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  4th of July Celebrations Boston, and the MIT campus, are great places to celebrate the 4th of July.

  

  row seat. Each year on July 4th, a concert by the Boston Pops is combined with an amazing fireworks show, and is televised nationwide. The ... and MIT. The fireworks barge is moored in the middle of the Charles

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 2, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Tuesdays with Linda It's kind of like making smoothies but not.

  

  in the Griffith Lab which is part of the Biotechnology Process ... of the things that people are also often interested in is how they got ... interests concerns tissue engineering. One of the big projects in my lab is

  • by Bryan
  • January 31, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Reading folders A little bit more on evaluating applications.

  

  applications from the office; my stack is fairly random, including applicants ... longer essay? The Part II is a great place for us to get to hear your voice and understand what is important to you. Then, it's time for your

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 30, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  More About Reading ...based on your questions!

  

  already, right?" We evaluate the applications on a rolling basis: that is to ... this, so it is not held against you). It does not matter on what date your application is read; all applications are read in the same way with

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 13, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  On sleep There's nothing certain in this world but sleep and taxes.

  

  of my very favorite things in life, which is somewhat sensible if you ... it is possible to get an adequate amount of sleep at MIT, as long as ... of the day except approximately 6-8 AM. The upside at MIT is that, due

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • November 7, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  So done Midterm week = loss of Mollie's mind

  

  . I am never savvy about picking classes. Adam is disdainful, for ... phenomenal cosmic bad luck!), my midterm weeks tend toward the crazy. This is ... 'm totally going to sneak down when I'm at the lab on Friday morning. This is

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • November 3, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  We all campus for iCampus Innovation and Entrepreneurship: We all love iCampus! (~8 pictures)

  

  , "Academics" it is. The MIT Outreach Initiative "seeks to disseminate ... goal, isn't it? The Outreach Initiative with which I am most familiar is iCampus, which is funded/sponsored by Microsoft. Undergraduates

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • November 1, 2005
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  The First Snow of the Year! Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow. Also, what to expect for the…

  

  a fireplace (even if it is boarded up and non-functional, as are most ... , frostbite is no fun and neither is being wet all the time. In case you haven ... in January is 36 degrees, the average low is 22 (it's also the coldest

  • by Melis A. '08
  • October 29, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Testing requirements FAQ We've been getting a lot of questions about our testing requirements; here are the answers.

  

  [note: As of August 2006, this entry is out of date in regard to ... this year and for whom English is your primary language, here is the ... calling with questions. In an effort to answer these questions, here is a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 22, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Emily Levesque- How megastars evolve Emily spent the summer of 2004 conducting astronomy research at the Kitt Peak National Observatory…

  

  I have always been proud of the fact that there is a star and a minor ... interest at dinner parties, that is, unless MIT junior Emily Levesque happens to be in attendance. Emily's connection to outer space is not the

  • by Melis A. '08
  • August 20, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

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

  

  Boston Pops is combined with an amazing fireworks show, and is televised ... Cambridge and MIT. The fireworks barge is moored in the middle of the Charles ... much with Photoshop, but you can see the barge is right in front of MIT

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

  (Q & A)^(n+1)

  

  how different our grade system is and how we don't use GPAs etc. My counselor claims that because it is a selective english school with a harsh ... of a school abroad. My question is: Will this letter put me at a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 31, 2004
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  O’Reilly Primes?

  

  to really like it, for a few reasons. Certainly, it is a swiping of the ... things that I like. First, the word "factor," which is something I like to ... realized that my nine-digit social security number is prime. I don't quite

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 12, 2004
• Blog / How to Human

  at the South Asian Youth Initiative a New Haven adventure

  

  Asian Youth Initiative conference. The purpose of this conference is to ... catch our bus to New Haven. It is very sunny and warm; naturally, everyone is in a very good mood.    2:15 pm - At South Station, we are

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • February 22, 2023
• Blog / How to MIT

  New Year; New Me! (Two Months Late Oops) I’ve been thinking a lot about what I want to do in my last semester…

  

  money is going to the Ukraine Humanitarian Fund. I've been working on this ... been recently. Also, a full text description of the images is at the ... , The pandemic is still weighing on you. Of course it is, but somehow that

  • by ana~
  • March 5, 2022
• Blog / How to Human

  Spoofy Spooky Stories MIT is ~haunted~

  

  you who are applying to MIT EA, the deadline tomorrow is probably one of ... experiences when they visit MIT for the first time is that the Infinite corridor isn’t quite … infinite. Disappointing, isn’t it?  The truth is that the

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • October 31, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  Answers To Questions Fall 2007 Here are answers to the questions posted in my blog over the last month or…

  

  rest of your application is compelling. 7xx will make us confident in ... , totally up to you. There is no admissions advantage to applying in one ... . English is not my first language. Should I take the SAT I or the TOEFL? Take

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 31, 2007
• Blog / How to Human

  proof of life hmm :thinking-face:

  

  preface: this blog is comprised of various snippets I wrote in May ... thesis. also the writing is not very snappy oops the soundtrack to this blog is the album Blue Moon Safari by Air and Vegyn :-) Last fall, I

  • by Gloria Z. '26
  • August 16, 2025
• Blog / Challenges

  am i boring or just overstimulated?

  

  this is entirely unique. I more so mean the entire air/media propaganda ... fully carpe diem-ing or whatever. Is how interesting I am proportional to ... doing much of anything isn't nearly as bothering to me as it is to the

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • April 5, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  one weekend in March a play-by-play

  

  laps. My whole body is physically pulsing with warmth afterwards, and my breathing is slower and more even than usual. I definitely feel calmer and ... algorithm, which is a cool way of doing parameter estimation for complicated

  • by Kai V. '25
  • March 22, 2025