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• Blog / Athletics

  Back Bay 5K Cool running... so cool that my legs were numb. (11 pictures)

  

  weekend and aren't aware, it was rather chilly. And by "rather," I mean ... , Melis. (But you do have beautiful eyes :P ) I went on a warm-up jog and

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • April 10, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

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

  

  students around 5pm Eastern time, and working our way west until around 11pm ... ! And, don't worry, if for whatever reason you don't get to talk to an MIT ... pictures and reviews to me; I hope to post some here. Finally, if you have

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

  Won’t Be Long Now… Some pictures to tide you over.

  

  I've just finished assembling and sealing hundreds of packages with the rest of the admissions team. Not my favorite part of the job (I ... envelopes and packages have been processed by mail services and delivered to

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 17, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  More quick answers Finaid questions, etc.

  

  . ------------------------------------- What if this year's tax forms aren't ready? Send last year's forms, and ... . ------------------------------------- When will decisions be posted online and sent out in the mail? When we know and can announce it, we'll post it here on the blogs.

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 1, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Dies Irae Quantus tremor est futurus!

  

  DID YOU KNOW? Institute Professor and Pulitzer Prize-winning composer ... an actual valentine, and it features a picture of a droid that can ... valentines. More on classes, work, and your strange obsession with leaving

  • by Sam M. '07
  • February 14, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  The kindest cut Blog and night and red all over.

  

  DID YOU KNOW? One of the top 20 Scrabble players in the country, and ... red with something other than my own blood, and you will be astounded. I guarantee. Okay, because of this unprecedented, and quite frankly, somewhat

  • by Sam M. '07
  • February 6, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  11,231 Applications

  

  both domestic and international applicants. We have received greater than 2,500 international applications and nearly 9,000 domestic ... competitive year for MIT admissions. Between the early and regular action

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 18, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  New Year Notes Miscellaneous.

  

  , here are a few notes... Some folks from MIT and NIST further confirmed ... , Pittsburgh Post-Gazette And finally today, a little trivia contest (props to ... most popular male name and the most popular female name of students

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 2, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Upcoming MIT Deadline January 1 is the Regular Action deadline.

  

  the Post Office postmark and mail your materials on or before January 1 ... will take our records office to process and for it to appear on your Application Tracking. Our records office is fully staffed over the holidays and

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 27, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Psycho kitten, que’st-ce que c’est? Settling a long-standing question in the midst of finals week.

  

  finals in the department of urban studies and planning, she's exploring new and diverse artistic endeavors that MIT students typically don't have time to do, including mural painting, knitting, and now... apparently

  • by Sam M. '07
  • December 20, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Please Read This Regarding the mail screw up.

  

  I know that you all hate us right now and I don't blame you. I would ... didn't know. I don't hide things from you; I never have and I never will ... want to spend a lot of time on the boards and the blogs, but a guy can

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 14, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Check Is In The Mail As you know from Matt/Ben's blogs, the decisions are in the mail, or as they…

  

  office) and will be making their way to your mailboxes accordingly. (For ... automatically begin to spaz as soon as you read this. Don't. Just wait and see ... ! Many of you will be deferred. And many of those who were deferred will be

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • December 10, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Amsterdesk Time is on my side, it's on my side now.

  

  and leave the desk unattended at 1 AM? Just close up at 1:58 and avoid ... Economics 8.033: Relativity 21W.765: Non-Linear Narrative: Theory and Practice

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 29, 2005
• Blog / Events

  PumpkiNerd Carving My dorm had a pumpkin carving contest, and categories were funniest, scariest, geekiest, most original,…

  

  contest, and categories were funniest, scariest, geekiest, most original, and best overall. Can anyone guess which category I entered my pumpkin ... display this masterpiece between the 1996 and 2000 National Medals of

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • October 26, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Study Abroad Fair Learn about opportunities to study in another country (8 pictures)

  

  ) Take a look at the countless academic and cultural prospects that over 25 ... country, experience a new culture, and intellectually challenge yourself all ... : MISTI (MIT International Science and Technology Initiatives) CMI

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • October 5, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  REX continued The rain killed my hawaiian outfit.

  

  , Senior House, and Random Hall all came to Kresge Oval with slingshots, trebuchets, and catapults. Burton-Conner, I believe, was also responsible ... -house rush is going on, and then tomorrow, freshmen will get to use me as free

  • by Bryan
  • August 31, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

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

  

  : the people, the housing system, hacking lore, Mystery Hunt and IAP, the ... character: Nekobasu? Advice about applying to college/MIT: be open and honest about yourself and your life's circumstances, choose recommenders who can

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

  Solar Car Pulled Over The MIT Solar Car Team got in a little trouble.

  

  headlights, no rearview mirror, overly tinted windows and no windshield wipers ... friend and SEVT member Ben Glass '07 had somewhat of an explanation:   ... before finishing July 27th in Calgary, AB. Check out the schedule and best

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 1, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  You Guys Are Used To Getting No Sleep, But I Am Old To those of you who have siblings: what's the one piece of sibling-related parenting advice…

  

  Just when my 2-year-old finally starts sleeping through the night, we decide to go and do it all over again. What were we thinking?!? :-) I ... grow up, to learn from each other and to trust each other and to actually

  • by Ben Jones
  • June 1, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT ISEF Lunch

  

  and guests from 2:30 to 4pm on Thursday (May 12th) at Majerle's Grill. Majerle's has been named the "best lunch spot" in downtown Phoenix, and we are excited to provide their yummy lunch for the ISEF finalists and

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 11, 2005