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• 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
• Blog / Admissions

  P(Happy Chanukah)

  

  " question 13. Students who did answer the question for the most part have have ... , music, or art, at least as far as I've seen to date. For those of you who answered the question, thank you for sharing your creativity; it has been

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 17, 2004
• 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
• FAQ / Academics and research

  Can I study Global Change Science/Climate?

  The MIT Center for Global Change Science (CGCS) at MIT was founded to address fundamental questions about climate processes with a multidisciplinary approach. The Center's goal is to improve the ability to accurately
• FAQ / Life and culture

  Is there really a swim test?

  Yup, there's a swim test! There's an awesome variety of physical education courses for undergraduate students to complete the swim requirement ... out. Courses generally meet twice a week for 40 minutes. The program
• FAQ / First-year application

  May high school juniors apply?

  their high school curriculum and feel ready for college. We have a lot of ... to our email list without any commitment to apply for admission.
• Blog / About Decisions

  Admitted Students Update Some things to do now if you were admitted to the MIT Class of 2014.

  

  Registration: Please register for CPW by March 25 or when your travel plans are ... alumni across the globe will be hosting gathering for the Class of 2014, as ... ! The MIT Reply Form: As soon as you've made up your mind for sure about

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 18, 2010
• Blog / Athletics

  Beat the heat in the Z Center Pictures of the MIT gym

  

  This morning I went for a miserably hot run along a busy road by my ... 'd post some pictures. Plus, you can use the Z Center for free during the ... taking pictures of sweaty people for future blackmail purposes. It

  • by Melis A. '08
  • June 11, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Snow(y) Day The kind of day when tea or cocoa helps in reading applications.

  

  go for a hot cup of cocoa, but I realize we don't have any in the house; I happily settle for some oolong tea. As I think more about the cocoa ... hope you all can hear us. The idea is for everyone to take a break from

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 3, 2007
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Two short stories My last three weeks in a nutshell.

  

  basis for my sorority-bashing. Seriously though, I was basing my opinion ... wasn't entirely convinced of that. I needed to see this for myself. I ... works for tons of people; I'm partial to the setup of frat rush, where you

  • by Keri G. '10
  • September 24, 2007