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  Ben’s Ninth Semi-Annual Q&A Answers to questions received through 2PM on 02/14/06.

  

  sort of decide to send in a supplementary essay can i do that via email ... . ------------------------------------- Raghav wrote: "I have a question similar to John's. I do IB and my school ... point would you reject me after acceptance because i am not doing very

  • by Ben Jones
  • February 14, 2006
• Blog / IAP

  Kiss the Frog Charm School and Nerdy Pick Up Lines. What can I say?

  

  brothers) Me: Did you burp? Brother 1: It wasn't me. (To Brother 2) Do you ... ! Brother 3: Shut up! Mom: Do I need to get out Emily Post? If I had this ... , do you want a fail proof way to know which bread and drink are yours

  • by Bryan
  • February 3, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Decisions Beginning To Arrive How are you guys doing?

  

  , let me know your thoughts. You guys are, after all, the reason we do

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 13, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Language classes over IAP

  

  sure I'll do it. I'm excited! I've always wanted to learn French.

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • December 7, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  What I Have Learned From The Early Decision Process At MIT Here are some of the things that impressed me.

  

  great ways that you spend your free time. (Although, I do wish all of you ... to know that you love this stuff. Some of you have been doing things ... said, "Let's Get it Started in Here". (DISCLAIMER: Do not assume that you

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • December 6, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Search Continues On the internship search and deciding what I want to do with my life.

  

  interview at 3.45 PM. Now do keep in mind that I went to sleep at about 4 am ... to do with my summer. Last year, I started off my search a little late ... of logistical issues like housing, etc. So how do I go about finding a

  • by Bryan
  • November 15, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Professor quotes The spurious wisdom and even more spurious wit of MIT professors.

  

  minus sign. Please do not do this unless you wish to find minus signs on ... ! [Class groans.] Come on, what else is there to do in bed?" 9.04, Neural ... , fall 2004. Professor Jianzhu Chen: "How do you identify which peptides

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • November 14, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Glass Flowers A trip to Harvard to see the glass flowers (8 pictures)

  

  collection, not gonna lie. Obviously, we didn't do our research, since we each

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • October 30, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  I’m a driver, I’m a winner Things are gonna change, I can feel it.

  

  doing now that I've won this most presitigious of awards? Sitting in lab

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 26, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Autumn in New England The trees explode with color.

  

  I've been lucky enough to be able to enjoy autumn in New England recently. For those of you in regions that do not have four seasons: autumn is a wonderful time of year; the air is crisp, the foliage is exploding

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 17, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  4 8 15 16 23 42 If you already know what those numbers mean, this entry is for you.

  

  peeps come up with. In the meantime, do you think the numbers are

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 11, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Chicken with my head cut off What I've been up to since last Friday. In case you want the Cliff's Notes…

  

  think that at other schools, maybe athletes don't have to do silly things ... sore and threw my neck out of whack trying to do this (as the one on the ... before I graduate... basically this means I have a lot to do in a very

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • October 4, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  September Questions Omnibus 2 Questions Omnibus is the place to come for "official" answers!

  

  journey. We do our best to make it worth your while, including staying after ... . How do the 2 programs (RSI and KVPY) compare in terms of chances for ... Picture? ALso, do you accept optional references and some projects I have

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 23, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

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

  

  selective college or university? How hard can it be? All you need to do is ... the class. ADMISSIONS 101 Can they do the work here? Will they thrive academically? Do their grades and scores support this? If you answered yes to all

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • September 9, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Regional Meetings begin Texas, Puerto Rico, and Florida are first up.

  

  do!), you'll be able to check your name and go in; if you haven't, we ... discussed. How do you apply for financial aid? Should you apply for it? What ... open Q&A. We'll take as many questions as we can and do our best to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 5, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Testing requirements FAQ We've been getting a lot of questions about our testing requirements; here are the answers.

  

  testing requirements FAQ. I hope it is helpful! Q. Do you prefer the SAT or ... 't English. What are my testing options? A. You have two options. You may do ... an international student, do I have to take the TOEFL? A. No, we do

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 22, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  An Interview about the Interview Remember: questions of science, science and progress, do not speak as loud as [your] heart.

  

  't. 1. With whom do you interview? You'll interview with an MIT alum, otherwise known as an Educational Counselor (EC). 2. Where do you interview ... interview. 3. How do you schedule an interview? You will receive your

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • August 18, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Summertime and the living is slightly less difficult than usual MIT = Masochists in Training

  

  to write essays about what you do in your free time -- they really don ... crazy because I really like what I'm doing, and I like it when my hard ... body is whining about the mountains of work we have to do; some

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 10, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  I started a joke… ...that started the whole world crying.

  

  this puppy by adding 25 to both sides." "Let's do a rigorous proof of the

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 30, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  As The Saying About Assumptions Goes… Assume = Ass + U + Me.

  

  the fact that today's society pressures applicants into doing things ... activity. Do you think I'm overreacting to have found this a bit appalling? I ... we do not make assumptions. Maybe it's because we believe so strongly

  • by Ben Jones
  • July 12, 2005