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• Blog / Miscellaneous

  A Very McGann Christmas Happy holidays.

  

  always gets all gussied up for the holidays. It's great to be able to ... The Christmas holiday is a pretty big deal in my family. On Christmas Eve, Santa visits our annual family gathering, with 40+ McGanns in

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 25, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Planned Mail Date: March 11

  

  In case you missed it: We plan to send freshman admissions decision ... -wracking it can be to wait, but please give the mail a chance! If you don't get ... being put together in parallel with everything else going on. If the mail

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 6, 2005
• Blog / Internships & Externships

  My Freshman Journey with Internships or: i get rejected a million times in a row

  

  's remote, though" which, yes, true. But I was just happy to get one in the ... it is extremely rare for freshmen to get internships. Often times ... exclusive, the internship tends to be more competitive and difficult to get

  • by Cami M. '23
  • May 16, 2020
• Blog / Events

  Nate Silver visits MIT (or, do witches exist in real life?) No, he can't predict the outcome of your admissions decision. Probably.

  

  say that Nate Silver is as close to a rock star as you can get in the ... currently wrestling - is the freedom to work in my underpants. I'm living the ... 'll attempt to do him justice in a few lines.  He is: a prediction wizard and

  • by Michael C. '16
  • March 1, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  sk8 jebby on a skateboard

  

  also the year that Marty McFly time-traveled to from 1985 in Back to the ... getting really bored. Besides, I wanted a faster way to get around campus ... skateboard. Getting the board After asking some friends in the Class of ‘25

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • June 29, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Monteverdi to Mozart: 1600-1800 An organ, three harpsichords, and lots of learning

  

  the chamber chorus. I'm also an Arts Scholar, which means that I get to go listen to concerts in Boston for free. In other words: I've had a ... ", or it's "off." It doesn't make sense to talk about dynamics. In total

  • by Anna H. '14
  • November 11, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Live from the Glass Lab! it's...tuesday afternoon??

  

  decorations. It's always easy to know what to get your mom or significant other ... 3 webcams in the lab. Feel free to tune in. Live, from the Lino ... in the MIT Glass Lab this week. Since space is so tight and so tightly

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 19, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  2020 Admitted Student Gatherings Get a vision of your future at MIT

  

  -togethers in their hometowns for students admitted to the class of 2020. These ... celebrate your acceptance after meeting alums in Orlando Be sure to check ... acceptance letters, current students are getting ready for spring break, and

  • by Latasha Boyd
  • March 17, 2016
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  a brief walk to Caffè Nero alternatively titled: life update since i am comically bad at blogging this semester

  

  it's a cloudy Tuesday morning and i'm walking to Caffe Nero to get a ... my house in Central, and the latte is conveniently free thanks to a ... freshman year. that person can only staple in groups of up to four people

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • April 27, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Classes 2.0 what i am/am i doing with my life

  

  Here’s to a basically mid-semester check-in to what I spend my time ... half in now, it’s safe to say that I will have learned a lot by the end ... plan is to post more in depth about this in the future, after I figure

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • October 27, 2017
• Blog / Events

  Splish Splash ♪ ♫ great programs at MIT and beyond!

  

  " to "Salsa Dancing". Students in grades 9-12 can sign up for classes and ... never even considered or known to exist! If you're in high school and feel ... students everywhere can get a chance to get mindblown by the awesomeness that

  • by Ana V. '15
  • November 19, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Chancellor? What’s a Chancellor? What does the Chancellor do and how does that affect student life?

  

  as good as it gets. I get to oversee all aspects of student life and ... and how MIT helped (or didn’t) get them to their current level of ... not get to hear from everyone, I hope to get a broad sense of community

  • by Chancellor Eric Grimson
  • August 16, 2011
• Blog / IAP

  IAP: A Quick Roundup Snively and his homepage dominance must be stopped!

  

  be as good.) The point is, IAP is great, you get a chance to explore ... places in Boston (EDIT: an important "at" was omitted leaving it to appear ... should read "Eaten at new restaurants in Boston" to avoid confusion) 5

  • by Chris M. '12
  • January 27, 2009
• Blog / Personal Travel

  being present im in st petersburg!!!

  

  to get a coffee and read a book in front of the Winter Palace. I don ... This was originally going to be a post about how now that I’m in ... this, I failed to account for the fact that I am now in the most

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • October 10, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  Boing! Boing! Maybe not the best writing ever, but the pictures are awesome!

  

  figure out which IFAFs to do due to a delay in getting the budget finalized ... Back during my senior year of high school in 2007, I went to CPW ... wanted to live in, that dorm being Burton-Conner. Burton-Conner has 9

  • by Snively '11
  • November 24, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  The first step ...is admitting you need help.

  

  than your high school in ways you can't even begin to imagine. A thousand ... in your first year at MIT isn't how to integrate that particularly ... complex organic chemistry reaction. It's how to ask for help. Help in the

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • April 8, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My Courses and Stuff Mason '10 made up the title, blame him.

  

  ...well, now you have. I chose to do my concentration in Theater Arts. This will ... yoga/stretching type exercise to get us loosened up physically, and maybe an improv activity to get us loosened up mentally. Then we get to

  • by Laura N. '09
  • September 15, 2008
• Blog / IAP

  Just 5 Days Left! Mystery Hunt begins in 5 days.

  

  Until Mystery Hunt 2006!!! Here's a little puzzle to get you ... cannibals and put to the following challenge: Each shall get one hat of either black or white (unbeknownst to them). Then, they will be asked in

  • by Bryan
  • January 8, 2006
• FAQ / First-year application

  What if I’m having a hard time completing the recommendation requirement?

  Secondary School Report. We have always said that it is most important to get ... unable to write you a letter. We encourage you to try to get letters of ... , and there will be ample space in the application to explain any issues
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What Do These Numbers Have in Common? 7, 8, 12, 17, 18.

  

  bottom. Here at MIT, it's rapidly coming down to the end. In a week and a ... . Aside from the few that choose to enroll in 8.012 [Physics for the Truly ... . I guess you'll have to come and see for yourself! (or get 5's on

  • by Chris S. '11
  • December 13, 2007