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  The Latest Updates Updates about MyMIT and the EA interview deadline.

  

  your application in advance of the deadline. Now is also a good time to ... . Sometimes a kind and gentle reminder can be helpful. Otherwise, I hope you have a great weekend! And for those of you celebrating, Happy Diwali, and

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 20, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Thoughts On The MIT Interview ...from the perspective of an MIT interviewer.

  

  decisions. We are just people who once went to MIT (maybe in a time when it ... we do send notes on your behalf to the admissions team so they know a ... opportunity for a more personal admissions process, that, after all, shouldn

  • by John DeTore '80
  • October 19, 2006
• Blog / Events

  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 Life

  Time Difference Written at 36,781 feet over Des Moines.

  

  're a concert pianist working on her third novel. (They'll never know ... laughing maniacally. Another lady comes up to the counter with a bag. "42 ... for you and your burrito. Especially with ketchup. You see a long line

  • by Jess K. '10
  • August 21, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  I Wish I Was an Astronaut I was a nerd even back in 3rd grade.

  

  chose to do a rap about him. This only demonstrates how nerdy I was even ... and his men opened up a new door, To that new frontier in outer space ... Beats from the Playground, Vol. 3 MIT has a set of it's own astronauts as

  • by Bryan
  • July 27, 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 / MISTI

  Number Münchners Eaten by a Trogglus Nicoise.

  

  Nice was spend a night in our Pension Grillparzer-esque hostel, which ... piece in the entire museum -- a mutilated mannequin torso stuffed with ... one video, he took a house covered entirely in bathroom tiles and had it

  • by Sam M. '07
  • June 28, 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 / About Decisions

  Fear of Flying Shake the haters off.

  

  reactions weren't so positive. A lot of people told me to my face, "Bryan, you ... words may never hurt me." If only. For a long time, I questioned whether MIT had made a mistake or was admitting me on the basis of something

  • by Bryan
  • May 28, 2006
• Blog / Uncategorized

  The Suite Life ~20 pictures, be careful (Updated Wed, 5/17/06)

  

  -Drive-side entrance sunny view of the river I don't have a bike, but many dorm residents do In-house library Here's the Porter Room, a common space large ... with a computer (the wave of the future!) Laundry room In the suites

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • May 13, 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 / Art, Literature, Music

  Come to AXO Lip Sync! Come to AXO Lip Sync tonight to see some of your friends... "remember when????"

  

  talents? Do you long for opportunities to support a good cause while being entertained? If you answered yes to any or all of the questions above, buy a

  • by Melis A. '08
  • April 29, 2006
• Blog / Athletics

  Back Bay 5K Cool running... so cool that my legs were numb. (11 pictures)

  

  As I wrote in a previous entry, I signed up to run the Back Bay 5K ... , Melis. (But you do have beautiful eyes :P ) I went on a warm-up jog and ... had a very nice view of the Esplanade while running. Here, some of

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • April 10, 2006
• Blog / Hacks

  MIT hacks Caltech

  

  decided to have a little fun with Caltech. You see, Caltech has this famous ... Building. There was a pretty plaque to go with the cannon. As you can see ... website. :) In honor of the cannon's transport, it was given a class of

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • April 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 / MIT Life

  Since U Been Gone While I was out, the world changed. (UPDATED)

  

  semisweet chocolate and tossed it into her chocolate cookie recipe. I had a ... (Google Maps, you're on my enemies list), I had a spectacular time getting ... Ray meal that consisted of a chicken hamburger topped with chorizo and

  • by Sam M. '07
  • April 1, 2006