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  Obama’s Visiting MIT! Does that mean he gets an advantage in the admissions process?

  

  preference towards students...but it sounds like for everyone else, they'll be ... presentations about MIT. And, many folks come visit MIT's campus, whether it's for ... presentations when we're on the road, or come visit campus, we have a sign-in for

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • October 20, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Challenge of Public Health Sometimes science and engineering only come so far.

  

  , interpreted for patients, and participated in community health outreaches and ... Taiwan, seeing a doctor for ailments such as coughs and sneezes is commonplace, and I remember that my mom would whisk me off to the doctor for

  • by Chris S. '11
  • August 4, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Still Going… haha... yeah. It's not over for all of us.

  

  actual deadline for the senior thesis that I am now desperately trying to ... June 5th. For some reason I always pictured that I'd have more time ... 12 pages written, and sketchy headers for the next 7 or so sections

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • May 15, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  The Genesis Embrace me Blogosphere!!!!

  

  Assistant Director for Minority Recruitment at MIT…..which is in Kendall ... at my desk as the Assistant Director for Minority Recruitment (I told ... name is Quinton McArthur and I am the Assistant Director for Minority

  • by Quinton McArthur
  • September 17, 2008
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Replay… Who says you can't go home again? Or at least go back to school...

  

  for the long haul. I joined the Chorallaries, I helped design my class ... for a few hours or days. I also became an Educational Counselor and interviewed students every fall for over a dozen years. I still felt connected

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • September 11, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Diffusion Summer time!

  

  , pickup trucks, parents, boxes, and luggage. All of these are for the people ... but in the end it was totally worth it. For any prefrosh thinking of ... 's everybody going to be doing for the next few months? Here's a small sampling

  • by Snively '11
  • May 23, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Lip Sync ‘08 Because I want . . . you . . . back

  

  Sorry for not having posted recently. It's gotten to the point where ... of Friday and all of Saturday completely off. Yes, that screws me for ... the bustle had died down (except for "Banned in Boston" which had taken

  • by Snively '11
  • April 27, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  Reflections Some thoughts on the admissions process, both to those who were admitted and those who…

  

  your applications, I know how much energy and care you put into them. For ... staff, I want to say thank you for your interest in MIT, and for sharing ... your applications brought back some memories for me. When I was in high

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • March 28, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Outside of a dog, a book is man’s best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read.

  

  ? Let's go on a tour! High School Yearbook For those nostalgic moments. Sketch Book Nondescript black sketch book for Toy Design. Understanding Comics Understanding Comics, one of my books for Toy Design. Nightwork

  • by Snively '11
  • March 14, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  FIRST Robotics Kickoff Things go into Overdrive at a reception at Dean Kamen's house.

  

  applications, I grabbed a Zipcar Prius and set a course for New Hampshire. After ... Mina '03 (who is now working for Kamen's company, DEKA), and JKim ... , optimally placed atop the hill for maximum power generation. Then, just across

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 5, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Why I’m not a double major anymore Because four years of insanity would totally cramp my style?

  

  use for the photography class I'll get to take next term because I'm not ... for fun, and when I checked things out, the "just for fun" classes put ... guinea pig for Course 5's lab restructuring, since my year is the first to

  • by Keri G. '10
  • November 6, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  New Blog: Humanitarian Work At MIT My name is Ali Wyne, and I'll be this year's host for the new Humanitarian…

  

  My name is Ali Wyne, and I'll be this year's host for the new ... ills that afflict so many. This blog will be for, and about, them. To ... interests were. I deliberately decided not to come up with a plan for that

  • by The Humanitarian Blog
  • October 19, 2007
• Blog / Events

  Silent Dance Party If we had the chance, we'd ask the world to dance.

  

  It's been a while! I fully apologize for not writing since getting to ... 'm now a resident of Burton 1, and unfortunately for Snively will probably never move out. Burton 1 is known for its '09 floor chair Kip, whose voice

  • by Jess K. '10
  • September 17, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Where In The World Is The Nance Effect? He returns! He returns! He returns!

  

  known as MIT Central Meetings. For me, this means: Washington DC ... advisor for the first time. You gotta feel sorry for the three poor saps who ... joined the admissions staff as Assistant Director for Minority Recruitment

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • September 17, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I Could Write a Song a Hundred Miles Long I only sing Coldplay because it will help me get girls.

  

  was the music for "All In Green Went My Love Riding," my final project for 21M.303: Writing in Tonal Forms 1. The class is traditionally taught ... contemporary music herself, said, "Okay, so, for the songs, you can do anything

  • by Sam M. '07
  • December 26, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Holiday Life's not always a picnic in Killian Court.

  

  ridiculous amounts of food for a few hours (I woke up to my friends making a ... to go right now. Are you coming?" "...Sure!" Far be it for me to let ... happens to be an amazing photographer. Unluckily for me, I was wearing

  • by Jess K. '10
  • September 27, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Big MIT Career Fair Lots of companies are on campus today recruiting MIT students.

  

  for them, or to do a summer internship. The companies span the spectrum ... organizations like the Peace Corps and Teach For America. Here's a smapling of ... for technical companies. I later learned that's not the case at all (by

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 21, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Born Under Punches The heat goes on, which is nice, but so does classwork.

  

  DID YOU KNOW? The German language has two different verbs for "to eat ... (fressen). I have also learned the German word for "to strike a deathblow ... classes, and a GIR). You'd assume that at MIT I could register for classes

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 19, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Far and Away I was going to get philosophical, but then I thought about Hugh Jackman.

  

  Juggernaut, b****!" Also, there was a preview for Snakes on a Plane. Between ... other way around. 7. Also, for all the hype, I think that Angel was in the film for a grand total of about three minutes, and he coincidentally had

  • by Sam M. '07
  • May 29, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Time passes Someone left the cake out in the rain.

  

  . My entire lab flew all-expenses-paid down to Colorado for the week to ... 't get to go. While anxiously waiting for their return, I've been pursuing the following activities. 1. Playing Jewel Master for the Sega Genesis

  • by Sam M. '07
  • January 27, 2006