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• Blog / MIT Life

  Don’t stop me now! I am a satellite, I'm out of control.

  

  DID YOU KNOW? According to the MPAA, the 1995 Mel Gibson classic ... Protein Odwalla Bar for energy, ten dollars in case I pass out and need to take a cab, and a jar of vaseline to prevent chafing. That seems like

  • by Sam M. '07
  • April 17, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Your CPW Host The host assignment meeting was tonight.

  

  back from his trip to Italy) If your assigned host is back from Spring Break, expect to get a call/email from them tonight or tomorrow (you may ... hosts on hand, so we may be able to accommodate some late registrants for

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 2, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Preparing for CPW

  

  :45am-10am, 11am-1pm If you happen to see me, or if I happen to be checking you in, please don't be shy -- say hello! Also, make sure to come to the Meet the Bloggers event on Friday, from 8:30pm-10pm. It should

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • April 2, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Admitted Updates CPW, admitted students parties, the "telethon," and financial aid.

  

  ! And, don't worry, if for whatever reason you don't get to talk to an MIT student tonight, there are plenty of other opportunities to do so. Don ... Washington, DC). If you went to one of the admitted students parties, send your

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 27, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My Engineering Hero One of the coolest professors at MIT

  

  kid, I've always been intrigued by invention and design to the point of electric shock at times when I tried to power a robot by plugging a wire hanger into the socket and expecting my robot to come to life. Professor

  • by Bryan
  • February 22, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Please Read This Regarding the mail screw up.

  

  . The first thing my colleague did when Mail Services called him was to ... it to the front page so more people would see it. None of this makes it ... certain folks to stop with the cheap shots, I would really appreciate it. I

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 14, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  Selection? They're selecting the earlies...

  

  telling you not to worry, to think about other things, to just trust that it will all work out -- yeah, right! I know you're going to be thinking about nothing but MIT for a while. Hang in there and feel free to weigh in

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • December 3, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  The Reading Commences The applications are in, and now we're reading them.

  

  Things are starting to get quite busy! Now that the Early Action ... big stacks of folders to evaluate, still with summary cards (or "E-3 ... rather canary yellow! Okay, so this might not be so exciting to you, but

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 10, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Study Abroad Fair Learn about opportunities to study in another country (8 pictures)

  

  Association Committee on Student Life is proud to present MIT's second ... Study Abroad programs from England to Australia offer students. Add to ... ever-important ventures into all the diversity the world has to offer

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • October 5, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  REX continued The rain killed my hawaiian outfit.

  

  , Senior House, and Random Hall all came to Kresge Oval with slingshots ... , so I decided to go home early. Tonight across most dorms, in-house rush is going on, and then tomorrow, freshmen will get to use me as free

  • by Bryan
  • August 31, 2005
• Blog / Hacks

  I feel the need, the need for speed!

  

  Yesterday, I got up early, despite having gone to bed late the night before, because 5th East was going to Six Flags New England, courtesy of Sarah '08, who organized the trip. Also, because I wanted to have time

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • July 17, 2005
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Maine, Episode I: Hey Joe The one with the game of ultimate frisbee in the rain.

  

  not while friends are on vacation in Maine and only get the chance to ... to their houses for a weekend. Joe lives in Portland, which is "Maine ... well as a fantastic place to spend a weekend. So, I ended up taking

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 10, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  “This is not a smoking gun for superfluidity. This is a cannon.” Physics Breakthrough at MIT

  

  So today at work, I had a little "free time" so I decided to peruse ... tendency of opening too many windows so my computer crashed and I had to ... pleasantly surprised to find some breaking news. While attempting to

  • by Bryan
  • June 22, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  International Selection Day 1

  

  *Update as of 2015: Early action is available to both domestic and international students.   I wore a tie today, which might clue you in to ... choosing only 100 students quite difficult. Already we've had to make

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 6, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Don’t believe everything that you read

  

  Someone emailed to me a funny post from one of those rumor ... found the secret on guarenteed [sic] Admissions to MIT This comes ... 's mad as hell because he didn't need to waste 2 months on ISEF research

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 8, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Busy times

  

  quite busy here in Admissions lately. In addition to the requisite 4 ... entry, I'll be going home to relax tonight. Things are starting to get ... to take this class; it's really awesome. Are there any classes you

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 3, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Branching out

  

  With two Central Meetings down and two to go in the Bay Area, I ... , with no Central Meetings to do, I'll get to catch up with some friends ... building a mini-Sukkah (MIT's is currently up on Kresge Oval, thanks to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 1, 2004
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Hello, world

  

  job, I am frequently asked to tell various chapters of my life story ... , Our Lady of the Hamptons. I then made the big leap to the public high school (my graduating class: 65 students!), and managed to take all three

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 6, 2004
• FAQ / International applicants

  What if I don’t have a school counselor?

  /principal to leave spaces blank on the form. Please ask your counselor/principal to upload your official transcript (with three years of subject grades if available). We also accept the high school transcript alone to
• Blog / MIT Life

  Did you know about this? This is big.

  

  , a citizen only as of last summer, I'm pretty especially excited to be ... presidential debate bingos and register to vote parties. Well, I've been getting ... anticipated. Tonight, pretty much the same story, but with no deadlines to shaft

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • September 29, 2008