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• Blog / About Decisions

  The Road I’m On Life's a lot to think about sometimes...

  

  Pardon me for the grammatically incorrect tonight title (in the sardonic words of the ever-quotable Winston Churchill, “This is the sort of English up with which I will not put!”),…

  • by Paul B. '11
  • April 26, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Finding My Way Around MIT (Guest Entry) CPW was so hugely difficult to take in all at once that it's hard to…

  

  by Rena Katz CPW was so hugely difficult to take in all at once that it’s hard to sum it all up in one blog post, much like it’s hard…

  • by Paul B. '11
  • April 20, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Toy Design Update How couldn't you enjoy building toys?

  

  Hey all, just thought I’d take a break from the “OMG, CPW TTLY PWND ME!” and give you a quick Toy Design update. I haven’t talked about Toy Design in…

  • by Snively '11
  • April 17, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  72 Hours Later… I have the "morning-after" syndrome.

  

  Has CPW left you with this? :) So I learned two major things about myself this weekend, courtesy of you guys: 1. I apparently do not look like myself *points…

  • by Chris S. '11
  • April 13, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  What to expect when you’re expecting CPW Some thoughts and advice in advance of Campus Preview Weekend.

  

  CPW disappointed. And if you don't have ZOMGthetimeofmylife!!11!1!, that

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 6, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  The Infected It's not a zombie outbreak...yet

  

  When it comes to immune systems, I’m the most arrogant person you’ll ever meet. No, seriously, if you ever tell me you’re coughing, or your nose is running, or your…

  • by Karen F. '11
  • February 22, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Political Process For the civic-minded

  

  So, the past week and a half or so (“has it really been that long?” etc etc) I’ve gotten more exposure to politics than I ever had in my life.…

  • by Karen F. '11
  • February 14, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Barker Engineering Library Where sound goes to die.

  

  What I’ve noticed is that being an Admissions Blogger has turned me into a perpetual tourist. That’s not so bad, I guess, because I fit right in here. Not a…

  • by Snively '11
  • February 13, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Hilarity with Jeremy "Hi!" *awkward silence*

  

  As you may have already realized, MIT attracts an incredibly diverse range of people, with a similarly broad array of interests, passions, and personalities. When I say that, I’m not…

  • by Paul B. '11
  • February 8, 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…

  • by Snively '11
  • February 6, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Danger Danger! Listen to Burt, duck and cover!

  

  MIT, being at the forefront of a lot of things, is a very neat place to be. It’s also a really dangerous place to be. No, no, don’t freak out,…

  • by Snively '11
  • January 23, 2008
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  The Coop What's a coop? You'll find out!

  

  I go to college. Yay! Here’s the thing about college, every single college has books. Books come from one of three places: Internet, Library, or Bookstore. Which of these three…

  • by Snively '11
  • January 13, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Boston Rain With apologies to Tay Zonday.

  

  Despite being the middle of winter, on Friday the entire Boston area ended up getting drenched in an unexpected deluge of rain. Yes, you read that right: rain. For a…

  • by Paul B. '11
  • January 12, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Comfort Matters A unique application process

  

  MIT’s main lecture hall is in building ten. It’s also room 250. Therefore, by MIT standards, it is referred to as 10-250 (ten two-fifty). It’s utilized for a bunch of…

  • by Snively '11
  • January 10, 2008
• Blog / IAP

  The Space Between In which I attempt to explain IAP. (Hint: it's not a Dave Matthews Band song.)

  

  Over Winter Break, whenever any of my friends or relatives asked me when I was going back to MIT, I couldn’t help but sigh, just a tiny little bit. In…

  • by Paul B. '11
  • January 7, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  New Kid on the Blogs Claim your place. Make your mark. Live your dreams.

  

  Let me start with a confession. Last year, if you had told me that I was going to end up at MIT for college, I probably would have laughed in…

  • by Paul B. '11
  • October 8, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Karen: A Short History Finally.

  

  Hi, I’m Karen and like most other freshmen, I’m still working on my time-management skills, which is why it took so long for me to finally get started on here.…

  • by Karen F. '11
  • September 25, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Drinking from the Firehose By: Teresa, '11

  

  whatever I bought with my $20.11 of Tech cash and my mass of brochures

  • by Bryan
  • April 24, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Q&A catchup I answer questions, now that I'm no longer drugged...

  

  hard to get into M.I.T. Yes. pennutty said: Hi, Iam a 11th class student

  • by Laura N. '09
  • January 6, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Oh, sweet freedom? One girl's tale of how to (try and) fend for herself in college. Tire swing…

  

  before 11AM. Go ahead. Start throwing things at me while I rub it in. I

  • by Keri G. '10
  • October 23, 2006