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• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  A Welcoming Environment Because the best way to feel at home at MIT is to know that you…

  

  we talked more, I was surprised to find that Abigail's position, once a ... accepting of who I am." As I pulled all of these insights together, I got ... incredibly easy to talk to, but after I visited her in her office, several of

  • by Emad T. '14
  • December 22, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  Famous people who didn’t go to MIT Some people are more successful because they turned down admission to MIT.

  

  You don't need MIT to be a success. Don't get me wrong -- I think MIT ... quite successful, and I applaud them for it! Let me tell you a bit about ... their wonderful meals at Kevin's Woodfire Grill (I'm jealous). MIT is

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 23, 2010
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  A Look At Stagecraft [by Susan Shepherd '11] And axes!

  

  -character lines. (These are extremely brief. For example, I'm pretty sure the death ... !" than were strictly called for by the script. I'm still citing it as an ... ), that's not the only reason I'm writing about it. Actually, I'd like to

  • by ARTalk
  • October 29, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  What to expect when you’re expecting CPW Some thoughts and advice in advance of Campus Preview Weekend.

  

  Preview Weekend (CPW), I figured it would be worthwhile to spend a little ... it, and I hope I can give you a better sense of what to really expect ... weekend, but as long as you understand that coming in to the weekend, I

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 6, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  One Student’s Crusade to Stop Genocide I confess to regarding the phrase “never again” with cynicism. It offers a rhetorical smokescreen…

  

  genocide was once again occurring, though this time in real-time, I just had ... ?’ I had no answer, so I started looking around and asking – I ... part of his life. I confess to regarding the phrase “never again

  • by The Humanitarian Blog
  • November 26, 2007
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Laura’s UROP Advisor in ‘American Inventor’ finals tonight! Watch it tonight on ABC and vote!

  

  I got this email a few days back... From: Laura Nicholson Subject ... Gann Hey Matt, There's an awesome blog entry just waiting to happen, but I'll be away on vacation and unable to post it. I also don't have time to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 25, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT ‘10: Sulinya Ramanan Sulinya Ramanan '10, "hometown hero"

  

  the most aware teenagers I've ever met," said Red Cross Executive ... baby seals for fur. "I really started becoming active in middle school ... of classical dance. I love it because you can forget about your life

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

  International conference followup A post especially for international students: casting a wide net to find a good college…

  

  international students.   This past week, I attended an annual conference on international admissions (I attended last year as well). The ... applications. As always, it was quite fascinating; I learned a lot, met some good

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 17, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  A slightly snarkier guide to visitors How to not be the kind of MIT visitor who drives me up the wall.

  

  interrupted by herdlike groups of tourists each morning, I thought it would be a ... system. The room numbers make the most immediate sense, so I'll start ... shallow jerk. I heard a visitor say once that the people at MIT looked

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 12, 2006
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Formula SAE: A Turbocharged Experience Join the MIT Formula SAE team to design, engineer, and build a small formula-style autocross…

  

  competition's website or the MIT team's website. I thought I'd jot down a couple cool things that I learned while researching F1 cars and talking to the FSAE team members: - I had the chance to sit in this year's FSAE car

  • by Melis A. '08
  • February 12, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  2.670- Mechanical Engineering Tools- Week 1 Mechanical Engineering Tools (2.670) teaches us the fundamentals of machine and computer tool use so…

  

  then move on. Right now, I'm taking Mechanical Engineering Tools (2 ... complex objects. Here's an example of an iPod that I drew on the second day ... program. I'll try to post an example of something made on SolidWorks soon

  • by Melis A. '08
  • January 16, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Supplemental material How to and when to send in supplemental materials.

  

  I'm often asked about supplemental material. None of the below is ... material unless the application did not sufficiently show who you are. I hope ... classroom. Some helpful extra recommendations I've seen have come from

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 19, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Nobel Prize Week An exciting time for research, both noble and ignoble.

  

  early to check the website and see if any MIT folks won. I have to be honest: I was bummed yesterday when Prof. Alan Guth '68 was again shut out ... widely seen as Nobel-caliber. So, coming off of that disappointment, I

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 5, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Boston becomes Pottersville The MIT area is full of celebrations for the release of "Harry Potter and the…

  

  geeks, and thus you might be asking yourself, if I went to MIT, what would I be doing for the big release? Let me tell you about some of the ... other things) the film 10 Things I Hate About You (yes, I can't believe it

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 15, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Bruno Recalibration

  

  front of the Senior House dormitory Now, I'm in New Jersey for the ... since I was an MIT sophomore. It had been performed annually between 1972 ... given that today, Friday, is Earth Day, I thought I'd take the opportunity

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 22, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Tour de Frat house tours of pbe, dke, and sig chi!

  

  Welcome back to another tour – and I hope you're excited, because ... total! A lot of my friends ended up joining frats freshman year, so I ... (Back Bay) And with that, we wrap up our Tour de Frat! I hope everyone

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • February 28, 2025
• Blog / Announcements

  MIT Early Action Decisions Now Available Online

  

  enrolled at MIT.  We [annotation note="I know this looks like a large number ... decision has been made with care, and it is final. I know this can be a ... members of the Class of 2028. I'll be closing comments on this post to focus

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 16, 2023
• Blog / Announcements

  MIT Early Action Decisions Now Available Online

  

  undergraduates already enrolled at MIT.  We [annotation note="I know this looks ... it is final. I know this can be a difficult decision to receive, but ... 2027. I'll be closing comments on this post to focus the conversations on

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 17, 2022
• Blog / Announcements

  MIT Early Action Decisions Now Available Online

  

  enrolled at MIT.  We [annotation note="I know this looks like a large number ... decision has been made with care, and it is final. I know this can be a ... , congratulations to the newest members of the Class of 2026. I'll be closing comments

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 18, 2021
• Blog / Announcements

  Be a Blogger 2021!

  

  For the last six years now, I have started this post with a jaunty ... inside my house now. i love it, but fear for when it a w a k e n s a ... to be bloggers (i.e. no prospective students or students at other

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 1, 2021