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  Fall Travel Days 8,9,10,11,12: PA, NJ, and Home! Part 5 of my Fall Travelogue.

  

  the shots, not the traveler. :-) I got to see a lot of the city that ... better and this was a great way to begin doing so. So that was Monday ... at Tangerine. Not cheap, but I'd been eating junk for a week so I

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 3, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Quick update A short entry, a quick link, and I become Seth Cohen.

  

  In honor of my trip to the OC, Ben made this for me: And the link of the day: The Art of Problem Solving (more on this next entry) A longer update soon...

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 1, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  On Tour Goin' each and every place with the mic in their hand.

  

  , L.A., San Fran, St. John -Award Tour, Midnight Marauders, A Tribe ... Theater pix, I'm a star! If you've seen the Bryan G. Nance show, feel free ... , stay for the late show, tip the waiters and try the veal! See you in a

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • September 28, 2005
• Blog / MISTI

  Getting MISTI-fied There's a loud boom coming from Lobby 10.

  

  Infinite, I heard a loud boom coming from Lobby 10. Upon closer inspection, I ... , MISTI will be celebrating MISTI week. Right now, there's a lecture ... " over in Sloan but I won't make it there in time. A later passage down

  • by Bryan
  • September 20, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Please, Mr. Postman A fair and balanced look at the inbox of a typical MIT student.

  

  immediate attention. Yes, there was a point in my life where 75% of the e ... , really. Really. How many e-mails does Mitra send me in a typical day? Let ... (wow!) Saturday, 7/16/05: 0 (she was at a wedding, okay?) Sunday, 7

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 21, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  The Finalists the "name bryan's fish" contest continues!

  

  And the finalists of the "Name Bryan's Fish" contest are: Mr. Chang Voltaire Groker Fabio Matsya Gelatin White Dragon Sushi Vote for your favorite by posting a comment or emailing me at [email protected].

  • by Bryan
  • July 18, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Meet the Admissions Officers: Matt McGann ‘00 Name: Matt McGann; Job title: Assistant Director of Admissions; Hometown: Hampton Bays, NY

  

  about Boston: public transportation (I don't own or need a car!), the ... provide insight into you as a person, treat the interview as a conversation ... you speak the language, let's try to have a (very basic) conversation

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 8, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Help Wanted Calling all artists! Design Mitra's new banner and get profiled in the blog

  

  new banner. (That, and I've hit a creative roadblock.) I am ... exposure. The experience.") Well, I'll write a whole blog entry dedicated to ... ([email protected]) a link to it, though if you aren't able to host it

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • July 2, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Meet the Admissions Officers: Alia Burton ‘05 Name: Alia Burton; Job title: Admissions Counselor; Hometown: Philadelphia, PA

  

  't uncommon; people with a wide variety of backgrounds and experiences Favorite ... motivations. Fun fact about yourself: I flew a jet (alongside a pilot) for about

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 28, 2005
• Blog / Events

  MIT Commencement On Friday, the MIT Class of 2005 graduated! It was a beautiful day on Killian…

  

  On Friday, the MIT Class of 2005 graduated! It was a beautiful day on ... don't begin until 10am. In the meantime, there's a "pre-game show." This ... Admissions Marilee Jones! Above, Marilee is preparing for an interview with a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 6, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Graduations

  

  , but I'm sure it will be a great time. This year's MIT Commencement ... . Jacobs is also a former MIT graduate student and faculty member. I don't know what Jacobs will say, but here is a list of previous MIT

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 20, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Ring Delivery Potato martinis at the courthouse

  

  Saturday at the Moakley Courthouse in Boston. The event was a smashing ... courthouse. Not very impressive, is it? Every guest had to pass through a ... . The roof of the cylinder lobby ring area. A jazz band played for the

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • May 15, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  Happy Cinco De Mayo!!! Admissions counselors make the sexiest models. Oh, and a probability question.

  

  -shirts, which were made by the good folks in LUChA. Awesome. Math question: if ... Salvador read a given application before Amy? First person to answer correctly gets a prize. Then again, how would I even know what the correct

  • by Ben Jones
  • May 5, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Only You Have The Power Only YOU have the power to decide your own worth. Don't ever, ever, ever give…

  

  I'm still reeling a bit from the last thread, I must admit. Let me ... a good option. Because in life, every hand can be a winner if you play ... sound like a broken record) NEVER GIVE AWAY YOUR POWER.

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 8, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Status Pic, As Promised Still bearded. 4 days to go.

  

  Ask and ye shall receive! Here's a pic taken this morning that will demonstrate the beard in its full glory: 4 days until mail/shave day. :-) NICE

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 8, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Notes From The Middle Of Selection What interdisciplinary fields will exist 100 years from now? What will people be able to…

  

  . Though it's been a lot of work, I've been having a lot of fun. Selecting ... table. So while we're buried in the committee room, here's a topic I ... we offer has grown over time as a result of advancements in science and

  • by Ben Jones
  • February 21, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  The Day Before Selection Begins "Tell us about something you do for the pleasure of it."

  

  too excited, the whole process takes about a month, so we're still right ... scenes to change things around a bunch - some portlets will be retired ... heading over there as soon as I finish this post. A parent sent me a

  • by Ben Jones
  • February 15, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Don’t believe everything that you read

  

  Someone emailed to me a funny post from one of those rumor ... directly from someone who has a friend that goes there and knows the admission council very well. They have a criteria of 5 things, and if you

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 8, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Busy times

  

  me. This morning was a meeting about our new viewbook, discussed in Ben ... finally a meeting with a student group. And finally, after posting this ... (discussion of all five of my top-5 favorite classes in a future post). Even if

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 3, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Our friends

  

  and Senior House. Big Jimmy was a legendary figure, someone I only met briefly but who many of my friends counted as a confidant and friend. I ... to me. The first was freshman year. I had a crush on a sophomore on my

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 28, 2005