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• Blog / About Decisions

  Mind the Gap (again) About deferring admission for a year, also known as a gap year.

  

  organizations across the country. I first saw it at cnn.com/education, but it ... quotes below for comment. Many college admissions officers support the idea [of deferring admission for a year or two]. While cautioning that a "gap

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 12, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Quick and dirty I freak out a little about graduate school applications, then answer some questions.

  

  sleep statistics for other variables. Definitely. I tried to look at hours ... I'm going to have to make this quick today, since I have to study for ... cellular, molecular, and developmental biology, so no ecology classes for me

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • November 10, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT students do it all night. A salute to sleep deprivation, Aztec philosophy, and grape-catching.

  

  advertisement for the sophomore exploratory option at MIT. Except for, you know ... prisoner was taken to the priest. The priest would watch in the night sky for ... years. 1. The night before my final paper was due for 21L.009. This was

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 20, 2005
• Blog / How to Food

  More on food

  

  I think I'm going to be fixating on food for a while, at least until ... about dining at the Institvte. (I'll admit that I'm also writing this ... required to buy x meals per week at the school dining halls. One of my

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 5, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  Mind the Gap Gap years are a good option for some students.

  

  picked up by news organizations across the country. I first saw it at cnn ... quotes below for comment. Many college admissions officers support the idea [of deferring admission for a year or two]. While cautioning that a "gap

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 13, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Quick EA Update A few words about the storm, application tracking, MyMIT, and more.

  

  some brief updates. Sandy: If you have been affected by the storm, for ... . The same goes for materials submitted by your teachers, counselor, and ... 1. We will wait for your materials. We are not going to be mean to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 31, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Parental Advice Sometimes you just need to get out of the way

  

  I have known for some time that my approach to things can be ... spontaneously reaching for the flip video camera when my son refused to eat his ... to grandma, and a certain jolly old elf that lives at the North Pole

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • September 11, 2011
• Blog / IAP

  IAP in Review: Week One IAP should stand for Independent Awesome Period.

  

  , I had Orientation at the Broad Institute for my UROP there - which ... here's a look at what I'll be doing for the next three weeks: More ... on writing!) to compare a bunch of genetic sequences. For three hours

  • by Paul B. '11
  • January 12, 2009
• Blog / Hacks

  50 Years of NASA One small hack for MIT, one giant leap for NASA.

  

  a hack! For those of you just tuning in, a "hack" at MIT is clever ... interesting physical and logistical challenges for their perpetrators. As you ... , no one really knows for sure who executed the hack, but I figure some

  • by Paul B. '11
  • October 2, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Ring Committee Wrap Up For those interested . . .

  

  , Congratulations on completing your first year at MIT! It has been a tough year ... be rectified continued for a number of days, and due to finals and ... House residents that had originally applied for the Ring Committee. The

  • by Snively '11
  • June 24, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Homeschooled applicants Some advice for our homeschooled applicants.

  

  from our applicants. At MIT, we do not have separate requirements for ... I've been promising an entry specifically for homeschooled applicants and other interested parties for a long time now; this is an early

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 5, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  I like to do the jumble sometimes

  

  Now that it's high season for interviews (especially for you early ... that it was at his house, which was quite dark, and seemed kinda scary to ... same values, was quite different from the MIT I would come to know (for

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 9, 2004
• Blog / Admissions

  I Think I’ve Found Paradise (Guest Entry) Work hard, play hard. For the next four years.

  

  every once in awhile. So I would like to thank everyone at MIT for making ... consider me to be a pretty serious, goes to bed at 10, enjoys jazz music type ... famous cooking at Skullhouse. I originally planned on running the Back Bay

  • by Paul B. '11
  • April 18, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Jugal Shah- Improving the technique of High Resolution Quantitative Autoradiography Sophomore Jugal Shah is improving a boron imaging technique that may potentially enhance a promising…

  

  . Kent Riley, a research scientist at the Nuclear Reactor Lab working with ... Engineering. He then sent out emails and began his work at the BNCT in mid ... disease at a cellular level and was pioneered at the Institute. It works by

  • by Melis A. '08
  • November 13, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Bryan Owens: Developing bioreactors An interview with fellow blogger, Bryan Owens, to find out more about his awesome UROP…

  

  production of the cells. Bryan has been at the BPEC for six months and found ... efficiency. Bryan Owens (check out his blog at bryan.mitblogs.com), a junior working at MIT's Biotechnology Process Engineering Center (BPEC), is

  • by Melis A. '08
  • October 5, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Summer, Summer, Summertime "...and this is how i spent my summer vacation."

  

  at the Institute. The pomp and circumstance of an MIT graduation was a ... Killian Court. (For more on graduation, check out Matt's entry as well the official commencement page.) I'm really excited for this summer though. I

  • by Bryan
  • June 30, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Stories That Made Me My identity in books

  

  . At last to know it. To love it for what it is, and then, to put it away ... with me. And are, in turn, who I am. For each story, I'll share useful ... intended for. I'll also include appropriate [annotation note="Please Note

  • by Ella T. '25, MEng '26
  • November 19, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  March Questions Omnibus 4

  

  sports) on their websites. There are plenty of tennis courts at MIT for ... Lupe (who I'm looking forward to seeing at CPW!) asked, "is it pretty ... Sunday. Just look for the person with the "MIT" sign near the baggage claim

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 25, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Thanksgiving a different way All the cool kids call it "Friendsgiving" now, right?

  

  . I helped out at the tournament, and then left for my house's weekly 11 ... at 5 and ran late, we assembled for a truly glorious meal. [carousel ... to be thankful for than usual. But at least we do have, here in our

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • December 2, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  my freshman year playlist 2/3 of a year in 25 songs

  

  May. the rules for adding to this playlist were very limited—i mainly ... associate with cool experiences. as of my last [physical] day at MIT ... first song i learned on a dance team at MIT. every time i hear this, i

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • March 21, 2020