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  MIT ‘10: Cristen Chinea Cristen Chinea '10, for whom MIT might mean "meteorologist in training."

  

  'Miracle Child' of Public Drinker Earns a Full Scholarship to MIT ... of drunk, but drunk enough. Belinda started the day with a bottle of vodka, Joey a bottle of something else. On some days the cops would ask

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 31, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT ‘10: The Plano Four Colin Taylor '10, Timur Sahin '10, Joanne Shih '10 and Albert Chang '10.

  

  Shih and Albert Chang will be going to the Massachusetts Institute of ... graduating from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge. Four ... ceremony today will be one of the first steps along that road. Mr. Chang said

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 27, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  Standing out But what if you come to MIT and you're not the best in the class…

  

  Museum of Fine Arts (MIT students get in free! Can't beat culture for free ... /attending a school like MIT is that in a milieu of such strong students, it ... bound up with the concern that not being at the top of the class will

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 16, 2006
• Blog / MISTI

  Wir fahren nach Berlin! Bullet holes in the cemetery walls, plus Liv Tyler.

  

  was having a lengthy relationship with Todd Rundgren around the time of ... with history, and I want to get back and see the 99% of the sights that I ... knew that they were out of it as soon as Zinedine Zidane headbutted that

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 11, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Circus School Mitra flies like a trapeze artist; fruit flies like a peach.

  

  Francisco School of Circus Arts. After some short training on the ground ... jump! Wheeeee The goal of our session was to get our legs over the ... didn't get any photos, so here are two pictures of my coworker's swing

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • June 24, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  World Cup Challenge A little admissions fun during the World Cup.

  

  Here at MIT, with our large population of international and immigrant ... of MIT students, and I'm looking forward to watching many of the remaining games with such an intense group of students from around the world

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 13, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Update from Kentucky

  

  two days of finals), my 21st birthday bar crawl with a wonderful group of good friends ranging from the classes of '93 to '07 (Friday night ... most of the false positives, and in the meantime I'll keep playing with

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • May 30, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  ISEF Review Photos from the Intel International Science & Engineering Fair.

  

  , I went out to dinner with a dozen of the 20+ MIT 2010s at Intel ISEF ... Thursday morning, I got to visit many of the finalists and their projects. Anneke '10 at her project, with her sign, which became a hit of the fair

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 14, 2006
• Blog / Hacks

  Best. Hack. Ever. The title says it all.

  

  www.mitcannon.com Hats off, hacking community. Hats off. For the record, this is absolutely my favorite hack of all time... Amazing. -B P.S. I dedicate this to you. ;-)

  • by Ben Jones
  • April 6, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Admitted Updates CPW, admitted students parties, the "telethon," and financial aid.

  

  A few quick notes for the Class of 2010... The deadline for ... (EST). Start thinking of questions you might have for actual MIT students ... student tonight, there are plenty of other opportunities to do so. Don

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 27, 2006
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Rome! Gelato, Saint Peter's Basilica, and Vespas for an entire week.

  

  In about 6 hours, I'll be boarding a plane and going to... ROME! Seeing as I haven't packed or exchanged money yet, this blog entry will have to stay short but look out for entries live from the capitol of the

  • by Bryan
  • March 25, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Admitted Students: MyMIT Updated Important and cool new information on MyMIT: check it out now.

  

  Students admitted regular action have a whole bunch of new stuff on their MyMIT portal today, including: Class of 2010 Guestbook. Sign in ... . Across the country (and across the world) there will be meetings of

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 23, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  You Heard It Here First Short Skirt, Long Jacket

  

  where they have a bunch of bands come bring down the house at the lovely cost of $0 for all the students. This year's lineup included: Chicken ... become the greatest band of all time (well, not quite) but they did make a

  • by Bryan
  • March 21, 2006
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Admitted!

  

  Welcome to the Class of 2010! Feel free to use this post's comments space to introduce yourselves to your future classmates, and Early Action admits, welcome your new classmates...

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 18, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Small Get-together Friday An informal reception for HMMT participants and others visiting Boston on Friday.

  

  attend HMMT), I want to be able to take some time to see the MIT Class of ... Modern Pastry in Boston's North End. Some of the student bloggers may join me as well. For those of you in from out of town, I'll be happy to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 23, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My Engineering Hero One of the coolest professors at MIT

  

  So two weeks ago, I had a lecture from one of the oldest people at MIT. ...This might have also been possibly one of the best lectures I ... kid, I've always been intrigued by invention and design to the point of

  • by Bryan
  • February 22, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  The New MIT Viewbook! Last week, after a year of intense introspection (and a ton of work) we saw…

  

  entire year. Last week, after a year of intense introspection (and a ton of work) we saw the first proofs for the final book. I was blown away ... hold the first copy in my hands. Those of you who will be applying next

  • by Ben Jones
  • February 6, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Other summer programs A further list of some terrific math & science summer programs for high school juniors…

  

  MIT homepage today, I've been getting lots of traffic interested in summer programs. To that end, here is a further list of some terrific math & science summer programs for high school juniors to consider. All of the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 27, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  11,231 Applications

  

  Today's issue of MIT's student newspaper, The Tech, accurately ... committee). While the article (as Ben has pointed out) contains a number of ... to find room for all of the many, many terrific applicants. But it also

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 18, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Semi-Real Time Mystery Hunt Update The title says it all.

  

  ! What a day. I took some pictures of the kickoff, which I'll post next week. The thrill of solving a puzzle is just awesome. Obviously, I can ... with a small group of peopole when one you suddenly has an ephiphany and

  • by Laura N. '09
  • January 13, 2006