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• Blog / Hacks

  I feel the need, the need for speed!

  

  Yesterday, I got up early, despite having gone to bed late the night before, because 5th East was going to Six Flags New England, courtesy of Sarah '08, who organized the trip. Also, because I wanted to have time

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • July 17, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  G(e)e^ks

  

  : "Would you mind answering questions to a student in highly interested in becoming an MIT student???" I'd be happy to answer your questions (or direct you to someone who can)! That's part of why I'm here! He also asked

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • July 15, 2005
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Maine, Episode I: Hey Joe The one with the game of ultimate frisbee in the rain.

  

  not while friends are on vacation in Maine and only get the chance to ... to their houses for a weekend. Joe lives in Portland, which is "Maine ... well as a fantastic place to spend a weekend. So, I ended up taking

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 10, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Welcome

  

  Welcome to the new blogs server! I'm currently at my summer ... fan), but I can make random references to geography and pop culture. And ... , and down 24 to Berkeley. I had dinner in a lovely Italian restaurant

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • June 30, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  “This is not a smoking gun for superfluidity. This is a cannon.” Physics Breakthrough at MIT

  

  So today at work, I had a little "free time" so I decided to peruse ... tendency of opening too many windows so my computer crashed and I had to ... pleasantly surprised to find some breaking news. While attempting to

  • by Bryan
  • June 22, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Spreading the word Yesterday, new father Ben and I did a presentation on blogging for the annual conference…

  

  've seen both of them present before on other topics, so I knew to expect ... case. Need blind admissions have allowed more students to have a chance ... students from across the country and across the world routinely apply to the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 2, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Comments 3999 & 4000

  

  Thanks to Kiersten for being my 4000th comment! Also, thanks to Jeff who, in the 3999th comment, provided a link to this interview with MIT ... prominent scholar in the country devoted to examining pastimes often deemed

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 25, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  International Selection Day 1

  

  *Update as of 2015: Early action is available to both domestic and international students.   I wore a tie today, which might clue you in to ... choosing only 100 students quite difficult. Already we've had to make

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 6, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Don’t believe everything that you read

  

  Someone emailed to me a funny post from one of those rumor ... found the secret on guarenteed [sic] Admissions to MIT This comes ... 's mad as hell because he didn't need to waste 2 months on ISEF research

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 8, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Busy times

  

  quite busy here in Admissions lately. In addition to the requisite 4 ... entry, I'll be going home to relax tonight. Things are starting to get ... to take this class; it's really awesome. Are there any classes you

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 3, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  International Men & Women of Mystery

  

  *Update as of 2015: Early action is available to both domestic and ... geography. That is to say, many international students live in the US, and ... that definition, there are two very important things to remember about

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 8, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Branching out

  

  With two Central Meetings down and two to go in the Bay Area, I ... , with no Central Meetings to do, I'll get to catch up with some friends ... building a mini-Sukkah (MIT's is currently up on Kresge Oval, thanks to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 1, 2004
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Hello, world

  

  job, I am frequently asked to tell various chapters of my life story ... , Our Lady of the Hamptons. I then made the big leap to the public high school (my graduating class: 65 students!), and managed to take all three

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 6, 2004
• FAQ / International applicants

  What if I don’t have a school counselor?

  /principal to leave spaces blank on the form. Please ask your counselor/principal to upload your official transcript (with three years of subject grades if available). We also accept the high school transcript alone to
• Blog / How to Human

  my gap year of nothing and everything certainly something

  

  The idea of taking a gap year, like to most, initially terrified me. Instead of spending time in school, I’d have to find other things to do. There were no class schedules or club meetings to provide some substance

  • by Kanokwan T. '25
  • December 26, 2023
• Blog / Community Projects

  Food for Thought [guest post] On food and our culinary club, Mince

  

  letter to food written jointly by me (Sophia) and Tananya.    I ... on Instagram to learn more about our events, recipes, team, and general ... . Tananya is the current head of MINCE. I started this organization to create

  • by Amber V. '24
  • September 4, 2023
• Blog / Research & Work Abroad

  love in the time of unlimited data against kindness as utility

  

  thought the whole world should cater to the dominance of their own language ... legitimate obstruction to getting anything across at all. Having lacked the foresight to grind a Duolingo course on the flight there, my half

  • by Kai V. '25
  • October 16, 2024
• Blog / Personal Travel

  F=-kx spring break in nova scotia, nyc, and dc

  

  _grid images="99620,99621" /] Nine days of spring break: what to do with them? I ... 35-year run. So, we booked tickets and set on going to New York to catch the production in its final days. That was all we planned to do. But

  • by Kanokwan T. '25
  • March 31, 2024
• Blog / Challenges

  classes are hard but i’m sure you knew that already an academic case of murphy's law

  

  's like trying to pop a pimple, where you'd poke and prod at the pimple for ... your stomach clenches tighter and tighter, and you just want to scream ... continuing to bother that welt would increase your chances of infection, you

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • July 29, 2023
• Blog / How to Human

  i wish we’d grown up on the same advice alternate paths

  

  end so i took the chance to ask my interviewer (let’s call them p) a few ... research. the third one is fulfilling obligations. they all contribute to my ... lot of my friends in industries like big tech or finance openly admit to

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • January 18, 2023