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• Blog / Admissions

  Thoughts On The MIT Interview ...from the perspective of an MIT interviewer.

  

  admissions readers that we can't take a considerably larger number than we do ... this challenging school and become all that we hope you can, that you ... themselves, who can laugh at their mistakes and struggles, who seem comfortable

  • by John DeTore '80
  • October 19, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Past, present, and future

  

  what they are. The full report (158 pages) can be read here. The summary of the report (only 11 pages) can be read here. I anticipate that ... helped design. You can read their story, as written by Jeff Roberts '01

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • October 16, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Colin Jackson is awesome So is my life, but not to such a great extent.

  

  's such a nice day. How can I look at a computer screen right now?" And I ... -grain bread? $2 for frozen mango chunks? How can I resist?!" And then you bought like 40 things and you can barely even carry it home in their giant

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 12, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Rocky Mountain Round-Up The latest from my travels in Utah, Colorado, and New Mexico.

  

  can read the transcript of the chat here. The Salt Lake City Central ... science. What can I do to show my stuff?" Well, there are a number of things ... always great -- use the web to get inspiration for a project that you can

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 29, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Reno/Sacramento wrap-up The latest from the West Coast.

  

  mean, you can be short and blonde at the same time. You can be nearsighted and blue-eyed at the same time. You can also be an MIT student and

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 10, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  First day of school The first day of school

  

  and I can't complain about its proximity to campus. I will miss Next ... when you go to the doctor and magically feel better, and consequently can ... deduced that the problem lies in the wireless internet, so now I just can

  • by Melis A. '08
  • September 6, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  I’m Back!

  

  come grocery shopping? That way you can buy lots of big, bulky things and we can drive you back to your dorm with them. Oh, and we'll pay for it ... . Because then I can take pictures of it and show them to you. Yay.

  • by Laura N. '09
  • September 6, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Get psyched, stay with it, do whatever it takes Adam's dad's advice is succint. Mine isn't.

  

  most succinct advice I can give is from Adam's dad (my future father ... time. Sometimes it fails even more than that. Sometimes the scientist can ... reaction for the nth time because you just can't get it to work... well, I

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 28, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Time Difference Written at 36,781 feet over Des Moines.

  

  of people and feel slightly less unnerved, but can't properly see the ... you checked your iPod, and you can't find your boarding pass. Ordinarily ... the stages of mitosis when all you can remember is 8th grade geometry

  • by Jess K. '10
  • August 21, 2006
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Where is the banana… ...and why is that man chartreuse?

  

  can be seen glancing around. The same image is shown on a 10’ black ... ) Arthur. ARTHUR: Yes, sir. PIERCE: (can barely contain himself) A talking ... "refined"... or as refined as a name for a pet human can sound. I call him

  • by Jess K. '10
  • August 11, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Turkey vs. Spam sells out The most valuable blog entry of all time.

  

  experience, the best provider you can get at MIT, and if you look at specials on Amazon you can even get a free cell phone when you sign up for a ... Sting says, "You can be sure that they'll get your SMS with Verizon

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 10, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT ‘10: Cristen Chinea Cristen Chinea '10, for whom MIT might mean "meteorologist in training."

  

  through a book of Sudoku puzzles. For as long as Cristen can remember, she ... daughter. "I can find one of those cheap places to stay and I can spend the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 31, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  A slightly snarkier guide to visitors How to not be the kind of MIT visitor who drives me up the wall.

  

  building 8. At this point, you can take a jag left, then right, and find ... city, and a lot of it is made out of concrete. This does not mean you can't find secluded green spots where you can sit and enjoy life. You shouldn

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 12, 2006
• Blog / MISTI

  Bonn, Games, Bonn Wherein we teach the world the true meaning of democracy.

  

  this, uh, thing. Finally, a Thai girl whose name I can't even ... totally by surprise. I mean, honestly, who thought of a s'more? You can say ... whatever. That might be a little gross, but I don't know if I can think of a

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 7, 2006
• Blog / How to Human

  Useful items to bring for dorm room

  

  that can set things on fire if knocked over). There are plenty of power ... the like can easily be found here, but do yourself a favor and don't buy ... have a printer at home? While you won't *need* one here, and can

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • July 1, 2006
• Blog / Athletics

  Gimme a “C”! What a bunch of the cheerleaders are up to this summer. Hint: It's not sitting…

  

  can't wait to watch trashy VH1 countdowns and hear English all around me ... feel like saying: I love reading, learning, and if you can't tell ... '09 is doing a UROP here at MIT. And that's all I know (or can

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • June 27, 2006
• Blog / MISTI

  Wouldn’t it be Nice? ...actually, I'm kind of glad that I'm not older.

  

  the words that somebody is saying in another language, you can probably ... really cool dance to a rap song about counting. But even then, I can only ... French. I can just look at my watch or look at the sky or... well, even if

  • by Sam M. '07
  • June 19, 2006
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Adventures in Camberville

  

  (For those who don't know/can't figure out, "Camberville" is a ... subway lines and a few major roads. "Hmm," I thought. "If I can get to Mass ... , even in a bad situation where it feels like you're stuck, you can find

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • May 15, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Next House: Where The Sidewalk Ends A tour of Next House!

  

  I should be filling out an absurdly long form so that I can get a pre ... made to your specifications or they can make you a wrap sandwich), Bits ... can see our entire menu at this site. Ok, off to the basement! Here

  • by Melis A. '08
  • May 13, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Nance Nance Revolution! (+ My CPW Recap) New art and new memories.

  

  perfect fit for MIT and I can't wait to see you as a freshman this fall ... standing room only Open Mic Spoken Word event. All I can say is two snaps up ... stirring rendition of Joni Mitchell's Big Yellow Taxi. (Where else can you

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • April 25, 2006