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• Blog / Challenges

  The first step ...is admitting you need help.

  

  . (Actually, I should say that it's really uncommon not to do that.) There ... -- it's not in the MIT student makeup to be catty or cutthroat. Plus, I ... upperclassman is usually only a few feet away. I'm the point person for 7

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • April 8, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Mid-year Grade Reports And Other Common Questions Quick answers to a few of the common questions in my blog over the last…

  

  last few days... ------------------------------------- How will I know if ... decision, no decision will be made until we have the report. I should note ... application. We generally use them to confirm a decision (i.e. to make sure you

  • by Ben Jones
  • February 22, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Pi Day = Mail Day? Too Early To Know No official mail date yet.

  

  've just begun. :-) As soon as I know the official day, YOU will know

  • by Ben Jones
  • February 21, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Letting the days go by Fish finders, the Apprentice, and techie fashion.

  

  that you were involved in? Randal Pinkett: Almost as important as what I learned when I was at MIT was the way that MIT taught me how to learn. We ... the potential to become obsolete. The material I learned in the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 7, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  2.670 Stirling Engine Spinoff The 2.670 competition is tomorrow!

  

  :45 pm- Pizza - All are welcome! And don't worry if you can't make it, I

  • by Melis A. '08
  • January 20, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Just a Little Patience The latest word.

  

  Mystery Hunt is almost here! (Bryan is pretty excited about it, too)I'm almost not sure if I should mention this, but my friend Ankur '03 is one of ... their applications. I assure you, the MIT Records Office team is going

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 11, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  A Very McGann Christmas Happy holidays.

  

  spend some quality time with my family... I hope many of you are taking

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 25, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Art in the Infinite, Vol. 2 MIT meets King Koopa.

  

  jump up for this photo. The things I get people to do for my blog. Today

  • by Bryan
  • December 14, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  Welcome MIT Class of 2010! By now many of the Early Action admitted students have received "Da' Tube".

  

  Effect a line and we'll chat! Tell us your story. I especially want to hear

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • December 13, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Waiting (is the hardest part)

  

  mistaken for anything else. Jane asked, "I always wondered....why is MIT ... were deferred, and I expect those students to be competitive during the ... in their applications to other great schools. Unfortunately, I suspect

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 10, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Temporary Band Entry Title And we hope we passed the audition.

  

  mit dot edu!" And so should you! Story tomorrow. I'm spent. Hokay, so ... I had spent like 20 minutes lovingly arranging for the occasion. The ... with "Ghostbusters." I wanted to stay and watch its flower growin', but

  • by Sam M. '07
  • November 1, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  UEA Internship Panel

  

  internship panel for anyone interested in a career or degree in economics. (I ... and government. I had the honor of being the moderator for this amazing panel, and here are the questions I asked: 1. Please briefly

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • September 26, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Dorm Rush and Hall Rush

  

  then there was Hall Rush (or In-House Rush...I guess if you're in, say ... , Nick '09, Zak '09, and Ross '09. I took some pictures at the East Campus/Senior Haus/Random Hall (I'm not sure Bexley showed up) Rush party, "Distant

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • September 2, 2005
• Blog / Life after MIT

  The Scholar

  

  to an Ivy League scholarship committee. As I was reading the article about the show in yesterday's New York Times, I learned something I didn ... . She sounds like someone who would be interesting to meet... I'll have to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 7, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Time Traveling and Teleporting

  

  The Time Traveler Convention keeps getting bigger and bigger. Now, three of the media outlets I most respect have covered it -- NPR, The Economist, and, this morning, the New York Times -- on page 1 of the national

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 6, 2005
• Blog / Events

  MIT wins Putnam math competition

  

  were from MIT (including a student I had dinner with on Friday!). The ... only problems I can write without special characters). A1. Basketball ... comments section. As a former MIT math major (though I ultimately received

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 21, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Burning Question Part 2 An extension of the previous thread, which grew quite long.

  

  Quoting Prashant from the last thread, "Number of ways to compare two applicants from a pool of 10,500 is 10500(C)2 = (10500!)/(2!*(10498!))" I don't need to win the USAMO to know that's a lot of ways. What a lively

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 17, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Waitlist Questions The waitlist seems to be a hot topic so I'll try to answer the most…

  

  The waitlist seems to be a hot topic so I'll try to answer the most ... from the waitlist in the past few years? Should I even bother staying on ... does it work? Don't I have to let other colleges know by May 1? Is it

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 15, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  The Brass Rat

  

  Last night, I attended the ceremonial unveiling of the design of the ... dark. Anyway, on to the pictures... I saw and got to chat with many awesome '07s, like Andrea (whom I forgot to congratulate for being one of

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 28, 2005
• Blog / Events

  5 days until Mystery Hunt

  

  . Here, one team is working on "Drawing Conclusions I" (try it yourself at home!). Still trying to solve Drawing Conclusions I... Working on ... home. In my next few entries leading up to the Mystery Hunt, I'll link to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 9, 2005