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  College Admissions and the Public Interest

  

  admissions operation, the author is keenly aware of the pitfalls that lie in ... children, may wish to look more broadly at the educational enterprise in the ... In 1966, B. Alden Thresher, an economist and the first ever Director

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 3, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Schedilemmas Schedule + dilemma = most incompetent-sounding portmanteau ever

  

  , discovered three new species of granola in an unexplored section of the pantry, preheated an oven to the wrong temperature in Fahrenheit but exactly the right ... .] [Professor Nergis, whose last name is gentle to neither pronunciation nor

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • September 7, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  From Cambridge to You On the road again...

  

  answer. Getting out on the road to meet you is one of our favorite times of ... America to meet with prospective applicants and parents in more than 70 ... meetings in New England: Jenny Rifken will be traveling to Portland, Maine

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 4, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Alternative Transportation Fast ride in a short machine

  

  mph in the gaspingly brief time required to scream barely the first two ... -crushing death is sitting somewhere with me in the toddler basket of a supermarket ... claims that the design is still in progress, but it's already beautiful in

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • July 2, 2009
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  ‘Twas the night before Christmas Happy holidays to everyone!

  

  The Christmas holiday is a pretty big deal in my family. On Christmas Eve, Santa visits our annual family gathering, with dozens of McGanns in ... traditional decorating of the tree. Just a few miles from my house is the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 25, 2006
• Blog / Blog Projects

  seven questions with youtubers the mit side of youtube

  

   & Solo Roadtrip to one of the hottest places in the world Kyle: Here’s a ... -sentence pitch for your channel. Sarah Chieng: My channel tries to capture the ... , hanging out on campus, talking about my MIT experience, or reacting to the

  • by Rona W. '23
  • August 14, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Eastward ho! Don't US people normally go to Canada or Mexico before they cross an ocean?

  

  This summer, I decided to take an internship overseas. Where in the ... email calling for cover letters to apply for the job. This is how MISTI ... , giving you the chance to specifically put your resume in to apply for that

  • by Stanley G.
  • July 20, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The HackMIT 2016 Puzzle Just Launched and it'll (probably) take you all across the Internet

  

  undergraduate hackathons in the nation, is opening up its internet doors for ... is the weekend to meet other enthusiastic hackers, push your boundaries ... .org to register. There is a randomized lottery to get in, but if you want

  • by Erick P. '17
  • July 16, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  Toy Design Update How couldn't you enjoy building toys?

  

  'll live in the dorms, and commute to Rhode Island (about an hour) every ... Toy Design in several months but that's not to say I haven't been heavily involved. In fact, I'd like to officially propose that MIT move this

  • by Snively '11
  • April 17, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Meant to Be What I've found at MIT

  

  't limited to pizza), spent a night in the New England Aquarium, and finished ... because you know they'll be helpful to you one day in the future, but you ... crammed in your tiny room trying to solve the hard problems together and

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • September 19, 2011
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Alpha Delta Phi To Be The Best of Men

  

  -generation... If both your parents went to MIT... If you intend to major in the ... , right? And it mostly is. While navigating the crowd at the Kresge Kickoff ... this point with the old adage of our ability to fit in anywhere, but I

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • October 20, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  What Are YOU Up To This Summer? click me! click me!

  

  interesting you would like to say about yourself/where you live/what's in the picture/blahblah Other than this - the only other thing is to try to make ... - compared to that, Twin Peaks is merely a foothill!) Polish mountains are

  • by Chris S. '11
  • July 4, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  How to take the Bebras Computing Challenge this fall an international introduction to computational thinking

  

  participants, including ~15k in the United States last year. Bebras USA is led ... homepage) is an international challenge that introduces students to computational thinking. Founded in Lithuania in 2004, it has now spread to more

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 23, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  Message From Ben And Matt ...regarding the recent news of Marilee's resignation.

  

  're really in a state of shock at the loss of our leader. To make a long story ... the coming days. In the meantime, there are a few things we wanted to ... recover in the days ahead, we will continue to celebrate and uphold all of

  • by Ben Jones
  • April 26, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Skies over MacGregor Views of campus, Boston, and the Charles River from ten stories up.

  

  . Summer in Boston is miserable in some ways but it is beautiful. The air is ... spent a lot of my time in MacGregor, which is where Cory was living for the summer. Specifically, he lived in B entry, which consists of the

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • August 21, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  First Day of Classes! Today, the MIT Class of 2014 begins.

  

  welcome to the class is the Freshman Convocation, where the freshman class is addressed by the faculty and MIT President Susan Hockfield. Would ... Today is the first day of the Fall Semester at MIT, and thus is the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 8, 2010
• FAQ / International applicants

  How do international students apply to MIT?

  to schools in the U.S., but almost one-quarter of MIT's applications ... financial need. We are one of only nine schools in the U.S. that is need blind ... limited to): the IB, A Levels, the French Baccalaureate, and CBSE. Your
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Like a freshman Getting a P+ isn't just for frosh anymore.

  

  dashed gallantly back to the student services center with signed form in ... giants--like, people over 6'6"--hit them over the head, and put them in his ... first time. Last night I woke up at 5:30 to put the finishing touches on

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 6, 2006
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Uh Oh Joke: What do you get if you divide the circumference of a bowl of ice…

  

  I think I missed one of the most important holidays of the summer ... ice cream on Sunday, I will celebrate this holiday belatedly. The question is however, do I celebrate at: A) Toscanini's B) JP Lick's C

  • by Bryan
  • July 19, 2006
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Not so FAST heading to MIT on Saturday for some FAST Thinking

  

  reception in the MIT Museum celebrating the kick-off to MIT”s 150 Celebration ... Janney, is just one of several whose work is profiled in the “artistic MIT ... to hear the Language of Music by the Lontano Ensemble in the Kresge

  • by Kris Guay
  • March 3, 2011