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• Blog / Admissions

  You Complete Me What makes an application complete for Early Action, and related Q&A.

  

  I see that there's been a bit of discussion in the comments about the ... to help clarify things a bit. Scores: We don't need to have your full ... we have enough information to make a decision. If we need further

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 15, 2007
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Nourishing bodies, enriching souls and minds There's more to the MIT community than just famous researchers and brilliant students.

  

  this: Mr. Jackson [was] a father figure to generations of young men in ... | November 4, 2007 A strange thing happened Oct. 19 at MIT's Delta Kappa ... kitchen where John Jackson had cooked for half a century suddenly went out

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 4, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Human Factor And String Theory Two links to start your weekend.

  

  Board Conference with a gazillion other admissions professionals. Things ... blogging more frequently in November. In the meantime, here are a couple of links to tide you over: First, The Human Factor is a video that MIT has

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 26, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Real Snow! Real pictures this time.

  

  Despite what I said last time, I did manage to snap a couple of ... food all weekend. There was a mix-up with our food order- we were ... event to buy more. The rest of the ice cream finally arrived. There was a

  • by Laura N. '09
  • April 20, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Testimony from an ’11 By: Debbie, '11

  

  MIT Admissions webpage in hope of a new entry every hour. Anyways, since ... wouldn’t make too much of a difference – we’d share the ... hours (I arrived at 7, but was supposed to arrive at 1) because we had a

  • by Bryan
  • April 20, 2007
• Blog / About Decisions

  Take Deep Breaths :) Deep breaths.

  

  , and I'm going to spend it having a blast with the people I love in a ... 's just a bad idea. MIT considers a lot more than that, so don't play that game. It's not a good way to spend your time. Go have some fun. Enjoy the

  • by Bryan
  • March 16, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  The Mystery Of The Missing Application Tracking Portlet A quick clarification.

  

  Application Tracking portlet in MyMIT. The system is supposed to display a ... behalf of all of us, here's a big public thanks to them.) So this is just a quick entry to let you all know that everyone's portlet has been

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 3, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Well, at least you didn’t fail, right? A tale of mystery, wonder, and the worst possible way to handle too much work…

  

  , absolutely necessary Saturday, 2 PM - I wake up. Come on, there was a party ... there involved minimal effort. If I could cross campus for a Baker party the Friday before, then skipping out on this would only be a sign of

  • by Keri G. '10
  • February 28, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Mid-January Updates The latest from Cambridge.

  

  . Lots of reading to be done! If you are a regular action applicant, please ... application component, such as a transcript or teacher evaluation, now is a good ... are available (if you're on a trimester system, we probably already have

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

  You’ve got questions… ...I've got answers strewn amidst an explosion of other stuff.

  

  those of you interested in keeping a running tally, we're up to 15.) Saturday night, it was #88: Try a Bartley's One-of-a-Kind Burger. That ... . (The menu said, "Get a rise out of this!" Who could resist that?!) Bleu

  • by Keri G. '10
  • November 6, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  O, GRE Battle The best of the worst entry I ever wrote.

  

  located in Haviland, Kansas and is less than 1,000 years old. I wrote a ... : -I am not a chapstick addict, but I carry two tubes on me at all times... in case there's a chapping emergency, and one of them got lost -stain

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 14, 2006
• Blog / How to MIT

  Boys like cars and money $1 billion is not enough for thefacebook, but $9 an hour is good enough for…

  

  Environment offices, when I was accosted by a man in a bicycle taxi. MAN: "Hey, do you want a ride? It's almost free!" ME: "Well, no, I'm actually only ... a certain group on thefacebook. And then I realized that thefacebook

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 25, 2006
• Blog / Athletics

  Teatro ZinZanni Another trip to the circus -- is my boss trying to imply something?!

  

  On Thursday, I attended Teatro ZinZanni, "a bewitching evening of ... live music and a gourmet five-course dinner - set in the nightclub of ... practically gave it a standing ovation) but the dessert was a disappointment

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • August 5, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  And sometimes why? A reality check on the state of my MIT blogging.

  

  DID YOU KNOW? There is a free-food at mit dot edu mailing list, just ... that pretty much everybody is bilingual. No, really. A lot of people just ... it around the house. Also, a lot of upperclassmen are interested in

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 18, 2006
• Blog / Athletics

  SF AIDS Walk – Part II

  

  generous donations, I qualified as a Star Walker, and was eligible to wear a crown during the walk. Some of my teammates told me I reminded them of a ... special. I owe a huge thanks to Tiffany '06 (white hat) and Accenture

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • July 17, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  An American Idol Math Question You guys are all good in math; help me out with this one.

  

  it was a 3-way tie. Let's do the math, and please correct me if I'm wrong: American Idol has a finite number of phone lines. The phone lines ... ), within those two hours, can handle a finite number of calls - then it

  • by Ben Jones
  • May 19, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Ring delivery! Saturday night was Ring Delivery!

  

  , check out a previous entry). It was held at the Boston Public Library ... see from the pictures, it was a beautiful venue which I had never been ... Celestrium (which is a non-precious metal that's really durable.) The gold ring

  • by Melis A. '08
  • April 23, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Another Day, Another Class

  

  classes, 7.05 Biochemistry. Class Details: Lecture: 3 times a week for 1.5 hours Recitation: Once a week for 1 hour Problem Sets: 8, not graded Exams ... pronounces what we know as H20 as "woodur." Too bad I don't have a sound

  • by Bryan
  • March 9, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  More Public Art Projects ...for your amusement.

  

  , it was like playing a video game - lots of exploring and getting lost ... journey tends to be a rather monotonous one. Until today. Bryan recently ... letters (figure this one out, folks). Going up a flight of stairs, we

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 14, 2005
• Blog / Events

  It’s not every day… lunch with a celebrity

  

  . Bryan, President Hockfield periodically has lunch with a small group of 4 ... you can be a part. Sincerely, Kirk Kolenbrander Senior Advisor to the ... . And even though it was a very small chance that two bloggers would be

  • by Bryan
  • November 21, 2005