears a tuxedo to his final 3.091 lecture and always concludes with a discussion of the chemistry of Champagne. The class is officially over when he drinks the Champagne (well, except for the final exam, to which he wears a tux with tails). And, as always, I hope you also continue to check out Mitras blog, which gives a great look into the life of an MIT student. She always goes to all of the coolest things happening around campus and then shares them with all of us. Plus, Mitra is one of the awesomest people ever. More news soon