Browser Wars

Browser Wars Sorry Ive been MIA lately- Ive been taking 2.670 (Intro to Machine Tools) during the day, helping to teach the new class of EMT students during the afternoons, taking The Nuts and Bolts of Business Plans on certain nights, and just generally not getting enough sleep. Also, the student-run ambulance is back in service now, so I expect that to take up more and more of my life. =) Theres only a week left in IAP, which is a little sad. But there are still some cool things coming up that Im looking forward to, and Im psyched about next semester, because for the first time I really, really want to take each of the classes Im signed up for. But more on those when we get closer to reg day. In other news, I totally love that I started a web browser war in the comments thread of my last entry. *grins evily* IE isnt all bad, but once I found Firefox I liked it so much more. And of course, its one of those things where once you get used to how awesome Firefox is, you can never go back to IE. When IE7 came out (which does have tabbed browsing), I downloaded it to see what it was all about, and I hated it. Yuck. There were some cool features that Firefox doesnt have, but overall the design bothered me. As for the Mac, I have come to love later versions of Safari in a way I didnt think was possible. Plus it has AcidSearch, which is a more easily customizable version of the Firefox search toolbar. I dont use it much, because I have a PC. But I use a Mac at work and Im slowly falling more and more in love with them and more and more out of the not-love Im in with Windows. (Mac is like the mysterious lover sweeping me off my feet and out of my complacent-but-not-really-exciting marriage to Windows.) Id never tried Opera before, but I was inspired to download it by all your rave reviews. It turns out that MIT certificates (which we use to identify ourselves by our campus-wide login names on secure sites to do things like confirm housing and check grades) are not supported in Opera, so for now we can only be star-crossed lovers. But I played around with it for awhile, and while there are some things I didnt really like about it, it does have some pretty nifty features that I could definitely get behind. Im not in love, but I may have a little bit of a crush. And now, answers to your questions: Mick asked: Is it possible to be admitted to MIT without completing a science SAT II (for someone who is a resident of the US and has not taken the TOEFL or the ACT) if all of the other application requirements are fulfilled? Thanks. Thats tricky. I would direct this question to one of the actual admissions counselors. Vivek asked: hi i am an international applicant , just wanted to get an idea about my chances. My SAT scores are 780 math,690 reading,650 writing ,SAT subject test physics 800, math level 2 800. and 116 in the toefl ibt. i have loads of extracurricular activities, only thing my grades in senior year arent that great although i am considered one of the smartest in my year. Thanks Sorry, I dont do chances. No offense, I think its a stupid idea. First of all, your chances arent quantifiable. Second of all, who cares? Im just an undergrad. If I give you some made-up number that represents my vague opinion about how likely you are to be admitted, what does that actually add to your life? And most importantly, its completely impossible for me to even have the slightest idea if youd make a good MIT student from the information youve given me. Test scores do not a cool person make.