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  BoA & Restricting

  

  , here's what I can tell you. We're not going to reject you because of the ... application. Also, I am not going to count the words in your essay. I have never ... say than what fits in 500 words. If that is you, I'd encourage you to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 25, 2004
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Where did my Summer Go? Written 30,000 feet above the ground in a giant piece of metal

  

  So much has happened this summer. I mentioned in my last post, They Call Me Yankee, that I was spending my summer in Houston, Texas working ... , my friend Eric A. UH’15 and I explored Texas. We spent the weekend in

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • August 15, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  PSA: the app is live for freshman

  

  's the only one you will ever have. I believe in you. Good luck.   ... between things you can control and things you can't, and that where you

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 10, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Wish I Joined the MIT 100K as a Freshman four years of this would've been great

  

  are getting involved). In my time with the team, I've learned so much ... I applied to be a student partner at several VC firms in the area ... getting immersed in startups. But I found that through the 100K I got

  • by Erick P. '17
  • November 8, 2016
• Blog / How to Food

  concord market is finally here!!!!! feasting at MIT's on-campus grocery store

  

  The day I’ve been waiting for has finally arrived. For over 20 years ... -campus grocery store.[annotation note="The earliest mention of LaVerde's I could find was 1999, so who knows how long it had been around before it closed

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • March 21, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  Maker Faire 2011 cool people who make cool things

  

  Earth Solar. I've been out to Palo Alto / San Mateo in the past, but never ... see it. That said, there's one in New York in September, and I think ... On Friday I flew out to California to visit my friend Greg. Greg is

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 23, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Physics Prof. Peter Fisher on Conan A freshman physics professor helps the late night talk show host break a record. [with…

  

  wedding ring on his desk, trying to see for how long he can get it to spin ... noon in Room 26-152. And you can read online about his research with the ... feud with Stephen Colbert (resolved in a battle royale), a German disco

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 9, 2008
• 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 / Academics & Research

  freshman spring in which today is the first day of spring

  

  in the differential equation, the system that is my life, and I am oh ... in IPA. Maybe that would be silly. (i'm uh... also not sure if people ... the road when we're not hosed. I'm not sure how to end this blog post

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • March 20, 2017
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Adventures in Logan Airport In which I attempt to fly back to Florida. Written during a too-long wait in…

  

  The other day, when I stopped in the Admissions Office to annoy a few ... a trip to good ol’ South Florida, I checked in and printed out my ... Christmas, so it’s excusable, right? Cut to Line #2: Security. So I stood in

  • by Keri G. '10
  • December 24, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT ‘10: Isaac Lozada Isaac Lozada comes from Texas to MIT.

  

  said. ''Now, I'm finally going where I want to be going.'' He'll live in ... how much they'll miss having him around. ''I've tried to prepare myself ... Elizabeth Lozada was in middle school in El Paso, she remembered hearing about

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 27, 2006
• Blog / Events

  5 days until Mystery Hunt

  

  home. In my next few entries leading up to the Mystery Hunt, I'll link to ... One of IAP's most exciting activities is the annual Mystery Hunt. In ... finding a coin hidden somewhere on campus. For a more in-depth description

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 9, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Saturday Roadtrip Out on the open road.

  

  acrophobia and just general disappointment in the way ladders are built, I ... ready, but somehow, I can forgive myself. (I have a slight sweet tooth ... So this past Saturday, I set out on the open road with some of my

  • by Bryan
  • January 23, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Iron Mask what i learned from MF DOOM

  

  off-guard was in that moment I finally realized everything I learned ... I knew what I was going to write about next. I was ready. I even had the draft saved in a folder outside of the vortex folder on my desktop

  • by kellen manning
  • January 2, 2021
• Blog / Events

  A Castle, a Jack, and a Beanstalk hacking culture @ MIT

  

  tell, so scroll through pictures (and links) below. In conclusion, I ... . Relatives flew in from everywhere, and were seen passing through East Campus ... . Numerous posters in the Infinite advertised concerts, dinners, and movie

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • December 18, 2014
• Blog / Events

  dtyd weekend all party, no planning (for once)

  

  . on Friday, I finished a pset, got lunch with a friend in Somerville ... , I was receiving an award for the first time, and in what felt like a blink of an eye, I was in charge of making them? something about that felt

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • April 19, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Day in the Life A photographic biography of a Friday

  

  awake. The rest of this post will be about things I did yesterday in ... CourseWare version of the same lecture that I witnessed on Friday: In ... Christmas gift wrap. I mean, economical gift wrap. (Bonus challenge: In the

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • December 6, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Regular Action Deadline With the deadline approaching and the Office of Admissions closed for the holidays, I'll try…

  

  back and answer the questions that I can (please limit your questions to ... the holidays, I'll try to field some questions here. Please remember ... mail your materials on or before January 1. However, I strongly

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 29, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Ups and downs and extras

  

  excitement in Boston now is like nothing I've felt before anywhere else. Yet ... : Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, PA. I have to admit, the Pittsburgh ... Last night after work and before the Red Sox game, I went out to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 28, 2004
• Blog / Personal Travel

  look who i found in vienna hi joon

  

  [annotation note = "joon looks much more aesthetic than i did in my picture jesus"][/annotation][annotation note = "in case you were wondering this is true outside of pictures as well"][/annotation]

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • March 27, 2019