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  Rubbing Elbows I have pizza with a famous person.

  

  UROPs in the lab to meet with Professor Langer for a pizza dinner! I ... Last week, I blogged a little about how MIT's student body really ... MIT. At the same time, though, I have come to realize that MIT's faculty

  • by Paul B. '11
  • March 6, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Class of 2009 note #1

  

  you to get yourself a Kerberos Identity/Athena username. What will this ... task is to choose a username for yourself. Yes, MIT believes in letting ... check the MIT directory to get a preliminary idea. If your first name or

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 5, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Remaking MITadmissions.org we are psychic vampires, please give us your ideas

  

  point decades: we want to build a site that a) provides useful information, with a human touch, to help people navigate the admissions process while ... have never thought they might be able to attend MIT see it as a place to

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 9, 2018
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Global warming? ...or just a weather anomaly?

  

  free time to participate in competitions, take a class in something you ... being a very walkable city, and it’s even more runable! It’s no sweat to ... southern view from the Baker roof (click to see a bigger version): And here

  • by Melis A. '08
  • January 9, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Fuel from the Fields: MIT Charcoal Project a "simple and affordable solution" to charcoal production in Haiti, 21 pictures

  

  Use sand to seal the edges and let it carbonize for a while. Fast forward to the next step: Put the carbonized material in a plastic bag ... (in sunny weather, it takes a couple of days) and then they're ready to

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • October 2, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  how i’m doing typing in a comfort style for a change

  

  ago. i'm going to have to deal with it for a few months. the internet ... it done in time, but that left me no time to give a good go at 6.006. i ... all the ways i want to improve myself as a person - but realizing i don

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • October 26, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  EAPS Field Trip In which I pretend to be Course 12 for a weekend

  

  involve a brief introduction to the geology of Massachusetts and visits to ... want to camp Saturday night, a van may be able to return to MIT by 7 PM ... that they are welcome. It is a great opportunity to meet new people and

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • September 14, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  …More CPW The last of my photos from the weekend.

  

  Before we get into it, I need to address a question I've heard a few ... opportunities that await you. I need you to think a little more about the "no ... , your UROP. MIT tells you that you have a chance to show off these groups

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 18, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  It’s like a bag of sand! I go on a quest to legally obtain music and movies.

  

  of some less-than-important recent events, I decided to put up a short ... twelve different authority figures telling us not to kill the kids and a ... absolutely riddled with issues. See, this gift was a $40 gift card to Virgin

  • by Keri G. '10
  • June 29, 2007
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  The Onion article about Robot Hazing at MIT Robot hazing at MIT *gasp!*

  

  13 inches in diameter, was reportedly forced to climb stairs built at a ... actuators to short out. A second robot, a biped from MIT's Leg Laboratory, was ... was locked in a room and forced to calculate pi to the 1083 decimal

  • by Melis A. '08
  • April 14, 2006
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Waitlisted

  

  A lot of students applied to MIT this year, and unfortunately, we just couldn’t accept them all. We have placed a small number of students on the waitlist. If you would like to be considered for the waitlist

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2026
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Two quick items from the web Anthropology of War and Peace, and a ton of snow at Chi Phi.

  

  substantial entries to come this week): First, I saw a link on a military blog (Naval Open Source Intelligence) to a relevant MIT OpenCourseWare course, 21A.217: Anthropology of War and Peace, taught by Prof. Hugh Gusterson

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 3, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Comments 3999 & 4000

  

  Thanks to Kiersten for being my 4000th comment! Also, thanks to Jeff who, in the 3999th comment, provided a link to this interview with MIT ... prominent scholar in the country devoted to examining pastimes often deemed

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 25, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  shifting seasons something reflective

  

  . i skimmed through many iterations of "a pleasure to have in class" and ... like trying to get a stray cat to come closer. sometimes your efforts and ... requires a certain kind of confidence that comes from learning to care less

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • January 15, 2025
• FAQ / First-year application

  Do I have to send an official college transcript?

  Applicants who have completed college coursework are asked to submit ... entered as a supplemental document in your file. Enrolling first ... will be required to submit an official college transcript.
• Blog / About Decisions

  Waitlist FAQ Some answers for students offered a place on the waitlist.

  

  admitted from the waitlist? First: there is a link to the waitlist ... , 2012. Next, be sure to enroll in a college/university by May 1. You ... ). I would recommend sending us a note to this email address in mid

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 15, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Did the quadratic formula explode?

  

  should be a momentous occasion, where I have something important to say (I ... regardless of where you end up for school, you'll be able to get a great ... In one of the 28 (and counting!) responses to my last post, Kelly

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 16, 2004
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MCAT Advice For the pre-meds out there, MIT or otherwise

  

  forces you to study and furthermore provides you with a wide range of study ... are! Courses are useful to some; I just like independence a little too ... a few details; to supplement the Examkrackers materials, I used

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • August 15, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Cool Toys II Using household items to save the world

  

  How are you planning to spend the day? Jeffrey Warren, a Media Arts ... enthusiasts but applying them to a specific social and environmental goal," he ... , one of the MIT students who in September launched a $150 camera balloon

  • by Dave McOwen
  • May 6, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  Blog Entry: Recession Edition At MIT, your spoon is too big.

  

  into the kitchen to enjoy a free dinner. Remarking on the quality of the ... .01, he expressed a desire to visit Trader Joe's, a local grocery store ... warm homemade dinners. A late-evening meal at Random Hall tonight was

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • September 21, 2009