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• Blog / MIT Life

  A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words Therefore, this is a REALLY long entry.

  

  Who: Chris M and Snively What: A picture Where: My room When: Last year at the end of CPW Why: We needed a picture together How: How did we end…

  • by Snively '11
  • November 6, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Avoid spelling errors! The most commonly misspelled words I see on MIT applications.

  

  , <1%] discrete math [discreet math, 1%] dual enrollment [duel enrollment, 1%] varsity [varisty, 1%] sophomore [sophmore, 8%] I hope this

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 25, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Fireworks over MIT’s Great Dome Fireworks and music and Dome, oh my.

  

  As I noted two entries ago, MIT has a front row seat for Boston’s 4th of July celebration — one of the biggest and best fireworks shows around. And now,…

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 12, 2007
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Spring Break! Spring Break Broke.

  

  So I’m sitting in the airport in Toronto on my way to London where I will be next week for Spring Break as well as Paris. I’ll be sure to…

  • by Bryan
  • March 23, 2007
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Undecideds It's crunch time for college decisions.

  

  With 10 days to go until the May 1st postmark deadline for your college decision, I figure now is as good a time as any to the students who are still undecided: How can we help you make your decision? What more

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 20, 2006
• Blog / Hacks

  Caltech, Bring IT on Just some harmless rivalry...

  

  From the Caltech homepage: Caltech Pranked by MIT Today MIT pulled one over on Caltech today. MIT students stole a 130-year-old, 1.7-ton cannon that has been on the Caltech campus since 1972. It now sits in a

  • by Bryan
  • April 6, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Campus Preview Weekend

  

  CPW IS ABOUT TO BEGIN and it’s going to be AWESOME. It snowed today…but the snow is now safely out of the way and hopefully the MIT weather machine will…

  • by Melis A. '08
  • April 6, 2006
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Spring Break! A little guessing game.

  

  At approximately 9.30 pm on Thursday night, Spring Break will begin. I leave for (blank) on Saturday. Anyone want to guess where I'm going? Hint #1: It's not the Pappalardo Lab. (although if I were staying at MIT

  • by Bryan
  • March 23, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Not admitted

  

  This year was the most competitive ever for MIT admissions. Admitting fewer than 13% of applicants means we had to turn away many, many incredible students. For those of you…

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 18, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Happy Thanksgiving! Happy Thanksgiving!

  

  So I’m about to cook a turkey for the first time in my life, but before I foray out into the world of basting and boiling, I wanted to wish…

  • by Bryan
  • November 24, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Puzzled need a quick fix for your boredom? try this puzzle on for size.

  

  (at the X) X 0 5 2 9 6 3 1 2 6 2 0 8 8 7 3 1 2 5 4 5 7 7 5 0 4 2 3 6 5 4 8 6 9 8 2 1 4 5 3 6 4 7 5 A few of these items might help you as well. Fourth in Malibu Sands Summer Sixth in Raven Symone's 1st Third in

  • by Bryan
  • July 29, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  MIT TechTV: Incredible videos from the MIT community YouTube has nothing on us.

  

  … I swear you’ll enjoy them! Grand Prizewinners 1st Place: Godel Escher ... (in Origami) Vol. 1 — (Does Brian look familiar? That’s because I

  • by Melis A. '08
  • May 20, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Birth Of Baby Nance Regular updates from labor through delivery (guest-hosted by Ben).

  

  12, 12:42AM, 7 pounds 1 ounce. Let the predictions begin! -Ben ... ] Noon on 1/12/06: Finally got in touch with Bryan! Alas, Baby Nance was not born on my birthday. :-( He was born at 10:40PM on 1/11/06, weighing

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • January 11, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  2006 Already?!? Back to work tomorrow... wow do vacations go fast!

  

  resolved. MIT is observing the New Year's Day holiday today (1/2) since the ... today as if it were still 1/1 - and no, you won't be penalized for being a

  • by Ben Jones
  • January 2, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Upcoming MIT Deadline January 1 is the Regular Action deadline.

  

  Please remember that January 1 is the postmark deadline for students ... the Post Office postmark and mail your materials on or before January 1 ... on or before January 1. However, I strongly discourage procrastination

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 27, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Amsterdesk Time is on my side, it's on my side now.

  

  ... but it turns out that tonight, 2 AM is really 1 AM again (blast you ... and leave the desk unattended at 1 AM? Just close up at 1:58 and avoid

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 29, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  Happy Cinco De Mayo!!! Admissions counselors make the sexiest models. Oh, and a probability question.

  

  November through late February (for this problem we'll say November 1 through ... Janurary. Amy takes 3 days of vacation in November, 1 in December, 2 in January, and 1 in February. All else being equal - for applications for

  • by Ben Jones
  • May 5, 2005
• Blog / Prepare for MIT

  Ebony Affair as a Pre-Frosh A Recap of my Experience from the 49th year of the Program

  

  ; [carousel image1="113486" image2="113488" /]   So after getting off my ... Boston.  [carousel image1="113571" image2="113570" image3 ... other.    [carousel image1="113493" image2="113569" image3

  • by Richard O. '28
  • March 25, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Application Now Available here we go!

  

  interview. If you are applying for the November 1 Early Action (EA) deadline ... applying for the January 1 Regular Action (RA) deadline, you should set up ... faculty. Portfolios must be submitted by November 1 for Early Action or

  • by Kris Guay
  • August 20, 2014
• Blog / Events

  Weekend Adventures Part One the first of several "a day in the life of Cyd" posts

  

  at least) Friday: 5:00 pm - helped my friend 1 finish a sudoku puzzle ... another friend 2 while friend 1 was in a meeting 7:15 pm – took the bus to ... A's** Dia de la Revolucion Pozole Dinner 8:27 pm – go to friend 1’s room to

  • by Cydnie T. '12
  • November 23, 2010