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  …More CPW The last of my photos from the weekend.

  

  . You get a sense of what it is we do at MIT, how we play, see the ... about your living group, the student groups you're a part of, your major ... to 1,000 potential members of next year's freshman class. Are you going

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 18, 2007
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Former MIT Students on TV Two in a flattering way, one in a potentially embarassing way.

  

  where viewers choose which of three new science programs will get picked up for a full run. One of the shows, WIRED Science, is co-hosted by an ... Sciences, or EAPS) and was a member of the a cappella group the Muses

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 10, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Classes – Fall 06 The inside scoop on all 54 units I am taking this semester

  

  Description: Uses the tools of macroeconomics to study various macroeconomic ... . Requires a 20-page paper on the economics of long-run economic growth ... recitation fun fact: The entire first chapter of our textbook is devoted to the

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • September 8, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Term time again

  

  classes, and some of you are probably curious about the classes offered at ... .05 (Biochemistry) Contributions of biochemistry toward an understanding of the structure and functioning of organisms, tissues, and cells. Chemistry and

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • February 21, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  My Winter Break Reading List "Take a look, it's in a book, it's reading rainbow"

  

  anticipated, but some), I'll be reading a few books to pass the time. Some of ... of these books, it's the fifth or sixth time I'm reading the book. Some of these books you might ask me why am I reading them, but nonetheless

  • by Bryan
  • December 28, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  What I Have Learned From The Early Decision Process At MIT Here are some of the things that impressed me.

  

  *Update as of 2015: Early action is available to both domestic and ... covered that. So let's get to the meat of the matter (or for you vegans out there, the shiitake mushroom of the matter). Here are some of the things

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • December 6, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Fall Travel Days 2+3: Westchester County Part 2 of my Fall Travelogue.

  

  , got coffee in the lobby, and checked out of the Hyatt (still no sign of ... to see any students (apparently a bunch of them had come to my Hartford ... why certain kids get in when others do not. This is a big goal of ours

  • by Ben Jones
  • September 21, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  5n, n=1

  

  couldn't help but think of Fenway Park and the Red Sox. Fenway, I think, is ... . A Red Sox game will be one of the highlights of my MIT 5 Year Reunion, coming up in just a few weeks (can you believe it?). The weekend of MIT

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 11, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Windy city

  

  with the last parts of our process before decisions are made final and ... cancelled and I'd have to stay overnight in Virginia. Of course, all of the hotels in the area were booked, but luckily some friends of mine were able

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 9, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Junior Year: The First Week (Originally titled "Junior Year: The First Day" but I procrastinated too much)

  

  In comparing the beginnings of each of my academic years, I ... years of this and I'm gonna run the w-OH MY GOD WHAT IS HAPPENING THINGS ... even read the first chapter of each textbook. Bring it, junior year

  • by Emad T. '14
  • September 9, 2012
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Preparing for the real world An alum's perspective!

  

  her for life outside of the MIT bubble. I love hearing other students' take on this program because it's one of those "you get what you give" sort of experiences, so different people take away different messages

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • February 18, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Examining exams Sometimes, grades matter less than photons are matter.

  

  It's October. Cambridge is cozily snuggled into the cusp of a cold front, the air is crisp like tempura in the cracks of a deep-fried broccoli flower, and the crunchiness of autumn tingles with the sound of

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • October 4, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Neuroscience classes

  

  9 and course 7). Most of her course 9 classes have been of the cellular/molecular neurobiology type, because that's her field of interest and the obvious intersection of her two majors. It's also what a lot of

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • April 26, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT Dating Research A news story today looks at Media Lab research on dating.

  

  tomorrow) on a bit of Media Lab research called the Jerk-O-Meter (?!), which comes out of the Human Dynamics Group, run by Prof. Sandy Pentland ... other end of the phone is really paying attention? The "Jerk-O-Meter" may

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

  Trip Report: ISEF 2016

  

  engineering research fair for high school students. Every year, millions of high ... . No one at my small high school did research, and we had, to the best of ... communities of intellectual and social peers through them. Participation in ISEF

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 13, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  what i learned from classes spoiler: not what i expected

  

  subject of what we learned at MIT came up. Now that this semester’s over, I ... whole point of college to take classes and learn things? At MIT, I’ve found that so much of my learning has come outside of classes, including

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • May 27, 2021
• Blog / Blog Projects

  MIT for Book Lovers Yultide Day 4

  

  This week, I am fulfilling my dream of taking over the Admissions page with a series of six consecutive posts. I am calling the takeover ... author is Chuck Palahniuk, the author of Fight Club. When I read for fun, I

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • January 29, 2018
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Brass Rat 2016 tunnels, arc reactors, and skycranes

  

  One of the hardest things to avoid at MIT is a sense of jadedness. After a few semesters of psets, midterms, finals, and projects, that once youthful prefrosh full of joy and excitement can seem a long way away. Ring

  • by Michael C. '16
  • February 8, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Admitted Student Gatherings

  

  Hi! I’m Brenna Heintz, one of the Admissions Counselors here at MIT. Now that I’ve finally emerged from my first season of reading applications, I’m excited to start meeting all of you! Kim was kind enough to let

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • March 19, 2013
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Oh The Things I’ve Seen Warning: Hold on to your socks

  

  a ton of movies, tv shows, and plays to fill my visual cortex! As such, here is a complete listing of all the moving picture shows I’ve viewed in ... House Lie to Me Bones Men of a Certain Age The Game Meet the Browns Numb3

  • by Cydnie T. '12
  • February 9, 2011