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  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

  Questions Omnibus, Part 2

  

  excited, sure, but the third win in four years for the Pats is nothing ... -Pakistan test matches, Six Nations rugby, why people shouldn't cheer for ... up on. I've been writing this entry for a while now and am less than

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 7, 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
• Blog / Admissions

  All About The Author A bit about me and my job as Director of this site.

  

  web sites for their admissions programs. These sites are great sources ... , written for a large audience with widespread interests. Great for getting a taste, but what if you really want a closer look? What if you hunger for

  • by Ben Jones
  • August 6, 2004
• Blog / Challenges

  Rules and who sets them

  

  November Rule. I recommend these posts for more reading/information on the ... student body, this post is one that I believe may be useful for high ... world. This is unsurprising for a field (again, stereotypically) devoted

  • by Paige B. '24
  • November 28, 2022
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Nisha’s Video Game Review cloud is judging me for this

  

  despite having worked in the industry for two summers in a row. Occasionally, I write about video games from a CMS-y perspective for my major, but that sort of analysis is too rigorous for this blog post, and also too

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • July 29, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  April Questions Omnibus 1

  

  It's time for more questions and answers! sailmaker asked, "How many ... .2 [note: Course 6 is MIT-speak for Electrical Engineering & Computer ... freshmen classes? When do we register for those classes. Are there any

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 4, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Blogger Wrapped 2024 Episode 7: The Apple Music Awakens

  

  we've all been awaiting anxiously for so long... The fall final exam ... for the annual Blogger Wrapped, where we expose our music tastes for the ... . For reference, there are 525,600 minutes in a year. Congratulations to

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • December 14, 2024
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Sweet summer song

  

  writing mood for the last couple months, but I'm back and I'm excited to ... here. I stayed in Boston for June-July and then traveled and saw family for August. I was continuing my research with the Isola lab on inner

  • by Uzay G. '26
  • October 19, 2024
• Blog / Events

  look at the stars hacking mit, six months at a time

  

  [annotation note="occasionally 36 hours for some other hackathons. the point is that ... /or hardware. We run two hackathons every year — one in the spring for high ... apply!), and one in the fall for ~1000 undergraduates. Our Fall hackathon

  • by Janet G. '27
  • October 17, 2024
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  dance dance dance! a weekend of trying to try everything

  

  hey! PNR exists for a reason, and now seems like the best time to try ... life, but when Covid struck, I stopped taking classes. For all of high school, I danced at home for fun, twirling through my kitchen in socks and

  • by Ellie F. '28
  • September 17, 2024