Some Call It The Brain Olympics

by | Jan 15, 2009 | College Admissions

…but I call it the MIT Mystery Hunt. (I also call it my January vacation.)

Wish me luck. If you see that “Beginner’s Luck” won in 2009, then congratulate me, ’cause that’s my team. If not, congratulate me anyhow, because I will have had a great time nonetheless.

You can find my writeup of my first Hunt (last year) here.

Enjoy!

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