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That's it. Princeton is out. I can't stand the thought of another four years with normal people when I could go be happy with the weirdos at MIT or CalTech ( Read more... )

Good Lord. I had never seen elevator doors with bronze plaques on them before.

Only at Princeton, I suppose...

Boy, this place makes MIT look shabby and industrial by comparison. The question is, is it TOO perfect?

~The Bookwyrm

The Dante's Inferno Test has banished you to the Sixth Level of Hell - The City of Dis!
Here is how you matched up against all the levels:
LevelScorePurgatory (Repenting Believers)Very LowLevel 1 - Limbo (Virtuous Non-Believers)HighLevel 2 (Lustful)HighLevel 3 (Gluttonous)LowLevel 4 (Prodigal and Avaricious)ModerateLevel 5 (Wrathful and Gloomy)Low ( Read more... )

I feel like I am gradually exploring every aspect of the meaning of the word "people," in a very abstract sense ( Read more... )

MIT Campus Preview Weekend:

565 scheduled events in 4 days.

I AM SO FUCKING EXCITED.

I'll be in Boston in <39 hours... not that I'm counting or anything...

~The Bookwyrm

I'll start with the exciting part of the entry:

Friday, after a certain amount of rescheduling and angst, I drove to Katonah Station with Chloe and caught a midafternoon train to Grand Central. (That's, what, the third trip to NYC on the train in less than 2 weeks?) We met up with Maddie, her friend (boyfriend?) Joey and his friend Adam in GC, and ( Read more... )

I can't believe I keep forgetting to post this. It's only, like, the most important thing in my life right now, not to mention a decision that will have a huge impact on my future.

Cumulative College Count:

Accepted: MIT, CalTech, Princeton, Harvey Mudd, Pomona, Georgia Tech

Waitlisted: Hahvahd, Stanford, Swarthmore

Rejected: NOWHERE!!!

Yeah, I'm pretty ( Read more... )

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/03/30/AR2007033000818.html
I would SO love to stay there, preferrably in the sci-fi/fantasy room.

http://www.princeton.edu/~ecastro/forfun.htm
Yet more making-fun-of-Ivies-ness. And the best part is that MIT's is totally true... and MIT kids are proud of it!!!

http://www.urbandictionary.com/ ( Read more... )

If this were actually true, Princeton would suddenly look a LOT more attractive...
http://www.dailyprincetonian.com/archives/2007/01/17/news/17113.shtml

And some entertaining quotes from MIT profs:
http://web.mit.edu/mollieb/www/archives/professorarchive.html

At some point I'll enthuse at length about my cousin's wedding Saturday and going to NYC on ( Read more... )