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The Match Between You And MIT: Complete Blog Archives

"Am I Smart Enough for MIT?"
by Mikey Yang '05 | November 02, 2008
On second thought...don't answer that.

"Full Circle"
by Paul B. '11 | July 07, 2008
Here's to yesterday.

"The Road I'm On"
by Paul B. '11 | April 26, 2008
Life's a lot to think about sometimes...

"I Think I've Found Paradise (Guest Entry)"
by Paul B. '11 | April 18, 2008
Work hard, play hard. For the next four years.

"10 things I love about MIT"
by Melis A. '08 | March 27, 2008
and hopefully you'll learn to love them too.

"Telethon Fun...Squared"
by Paul B. '11 | January 17, 2008
The amount of fun experienced at an event grows exponentially as a function of bloggers present.

"What Makes You Tick?"
by Chris S. '11 | October 14, 2007
To all the Early applicants.

"Wise Words From Mikey"
by Ben Jones | August 15, 2007
A good thing to read as you prepare to arrive on campus and begin your MIT experience.

"A blog post about blog posts"
by Matt McGann '00 | April 09, 2007
Superstar blogger emeritus Mollie gives us some of her favorite entries [now its own post!].

"Burn Out or Fade Away"
by Jess K. '10 | January 06, 2007
Suggestions for second semester seniors: don't take either for an answer.

"The Match"
by Ben Jones | January 05, 2007
Our thoughts, and a request for current MIT students to weigh in.

"Value added"
by Mollie B. '06 | August 25, 2006
You are not the same person you'll be at the end of undergrad, and your undergrad school will change you, whether for better or for worse.

"I read the news today"
by Sam M. '07 | August 23, 2006
Oh boy! I hope that you're as excited as I am.

""Who Needs Harvard?""
by Melis A. '08 | August 15, 2006
Generating your college list based on which schools fit your personality, not your ideas of prestige.

"What makes me an MIT student?"
by Anthony R. '09 | July 12, 2006
Some thoughts about blogging and a special question for returning readers.

"Making your college decision"
by Melis A. '08 | April 28, 2006
May 1st! Have you decided?

"Why I came to MIT"
by Mollie B. '06 | March 07, 2006
A few reasons I chose MIT, and I few reasons that would have made me choose MIT, had I known them.

"Answering my own questions"
by Mollie B. '06 | February 10, 2006
My perspective on the MIT student mentality about working hard.

"The Role You Play in the Admissions Process"
by | October 26, 2005
by Jenny Rifken, Director of Recruitment and Associate Director of Admissions @ MIT.

"As The Saying About Assumptions Goes..."
by Ben Jones | July 12, 2005
Assume = Ass + U + Me.

"The Day Before Selection Begins"
by Ben Jones | February 15, 2005
"Tell us about something you do for the pleasure of it."

"Match Game"
by Matt McGann '00 | January 27, 2005
It may have been snowing outside, but inside, it's raining applications. Unfortunately, I missed another classic IAP event last night:...

"On schools & context"
by Matt McGann '00 | January 23, 2005
A while back, I asked for parent questions and received exactly one, which I haven't yet answered. It was: "It...

"Application Reading Season Kickoff"
by Ben Jones | October 25, 2004
We are indeed looking for human beings in every sense, not just looking for numbers.

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