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  Tales from the application process Results from the 'mini-contest.'

  

  heartbreaking stories. I had originally planned to publish one to three pieces ... , Costa Rica I became a Food Channel fan since I decided to apply to MIT. No kidding, but going to college away from home requires more skills than just

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 22, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Motivation Finals are FUN!

  

  AM to 12 PM 20.430: Fields, Forces, and Flows in Biological Systems ... originally wanted to take the undergrad version of this class, but last ... . (Now if only I thought that way.) Back to studying. Followed by: Various

  • by Bryan
  • December 19, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Blast from the Past

  

  of time (sorry!) and after Ruth's balloon adventure, I headed over to ... door, Bryan was like "Laura! OMG we have to take a picture now that there ... someone else take the shot. Then he sent it to me and I spent way, way too

  • by Laura N. '09
  • December 15, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Because one story just isn’t enough My tale of being admitted. Laugh. Cry. Both. Neither. All of the above?

  

  would be fun to read. Be warned - I may (read: will) overdramatize a good ... day tubes made it to South Florida, Neha '10 (that's Mr. Neha to you and ... came, so she drove to school to give her the tube. Kris '10 and I were in

  • by Keri G. '10
  • December 14, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  While You Wait… Like robotics? Like the Rubik's Cube?

  

  Like robotics? Like the Rubik's Cube? Check out this video that someone sent me. Discuss. (Sorry for the short post! Back to selection...)

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 5, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Bachelor’s & Master’s in 5 Years An attractive option offered to undergraduates in the Department of Urban Studies and Planning.

  

  department and opportunities available to its students. :) Well, you may have ... period than if you were to pursue them separately or elsewhere. But it ... entrance to the program the following year (as a senior). So as a senior, you

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • November 15, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  EA Deadline November 1 is the Early Action deadline.

  

  , buckets upon buckets of pieces of your applications to be opened, sorted ... , for the pieces that come via snail mail, we have to open the envelopes ... has to be entered into the database and tracking system. Next, things

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 1, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Making Things Fly for a living.

  

  The only course that comes remotely close to being as badass as aero ... Unified Engineering your sophomore year. Mostly, you get to wake up at obscene hours of the morning to attend a 2 hour long double lecture. And you

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • October 27, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  On Supplemental Materials Further information about application supplements.

  

  music and would like to be a part of the music community at MIT, you may ... bring to this process and your talents can be considered with your other talents in your application. Send this via US Mail to MIT, Room 4-243, 77

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 24, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  I like romantic things like music and art ...so why don't I have a boyfriend?

  

  you'll go to an information session at an ivy league university, or ... AM to start sweating the onions for my award-winning apple cream of ... to present a total of 6 dishes for tasting and judgment. I was incensed

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 22, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Heading back up Goodbye Maryland, hello Boston!

  

  Helllo! Today's the day...I'm going back to good old Boston. Any last minute questions about classes or life??? Post away...

  • by Melis A. '08
  • September 1, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Redefinitions Name the planet contest REDUX.

  

  http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2006/pluto-new.html So now, we're down to 8 planets. Thus, the contest needs revision itself. Best mnemonic you can make with MVEMJSUN. Ready, set, go!

  • by Bryan
  • August 25, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  “Who Needs Harvard?” Generating your college list based on which schools fit your personality, not your ideas of…

  

  and made the school more attractive to both topflight professors and the ... the idea that parents need to lighten up. "Just as you've changed and ... students, when you made up your college list, did you apply to the most

  • by Melis A. '08
  • August 15, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  The best Metro station ever The Metro does it best.

  

  Metro, to get downtown. While I was waiting around the Medical Center station, which is located next to the NIH and my house, I saw this ... it.) If anyone has seen a more nerdy/cute billboard, I'd like to hear

  • by Melis A. '08
  • August 6, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT ‘10s in the news A series of newspaper articles about incoming MIT freshmen.

  

  2010 (if there was a newspaper article about you, feel free to send a link my way). It's nice to read about MIT MMX like celebrities! Today, we ... a week's worth to follow. At the conclusion of this series, I plan to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 26, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  He’s Making A List and Checking It Twice The things that I found important when looking at colleges

  

  So four years ago, I began a year-long journey to start seeing what ... to college. I kind of went about it in a semi-orderly fashion, but I ... I graduate. This is my promise. So similar to the list of parameters

  • by Bryan
  • July 24, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  Standing out But what if you come to MIT and you're not the best in the class…

  

  First, an aside Today, Adam and I were on the subway heading to the ... now, the real stuff A common concern voiced about applying to ... 's going to be difficult for a given student to stand out among his or her

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 16, 2006
• Blog / MISTI

  Low The first in a trilogy of Berlin photo entries, featuring Zinedine Zidane.

  

  Alfred Wallace, who sent a letter to Darwin describing a similar idea one ... destination. In the 36 hours we spent there, I think we got to see about one percent of it. So, if I were to do a full photo entry on all of Berlin, it

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 13, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Back From Vacation A week of total relaxation didn't stop me from thinking about MIT constantly.

  

  . Here I am, preparing to do an info session for the people on the beach: I even made my wife do some recruiting: To make it seem as though ... utterly ridiculous entries for you all to enjoy: The LiveJournal Survey The

  • by Ben Jones
  • July 10, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  I’m not swollen anymore!

  

  stitches out this afternoon -- *VERY GLAD* to be done! I'll be moving into a new room on my hall next week, and I'll try to take some pictures so you ... occupied for the balance of the summer. I have to say -- the weather in

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • June 21, 2006