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  Hello world. All your blog are belong to me.

  

  , and I am nothing if not Serious - is Admissions Counselor for Web ... the digital ooze, my job is to help make the Internet go for the ... the head - but it is no less unique for that. The fact of the matter is

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 31, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Where You’re Going, Where I’ve Been CPW! YEEAAAH!

  

  major news on my end since the last time we caught up is that I got my EMT ... ! Hopefully you'll be able to join us for Campus Preview Weekend. When I was a ... "feel" for a college. I'm really excited to see you guys, the next

  • by Ahmed H. '12
  • April 14, 2009
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  In which I am a bad example but only for about twelve seconds.

  

  and was immediately confronted by a colossal display for the Twilight ... for myself. "Not that I'd rather have teen girls reading so ... deteriorated since coming to college. I used to chide my friends for being

  • by Keri G. '10
  • December 22, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  California, Here I Come… I begin my Fall Travel by heading to the West Coast

  

  Sacramento, CA) I left Boston on Wednesday last week to head for the West ... students they meet. To give up a gorgeous weekend afternoon to sit in a ... days in Seattle, WA at a national conference for admissions officers and

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • September 28, 2008
• Blog / Events

  The end, my friend Pictures from my graduation :(

  

  lined up properly for the precession (first by school (e.g. Engineering ... 't have to leave this place for long... Friday June 6, 2008 began in the ... will be mine... hopefully! On the turf: Anna, my roommate for the

  • by Melis A. '08
  • June 7, 2008
• Blog / How to Human

  Don’t Neglect Your Creative Side And I don't mean the side of you that thinks up math problems while you…

  

  sort of math and science. Walking through the new Center for Theoretical ... completely different. My sophomore year I took up writing. First writing about ... work of Erik Satie. So what does this mean for you? Basically, don

  • by Derrick B. '08
  • March 19, 2008
• Blog / Events

  What’s This Mystery Hunt Thing?

  

  addition, the Operator is responsible for "calling in" answers. When you ... pretty rarely, for the record—we're averaging less than one an hour). So I ... focusing on doing that. Every day since Friday, I've shown up at noon, sat

  • by Evan B. '10
  • January 20, 2008
• Blog / Personal Travel

  My Home Warning: Graphics Intensive.

  

  couple of days, and it's time to take a break. As you wrap up your ... perhaps who you harangued for your recommendations), and let your friends ... throughout the years. For me, that's what made my last semester of high school

  • by Chris S. '11
  • January 4, 2008
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  50 (First) Dates You and your significant other -- where to meet on campus, where to go out,…

  

  relationships over the course of doing problem sets together. That's cool, but for ... -- alums come back and recruit for their employers; everyone looks better ... -- I have been here exactly twice, junior year for a Clay Aiken concert

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • May 29, 2007
• Blog / About Decisions

  Moving Forward I, and the outstanding staff in the admissions office, re-affirm our pledge to uphold the…

  

  , came at an important time for our culture, and is one that resonated ... for more than fifty years, stretching over the tenures of half a dozen deans and directors. And while we are always striving for improvement, we

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • May 4, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  …More CPW The last of my photos from the weekend.

  

  MIT, all smushed up into one tiny weekend package for you to sample and ... sense that, I believe, for the most part, the MIT culture is well conveyed ... when we get a chance, but for now, here are the rest of my CPW photos

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 18, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Waitlist post Some Q & A about the waitlist.

  

  aiming for a class of about 1,020 students this year. Based on our ... -- and I am hopeful that we will -- the odds are that it won't be for large ... still turn out well for you in the end. What should I do about the May 1

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 20, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Classes – Spring 07 Ending MIT with a literary bang. Can you hear it?

  

  using parts of our class discussion as research for a follow-up to his ... indispensable instrument for representing modern life, in the hands of such ... 18th and 19th century topics, and may be repeated for credit with

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • February 14, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Delayed Reaction A day in the life.

  

  -field-hockey-season-rest I had allocated for myself was officially over, so I should get my ... dying to do for years- I went to a kickboxing class! (MIT has kickboxing as a club sport.) So I showed up at the session feeling all super

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 7, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Building, building, building, building This one goes out to the one I've left behind.

  

  'm not sure who came up with the idea of a windowless brick cylinder for a ... as the "international symbol for Frank O. Gehry architecture." This is ... ?" Yes, MIT is infamous for accumulating a collection of unusual and (dare

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 28, 2006
• Blog / Research & Work Abroad

  Greetings from Switzerland

  

  much a lot of the stuff written in the MIT forum (and elsewhere, for that matter) makes me want to throw up or strangle the writers, it doesn't do ... Lausanne, Switzerland, where I've been living for the past 10 days. I

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • June 23, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  “The Flying Luxury Hotel of Tomorrow” The luxury cruise of tomorrow is sweet!

  

  up or ease its descent. This two-football-fields-long concept airship ... cruise ship companies have expressed interest in the project, and for good ... -management system will serve the same purpose as trim on an airplane, allowing for

  • by Melis A. '08
  • February 19, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Rejoicing A few things worth celebrating.

  

  Center for Biomedical Research. So I'm a) alleviating boredom, b) avoiding ... which are probably consumed by watching for your friendly neighborhood ... hopefully no one is looking for a grand unified theme. First, I would like to

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • December 7, 2005
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  The First Snow of the Year! Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow. Also, what to expect for the…

  

  flakes became pretty big and fell for a couple of hours. Unfortunately, it ... a fireplace (even if it is boarded up and non-functional, as are most ... month, yay for IAP). - The record low for November is 8 degrees and the

  • by Melis A. '08
  • October 29, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Professor accessibility Mentor, n. A trusted counselor or guide. Or perhaps a really famous biologist who lets…

  

  as the grad students in my lab for probably a tenth of the salary). Well, as far as MIT goes, I don't think that's true. For one thing, we ... recitation is not the person lecturing. For instance, I have 5.60 lecture three

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • September 28, 2005