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  Application question: scholastic and non-scholastic distinctions? Answering FAQs about the awards section in the MIT application.

  

  "scholastic" and "non-scholastic" distinctions. The questions read: List any ... the level of distinction. List any non-scholastic distinctions you have won since entering high school and indicate the level of distinction

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 8, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Where You’re Going, Where I’ve Been CPW! YEEAAAH!

  

  mom). Yes, I am, but I've just been very busy/lazy/boring. The only major news on my end since the last time we caught up is that I got my EMT training and have started working on the MIT-EMS ambulance. On your end: CPW

  • by Ahmed H. '12
  • April 14, 2009
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  I’M BACK!!! This, kids, is why you should store your passwords somewhere safe, just in case Firefox…

  

  Ok, so long story short (I'll blog the whole thing later), I use firefox to remember my password to login to the MIT blogs website. I ... finished blogs too for that matter). So I started the arduous task of trying

  • by Chris M. '12
  • April 9, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Snow snow snow. I'm wearing bright colors so if I get caught in a snow drift someone will…

  

  Michigan, which gets some of the most snow in the US, right? Our standards ... DELAYED- BC, the Harv BUSINESS AS USH: MIT fml. View from my window onto a

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • March 2, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Things that Scare Me 1) Mornings.2) Psets.3) Exams.4) All of the above.

  

  My classes start at 9:30 every morning this term. If the world operated on my sense of time, then the concept of "morning" would be applied ... sleeper who could slumber through the initiation of a massive nuclear war

  • by Keri G. '10
  • February 19, 2009
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Woot! My t-shirt is funnier than your t-shirt.

  

  , you may be wondering, dear reader, why I'm pontificating about the joys ... more importantly, and more to the point of this entry, some shirts I ordered finally arrived in the mail today. Autumn = Embarrassment Donut

  • by Paul B. '11
  • November 6, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Surprise! Long time no see!

  

  the way to dinner tonight we were discussing Adelaide '09 and her role ... Ruth. Then, on the way back from dinner, we were discussing Sam, Mitra ... , and a nice walk back from dinner, we ended up back at the dorm and I

  • by Snively '11
  • August 29, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Outside of a dog, a book is man’s best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read.

  

  several renovations. What does the bookshelf of an MIT student look like ... How else would I know about all the awesome hacking that happens at MIT ... yet. GI JOE A free gift from the HASBRO building at Toy Fair. $25

  • by Snively '11
  • March 14, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Harvard-MIT Student Debate on Pakistan this Friday

  

  , with the remaining 50 minutes reserved for questions, answers, and debate ... 's assassination and the polarized dialogue to which it has given rise. I hope to

  • by The Humanitarian Blog
  • February 5, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Juniors: MIT and other summer programs Juniors may want to start thinking about summer programs including MITES, RSI, and WTP.

  

  This message goes out especially to the juniors... seniors, spread the word to your favorite underclassmen. The three high school summer ... entrepreneurship. The Research Science Institute (RSI), sponsored by the Center for

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 16, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Early Action Decisions Coming soon to a web site near you!

  

  Hi folks, So sorry for the delay in posting this - we wanted to be very confident in the decision release date before announcing it publicly ... of the following criteria: You have applied for freshman admission (not

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 10, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Sunsets Academics at the other Cambridge.

  

  The sun always seems to hover near eye level. It gets a bit depressing if you always think of it as the sun is setting. Last week was Week ... flags for Freshmen, Add date deadline, and the end of the first wave of

  • by Cambridge
  • November 13, 2007
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Call For Bloggers As promised, here's an entry that will explain this year's application process for admissions bloggers.

  

  welcome to apply. In the interest of full disclosure, however, you should ... , as Melis is currently the only '08 blogger, we may consider hiring ... me (benjones at you-know-the-rest) by August 31st, 2007 and: Provide a

  • by Ben Jones
  • June 26, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  It happens to Helen Life is just a series of awkward moments sometimes.

  

  , endless categories, and I want to fill them all with my insights on The MIT Campus and General Institute Requirements and MIT's Influence on the World ... naked in the Z Center. But yesterday I saw another professor naked in the

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 16, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Homeschooled applicants Some advice for our homeschooled applicants.

  

  the MIT Admissions homepage. That page will launch soon, and I'd recommend bookmarking that page, and not this entry. But this should get the ... our community. Over the past 5-10 years, we have seen a surge in

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 5, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  “MIT Abounds With UROP Students” A photo spread about student research.

  

  The most recent issue of MIT's student newspaper The Tech had a nice spread about summer UROPs. UROP is MIT's Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program, and is the oldest and most extensive program involving

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 18, 2006
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Double legacy ...what my kids will be, since I'm marrying somebody from MIT!

  

  Since Ben already spilled the beans, I'll confirm that, yes, Adam and ... October of next year. (We're hoping to have our reception at the Museum of ... their reception?) We bought the ring together last week, so I wasn

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 1, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Dewey Love Libraries? Yes we dew!

  

  Yes we dew. I am not very shy about my love and affection for the MIT ... 2 hours. You really should try one. (That is me.) Dewey is the ... for the Dewey furniture survey. (Clearly, I don't have enough work to do

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • May 10, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Thursday

  

  Date) 6:30-9:00 -- "Three tongues of the Muse" -- A tricultural poetry night with dinner, live music, and dance The event will include: -A full dinner featuring Greek, Persian, and French Cuisine -Poetry readings in the

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • April 27, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Mitra, it’s your birthday. Happy birthday, Mitra!

  

  among men in the 19th century. Mitra usually does not allow me to take ... apparently I was erroneous. Maybe it's like the wedding episode of I Dream of Jeannie, where she has to make a robot Jeannie to walk down the aisle with

  • by Sam M. '07
  • April 4, 2006