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• Blog / Admissions

  Come Visit! I promise we'll be nice.

  

  -R: Jeanne, Jeanne's prefrosh) Which in turn really makes me wish I'd visited ... roommates (Jeanne '13) discovered that she'd be hosting a prefrosh. In quick ... was suitably impressed by our vanilla-scented plug-in air freshener

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • October 14, 2009
• Blog / Athletics

  SF AIDS Walk – Part II

  

  I, along with 25,000 other people, found myself in Golden Gate Park ... "thank you" statemets I have written in this entry, but I mean each and ... generous donations, I qualified as a Star Walker, and was eligible to wear a

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • July 17, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Telethon Live Blog Where we call you --

  

  roll your eyes at us. In all actuality, I am really excited to call you ... number two! We'll dig for more names. 11:14 pm Alright, I'm back in my ... YOU'RE A PREFROSH AND WE'RE SUPER EXCITED TO TALK TO YOU AND I WANT TO

  • by Snively '11
  • January 17, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Power of suggestion This entry will tell you whether you'll get into MIT or not in two minutes.

  

  television shows in the world. Still, I think it's safe to say that the typical ... You know, I'm not a real admissions worker, but I bet they often get ... office--you really do an excellent job--but I think I just came up with the

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 5, 2005
• FAQ / First-year application

  What if I’m having a hard time completing the recommendation requirement?

  recently or in the most advanced coursework. While we strongly prefer letters ... curriculum. You should do your best and use your judgment in asking for letters of recommendation. In some cases, you may ask a teacher who you
• Blog / Events

  Roller Coasters and Dance Parties Sunday was the East Side party! Lots of loud music and prefrosh!! Still, no fun.

  

  I think she did a great job! All in all, this has been a really ... super safe and awesome. Here are some videos and pictures that I took from the party, enjoy! I even got to go on a ride

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • August 25, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  Late Night Dial-Up Users Beware!

  

  It's time for one of those "It's late and I'm up, I should throw crap on the internet so I feel accomplished" moments. Are you ready? Can you handle it? I've decided to post all of the YouTube videos that I

  • by Snively '11
  • May 11, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Howdy From The Middle Of RA Selection It's Sunday at lunchtime and we have a bit of a break, so I thought…

  

  . What can I say about selection in general? Not much, really. The ... It's Sunday at lunchtime and we have a bit of a break, so I thought I ... . Exciting! As I've mentioned, we also work on weekends during selection. When

  • by Ben Jones
  • February 19, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Admissions Blogs A quick note on admissions blogging.

  

  (without logging in!) at my.mit.edu. I know this has been long requested by ... This evening, as I sit reviewing some of the first early action applications of the year, I note that I'm getting a lot of new traffic to the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 6, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  Admitted Students Parties Go to one in a town near you, and send in your pictures/reviews.

  

  a park in a beautiful ridge line neighborhood (I wish I could be at ... Massachusetts to Malaysia) will host parties in their hometowns for students admitted to the Class of 2011. If there's one in your area, you should check

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 24, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Spring Break Good times all around.

  

  intense craving for home/family/my mom's food - none of which I'd had in ... into queen-size beds at night. I'm back in Boston now and missing Texas ... career. It didn't seem that way at first. I was scheduled to fly out last

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • March 31, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Rudolph Family Weekend Better late than never, right?

  

  One week ago, everyone's parents were here on campus, and I mean everyone's... but mine. In mathspeak, for all MIT students not equal to Kate ... that! Brothers, sisters, grandparents! Okay, I exaggerate. I wasn't the

  • by Kate R. '14
  • October 24, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Hello? Pick up your phones!!

  

  admits from Texas; I more or less got my wish, with a few Mainers thrown in :) Based on yesterday alone, I feel safe in saying that the MIT Class of 2014 ... Standing Exams in physics, chemistry, biology, and math (maybe? I can

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • March 16, 2010
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Hello from Palo Alto My California not-so-vacation.

  

  home of a current student in the program. Sunday, Feb 26. I take a tour ... -around awesome person. Wednesday, Mar 1. Free day in Palo Alto! I sleep in, go to a ... . Tonight I'll go out to dinner with current grad students in the cell biology

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • March 1, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  The Other Side from prefrosh to cpw chair

  

  as I think about all of the prefrosh that will be checking-in throughout the course of the day. All the things I’ve taken for granted in a ... glow sticks, glow-in-the dark tape, and did I mention the blacklight

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • April 12, 2018
• Blog / MIT Life

  Testing the Waters There comes a time in every man's life when he has to make a choice.…

  

  I really should be napping or something right now, since in the last ... they finally found out I've slept with a stuffed animal since I was in ... 's Campus Preview Weekend (CPW) in April (or vice versa). I'm pretty sure they

  • by Jess K. '10
  • September 22, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Meet the Admissions Officers: Amy Perez Name: Amy Perez; Job title: Assistant Director of Admissions; Hometown: Lubbock, TX

  

  , Bachelor's degree in Marketing Favorite things about MIT: I love the MIT Dome ... Office. I also love getting discounts as an MIT affiliate at the Boston ... being witty and down-to-earth. I am never afraid of talking about my loves

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 14, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  As Winter Melts things are gonna change so fast

  

  to avoid doing this in the future. For a while, I've been trying to ... rarely find in "real" life, except maybe in start-ups. And in a sense, I ... Today, winter left Boston. I woke up and found that the snow had

  • by Paul B. '11
  • February 3, 2009
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  It’s here! The post you've all been waiting for, or at least until you saw Snively with…

  

  in this video. * I sent 107 emails having to do with the i3 over the ... Some of you may remember that a few months ago, Snively and I, as ... it under wraps until its official release. Today, I'm finally able to

  • by Jess K. '10
  • May 25, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  ZOMG CPW! The greatest shopping list ever.

  

  for details. ;-) I was really hungry. Such is a day in the life of a ... Here is what I bought at Shaw's (the local grocery store) last night ... been purchased, if you see where I'm going here...these items will all be

  • by Laura N. '09
  • April 12, 2007