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• Blog / About Decisions

  Famous people who didn’t go to MIT Some people are more successful because they turned down admission to MIT.

  

  was the first applicant from his school to MIT in a long time, perhaps the first ever. He was admitted. But he said no. Here's the story, from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution: One day, about eight years ago, Kevin

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 23, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  Rejects, I feel your pain! I've never been stung by a bee, but I imagine it felt sort of like…

  

  linked to the following letter: Dear Ms. C: I am truly sorry to inform you that we are not offering you admission to MIT in the Department of Urban Studies and Planning. The number of applicants for admission to the

  • by Cristen C. '10
  • March 19, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  FINAL TERM ATTACK Like a black light attack, only it's not like that at all.

  

  while running down to the Senior Haus lobby to pick up the Indian food I ... of stairs in the Haus when I ran to look at the Rocko's Modern Life ... from the show on my way upstairs before I fell flat on my face. Let me

  • by Keri G. '10
  • February 10, 2010
• Blog / IAP

  Quick update from SB Where it is not below zero.

  

  In Santa Barbara right now, where I'm soaking up the sun and just getting some R&R before the new semester. This IAP I have just been up and down the California coast visiting friends and family. I worked last

  • by Celena C. '12
  • January 8, 2010
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Start of Something New Please forgive the High School Musical reference.

  

  stared out the window, as trees, jaywalkers, and Starbucks stores passed by. After what seemed like forever, I arrived on the MIT campus, duly ... bear vitamins, discovered the necessary evil of laundry, watched the sun

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • October 2, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Birthday! (a.k.a my first video blog) vlogging? MEAT CAKE!

  

  Hallo blogger faithful! Undoubtedly you've noticed that the times, they are a changing. The air is crisp, the trees are ebbing into their autumn palette and just as winter comes every year, so too do birthdays

  • by Chris M. '12
  • September 30, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Back Home No Strings Attached

  

  Let me tell you, flying home during the summer is much less painful than flying home during the winter. This is actually the first time I've flown in the summer since I came to college in 2007. My only experiences

  • by Snively '11
  • May 24, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Really, I don’t feel like thinking of a title right now Now there's a title cop-out you can only use once. Good thing I saved it…

  

  As much as I hate Twitter, I think I'm going to follow the trend of ... which will not be nearly as cool when blogged about after the fact. (By the way, I probably have a dozen blog entries that I've planned and

  • by Laura N. '09
  • May 11, 2009
• Blog / About Decisions

  MIT Regular Action Admissions Decisions Available Online MIT Regular Action admissions decisions are now available at https://decisions.mit.edu.

  

  ://decisions.mit.edu. decisions.mit.edu You can log in using the same username and password that you ... financial aid package and Campus Preview Weekend in the mail next week) This ... place on the waitlist to 454 students. We on the admissions committee put

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My schedule .

  

  lol, it's good to be a senior. 3:30am MANDATORY EDIT: In all seriousness, maybe this post is giving people the wrong impression. The first thing you learn at MIT is how to manage a heavy courseload. The last thing

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • February 16, 2009
• Blog / IAP

  IAP: A Quick Roundup Snively and his homepage dominance must be stopped!

  

  don't sleep, and perhaps that Chris M. is pretty smooth with the ladies ... know that stuff from the pamphlets you read over and over again (I'm on ... to me, even all the way up until it was happening. That awesomeness, my

  • by Chris M. '12
  • January 27, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Over here things are different. Life is about the same.

  

  I took a picture today that pretty well reflects the mood around this place at the end of finals week. Last night there was a dance party ... snowstorm outside my window. So I sat in bed for an hour watching it. The

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • December 19, 2008
• Blog / Hacks

  Lost, Hosed & Confused I got hacked today.

  

  You know how in Saturday morning cartoons, there's usually some guy who ends up with the proverbial "Kick Me" sign on his back? Well, that ... a brief nap in the student lounge off of the Infinite Corridor. When I

  • by Paul B. '11
  • November 25, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  15.27182 – Lecture Anatomy 101 Prereq: None, Units: 1-0-1, Lecture: M EVE (11 PM-midnight) (iHouse), NO FINAL

  

  Practical introduction to the theory of lecture seating. Revolves mainly around the Oasis Model of Lecture Seating, along with practical applications to demonstrate the concepts. Emphasizes applicational examples, such

  • by Chris S. '11
  • November 23, 2008
• Blog / How to Human

  Advices, advices Notes from Associate Advising...

  

  Trivia: In Mandarin blogs, being first to comment is to get the "tou xiang" - a phrase that alludes to the traditional "tou xiang," a Chinese practice that is meant to bring good luck which entails being the first to

  • by Chris S. '11
  • August 28, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Some Funnies An Appetizer

  

  Sorry for the slight gap in entries, this weekend was crazy. I've got ... are said/done at MIT in the dorms after midnight. Both are 100% true stories. Shock Monkey I woke up the other morning and, as I do every

  • by Snively '11
  • February 19, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Delicious Things Mmmmm.

  

  . Ooooh. But the magic wears off after a couple weeks, to be honest, and ... -hour lecture. But I couldn't ignore the email from the Association of ... the whole give a man a fish, he'll eat for a day, etc....Well, that

  • by Karen F. '11
  • January 26, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Semi-Real Time Mystery Hunt Update v. 2008

  

  studying in France. We've been trying to chat all week, but the 6 hour time ... other, and Adelaide is more important than Mystery Hunt. The puzzles aren ... (to you, dear reader), because Sam was basically the coolest blogger of

  • by Laura N. '09
  • January 18, 2008
• Blog / Athletics

  Excitement I'll take things that cause it for 800.

  

  , especially for my friends living in the fraternities (most MIT fraternities and ... these epic pictures of the riots fresh from Corey '10's camera, outside of ... had our own Burton-Conner-wide celebration last Sunday when the Red Sox

  • by Jess K. '10
  • October 29, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love Physics A short novel.

  

  I'm going to be honest - The first five academic weeks here were not ... it. But actually, the transition can be pretty painful. I'm here to ... have a chance a college. In the end, it's what you did for the love of

  • by Karen F. '11
  • October 13, 2007