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  Campus Visits… Bring Em’ On! This entry will focus on the dos and don'ts of a fall visit to a…

  

  If I'm not mistaken this is the time of year when you begin in earnest to think about where to apply for college. For some of you it means going through the mountains of mail that various schools have been so

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • September 5, 2006
• Blog / How to MIT

  Buying books You shouldn't have to spend all your money on textbooks!

  

  Laura asked: "where can you get inexpensive, used textbooks? one of ... 'll definitely hear of online book exchanges (MIT411.com used to be one of them ... the book that you need, then you can get it off of Amazon.com. Worst

  • by Melis A. '08
  • August 14, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Always A Toys ‘R Us Kid Poll: Who was your favorite superhero?

  

  Flashback to the days of elementary school: Did anyone else read comic books? Batman was by far my favorite superhero. Poll of the day: 1. Who was yours? 2. What is the ultimate super power? My responses

  • by Bryan
  • June 12, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Lip Sync & Toons Real singers and fake singers ...sort of like Jessica and Ashleey Simpson. (~17 pictures)

  

  Last night, I attended a concert by the MIT/Wellesley Toons, one of MIT's a cappella groups. Towwards the end of the concert, Lee-Kai '07 ... ? "Army" by Ben Folds Five Great job, Jen '07! Jen is the president of

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • May 6, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Whirlwind Weekend highlights of the weekend (UPDATED!)

  

  auction to benefit a scholarship fund in Louisiana. One of my friends, Mike ... ourselves as we walked up the catwalk in front of our potential dates. "Bryan ... . Mitra enjoys the economic thrill of auctions. Our emcee for the night

  • by Bryan
  • April 23, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Odds & Evens & Ends Notes on CPW, Veronica Mars, and more.

  

  , we are in the process of matching you to an MIT student host. If you have registered, you will have a host. (More on this soon) Speaking of ... " (Stanford South?) preview weekend on the most recent episode of Veronica Mars

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 31, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  The question thread

  

  Hi guys, I gather that you either have gotten or are soon getting your decision letters from MIT. I'm sure you've got a bunch of questions, so I'm making this the question thread. You ask me a bunch of MIT

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • March 19, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Not admitted

  

  This year was the most competitive ever for MIT admissions. Admitting fewer than 13% of applicants means we had to turn away many, many incredible students. For those of you who fall into this category, this is an

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

  Post-Valentine Blog Roundup Valentine's Day capped off by a serenade.

  

  ? Check. Dating? Check. A wedding engagement? Check. A little bit of class ... were made at the Cambridge headquarters of NECCO (the New England Confectionery Company), right next to MIT's Random Hall dormitory? Ah, many of my

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 16, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  It’s snowing, and “It’s Raining” K-Pop and Prof. Henry Jenkins.

  

  my favorite read of the week. The front page article in the Arts ... Studies professor Henry Jenkins for reasons why the popularity of Rain has ... easily accessible foreign culture, too. Because of the "multidirectional

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 31, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Public Art Projects An art piece that captures the essence of the title of my blog.

  

  This was today's surprise as I walked down the Infinite. I think the title of this art piece could be "Hitchhiking across the Infinite." What ... for one of the art classes, but I'm not sure.

  • by Bryan
  • December 8, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  puzzled again? a little puzzle for the class of '09

  

  So this week, each day of Orientation, the students have been getting a group of scavenger hunt questions to solve, and today they get to solve mine. This blog is supposed to have a question on it, so I'll make

  • by Bryan
  • September 2, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Waitlist

  

  I'm currently out of the office, but back in Cambridge, it has been announced that unfortunately, for the third consecutive year, and despite all ... higher than we had expected. More news on the yield and makeup of the class

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

  Admitted Students Parties

  

  Have any of you attended one of the Admitted Students Parties that our MIT alumni have thrown in various cities around the country (and around the world)? If so, how was it? I'd love to hear how it went. Also

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 28, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Stress

  

  's own Dean of Admissions, Marilee Jones) Speaking of parents: to the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 16, 2004
• Blog / Admissions

  Decision letters mailed

  

  Admit Letters... Actually, this photo only shows about half of the admit letters, as overall there were 4 buckets of The Big Envelope. Speaking of envelope sizes, since I've received a number of questions about this, I can

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 10, 2004
• Blog / Admissions

  Application Reading Season Kickoff We are indeed looking for human beings in every sense, not just looking for numbers.

  

  was pleased to find that I wasn't too far off in any of my ratings and ... " with the rest of the office is already pretty good. Go instinct! I was ... " section: When we admit a class of students to MIT, it's as if we

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 25, 2004
• FAQ / First-year application

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  What summer programs are available?

  the dorms. There are a number of small, specialized summer programs on campus, but they're not run by the Office of Undergraduate Admissions. Most