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• Blog / MIT Life

  Life as a Talent Scout I could be the next Randy Jackson.

  

  week, in preparation for a CPW event that my fraternity hosts every year ... performed with guest performer Marilee Jones. What surprises are in store for Battle of the Bands 2007? I guess you'll have to wait and see ;-) In other

  • by Bryan
  • February 28, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT Students Operate On Hawaii Time! MIT's learning environment supports a wide range of learning styles and experiences.

  

  . This may sound like we simply fall back into a well-worn rut, but in fact MIT is quite remarkable in its constant pedagogical experiments and ... also is remarkably active in exploring innovations to classroom

  • by Chancellor Eric Grimson
  • February 28, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Juniors: MITES, RSI and WTP deadlines approaching Summer programs at MIT for 11th graders.

  

  juniors who are interested in studying and exploring careers in science ... ), sponsored by the Center for Excellence in Education and MIT, is a rigorous academic program which emphasizes advanced theory and research in mathematics

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 26, 2007
• Blog / Events

  A Night with Cranium Myth debunking and Cranium!

  

  filled of Cranium. Some of my favorite quotes from the night: In a "Club ... your eyes open? (Keep in mind Cloodle is the sketching competition where your eyes are open. In Sensosketch, your eyes are closed.) Apparently my

  • by Bryan
  • January 26, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Edmund’s New Toy Guitarring starring eJones

  

  's freshman year advisor) I ran into him yesterday in Lobby 7, snapped this ... finger board. I got it on ebay from a really nice guy in Spendora Texas (who's exactly my age, by the way). Fender also makes instruments in

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • November 28, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Halloween Preparations First my birthday, then halloween!

  

  celebrations in New York City. I returned to Boston last Sunday (which happened ... late for my birthday dinner at Kashmir, an Indian restaurant in Boston ... name of the dorm superimposed on a brick wall (every room in Baker has

  • by Melis A. '08
  • October 26, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

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

  

  Currently, I'm in the middle of a week-long Admissions trip to Utah ... in Salt Lake City. I decided I'd take in the sights before my meetings ... Square to see the Mormon Temple. While in Temple Square, I also ate lunch

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

  Don’t Dump I got stopped by the police.

  

  Awesome title, right? In short, my Friday involved graffiti, press conferences, and getting stopped by the police. Just one photo to whet your pallet. A series of updates on Orientation and the start of Rush are long

  • by Bryan
  • September 2, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  And I realize I’m going home Cards for sorrow, cards for pain, cards for my last blog entry from Germany.

  

  DID YOU KNOW? In eighth grade, my science teacher taught me that the ... 'll be on the internet in Germany, unless I succumb to temptation and go to ... featured in my blog according to my law of conservation of webspace. We had

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 31, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT ‘10: Ervin Puskar Bosnia, Ohio, Cambridge. A video news report on Ervin Puskar '10.

  

  full scholarship. 18-year-old Ervin Push-Kar has always been strong in ... full four-year scholarship to MIT. Ervin arrived in bowling green ten years ago from a refugee camp after being forced to flee his home in

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 2, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  International conference followup A post especially for international students: casting a wide net to find a good college…

  

  things to come from this group in terms of information is the international ... produce this list of all US schools that provide at least $1 million in ... you might imagine, MIT is near the top in terms of total money awarded

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 17, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

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

  

  you visit. All in good fun, of course. :) Step one of the "don't look like a tourist" guide is not to stand around like a moo cow in front of ... there. At MIT, we refer to rooms in a format like this: 10-100 (the

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 12, 2006
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Yes, I am still alive My fourth of July in America's hometown

  

  Well, I spent my 4th of July in Plymouth with Adam's family and my ... horrified look on my face in 2004 when I realized that there were no hot dogs ... place anybody in four generations of my family came from is Indiana. (I

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 6, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  World Cup Challenge Results The answers and winners of the World CUp Challenge of MIT international admissions.

  

  the name of the country in each group from which MIT received the most freshman applications this past year in bold. Group A: Costa Rica, Ecuador ... most people clustered in the 3-5 correct range. If the group winners

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 16, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  World Cup Challenge A little admissions fun during the World Cup.

  

  students, World Cup fever is in full force. I got to watch the opening match ... many countries around the world come to MIT. Here's the challenge: In ... only three countries in the World Cup had zero applications submitted to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 13, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Senior Week The beginning of the final week for MIT's Seniors.

  

  'll profile a senior each day, each an amazing person in their own right. The ... , for example, while last year 8 students in the entire class accepted ... , finance jobs are over represented in this blog's group; grad school (of all

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 4, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Thanks What is your fantasy class? Vote yet again.

  

  international development" from an economic perspective in previous courses, and ... 's always nice to see the median voter theorem in action. What courses would ... would take CMS.410 Popular Culture in the Age of Media Convergence

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • June 1, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  End of May updates More waitlist admits, no ARML, Bollywood in Boston, technical theater at MIT.

  

  It was a nice, relaxing 3-day weekend here. Summer has arrived in Boston. Now, after a lull in posting over the holiday and during yesterday ... remain on the waitlist.Unfortunately, I have to take back what I said in a

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

  Admitted From The Waitlist? If you were admitted from the waitlist, you should now be able to see the…

  

  If you were admitted from the waitlist, you should now be able to see the Admitted Students Portlet in your MyMIT account. Go sign the MIT '10 guestbook!

  • by Ben Jones
  • May 16, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Dancing Days Nerd love, as the summer evening grows.

  

  , which was a bad thing for kids, since lead ions in aqueous solution taste sweet, but also promote brain damage. In fact, the word "plumbing" comes ... , well, do much better than you at dancing. It's great! I know in high

  • by Sam M. '07
  • May 1, 2006