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

  

  in Bedford, New Hampshire, home to inventor and FIRST founder Dean Kamen. Today is the kickoff to the FIRST Robotics season. And, as is the ... applications, I grabbed a Zipcar Prius and set a course for New Hampshire. After

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

  More free stuff Free sneak previews of films and how to beat the casino.

  

  , School of Rock and Harold and Kumar go to White Castle. LSC frequently (i ... , brought to you by the MIT Lecture Series Committee (LSC). Long-time blog ... of the film I Heart Huckabees, and also listed some other sneaks that

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 21, 2005
• Blog / Events

  How about an eπ Reunion?

  

  may not have heard, the Class of 1997 is throwing a "e^2" Reunion to commemorate the 7.4-year mark of our graduation, and we're doing it in grand ... of Feb 5!! Go to our website for more info: alumweb

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 27, 2004
• Blog / MIT Life

  nothing special

  

  , it's Sunday. :-) It will be fun to spend the summer at MIT. Summer housing is available to basically any continuing undergrad -- the cost is ... ://web.mit.edu/housing/undergrad/summer.html. Some folks choose to spend summers at fraternity or sorority houses

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • May 21, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Ancient Chinese secret, eh? MIT researchers discover an uncommon cure for the common cold.

  

  as nasal congestion, a sore throat, and a mild fever. So, he called up a friend from high school, who happens to be a pre-med (DING!) at ... !) of dissolving salt in hot water to make a solution strong enough to

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 18, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  There’s antimony, arsenic, aluminum, selenium… ...and hydrogen and oxygen and nitrogen and rhenium...

  

  cramming when Diana '08 and Adelaide '09 decided to try to fill out the ... !) just in time to help the 213 suite put together a study break. Every ... for everyone to enjoy while, as the name implies, breaking from their

  • by Laura N. '09
  • September 15, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  No more physics It was Day 2 of classes when I got kicked out of one! (Only it…

  

  here at MIT, and she forwarded the link to my grandparents. My ... day of classes at MIT! What happened? And why are you dropping physics, it's such a cool class!" I was enrolled in 8.02, and I was very

  • by Laura N. '09
  • September 13, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Love that dirty water

  

  exciting time around these parts. It's great to be back in Boston. And now that I've returned from a long time away, I'm getting ready to head out ... I've returned from France to the States just in time for lots of

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 1, 2004
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Boston becomes Pottersville The MIT area is full of celebrations for the release of "Harry Potter and the…

  

  across the world. And of course, MIT has more than its fair share of HP geeks, and thus you might be asking yourself, if I went to MIT, what would ... activities, too, like wand- and hat-making. To me, this seems like the place to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 15, 2005
• Blog / Events

  The Blogger’s Cut, Year One Some other first year memories captured in photos

  

  took place in the early nineties. It was meant to motivate us and remind ... you need to turn in work, and chem majors...do things like that to simultaneously affirm and cast doubt on their claims to coolness. But hey, they

  • by Emad T. '14
  • May 25, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A lot about course 9

  

  up and running than everyone thought it would, so I decided to come ... .) Brain and Cognitive Sciences (or BCS, or course 9) is a small-to ... . Upper-division classes tend to be small (20-30 people), and grades are

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • October 17, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  Pi(e) No, not π times e.

  

  an apple pie for the office today and I was going to take a picture of ... Kirsten (my attempt at cutting a piece was awful and too quickly consumed to ... be a fun diversion for you as you wait. And for those who are not

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

  Snapshot Statshot A quick look at some numbers from this year's admissions process.

  

  of the year to date in MIT Admissions. This year, we had 13 ... students than last year: an increase of 1 student, to 1554. Thus, our admit rate fell nearly a percentage point, from 12.5% to 11.6%. This year

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 17, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Yoga The joys of physical education

  

  mine) According to our records, you have not completed the General ... successful completion of the swim test (or beginning swimming class) and a total of 8 Physical Education points. It was your responsibility to

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • November 25, 2005
• FAQ / First-year application

  What if I don’t have letter grades for some of my coursework or have chosen to take a class pass/fail?

  grading systems. We want you to know that we accept whatever grades your school can make available to us and consider them in the context of your ... assessments, or something else. In some cases, you may have the ability to
• Blog / MIT Life

  Not in Kansas anymore A brief look at your third '15 blogger

  

  third freshman blogger, class of '15, and I thought I would take a second to introduce myself. And because I'm bad at narrating my life, we'll go ... their lives and we headed over to Kansas. I've since lived in Kansas for

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • September 9, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Waitlist, 2009 Within the next few days, we plan to make waitlist offers to complete the Class…

  

  waitlist. Within the next few days, we plan to admit approximately 60 ... with aid packages. Admitted students can then choose to accept our offer ... school, but it is a standard practice to consider accepting a waitlist

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 13, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Waitlist News Within the next week, we plan to admit approximately 35 students from the waitlist.

  

  waitlist. Within the next week, we plan to admit approximately 35 students ... aid packages. Admitted students can then choose to accept our offer (it ... school, but it is a standard practice to consider accepting a waitlist

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 12, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Crazy Day

  

  Two of my friends from UCLA are visiting, and we have had a busy first day. They both flew in early this morning, and we spent the whole day walking around the area in the glorious warmth and sunlight that

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • March 30, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Your college application motivational soundtrack for January patience, young grasshoppers

  

  waiting. And we know - it's a ton of waiting. So to make the waiting ... College apps are done! You did it! You'll probably never have to ... ://open.spotify.com/playlist/4VAlYwWWb7kMKZL904QOLv?si=KqyWGhCITIKEXmsToGnK5w https

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • January 10, 2020