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  Rrrrrrr. CPW! [UPDATE] CPW Smoke. Don't breathe this.

  

  [The Call For Guest Entries has been updated/modified] Wow, excuse the title, some days I'm just more creative than others. Today isn't one ... have a couple of things I need to tell y'all. First, Blendie (the

  • by Snively '11
  • April 1, 2008
• Blog / Class Projects

  Product Design Lab Wakka wakka wakka

  

  If you'll remember, last week was the Latke vs. Hamentaschen debate. That wasn't the only eventful thing that happened that day, there was all sorts of goings-on beforehand on the 3rd floor of building 35. What's on

  • by Snively '11
  • March 11, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Blogging About Blogging CAPTAIN FAFSA!

  

  Monday was the Collegeboard's 2008 New England Regional Forum. It took place in the Boston Sheraton hotel and MIT's admission's office (more specifically, Matt McGann and Ben Jones) were two of the speakers

  • by Snively '11
  • February 6, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  Deferred Students Update Some Q&A for deferred students.

  

  ." Your application will once again be considered by the committee during regular action. You are at no advantage or disadvantage versus the regular action applications. We will admit the best applications we can during

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 18, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Early Action Interview Deadline Approaching! It's time for applicants to contact their local MIT representative.

  

  Next Saturday, October 20th, is the deadline for Early Action ... Admissions, the interview is an important part of the process. The interviews ... volunteer known as an Educational Counselor, or "EC." The interview is not

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 11, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  It’s like a bag of sand! I go on a quest to legally obtain music and movies.

  

  post. 1: I got pushed off the MIT Admissions front page. If you obsessively (or even just sporadically) read the blogs, then you probably know ... training for the Center for Talent Development at Northwestern University

  • by Keri G. '10
  • June 29, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Checking In A brilliantly exciting recap of the last month.

  

  my travels over the last month, I just want to take a minute to thank ... them. Thanks guys, for sharing so much of yourselves over the years and ... 'll definitely have some openings in the fall and I'll post the application details

  • by Ben Jones
  • June 13, 2007
• Blog / About Decisions

  Spring Break post

  

  that admission just means that you got your foot in the door. It's not the end in itself. Take advantage of what MIT has to offer you, because ... be. I was turned down by three of the ten schools to which I applied

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • March 29, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT Students Operate On Hawaii Time! MIT's learning environment supports a wide range of learning styles and experiences.

  

  (students, faculty and staff) are back into the rhythm of the academic season ... innovations. Some of the most successful examples are outside of the classroom ... -based experiences as well. For example, the course I typically teach, known as 6

  • by Chancellor Eric Grimson
  • February 28, 2007
• Blog / How to Human

  Making house calls "Uhh, someone from MIT wants to talk to you."

  

  As part of the 2011 Early Action Telethon, today I had the opportunity to talk to some of the prospective members of the Class of 2011 ... well (congrats to the 2007 Intel Science Talent Search Semifinalists

  • by Melis A. '08
  • January 18, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Happy New Year! A look back at 2006 and ahead to 2007

  

  the year of YouTube, iPods, gas for $3.50 a gallon, record-high temperature, Wiis and PS3s, the World Cup, penguins and pandas, eight planets ... black holes, established the new MIT-Madrid study abroad program, learned

  • by Melis A. '08
  • January 2, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT ‘10: Cristen Chinea Cristen Chinea '10, for whom MIT might mean "meteorologist in training."

  

  July 17, 2006 BY DEBORAH KOLBEN / The New York Sun If you've ever walked ... days, you could find them there getting drunk. Not the falling down kind of drunk, but drunk enough. Belinda started the day with a bottle of

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 31, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Lazy hazy crazy Summer for me means lab and cooking. I'm not sure which I like better.

  

  So the presentation that I was making Photoshop slides for last time? I finished it, and gave it to Morgan (do I have to say that he's the professor in charge of my lab? I do this in person all the time -- I'll be

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • June 4, 2006
• Blog / Hacks

  This was meant to be written a week and a half ago

  

  ring around the barrel. Of course, it was not going to stay forever, and I'd heard rumors of Caltech coming to claim it. The Monday after CPW - I enjoyed seeing so very many of you, by the way :) - I was asleep

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • April 22, 2006
• Blog / Hacks

  MIT hacks Caltech

  

  cannon, the Fleming Cannon (belonging to Fleming House, naturally). They fire it at important events. Guess where the cannon is as I type this ... Building. There was a pretty plaque to go with the cannon. As you can see

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • April 6, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW 4 U What you should do at CPW, assuming you like exactly the same things that I…

  

  hope that all your hosts have had the forethought to contact you, and ... the airport or T station or whatever. But I'm not that cool. Luckily, he ... ) -- The marching band is supposedly going to kick off the festival, although

  • by Sam M. '07
  • April 6, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Admitted Students: MyMIT Updated Important and cool new information on MyMIT: check it out now.

  

  . Across the country (and across the world) there will be meetings of students admitted to the Class of 2010, as soon as this Saturday! Check out the schedule so you can find out when the meeting in your area is

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 23, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  More quick answers Finaid questions, etc.

  

  Answers to some more of the common questions... ------------------------------------- What's up with the financial aid deadline? All financial aid forms should ... for financial aid will receive a financial aid package. The financial

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 1, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Small Get-together Friday An informal reception for HMMT participants and others visiting Boston on Friday.

  

  'll have a small reception for any students visiting MIT. The reception will ... , including the Harvard-MIT Math Tournament (HMMT), visiting other schools, and visiting MIT on what is a vacation week for some students across the country

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 23, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Grad school admissions My (limited) insight into the graduate admissions process.

  

  morning at 6:45 AM. (My postdoc at the lab told me I don't have to come in ... fact good sense -- you really don't want someone careening around the lab ... a pretty good sign -- it means the department is excited about your

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • January 20, 2006