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  The Role You Play in the Admissions Process by Jenny Rifken, Director of Recruitment and Associate Director of Admissions @ MIT.

  important to me? What did a school need to have in order for me to be happy ... schools for me, rather than pushing me to apply to the schools they thought were right for me. This required a lot of work on my part, but it was

  • by mitblogs
  • October 26, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Fall Travel Days 8,9,10,11,12: PA, NJ, and Home! Part 5 of my Fall Travelogue.

  

  day, which was neat for me because I was actually born in Philly. My ... at Tangerine. Not cheap, but I'd been eating junk for a week so I ... had a nice dinner with Joe DiLiberto, the regional EC chair for central

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 3, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  NACAC Conference Wrap-up from the national admissions conference.

  

  For the past three days, I was at the conference of the National ... professional association for guidance counselors and admissions officers, and once a year they gather for a conference. This year's conference was in

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 26, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  riverrun, past Eve and Adam’s "Do we start and end at the same place on the river?"

  

  silly silly vern vern. So, read on for a well-crafted narrative and ... a stunned grouse, for one hour, nine minutes, and seventeen seconds, and then I came home and passed out on my floor for two hours. Ah, it

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 13, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Hurricane Katrina Trying to help, to the extent that we can.

  

  time for everyone; I've been at the verge of tears over this awful, awful ... charged with admitting a Class of 2010. And even for students who have had ... normalcy returns. Please know that for students directly affected by this

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 2, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Power Tools at 2 AM A typical MIT experience.

  

  I've been on campus for over a week now, which basically means that I ... whole days to decide where to live this year. As for me, I seriously considered trying to move to East Campus for awhile, but in the end I decided

  • by Laura N. '09
  • September 2, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  And it’s all beginning…

  

  former Rush chair for MacGregor, agrees with me. One question I hear ... intending to stay there. What value is there for me in looking at different ... 've found something you like so quickly, and maybe it is the best place for

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • August 22, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Pre-med, Everybody’s Best Friend If you are considering a career in medicine -- and not as a pharmacist.

  

  it, and we met in the Anthropology Department's conference room for ... " and refuse the food. For some reason, this really bothered Sam -- maybe ... program for students who want to go to medical school. MIT has no official

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • August 13, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Goldilocks and the n HASS classes too hot, too cold, just right. on picking a hass class.

  

  until today, I've procrastinated about selecting a HASS class for next ... context for policy-making. Primary focus on domestic policy. 11.017 Urban ... insurance, setting income tax rates for individuals and corporations. 24

  • by Bryan
  • August 10, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  UROP 101 – The Intro Entry Each week, I will explore a different MIT student's unique research project and the insight…

  

  Lab at MIT's Center for Cancer Research studying the delivery of small-interfering RNA (siRNA) in mice. It may seem odd for a student like me, who plans ... goes well, this mouse model can be used to create a therapy for influenza

  • by Melis A. '08
  • July 20, 2005
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  A quick one, while he’s away I write reviews of things that I know nothing about.

  

  in my head for the last few days. I wonder why. Last night I did some ... 's mother deserves an Academy Award just for her bizarre facial tics and for ... their store set up for the book's arrival, so we got neither lightning nor

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 16, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Hi, My Name Is: (insert name here) name my newest pet and win BIG! prizes and fame included!

  

  , so before PetCo we stopped in at Borders for smoothies. They had Magic ... what they were getting ready for) Now I've had pets in the past, but ... -German Shepard mix, Toby. My younger brother got it for his birthday a few years

  • by Bryan
  • July 12, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Yay, weekend!

  

  about the culture I live in is that many alunmi stay involved for years ... was really supportive and helpful to me back when I was running for UAVP ... East walked to Sicilia's Pizza for dinner. We'd all ordered it before for

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • July 11, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Bed arrangements in dorms, and beauty on campus

  

  seperate beds?" I can't speak for every dorm, but at East Campus, most rooms ... choose whatever is more pleasing for you, bunk beds or two separate beds ... singles, doubles, triples and quads. For a quad, I suppose, one could have

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • July 8, 2005
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  “That is NOT an ice cream flavor.” wasabi + ginger + ice cream = disaster

  

  lengthen outside Boston City Hall as people wait for Chowderfest. Flame ... people and free food. When free food exists, people's tolerance for long lines increases exponentially. For a 6 oz Iced Coffee from Dunkin' Donuts

  • by Bryan
  • July 5, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Radio Radio

  

  WTBS [now TBS] for his station, and contacted the MIT radio station with ... allowed by the FCC, Turner and the lawyers for both stations found a legal ... condition that WTBS-FM would apply for and receive new call letters. Turner

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 2, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Our friends

  

  I think I have ever had and told me to go make sandwiches for myself ... , but as I was getting ready for bed I heard the sound I will forever ... James N. Murphy award, "for MIT employees whose contributions to the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 28, 2005
• Blog / Challenges

  am i boring or just overstimulated?

  

  prepared me for, but a social one. Why does the "endless" amount of resources and opportunities I've been given, and am very grateful for, by ... health aaaaa aaaaaa trap me in a zero-sum game, as if my disinclination for

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • April 5, 2025
• Blog / Athletics

  Exploring MIT’s sports facilities there's so much to see!

  

  athletics facilities for a while now, so I think this is the perfect time to ... learned for everyone, especially during this tour today – whether you’re a ... team often plays on Field D, and the [annotation note="sorry for kicking

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • April 4, 2025
• Blog / Challenges

  emails to self & the long goodbye

  

  leaves me yearning for a do-over, a second chance at the past four years ... hope for myself and the world as a freshman and sophomore and regrettably ... sweetness in this, asking so plainly for a little more time. my 4W friends

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • March 27, 2025