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• Blog / MISTI

  Piece of my Heart Hey, look, a Turkish internet cafe.

  

  working on some important stuff for Bayer CropScience. Anyway, I'm not going ... understanding of the language. For example if somebody at the bank says "blah blah ... that you don't have to do anything for the next five minutes. So I

  • by Sam M. '07
  • June 1, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Dass ein Ende mit mir haben muss ...und mein Leben ein Ziel hat.

  

  assignments for most of my classes are due this week. That means that while the weather has been clear and 65 outside, for me it's just gonna be overcast ... to complain, but, hey, it's pretty much the same for ninety percent of

  • by Sam M. '07
  • May 8, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT ISEF Reception MIT will host a reception at ISEF in Indianapolis.

  

  The MIT Office of Admissions will host a reception for participants in the Intel International Science & Engineering Fair (ISEF) on ... serving some appetizers before you head off for supper. The Artsgarden is

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 3, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Don’t stop me now! I am a satellite, I'm out of control.

  

  "Braveheart" is "rated R for brutal medieval warfare." By the time you read this ... for our first bandit running of the Boston Marathon. I've got my Super Protein Odwalla Bar for energy, ten dollars in case I pass out and need to

  • by Sam M. '07
  • April 17, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  “…being a geek works out…” A UROP at the Center for Sports Innovation.

  

  researcher at the MIT Center for Sports Innovation, has an impressive list of ... Lance Armstrong -- came to MIT seeking an outlet for his passion. ''I ... his freshman year, he became the bike specialist for the Center for

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 12, 2006
• Blog / Hacks

  Cannon Hack The famous tale of the Caltech Cannon Hack.

  

  only contracted to move the cannon here for CPW, and we respect the speed ... hacking history comes to a close. I, for one, was quite impressed with the students behind "Howe & Ser." For the memories, I've below tallied some of

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 10, 2006
• Blog / Athletics

  Back Bay 5K Cool running... so cool that my legs were numb. (11 pictures)

  

  the bridge in flip-flops. For those of you who were not at MIT last ... runners stuck around for awards, so Sam got one of the prizes. Have fun with ... -- thanks for the pictures! It is freezing, but we are happy =) The Boston

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • April 10, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Uh-oh Spaghetti-O

  

  . This is not an accusation or an excuse for myself, but merely a curious inquiry." Now I speak for myself here, but I think he raised a perfectly ... me that Wenhao was responsible for that particular abomination. I

  • by Laura N. '09
  • March 21, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Don’t Worry, Be Happy A few words of advice.

  

  semester that I actually started asking for recommendation letters of my ... ." What I ask myself now is, would I have not done the same for getting into any of those schools? I think I would have. It's college for goodness

  • by Bryan
  • March 17, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My Engineering Hero One of the coolest professors at MIT

  

  successful when designing. Four Bar Linkage: This year's contest table for 2 ... "), numerous machines for textile manufacturing and an automatic page turner for

  • by Bryan
  • February 22, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Other summer programs A further list of some terrific math & science summer programs for high school juniors…

  

  & science summer programs for high school juniors to consider. All of the ... Mathematics (HCSSiM)Honors Summer Math Camp (HSMC)Program in Mathematics for

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 27, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  MITES, RSI and WTP applications due next week The three high school summer programs hosted by MIT have their application deadlines next week.

  

  -week residential, academic enrichment summer program for promising high school ... ), sponsored by the Center for Excellence in Education and MIT, is a rigorous

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 25, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  On Broadway My first few days of fun in NYC

  

  for the student rush tickets -- thanks, guys! I have weakly ... for the Straight Guy performed in the show... and since I was seated in ... .5 miles wide and 2.5 long, so maybe I'll run loops around its perimeter for

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • January 13, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Women’s Week 2005 Learn about both the mission and events associated with this year's week-long promotion.

  

  -1pm, Hotel @ MIT The UFLC will be a forum for active student leaders ... opening. Suggested donation of $5 for students and $10 for non-students. All ... programming and instinct, give us tools for taking action and options, and offer

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • November 9, 2005
• Blog / Athletics

  Dirty Little Secret? Free concerts rock my socks.

  

  for the moment, it was not that fun to clean up. OK...begin the real ... . For those of you who don't know, Head of the Charles, is a regatta where ... . Also, this year was the second year for Row-a-palooza, a series of free

  • by Bryan
  • October 24, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  First Blogiversary One year ago today, "McGann's Factors" began.

  

  for you, please let me know! First entry: Hello, world First Omnibus ... plan to enjoy a Happy Blogiversary celebratory bubble tea. Thank you for ... last year. This boba's for you!

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

  Off to Southeast Asia Even Admissions Officers get to take a vacation sometimes.

  

  Today, I leave for three weeks of vacation in Southeast Asia. Nominally, the purpose of the trip is to be in Malaysia for a (Malay) friend ... 'm away, Ben will be posting for me a number of blog entries I've pre

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 20, 2005
• Blog / Events

  MIT Commencement On Friday, the MIT Class of 2005 graduated! It was a beautiful day on Killian…

  

  On Friday, the MIT Class of 2005 graduated! It was a beautiful day on Killian Court for the MIT Commencement ceremonies. For the curious, here ... Admissions Marilee Jones! Above, Marilee is preparing for an interview with a

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

  Comments 3999 & 4000

  

  Thanks to Kiersten for being my 4000th comment! Also, thanks to Jeff ... uncomfortable for some in the culture industries, which aren't accustomed to this ... with a digital video camera, a Web site and his or her own ideas for a

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

  Cacti and Ice Cream

  

  Yes, I'm in the American Southwest... Yesterday, I had ice cream with some of the MIT Class of 2009 folks who are here for ISEF: From ... Inexpensive, New Technique for Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis Today, I

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 12, 2005