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  Like Burger King – Only Not (Guest Entry) That ain't no Etch-a-Sketch. This is one doodle that can't be un-did, homeskillet.

  

  , had probably the second best time of my life (getting accepted and ... place justice, though citrus tastes oh-so-delicious. The best parts of my ... , this was just my CPW. Have it your way.

  • by Paul B. '11
  • April 22, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Updates And Shannon’s Formula Random mid-week fun, and a few small updates for admitted and waitlisted students.

  

  for Campus Preview Weekend via your MyMIT account by March 31st. If ... think your job sucks. Just fyi. Ben: My job is 11.6% best ... attached. Yep, this pretty much made my day. And now you can all use this

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 26, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What do you want to be when you grow up? Worst. Question. Ever.

  

  when I graduate. Furthermore, I'm spending four years bashing my head ... led me to MIT and my ultimate hatred of anything math-related, or if I ... the rest of my life. Luckily, I've found that Adelaide '09, despite

  • by Laura N. '09
  • February 2, 2008
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Standing Out [by C/3C Christopher Benson, '10] Before AFROTC, this abstract concept of "leadership" seemed very generic...

  

  to me as I filled out my college applications, making sure to include ... clearer to me, as it now stands to separate me from my peers. Having ... , to getting internship offers, my ROTC experience has given me an edge

  • by ROTC
  • January 3, 2008
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Helicopter Flight Training [by CDT Greg Wellman '09] 500 feet above Boston with two MIT Deans.

  

  [by CDT Greg Wellman '09] For the second time in my life, I had the chance to ride in a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter. My first experience was ... another experience to fly with them open (as I did on my first flight). As a

  • by ROTC
  • October 3, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT goes on the road Over the next month, MIT Admissions Officers will visit dozens of cities across North America.

  

  Beginning Wednesday until the end of October, my Admissions ... the corresponding answer. This year, my travels will take me to Northern ... about in a future entry, my first meeting isn't until the very end of the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 3, 2007
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Introduction To ROTC At MIT A new guest-author blog in response to a variety of inquiries regarding ROTC programs at…

  

  My name is Evan Karlik, and I graduated from both MIT and Navy ROTC ... , it's my pleasure to introduce a new guest-author blog that will help ... have already started as a student here.   My classmates and I graduated

  • by ROTC
  • August 14, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  ZOMG CPW! The greatest shopping list ever.

  

  hot dogs, 40 dozen bagels, and over 300 pieces of fruit coming my way. But I have to say, last night's trip to Shaw's was my absolute favorite ... cream toppings. Right now I've got to run off for my second 8

  • by Laura N. '09
  • April 12, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Pre-Campus Preview Weekend GET PUMPED.

  

  chilling with my prefrosh and going to class, etc. (we unfortunately do not ... . We will be there. You will be there. My camera will be there, and you'll be made famous forever on my blog if you come introduce yourself and

  • by Jess K. '10
  • April 11, 2007
• Blog / About Decisions

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

  

  happen later. See your MyMIT portal for a list of locations and times for ... , in the home of my friend Kristie '03! Sunday Orange County, California ... from Toronto to Puerto Rico) Friday Long Island, New York -- my hometown

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 24, 2007
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Follow Your Intuition It will lead you in the direction of Central Square

  

  connects the subway, buses, and trains. My friend Seema '09 (Course 14 ... Saturday afternoon, my friend Nicole '07 (Course 8: Physics) and I spent a ... . After spending 45 minutes assuaging in my fears in the paper aisle, Nicole

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • February 11, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  For pi are cubed. There can only be one winner.

  

  fact, on my running log, I have "FREAKING BC TREADMILL" written for the ... squinted to read "The Word" without my glasses. Also, I don't know if it can ... and my very own cable back in Harrisburg. What channel is it on YOUR

  • by Sam M. '07
  • January 26, 2007
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  OMG SNOW Well, FINALLY!

  

  GREATEST DISAPPOINTMENT OF MY LIFE part two, which took place two days ago ... cluster during my break. Really. So keep asking away!) [ETA, about 5:30 or ... , all my hopes and dreams (of making snowmen). Sigh..

  • by Jess K. '10
  • January 23, 2007
• Blog / Events

  Mystery Hunt Day 1 Liveblogging the beginning of this year's campus-wide puzzling competition.

  

  about the Hunt, one of my favorite events of the year. In short, Mystery ... on these four puzzles from my entry earlier this week. I've posted some ... year's hunt organizers -- Dan '03 (at right) and my old Baker House

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 12, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  An IAP in Texas, chapter one Reporting on location from Fort Worth.

  

  !) This week, I drove about 1200 miles from my house in Arizona to the Fort ... the home of my boss-to-be while he and his family are vacationing. I had ... son of my advisor from last year was one of his classmates. Small world

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • January 2, 2007
• Blog / Events

  Be Our Guest Not to name drop, but... Steven Levitt, Paul Polak, Iqbal Quadir, and Brigitte Madrian all…

  

  of IDE: International Development Enterprises) spoke to my D-Lab class ... School of Government at Harvard) educated my freshman advising seminar a ... Freakonomics (which my boyfriend adorably writes as "Freakeconomics") with

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • December 6, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Crazy Day

  

  My Wednesday: 9:00 AM -- Swim Test at the Zesiger (Z) Center. For ... improve my advising skills 9:00 PM -- Start to finish monster 14 ... and realize that my time is running out) and keeping up can be hard at

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • September 27, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Two answers on a Saturday night Because SNL's a rerun and we just finished our movie from Netflix

  

  Question One Elizabeth asked, I have one... I was talking to my dad ... twenty some years since my dad has been in med school... Do you know any ... response, My daughter graduated from MIT in June. She is currently in med

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • September 2, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT ‘10: Molly Pounds Chicagoland's Molly Pounds '10.

  

  . "My goal is to grow up and have a big company and have horses," she said ... want to fund my passion." Pounds said she was inspired to apply by an ... to leave my mark on the world."

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 4, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  A point to clarify

  

  In response to my last entry, Drew asked: "So, how important is it ... in, but my information is not even close to adequate, and I should take advantage of Dorm Rush to either confirm my initial impressions or discover

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • June 4, 2006