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• Blog / Hacks

  Hack or Treat A time for tricks.

  

  this morning on my way to class and it absolutely made my day - although, sadly, it had made like a ghost and vanished by early afternoon ... To celebrate the spirit of All Hallow's Eve, MIT hackers left a

  • by Paul B. '11
  • October 31, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  NSBE MUSE Colloquium my first video

  

  Chapter at the Black Students Union on campus. NSBE is a wonderful ... money to help support their continued research. 1st Place won $500: 2nd ... ! PS - Please forgive my camera shake. This is my first Iphone video ever

  • by Quinton McArthur
  • February 21, 2011
• FAQ / Transfer

  What does MIT consider for transfer admission?

  There's no formula for gaining transfer admission to MIT. There's no ... more engineering than science courses. Fortunately, each decision is made ... institutional offerings. The transfer admissions process is highly competitive
• Blog / Admissions

  Homeschooled applicants Some advice for our homeschooled applicants.

  

  available. I hope this is somewhat helpful to those of you in the homeschool ... and other interested parties for a long time now; this is an early ... of our applicants is evidence of having taken initiative, showing an

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 5, 2006
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Chasing Roots, Part One During an overnight stay in Milan, I traversed several generations to explore musical history in…

  

  . During my overnight stay in Milan, I travelled the roads of time to meet ... . Casa Verdi, known by its full name Casa di Riposo per Musicisti Fondazione Giuseppe Verdi, was established at the turn of the century to

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • August 18, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I’m a Pirate Now just in case I don't get a real mit degree lmao

  

  Certificate. It looks like this.   I'm showing it to you because you ... won't be miserable like a senior taking 7.012. You might even enjoy it

  • by Abby H. '20
  • April 3, 2018
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Watch Ceri on SciShow! teenage mutant YOUTUBE NERDFIGHTERS

  

  went in front of the camera to nerd-fight SciShow creator Hank Green as part of a science quiz series. I watched it and found equal parts educational and adorkable so I thought I would post it here too as a little

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 4, 2016
• Blog / Blog Projects

  What’s in an MIT Student’s Bag A sneak peek into what we carry

  

  : Unfortunately, I am not immune to the allure of selection bias, so the MIT that is represented here is still some extension of myself and those who are closest to ... common nowadays, but I think they are fun, so I wanted to bring them back

  • by Ella T. '25, MEng '26
  • November 27, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Central Meetings Today, we'll mail out the first of four batches of letters announcing the MIT meetings…

  

  , California. It will be my first ever visit to Miami, Tampa, San Diego, and ... Seattle, and many places in between (not to mention Puerto Rico and Hawaii). If you have registered for MyMIT, have replied to a letter/email we

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 19, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Stuff that happened on Pi Day (besides decisions) pastries and pie-ings from around the institute

  

  Pi Day is a big deal around our mathematically-minded Institute ... . Pie Kits from Clover To celebrate all the hard work done by the whole ... kit from Clover Food Lab to make cranberry pies. [carousel image1

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 16, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT Researchers Develop Autonomous Shoe Technology out of the MIT STrIDE group

  

  incoming hazards and obstacles. The demonstrated use case is to avoid ... algorithm-based sensory attachment that connects to any footwear insole, uses high-precision radar and real-time GPS to automatically avoid obstacles

  • by Erick P. '17
  • April 1, 2017
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  A Collection of Curious Creatures at the MIT Zoo terrasaurs, quetzals, and portal cows, oh my!

  

  There was another hack on campus this morning! This time, it would appear that some hackers decided to turn the Infinite into a zoo, featuring ... student groups. I'm happy to report that -- arguably unlike regular zoos

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 26, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  My Talk @ Maker Faire a bit about how we see, select, and support makers

  

  technically creative students ought to pitch their projects to colleges. Last ... I thought I'd share it here.     Hopefully that sheds some interesting light on what we're trying to do with our portfolios. If

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 28, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  HS Juniors/Sophomores: Upcoming MIT Events MIT will have events with Yale and Brown Universities in Southern California and the Mid-Atlantic…

  

  sophomores and juniors to hear from three great universities all in one place. Each school will talk a little about what makes it unique, and will also ... guidance counselors. We're excited to have these conversations with your

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 18, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Go Kendra

  

  and 17. To win the P3, a project had to demonstrate how it would ... here Great job to Kendra, who "developed much of the project content

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • June 11, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Writing the MIT Application Essays Hurgh. I know.

  

  The secret is... there's not really a secret. Just some tips. 0:18 A lil' bit about me 0:36 Why you DON'T need to stress out 1:21 What "being ... you want to study?" essay 5:17 The "how do you improve the lives of

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • August 28, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Admissions Statistics 2007 Numbers, numbers, numbers.

  

  are statistical. What is the average SAT score? How many students were admitted Early Action? Luckily, I can refer most folks to our website, where ... 'll update the freshman class profile page closer to Registration Day. Here's a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 8, 2007
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  From across the Web… Recent happenings across the Web.

  

  ] An MIT researcher has developed a technique to deblur shaky camera photos. Say hello to the newest blogger, Jessica Kim '10 (a.k.a. JKim, or Her Awesomeness), who is temporarily blogging in the TIM the Beaver blog

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 12, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

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

  

  This past week, I went to the Intel International Science ... , I went out to dinner with a dozen of the 20+ MIT 2010s at Intel ISEF ... ISEF is a huge fair, with nearly 1500 students from 40+ countries. On

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 14, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  First Blogiversary One year ago today, "McGann's Factors" began.

  

  blogs up and running, I feel very proud of what we've been able to do. Over the past year, I've learned a lot about blogging and how to best ... comments, one entry: 162 ("Admitted!", March 14, 2005) As this entry is

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 5, 2005