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  July Questions Omnibus 1 Answers to the many questions left in the comments of McGann's Factors.

  

  the schools are universities with strengths in math ... feel there are things that you did not cover completely in your ... explaining a special circumstance in your case. anonymous wrote, "I am a high

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 7, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Exercises in Style with apologies to queneau

  

  was offered popcorn by a friend, and the two of us were left in the ESP ... , we were assigned to read Raymond Queneau's classic Exercises in Style. In it are 99 retellings of the same story, each written in a different

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • September 20, 2022
• Blog / Uncategorized

  i have fridays off this semester here's what i did with my first one

  

  coincidences that makes you feel like the universe is aligning itself perfectly ... best cafe in boston. Lo and behold, it is in fact the best coffee you've had in Boston. And you were planning on getting some work done, but

  • by Veronica P. '27
  • February 6, 2026
• Blog / Admissions

  Meet the Admissions Officers: Jenny Rifken Name:Jenny Rifken; Job title: Director of Recruitment and Associate Director of Admissions; Hometown: Elgin, Illlinois

  

  (who have the best record in baseball right now), the University of ... School College: University of Michigan, 1995, English Language and ... . The fireworks on Fourth of July. The colors in and around the city

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 3, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  The Scholar, Episode 2 A few thoughts on last night's episode of the reality television show "The Scholar"...

  

  underrepresented group in American universities is low income students) Trivia. The ... neediness in terms of paying for college, are from middle class families. I really do think universities need to do more to make college affordable for

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

  An interview with AoPS "What Kinds of Students Does MIT Look For?" but ASMR

  

  schools offer more limited coursework, or the students are not tracked in ... hopefully there will be something in here for all readers of the blogs. Eric ... come in the door and that you're ready for MIT's really challenging, fast

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 7, 2022
• Blog / MISTI

  The POWER of a Mechanical Engineering

  

  substances at RWTH Aachen University in Germany; and develop engineering ... In 2011, MIT Mechanical Engineering students went through MISTI to ... in Japan; research the potential of shale gas as an energy source at

  • by MISTI Program
  • December 7, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  I love musicals! Wicked just dropped and I am LOSING MY MIND

  

  worry not: there are no Wicked spoilers in this blog Last Friday, I ... film for [annotation note='The film was announced in December of 2012, and I found out about Wicked in November of 2014.']LITERALLY 10 YEARS

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • November 29, 2024
• Blog / Admissions

  The Ultimate Recognition You probably don't know what that is.

  

  the effort I've poured into everything in my life thus far." I ... not see it pay off in the way you expect, or hope. It's very painful. And embarrassing. One of the worst parts is when people who believe in

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 19, 2012
• Blog / Events

  A Break from Break I went to the Undergraduate Women in Physics Conference at Yale. And I'm blogging about…

  

  careers panel in the afternoon offered professional options for women ... myself sick and just laid in bed the first two days of the hunt, feeling ... headquarters in building 12. I left after 5 minutes and returned with a can of

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • January 22, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  MITES, RSI and WTP applications due next week The three high school summer programs hosted by MIT have their application deadlines next week.

  

  subsidized and offers financial aid. Here's a little more about them: Minority ... juniors who are interested in studying and exploring careers in science ... ), sponsored by the Center for Excellence in Education and MIT, is a rigorous

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 25, 2006
• Blog / Announcements

  MIT Regular Action Decisions Now Available Online

  

  available in the application portal. To check your decision, login to the ... students have until May 1 to decide whether or not to accept our offer of ... point we plan to publish our usual statistics about the first-year class.']offered

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

  Motivation Finals are FUN!

  

  AM to 12 PM 20.430: Fields, Forces, and Flows in Biological Systems ... the graduate version would definitely be offered, I took the class on Jr

  • by Bryan
  • December 19, 2006
• Blog / Hacks

  Get Your Wii On. A Dome Hack!!!

  

  In honor of the release of the Nintendo Wii the Great Dome found itself hacked. Photo Credit: Eric Schmiedl More photos can be found here ... bond with Hyrule -- the world they had created. The Goddess Din offered

  • by Bryan
  • November 19, 2006
• FAQ / Transfer

  Can I apply for transfer admission if I haven’t completed all the recommended coursework?

  . Depending on your major, you may have covered more ground in one science ... course of study and institutional offerings.
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Trendy Reif Strikes Again this time with the ALS bucket challenge.

  

  University presidents are the black suit-wearing overseers who sit at ... university president. My favorite example of such continues to be MIT President ... in an otherwise formal job, like taking a selfie before giving his

  • by Erick P. '17
  • August 26, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Now and Then and Maybe Later Tying up loose ends and weathering the calm before the storm we call "Fall Semester"

  

  're doing. 12:45pm – In which I decide to write a poem because I don’t feel like writing prose right now Sitting in a Chair (A poem about sitting in a chair in Hayden Library. Although arguably, it’s just a bunch of

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • August 30, 2014
• Blog / Travel

  Motion of Manhattan and other photos from the busy city next door.

  

  More snippets of life; A sequel photoblog to Colors of Campus Series inspired by Kai’s Parallel Universe Post

  • by Richard O. '28
  • March 29, 2026
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Adventures in Math Conversations in the world of math.

  

  in the math community. A couple weeks ago, I had the opportunity to ... behind The Art of Problem Solving (AoPS). The fantastic AoPS offerings ... entire AoPS crew are doing. I hope that if you're interested in and excited

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 15, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Design in Boston [By Doug '14] Events that showcase the creative capital in and around Boston.

  

  changed my major to 2A and decided to concentrate in product design. I was ... /10/unite-boston-globe-event-offers-peek-inside-the-news-icon/ . UNITE ... 0:17 in the video Google put out on Gmail’s new redesign

  • by ARTalk
  • November 5, 2011