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  International Admissions Conference My review of the annual OACAC conference.

  

  independent college admissions counselors. It was a great opportunity for me to ... . For example, I attended a session about ethical admissions practices ... need for all students, international and domestic MIT has a quota on

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

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  the mail for a week or so after it was mailed (i.e. "lost in the mail ... student for further consideration during regular action. A long time ago ... Thanksgiving was a beautiful day here on the East Coast -- I watched

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 29, 2004
• Blog / Events

  Revolution Some really cool things are happening in Boston

  

  . Wait, I think I need an acronym for that acronym!). That’s a lot of letters for saying that a group of us pre-frosh got to go tour some really ... independent country, and, in the process, to create a pretty awesome place for

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • September 12, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  More Psets! This starts out artsy, but I promise it's going to go downhill really fast.

  

  -transforms. Lots of cool concepts, but the class has a reputation for being "grungy ... for the course. 6.004 has a reputation for being one of the best classes ... 's battery had completely drained. I wait 20 minutes for the shower, and then

  • by Evan B. '10
  • February 7, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Poetry Prescriptions Things I've Made and Consumed. Sophomore Fall, All of It.

  

  the weekend drawing, cutting, and gluing together my first project for a ... had a giant crush on MIT. I signed up for a million classes (five and a ... -Madison. *Having a five-year-old sister, I get to see for myself, from a new

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • January 13, 2014
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Structure and function, dorms and culture

  

  "structure follows function". This is a good axiom for biologists, but it ... dorms, the location of East Campus was a big draw for me. It seemed more ... physical place, to an unsurpassed degree - it's a more natural activity for

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • October 10, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  What’s on a desk? That which we call a workspace by any other name would look as depressing...

  

  . Winter break as officially started for me, so life is pretty good right now ... while you’re on a plane, yet so fast when you’re taking a final exam and all you want is a few more precious minutes to figure out that damn

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • December 21, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  The real O.C. Travels in Southern California.

  

  following the dinner was a Central Meeting. We had a nice turnout for the ... Academy. Unfortunately, I was a little late for my visit (I apologize!). The ... (home of UCLA) for a quick email check and boba, followed by a sit

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 30, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Deadline where I attempt to reason through an approaching all-nighter

  

  , for too often they have replaced a human lunch. Soon I will run out of ... I have discarded jeans for yoga pants. My laundry load does not fit ... . Weekdays are a blur of work and socialization, with lines between the two

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • September 17, 2014
• Blog / Events

  It’s Almost Here! The sun? Orientation? Only time will tell.

  

  Freshman Pre-Orientation Program, and was so excited to explore MIT for a ... can really set a pattern for your time at MIT. My advice: choose your ... I think the last time I saw the sun was Saturday. In a strange turn

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • August 26, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  The Interview…Part 2 The next installment of my saga...

  

  individual, and as a citizen of your world. You don’t make up for one part of ... beginning—a very good place to start, I think I’ll have to start in the middle ... time had to do with what the ECs look for, what questions they ask and

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • September 30, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Melis and the AXO Chocolate Factory AXO Fondue was last night!

  

  , my sorority, Alpha Chi Omega (AXO), had a chocolate fondue party, where ... event was particularly special for me because I was one of the four organizers, so we have been organizing everything for the past month. Luckily

  • by Melis A. '08
  • March 5, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  Pursuing CS as a (near) beginner being a prospective CS major with little programming experience

  

  school go to for pursuing pre-med. It's difficult to find a physics ... 's robotics team for all four years. There was also a time that I thought maybe ... for someone who wants to be a CS major. I’m taking [annotation note

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • February 14, 2022
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Some virtuosos play $4 million violins, and some Trojan heros wear brass rats $4 million violins, not 4 million violins. Joshua Bell isn't *that* intense.

  

  a very inclined treadmill. I paid for my improper shoes / insufficient ... opera, for those of you who care: <interlude> Opera was not a Big ... love his opera music, though. He was a superstar composer for the London

  • by Anna H. '14
  • November 22, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  March Questions Omnibus 1

  

  . andrew wrote, "Would you say that March 15 is a reasonable estimate [for ... journal gaurentee admission" The short answer is, no, it does not. For a ... wrote, "Matt, would it be possible for you to scan and post a E3 [summary

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 5, 2005
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Because Racecar Guest post by Kevin C. '17 on the MIT Formula SAE team!

  

  friends and I traveled to Europe for a different sort of attraction: single ... ’s even a new autonomous competition for European teams. Our team’s five ... shop’s beer vending machine (there’s a culture shock for you) for hours

  • by Selam G. '18
  • February 2, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Is MIT too hard? warning: metaphors ahead

  

  For most people, sprinting a mile in under 5 minutes is physically ... , sustained periods. What's sprinting for us, is a comfortable pace for them. A ... ;   For the Course 7s out there looking for a more scientific answer

  • by Michael C. '16
  • March 18, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Sore Subjects state of affairs isn't so good. But here are some telescope pictures!

  

  derive the energy eigenvalues for a hydrogenic atom. Pretty kickass, right ... . I have pictures from my vacation for a future entry. For now, I have ... analysis for the 3rd 8.14 lab (Zeeman effect in Hg). My oral presentation is

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • April 14, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  ISEF, BAMF, and other west coast adventures planning my next two weeks

  

  to San Francisco. I'll be spending two weeks on the left coast for a ... students (you can read my trip reports for ISEF in 2015 and 2016). ISEF is a ... weekend I'll return to the Bay for the annual Maker Faire Bay Area to give a

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 13, 2017
• Blog / MIT Life

  Quad Life four girls become roommates, hilarity ensues

  

  I was confused when I was put into a room with three strangers at the beginning of this year. Two of the girls I had heard about in a very ... paired up for their room assignments within Baker. "Want to be my roommate

  • by Connie H. '15
  • May 13, 2012