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Putting Diversity into Context The diverse ways that colleges and universities define diversity
I read a recent NY Times piece, dealing with multiracial students and the dilemma of racial identification on college application forms, with great interest. In my role as the Director of Minority Recruitment, I -
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[Guest Post] You Have a 50/50 Chance a guest post from my mama
than that, I saw my daughter smile for the first time in months. She was -
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Biking in Boston Breaking out the bicycle.
Amherst or to see my girlfriend in Northampton. At the time, it seemed like -
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Beacon Hill in the Fall More door.
Charles Street that partly specializes in doorknobs, cabinet knobs, faucet -
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The Difficulty With Data the shadow of an application
happens all the time in shoddy social science. And it inevitably occurs with -
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Painting by number The anti-formula
rather than through individual initiative on the part of the student, or -
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Fit or happiness made easy
part of it to maintaining something you are not. The idea of fit is -
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The Future Is Grim check it out
itself which was a non-trivial part of my grade. I sent Prof. Grimson an -
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Show, Don’t Tell! (the College Essay, Pt. 2) My take on the MIT short essays.
once upon a time, I wrote a blog comparing the college essay to froyo -
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Policies, Principles, and Protests thinking about responsible citizenship in a time of student protests
students do. However, as part of the Turning the Tide report, we have also -
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an Easter vigil alive at east campus
is the only food I eat all day. I am asked to emcee for part of the -
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I Challenge You Pi day approaches.
. Whatever it is you wanted: hold onto it as tightly as you can. The hard part -
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What’s the big deal about 40^2?
moving on to the more important parts of the application -- that is, who -
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How to find your way around MIT mit building numbers are logical, but weirdly
campus. These parts are defined by roads. Everything to the west of -
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MIT Regular Action Decisions Now Available Online
taking as much time as needed to get the job done right. Of those 33 ... -eyed and reminded us that what we do is more than a job: it is a privilege and an honor. We are grateful to have walked this short part of your -
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Reading Some final notes before decisions are posted.
Jones: It's More Than A Job Marilee Jones: Sending You My Best Also ... number of applications this year, up 9% from last year. At the same time ... %. For those of you who will be checking your decisions online shortly -
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An Experiment in Independence: PART TWO.
schedule here, working a nine-to-five job, and learning a lot--I definitely ... online and below for your general reference and watching amusement, because ... . It's my first time. Please don't judge me too hard -
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Do you have jobs? Can I have one?
spring, it will be time for me to leave MIT and venture out into the real world. So, I've begun to search for the perfect job to excite, challenge ... thing that has been paying off for me is the time I spent in UPOP (MIT -
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Behold, a day job! Still with ultra-short travel time!
the time. As it turns out, the name is simply part of this 50s ... spent more time than necessary looking into the origins of their name and ... -classy picture of how far I walk every day? It still applies. (The fun part