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  April Questions Omnibus 1

  

  that tennis takes a lot of time and i wont have much time to work on ... prominent on campus or just part of everything that is going on?" Also helping ... 't mean much in the way of party culture here. A lot of the frats are far

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 4, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Grades in Context Sometimes, B stands for "baller"

  

  the days of yore - the good ol' pass/no record days, which are now a ... easier due to symmetry. I quickly caught on to signs of spherical and ... a point or two shy of the C/B border. On the positive side, that was

  • by Emad T. '14
  • January 15, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  I walk a lonely road and it takes a lot of time

  

  back. I look at the signs and posters on the wall and admire models of ships on display. I take a diversion to The Alchemist and take in the way ... on campus. I stare up at the clouds and wonder at the best way to paint

  • by Ellie F. '28
  • October 20, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Guitar Hero… on the oscilloscope! The secret fifth digital instrument revealed

  

  idea of using an oscilloscope to render a video game is not new. Many ... components! It was kind of painful, but still fun in a uniquely MIT way ... ). Using two of these DACs, all I needed to render something on the

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • May 14, 2024
• Blog / How to Food

  The Starving Student’s Guide to Cooking For Yourself it's easy to ditch that meal plan and save loads of money.

  

  can effectively tack on $12 to the price of your restaurant meal. This ... .  Either way, that's a savings of at least $70 per week, or $1050 per ... of a new Macbook Air per semester. What about time?  It takes me

  • by Michael C. '16
  • January 28, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Meet The Admissions Staff It's my pleasure to introduce you to our current team.

  

  I've been trying to think of a good way to kick off the new ... , and set new goals for this cycle. I'm very excited to embark on my ... the new cycle, it's my pleasure to introduce you to our current team of

  • by Ben Jones
  • May 19, 2005
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Friday Night, Off-Campus Style come along on our evening of fish and wine

  

  pandemic you could find me really capitalizing on the entirety of Friday ... Paige and I, it just has “immaculate vibes.” On their website, the Dear ... Friday nights are great. Assuming you’re not in one of those classes

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • February 11, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Interview Tips from an MIT Educational Counselor Thoughts on how to prepare for your alumni interview

  

  , and New Haven, CT. I’m currently working on a joint MBA/PhD in ... of tips for applicants based on interviews I have conducted. Remember ... ? Of course, if your grandmother went to MIT than that question takes on

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • October 19, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  Bruno Recalibration

  

  front of the Senior House dormitory Now, I'm in New Jersey for the ... him a new unit of volume was created: the 'Bruno.'" Now the Bruno, like the Smoot, is a uniquely MIT unit of measure. Brush up on some of your

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 22, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  So apparently the Media Lab figured out how to 3D print glass and it's pretty glorious

  

  a way to 3D print glass. I'd actually seen some objects on display at ... has given rise to a new universe of possibilities for uses of the ... Additive Manufacturing of Optically Transparent Glass was filed on April 25

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 24, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  Best of the Ben Blogs Looking back at Ben's four years on the blogs.

  

  test ever could. Of course you need good scores and good grades to get ... Haiku" McGann's new toy, it accelerates particles Too... fast... black ... all of the traffic. For months I brainstormed on how to take that

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 26, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Musings on Colorful Balls (CPW Guest Blog!) from Ramya '14!

  

  stairwell at New House 3 on Saturday. The good news is that this mishap didn ... - read on. Each one of those balls represents a new person I met, or a ... on large chunks of text unless said chunks of text are arranged into

  • by Chris S. '11
  • April 13, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  EA Deadline: Your Questions [Updated] With the Early Action deadline fast approaching, I'll try to answer some last minute questions.

  

  international applicants. [...] Also, there is a cap on the maximum number of ... applying early action, is there any leniency on the submission of music ... . : " Matt '00 replies: I can't say much more than what's on our website: "If

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 31, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Mexico things my MISTI experience

  

  research at a tiny university on the outskirts of Mexico City, which was a ... impression is that at least a good majority of students who apply to MISTI do ... a famous cathedral of three Jesuses stepping on some flying baby heads

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • August 10, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  On Comics and Role Models I interviewed one of my favorite professors because she’s amazing

  

  stories we were yearning to tell. Each week, we focused on new aspects of ... different ways writers and artists are pushing the boundaries of comics as a ... us through learning an entirely new medium, and how much of a role

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • December 18, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A *Major* Dilemma Will you forgive the pun if I tell you that I just declared my major?

  

  His Wife For a Hat) Rock on, Oliver Sacks. He has this amazing way of ... I saw the Milky Way for the first time a couple of summers ago, I ... has one), and checked the box next to “Course 8” (Physics) on a piece of

  • by Anna H. '14
  • April 22, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Many Ways To Define “The Best” A long response to a CC thread in which I offer my opinions on AP…

  

  qualified in those terms. Based on the thousands of apps I saw last year both ... many passion indicators - but I emphasize one of many. When I was on the ... thrive on challenge. Most of our admits have taken AP math and science

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 5, 2005
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Ten Years (On Dreams) Ten years ago, I was exactly where I wanted to be.

  

  , human skeletons and skeletons of human-like primates, and skulls on ... actually did pull it off, all of it. If twelve-year-old me, lying on the ... not-freezing seasons. On top of that my family went on near constant

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • January 23, 2025
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  You Are LUSCIOUS I lusciously answer some of your questions

  

  of the mail/website, you can get an idea for the "vibe" of each college. The colors, graphics, and images provide an impression of life here ... , people sit on committees that design these publications - fonts, formats

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • August 13, 2006
• Blog / How to Food

  42 Recipes for Surviving Freshman Year (Part 1) Feeding yourself without a meal plan and avoiding the (negative) freshman fifteen.

  

  on the edge of a quiet, salty lake, watching my little brother feed ... . In celebration of my new steps toward real adulthood, and in belated ... . Varieties of oatmeal Starting with the basics: breakfast, lunch, and snacks on

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • December 3, 2013