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  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 Hometown: Hampton Bays, NY High school: Hampton Bays High School College: MIT, Class of 2000, Course 15 (Management Science) Favorite things…

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 8, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Sam Videos Hurry, read this entry before Sam comes back from Maine and forces me to delete…

  

  Allow me to combine Bryan’s impressive video posting initiative with Sam’s undeniable nerdiness and my own insatiable appetite to document ridiculous things my friends do. Here are two videos from…

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

  Flashback A useless guide to MIT undergraduate housing.

  

  So, being an incoming frosh, there’s really not much I can talk about. Unless you consider all of those 500 forms I needed to fill out and send in to…

  • by Laura N. '09
  • July 8, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Bed arrangements in dorms, and beauty on campus

  

  Correction from my previous entry: I’m told that you can paint your room in Burton-Connor too, as long as you clear it with the house manager and paint it back…

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • July 8, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  And here I am!

  

  Well, I’m back in the States. I thoroughly enjoyed everything but I think my soul is still roaming around the south of France. Anyone have five thousand miles of fishing…

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • July 8, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Application season

  

  Just thought I’d reiterate, for anyone who’s applying to MIT this year (or next year, or in five years… whatever, I don’t discriminate), that I feel your pain on the…

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 7, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Pageant and pomp and parade The whippoorwill of freedom zapped me right between the eyes.

  

  It looks like I’ve already been outdone with this entry; I must say that Bryan’s two entries on Independence Day weekend are both fantastic, and he was able to get…

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 7, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  July Questions Omnibus 1 Answers to the many questions left in the comments of McGann's Factors.

  

  Nicole R asked, “What is the policy for supplementary material when applying? Can I send any?” Yes. We’re happy to accept extra materials if you feel there are things that…

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 7, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Painting and a trip into Boston

  

  Yesterday evening I came back from work to discover my friend Kim, a 5th East alum, primering the room into which I’m supposed to be moving (which was her room…

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • July 7, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  So who is this Laura person, anyway? Hello and welcome to the single coolest blog on the entire admissions website. My name…

  

  Hello and welcome to the single coolest blog on the entire admissions website. My name is Laura and I am a member of the MIT Class of ’09, which means…

  • by Laura N. '09
  • July 7, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  On abnormality

  

  I was reading back over the last two entries and realized I may have made myself sound somewhat normal, as people go (other than saying that biology research is one…

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 6, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Nobody’s Got No Class! I was browsing through the MIT Course Catalog, and thought these classes looked pretty thought-provoking.

  

  (It’s from “Chicago,” people) I was browsing through the MIT Course Catalog, and thought these classes looked pretty thought-provoking. (I stuck only to classes that were offered this fall.) Feel…

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • July 6, 2005
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Couchamarans and Carboats MIT alums create awesome floating vehicles from which to watch the fireworks.

  

  In my last entry, I left you with this teaser: “I will reveal the #1 place to watch the fireworks in my next entry.” Without further ado… 1. From a…

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 6, 2005
• Blog / Life after MIT

  What MIT Grads Do With Their Free Time Want to see the fireworks up close? Simply turn an old car into a boat…

  

  My friend Amrys (MIT ’02) and a bunch of her fellow MIT-grad friends spent the last month converting a 1967 Chevy Bel Air into a boat – the idea being…

  • by Ben Jones
  • July 6, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Making A Splash on July 4: The Celebration in Photos July 4th - A Photo Essay

  

  (and maybe a little text here and there) So pretty much July 4th was all about the BBQ and fun with friends. I took in the action from Baker where…

  • by Bryan
  • July 6, 2005
• Blog / How to Human

  An MIT survival guide

  

  This is a list I made at the end of my freshman year in the reading room of Hayden Library… one of a very short list of places where I…

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 5, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  You know, that intro stuff

  

  Every journal has to start off with some sort of introduction. I’ve been keeping journals since I was 9 (I’ve always liked keeping ridiculously detailed records of my life… I…

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 5, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  July 4th in Boston MIT has the best seat for Boston's July 4th celebrations.

  

  Boston has arguably the best 4th of July festivities in the country, and MIT has a front row seat. Each year on July 4th, a concert by the Boston Pops…

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 5, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Hello world!

  

  Hello to all of you readers! I’m the latest student admissions blogger. I’ve been following Matt’s blog for several months now, and if you’re one of his regular readers you…

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • July 5, 2005
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Three of a perfect pair Biking! Clothing! Exploding! A day in the life.

  

  I did three things on Saturday, and each one of them rocked. Better yet, each one of them rocked in a different way, kind of like a charity benefit concert…

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 5, 2005