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• Blog / Admissions

  The Interview: 10/20 Approaches Some thoughts on the interview, as the EA deadline nears.

  

  Friday (October 20). So, if you haven't yet, go on to MyMIT, get your EC ... questions. My MIT interview was with an elderly alum, known to me as Mr ... remember several of my other interviews. My Dartmouth interviewer was so cool

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 17, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  The Rapids My last day at work was bittersweet. And if there's one thing I've learned from…

  

  Today was my last day at work, which was very sad. Well, let's go ... some awesome people and my job can be a lot of fun. Very entertaining and ... on the slide and jump in to save two different kids. So that's my job

  • by Laura N. '09
  • August 12, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Neurony goodness More lab, because that's what I do.

  

  discovered, I just have to cite old papers done by other members of my lab and ... this paper, since I've done basically all of the work on it; my postdoc ... , because he's the boss. And he pays my salary. I'm going to finish up a few

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • June 23, 2006
• Blog / Research & Work Abroad

  Greetings from Switzerland

  

  my laptop so that I can actually use it in Europe. Work is challenging ... 've also been tooling some in my free time, working my way through the books ... and the leader of what is now my lab, my resume. He forwarded it on

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • June 23, 2006
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Senior Week: Jonathan Lii A look at a senior from the Class of 2006.

  

  birthday problem. This class really helped me out for my finance interviews too. Favorite professor at MIT: Prof. Daniel Kleitman is my favorite ... event a reality. UROPs: I worked with Nate Quitoriano (my TA for 3

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 5, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Undecideds and the Order of the Phoenix Answering the important questions of those still making their decision.

  

  requesting an extension for May 1? I have not received my financial aid ... at MIT?" I was, on the whole, very happy with my teachers at MIT. (Also ... tough is MIT? If I score 800s in all my SAT IIs, will it be easy to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 25, 2006
• Blog / Hacks

  Another hack Snow and hacks and exams.

  

  mine- I ordered it from BestBuy and had it shipped to my dorm just so I ... was even sent pictures to use in my blog. I think that's pretty darn ... meant everyone else was still asleep. Of course, I had my camera with me

  • by Laura N. '09
  • February 21, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Rejoicing A few things worth celebrating.

  

  It is 2:30 and I already stained my neurons and nail-polished them to ... starting my 5.60 pset (due Friday), and c) brightening your lives, many of ... -It stuck to my computer screen: Deep breaths. (Items #1-5 are probably less

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • December 7, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Search Continues On the internship search and deciding what I want to do with my life.

  

  'll describe to you my morning. I woke up this morning at 8.50 AM to a phone ... because I decided to stay up late and continue working on my critical review ... to do with my summer. Last year, I started off my search a little late

  • by Bryan
  • November 15, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Professor quotes The spurious wisdom and even more spurious wit of MIT professors.

  

  , if I am crazy, I must be brilliant, right? (Shhh.) My friend Stephen ... some really stupid stuff my freshman year). I picked up this trait and ... that my MIT professors have said. Actually, some of the things are more

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • November 14, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Bye Bye Weekends, See You In April I have a love-hate relationship with reading season.

  

  day. So when I'm reading, I'm feeling guilty about the other parts of my ... 'm giving attention to those things, I'm constantly worried about my read rate. It's a vicious cycle. Even when I'm hanging out with my kids, I

  • by Ben Jones
  • November 13, 2005
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  The First Snow of the Year! Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow. Also, what to expect for the…

  

  know it was coming. Two of my best friends from high school were visiting me and another one of my best friends who goes to MIT. We were walking ... my winter coat and put away my summer clothes; it's always a semi

  • by Melis A. '08
  • October 29, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  how to spend a summer Spending a summer in Boston a la Bryan

  

  absolute blast this summer. So here goes my attempt at one of those guides ... was because I spent my summer with my friends. I don't really know how it happens, but when I'm with my friends, I cannot help but have fun

  • by Bryan
  • August 27, 2005
• Blog / Hacks

  Nerd movie update

  

  my old Baker House housemate, who was a Sequence Supervisor for special ... Technical Director on the forthcoming film Cars. Both my ILM friend and my ... with one of my favorite MIT hacks from recent years. Two days before the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 24, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  5n, n=1

  

  . A Red Sox game will be one of the highlights of my MIT 5 Year Reunion ... events from my forthcoming reunion include a Class of 2000 Boston Harbor Cruise, a reunion dinner at Baker House (my old dorm), a "Young Alumni

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 11, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Class of 2009 note #1

  

  rock album (like one of my friends did) or an adjective that describes ... our usernames back in those days), I chose madmatt as my username. It was a high school nickname given to me by my boss, and I thought it gave

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

  Admitted Students Parties Followup

  

  attended. It was very exciting for both my daughter Victoria and I. I felt like I knew some of them because of the MyMIT guestbook, Matt's blogs ... accept my spot at MIT. [Sarah] I attended the admit party with my child and

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 30, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Questions Omnibus, Part 2

  

  , as I write this entry, I'm also half-watching one of my ten favorite ... half done, so I'll answer my backlog of questions in several parts. Here ... ?" My understanding, though people express uncertainty, is that it is

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 7, 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 ... 've gone by "Ben" my whole life, that actually comes from my middle name - my ... would have been my home. It's like one big family over there - people who

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

  A sporting chance

  

  comeback against the Yankees, my mom scanned in an old "baseball card" of ... as smart as you were. My friends at MIT who were varsity athletes ... to participate in college. But I still wanted to be active, and my dorm

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 22, 2004