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  Meet the Admissions Officers: Matt McGann ‘00 Name: Matt McGann; Job title: Assistant Director of Admissions; Hometown: Hampton Bays, NY

  

  : the people, the housing system, hacking lore, Mystery Hunt and IAP, the ... character: Nekobasu? Advice about applying to college/MIT: be open and honest about yourself and your life's circumstances, choose recommenders who can

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 8, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  You Guys Are Used To Getting No Sleep, But I Am Old To those of you who have siblings: what's the one piece of sibling-related parenting advice…

  

  Just when my 2-year-old finally starts sleeping through the night, we decide to go and do it all over again. What were we thinking?!? :-) I ... grow up, to learn from each other and to trust each other and to actually

  • by Ben Jones
  • June 1, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT ISEF Lunch

  

  and guests from 2:30 to 4pm on Thursday (May 12th) at Majerle's Grill. Majerle's has been named the "best lunch spot" in downtown Phoenix, and we are excited to provide their yummy lunch for the ISEF finalists and

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 11, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Normalville

  

  ") for winning this year's Mystery Hunt! I really enjoyed the hunt, and our ... ? The honor and privilege of writing Mystery Hunt 2006. I hope to see you ... schools, a response to Daniel's latest post, and answering some of your

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 18, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What is a zonotope? yes this is a post about math

  

  What is a zonotope? Get a sheet of paper and draw some vectors in the ... picture, I drew them all originating from a single point, and with ... our case, zonotopes are polygons that have an even number of sides, and

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • April 1, 2020
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  djent is not a djenre or is it?

  

  ’s not apparent, this is a joke (well this whole blog is a joke) and music ... look at that and conclude that I rarely have the space to express the ... independently spun to two other Halsey songs (“Castle” and “Gasoline”) -- but

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • December 22, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Just 41 Pictures I Took in 2017 Yultide Day 2

  

  in this case being the 1E cats" - credit for caption and images goes to Nisha D. ‘21, fellow blogger and 1E resident. 4 (left). From a ... from the annual 1E Hall Thanksgiving, cooked entirely by students and

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • January 26, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  QuestBridge 2015 FAQ All the questions!

  

  complete the MIT application Part 1 (biographical form), and if you are ... Early Action, and up to January test scores for Regular Action. Q: If I ... your application is complete by then and you did not match. We can

  • by Latasha Boyd
  • October 21, 2015
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Bread at Desk This entry brought to you by the letters "Sleep Deprivation."

  

  walked in, there was tons of bread at desk. Even baguettes, and I love ... minutes before I came back for good, and it wasn't there then, so I thought ... much of it or something and they were going to come back. At 4:58am, an

  • by Karen F. '11
  • March 14, 2008
• Blog / How to Human

  A Cautionary Tale of Two Students You may be surprised by how many first year students at MIT believe that they…

  

  which the hero goes it alone to kill the bad guys, and avenge those who ... MIT believe that they can go it alone and be successful here. Even more ... cautious about the learning process and tends to be obsessed with issues such

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • November 22, 2006
• Blog / Blog Projects

  learning about Things!! cool classes explained in easy words

  

  After three and a half years of being at this school, I've taken ... sharing our work in such a way that other people can easily understand and ... 're telling a story will make people care more and understand better. Another

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • January 16, 2024
• Blog / Blog Projects

  [Announcement] The MIT Bloggers are hosting an AMA! Ask us anything this Friday and Saturday!

  

  comments section and ask us your burning questions! You can also upvote other ... , but use common sense. Hateful and offensive questions will be ignored and possibly removed."](within reason).[/annotation] It can be about MIT

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • April 15, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  last minute application panic for the procrastinators

  

  , embrace serenity with 21% oxygen, 78% nitrogen, and small amounts of argon ... deadline. Most schools will take letters of recommendation and other ... . Give yourself more time and avoid a heart attack. You’re too young for

  • by Rona W. '23
  • December 22, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  Tetazoo is not a Hivemind Haha... just kidding... unless?

  

  up for the freshmen and other hall newcomers. We have tasks to complete ... sprained me knee bringing around a blanket and asking strangers to join ... ” writing a party invite email for a party that isn’t happening and send it

  • by Powers '23
  • November 24, 2019
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  I Picked My First Apple apples, part 1

  

  , and now I have enough apples that it would be wasteful for me not to eat ... apples and trees, I had never picked an apple until today. My previous ... , an apple cider donut, and a [annotation note="the source material for

  • by Abby H. '20
  • October 16, 2019
• Blog / Challenges

  the sun sets on another summer only one left yikes

  

  a friend who's an LA native about this feeling and he said that it ... and it's like you're caught in a time loop. i don't know if i like that ... things i'll miss and some things i won't. i'll miss the lovely people and

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • August 17, 2019
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Day 1: Going North Leaving the light pollution bubble to go to class?

  

  when you have so much fun with the people in your family and feel ... is a college campus where events and famous people will often come to ... out to New Hampshire to do this? Wouldn’t it have been a lot warmer and

  • by Stanley G.
  • January 31, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Getting Back to Normal ...with some help from Macklemore

  

  It has been a rough couple of weeks in Boston and at MIT.  Wednesday's memorial service for Officer Collier has helped us to heal.  And tonight, we ... , the Beach Boys, Aerosmith, R.E.M., and more. This year's headliner is

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 26, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Exploring the Outdoors! In Kresge that is...

  

  about the product design process (Ideate. Model. Test!) and then apply ... and portable camping stove StormShield: A protective covering for ... would allow kegs to be more safely and easily transported down stairs (I

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • December 14, 2012
• Blog / Events

  MacGyvering Bacon-tine’s Day decathlon brought to you by a paperback, a sledgehammer, and a scooter

  

  golf, either; frustrated by the book's softness and high air resistance ... into Twilight soccer and then Twilight sledgehammer-bat baseball. It ... -jousting, book-skating, book-football, book-bocce, and book

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • February 15, 2012