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• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Bertie Bott’s Every Flavor Beans + Peanuts + Crackerjacks i practically pulled another all-nighter, and again, for a non-academic reason.

  

  , finished HBP (AHHH!!! if you've finished, please email me; I need to talk

  • by Bryan
  • July 17, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Sweet Transvestite "Round of applause for the man in stilettos! I can only run like that when…

  

  , be it" pool scene... clearly, they've never seen the team in action I

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 17, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  July 4th in Boston MIT has the best seat for Boston's July 4th celebrations.

  

  , I've watched the fireworks from many locations on and around campus

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 5, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Summertime I am often asked what we admissions officers do during the summer. Frequently, people assume…

  

  colleagues. You've already read that Ben, Marilee and I attended a regional

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 10, 2005
• Blog / Hacks

  Nerd movie update

  

  inspected the hack together. "It's one of the more professional hacks I've

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 24, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  March Questions Omnibus 4

  

  (make sure you've given us your flight information). If you're coming ... we either drown or have to drop out?" I've never heard of anyone having ... accomplishments at the national level are a big deal. As I've continually written

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

  March Questions Omnibus 1

  

  definitely help in the cases when it is available. Aarthi wrote, "I think I've ... officers will be participating. Jeremy wrote, "A small question that I've ... few quick questions. I know you've mentioned that most accepted

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 5, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  XREG

  

  probably late October. Luckily, I've done so many of them, I can talk about

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 5, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  More on deferrals

  

  So, if you've been deferred, you may be asking, "What now?" First, you should know that at MIT, a deferral isn't just a "polite rejection." Your application will once again be considered by the committee during

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 15, 2004
• Blog / Admissions

  Share the joy

  

  could share in the joy!" Well, now you can share the excitement! [I've

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 8, 2004
• Blog / Athletics

  A sporting chance

  

  (many of whom I've met, and are super nice people). And MIT's athletic

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 22, 2004
• Blog / Admissions

  Schools of dreams

  

  As you know, I've been traveling frequently these days, and the trips have given me a good opportunity to catch up on some work-related reading. Recently books include Count Down (about the International Math Olympiad) and

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 17, 2004
• Blog / Admissions

  To tell the truth

  

  about MIT, to draw on all that I've learned over my time as an MIT student

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 15, 2004
• Blog / Admissions

  I like to do the jumble sometimes

  

  Now that it's high season for interviews (especially for you early action folks), I've been thinking back a bit to my college interviews. My MIT interview was with an elderly alum, known to me as Mr. Neighbours

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

  I hate the way I don’t hate you

  

  .silkscreensfilmfestival.org. I'm pretty bummed to be missing this, since I've heard nothing but

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 25, 2004
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  O’Reilly Primes?

  

  Before you ask where my blog title ("The McGann Factor") came from, I'll just come right out and tell you: Ben made me choose it. But I've grown to really like it, for a few reasons. Certainly, it is a swiping of the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 12, 2004
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Why didn’t MIT have a logo until 2003? tracing the history of MIT's logo and graphic identity

  

  ="68416" /] The "office" mentioned here is the Office of Design Services, which I've ... same Veritas shield they've used since the 1850s, which accumulated some ... of the shield they've been using since 1933. Relative to this sample

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • October 22, 2021
• Blog / How to Food

  Dining Hall Alchemy The art of turning cereal and chicken tenders into slightly tastier cereal and chicken tenders

  

  would cross-contaminate, resulting in perpetually pink water. They've ... examples I've experienced: One time, New Vassar had "pizza bagels" during

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • May 11, 2025
• Blog / How to MIT

  The Cost of Living at MIT alternatively, how to spend money at MIT

  

  adjusting to prices and scrounging for the best deals, I've found a way to ... [annotation note="can't get in"]nightclub[/annotation] every night. Still, I've

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • April 14, 2025
• Blog / Athletics

  How I got recruited to play D3 soccer at MIT the college sports recruiting process

  

  were interested in going D1, but I’ve noticed D3 isn’t as crunched for ... process. If I had to do it all over again, I personally would do the tips I’ve

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • February 16, 2025