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• Blog / Life after MIT

  Matt Damon’s Commencement Speech to the Class of 2016 Turn towards the problems you see

  

  . But as I’m sure she’d agree, science alone can’t solve this problem. We ... Matt Damon? The actor? I thought MIT Commencement speakers were ... like I'm being harsh, but I wasn't the only one thinking those questions

  • by Erick P. '17
  • June 6, 2016
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Here Comes the Sun @ MIT A Photographic Journey

  

  On sunny days, I like to wander through MIT's gorgeous campus. Below are some images I've collected over the course of the month. Enjoy ... -million-year-old German limestone. It can appear different colors, depending

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • September 27, 2014
• Blog / Events

  twerking, MIT style need more be said?

  

  Welcome to another edition of MIT Students Can Be Artsy™, aka We Do ... . (if you don't know what twerking is, I direct you to the Oxford Online Dictionary.  Or maybe innocence is bliss?) I think the variety of dances

  • by Michael C. '16
  • December 8, 2013
• Blog / Events

  Sabrosura! ...yeah so some variation of deliciousness/tastefulness

  

  Credits: Joy Ekuta, ‘13) I can’t wait until next year! ... adjectives that show you how cool this event was! And the BEST part is, I got

  • by Cydnie T. '12
  • March 13, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  We’re #1! What's the emoticon for oversize foam hand?

  

  International Colleges & Universities, a higher education directory. I have a ... changes every weekday. GAMBIT Game Lab: Games created by MIT students. I ... such a vibrant, creative place that if you can't find something amazing

  • by Dave McOwen
  • January 29, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  The Early Applications… Things are getting busy here at MIT Admissions!

  

  ! Yesterday, a student came in my office and said, "Pink! I've never ... pink) There are many, many applications to be reviewed. I know some of ... are still missing, you can have those materials faxed to 617

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 14, 2007
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Happy Year of the Pig Photoshop fun for the lunar new year.

  

  ." -- Jane, California "I discovered a super-secret poster of the next ... from it to the 8.01 students. I got the original picture from the page ... who entered! Below, you can see thumbnails of the other entries:

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 18, 2007
• Blog / Community Projects

  A Picture is Worth a Thousand Balloons Literally. One thousand. Like, a one with 3 zeros. One times ten to the third.…

  

  So about a month ago, back when I actually wrote blog entries and ... inventive with a PC power supply. You can’t make this stuff up ... used to commemorate Ruth’s return. Ruth's reaction? (I think this is

  • by Laura N. '09
  • December 2, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Circus School Mitra flies like a trapeze artist; fruit flies like a peach.

  

  I am a very lucky duck, and was treated to an afternoon at the San ... muscles, you can still get your legs up there using your momentum. (For confirmation, take 8.01: Classical Mechanics.) (I did this on my second try, but

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • June 24, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  He Zigs, He Zags MIT's new video podcast.

  

  , sports, and the occasional hack." I hosted Episode 4, check it out! Hosting is harder than it looks! I have a newfound respect for Jon Stewart ... scripted. You can also check out the first three episodes: Episode 3 has

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 6, 2006
• Blog / Hacks

  MIT hacks Caltech

  

  fire it at important events. Guess where the cannon is as I type this ... Building. There was a pretty plaque to go with the cannon. As you can see ... 2006 Brass Rat: Another view of the Brass Rat: I heard someone ask

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • April 6, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Admitted Updates CPW, admitted students parties, the "telethon," and financial aid.

  

  registering for Campus Preview Weekend is tomorrow (Tuesday). I really hope you can make it! CPW registration is available from your MyMIT portal, in ... pictures and reviews to me; I hope to post some here. Finally, if you have

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 27, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  fpop-ing I haven't worn a poncho since the third grade.

  

  said. I can say this from experience. It's a lot of fun; don't miss out. ... going on that are pretty exciting, and for all of you '09s reading this, I

  • by Bryan
  • August 26, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

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

  

  about Boston: public transportation (I don't own or need a car!), the ... about yourself and your life's circumstances, choose recommenders who can ... Fun fact about yourself: I'm (very slowly) learning Mandarin Chinese. If

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

  Meet the Admissions Officers: Alia Burton ‘05 Name: Alia Burton; Job title: Admissions Counselor; Hometown: Philadelphia, PA

  

  : interesting and brilliant people; students of every major can take nearly any ... motivations. Fun fact about yourself: I flew a jet (alongside a pilot) for about 30 minutes - and I landed it too.

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 28, 2005
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Good Luck Jo-Jo!

  

  There's a story from the MIT News Office today about my friend Joanne (Jo-Jo) Chang '03. I first met Jo-Jo my senior year at MIT, when I was ... competition, and went on to compete in Miss America. You can read all about

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 24, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT ISEF Lunch

  

  Assistant Director of Admissions Matt McGann. I hope you can join us! MIT ISEF ... I've gotten a few search engine hits for "MIT ISEF Luncheon," so for those of you looking for that information, here it is: The MIT Office of

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 11, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Guest Blog: Math. by Joy ‘13 I’m not a complete nerd…but I am convinced that math is a language

  

    I’m not a complete nerd…but I am convinced that math is a ... written out: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9. And from this we can form ... binary relations are. It’s the way that our computers can interpret what we

  • by Cydnie T. '12
  • March 17, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Summer Days My traditional end-of-summer recap post, in technicolor.

  

  than you can count, I stumbled my way into regularly paying my bills ... Something happened to me this summer. I'm not sure exactly when or ... citizen, but something definitely happened. Friends, I grew this summer, and

  • by Jess K. '10
  • August 29, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT OpenLabWare: an interdisciplinary collaboration A day in the life of MIT research... on the Internet. A story of how…

  

  the technical ability to make it happen -- can meet by chance, attract ... unique to open MIT's research to the world. I'm sure most of you have ... scientific questions can evolve to real findings. George had a number of ideas

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • February 1, 2007