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  Paris Hilton comes to MIT Just kidding, but I bet that got your attention

  

  March and April are so busy around here that even if Paris Hilton did ... and Sam ran it together in 2006). We also got Tuesday off because MIT is ... can go home, enjoy Boston, catch up with friends, and hey, maybe even

  • by Melis A. '08
  • April 24, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  6.270 What's a 6.270?

  

  during IAP. Not Mindstorms, but just tons and tons of LEGOs, sensors, and a "HappyBoard." ($1,500 worth of LEGOs, sensors, and HappyBoard). To avoid ... all of the code is stored and run from. At the beginning of IAP we were

  • by Snively '11
  • January 31, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  The Early Applications… Things are getting busy here at MIT Admissions!

  

  *Update as of 2015: Early action is available to both domestic and ... ! Yesterday, a student came in my office and said, "Pink! I've never ... you have been checking the Application Tracking System on MyMIT, and may

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 14, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Live from Florida Hello from Tampa, Florida!

  

  've missed you! After CPW, I was sick for nearly two weeks, and I got better ... colleagues from Princeton, Swarthmore, and Wellesley. (Check out the rest of the meetings, and the schedule for upcoming meetings in California, the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 7, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Drinking from the Firehose By: Teresa, '11

  

  ’Hare airport was delayed, and it took over fourteen hours to get to ... to find Terminal E, and jet lagged. By that night, I was bouncing with glee and sugar in the elevator to the fifth floor. The chocolate and

  • by Bryan
  • April 24, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Deep Breaths Perhaps wisdom, perhaps not. See for yourself.

  

  are due on Jan. 1. And while what I'll say now is just my opinion ... graduate school, and there are a million questions running through my head ... to go back in time and correct mistakes or retake tests. 3. A little

  • by Bryan
  • December 31, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Blast from the Past

  

  of time (sorry!) and after Ruth's balloon adventure, I headed over to Bryan's fraternity, ZBT, for…an 80s party. And as soon as I walked in the ... are 4 of us!" So he rounded me, Keri, and Jess into the frame and had

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

  Having Trouble Reaching Your EC? Some advice on getting in touch with your interviewer.

  

  the fact that our ECs are volunteers and have jobs and other commitments ... temporarily and unexpectedly unavailable. But there may be other reasons. I ... her spam filter. My suggestion is that if you email your EC and don

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • October 31, 2006
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  EA Blogger Application Decisions The results are in.

  

  impressed with all of the applications (and there are MANY). Your collective enthusiasm is a testament to the success of this project, and Admissions Blogging Year 3 is going to be unparalleled. I'll shut up now and give you

  • by Ben Jones
  • August 8, 2006
• Blog / Personal Travel

  We Wear Matching Hats Very nearly one year ago, I wore the hat you're all wearing this week.

  

  hat in a Canadian train station, and thinking it'd serve well in keeping ... properly and I threw a couple of forms out because my handwriting was sloppy. Then I mailed everything and sat back for a month, biting my nails and

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • December 6, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Admissions Blogs A quick note on admissions blogging.

  

  of Financial Aid, and 9 current MIT students -- can now be viewed ... ; alumni, and the generally curious), and now it's a reality. So, if you ... 'll find the blogs of MIT Admissions Officers Ben Jones and Bryan Nance, as

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

  More Odds & Ends Concerts (on & off campus), doors (on campus), and lectures (also on campus).

  

  I'm a bit under the weather today, and I'm still working on the next ... , November 11. I saw Hot Hot Heat on a previous tour swing through Boston, and ... bands come through. Within 2 miles of MIT (and within 5 subway stops), you

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 25, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Meet the Admissions Officers: Alia Burton ‘05 Name: Alia Burton; Job title: Admissions Counselor; Hometown: Philadelphia, PA

  

  : interesting and brilliant people; students of every major can take nearly any class and do research in any department; "nerdiness" and quirkiness aren't uncommon; people with a wide variety of backgrounds and experiences Favorite

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 28, 2005
• Blog / Events

  look at the stars hacking mit, six months at a time

  

  hackathons from around the world, and do everything else necessary to run a ... HackMIT, the club I sold my soul to at the beginning of freshman fall and ... a project and a long amount of time recovering from the all

  • by Janet G. '27
  • October 17, 2024
• Blog / Uncategorized

  A Week in the Life of My MIT Sophomore Fall this time, with more zoom u!

  

  I did this for my classes last semester, and it was pretty tragic, so ... to get 100s on the psets and above 80s on the remaining midterms, which was...a very low, low chance. The 8.0x1 classes (like 8.021 and 8

  • by Cami M. '23
  • September 5, 2020
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Boston, through the lens of my children Visiting Boston at 37 years of age was ...

  

  is outrageous and is borderline criminal), and a whole new outlook on ... years ago and graduated 14 years ago. For those REALLY counting, that ... currently is, and I'm not totally sure how I feel about that yet. BUT WAIT

  • by Snively '11
  • October 19, 2025
• Blog / About Decisions

  What’s happening to your apps right now? Views from the Inside

  applications (and a few months for many others), and I know right now you may be ... 're working pretty hard to read each and every one of them. I know the wait is long and hard, and I totally remember being in your shoes in turmoil

  • by DJ Rock
  • February 2, 2020
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Curbing Hunger at MIT food for thought

  

  and what you want to eat for the next 4+ years. For some, it’s as simple ... , and frozen dinners, cooking is the kind of skill you’ll be glad you ... , has a huge variety of cooking shows that are informational and

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • October 6, 2016
• Blog / People & Identities

  first time in cdmx and first time out of the US, but not the first time having an ethnicity…

  

  Italy after begging my parents into debt to pay the EF Tours fee, and then ... [/annotation]--will stop this trip from happening), so actually leaving and having a life ... "]Mexico City.[/annotation] I love the architecture and the dense parks and the

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • August 15, 2025
• Blog / People & Identities

  in this coming year we run and rest and make and keep up the relentless pace

  

  , lived in lab night and day. I’ve fallen deeply into projects before, but ... touched, and only knew about because someone else was sweating over it ... a while, and am glad it happened the way it did. I spoke in

  • by Amber V. '24
  • January 5, 2024