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Meet the Admissions Officers: Bryan Nance Name: Bryan Nance; Job title: Director of Minority Recruitment; Hometown: Queens, NY

Name: Bryan G. Nance Job title: Director of Minority Recruiting Hometown: Queens, NY High schools: Benjamin N. Cardozo (Bayside, NY) and William Penn (New Castle. Delaware) College, year, major: Norfolk…

by Matt McGann '00
July 27, 2005

Blog / Academics & Research

Issel Lim: IBD Research Issel Lim has been trying to create an effective mouse model for ulcerative colitis, a…

About one million Americans have a form of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), which causes inflammation of the digestion tract and leads to painful cramping, chronic diarrhea, and reduced appetite. As…

by Melis A. '08
July 27, 2005

Blog / MIT Life

Temp assignments and cautionary tales

I hear that if you’re an incoming frosh, you got your temp housing assigment. If you’re a prospective student, allow me to explain. During the summer, you get to rank…

by Jessie L. '07
July 27, 2005

Blog / MIT Life

The Wheels on the Bus Go Round And Round what do you get when you cross the flinstones with public transportation?

Let’s start off with a little riddle. What is white, at least 2500 pounds, and has 28 feet? No ideas yet? Let’s try another puzzle. What do you get when…

by Bryan
July 27, 2005

Blog / MIT Life

Sue me, I’m a multicellular organism snob

So, I’m from Columbus, Ohio, home of Jungle Jack Hanna and the Columbus Zoo. I managed to make my annual trip to the zoo last summer, but since I won’t…

by Mollie B. '06
July 27, 2005

Blog / Academics & Research

Reactors are my friends. Four things you would never expect to find in a real MIT laboratory.

As you may or may not know, my job this summer is turning turkeys into oil. How do you turn a turkey into oil? Well, Chester, according to Changing World…

by Sam M. '07
July 26, 2005

Blog / Admissions

You Can’t Make MIT Love You If You Don’t… my advice on application essays (updated 7/29)

So on the MyMIT Admissions site, the 2005-2006 undergraduate application has been posted. You can request a paper copy, download a PDF, or view an online version. I sent my…

by Mitra L. '07
July 26, 2005

Blog / MIT Life

Rewind the Tape b.good so you can find the golden ticket.

This entry might make it seem like all I do is eat food, but I promise I do other stuff too. So early last week, my friends and I went…

by Bryan
July 26, 2005

Blog / Events

Classy celebration, 5E-style

Today – or I guess, now yesterday – was a special day on 5th East. Well, many days are special on 5th East, but today was Clayton ’08’s 19th birthday.…

by Jessie L. '07
July 26, 2005

Blog / MIT Life

Hometown Heroes The first of articles about awesome MIT '09s.

While I’m highlighting awesome MIT ’09s… Every summer, community newspapers across the country publish articles highlighting students as they head off to college. I’ll often get emailed them, though this…

by Matt McGann '00
July 25, 2005

Blog / MIT Life

And the Lottery Says…..

Burton Conner. Hi Mitra and Sam! *waves* Just felt like sharing. Right now I’m off to go shopping for random dorm room things, so more later.

by Laura N. '09
July 25, 2005

Blog / MIT Life

This is wondrous strange. Why didn't the ostrich cross the road? Because a girl had no pants on.

Jessie ’07 sure has a cool life. But so do I, sometimes. Yesterday I was a little bored (for the very first time since I got to MIT two years…

by Sam M. '07
July 25, 2005

Blog / Miscellaneous

what’s in a name mr. sushi - winner of the first annual name bryan's fish contest!

In a close name contest between Groker and Mr. Sushi, Mr. Sushi edged out Groker in a 8 to 7 win, but remember we’re all winners here. Katy, congratulations! I’ll…

by Bryan
July 24, 2005

Blog / Events

I’m only happy when it rains. You can't take pictures in Boston. Don't even try.

So, we had this great idea of going to Shakespeare on the Common, a free Shakespeare production that they put on every summer down at Boston Common. It’s a scenic…

by Sam M. '07
July 23, 2005

Blog / MIT Life

Nightswimming

One of the many things I love about my community, by which I mean 5th East and assorted people who are connected socially with 5th East denizens, is that we…

by Jessie L. '07
July 23, 2005

Blog / Academics & Research

Opening doors How being an MIT cheerleader can help you get a job.

A few entries back, I was asked by amino21 how I got hooked up with my internship at the National Institutes of Health the summer after freshman year. It’s sort…

by Mollie B. '06
July 23, 2005

Blog / Academics & Research

Somebody Else Seven undergrad blogs not enough for you? Now some of them have multiple authors.

And now for something completely different. Sam is allowing me (Ruth ’07) to write a guest blog entry. It might not make for the best guest spot of all time,…

by Sam M. '07
July 22, 2005

Blog / Extracurriculars

Shall We Dance? having two left feet is a thing of the past.

Slow, Quick, Quick, Slow, Quick, Quick, Slow That count resounded in my head all Monday night. As part of my summer of fun, a few friends of mine and I…

by Bryan
July 22, 2005

Blog / MIT Life

Please, Mr. Postman A fair and balanced look at the inbox of a typical MIT student.

Don't sue me, Fox News. Has Al Franken taught you nothing? Do you want to see exactly what an MIT student does over the summer? There's no better way to…

by Sam M. '07
July 21, 2005

Blog / Academics & Research

UROP 101 – The Intro Entry Each week, I will explore a different MIT student's unique research project and the insight…

MIT is serious about research. The Institute is the birth place to the hologram, artificial intelligence, “pharmacy on a chip,” stop-time photography, and holds the distinction as one of the…

by Melis A. '08
July 20, 2005