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  First Blogiversary One year ago today, "McGann's Factors" began.

  

  blogs up and running, I feel very proud of what we've been able to do. Over the past year, I've learned a lot about blogging and how to best ... more helpful and successful. If you have any feedback, constructive

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 5, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Classy celebration, 5E-style

  

  outfit later this week - myself and my partner in cri...er...UA President ... t-shirt or turtleneck and didn't come from the Army Barracks store on ... ). Then, I rummaged through the blouses for a while and found a nice shiny

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • July 26, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  what’s in a name mr. sushi - winner of the first annual name bryan's fish contest!

  

  In a close name contest between Groker and Mr. Sushi, Mr. Sushi edged out Groker in a 8 to 7 win, but remember we're all winners here. Katy, congratulations! I'll be in touch so you can redeem your prize.

  • by Bryan
  • July 24, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Off to Southeast Asia Even Admissions Officers get to take a vacation sometimes.

  

  ? So, I'll be visiting Thailand, Malaysia, Hong Kong, and Taiwan, and I ... to our office, Jenny Rifken and Bryan Nance. You can welcome them to ... including questions & comments both pre- and post-vacation, so feel free

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 20, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Scenes From Admissions Round One What's going on in this picture?!?

  

  Occasionally I'll show you a picture and give you some clues to see ... this morning. People: 1) Edmund Jones, Administrative Officer (and ... Edison, writer and master wordsmith 4) Bryan Nance, Director of Minority

  • by Ben Jones
  • July 19, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  The Finalists the "name bryan's fish" contest continues!

  

  And the finalists of the "Name Bryan's Fish" contest are: Mr. Chang Voltaire Groker Fabio Matsya Gelatin White Dragon Sushi Vote for your favorite by posting a comment or emailing me at [email protected].

  • by Bryan
  • July 18, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

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

  

  some of my favorite websites for news and updates, but I have this tendency of opening too many windows so my computer crashed and I had to ... and faculty could make such an awesome breakthrough. Wolfgang Ketterle

  • by Bryan
  • June 22, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Go Kendra

  

  MIT student design project has won a People, Prosperity and Planet Award ... and 17. To win the P3, a project had to demonstrate how it would ... of the chemistry department and Jamie Lewis Keith of the Environmental

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • June 11, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Graduations

  

  speaker will be Irwin Jacobs, the co-founder, chairman and CEO of Qualcomm. Jacobs is also a former MIT graduate student and faculty member. I don ... , Tom & Ray Magliozzi, MIT alums and hosts of National Public Radio

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 20, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  The Waitlist This is not an easy entry to write so I'll just keep it short. No…

  

  , creativity, and passion, expressed 500 different ways. And knowing that, I know ... hope that you will keep in touch, and I wish you rewarding, safe, and fun

  • by Ben Jones
  • May 10, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Enrolled 09’s: Watch Your Mailbox I've been getting a lot of questions about the Next Big Mailing (NBM®). Here's the…

  

  and will continue to do so over the next week or two. By the middle of ... your friend has received his/hers and you haven't, don't be concerned. 2) They are mailed via regular mail for domestic students and via DHL for

  • by Ben Jones
  • May 4, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Upside-Down Letters We will get to the bottom of whatever caused this error, that much I can…

  

  inexcusable and all of us are beside ourselves in embarassment and frustration ... be angry with us. I know that it was insulting and made an already-bad letter even worse. I only hope that you can accept our apology and

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 16, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  π Day

  

  /14) was also Einstein's birthday, and seeing as I was right next to the ... see some old friends and make some new ones. And, as always, I was quite impressed with the projects and the finalists themselves. I enjoy going to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 14, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Status Pic, As Promised Still bearded. 4 days to go.

  

  Ask and ye shall receive! Here's a pic taken this morning that will demonstrate the beard in its full glory: 4 days until mail/shave day. :-) NICE

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 8, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  International Selection Day 1

  

  *Update as of 2015: Early action is available to both domestic and ... some very difficult decisions, and more to come tomorrow, as we hope to ... -Fair (International Fair), one of my favorite (and yummiest!) events of the year

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

  Busy times

  

  : we're reading applications. Lots and lots of applications. It's been ... 's latest post, followed by some planning for Campus Preview Weekend, and finally a meeting with a student group. And finally, after posting this

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

  Welcome To Room 3-107 Hope you like the new site! It incorporates a lot of your feedback and requests.

  

  and requests, including: Migrated the whole site to a Movable Type ... and comments. Changed the URL to 3-107.com, which is a lot easier to ... # of the office suite I share with Matt and a few other folks, directly

  • by Ben Jones
  • January 27, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Branching out

  

  With two Central Meetings down and two to go in the Bay Area, I ... , and I completely missed the presidential debate. D'oh! Tomorrow night ... and also celebrate Sukkot (yes, I know I'm not Jewish, but not being

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 1, 2004
• Blog / MISTI

  Vive la France!

  

  I'm about to head off for a two week in vacation in Paris, Rennes, and Bordeaux. In the meantime, you can check out the MIT France Program, one of MIT's awesome international programs. Current music: A.R. Rahman

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 15, 2004
• FAQ / QuestBridge

  Does the transcript submitted on my QuestBridge application count as official?

  If the transcript on your QuestBridge application was sent by your counselor/school official, it fulfills our requirements for an official transcript and no further action is needed on your part.