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Selection notes A brief update from selection.
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Blog / Admissions
Selection begins Picking the Class of 2010.
applicants is astonishing. Basically, selection works like this. We've spent a -
Blog / MIT Life
I’m just curious as to why you keep invoking William Faulkner. "MIT is so charmingly nerdy" entries #12 and 35.
surprise, "Uh... yeah, I think so." Don't worry, you've still got time to -
Blog / MIT Life
No Flip Flops The original title of this entry was "YakTrax."
or underdo it either. I also learned about YakTrax, and if you've never -
Blog / Art, Literature, Music
Some a capella A concert by the MIT Chorallaries (7 pictures)
ago] A few of the numbers they've done tonight: White Flag (Dido -
Blog / Events
And if I had a million dollars Solve this problem and win a million dollars, SERIOUSLY.
most stylish professor I've had in my life. Not to mention his academic -
Blog / Admissions
Meet the Admissions Officers: Stu Schmill ‘86 Name: Stu Schmill; Job title: Associate Director of Admissions and Director of the Educational Council;…
: How walkable the city is. And how, once you've been here a while, every -
Blog / Events
Reek Week Updated 8/3 to include pictures of Gilroy garlic ice cream.
for free. The happiest (and stinkiest) I've been in years. Eating -
Blog / Admissions
MIT Central Meetings Today, we'll mail out the first of four batches of letters announcing the MIT meetings…
). If you have registered for MyMIT, have replied to a letter/email we've -
Blog / MIT History & Culture
Beyond the Iron Cur…I mean, Mass Ave
different dorms, and I've discussed campus issues with a lot of people in a lot of dorms, and I've discussed West and East with both West Campus and East Campus denizens. So I've thought about this a lot. West Campus is -
Blog / How to Boston and Beyond
Couchamarans and Carboats MIT alums create awesome floating vehicles from which to watch the fireworks.
into a boat p.s. I've just been informed that Ben scooped me on this -
Blog / Challenges
Back From The West Coast ...with thoughts and conclusions on the recent serious posts.
sporadic during my trip. I've had a chance to think about the recent thread -
Blog / Admissions
Highlights From The Past Week A post on birthdays and bad (but oh so good) TV.
1) I've almost fully recovered from the flu 2) I turned 31 - I AM OLD - spent my birthday reading apps 3) My app reads have been particularly awesome this week 4) We had our first followup meeting to my -
Blog / Admissions
Application Reading Season Kickoff We are indeed looking for human beings in every sense, not just looking for numbers.
each other. I've been inspired by this statement since I got to MIT. It -
Blog / Advice
On Trauma, and MIT I’m imagining my high school self, and what I would tell her before coming to…
that I’ve been thinking about writing for a while. I listened to Silvana ... clicking out. In many ways, I’ve been desensitized to my own past in a way ... worry about continuing a tradition that I’ve noticed in sensitivity -
Blog / Academics & Research
I DECLARE BASICNESS!!!!! a major major update
thermodynamics never could. This does only apply for bio applications, though--I've ... weird math stuff that CS has. Again, I'm indecisive, so every time I've committed to one or the other, I've convinced myself I want the opposite (i -
Blog / Uncategorized
scuba do or scuba don’t? under the sea
of this is a good example of an issue I’ve run into a bit while I’ve ... . As a side note, in order to address my homework, I’ve developed -
Blog / MIT Life
September Equinox Appreciation A Cambridge Autumn
. Other times I’ve found myself caught in the rain Which ... completely foreign to where I'm from. Here’s some pics I’ve taken of autumn ... very different but, as you might infer, I've enjoyed it a lot (especially -
Blog / MIT Life
Life Tokens the currency of joy
[annotation note="i just googled this and found out i’ve been calling it the ... ability to look back on all the interesting life experiences we’ve had will ... $500. I’ve spent the past year or so living by this philosophy -
Blog / MISTI
alone in cologne homesickness, better late than never
sentimental; inspired by my dad, I’ve set off to intern in Germany for the ... ’s because, for the most part, I’ve always held the same mindset as my dad. I ... fear feels more acute. I’ve called my parents more in the past week than