Team Codex Goes Down

by | Jan 26, 2009 | College Admissions, Our Philosophy

…as my team, Beginner’s Luck, wins the 2009 MIT Mystery Hunt in 63 hours, 2 minutes. Check out some snarky and fun coverage of the event by G4TV’s Attack of the Show.

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