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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Q&A with Prof. Nancy Kanwisher ‘80 (CPW Preview!) One of the CPW Keynote Speakers, Brain and Cognitive Sciences Professor Nancy Kanwisher '80 PhD…

  

  their talks, I'll feature a mini-interview with each of them. Prof. Nancy ... MIT? A. MIT is the most intellectually exciting environment I have ever seen. It is also also the closest thing I have ever found to a true

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 5, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  Early Action Decisions: Wednesday 12/16 Decisions will be available online; be sure to verify your MyMIT username and password.

  

  materials to admitted students, cylindrically. I wish you all the best!

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 11, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  10 Red Balloons Gotta catch 'em all!

  

  of the money MIT collects goes to charity. I've now invited all of you

  • by Snively '11
  • December 4, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Introducing the Class of 2013: Twins Chandler ‘13 and Taylor ‘13 The fifth in a series of articles about the incoming MIT class.

  

  other one win, but I think it's a healthy competition," said Taylor. Their ... friendly, they both said. "I think we push each other and that is a positive ... up. "I would tell them to have confidence in themselves and to push

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 7, 2009
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  2009: Let There Be Bloggers!

  

  Hello everyone! So should I introduce myself or talk about the 2009 ... apply. That being said, I have to bear the bad news that we're primarily ... something a bit less piratical) then show us what you've got. I'm not saying

  • by Dave McOwen
  • August 4, 2009
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Tunes of the All-Night Tool Just a little night music from me.

  

  Finishing up those last problem sets you've been working on all weekend can be lonely. Fortunately, music can help. Which is why I'm taking 20 minutes off from working on genetics and thermodynamics to show you

  • by Paul B. '11
  • September 29, 2008
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Transporting In & Around MIT Everything you need to know about how easy it is to get around MIT.

  

  the only method I am fully capable of doing after years of training in New York City, is walking. I daresay most people walk. For example ... few parking lots around. I hear that driving in the city is no easy feat

  • by Cristen C. '10
  • September 28, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Scholarship Opportunity: Davidson Fellows A look at a scholarship worth up to $50,000, and some past MIT winners.

  

  Having read MIT applications for a long time now, I know that MIT applicants and students are quite a talented bunch. As such, I try to look out for good opportunities, and when one recently appeared in my inbox, I

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 30, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Class of 2012 Profile Posted 49 states... what's missing? And what are the most popular names?

  

  I know folks love to see the numbers, so we've updated the Freshman Class Profile page for this year's incoming class, the MIT Class of 2012. Check it out! (If you were looking for the Admissions Statistics, just

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 21, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Things That Are 20 DID YOU KNOW? 1988 was a leap year.

  

  . (Okay, not really, but I feel like a childhood with his name had to have

  • by Jess K. '10
  • July 7, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Meetings with Brown & Yale in Texas and Arizona Learn about three great schools at once in the American Southwest.

  

  Beginning a week from Saturday, MIT will be going on the road with Brown & Yale Universities for meetings in Texas and Arizona. Details can be found here: brownmityale.org These…

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 1, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Where’s My Stuff? We're still processing many, many documents. Don't worry, be thankful.

  

  sent before the deadline? And am I in trouble? Let's take the last ... documents, and I hope you can understand why. Please be patient. If the ... so -- if we don't have it at that point, I'll post another entry with

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 12, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Admissions Statistics 2007 Numbers, numbers, numbers.

  

  Probably the most popular questions asked at any information session are statistical. What is the average SAT score? How many students were admitted Early Action? Luckily, I can refer most folks to our website, where

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 8, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  YoYoPhones The iPod has nothing on this.

  

  Before you get all "zomg" on me. This is *not* the iPhone v2. MIT students are much more clever than that. So this semester with my overwhelming courseload of two classes, one of my classes 2.008: Design and

  • by Bryan
  • May 21, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Interview with Hanhan Wang: EECS, robots, and more! What it’s like to study electrical engineering and computer science at MIT

  

  -Packard, Qualcomm, Analog Devices, and Texas Instruments. I sat down with Hanhan Wang ... the modifications being introduced. I will try to cover it briefly, but ... traditional lecture/recitation format.” I took a little trip to the 6

  • by Melis A. '08
  • May 13, 2007
• Blog / Events

  The Namesake Jhumpa Lahiri's novel comes to the Cambridge screen

  

  Last Friday, I went to the AMC Cambridge to see the big-seen adaptation of The Namesake. The film was based on the fantastic novel by Jhumpa Lahiri. Lahiri was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 2000 for her

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • March 19, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Cultura MIT students use online collaboration with their French counterparts to learn about each other's cultures.

  

  Well, you probably saw Mitra's entry mentioning Senior Lecturer Gilberte Furstenberg (teacher of French III, a class we're both taking). The homework I'm doing right now is part of a unit called Cultura, where we

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • October 30, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  You Gave Love A Bad Name A night of talent.

  

  Borskis. I kid you not. You might know Borski as a frequent commenter, so

  • by Bryan
  • October 8, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Summer Programs For MIT Students Planning early -- MIT-sponsored ways to make an impact next summer

  

  for rising juniors interested in helping people. In this entry, I will list the ones I know with a brief description, and then I'll write a ... participated in it last summer. If I have forgotten any, please let me know

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • September 3, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Photo Contest, Round 2 The Boston skyline at night.

  

  Here's another Orientation photo contest entry... it seems that everyone likes the panoramic photos! This picture was taken by Daniel '10 just prior to an annual event we call the Sodium Drop (I'll leave the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 31, 2006