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  Snow(y) Day The kind of day when tea or cocoa helps in reading applications.

  

  Right now, I'm sitting at home at my dining room table, with a big ... go for a hot cup of cocoa, but I realize we don't have any in the house ... , I'm reminded of the Cocoa tradition of the Fourth East (a.k.a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 3, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Memories My first two months at MIT, all wrapped up into one post.

  

  Last Wednesday, somewhere between a biology test and a chemistry ... remember all the times my professors stayed a few minutes after class to clarify a point or answer a question I had. I remember turning in my first

  • by Paul B. '11
  • October 28, 2007
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Dig me, but don’t bury me This entry is brought to you by McDonalds and Google. I mean, literally.

  

  into a never-ending search for free wireless access. Today that came in the form of a McDonald's in Marseille, France. Seriously. As Samuel L. Jackson prophesied so long ago, their main hamburger is indeed called a

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 12, 2007
• Blog / Challenges

  The best way to kill zombies… is by shooting them in the head....they can't eat you if you make them dead.…

  

  . Several times lately I've found myself saying, "So a couple of weeks ago ... length of the dorm with a bag of dirty clothes because I completely walked ... ;*#!$ with your head. Anyway, I don't really have time for a whole entry, but

  • by Laura N. '09
  • May 15, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  …More CPW The last of my photos from the weekend.

  

  Before we get into it, I need to address a question I've heard a few ... . You get a sense of what it is we do at MIT, how we play, see the opportunities that await you. I need you to think a little more about the "no

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 18, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Idol A selection committee fantasy.

  

  In a few minutes I'll head over to the committee room to begin Day 7 ... what happens as you become a seasoned admissions officer, or maybe you guys are just awesome and inspiring. Probably a combo of the two. In any

  • by Ben Jones
  • February 22, 2007
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Show your creativity: the Year of the Pig While we continue reading applications full time, another mini-contest.

  

  A little more than a year ago, we here on the blogs were celebrating ... a mini-contest, initiated by Ben: As you know if you follow Matt ... . What you may not know is that Joanne is, like me, a die-hard Lost fan

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 13, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  An IAP in Texas, chapter two Week two of school away from school as I learn about and work on transportation…

  

  're doing. So far, I've been gaining a wide overview of how BNSF runs their ... -functioning conference rooms used regularly for business purposes! There's a network of ... laser printer from the late '70s in a glass display case in the cafeteria

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • January 10, 2007
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Reliving the good ol’ days Tombs, Smurfs, and Halloween

  

  ' days of my childhood all in ways related to MIT. Exhibit A: TOMB ... Barracudas anyone? So I got to go to Tomb last Friday for a friend's birthday, and I honestly had not had that much fun in a very long time. 5

  • by Bryan
  • November 3, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Pluto replies ThinkGeek.com rocks my effing socks.

  

  group called "When I was your age, Pluto was a planet," which I found ... to be doing a 2.003 pset, and it really isn't a lot of fun. Adelaide ... needs to be. For example, one problem describes the motion of a curveball

  • by Laura N. '09
  • September 17, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Hartford meeting wrap-up Giving a better answer to a question I was asked in my Hartford meeting.

  

  during the Q & A section that had me flummoxed. A young man in the front ... exciting activities. In the spirit of "better late than never," here is a ... opportunity to do real research through UROP, MIT also has a number of exciting

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 9, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  The Rapids My last day at work was bittersweet. And if there's one thing I've learned from…

  

  insanity at that place on a daily basis. (I'm a lifeguard at a waterpark, for ... perspective in life (i.e. a lot) you can make it through the day and in fact an ... some awesome people and my job can be a lot of fun. Very entertaining and

  • by Laura N. '09
  • August 12, 2006
• Blog / Research & Work Abroad

  Greetings from Switzerland

  

  much a lot of the stuff written in the MIT forum (and elsewhere, for that ... rampant. The clincher was when a friend sent me a link to a post about ... ! YOUR SUMMER ASSIGMENT IS SO THAT YOU HAVE A PLACE TO STAY UNTIL YOU

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • June 23, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Back From Vacation Tales of swing sets and answers to the various questions in my inbox.

  

  -9 was CPW, followed by my first real vacation in over a year. A whole week ... year? We won't know until a few days after May 1, when admitted students ... us know that you wish to be considered for a blogging position. As most

  • by Ben Jones
  • April 18, 2006
• Blog / IAP

  Is this real? The party called IAP continues.

  

  catch up on a few television shows, most of them being reality TV. While ... Cowell seeing how far he can make people drop their jaw when he makes a ... perspectives now that he's a "celebrity." It was pretty interesting to hear him

  • by Bryan
  • January 19, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

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

  

  'll describe to you my morning. I woke up this morning at 8.50 AM to a phone ... at 10 am and figuring out what tie to wear this morning was a bit of an ... to do with my summer. Last year, I started off my search a little late

  • by Bryan
  • November 15, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Odds and Ends My brain is too fried to think of any original content. So I'm commenting on…

  

  Since I just finished a 5.60 problem set, my brain is approximately ... than by number. I am so fried right now that it took me a full minute to ... of me with bad hair. Hee. And yes, sum1, MIT does have a marching band

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • September 22, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Color by Numbers

  

  advantage of this. Who wants a room that's painted "Institute white"? I mean ... challenge. Neither of us had a tape measure, so we did what any good MIT student would: we improvied. By which I mean we measured a shelf, rounded it

  • by Laura N. '09
  • September 15, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  DOFMH A sick day from work, where "sick" means "I wanted a day off"

  

  A note about the title: when I was little, my mother (who is a 5th grade teacher) used to encourage me to occasionally take a DOFMH -- day ... sleeping in until 11 AM; I then rode my bike to the Student Center and ate a

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 25, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

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

  

  application has been posted. You can request a paper copy, download a PDF, or ... for fun.) "You can't make MIT love you if you don't [write a good essay ... a wheelbarrow full of salt, I remind myself of the wise words of My So

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • July 26, 2005