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  Meet the Admissions Officers: Jenny Rifken Name:Jenny Rifken; Job title: Director of Recruitment and Associate Director of Admissions; Hometown: Elgin, Illlinois

  

  Literature Favorite things about MIT: I love that the people take their studies ... seriously. There is a great sense of humor here. I also love the collaborative ... music: I love nearly all kinds of music, but if asked to name a few, I

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 3, 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?

  

  [] and a little art? If the hints aren't helping, I guess I can give you another hint. Typically on my commute to work, I read the Boston Metro. It ... the environment today. What I thought was especially cool is that the

  • by Bryan
  • July 27, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Post-wedding update

  

  So, I'm back in the office after this weekend's wedding. It was great ... , admissions officer. At the reception, I got to sit next to Julian Wheatley, a ... .101: Chinese I site. The groom requested a Red Sox update during the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 26, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  The reading season begins

  

  I came into my office on Friday and guess what was waiting for me ... each folders are the summary cards (or "E-3 cards," I have no idea why ... will be an exciting month. By now, I've read my first folders of the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 6, 2004
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Becoming a Mad Scientist a required class for all meches!

  

  , a communication-intensive class I took this past spring where we have ... taking different MechE classes the past two years, my classmates and I all ... didn’t take me very long to figure out what my project would be. When I

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • June 24, 2024
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  last concert

  

  . then i built my first sound system, connecting the 5 av mics to the av ... different locations would hear different mixes. then i had the idea of setting ... the concert i arrived six hours early with some alumni to set up the new

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • May 26, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  W.M.

  

  Last semester, I met W.M. in one of my classes, 3.019 (Intro to ... ="Functional programming, of course"]the best programming paradigm[/annotation], but I could ... expressions and all things computational – I heard they could list the first

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • January 23, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  forbidden gatorade cell media looks tasty...

  

  looks like it would be berry-flavored! At least two people I know have admitted to intrusive thoughts about sipping some media! Before I say anything else, I should give a disclaimer that this post is based on

  • by Alice L. '24
  • October 21, 2021
• Blog / People & Identities

  on the atlanta shootings from an asian american woman

  

  , sexual harassment. Like many, I’m heartbroken over the shootings that happened in Atlanta recently. I’m heartbroken as an American citizen, but ... .  When I heard about this latest attack, I immediately texted my friend

  • by Rona W. '23
  • March 26, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  first snow it snowed on campus

  

  England snowfall surprised me. I was not prepared for how long the snowy months could last! But I find it very aesthetically pleasing. And since I ... campus, I'm glad I got a chance to enjoy the snow this season.

  • by Rona W. '23
  • November 1, 2020
• Blog / About Decisions

  A letter for you (yes, you)

  

  Dear Applicants, Each year at this time, I feel an overflowing amount of gratitude toward you - yes, you! - for applying. I love learning ... point. I admire your tenacity and your resilience through classes and the

  • by Latasha Boyd
  • March 13, 2018
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  10 ft from Hasan Minhaj D R E A M S D O C O M E T R U…

  

  his homecoming tour. Keep in mind, this is a person I’ve been wanting to ... ? How could I miss something as paramount as that? (Turns out I could. Two words: SOLD OUT). When I casually scrolled upon his face on an MIT

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • October 8, 2017
• Blog / Events

  emergency blog post because Lilly Chin ‘17 just won Jeopardy and is also the greatest of all time "who is the spiciest memelord?" it's you

  

  answer:       I have been privileged to know and ... . But right now, I don't think I've ever been prouder to be an MIT ... campus last night:       I think one of the bloggers

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • February 24, 2017
• Blog / Challenges

  We Made the World We’re Living In, and We Have to Make It Over Envisioning alternative futures

  

  Yesterday, Friday, was my third day working at the Atlantic. I ... heavier. I spent yesterday in a newsroom, with the weight and force of ... . I spent the day scanning news sources for updates, any updates, and

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • July 10, 2016
• Blog / Hacks

  Hack to the Future all futures have a past, and all pasts have alternative futures

  

  , October 21st, 2015, I walked into Lobby 7, and was greeted by a hack; a hack ... current (and future) MIT students, I suspect, I loved the BTTF movies as a ... video, I wished we could save the future from the past. But then I

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 21, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Test Taking at MIT The beauty of The Cheat Sheet

  

  These are cheat sheets. I found them in my backpack this last week while I was cleaning things out for the new semester, a gentle reminder of ... allowed five pages. I am convinced that there is an inverse correlation

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • September 3, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  My Talk @ Maker Faire a bit about how we see, select, and support makers

  

  month Ceri blogged about the MIT Maker Faire. Earlier this year Dawn and I ... students at MIT, and next week she and I will be presenting about our Maker ... month, after our first year of having a Maker Portfolio, I gave a talk at

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 28, 2014
• Blog / About Decisions

  Fall 2014 Transfer Decisions Will Be Sent Today see title, more or less

  

  chagrined about those we could not. As a former transfer student myself, I ... were admitted: welcome to MIT. For those who weren't: I wish you the best of luck. I transferred, but if I hadn't things would have been fine

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 7, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Physics professors have a charming sense of humour Excerpts from relativity problem sets

  

  I'M DONE WITH FALL CLASSES! and am now back home in London, doing ... indoors from the rain. One of the classes I just finished taking is 8 ... writing our problem sets, so I thought I would share some particularly

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 23, 2013
• Blog / Events

  A not-so-typical day in the post-FYRE life Reporting live from ESP's Firestorm

  

  I wrote the majority of this post a week ago, then slept, and lost my ... Saturday August 31. - I'm sitting in 4-237 (a classroom with nice tiered ... -Category Theory Please Don't Ask Me How I Know This -Save the Whales

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 7, 2013