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• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Past, present, and future

  

  summary of the report (only 11 pages) can be read here. I anticipate that ... , especially among the undergraduates. Already a couple of the talk lists that I ... reaction to it, illustrates something about MIT that I think is very

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • October 16, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Open Sesame A look at Brewster Kahle '82 and the Internet Archive.

  

  I was not seated on a jury today at the Middlesex Superior Court, so I'm back to work tomorrow, hopefully posting a new Questions Omnibus tomorrow evening. While waiting to be called from the jury pool, I had

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 15, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  A CPW Entry for Parents Students shouldn't have all the fun.

  

  I know there are lots of parent blog readers out there lurking ... experiences. And while there are no formal Boston/Cambridge tours planned, I ... parents love getting to visit me in Boston. The Parent Lounge: I hope you

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 8, 2008
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  When You Yourself Are Far Away Donuts, used books, and some wonderful/terrible recipes you need not try.

  

  stuff, the jobful and the seeking return to MIT and I get to see some of my scattered favorite graduated friends. This year I spent Career Fair ... ) after she noticed that in the banana department (as in life) I am

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • November 16, 2015
• Blog / Events

  NSUW Coffee Chat Casual conversations with professors

  

  Today I attended the Network of Sloan Undergraduate Women (NSUW ... for the Baltimore/Washington Region American Red Cross. I talked to ... . I talked to Professor Thompson for quite a bit of time about her

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • November 30, 2005
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Chocolate!!! The MIT student group The Laboratory for Chocolate Science is featured in today's Boston Globe.

  

  about the Lab for Chocolate Science at WeirdBostonEvents.org. "I'd love to ... other foods - i.e. fruity, oaky, and earthy - to chocolate. Small San ... ;     I said that this was the second major media article

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 8, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Emergency Application Extension for students affected by the storm

  

  extending our application deadline for for students affected by the storm, i ... , because they haven't been able to work on them with the power out. While I ... for an extended period of time - beyond the November 6th deadline - I

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 31, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  A Weekend in New York [by Davie Rolnick '11, Guest Blogger] Art Scholars go to see Wagner at the Met!

  

  , directed by Robert Lepage. Here is some background, so you understand why I ... utterly awesome - perhaps my favorite opera of all time. I tend to listen to ... affiliates. I ran across many friends outside Arts Scholars who turned out also

  • by ARTalk
  • April 22, 2011
• Blog / Events

  The Great Debate Can MIT brainpower, with the help of the LHC, finally put the matter to rest?

  

  this entry unbiased, I won’t reveal which side I’ve chosen – or rather ... . The yumminess, supposedly, also diffuses throughout the hamentaschen. (I ... (although I’m under the impression they took place in MIT’s Edgerton Center

  • by Elijah T. '11
  • March 8, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  A Look At Stagecraft [by Susan Shepherd '11] And axes!

  

  -character lines. (These are extremely brief. For example, I'm pretty sure the death ... !" than were strictly called for by the script. I'm still citing it as an ... ), that's not the only reason I'm writing about it. Actually, I'd like to

  • by ARTalk
  • October 29, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  What to expect when you’re expecting CPW Some thoughts and advice in advance of Campus Preview Weekend.

  

  Preview Weekend (CPW), I figured it would be worthwhile to spend a little ... it, and I hope I can give you a better sense of what to really expect ... weekend, but as long as you understand that coming in to the weekend, I

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 6, 2008
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Laura’s UROP Advisor in ‘American Inventor’ finals tonight! Watch it tonight on ABC and vote!

  

  I got this email a few days back... From: Laura Nicholson Subject ... Gann Hey Matt, There's an awesome blog entry just waiting to happen, but I'll be away on vacation and unable to post it. I also don't have time to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 25, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  International conference followup A post especially for international students: casting a wide net to find a good college…

  

  international students.   This past week, I attended an annual conference on international admissions (I attended last year as well). The ... applications. As always, it was quite fascinating; I learned a lot, met some good

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 17, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  A slightly snarkier guide to visitors How to not be the kind of MIT visitor who drives me up the wall.

  

  interrupted by herdlike groups of tourists each morning, I thought it would be a ... system. The room numbers make the most immediate sense, so I'll start ... shallow jerk. I heard a visitor say once that the people at MIT looked

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 12, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Doonesbury Conclusion Official Doonesbury news.

  

  I've received this link multiple times today (thanks Kevin and Susan), so I might as well post it before I go see Fanaa... From this week ... MIT blogger, "I've voted 3 or 4 thousand times!" Fortunately the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 26, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Supplemental material How to and when to send in supplemental materials.

  

  I'm often asked about supplemental material. None of the below is ... material unless the application did not sufficiently show who you are. I hope ... classroom. Some helpful extra recommendations I've seen have come from

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 19, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Bruno Recalibration

  

  front of the Senior House dormitory Now, I'm in New Jersey for the ... since I was an MIT sophomore. It had been performed annually between 1972 ... given that today, Friday, is Earth Day, I thought I'd take the opportunity

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 22, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  aeroastro privilege all-expenses-paid tour to seattle and los angeles

  

  't allowed to take photos of most of the things we saw. So I'll take it from ... , and exams together. So I have a feeling that the coming semester is ... rolls in in February, and I think we'll be ready to take it on--as a class

  • by Allan K. '17
  • January 10, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Application: August 19 In a few short weeks, the MIT 2012 Freshman Application will be posted.

  

  recommendation for college; b) which colleges you're applying to and why. I ... , one in science. If you haven't yet fulfilled these requirements, I ... and contemplation than speed. I wish you a thoughtful and anxiety

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 1, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Incentive to Drop Out Two MIT students get $100,000 and lots of opportunities in a two-year fellowship.

  

  Silicon Valley and beyond. The MIT students (or should I say former MIT ... harmful effects of inflation. I can add a little more about each. Laura is ... to MIT in two years, I wish you all the best for the future

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 26, 2011