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  Overnight Program: Now Taking Requests Plus... a fun mitadmissions.org milestone!

  

  students Please note: host-matching is done by people, not by a computer (it's an art!) so it can take up to a week for you to receive a response ... ! --------------------------------------- On a totally unrelated note... Tonight we're gonna party like it

  • by Ben Jones
  • September 18, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Happy New Year! A look back at 2006 and ahead to 2007

  

  Happy New Year! It’s hard to believe that it’s already 2007. 2006 was the year of YouTube, iPods, gas for $3.50 a gallon, record-high temperature, Wiis and PS3s, the World Cup, penguins and pandas, eight planets

  • by Melis A. '08
  • January 2, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Happy Holidays! Pictures from our recent holiday party.

  

  it out. The requisite embarassing picture of yours truly. Marisa ... Rick. :-) Stu and Matt get into it. Stu and Matt really get into it. Stu hams it up. Rick and Stu sing harmony for Marilee. Marisa and

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 21, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Admissions process reflections from a crusty Junior Try not to bite all of your fingernails off.

  

  Exam week starts, and before I know it I’ll be graduating. Where has the ... longer remember (it involved the little flag that the postman raises when ... day when we were supposed to receive the letters. It turns out that

  • by Melis A. '08
  • December 5, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  We’re Bringing Snowflakes Back It's finally winter.

  

  IT FINALLY SNOWED!!! Pictures etc coming soon to a blog near you. 3:27 PM - The snow has ceased. There is little to no evidence of the little snowstorm that could. BUMMER.

  • by Bryan
  • December 4, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  A Day at the Beach: Quick Trips From MIT The ocean is only a short train ride or drive away!

  , there are some good beaches right in Boston or its neighboring cities. I ... brought our dogs to Revere Beach (the beach has its own stop on the subway's Blue Line). Besides it being a little windy, it was a perfect fall day

  • by mitblogs
  • October 24, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  I Love Math Snakes on a plane!

  

  Yes, I will be watching this at 10 pm Thursday night. This might be the end of Samuel Jackson's career, and I might as well be there for it. And stay tuned for an entry about my 21st birthday on Friday.

  • by Bryan
  • August 16, 2006
• Blog / Life after MIT

  ZigZag Episode 8 A new video podcast episode.

  

  Episode 8 of MIT's video podcast ZigZag is out now; I serve as host for this episode. My favorite part was getting to interview the "red jackets," MIT's 50 year reunion class: the Class of 1956. Check it out

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 7, 2006
• Blog / Events

  I saw fireworks from the freeway… Happy 4th!

  

  , I will be participating in my first ever VEGETARIAN BARBECUE. It really sounds like an oxymoron to me, but hey, don't knock it til you try it. Last year, some friends and I celebrated July 4th by barbecuing at

  • by Bryan
  • July 4, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  He Zigs, He Zags MIT's new video podcast.

  

  four episodes into its trial run, "ZigZag is a periodic video magazine ... , sports, and the occasional hack." I hosted Episode 4, check it out! Hosting is harder than it looks! I have a newfound respect for Jon Stewart

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 6, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  More quick answers Finaid questions, etc.

  

  aid decision will be mailed as soon as possible after it is complete ... , even if it is after the deadline ... know and can announce it, we'll post it here on the blogs.

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 1, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Dig if you will a picture. My name appeared in The Tech; now I am immortal.

  

  ; I don't actually have it and I can't find it online, but if memory ... think it'll end up being a little more important than making yet another ... fantastic athlete and dedicated sports enthusiast, so it should come as no

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 10, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Status Pic, As Promised Still bearded. 4 days to go.

  

  Ask and ye shall receive! Here's a pic taken this morning that will demonstrate the beard in its full glory: 4 days until mail/shave day. :-) NICE

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 8, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Mystery Hunt in progress

  

  The Hunt is on! I'll be back to regular blogging, and application reading, and sleeping when it's over...

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 15, 2005
• FAQ / Life and culture

  Who was the first woman graduate?

  In 1873, shortly after MIT's opening in 1865, Ellen Swallow Richards became MIT's first woman graduate (and later its first woman instructor). Richards' work testing drinking water supplies and water contaminants made
• FAQ / First-year application

  Where can I find info on Graduate Admissions/Masters/PhD?

  has its own application website and admissions requirements.
• FAQ / Prepare for MIT

  Can you recommend some academic competitions?

  It's great that you're searching for programs to challenge yourself academically. We have info on science olympiads, science fairs, robotics competitions, and maker opportunities on our STEM programs page.
• FAQ / Academics and research

  Where can I find info on Aero/Astro?

  AeroAstro the oldest and most respected university aerospace program in the United States, and it's easy to see why. They have an Interactive Robotics lab, a Human Systems lab, a Space Propulsion lab—and the
• FAQ / First-year application

  Can I get a copy of MIT Facts?

  MIT Facts is a pocket-sized compendium of essential facts about the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Unfortunately, we don't mail the booklets, but you can find it online!
• FAQ / Academics and research

  What is the Media Lab?

  The MIT Media Lab is known for its bold innovations that help invent the future, and fosters an “antidisciplinary research community” that mixes and matches seemingly disparate research disciplines to pioneer