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  Meditation Mondays Achieving inner peace, just in time for my 14.05 pset

  

  meditation and an experience of guided visualization, a simple, nonsectarian ... This was a fantastic session, short enough to appeal to beginners, but long enough to achieve a little harmony and inner peace. If you're on

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • October 16, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  I don’t know where we’re going ...but we're following my map of MIT's campus.

  

  for a trash can, and then walked into the room. I am so smart. And I ... building that you'll probably go into for a class at MIT is called by number ... just numbers. If there's a letter in front of your building number, that

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 9, 2006
• Blog / Life after MIT

  So long, farewell, auf wiedersehen, adieu To you, and you, and you and you and you.

  

  figured today would be a good day for me to hang up my blogging hat. I ... at MIT, I wish you the best of luck. It's a fabulous place, and I hope you'll get a chance to be part of the community here. Please let me

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • September 4, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Wahoo! MIT takes over Doonesbury! Alex Doonesbury is coming to a campus near you.

  

  . Basically, a hacker from Baker wrote up a script in Flash ActionScript in 15

  • by Melis A. '08
  • July 19, 2006
• Blog / Events

  July 4th Pictorial FIREWORKS!

  

  two holidays that are celebrated with a vast amount of fireworks, why does my camera have a fireworks setting? ...Cue fireworks photos. A BRYAN.MITBLOGS.COM EXCLUSIVE Now this is what they don't show you

  • by Bryan
  • July 7, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  World Cup Challenge Results The answers and winners of the World CUp Challenge of MIT international admissions.

  

  The World Cup Challenge was a lot of fun! No one got a perfect score, but on the whole, people did pretty well. Below are the results, with ... freshman applications this past year in bold. Group A: Costa Rica, Ecuador

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 16, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  World Cup Challenge A little admissions fun during the World Cup.

  

  between Germany and Costa Rica on the big screen with a huge and rowdy group ... freshman applications this past year. A few notes: There are no ties, and ... recap, here are the groups: Group A: Costa Rica, Ecuador, Germany, Poland

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 13, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Thoughts On Global Leadership Susan Hockfield + others quoted in Newsweek on the topic.

  

  other planet attack us and force us to come together as a global entity to defend ourselves, it probably won't be a top priority for civilization anytime soon. I find this sort of depressing, but I find a lot about human

  • by Ben Jones
  • June 7, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  He Zigs, He Zags MIT's new video podcast.

  

  four episodes into its trial run, "ZigZag is a periodic video magazine ... ! Hosting is harder than it looks! I have a newfound respect for Jon Stewart, Katie Couric, Dan Patrick, and anyone else who talks into a camera

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 6, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Your CPW Host The host assignment meeting was tonight.

  

  Break, expect to get a call/email from them tonight or tomorrow (you may ... don't, I assure you that you have a host]. We also have some backup ... . Take a look at the schedule -- the bulk of events are put on by student

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 2, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Admitted Students: MyMIT Updated Important and cool new information on MyMIT: check it out now.

  

  Students admitted regular action have a whole bunch of new stuff on ... . Online Communities. There's a list with links to various online communities ... even more CPW information, a letter from Dean Marilee Jones, and more. Go

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 23, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Small Get-together Friday An informal reception for HMMT participants and others visiting Boston on Friday.

  

  'll have a small reception for any students visiting MIT. The reception will ... visiting MIT on what is a vacation week for some students across the country ... reserved a room, and I'll get some delicious cannoli and Italian cookies from

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 23, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Regarding Online Decisions A brief update.

  

  releasing RA decisions online this year. I had a meeting with our tech peeps ... blog comments about it in the last month, so I figured it was a hot topic ... , and things look good, but we need a few more weeks to be sure. Due to

  • by Ben Jones
  • February 8, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  11,231 Applications

  

  reported that we have received a record high 11,231 applications this year ... committee). While the article (as Ben has pointed out) contains a number of factual errors, it does also correctly state that we have seen a rise in

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 18, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  On Broadway My first few days of fun in NYC

  

  accomplished my IAP goal of seeing a celebrity, since Jai Rodrigez of Queer Eye ... row A, I really saw him. The past two nights, I've been working pretty late, but this weekend I hope to see Avenue Q with a certain

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • January 13, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  The Reading Commences The applications are in, and now we're reading them.

  

  's what a stack of application folders looked like on my table yesterday: ...and a similar scene from my office this time last year: Yes, still ... progresses, but I did want to take a quick break to at least give you all an

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 10, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Note To Prefrosh With Time Machines and/or Good Ideas Don't forget to show up for the Time Traveler Convention this saturday at 10PM EST.

  

  4th annual MIT IDEAS Competition were recently announced. A few ... which enables women in poor communities to "get back the eight hours a ... are being transported to clinics in remote locations  ...and a

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

  CPW Day 3 A recap, with pictures.

  

  ... Got to MIT early, worked the help desk for a couple of hours. Headed ... ) where I got to meet a bunch of cool MIT alums (some of whom actually read ... 6 a cappella groups. In true MIT spirit it got hacked (see pic below

  • by Ben Jones
  • April 9, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Quick update

  

  . Q. If selection is over, can I have my decision? A. The selection ... don't have to send in the midyear report? A. No, you must send in the midyear report. Q. Can I still send in extra materials? A. While it is too

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

  First read

  

  makes a good summary of an application. I just finished reading and ... finished, so it will probably be another week and a half until we start the ... of Chicago. This is a school serious about its academics. Check out the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 24, 2004