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• Blog / About Decisions

  Will the pie be bitter or sweet? Hint: it's a trick question.

  

  weighted against one. I don't know which envelope you'll find in the mailbox ... While I may lack Ben's ability to speak to the heart, Matt's wisdom, Yan's vocabulous wit, and Anna's inspirational eloquence, I can offer

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • March 11, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Sixth Sense No, I don't see dead people.

  

  So, less than THREE WEEKS until CPW! All of us in the office are ... coming to CPW and haven't registered yet, remember to log in to your My ... ! It'll be loads of fun, I promise. I thought I'd take a break from

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • March 27, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Weather Sensitive I know you think that I don't care, but I really do.

  

  So you all know that I come from South Florida. (And if you didn't, then look! You do now!) In Fort Lauderdale, we don't have seasons. Sure, it gets cold in that wet, drippy way that makes you feel like you

  • by Keri G. '10
  • November 27, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  ISEF Review Photos from the Intel International Science & Engineering Fair.

  

  This past week, I went to the Intel International Science & Engineering Fair in Indianapolis, Indiana. On Thursday, we had a reception at ... , I went out to dinner with a dozen of the 20+ MIT 2010s at Intel ISEF

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 14, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Meet the Admissions Officers: Ben Jones Name: Ben Jones; Job title: Communications Dude, MIT Office of Admissions; Hometown: Baltimore, MD

  

  little mermaid was HOT. But in the spirit of MIT, I'll go with Speed Racer ... or something in USNWR), I have a wonderful wife, two wonderful children ... my passions like playing in a rock band. I'm happy with who and where I

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 1, 2005
• Blog / Events

  The end, my friend Pictures from my graduation :(

  

  June 2008 seemed an eternity away when I first arrived on MIT's campus. But lo and behold, yesterday I received my diploma. This won't be a sappy reflective entry (that will come later!) Instead, I wanted to share

  • by Melis A. '08
  • June 7, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  Distance and Displacement "how are you swamped if it's only been a month?"

  

  am awake is spent going back and forth from the building in which I ... . I've worked around equations in loops that bring me back to where I ... reach. In the meantime, I'm trying to enjoy those aspects of my time here

  • by Abby H. '20
  • September 26, 2016
• Blog / Events

  Seeing The Dalai Lama In which I join the press (for a bit) and listen to His Holiness

  

  people. Thankfully for me, I was able to see him in the first of three ... share in the experience. But now that I think about it, it seems hard to ... people on stage couldn't help but laugh and smile. Neither could I - or a

  • by Emad T. '14
  • October 15, 2012
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  LAST! It's the end of the world as we know it!

  

  physics (in which case, I'll have to switch my major). The interesting ... .S. in light of the dwindling time we have left here on Earth, I propose ... ’s no point. This is goodbye, this is my last post. I know what you

  • by Chris M. '12
  • September 10, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Waitlist post Answers to waitlist FAQs.

  

  admitted, in all likelihood. I hope that you will have another great choice ... waitlist. What should I do now? If you are still interested in MIT, you ... I know that folks on the waitlist have lots of questions; hopefully

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 27, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  The O.C. My first Central Meeting of the year.

  

  , Orange County, Florida... though I will be holding a meeting in the "real ... scores: 0 While driving in the car yesterday, I heard MIT Civil & ... , I came across an article in today's Boston Globe about Boston

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 10, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Regional Meetings begin Texas, Puerto Rico, and Florida are first up.

  

  RSVP here. On Wednesday, I will fly to Florida in preparation for my ... in Florida and southern California, and I hope others of you will say ... meetings in Texas, Puerto Rico, and Florida; overall, we will visit 70 cities

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 5, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Mad scientist? “Everybody's a mad scientist, and life is their lab. We're all trying to experiment to…

  

  in high school and I think the Romans are ridiculous and really ... there’s minimal homework and free lunch! I worked in an NIH Clinical ... , so maybe I'm not a mad scientist. But, when people ask me where I am

  • by Melis A. '08
  • February 15, 2007
• Blog / Events

  5 days until Mystery Hunt

  

  home. In my next few entries leading up to the Mystery Hunt, I'll link to ... One of IAP's most exciting activities is the annual Mystery Hunt. In ... finding a coin hidden somewhere on campus. For a more in-depth description

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 9, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Regular Action Deadline

  

  ***EDIT, 12/31/12 1:49PM: Of course, no sooner than I post this, it ... 't log in, don't worry; we'll be flexible with the Regular Action deadline, and will post more details in the next few days. As previously posted

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • December 31, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  World of Wires [by Emily '15] Are you living in a computer simulation?

  

  designer, and I ended up being in the cast myself, so I couldn’t resist ... fair amount of theater in high school, but I had no idea what to expect when I got here. Sara had mentioned the play in class our first week, and

  • by ARTalk
  • January 9, 2012
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Tunnel Adventures We didn't get lost, in case you were wondering.

  

  tunnel hacking associated with MIT's below-ground labyrinth, but so far, I've neither seen nor participated in said activities. Instead, I've mainly used ... to an elaborate system of tunnels that wind under and in between the

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • November 15, 2009
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  World Cup Challenge A little admissions fun during the World Cup.

  

  students, World Cup fever is in full force. I got to watch the opening match ... of MIT students, and I'm looking forward to watching many of the ... . Today, I'd like to kick off the MIT Admissions World Cup Challenge. The

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 13, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Cacti and Ice Cream

  

  Yes, I'm in the American Southwest... Yesterday, I had ice cream ... '11?), Ilang (Wellesley '09) In case you're wondering, here are some of ... Implementation of Gradient-Based Convolutional Neural Networks in Handwriting

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 12, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Don’t believe everything that you read

  

  -filled college admissions discussion sites; this one made me laugh out loud: I ... achieve 2 of the 5 you are in. 1. USAMO 2. ISEF 3. 1600 4. 4.0 (unweighted) 5. I forgot what the last one was, but it was some weird national

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 8, 2005