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  Fall Travel Days 8,9,10,11,12: PA, NJ, and Home! Part 5 of my Fall Travelogue.

  

  Finally back in the office! When we last left off, I'd just finished ... live in Philly know that Girls High and Central are practically next door to one another, so sticking the Masterman visit in the middle wasn

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 3, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  NACAC Conference Wrap-up from the national admissions conference.

  

  once a year they gather for a conference. This year's conference was in ... are reading this, I hope you'll say a quick "hi" in the comments section ... sit in the front, though, it seems. The NACAC conference also included

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 26, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Fall Travel Days 4,5,6: NACAC Conference Part 3 of my Fall Travelogue.

  

  hysterical). I got up at 4:30AM on Thursday to make it to the airport in time ... Hrabowski's incredible speech, after which Marilee and I went in search of a ... to be clogging our in-boxes. We located said wifi connection in the

  • by Ben Jones
  • September 24, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Three cheers for the MIT Marching Band Is the band ready? You bet they are.

  

  final score was 49-6. It's apparently the worst loss in over 15 years. It ... into an elevator in the student center, then playing "We Are The ... the entire show 30 minutes before the beginning of the game. In high

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 24, 2005
• Blog / MISTI

  Getting MISTI-fied There's a loud boom coming from Lobby 10.

  

  going on titled "Youth Culture, Music, and Cell Phone Branding in China" over in Sloan but I won't make it there in time. A later passage down

  • by Bryan
  • September 20, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  You can get anything you want… ...excepting Alice. Or a good blog entry.

  

  another week or two before I get back in the swing of things. Incidentally ... .112 and 8.01 problem sets this week, working in huge, huge study groups ... , check back in a few for some more a more impressive sketching of my life

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 17, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  REX continued The rain killed my hawaiian outfit.

  

  kickoff that started in Kresge. The real fun started at about 5 pm on ... , so I decided to go home early. Tonight across most dorms, in ... manpower to move them in. Now I've yet to comment on CityDays or the Student

  • by Bryan
  • August 31, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  First Blogiversary One year ago today, "McGann's Factors" began.

  

  blogs MIT Admissions would launch in 2004. Now, with more than a dozen ... : November 3, 2004, entitled "(Q & A)^n" First Omnibus with "Omnibus" in ... being published, I'm enjoying some down time in Taiwan. But today I do

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 5, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Meet the Admissions Officers: Ben Jones Name: Ben Jones; Job title: Communications Dude, MIT Office of Admissions; Hometown: Baltimore, MD

  

  , English & Environmental Studies double major, minor in film Favorite things ... Special at Dial-A-Pizza (in Somerville), Walden Pond, the Public Garden, 80's night at ManRay, the way the air smells in the fall, our kickass

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 1, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Doogie Howser, et al.

  

  graduated high school a year early, and had a few friends at MIT who came in ... successful college/MIT student? I'll be happy to answer any questions left in the comments about this -- or any other topic -- in my next Questions

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 29, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Scenes From Admissions Round One What's going on in this picture?!?

  

  if you can figure out what's going on in the scene. Often I don't even ... of them submitted in blog comments) 13) My bag, which contains many secrets So - what's going on in this picture? Points will be awarded for

  • by Ben Jones
  • July 19, 2005
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Happy 375, Boston! Turning 375 years old is no easy task.

  

  the say 20 times I've drank it in the past two months, I think I've paid ... I am. After waiting for an hour in line as they set up for the ... and prevent us from going up in the balloons. Stupid wind, GOSH! (Sorry

  • by Bryan
  • July 1, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Welcome

  

  how. By day, I work in South San Francisco. Last night, I took 101N ... , and down 24 to Berkeley. I had dinner in a lovely Italian restaurant ... in the office at 8:30. I AM A MACHINE. For some background on me

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • June 30, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Why It Pays…

  

  might just be worth it -- in terms of job outlook and high starting pay ... 10 degrees in demand are quantitatively based -- accounting, electrical ... , 'but you have to be a good communicator to be put in charge of large

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • June 8, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Enrolled 09’s: Watch Your Mailbox I've been getting a lot of questions about the Next Big Mailing (NBM®). Here's the…

  

  with my friend who works in that office, however, who showed me the ... tell you... 1) They're going to start mailing them in the next few days ... 're in a huge hurry, follow those links. Hope this helps!

  • by Ben Jones
  • May 4, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  5 days to May 2

  

  you considering? Leave your thoughts in the comments... For those of ... to know anything until the following week. In the meantime, May 1/2 is ... States, New York City, you would answer: Los Angeles. Answers are in the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 27, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  The Day Before Selection Begins "Tell us about something you do for the pleasure of it."

  

  Sorry for the blog vacation guys. We're scrambling to get ahead in ... on schedule to mail decisions in mid-march.) MyMIT has been pretty ... is that I read it immediately following our pre-selection meeting, in

  • by Ben Jones
  • February 15, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Normalville

  

  The Hunt kicks off in MIT's Lobby 7 at 12 noon, the Friday before Martin ... ...   Back at team "Lost in Space Waffle" headquarters, we came together ... there! Coming in the next few days: a post about public vs. private high

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 18, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Summer days, driftin’ away

  

  in quite soon), but I'll do what I can for now and try to cover other issues in the future. The parent wrote: Why is it so important to have gone ... begin, in the interest of honesty and full disclosure, by telling you the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 9, 2004
• FAQ / QuestBridge

  What happens if I’m not selected as a Match?

  All QuestBridge College Match results are announced in early December ... be matched with a non-binding school (MIT). In this case, you may ... send you an email in early December asking you how you would like to