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  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
• Blog / Athletics

  Ready for some tennis? Three days left until the official start of the US Open tennis tournament! What's your…

  

  = number of Grand Slam tournaments, the US Open is one of them (along with ... any guy won back-to-back US Open titles (Federer won last year, he's looking to win again) Ok, that's enough pretending that I know about tennis

  • by Melis A. '08
  • August 26, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Bio? My sort-of bio, but not the Course 7 kind.

  

  (Amelie style) on my old blog in August 2004, but it's pretty hard to find ... moved to Northern California in 2000, just in time for warm weather and a ... freak me out, and I really don't like it when people bring more carry

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • March 5, 2006
• Blog / How to Human

  Batman Picks a Username learn from him.

  

  Trouble thinking up a good Kerberos username? Take some hints from Batman.

  • by Erick P. '17
  • May 8, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Meetings with Brown & Yale in CA, IL, MI, NV, OH MIT Admissions starts to look forward to the Class of 2013 (!).

  

  a great opportunity for high school sophomores and juniors to hear ... little about what makes it unique, and will also describe common ... 're excited to have these conversations with your counselor about the state of

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 21, 2008
• FAQ / First-year application

  What are my chances of admission?

  As much as we love formulas, you're not going to find one here! We ... application, which is what we do during our admissions committee selection ... well. We want to see that students are involved in things because they
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW 2011 Closing Remarks and Variety Show Singing, dancing, juggling, and more!

  

  those that don't know, "a cappella" is basically making music with only voices, no instruments. Rockapella is probably one of the most famous examples of a cappella.) Kim actually used to be in the Chorallaries, and I

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • April 6, 2011
• Blog / MISTI

  visual depictions of my summer i've been a busy, busy bee.

  

  halfway around the world to start my internship, and was housed at a really ... Gardens in Bangalore was used to host flower shows in the 19th century ... -up;   We got up at 3 am to get to Nandi Hills for this view-- And this

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • September 3, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Walk of the Strandbeest "New life forms" with PVC skeletons march on the Media Lab

  

  new nature. I make skeletons that walk on the wind so they don't have to ... surviving the elements such as storm and water and eventually I want to put ... sculptures from humble PVC tubing and endows them with the ability to harness

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • September 16, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  The LiveJournal Survey Mid-summer frivolity, part three.

  

  THINGS THAT SCARE YOU: - Other people dying - My debt-to-income ratio ... have two children - I have two tattoos - Marilee Jones is my aunt THREE THINGS YOU WANT TO TRY IN THE NEXT 12 MONTHS: - Prioritizing sleep

  • by Ben Jones
  • July 9, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Happy New Year! from post-blizzard New Jersey.

  

  “Snowpocalypse of (dec.) 2010" hit. New Jersey was smack dab in the middle of it ... , Good luck to those finishing regular decision apps! And Happy New Year

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • December 31, 2010
• Blog / Events

  Want a bike? Get a fairly decent bike at the Next House bike auction

  

  auction for all abandoned bikes at Next House. It won't be until the 2nd or ... can't wait until then, I suggest going to http

  • by Melis A. '08
  • August 19, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Mystery Hunt begins tomorrow A fun puzzle to solve.

  

  The annual Mystery Hunt (history here) begins tomorrow at 12:17pm in MIT's Lobby 7. To give you a flavor of the Hunt, I decided I'd post ... puzzles, this one comes with no instructions, no hints, no introduction. It

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 12, 2006