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• Blog / Admissions

  Meet the Admissions Officers: Matt McGann ‘00 Name: Matt McGann; Job title: Assistant Director of Admissions; Hometown: Hampton Bays, NY

  

  idealism & commitment to the mission of helping the world Favorite things ... character: Nekobasu? Advice about applying to college/MIT: be open and honest about yourself and your life's circumstances, choose recommenders who can

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 8, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Day in the Life A play-by-play of my day, along with some pictures.

  

  Given that it’s the day before Campus Preview Weekend and I have two papers to write and a problem set to start, it’s clearly the perfect opportunity to blog! I’ve wanted to write a “Day in the Life” entry for quite a

  • by Melis A. '08
  • April 11, 2007
• FAQ / Academics and research

  What programs fall under the School of Architecture & Planning?

  Architecture was one of the four original departments at MIT, and it ... discipline, the department has long contributed to learning in the arts and ... : the Department of Urban Studies and Planning; the Media Lab and its
• Blog / Admissions

  Five Years of Admitted Student Gatherings MIT community is getting bigger

  

  other 17's. It was my first time on the other side. My turn to tell the ... branded balloons are tied to the mailbox. There is a poster of the Dome on ... talked about MIT, New Jersey, cool things to do at CPW, what we enjoyed

  • by Erick P. '17
  • March 29, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  And term starts again…

  

  . Enrollment limited to 25. My comments: It fulfills one of my two remaining ... Soon, there will be real entries! Sorry, it's been a crazy last ... programming, game theory. My comments: The description sounded fun. I want to

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • September 9, 2006
• Blog / Prepare for MIT

  Ebony Affair as a Pre-Frosh A Recap of my Experience from the 49th year of the Program

  

  it would be like. So with that, I wanted to put together a little recap ... ="113523" /]   And it was through my host that I was first really introduced to ... As a pre-frosh, one thing I really appreciated before coming to MIT

  • by Richard O. '28
  • March 25, 2025
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Dear July illustrated

  

  confusion into tomorrow, despite our efforts to organize it away. So we will ... time. Not that you weren’t before, but it’s just that this time ... wrong. But we learned from the mistakes and are prepared to do better when

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • July 31, 2019
• Blog / Life after MIT

  11 Reasons Why Senior Haus is Awesome Twelve, if you count me once living there. That's pretty awesome, right?

  

  of the Sport Death shirt that at this point it's probably cheaper to ... you're here! There's way too much stuff to do, and it's not a true MIT ... What up, y'all? I don't go to MIT anymore! ...okay, so I work here

  • by Keri G. '10
  • April 17, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  Prof. Acemoglu’s Clark Medal On the front page of the Business section of today's Boston Globe, there's a story…

  

  curious," Acemoglu said. ''I love research, and it's just so hard to give ... , there's a story on the John Bates Clark Medal being awarded to MIT ... to an American economist under the age of 40 for making a significant

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 15, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  Answers, and live updates Live from a lecture by architect Steven Holl.

  

  ended. It was an interesting talk. Luckily, I believe it was recorded to ... you're at MIT. Second, since everyone else is doing it, I guess I ... my degree in Management Science). Famous architects like Holl get to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 4, 2006
• Blog / IAP

  the view from my window and netflix's view of my window through another window

  

  It snowed on Saturday. Here's what I woke up to on Sunday. [caption id="attachment_50082" align="aligncenter" width="1000"] needs more l o o m i n g  s h a d o w and weather-dirtied window[/caption] And here

  • by Abby H. '20
  • January 21, 2020
• 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

  Does MIT prefer public school or private school?

  have different resources. It's our job as admissions officers to sift
• Blog / Uncategorized

  The Concert / The View

  

  how long I waited to get that spot. It'll be the artist, the date, the ... LOT. Just as you would wait at Disneyland for two and a half hours to ride on Space Mountain, I wait for 8-12 hours to get front row at a

  • by Cami M. '23
  • October 23, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Application question: scholastic and non-scholastic distinctions? Answering FAQs about the awards section in the MIT application.

  

  tried to make the distinction. One way to think of it would be this ... . It seems that the distinction between "scholastic" and "non ... . In an attempt to alleviate confusion, I sat down with my colleague Mc

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 8, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Senior Week: Anjum Sharma A salute to one final senior.

  

  just so happy at these events and it was amazing to get together with ... begin our own colony. "I Entry" exists to this day with me as its former ... unexposed to otherwise. Favorite MIT Professor: Terry Heagney for 15

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 9, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Mystery Hunt 2006 announced

  

  :07:33 -0500 From: 2006 MIT Mystery Hunt To: [email protected] Subject: 2006 MIT Mystery Hunt Hi everyone, It's almost IAP -- time to start ... where students and others team up to solve lots of puzzles, with the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 16, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Chem Lab Boot Camp!

  

  some sneak previews of some episodes (I’m an insider!) and I can vouch ... wearing lavender gloves. (Whatever company decided to go with lavender ... about the initiative here. Ms. Watters points out that science can be cool

  • by Chris LaBounty
  • August 22, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Tunes of the All-Night Tool Just a little night music from me.

  

  Finishing up those last problem sets you've been working on all weekend can be lonely. Fortunately, music can help. Which is why I'm taking 20 minutes off from working on genetics and thermodynamics to show you

  • by Paul B. '11
  • September 29, 2008
• Blog / Advice

  Music for Pre-decisions De-stressing manifesting calm and cozy vibes to get you through it

  

  into something stressful. Many of these were songs I listened to while I ... calm you down/you think should be added to the playlist? Let me know in the comments, and I might add it!

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • December 8, 2023