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  Happy May! Everything I owed you...

  

  final month of school! Somehow, I can't believe this year is coming to an ... out, is National Reply Date. It had been a pleasure sharing what I know ... over a month!) Well, here it is: Starting from pretty much the first

  • by Chris S. '11
  • May 1, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Celena in CPW-Land (Guest Entry) Skipping school to have fun, duh!

  

  times. I guess I'll start off with an introduction.My name is Celena Chan ... Ivy, and we dragged our luggage to Baker, which is where we would be ... the dorms is that there are a bunch of condoms around (Unopened ones

  • by Snively '11
  • April 18, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Updates And Shannon’s Formula Random mid-week fun, and a few small updates for admitted and waitlisted students.

  

  think your job sucks. Just fyi. Ben: My job is 11.6% best ... your weekends, a rough estimate says your job is ~65.27% awesome. Work is

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 26, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Snapshot Statshot A quick look at some numbers from this year's admissions process.

  

  's rate, approximately 1 in 9, is a lot lower than when I applied in 1996 (1 in 4) and is even notably lower than it was for this year's MIT seniors ... 's class is even more impressive in non-quantitative realms. Ben has been

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 17, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  Debunked I clear things up.

  

  Confidential" to the search* *Gags at the cesspool that is CollegeConfidential while ... labeled as, A GUESS. When Matt or Ben post when the decision date is we will ... posts don't always correlate directly to MIT. I'm not sure if this is

  • by Snively '11
  • March 3, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Impossible Design Project See what it's like to be a Course VI student.

  

  giving you one of my problems to take a look at. 6.033 is Computer Systems ... magnetic disk, in spite of the fact that flash memory is distinctly unlike a ... recommendation is that you should make sure that you actually have enough RAM to

  • by Evan B. '10
  • February 27, 2008
• Blog / Research & Work Abroad

  Whoooo!

  

  ....well, "ashamed" is the closest word I can think of...of the fact that I've lived ... , this is clearly a very US-centric program, since it delineates the US ... reporting to every day this coming summer is in MADRID. Ohmygod

  • by Laura N. '09
  • February 9, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What do you want to be when you grow up? Worst. Question. Ever.

  

  insist on denying that the future is rushing towards me at a terrifying pace, is that I am constantly being asked what I'm going to do when I ... -graduation paths. The only thing is, we're not at all sure how ridiculously

  • by Laura N. '09
  • February 2, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Delicious Things Mmmmm.

  

  here you really have to pick and choose what is important to you. I do ... Verde's. (In fact, the only time I even ever use TechCash is to do laundry. I ... professors, and I think this is 100% true. There are so many opportunities

  • by Karen F. '11
  • January 26, 2008
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Global warming? ...or just a weather anomaly?

  

  - Dread…knowing that January is the coldest month of the year, with an ... pictures (I included some below), and go for a run. Boston is known for ... River is only a few feet away from most of the dorms, and once you

  • by Melis A. '08
  • January 9, 2008
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Standing Out [by C/3C Christopher Benson, '10] Before AFROTC, this abstract concept of "leadership" seemed very generic...

  

  cadets a few weeks ago. It is statements like these that make me very ... . I want to be a fighter pilot - that is why I joined AFROTC, for the ... from any other source here at MIT. Everyone at MIT is learning technical

  • by ROTC
  • January 3, 2008
• Blog / Events

  V Storms the Senate One hack is not enough.

  

  governing bodies at MIT) in another entry, but for now, what matters most is ... that anything was amiss. I think you see where this is going. In fact ... condition should the laptop prohibition Ever be forgot.The only verdict is

  • by Paul B. '11
  • November 6, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT goes on the road Over the next month, MIT Admissions Officers will visit dozens of cities across North America.

  

  is required. The meeting itself will last no longer than 90 minutes ... universities? How might you know whether or not MIT is a good match for you? We ... an interview and give you some advice. This is also a good chance for

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 3, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Waitlist We have admitted 20 waitlisted students.

  

  can then choose to accept our offer (it is an understood part of ... will lose your deposit at the other school, but it is a standard practice ... is too early to know. In a week or two, we'll once again look at where

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 17, 2007
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Class of 2009 Ring Delivery The '09s get our brass rats. We think this makes us like, so cool.

  

  As a lot of you probably know, the MIT class ring is a little more ... ," as we call it, is a Big Deal. Each class selects a ring committee which ... . Adelaide sits on the floor in the hallway to strap on her heels. Adelaide is

  • by Laura N. '09
  • April 24, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Entrepreneurship invasion I love it when students start useful companies.

  

  know to join the team, too, at least for the summer. The company is ... it out. Basically, it is a super-easy way to synchronize files across ... is drew houston '05 (founder of dropbox and the 'mit friend' from the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 19, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Pre-Campus Preview Weekend GET PUMPED.

  

  nitrogen ice cream. CPW apparently is one of the best times of the year - as ... knowledge that MIT is the place for you, be sure to give other schools a fair ... after the musical is Meet the Bloggers, at 8:30 PM in the Student Center

  • by Jess K. '10
  • April 11, 2007
• Blog / About Decisions

  Admitted Students Parties Go to one in a town near you, and send in your pictures/reviews.

  

  list is just a subset of the many parties going on) Saturday Reno, Nevada ... exhibit is on display. (This is the most popular day for parties, with 17

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 24, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Admissions 2007 A quick look at this year's admissions.

  

  for MIT, and most were extremely qualified. Our task is to choose from ... . One of the things that make these blogs special is that there is a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 17, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  NM – u? Sometimes there just isn't that much crazy in my life. Splish splash.

  

  exhibit. I have to admit, it is pretty nifty to watch other people try to ... secret life goal #11 is to get on television, I made a big show jumping in ... , which is not true. It's just not MIT-related excitement. There was lots of

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • February 23, 2007