MIT-Alumni...sort of

Colleges & Universities A-Z Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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<p>Hey guys,</p>

<p>this is my first post here, so let me introduce myself. I am a student from Germany who is applying for the MIT class of 2012. For this reason I want to ask how you guys assess my chances. My SAT-scores are as following...ok...just kidding. Not another "CHANCES"-thread (we know at MIT it's all about the match ;) )"!!</p>

<p>This is going to be a thread about MIT alumni...sort of. Let's talk about famous and world-renowned MIT alumni. The only catch is...they must not be real and only exist in movies, tv-shows, and video games or even in your own imagination. </p>

<p>Who is the most famous MIT-Alumnus around? Gordon Freeman! He is a brilliant quantum physicist and world savior in one. If you don't know him, reconsider your match with MIT or get a copy of Half-Life 1 + 2. During my overnight visit at MIT I personally experienced that at least in my host's fraternity everyone was well aquainted with the manifold world of video games. I learned that sometimes problem sets are just not as exciting as Halo 3-Tournaments (they linked 4 different XBOX 360s) or Guitar Hero sessions.</p>

<p>Another fictional MIT alumnus I can think of is Kurt Mendel from "Odyssey 5". Never heard of "Odyssey 5"? It's a sci-fi series from Canada, which unfortunately was canceled after just one season. Anyhow, in the series Kurt Mendel is not only a distinguished geneticist but he also happens to save the world from evil aliens (some MIT alumni seem to show a certain aptness in fighting off aliens, preferably using a crowbar). Kurt Mendel is a ladies' man too. A trait of MITlers people have just recently discovered.</p>

<p>Okay, now it's up to you to name some other fictional MIT-alumni (wasn't there some guy on the X-Files?)! Show me some match.</p>

<p>Greetings from Germany</p>

<p>Claudio</p>

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<p>Matt McGann has a list of fictional alums in [url=<a href=“http://www.mitadmissions.org/topics/pulse/notable_alumni/a_new_mit_alum.shtml]this[/url”>http://www.mitadmissions.org/topics/pulse/notable_alumni/a_new_mit_alum.shtml]this[/url</a>] blog entry. :)</p>

<p>My favorite fictional MIT-associated person is Collins, from the musical Rent – he says he used to teach “computer-age philosophy” at MIT, which I assume is in the CMS department.</p>

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<p>I checked out that blog entry…I’ve heard of so many of those over the years watching those things but never realized how many there were until I saw them all in one list. That dude in The Core…didn’t realize they mentioned he went to MIT. He was sooo smart in that movie. anyway.</p>

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<p>Aizen from LTG. (PM for further details…lol)</p>

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<p>definitely Henry Deacon from Eureka :)</p>

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<p>Morris O’Brian from 24. Except he didn’t finish his MIT degree, so he might not count…</p>

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<p>You’ll like this one :slight_smile: </p>

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