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• Blog / Admissions

  Waitlist, Etc.

  

  Oh, boy, I feel like I have so much to tell you guys and yet things keep intruding upon my blogging time. A big part of my next entry will answer a question I frequently receive: "So now that the class has been

  • by Ben Jones
  • May 9, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Dancing Days Nerd love, as the summer evening grows.

  

  Boston, and numerous career development opportunities. My absolute favorite ... some of my more outgoing classmates get their freaks on, then get sternly ... with my patent lack of coordination and personal boundaries. So, last

  • by Sam M. '07
  • May 1, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Undecideds, Part 2

  

  's comments: Joe wrote, "Um, well...getting my financial info would be nice. The ... busy though? I mean...I know I got my CSS done a little late but it ... of my information in on time. Why did we not recieve our financial aid

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 21, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Don’t stop me now! I am a satellite, I'm out of control.

  

  for our first bandit running of the Boston Marathon. I've got my Super ... 've already received an e-mail to this effect from my good friend Lynn that

  • by Sam M. '07
  • April 17, 2006
• Blog / Hacks

  Cannon Hack The famous tale of the Caltech Cannon Hack.

  

  In my email this morning: The Howe & Ser Moving Company cordially invites you to the official sendoff of the Caltech cannon. Our company has ... Times article was accompanied by a comic: The latest update from my email

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 10, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Admitted Updates CPW, admitted students parties, the "telethon," and financial aid.

  

  can make it! CPW registration is available from your MyMIT portal, in ... 't forget about this week's admitted students parties (also listed on your My

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 27, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  You Heard It Here First Short Skirt, Long Jacket

  

  Sleepwalkers My freshman year, the headlining band was Piebald. They went on to ... , we had Fabulous and Lloyd Banks. And the spring of my freshman year, we

  • by Bryan
  • March 21, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Won’t Be Long Now… Some pictures to tide you over.

  

  I've just finished assembling and sealing hundreds of packages with the rest of the admissions team. Not my favorite part of the job (I ... lucky applicant is who will receive my teeth marks in his/her package. :-)

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 17, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  More on DesigNerds DesigNerds: Product Design TV

  

  enough, I was walking down the Infinite on my way to study for one of my

  • by Bryan
  • January 22, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Back in Cambridge I less than three the holidays.

  

  Thanksgiving dinner as I'm sure my family had back in Ohio, but don't tell Adam I ... Chris to good old American consumerism. I bought presents for my mom, my brother, and my dog. I also found a great little sleeper for the baby

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • November 26, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Some of the topics Here are some of my classmates' CI-M paper topics

  

  If you haven't yet, I recommend that you first read my previous entry on 14.33: Economics Research and Communication. Here are my classmates' topics. Can anyone guess mine? November 29: Education in Kerala, India

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • November 22, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Ah, those inspirational Germans! The Magdeburg Bridge in Germany is an engineering marvel and an inspiration to all Beavers!

  

  Sometimes, when things just don't go your way, it's easy to get depressed and start asking yourself "Why am I here? What am I doing with my life?" I was a bit down in the dumps when I got this email from my mom

  • by Melis A. '08
  • November 18, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  The Reading Commences The applications are in, and now we're reading them.

  

  's what a stack of application folders looked like on my table yesterday: ...and a similar scene from my office this time last year: Yes, still

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 10, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Another week? It's all in the name of pass/no record.

  

  East Campus courtyard and I am left to decide what happened to my weekend ... ... but to my right (unmade bed), to my left (chemistry book), and behind me ... , I'll have a diploma in hand and some extra lines on my resume, and it

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • November 7, 2005
• 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 ... 're looking for admissions officer blogs, look no further than MyMIT, where you

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

  Ben’s Third Semi-Annual Q&A More answers to your questions.

  

  : "Should I have my November scores rushed to MIT?" And Sarah Bana followed ... rolls around and you're thinking "gee, I should probably send my scores to ... . ------------------------ He-Who-Does-Not-Want-To-Be-Named wrote: "I got really bad scores in my

  • by Ben Jones
  • November 2, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  The Role You Play in the Admissions Process by Jenny Rifken, Director of Recruitment and Associate Director of Admissions @ MIT.

  admitted to all of the colleges on my list. I was also really lucky in that parents really trusted me and my decisions. Sure, they talked with me about ... look at a school not already on my short list. Their advice was helpful

  • by mitblogs
  • October 26, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Riddle Me This The return of the puzzles.

  

  . This puzzle is courtesy of my friend Evelyn, '07, Course 6. Prima Donna ... and through. But every time it matters all my words desert me, so anyone

  • by Bryan
  • October 14, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

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

  

  my Philly school visits. I visited Girls High (Alia's alma mater), then ... day, which was neat for me because I was actually born in Philly. My ... that my mom has moved back, I'd really like to get to know the city

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

  Choosing between a career and motherhood A reflection on the ideas expressed in the 9/20/05 NY Times article, "Many Women at…

  

  had throughout my life. Throughout my time at the 'Tute, I have heard ... ." One of my greatest role models is my mother, who went back to work three weeks after I was born. I had a nanny who looked after me, even when my

  • by Melis A. '08
  • September 21, 2005