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• Blog / Admissions

  Undercover Admissions Officer ...or how I saw the campus through "fresh eyes".

  

  most of the tour guides, several live in my house and I appreciate seeing their helpful faces at the end of my information sessions. The time had come! You all have met Alina, one of our newest bloggers. Well, I first

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • August 5, 2010
• Blog / Challenges

  Katharine Hepburn’s Brownies How Kate saved my kitchen cred.

  

  . Because I truly, truly do. No, I can’t tell you my favorite flavor of ice ... the mood to experiment? It’s kind of a big deal, picking a favorite, and ... Achilles heel. It’s not for want of trying. I bake a lot; last summer I kept

  • by Alina G. '11
  • July 26, 2010
• Blog / Study Abroad

  Last night in Haiti I have about three hours to sleep until we have to catch our flight out…

  

  night of live music, dancing, and some pretty funky Haitian food, and ... didn't eat all that much, I feel so full of everything that's happened ... point to get back before dark, since some of our professors were concerned

  • by Jess K. '10
  • May 1, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  More Information on the Waitlist Some answers for those offered a place on MIT's waitlist.

  

  I know that folks on the waitlist have lots of questions; hopefully ... for a class of about 1,075 students this year. Based on our estimates of the percentage of admitted students who will attend (known as the "yield

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 18, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  Throwback I'm gonna throw this out there. If you don't like it, you can throw it…

  

  I recently bought a pair of rollerblades for $8 from the Garment ... of clothes in a pile being sold at a dollar fifty a pound - and I think I probably haven't looked this uncool since my fouth-grade days of

  • by Jess K. '10
  • March 9, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Let’s Get Down to Business 'Tis the eve of a new semester.

  

  Tomorrow marks the return of classes, p-sets, papers, reading assignments, and a tangible lack of both time and sleep. Yup, second semester is ... I actually liked reading the textbook. We'd watch a whole bunch of

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • February 1, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Advice for Seniors From me to you. Why? Because I care

  

  between. My trip was a lot of fun! I saw the Pacific Ocean…… ….got lost ... in the right direction….. ……eventually found the Hollywood Walk of Fame and saw the stars of some of my favorite actors….. He graduated

  • by Quinton McArthur
  • October 10, 2009
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Finals Week…A Different View ...Or why I got up way too early this morning...

  

  although there were women living in one of several independent living groups ... fraternity on campus, but without the ties of sisterhood that bind the women I ... play a similar role to that of the Graduate Residence Tutor (GRT) in the

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • May 18, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Friendship Oh my dearest . . .

  

  me and Elizabeth (one of my teammates for toy design last year) about ... have a better understanding of how entrepreneurs may get started with their business. Here is a tentative schedule of the event: Tuesday

  • by Snively '11
  • March 28, 2009
• Blog / Life after MIT

  My Guilty Pleasure or why it's all about "the Hockey."

  

  nice to find another place to study. My favorite option was the room of an upperclassmen down the hall who liked to study in one of the ... take messages, so that year I became the "voice" of IM Hockey. Every time

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • January 1, 2009
• Blog / About Decisions

  Otra Vez, Como Siempre Some J-Pop to cheer you up. =p

  

  Amazing Discovery of the Day: After nearly three semesters at MIT, I ... ). Wow, it really shows what kind of MIT student I am over this last year ... 's already the Class of 2013! In honor of what I'm going to do during IAP

  • by Chris S. '11
  • December 12, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Juggling Act When you're used to life in Hell...

  

  This semester, almost all of my classes on Tuesdays and Thursdays ... ?) Besides the plenitude of classrooms, some of Building 4's most enjoyable ... for 18.02 (multivariable calculus), which is one of the freshman GIRs

  • by Paul B. '11
  • October 10, 2008
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Transporting In & Around MIT Everything you need to know about how easy it is to get around MIT.

  

  the only method I am fully capable of doing after years of training in ... , freshman Me walking across the Harvard Bridge in the dead of winter. More students who want quicker transportation use bicycles. MIT has plenty of bike

  • by Cristen C. '10
  • September 28, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Early Morning Construction and other bexley woes.

  

  construction in the alley. Yesterday was also somewhat of an exception so I was ... and continued for some hours into the day. Down the other end of the ... days ago a bunch of kids pulled down a big branch from the tree outside

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • July 5, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Decision Day Eve Making your decision by May 1.

  

  concerns? I am available, as are all of the bloggers, to field questions ... 're enrolling this fall (Yay! Welcome officially to the MIT Class of 2012!), that you're declining our offer of admission (it's okay, we know you

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 30, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Road I’m On Life's a lot to think about sometimes...

  

  sardonic words of the ever-quotable Winston Churchill, "This is the sort of ... now made it's way into my blog, like several other songs I can think of ... well capitalize on the opportunity. As it happens, I'm feeling sort of

  • by Paul B. '11
  • April 26, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Does MIT Offer Application Fee Waivers? In a word, yes. Click through for the extended answer.

  

  of philosophy, MIT is committed to the idea of equal access to higher education for everyone. It has been our experience that the cost of applying to MIT can be a barrier for those of modest financial means or those

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • October 16, 2007
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Time Out I attempt to top Emo Walt Whitman, even though I'm only taking a brief reprieve…

  

  what I'd do once those nine hours of exams finally concluded. It felt so ... installation of ski lifts in hell, or the release of a successful Blink 182 side ... past midnight, convinced I'd never be prepared for three straight days of

  • by Jess K. '10
  • May 27, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Waitlist post Some Q & A about the waitlist.

  

  I know that folks on the waitlist have lots of questions; hopefully ... aiming for a class of about 1,020 students this year. Based on our estimates of the percentage of admitted students who will attend (known as the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 20, 2007
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Marching Band Refused to Yield Band in the name of love.

  

  of my short life. -- Hokay. So. Nine days and 10,000 miles of flight ... with some pictures. So, to answer all of your questions, here is the ... fact that most of the events are on Saturday afternoons, which means like

  • by Sam M. '07
  • March 4, 2007