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  Summertime I am often asked what we admissions officers do during the summer. Frequently, people assume…

  

  I am often asked what we admissions officers do during the summer ... ? Preparing for the influx of summer visitors. Beginning in a few weeks, crowds ... quite large (I, for one, really like the larger crowds!). As a result, we

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

  Build awesome What to do if you like to build stuff.

  

  can provide lots of great ideas. I hope that if you're interested in ... "I like to build things. What can I do to show my stuff?" I get this ... little-known fact that we in admissions get as excited about cool projects

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 11, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  2.009 Final Presentations Live Webcast Project Engineering Processes aka The Most Fun A Course 2 Major Can Have Without Their…

  

  ! Sleep Deprivation Time! I'm using so many exclamation points because I ... 5 hours or so! Well, not really! But hooray!  Sarcasm aside, I ... 've created something really cool, and gradually, those moments of I

  • by Selam G. '18
  • December 7, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  Beta CPW laser mazes and deep frying

  

  Ever wonder what a deep fried McChicken would taste like? How about deep fried Bertucci’s Pizza? We will have a selection of the finest local ... piece.       Both my roommate and I hosted prefroshes, and we both

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • April 16, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  [GUEST POST] CPWgCPWaCPWyCPW huh...there are some lowercase letters in the title. that's odd.

  

  super cool events, but I’m not involved because I’m not affiliated in any ... are not all of them, but the ones I am involved in/plan on attending ... Thanks Yuliya for hosting this blog! I’m not out off-campus, so I

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • April 11, 2018
• Blog / Events

  Fall Formal My Saturday evening.

  

  worked in the dining room being waiters. I wanted to dress up, so I asked ... cancer, and otherwise having no fun at all. I know this is a common misconception not only because of all the prospectives students I've talked to

  • by Paul B. '11
  • September 24, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  My Talk @ Maker Faire a bit about how we see, select, and support makers

  

  month Ceri blogged about the MIT Maker Faire. Earlier this year Dawn and I ... students at MIT, and next week she and I will be presenting about our Maker Portfolio at a small conference in California. Last year, before we launched

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 28, 2014
• Blog / Uncategorized

  The Cloud i live there now

  

  I just restored my laptop to factory condition to get rid of an ... taskbar. Here's what I had to back up before doing this: My ... backgrounds) Here's what I didn't have to back up before doing this

  • by Qiaochu Y. '12
  • February 8, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Decisive Battle The one examining "Turkey vs. Spam" on the almost-literal level.

  

  Today, of all days, in Jonestown, PA, eight members of my family bore ... -hour food coma immediately after dinner, I think it's pretty safe to say that I emerged victorious. I wanted to turn the turkey carcass into usable

  • by Sam M. '07
  • November 24, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Stand Back! I'm going to try . . . well, you know the rest.

  

  are totally beyond me) and I've been having a great time in it. I ... and I were assigned? Force Gauge. Excellent. The lab that most people ... their own experiment. Pall and I are convinced we had the best setup for

  • by Snively '11
  • December 9, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  February updates Midyear grades and more.

  

  anything you send in as a supplement. I think it is important to remember ... Hello! I wanted to take this opportunity to provide an update on the ... come in, we will review them, and the decision will be reviewed if there

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 24, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Class of 2009 Numbers

  

  In a recent post, I wrote, "Our yield was even higher than we ... (though preliminarily there are a few numbers I'm very excited about ... , "Hmm...I know you can't tell us yet, but when you do, can you let

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 31, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  You Are LUSCIOUS I lusciously answer some of your questions

  

  Gratitude in Berkeley Their menu has dishes with names like I AM MAGICAL ... might strike as perfect after circus school and this show." Haha, I don't think other MIT students have the extensive circus training I have been

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • August 13, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Early Action Decisions Now Available Online

  

  log in using the same username and password that you use to log in to ... you are ready to receive your decision online before logging in to ... Massachusetts to Malaysia and many places in between. We can't wait to welcome

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 14, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  Faculty Luncheon for Local* Admitted Students *local: from New England or New York, or anyone who just happens to be in…

  me (maybe that's a good thing?), but I come to you today with important ... us in addition to the many activities they're planning for Campus Preview Weekend in April. We brainstormed, made charts and graphs, and after

  • by mitblogs
  • January 21, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Ring Committee With a title like that, it has to be good!var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol)…

  

  audience of this site. I support Snively 100% in wanting to have that ... be immersed in the tradition that is the MIT flame war. Also, did I ... On May 18th I wrote a blog entry called “Ring Committee” which was

  • by Snively '11
  • May 31, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  Famous people who didn’t go to MIT Some people are more successful because they turned down admission to MIT.

  

  You don't need MIT to be a success. Don't get me wrong -- I think MIT ... quite successful, and I applaud them for it! Let me tell you a bit about Kevin Gillespie and J.R. Hildebrand. In 1997-98, a student named Kevin

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 23, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Operabots with Personality Ahhhhh.....music to my ears

  

  ……errrr uhhhhh……you know what I’m trying to say. MIT is cool. One of the things that I did not know about MIT before I began working here is that the students here absolutely LOVE music. While 75% of students participated in

  • by Quinton McArthur
  • August 26, 2009
• Blog / Hacks

  An Olympic Hack Floating rings above Brigg's Field?

  

  Simmons (I just moved, again), I noticed something floating in the air ... ? Woooo Sochi 2014! If you're interested in previous hacks, MIT hacks have their own lengthy Wikipedia page, in addition to a chronology at

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • February 9, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Answering Your Questions: EA Deadline Week How can we be helpful?

  

  below in the comments.  I will try to update this post with FAQs ... period, but I strongly suggest you submit your application well in advance ... teachers and schools.  Your recommendations do not need to be in our

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 29, 2013