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  More Notes A quick update.

  

  meaning to get to, and found out that Ben had just answered her question ... Thanks to reader Timur, who sent the bloggers some "holiday ... holidays. Over the last few days, we've been trying to catch up on all the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 21, 2005
• Blog / Challenges

  Back From The West Coast ...with thoughts and conclusions on the recent serious posts.

  

  away from my blog for a few days, but my ability to get online was a bit ... , and am blown away by the humanity of this community in response to his ... Hi everyone, I am back in town after a crazy day of traveling across

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 8, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Writing Science Fiction [by Susan Shepherd '11] Writing takes time, but fortunately MIT gives you good excuses to…

  

  safekeeping upon arrival. (In theory, MIT returns your time to you upon ... just put the writing off. "Just one more day…I'll get to it ... for both, to maximise my chances of getting into one of them; these

  • by ARTalk
  • March 24, 2009
• Blog / Events

  Cultured C-Show 2011

  

  .03 (diff eq) professor sing in class, to general applause and awe. (3) I ate ... in the future. (4) I learned that the ratio of Dunkin' Donuts to ... to take part in C-Show last year. I did this year though! This year

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • April 2, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Updates, Previews, and My Successor

  

  ://web.mit.edu/mitir/! -- Forum on American Progress will be releasing a booklet, America in the World: MIT Speaks, that showcases 25 undergraduates' responses to the ... , and what should the United States do to solve it?" Two fellow bloggers

  • by The Humanitarian Blog
  • May 10, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Obama to speak on clean energy, visit MIT energy labs today You can watch the speech live... or wait for the bloggers' account of it!

  

  in, 2002, he has worked on fundamental improvements to the efficiency ... engineering, pursuing research in two major areas: the development of new ... deliver remarks at MIT challenging Americans to lead the global economy in

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 23, 2009
• Blog / Personal Travel

  chasing the aurora a celestial hunt

  

  [/annotation]raved over the aurora: Professor "Sorry to bother folks, but given how many ... lucky to live in a city that had 24/7-accessible rental cars. We were lucky to live in an area where the aurora was visible. And, we were lucky

  • by Kanokwan T. '25
  • May 13, 2024
• Blog / Admissions

  MTV Wait, I think that name might already be taken

  

  planned for later in the year! Hmmm, I think I'm going to need a bigger ... lamenting our lack of access to Pixar's render farm and kicking myself for not putting "build Admissions Beowulf cluster*" on the To Do list. I ♥ my Mac

  • by Dave McOwen
  • April 30, 2010
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Senior Week: Jonathan Lii A look at a senior from the Class of 2006.

  

  there is a certain charm to that. The restaurants in Boston are awesome ... 15 with a minor in 14 [in layman's terms: a double major in Mathematics and Management, and a minor in Economics] What's next: Working as a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 5, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Answer is Yes Tips for navigating your first month here with a Greek life emphasis

  

  of the Charles River versus a trip to New Hampshire to try indoor ... on, pass/no record grading, acclimating to city life and being in one ... decide which dorm to live in for the year) is fake too! McGregor, to my

  • by Gabe B. '13
  • August 16, 2011
• Blog / Community Projects

  Stepping Up MIT brings the best out of people (in between psets of course)

  

  up, they became inspired to get involved in service events," said ... . On coming to MIT, she participated in CityDays, an annual orientation ... power that community service contains to bring a community together in an

  • by Emad T. '14
  • May 7, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Hartford meeting wrap-up Giving a better answer to a question I was asked in my Hartford meeting.

  

  seemed to find the session helpful and informative. I did get one question ... more full answer to that question: In addition to lab classes and the ... % of its solar array, and yet still the MIT team was able to finish in

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 9, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Admissions process reflections from a crusty Junior Try not to bite all of your fingernails off.

  

  posts, which only made me more nervous and sure that I would never get in ... offer even if I did get in (clearly this was just an ill-planned coping ... self-doubt. In hindsight, it’s easy to recognize that they spoke out of

  • by Melis A. '08
  • December 5, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  MIT Regular Action Decisions Now Available Online

  

  available in the application portal. To check your decision, login to the ... ’t wait to welcome them to convocation in Cambridge this fall, where they ... . Getting to “meet” so many capable, compassionate students through this

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 14, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Language What Learning Chinese at MIT has meant to me

  

  country in Africa they are actually from. None of us knew what it means to ... As an African American I have always felt left out when it comes to language, and to a larger extent culture. For many of my friends, language is

  • by Ben O. '19
  • February 26, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Biology-inspired design from MIT alums What happens when you bring together nature and technology? I think you'll like the result.

  

  . How in the world did you both go from doing engineering at MIT to ... their wares to the street in this summer's Renegade Crafts Fair in ... interested in the math side of things, how physical systems make order. But I

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 29, 2011
• Blog / Challenges

  Green Building Challenge hex wins third place!

  

  to how we structured each rep. After each strenuous climb, we spent a ... , especially in comparison to Hex, to strategize for next year's challenge. Both ... code and data for the graphs in this post here. Thank you to Shuli J. '22

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • January 31, 2019
• Blog / About Decisions

  Transfer Wrap-Up 2008 Looking back at MIT Transfer Admissions for entry this coming year.

  

  We frequently get requests to blog about transfer admissions, and now ... any to do so. The numbers for this year look remarkably like they did ... , admitting 16, with 14 enrolling in the fall. This season's admits are a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 20, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  RA Selection Day 8 & Beyond

  

  of my friends, all on their way to Doctorates in AI. He also wrote the text book I used for 1.00: Introduction to Computers and Engineering ... noted MIT professors have helped to select the freshman class while I

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 26, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Fun Times @ MIT (Pt. 1) Life's gotta be fun.

  

  different. In terms of classes, this upcoming semester is going to be my most ... dresses up nice and goes out to dinner. I'm sure this list will get longer ... quickly. Case in point: in the past two and a half years, I've learned the

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • February 4, 2012