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  Some notes for applicants Thoughts for both EA & RA applicants.

  

  for your interviewer (Educational Counselor) on the MyMIT website ... , but you must have registered for MyMIT. If you qualify for a fee waiver

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 25, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  One wonderful day I might just make it, after all.

  

  my laptop, taking it from wireless connection to wireless connection on ... spite of this picture and my vast underqualifications. Additional

  • by Sam M. '07
  • November 21, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Mystery Hunt 2006 announced

  

  my team in last year's Mystery Hunt... The Hunt kicks off in MIT ... . Of course, we also solved many puzzles (my quickest solve: Take Me Out

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 16, 2005
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Party of One A fun day trip idea when you're getting tired of homework.

  

  for you, a la sub sandwich shop) on my way to the T. Descending the ... couple of hours before my returning train to Boston was to leave, so I made

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • September 25, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Classes—Fall 05

  

  It's always awkward to post an entry about my classes for the semester, because later when classmates google the class number, they end up at my blog. If that applies to you, um, Hi. 14.41 Public Finance and

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • September 15, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  School’s… in Excitement! Passion! ...Class?

  

  don't have any problem sets due until next Friday.) My entry spent most ... just switched to Course 9 from Course 5, which in my humble opinion was a

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • September 7, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  A thousand million questions An evening with Gaelic quesadillas and Farrokh Bulsara.

  

  later, my floor headed down to the Asgard Irish Pub and Restaurant for ... spend my last official night of summer--tomorrow, find out what exciting

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 6, 2005
• Blog / Life after MIT

  5 years out What some MIT alumni are doing five years after graduation.

  

  five-year term as Class of 2000 secretary. My first Class Notes deadline was this weekend. As I was writing it, I realized how interesting my

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 31, 2005
• Blog / How to Human

  Things to do before you graduate

  

  to make a shorter list of my own, of things to do before you graduate ... consider this list biased toward my own subculture. Guess what? I don't care

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • August 29, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Testing requirements FAQ We've been getting a lot of questions about our testing requirements; here are the answers.

  

  't English. What are my testing options? A. You have two options. You may do ... take my exams? A. If you are applying for Early Action, you must

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 22, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Sun off a beach The one where it rains. I mean, another one where it rains.

  

  rain cloud above my head (see my life as a cloud) and bring horrible

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 31, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  An MIT FAQ Because it's better to laugh at blatant stereotypes than to let them make you angry

  

  Recently, in my wanderings around the internet (that is to say, the College Confidential message boards), I've noticed an abundance of ... things like this, but my boyfriend is trying to make me into a better

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 28, 2005
• Blog / Athletics

  Kick to the limit! The Korean Flying Tigers! What could possibly sound more exciting than that?

  

  Last night the MIT Sport Taekwondo Club sponsored a demonstration by the Korean Flying Tigers, and since half of my floor is in the club, I ... on my fluid mechanics final. The show alternated between variations on

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 19, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Sweet Transvestite "Round of applause for the man in stilettos! I can only run like that when…

  

  against us so my miniskirt didn't flare up too much in the front, though everything below my waist was just a little bit nippy. But actually, I don

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 17, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Summertime I am often asked what we admissions officers do during the summer. Frequently, people assume…

  

  to you, is one of my favorite parts of the year. Developing new ... some snazzy new stuff on MyMIT. Wrapping up the Class of 2009 and

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 10, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  New York, New York

  

  backed by data, I went to my hotel room, counted the words in those essays and put them in an Excel spreadsheet on my laptop." [...] He was

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 4, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  RA Selection Day 7

  

  As selection continues, I wore my blue & gold tie that I bought in Richmond, VA. I had lunch again at the Steam Cafe, which is turning ... Kathryn Willmore, as well as my subcommittee partner today Mari. I also

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 24, 2005
• Blog / How to Human

  Jargon

  

  Putting the definition of punt at the end of my last entry got me skimming through the glossary of my current edition of How to Get Around MIT (alternatively "How To GAMIT" or "HoToGAMIT"). Since you're reading blogs of MIT

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

  More on deferrals

  

  action decisions in mid-March. In my experience, I don't find extra formal ... come out of my mouth: "I have no idea why you weren't admitted." I'm glad

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 15, 2004
• Blog / Athletics

  Refactored

  

  crazy. So, if you've been watching your application tracking on the My ... socioeconomic diversity in college admissions, among moany of my weekend

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 2, 2004