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  “Who Needs Harvard?” Generating your college list based on which schools fit your personality, not your ideas of…

  

  better suited your personality? To be honest, during my interview for MIT, my interviewer was pretty surprised at the range of colleges that I was ... ... In hindsight, my decision-making process was flawed, though I know I

  • by Melis A. '08
  • August 15, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Summer restaurant recommendations Some of my favorite restaurants.

  

  A few weeks back, I ran into my friend Andre '08 on the T (that is ... Boston and try yummy restaurants. Inspired by my conversation with Andre ... visitors!) to try. They're many of my favorite places! Cafe Baraka: A

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 15, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  MIT Dorms: Really Random 19 pictures. Don't open on a dialup.

  

  think that thus far, 5.13 has been my absolute favorite class at MIT. I ... MacGregor, and I've conned my excellent friend Kim '09 from marching ... intro class my Freshman year and they told us that somebody from MIT

  • by Sam M. '07
  • May 13, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Have Your Cake & Drop Date Too The Baker House Piano Drop, and the Spring Weekend Concert.

  

  ,000 Maniacs, Sha-Na-Na, Don McLean, Aerosmith, and -- back in 1985 -- my ... brought back fond memories of my time living in Baker House. It was a great ... occurred a number of times in the past 20 years, including my sophomore year

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 28, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Tuesday is the new black. The world moves on MIT's hips. The world moves and it swivels and bops.

  

  ..." Thing Two Caroline, my friend from marching band, and one of like the five ... ! Have you read Everything is Illuminated? If not, stop reading my stupid ... the most fantastic and ethereal book that I've ever read in my

  • by Sam M. '07
  • February 21, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Term time again

  

  know what it's going to be about. Meanwhile, since I'm being hosed by my ... descrptions in the course catalogue, with my own impressions underneath. 7 ... , Chip Quinn, is nuts. In a good way. It's like, somebody threw my General

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • February 21, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Engagement Party Salsa dancing with Benjamin Franklin and Optimus Prime

  

  My dear former floormate Shannon '05 (who's still at MIT pursuing her ... knew I had to attend. I put down "Jane Austen" for my favorite historical ... looking at my feet, right? William Shakespeare, Amelia Earhart, and I

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • February 8, 2006
• Blog / IAP

  I Am Prepared! Getting ready for IAP! (Find out how to join our mystery hunt team, too!)

  

  laugh) My primary mission is to start working on my new project in lab ... Miller, [email protected] Sponsor: Mystery Hunt This is one of my favorite

  • by Bryan
  • January 5, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Advice On How To Approach Your Interview Advice on how to approach your interview.

  

  .    Today I am going to offer my advice on how to approach the ... should check your MyMIT account to see who your interviewer is and give him ... able to accommodate your interview. Here are my suggestions on how to

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • October 12, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Fall Travel Day 1: Hartford Part 1 of my Fall Travelogue.

  

  my uncle (who is the GHAMAS math guru) of his entire linear algebra ... literally just plugged in my laptop and all of the audio/video was instantly ... school grad) this was mind-blowing. Ah, technology. Finally got to my

  • by Ben Jones
  • September 19, 2005
• Blog / Athletics

  Football home opener College football is as American as apple pie.

  

  marching band at my high school, which pretty much made me the anti ... very gray, so my hair looks awful in all the pictures. Just warning you ... .) There are more pictures from the game in my Public folder. Enjoy!

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • September 18, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I have classes

  

  drop back to four. I've provided my first impressions of each class, which aren't very insightful as I've only been to each class once. My ... cabal! My hallmates Luke '07, Caitlin '07, Sarah '08 and Irene '08 are all

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • September 9, 2005
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Let the Rush Begin On Greek Life at MIT.

  

  So here's my introduction to Greek Life here at MIT. MIT has 26 ... grab my attention. What I did manage to learn about fraternities over ... really awesome time because I'm able to bond with my fraternity brothers

  • by Bryan
  • September 8, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  First day of classes What some MIT freshman schedules look like.

  

  excitement and anticipation I had on my first day back in 1996; I wish I could ... my "friends" (names removed to protect the innocent). Here are a few ... .02: Multivariable Calculus (taught by my beloved Hartley back then) 8.012: Physics I

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 8, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  An Interview about the Interview Remember: questions of science, science and progress, do not speak as loud as [your] heart.

  

  Educational Counselor's (EC) name and contact information via your MyMIT account ... will waive your interview. It is your responsibility to check your My ... the MyMIT section on interviews. To get to this page, which has

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • August 18, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A flash of brilliance and answers to some questions

  

  yesterday in my favorite apron (I made the meatballs, and Adam made the ... answers -- Archana wrote: "hello. My name is Archana and i have always ... .Mollie. [Editorial note: Heh.] If you would be so kind, would you please answer my

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 13, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  As The Saying About Assumptions Goes… Assume = Ass + U + Me.

  

  (and reward) the latter when we read, and that one of my favorite admits ... about balance - which was my point in bringing it up at Harvard.) Anyway ... quite clear that he'd assumed my admit to be some rich private school kid

  • by Ben Jones
  • July 12, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  College Fair Season

  

  , and I didn't lose my voice =) The most popular question of the night ... of my favorite classes at MIT, 4.101 Experiencing Architecture Studio ... college fairs (one each day through Friday), spend Mothers Day with my

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 3, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Schools of dreams

  

  and reputation, it is often discounted. So, at the end of each of my ... , and my opinion of it has drastically changed. I saw physics labs where ... 't expected. It's a place I'd be proud to send my son or daughter.

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 17, 2004
• Blog / Admissions

  In Stereo

  

  fairly regularly. In my years at MIT, I've seen sneaks of such films as 8 ... visited my high school, not even the state/local colleges. I do remember ... example, a father and daughter drove from rural Idaho to see my meeting in

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 8, 2004