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• Blog / MIT Life

  Updates, Previews, and My Successor

  

  busy. That being said, I begin with two plugs: -- Check out the second ... congratulations is in order for Zahir Dossa, who I profiled in my first blog. A ... its development of a braille pencil. Last but not least, I'll be

  • by The Humanitarian Blog
  • May 10, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Class of 2012 Night at the Movies '21,' the MIT Blackjack Team movie, opens this weekend... who's in?

  

  here: To celebrate the movie release, I am declaring this weekend to be ... people pictured (I'll only publish first names), and any reactions to the movie or favorite scenes/lines. I'll post the results of the "Weekend at

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 26, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Week In Review An end-of-year freshman advising event, and my friend's 6.115 final project.

  

  So I was looking through my camera tonight, and here's what I found: It's Director of Financial Aid Daniel Barkowitz, holding up some fondue! As his associate advisor for a group of six freshmen, I got to tag

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • May 18, 2007
• Blog / Events

  Senior Ball 2007 Dancing and dining with 950 engineers; candids of Bryan and Sam included (~25 pics)

  

  planning committee, I feel it is my duty to share with you all the exciting ... design for the event. Notice the casablanca lilies!!1!!cos(0)!! I applaud ... in a tux **Many thanks to Gheorghe '07, from whom I stole many of

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • May 11, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  That’s where you’ll find me Where troubles melt like lemondrops, Away above the chimney tops... my CPW schedule.

  

  12 hours and counting until CPW. Here are some places where I'll be ... Cappella Concert, 5:30pm, Saturday mitBEEF Beef-Off (I'm a Guest Judge!), 7 ... expected almost everywhere in the country tomorrow, I suspect there will be

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 11, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  The Mystery Of The Missing Application Tracking Portlet A quick clarification.

  

  I apologize for the confusion surrounding the removal of the Application Tracking portlet in MyMIT. The system is supposed to display a ... up for some reason. I'll look into this when I'm back in the office

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 3, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Retreat! Retreat! 24 wonderful hours of sister-time in the MIT mansion!

  

  I just returned from a retreat for my sorority, Alpha Chi Omega. We ... included scavenger hunts, improv skits (apparently I’m hard to make fun of? Surely I provide plenty of material on this blog), event planning, and

  • by Melis A. '08
  • October 1, 2006
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Radia Perlman ‘73, Mother of the Internet Radia Perlman has three MIT degrees and more than 80 patents.

  

  earlier this year. (And, for the record, I think in the picture at right she ... for a solution after I had just given them one, which really irked me ... sure wasn't hands-on. "I had overprotective parents who convinced me that

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 13, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Literature Tea & Mural Contest Artwork on cookies and walls.

  

  On Monday, I went to an afternoon tea sponsored by Course 21L ... you haven't taken a literature class at MIT (which I haven't), you ... chatted with us students about literature, science, and our summer plans. I

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • March 21, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Q&A Round Two Answers to some questions

  

  what are some of the classes/teachers you've particularly enjoyed? I didn't do enough justice to this answer, originally. Some classes I also liked ... shops that I frequent have sorbet and frozen yogurt as well. Ask ME

  • by Bryan
  • February 13, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Selection begins Picking the Class of 2010.

  

  . As is my custom, I wore a tie today, out of respect for the applicants ... , undoubtedly, make selection even more difficult this year. I can tell already ... , we won't have decisions available by email, web, or phone. Tonight, I

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 2, 2005
• Blog / Events

  It’s not every day… lunch with a celebrity

  

  , and then walk over together to the Forbes Cafe at Stata. I do hope that ... President Now it's not every day that you have such an opportunity, but I ... also at the lunch. Now I hope to motivate how statistically significant

  • by Bryan
  • November 21, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Some a capella A concert by the MIT Chorallaries (7 pictures)

  

  It's Saturday night at MIT, and I'm taking a break from reading in my ... combination of Total Eclipse of the Heart (Bonnie Tyler) and (I Just) Died in ... solos... I got to sit behind the sound guy! ;) And, for the grand

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 19, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Central Meetings Today, we'll mail out the first of four batches of letters announcing the MIT meetings…

  

  previous years, I have conducted Central Meetings in Providence, St. Louis ... ), and Sacramento. Wow that's a lot of travel! This year, I'll be doing CMs ... California's Central Coast, so I'm pretty excited. As our Central Meetings

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 19, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  New York Times, New York Times

  

  admissions at M.I.T., adding that she thought it was unfair to base decisions ... student's abilities. M.I.T. will not consider SAT writing scores next year ... very moment, I'm in MIT Room 10-250 with 500 or so other people listening

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 16, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Two important reminders

  

  II of your choosing. For you juniors and sophomores, I highly recommend ... cost, I recommend taking three SAT IIs in June. I encourage you to

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

  The DHL Fiasco I really want to thank those of you (you know who you are) who turned…

  

  could have been. I really want to thank those of you (you know who you are) who did the right thing. I was incredibly impressed with your integrity ... . These actions were heroic and I am so proud of you guys. People have been

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 14, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  RA Selection Day 2

  

  Today's tie: blue/gray/slate-colored. I worked with Amy and a student today in my subcommittee, and we had great group dynamics. For lunch, I ate at the brand new Steam Cafe, a very yummy new dining option! I

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 17, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  “we have the winter olympics at home” the winter olympics at home:

  

  When I say that snow was a statistically significant factor in my choice of MIT, I mean it. I'm on a mission to spread the New England winter ... of snow. Even better, right outside of the dorm where Siyi and I live

  • by Allison E. '27
  • March 22, 2025
• Blog / Athletics

  The Craziest 3 Days of Soccer Ever broken records, halloween practice, and senior day!

  

  season!! We just wrapped up our regular season, and I wanted to share the ... MIT Women’s Soccer all-time leading scorer!! I think this quote by my ... .” Indeed, she is. I have never seen any other player be so viciously shifty

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • November 4, 2024