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  MIT ISEF Reception MIT will host a reception at ISEF in Indianapolis.

  

  serving some appetizers before you head off for supper. The Artsgarden is ... required) to Associate Director of Admissions Matt McGann. I hope you can ... The MIT Office of Admissions will host a reception for participants

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 3, 2006
• Blog / Events

  MIT Calling Yo Snively - I lied. There are actually 2 admits in Oregon BESIDES you -…

  

  perspective of a current student.. yes, there are girls here..") So I was ... time to prepare a list of questions either. So just in case you'd like to ... this evening, but just in case you didn't get a call from me specifically

  • by Jess K. '10
  • January 19, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Missing Pieces Check your application tracking.

  

  . This is a good time for you to check your application tracking on My ... us. If they need another copy of the evaluation form, you can get a PDF ... done, so as long as you get us the copies in a timely manner, we'll be

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 24, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  “Never Calculate without Already Knowing the Answer!” xTalk about the "Art of Insight" by Prof Sanjoy Mahajan

  

  also measures how much information you can process at a time. In short, according to Prof Mahajan, the rule of thumb is: if you get a quadratic ... the problem and a preliminary estimation, you can improve upon the

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • June 1, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  Blogging Scholarship I'm a finalist for a blogging scholarship - now I need your help voting.

  

  feedback about my writing is an incredible thing. So I'm asking for just a ... : Applying to college is a terrifying process. The applications are all filled with the same vague questions, such as, "where do you see yourself in ten

  • by Jess K. '10
  • October 8, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  DNA and How to Extract It Messy, slimy, colorful science from a class I taught for Spark.

  

  vegetable goop. If you’re doing this with a group you can use the bottommost ... interested in the nucleus of the cell, which encloses the DNA. Your DNA is a ... on to your children. Instead of paper, it is written on a long string

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • May 31, 2013
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Just My Luck The somewhat eventful story of my first EMT shift ever.

  

  a picture of me 'sleeping.') And that's what happens when you pretend ... did enjoy my first shift), and no, there were no calls. It wasn ... the doorstep of my dorm, where the other two EMTs on shift kindly picked

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • January 12, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  3D Ping Pong Quantum Mechanics (Or why the sciences here are even better than you may think)

  

  screen, you can tell that it'll be memorable. Now if you were to take a ... Imagine, if you will, the following situation... You join a dense crowd of people filing through a set of double doors. You are flanked by

  • by Emad T. '14
  • September 20, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Questions & Answers a daily blog prompt compilation

  

  efforts. Where are you in this exact very moment? Take a picture. Tell us ... ? Summarize some of the material you are studying in a way that is ... Where have I been? I haven't blogged since February 3. A lot has

  • by Alex M. '21
  • May 14, 2020
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  All my pasts and futures A blog entry about band and quiz bowl, to prove that I'm still hip.

  

  almost died in Boston traffic. Note the lack of a shoe on Kim '09. Kim is ... had ever played tuba. I figured out that you can just not press down any ... " I have ever heard--I wish you were there to hear it. But maybe you

  • by Sam M. '07
  • March 19, 2006
• Blog / Residential Life

  river and rainwater a rainy walk home

  

  I can across the Harvard Bridge. There's a speedometer halfway across ... rusty old bike is 19 mph; I wonder how fast I'd be able to go on a sleek ... last on campus Thing, which is almost always late into the evening. I

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • September 29, 2023
• Blog / Advice

  Parental advice, revisited… a self-referential throwback, that is somehow, still relevant

  

  , I responded to one such inquiry with the following: While there are a variety of summer programs that I can suggest, first I would encourage you ... themself, including whether MIT is likely to be a good cultural fit.  The

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • May 12, 2023
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Life as an Artist things I discovered about myself as it relates to the artsy stuff I have in…

  

  My Life...". But "Life as an Artist" has a better ring to it, don't you ... friends are in a band at MIT that is affectionately known as Love and a ... you are in the area this weekend). All the art is his own and amazing

  • by Cydnie T. '12
  • November 2, 2010
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  We are the people in your neighborhood… On MIT's diversity

  

  brings the world to your doorstep. You can meet a lot of new people, try ... you might ask? Answer: So this summer, along with a few other students ... various dimensions of MIT's diversity. MIT is a melting pot of ideas, people

  • by Bryan
  • September 16, 2005
• Blog / Life after MIT

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

  

  there is a giant music free-for-all. Its definitely one of the most ... there is a certain charm to that. The restaurants in Boston are awesome ... sorts of crazy artifacts in his office and visiting him is always a treat

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

  Quick update

  

  . Q. If selection is over, can I have my decision? A. The selection committee is over, but there are still many more steps until decisions are ... midyear report. Q. Can I still send in extra materials? A. While it is too

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 1, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Someone saved my life tonight Survived my squalor, like a butterfly.

  

  stress.   And there is also a fourth degree, but, well, there's no ... unmanageable. A sign of first degree squalor could be that you might be ... movement is impeded by your piles of stuff. You might start making excuses to

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 12, 2006
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Life After: A Collage living the MIT dream

  

  , are you even old enough to go to a bar?” (“Of course! barely.”) My ... the floor in a heap of mandibular disarray. #obliviouscodemonkey *I can't give you guys access to a live demo because it's proprietary

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • September 3, 2012
• Blog / Life after MIT

  From Markets to Math Class

  

  "treadmill" that MIT can be: Sometimes it's hard to take a step back. This is ... into the highest paying job you can find because it's there. Earlier ... treadmill. And the world is a better place for it.

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 12, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Hardest Thing Ever FOP, family, and how I'm doing so far... plus some findings on frisbee and free…

  

  Minnville, where I've lived almost my whole life, and spent a frenzied week saying ... you want to stay away. It's, like, aloof. Unknown. MIT is the same. The ... , missing the comforts of home, but the struggle is a good challenge

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • September 4, 2012