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• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Ecosystems And Web Sites A science question & general check-in.

  

  biodiversity" survive for five million years without any direct contact with the ... going for you folks?

  • by Ben Jones
  • June 15, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Vindicated! And the summer of FREEdom begins. (Pictures added)

  

  I'm in Boston until the end of next week for some meetings for the Committee on Academic Performance, but guess what, NO PROBLEM SETS! And thus, when you don't have psets, you go to concerts right? How about free

  • by Bryan
  • May 31, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  #9 Dream Ah, bowakawa, pousse pousse! Ah, bowakawa, pousse pousse!

  

  -out entry in the midst of studying for finals. Go read Mollie's blog; she's a ... the door and the simple statement "Your alarm has been going off for ... snuggled back into bed for another hour or so. Turns out that I was having a

  • by Sam M. '07
  • May 21, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Get Animated A holiday comic.

  

  A random highlight of some holidays is getting emailed the latest comic from my friend and former apartment-mate Jen '01. Here's her comic for Easter 2006: When Jen was an undergrad she wrote comics for The

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 16, 2006
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Newsflash! Guess what!

  

  Guess what! I passed my EMT practical exam! Yay! Now all I have to do is study real hard for the written test...yikes. And then maybe I ... wrote for my HASS on Tuesday. Today is an awesome day. Hopefully I can

  • by Laura N. '09
  • March 9, 2006
• 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 / Academics & Research

  Vaccine Externalities Health economics applied to the decreased odds of my getting the flu, courtesy of my…

  

  Gabe '08 got one today, but I didn't end up getting one for myself. In 14 ... (decreased odds that I'll get sick) in a way for which I do not compensate him ... vaccine for free. My bad. You may be wondering how governments (or, in this

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • December 6, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  In the News An NYT article on gifted education.

  

  Institute for Talent Development and the Johns Hopkins University Center for ... ] speaks of the importance of being able to be "on the failure track for a ... world" can dawn. For those of you intrigued by the program highlighted in

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 21, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  No Child Gets Ahead?

  

  . You can read it: Some New Help for the Extremely Gifted (registration ... National Association for Gifted Children, said that state and local efforts ... responded, 24 spent as much as $10 million on programs for gifted children but

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 27, 2005
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Leaving home…

  

  travelling.] For months, I've been looking forward to the day I'd be leaving for college. I talk to my future classmates daily, and it seems like something of a college preparatory nature occurs multiple times per week. For

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • August 28, 2005
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Soup Dumplings, Fever Pitch Yesterday after work I headed downtown for the evening. First stop was one of my…

  

  Yesterday after work I headed downtown for the evening. First stop ... Cafe is the best place in town for soup dumplings (very, very yummy ... to eat. For more blog entries that begin with great food

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 27, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Time Traveling and Teleporting

  

  edition! Also, for those of you wishing for teleportation powers so you

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

  Multi-Day Weekend at MIT

  

  ! -- the applicant Class of 2010. As for me, I spent a good part of today preparing for upcoming travels, including some college fairs I'll be attending ... day weekend for MIT students (but only a three day weekend for staff

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 15, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Blog Links If you have a blog, share the URL in this thread!

  

  - it's an awesome collection of clarifications & advice for first year MIT students. 3) I've been thinking for awhile that it would be

  • by Ben Jones
  • April 4, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Application season

  

  for financial aid applicants (and remember, MIT is need blind for all

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 29, 2004
• Blog / Admissions

  Selection

  

  Quick update: Right now, the "committee room" (room 10-100, converted for the purpose) is very quiet, but in 2 hours it will be abuzz ... 've even worn a tie (*gasp*) for the occasion! I'm excited but also nervous

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 3, 2004
• FAQ / QuestBridge

  How do I submit a creative/maker portfolio as a QuestBridge applicant?

  . The deadline for QuestBridge applicants is November 1, and fee waivers are available for any applicant not able to cover the submission fee.
• FAQ / First-year application

  How much is the application fee?

  application fees presents a hardship for some families. Fee waivers are available for both domestic and international applicants, and you can request
• FAQ / Life and culture

  What is Battlecode?

  intelligence. Student teams aim to write the best player program for the ... contest for both beginner and advanced coders. It's a programming project
• FAQ / First-year application

  Do I need a high school diploma to apply?

  ready for university study. Although we don't have any required high ... Institute when you're here. For some more information, check out What to do in