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  The College Circle of Life Nance starts waxing about some deep stuff.

  

  Cornell 10 months ago I made a promise to return in each of the next three ... weekend to be exact - I sat in a dining room table in the East Flatbush section of Brooklyn trying desperately to convince a young lady to apply to

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • June 8, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Fitting In Fitting in at MIT

  

  at MIT?" This is a question that often times arises surrounding the ... life that such a mixture of people works. So, how do I feel like I fit in? As far as my ethnicity goes, personally, this has always been a

  • by Bryan
  • May 19, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Don’t stop me now! I am a satellite, I'm out of control.

  

  take a cab, and a jar of vaseline to prevent chafing. That seems like ... ! lkk P.S. running nude would be a bad idea. Lynn '05 received a bachelor

  • by Sam M. '07
  • April 17, 2006
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Rome! Gelato, Saint Peter's Basilica, and Vespas for an entire week.

  

  In about 6 hours, I'll be boarding a plane and going to... ROME! Seeing as I haven't packed or exchanged money yet, this blog entry will have to stay short but look out for entries live from the capitol of the

  • by Bryan
  • March 25, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Won’t Be Long Now… Some pictures to tide you over.

  

  provides a bit of closure to an important part of the admissions cycle. It ... today. Matt likes to blog a picture of the mail folks leaving with the ... the US Postal Service. While you wait for these updates, enjoy a few

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 17, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I will begin again. Maybe the time is right (to blog). Maybe tonight.

  

  ! Based on a comment I got yesterday, there are still people working... and ... worried about. It was a 68. ...out of 200. Speaking of things that have ... least once. Here are my initial thoughts and impressions a la last

  • by Sam M. '07
  • February 8, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Same as it ever was The more things change...

  

  much consecutive meetings from 9am until 7pm for me. This morning was a ... some planning for Campus Preview Weekend, and finally a meeting with a ... couple weeks. Have a great weekend!

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 3, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  MITES, RSI and WTP applications due next week The three high school summer programs hosted by MIT have their application deadlines next week.

  

  subsidized and offers financial aid. Here's a little more about them: Minority Introduction to Engineering and Science (MITES) is a rigorous six ... ), sponsored by the Center for Excellence in Education and MIT, is a rigorous

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 25, 2006
• Blog / IAP

  Just 5 Days Left! Mystery Hunt begins in 5 days.

  

  Until Mystery Hunt 2006!!! Here's a little puzzle to get you ... are promptly eaten with a side of salad. Otherwise, they are set free ... their heads; however, they are allowed to devise a strategy before the hat

  • by Bryan
  • January 8, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  New Year Notes Miscellaneous.

  

  , here are a few notes... Some folks from MIT and NIST further confirmed ... Technology Review had a number of interesting MIT articles, including this ... the break a couple articles were published about the MyMIT blogs: The

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 2, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  2006 Already?!? Back to work tomorrow... wow do vacations go fast!

  

  Hi everyone, Just wanted to say hello. Having been out for a week I ... real holiday falls on a Sunday. So you should be able to submit stuff today as if it were still 1/1 - and no, you won't be penalized for being a

  • by Ben Jones
  • January 2, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Happy Holidays! The bloggers' holiday pic.

  

  Just a quick note to say happy holidays from all of us to all of you. We hope your vacations are fun and safe, and that your 2006 is super. :-) P.S. All questions to date have been answered in the previous entry...

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 19, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  For EA Admitted Students A quick update.

  

  Beginning today, admitted students can log into their MyMIT portal for new content, including a Class of 2010 guestbook directory (post your picture!). And also, feel free to use this fresh comments space for

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 17, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Photojournalism and answers to some questions

  

  carrying an umbrella in a snowstorm doesn't make immediate intuitive sense to you, you've clearly never lived though a New England winter. Timur had asked me to take pictures the next time it snowed (snew would be a better

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • December 9, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  So about those flip flops… snow part deux

  

  See my last entry about No Flip Flops Looks like the snow has finally arrived for real. Woke up this morning to these sights in tree-lined Brookline. This week: look forward to entries on designing a wind

  • by Bryan
  • December 4, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  Selection? They're selecting the earlies...

  

  I can't believe it. It's been a whole year. An entire year. They're selecting Early Action applicants. Yes, on a Saturday. These folks are amazing ... about nothing but MIT for a while. Hang in there and feel free to weigh in

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • December 3, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  November Scores

  

  To anyone who's been worrying about scores from November tests geting to us in time for EA selection, here's a bit of good news - we got 'em! They'll be loaded into the system tonight. Now stop worrying! ;-)

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 1, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Ah, those inspirational Germans! The Magdeburg Bridge in Germany is an engineering marvel and an inspiration to all Beavers!

  

  life?" I was a bit down in the dumps when I got this email from my mom about a recently completed water-channel bridge in Germany. Isn't that ... and over eighty to plan. It functions as a giant bathtub, connecting two

  • by Melis A. '08
  • November 18, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Admissions Blogs A quick note on admissions blogging.

  

  applications of the year, I note that I'm getting a lot of new traffic to the blog from a posting on another site asking about admissions officer blogs ... ; alumni, and the generally curious), and now it's a reality. So, if you

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 6, 2005
• Blog / Athletics

  XC is Sexy

  

  I first saw the slogan "XC is Sexy" on the shirt of a 12 year old ... 'm going to mix it up a bit, and give people's living groups instead of ... , or Yale runners. (This was a big meet.) Here's Ben Schmeckpeper '05

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • October 11, 2005