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  MIT ISEF Reception MIT will host a reception at ISEF in Indianapolis.

  

  The MIT Office of Admissions will host a reception for participants ... Thursday, May 11th, from 4:00pm to 5:30pm at the Indianapolis Artsgarden ... Director of Admissions Matt McGann Some photos from last year's ISEF

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 3, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Mystery Hunt Highlights Highlights from the Hunt complete with the first puzzle we solved!

  

  Soon I'll be posting some photos and such from the hunt, but for now I'll leave you with some of the funny quotes from the weekend. Also, this week, I'll be highlighting some of the puzzles from the hunt. The

  • by Bryan
  • January 15, 2006
• Blog / Classes

  day one welcome back

  

  at me. Most are from the First-Year Pre-Orientation Program I was a ... stepped away from MIT during the pandemic, like me. I'm taking mostly computer science classes this year, but today I only have a single lecture

  • by Rona W. '23
  • September 9, 2021
• Blog / Challenges

  finding meaning at the end of the world i alone determine my destiny

  

  , this weekend, working on a puzzlehunt, from 6 pm on friday to midnight on ... , that getting rejected from internships or having a lack of motivation isn ... avert my eyes from the meaninglessness of my existence. if i make a

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • November 1, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Lambda Tea Two words: BOBA MACHINE

  

  them. I present to you: A BOBA MACHINE LOOK AT THIS MIRACLE THAT HAS ...  (pictured below from left to right). When Jingwei invited me to Lambda Tea’s grand opening, my second reaction was, “Wow, a boba machine is literally

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • December 4, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  Reaffirming our support for transgender students in light of the military ban and our ROTC program(s)

  

  implementation of this order is still under review, its prospect has caused a lot ... eventually serve in the military or in the MIT ROTC program. MIT has a long ... MIT Navy ROTC student was ejected from the program for being gay, which

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 3, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT Computer Timesharing in the 1960’s an extremely influential solution to computer bottlenecks

  

  from a similar concept called computer timesharing back in the 60's, although that looked at solved a different computing problem.   In the 1960's ... is stored, accessed, and shared across a network of servers on the

  • by Erick P. '17
  • October 6, 2015
• Blog / About Decisions

  MIT Early Action Decisions Now Available Online

  

  admission to MIT this year. This is a 4% increase from last year. Since most ... who already call MIT home. Our Early Action admits hail from 49 states ... an academic record, a high caliber of character, and a strong match

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 14, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Incentive to Drop Out Two MIT students get $100,000 and lots of opportunities in a two-year fellowship.

  

  than 400 people applied, a selection rate of less than 6%. The ... winner receives $100,000 and two years of support from Thiel's network in ... other 22 Fellows are male. Here are the official bios from the Thiel

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 26, 2011
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Living with Rain Beyond the umbrella

  

  finally feel prepared for the rain. I come from a place where rain means ... It rains a lot in Boston. There’s not much more you can say about ... it finally became time to find a new solution. My solution for the

  • by Becca H. '12
  • October 6, 2010
• Blog / Events

  Fun in NYC Part 1 Never be afraid to go straight to the top.

  

  nearby Rhode Island (which is about a 1 hour drive from MIT). Thursday came ... Intent from a lawyer or bank on official letterhead stating your intent to ... Paycheck stub • Letter from a toy industry client on their letterhead

  • by Snively '11
  • February 23, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Mystery Hunt LiveBlog Coming to you live from Mystery Hunt (Last Update: Sunday 5:04 PM)

  

  just been absolutely crazy and I'm just waking up from a power nap. I don ... the puzzle from &#%% and for your reading enjoyment, I'll post it here ... puzzles solved yet this morning. Can we get a hint? And everyone is still

  • by Bryan
  • January 18, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Where In The World Is The Nance Effect? He returns! He returns! He returns!

  

  see the college process from the point of view of a dad and not just ... blogs I plan to discuss: EC interviews, rants from the road, and life as a ... academic school year and the possibility of a New England World Series

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • September 17, 2007
• Blog / IAP

  MIT – Problem Sets = IAP! Today marks the beginning of IAP 2007.

  

  IAP, check out my entry from last year. As Bryan wrote, there is a dizzying number of activities to choose from. For example, I could ... stands for Independent Activities Period. From January 8th to February 2nd

  • by Melis A. '08
  • January 9, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  My Long-Overdue CPW Recap Better late than never!

  

  at the registration desk, shown here with Anthony. This was a special ... favorite '09 prefrosh and now he's a full-blown MIT student, workin' the CPW reg desk. Very cool. It wouldn't be a good entry without a picture of

  • by Ben Jones
  • April 21, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Rejoicing A few things worth celebrating.

  

  written "Students Exempt from the Test" and a list of names. And sure enough ... program (ranked #2 in USNWR). This gets a giant "hurray" from me. ... Center for Biomedical Research. So I'm a) alleviating boredom, b) avoiding

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • December 7, 2005
• Blog / Athletics

  Football home opener College football is as American as apple pie.

  

  probably at least dimly aware that I'm a cheerleader, I never write anything ... there are very few pictures of me in a cheerleading uniform on good hair days. Seriously.) A few weeks ago, the cheerleaders recruited new

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • September 18, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Beard, The Name, The Response, and EC Why does it say E.Jones on my door when I am B.Jones, and why is…

  

  'm getting kindof hairy, much to the chagrin of my wife. There's a story behind this: I challenged the other admissions officers to a "no-shave" reading period, culminating with a ceremonious shave on mailing day in March. Only

  • by Ben Jones
  • January 28, 2005
• Blog / Challenges

  passionless had a crisis, got a tattoo

  

  treating New Year's Eve as a reason to make a charcuterie board and talk to friends instead of a day of radical change and contemplation. I mostly ... even year-to-year, but instead every four years. That a year ago will

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • December 7, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  winter things a sampling of IAP plans around campus

  

  at home or on campus relaxing, doing a micro-internship or a ... Chinese reading cards and there is a final video project presenting a ... on taking [annotation note="Introduction to Design Intensive"]4.02A

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • February 5, 2023