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• Blog / About Decisions

  Selection? They're selecting the earlies...

  

  leaving for the day :-) They both looked kind of tired, but as you can tell ... 'd better get out of there once I had my picture so they could go home and ... was probably the most anxious period of my life. Everyone's probably

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • December 3, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  November Scores

  

  To anyone who's been worrying about scores from November tests geting to us in time for EA selection, here's a bit of good news - we got 'em! They'll be loaded into the system tonight. Now stop worrying! ;-)

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 1, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Random notes A mystery solved, an updated blog list, and a handful of questions answers.

  

  while back, I posed a challenge question to you (about two thirds of the ... by two attendees of the Hong Kong Comics Festival & Game Fair in one of ... an idea of how behind on email I am right now). He wrote, "The male

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 29, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Nothing beats a wet beaver! Except, in this case, a wet Iona. Pictures!

  

  Hahn 1999) of hardcore text, I thought you'd like to look at some pictures of the band too. These were taken at last Saturday's men's water polo game against Iona. I mean, it's kind of hard to take pictures at 1

  • by Sam M. '07
  • November 2, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  MyMIT Problems – EA Deadline Now 11/4 EA deadline extended to 11/4 - details inside.

  

  It's been a nightmare of a weekend. We are all down in NYC for the ... are still in Cambridge, but needless to say, trying to coordinate all of ... operating smoothly now. I'll spare you all the gory details of what happened

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 30, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Amsterdesk Time is on my side, it's on my side now.

  

  to do except homework. This is especially useful since almost all of my ... the fugacity of carbon monoxide at 345 K, I'm more often than not ... ridiculous. Remember to set your clocks back! This blog is actually part of

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 29, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Riddle Me This The return of the puzzles.

  

  The return of the puzzles. Try your hand at this one. An entry about ... . This puzzle is courtesy of my friend Evelyn, '07, Course 6. Prima Donna ... decide. No escape, no change of heart, no anyplace to hide. (10) Ohio was

  • by Bryan
  • October 14, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Fall Travel Day 7: Philly Part 4 of my Fall Travelogue.

  

  At the end of my last entry, I was sitting in the Tampa airport ... . You're in spot A-12." Okay, I thought. A midsize instead of a compact ... price of a subcompact. Dude. I opened the door and was flooded with "new

  • by Ben Jones
  • September 26, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  NACAC Conference Wrap-up from the national admissions conference.

  

  For the past three days, I was at the conference of the National Association of College Admission Counseling (NACAC). NACAC is the primary ... many ideas, and having learned something new. This year, some of the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 26, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Fall Travel Days 4,5,6: NACAC Conference Part 3 of my Fall Travelogue.

  

  Hrabowski's incredible speech, after which Marilee and I went in search of a ... lobby of our hotel, to the tune of $10/day. Ouch. At 5:30 PM, we got the ... some ways is more of a textbook than a menu - covering every last detail

  • by Ben Jones
  • September 24, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Ancient Chinese secret, eh? MIT researchers discover an uncommon cure for the common cold.

  

  found himself stricken with a case of influenza, exhibiting such symptoms ... !) of dissolving salt in hot water to make a solution strong enough to ... scientific merit from the perspective of a chemical engineer. Well, if you

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 18, 2005
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Boston Fun Tons of Boston fun, with a dash of Cambridge, too.

  

  , so I've been spending a lot of time wandering through Boston. Everything below is within walking distance of MIT -- and I'm not one of those ... : very few of the photographs below are originals) Beacon Hill Boston

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • September 8, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Power Tools at 2 AM A typical MIT experience.

  

  to actually read the name of the dorm they've been assigned to AND get ... standing in line in front of Laila! (It's always half fun, half awkward when ... !") Speaking of which, during Floor Rush at Burton Conner, I visited every single

  • by Laura N. '09
  • September 2, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Living in the Past The one where people drive up just to visit me.

  

  have a great time." However, still, it's one of those things that I never ... my old high school friend Alaina. Turns out she and three of my other ... world. If you're hosting an event on campus, you can get hundreds of

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 13, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  First Blogiversary One year ago today, "McGann's Factors" began.

  

  One year ago tomorrow -- August 6, 2004 -- I started the first of six ... blogs up and running, I feel very proud of what we've been able to do ... serve your needs. I hope that this second year of blogging will be even

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 5, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Doogie Howser, et al.

  

  After questions about homeschooling, one of the most frequent ... of early- and mid-teenagers, those who, even though young, would truly be a significant part of this community. While entering college/MIT at

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 29, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Meet the Admissions Officers: Bryan Nance Name: Bryan Nance; Job title: Director of Minority Recruitment; Hometown: Queens, NY

  

  Name: Bryan G. Nance Job title: Director of Minority Recruiting ... University, 1989, BA Sociology (Home of the Spartans!); University of Delaware, 1999 Masters of Public Administration (Home of The Fightin' Blue Hens AKA

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 27, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Classy celebration, 5E-style

  

  Newbury Street could fit on the palm of my hand. So I puzzled for a while ... of clothing were supposed to go with other articles of clothing. I ... dress shoes) with a skirt? Any birthday party, of course, is a great

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • July 26, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  The Finalists the "name bryan's fish" contest continues!

  

  And the finalists of the "Name Bryan's Fish" contest are: Mr. Chang Voltaire Groker Fabio Matsya Gelatin White Dragon Sushi Vote for your favorite by posting a comment or emailing me at [email protected].

  • by Bryan
  • July 18, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Meet the Admissions Officers: Matt McGann ‘00 Name: Matt McGann; Job title: Assistant Director of Admissions; Hometown: Hampton Bays, NY

  

  Name: Matt McGann Job title: Assistant Director of Admissions ... , Class of 2000, Course 15 (Management Science) Favorite things about MIT ... idealism & commitment to the mission of helping the world Favorite things

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 8, 2005