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  July Questions Omnibus 1 Your questions & my answers.

  

  the end of the month. As for the online application -- which is how most ... 's the one of the most selective colleges in the US. I know applicants have ... , recommendations and etc. Where is the line that seperates the accepted from the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 6, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  browser archaeology a non-comprehensive analysis of the 95 tabs I have open on my phone

  

  . My phone, however, is a different story. The problem with the phone browser is that, when I'm done looking at websites, I just close the whole ... , providing commentary when it is needed. poems (7) Many of these poems I keep

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • September 27, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Behold, a day job! Still with ultra-short travel time!

  

  the time. As it turns out, the name is simply part of this 50s ... nerdiness is futile, so I might as well be unabashedly proud of it. The second ... spent more time than necessary looking into the origins of their name and

  • by Keri G. '10
  • January 22, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT (Turbo)Votes making voting easier by/for MIT students

  

  . One of those people was/is Christina Couch, a recent alumna of the ... of the political process and we believe that MIT TurboVote is one of ... tl;dr: As of this fall, any member of the MIT community can use Turbo

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 15, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Adventures in Math Conversations in the world of math.

  

  Circle (like the ones in Berekeley and Boston) is a gathering of K-12 ... sit down with Richard Rusczyk and Dave Patrick PhD '97, two of the folks behind The Art of Problem Solving (AoPS). The fantastic AoPS offerings

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 15, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  FIRST Robotics Kickoff Things go into Overdrive at a reception at Dean Kamen's house.

  

  , winding driveway, one of the first things you see is a large wind turbine ... Last night, after a day of reading the first batch of regular action ... battling traffic caused by the likes of Barack Obama and Ron Paul, I arrived

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 5, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Early Action Update The latest on app tracking, app numbers, etc.

  

  processing. The current status of your application is now shown on your My ... *Update as of 2015: Early action is available to both domestic and international students.   The Early Action season is shaping up to be a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 18, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Hug Your History Teacher Because it's 9/11

  

  't is because they might think it's outside of the scope of an admissions ... blogs I found, is to do it by NOT managing the bloggers. Might take a ... think there is anything controversial about the subject. They don't avoid

  • by Chris LaBounty
  • September 11, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Visit to eBay

  

  consulting firm, and is working on the eBay account. The eBay complex reminds me a lot of the Stata Center, with its bright colors, vibrant dining ... pay homage to the product that made it famous, eBay has a case full of

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • June 8, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT ‘10: Molly Pounds Chicagoland's Molly Pounds '10.

  

  admission to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology - as a high school ... , adding that the big company would pay the expensive costs of horse care. "I ... and on the required tests. She earned an ACT composite score of 32

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 4, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Random Post While Reading Apps. Because we need some new posts...

  

  with the life of the Admissions Counselor at MIT, here it is: We get ... ? Well, the answer is that taking vacation in the peak of application ... the beach"? I guess this is just a question of style. If the first

  • by Chris LaBounty
  • November 7, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Reading Some final notes before decisions are posted.

  

  Imagination, Laura The Moment of Truth And a few numbers: we received a record number of applications this year, up 9% from last year. At the same time, due to an increased yield (the percentage of admitted students who

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 18, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Admissions Decisions

  

  . The whole college application process is one of back-and-forth decisions ... We've come to the time of year when many of you readers will find out ... what you hear from colleges in the next few weeks, you can and should use

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • March 18, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  MTB Party Pic & TechTV CPW Coverage Some fun ways to remember the weekend...

  

  . You'll find the fruits of their labor here: MIT TechTV CPW Channel Have ... Hi folks, It was truly AWESOME to spend lots of time with all of you this past weekend. I hope you guys had as much fun as I did! A quick

  • by Ben Jones
  • April 14, 2008
• Blog / Blogs That Aren't in English

  MIT-Now in Español!

  

  video, featuring members of the Spanish-speaking community at MIT, we are ... have translated the history and mission of MIT so students can help their ... . And we want everyone to gain a deeper understanding of the friendly and

  • by Beatriz Valdez
  • July 16, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  ISEF Review Photos from the Intel International Science & Engineering Fair.

  

  , I went out to dinner with a dozen of the 20+ MIT 2010s at Intel ISEF ... Thursday morning, I got to visit many of the finalists and their projects. Anneke '10 at her project, with her sign, which became a hit of the fair

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 14, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Celebrating Defiance @ the Media Lab a prize for responsible, ethical disobedience

  

  , and is consistent with a set of key principles, including non ... disobedience for the benefit of society. We’re seeking both expected and ... who exposed the poisoning of the waters of Flint, Michigan -- were

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 21, 2017
• Blog / About Decisions

  Pi(e) No, not π times e.

  

  thought I'd put up a post that collects some of the best pi(e) references ... 's Today's Big Thing: And, of course, the Pi Song: And actually, if you play both of these videos at the same time, you get an interesting little

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • March 10, 2011
• Blog / Events

  Mr. E. Hunt In which I return to blogging only to learn that I forgot how to blog,…

  

  sentences without the crutches of LaTeX syntax and an average math density of ... Physics major and. But on the bright side of the other hand, I spent 42 ... on. As per usual, I hunted with the Random Hall team and had one of

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • January 18, 2011
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Back to Boston My summer plans! And some things I wish weren't a part of them.

  

  keep my busy this summer, one of which is... THE DREADED MCAT. Yeah ... (one branch of the national Camp Kesem organization) is a student group ... in time to head back to Boston/MIT for the summer :) This is where I

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • May 29, 2011