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  First Post A little about myself.

  Hi there, I’m Jenny Rifken and I am the new Director of Recruitment and Associate Director of Admissions at MIT. I’m so glad you’re joining us on this blog. Marilee,…

  • by mitblogs
  • September 14, 2005
• Blog / Athletics

  First Post A little about myself.

  

  Hi, I am Stu Schmill, and I am responsible for organizing MIT’s alumni interviews. I am looking forward to discussing them on this blog, but first allow me to introduce…

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • September 14, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  No more physics It was Day 2 of classes when I got kicked out of one! (Only it…

  

  So this is what an Add/Drop form looks like: Now, I know what you’re thinking. You’re thinking, “But Laura, even though you haven’t written in this blog in forever, I…

  • by Laura N. '09
  • September 13, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  riverrun, past Eve and Adam’s "Do we start and end at the same place on the river?"

  

  I have so much work to do tonight, but I just fell off a treadmill in the Z-Center (no, really) and I’m so disheartened by this that a commodius vicus…

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 13, 2005
• Blog / Athletics

  Marathon Sports The store has the word "marathon" in it, so it has to be good, right?…

  

  Brief background: I try to be healthy. I don’t eat junk food, and I do sit-ups in the mornings. About a month ago, I got the crazy idea to take…

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • September 13, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Double diplomas The only thing better than one MIT degree is TWO MIT degrees!

  

  Did you know that you can’t double-major at MIT? Okay, I’m just being pedantic. A “double-major” generally means that one gets a single diploma with both areas of specialization written…

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • September 12, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Bienvenidos a Miami Updates from South Florida.

  

  Yesterday, I held a Central Meeting in South Miami, Florida. We were lucky enough to secure the Clark Educational Center at South Miami Hospital for the meeting, thanks to one…

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 12, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Fall Travel Coming to a theater near you! (Or auditorium... or gym... or lecture hall...)

  

  This is my last week in the office before I hit the road to come see some of you guys. I have mixed feelings about recruitment travel – I like…

  • by Ben Jones
  • September 12, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Avoiding moonlight on an empty stomach Late-night snack cravings lead me underground on meandering routes to Massachusetts Avenue.

  

  See, MIT has these nifty basements that interconnect with each other all over campus. Living at East Campus, said basements are easily accessible and become quite useful when you want…

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • September 11, 2005
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Conspiracy and intrigue

  

  Before we get to the subject of this entry, we have a question! Xin-Xin asks, “Hi, I need a bike (damn Simmons). I hear there are bike auctions sometimes. Where…

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • September 11, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  A way a lone a last a loved a long the An opportunity for heated debate and a cry for revolution.

  

  This weekend I went on a rafting trip down the Kennebec river in mid-to-Northern Maine with some people from my dorm. The Edwards Dam apparently didn’t do much for the…

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 11, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  The O.C. My first Central Meeting of the year.

  

  Thursday night was my first Central Meeting of the year. Not only did it conflict with the season premiere of Ben’s favorite show, The O.C., but my meeting was actually…

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 10, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  You Make The Call So you think you've got what it takes to admit the Class of 2010 to…

  

  Back in the good ol’ days (winter of 1983 to be exact) there was a commercial that ran during football season titled “You make the call.” The idea was to…

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • September 9, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I have classes

  

  It is term, and now I have classes! Five of them, right now. I hope to be able to keep all five, but if it is too much work then…

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • September 9, 2005
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Boston Fun Tons of Boston fun, with a dash of Cambridge, too.

  

  The weather in the area has been simply glorious over the past week, so I’ve been spending a lot of time wandering through Boston. Everything below is within walking distance…

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • September 8, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Do you have class? A view of my classes for the fall semester, with some photos from their first…

  

  I do. Well, the academic sort, anyway. ;-) Here’s what I’m taking (with some photos, too.) 1.A24: You CAN Get There From Here! This is a freshman advising seminar with…

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • September 8, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  You stay classy, Sam… TA, go! At MIT, I live in a basement and I don't get to watch Desperate Housewives.

  

  First of all, can anybody out there think of a new blog tagline? I successfully bribed Ben to let me stick around as a blogger this semester, and since I’ve…

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 8, 2005
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Let the Rush Begin On Greek Life at MIT.

  

  So here’s my introduction to Greek Life here at MIT. MIT has 26 fraternities and 5 sororities. The fraternities make up the Interfraternity Council, and the 5 sororities make up…

  • by Bryan
  • September 8, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  First day of classes What some MIT freshman schedules look like.

  

  Yesterday was the first day of classes at MIT. I remember the excitement and anticipation I had on my first day back in 1996; I wish I could go through…

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 8, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  School’s… in Excitement! Passion! ...Class?

  

  Today was the first day of academic year 2005-2006 at old Tech! (I don’t know why that deserved an exclamation point. Probably because I don’t have any problem sets due…

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • September 7, 2005