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• Blog / Extracurriculars

  So You Wanna Be A Blogger? The post that (hopefully) answers all of your questions about the selection process for admissions…

  

  wish to be considered for an admissions blogging position, and we've made ... considered.) While the traditional schedule will remain true for this year ... decided to add an Early Action (EA) round for a couple of reasons - first

  • by Ben Jones
  • July 12, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Google Maps is NOT the best. But everything else seems to be right.

  

  . Sure, I could accept responsibility for my own poor sense of direction, but I'd rather blame Google Maps for getting me lost on the way to my ... train for the 15-or-so passengers making the connection. So, I guess I

  • by Sam M. '07
  • March 27, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My Second… Fifth Week?

  

  meeting with various faculty to shape the perfect path for the future, I ... 're eagerly awaiting your decisions -- now, for the first time ever, *online ... something within the urban studies/planning program. And for later, I

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • March 12, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Melis and the AXO Chocolate Factory AXO Fondue was last night!

  

  event was particularly special for me because I was one of the four organizers, so we have been organizing everything for the past month. Luckily ... years ago. While there are 120 girls in AXO, there is only room for 25 to

  • by Melis A. '08
  • March 5, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Tuesday is the new black. The world moves on MIT's hips. The world moves and it swivels and bops.

  

  . Baker to establish a school for engineering in Cambridge. This college is ... fabric of reality, that if it changes its schedule for even one day without ... Close. Caroline was totally unable to go for some reason such as sickness

  • by Sam M. '07
  • February 21, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Keeping it Green On a visit to NYC, I learned a little about environmentally friendly housing.

  

  garden insulates the building and offers a quiet haven for residents ... National Real Estate Investor reports that "a green building can pay for ... -filled apartments is quite steep. For $3000-4000 per month, you too can live in a one

  • by Melis A. '08
  • January 10, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  My Winter Break Reading List "Take a look, it's in a book, it's reading rainbow"

  

  these books have had their residence on my bookshelf for a long time. Some ... interest in bioengineering and medicine. I'm reading this for "fun" yes. I'm actually reading it for preparation for my new project that I'll be working

  • by Bryan
  • December 28, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Search Continues On the internship search and deciding what I want to do with my life.

  

  So I will elaborate on this entry later this evening, but for now, I ... openings for full time and internship positions. After applying online ... pre-select you for an interview which are typically held in the Career

  • by Bryan
  • November 15, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Adventures in Math Conversations in the world of math.

  

  include great textbooks for gifted math students, an active and interactive forum (merged with MathLinks) for discussions of math and math problems ... students for the purpose of exploring math. On the Saturday morning that I

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 15, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Fall Travel Days 2+3: Westchester County Part 2 of my Fall Travelogue.

  

  Paris or Nicky). Headed to Loomis Chaffee for a school visit. Didn't get ... 're looking for. So this was a great school visit, despite the lack of student ... to note that for some reason I only ever end up eating one meal per day

  • by Ben Jones
  • September 21, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Fall Travel Day 1: Hartford Part 1 of my Fall Travelogue.

  

  Overall, a good first day on the road. Woke up early, packed for the ... Paris or Nicky though) and grabbed the MIT boxes that were waiting for me ... perfect match, but it's close enough for me. After that meeting (which

  • by Ben Jones
  • September 19, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Bienvenidos a Miami Updates from South Florida.

  

  Hospital for the meeting, thanks to one of our Educational Counselors who ... throughout the meeting -- thank you for sticking it out. I hope the meeting was ... on this day. To acknowledge the day, I asked the Miami crowd for a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 12, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Sun off a beach The one where it rains. I mean, another one where it rains.

  

  this happened. Well, it was a little cold, for the first time in a few ... . Sorry. That's an apology for a lot of things. Please don't go stalking ... for a while. Thanks, Yunjie '08! We were down in the water for about 3

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 31, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Cool Classes

  

  would actually read for pleasure as well as work. The material is ... was a really wonderful class. But seriously, this isn't just for Course ... average)! And Ben Vandiver, my TA for the class, is terrific. 9.02 Brain

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • July 20, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  You know, that intro stuff

  

  ridiculously detailed records of my life... I guess you could say I was born for ... for the rest of eternity. There are two things I consider to be the ... uniresidential singles. I lived in A-Entry for three years, and am going to move to

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 5, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Likelihood

  

  "likely admit" letters for RD applicants before the actual deadline? I know some other top colleges do." For those of you not up to speed on what a ... admissions offers for these schools won't be sent out for a long time

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 19, 2005
• Blog / How to Human

  Jargon

  

  useful, is a badge of honor. drop - (1) v. To de-register for a subject ... for spreading burning iron particles when creating a hoax crop circle ... get their degree. hack - (1) n. A trick or prank. For example, having a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 6, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  App Reading In The Western ‘Burbs The little towns west of Cambridge are filled with history and charm, and are surprisingly…

  

  I have been reading applications for 5 days in a row. Well, I took Thursday off (it was a holiday for MIT people). But Weds, Fri, Sat, and now ... the 30-minute read, except for the new guy (that's me). My average is

  • by Ben Jones
  • November 14, 2004
• Blog / Athletics

  A sporting chance

  

  turn out for the big football game and get drunk beforehand, or where ... a draw for me in the depth of intramural sports. I had been a varsity ... ... The sign-up sheets for the teams would be in the lobby of the dorm, and

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 22, 2004
• Blog / Admissions

  Love that dirty water

  

  I've returned from France to the States just in time for lots of ... on the road again for my Admissions World Tour 2004. Well, maybe not ... (you can RSVP at this link). Yesterday was a pretty good day. For most

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 1, 2004