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• Blog / Life after MIT

  Climb Every Mountain: a Guest Blog Post by Davie R. ‘12 Davie R.: MOTH HUNTER.

  

  Midnight. We switched off the generator and the glaring light died. A flurry of moths, freed from the beacon that had attracted them, flew off into the darkness. Three thousand…

  • by Anna H. '14
  • March 28, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The First Time I Underpacked a trip to Istanbul, courtesy of MIT

  

  I’ll be honest—I had never really planned on going abroad during college. Not even for a bit! (I’m starting to think I’m always more homesick than I realized…) It’s a…

  • by Connie H. '15
  • March 25, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Out There kicking off spring break with some Chinese food, some anime, and some media studies

  

  One of my favorite classes this year is CMS.100 — Introduction to Media Studies, taught by Ian Condry. He’s a cultural anthropologist; his latest book, The Soul of Anime, examines…

  • by Allan K. '17
  • March 22, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  “Two households, totally unalike in dignity…” On picking majors and following your dreams, Romeo and Juliet, Twitter, Sherlock, and the future…

  

    Juliet Capulet, portrayed by Chelsea R. ‘15 and photographed by Emily K.-L. ‘16. About a week ago I sat down with one my best friends Chelsea R. ‘15 to…

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • March 21, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Class of 2018 Spring Welcome Events Come to Your Area Get a head start on meeting other members of the Class of 2018.

  

  I hope you’re all getting excited for Campus Preview Weekend coming up in April (sign up now)! Since I know you just can’t wait to meet other new MIT admits…

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • March 20, 2014
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  SCIENCE ALERT: “smoking gun” evidence for Alan Guth’s theory of inflation! Good thing I already have Alan Guth's signature on all of my class registration forms.

  

  14 billion years ago (ish), the universe Banged and rapidly expanded. What started as tiny quantum fluctuations also expanded, clumped, and became the structures that we see today. One such…

  • by Anna H. '14
  • March 17, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  FAQ: Waitlist answers to your questions

  

  Every year we publish a FAQ about the waitlist. Students on the waitlist have lots of questions, so hopefully you find an answer to yours here. How does the waitlist…

  • by Kris Guay
  • March 15, 2014
• Blog / About Decisions

  MIT Regular Action Decisions Now Available Online

  

  MIT Regular Action admissions decisions for the Class of 2018 are now available at > > > decisions.mit.edu < < < You may log in using the same username and password that…

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 14, 2014
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Admitted!

  

    ლ(╹◡╹ლ) Use the comment section below to introduce yourselves!  

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2014
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Waitlisted

  

  Because of the incredible size and strength of the applicant pool we were unable to offer admission to many, many incredible students whom we would love to have on campus.…

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2014
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Not Admitted

  

  This year was one of the most competitive admissions cycles in the history of the Institute. Because of the incredible size and strength of the applicant pool we were unable…

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2014
• Blog / About Decisions

  My Two Cents Thoughts before the big day

  

  • by Erick P. '17
  • March 13, 2014
• Blog / About Decisions

  Just Desserts No metaphors here...

  

  Given that tomorrow is pi(e) day, a celebration of irrational numbers and their homonymous dessert counterparts, let’s do a little thought experiment. Let’s imagine that one day, a pang of…

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • March 13, 2014
• Blog / About Decisions

  Believe in your magic a thank you to the 2018 applicant class

  

  I can see the end of my first reading season from here, and it has been a humbling experience. I am full of gratitude to you, our class of 2018…

  • by Latasha Boyd
  • March 13, 2014
• Blog / How to Human

  10 Lessons #IAP #Italy #LearningByTeaching #wow #Pi(e)DayCountdown

  

    Christina T., Me, Erica D., and Jen L. representing MIT in Florence!   So I don’t know if you could tell, but I was teaching in Italy over IAP.…

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • March 11, 2014
• Blog / About Decisions

  Selling Point How to tell the difference between MIT and an infomercial

  

  Growing up, I admit that I watched a decent amount of television. I wasn’t a couch potato by any means; I loved to go fishing with my neighbor, take walks…

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • March 11, 2014
• Blog / About Decisions

  Preparing for Pi Day MIT decisions come out this Friday: what to do between now and then...

  

  …don’t freak out. 1. Prepare Your Wifi I applied early to MIT last year, so decisions came out at something like 9:30 AM on a Saturday morning (Pacific time). During…

  • by Allan K. '17
  • March 10, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Pi(e) Day: The Baking Of created with love (and pies) by the bloggers

  

  Even though MIT decisions are released on the same day every single year, it’s been announced with more and more fanfare every year. This year, Chris Peterson summoned me back…

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • March 10, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  “Hello! I would like to schedule a meeting with Senator Markey.” Exciting spring break plans

  

  A little over a month ago, the American Astronomical Society posted the following announcement: I originally became a AAS member in order to present my research at AAS conferences, and…

  • by Anna H. '14
  • March 7, 2014
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  My First Week as an EMT It was quite an experience

  

  This past Monday, I found out that I passed my national EMT exam.  I was so happy – now I am officially a nationally certified firefighter and EMT!  Little did…

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • March 7, 2014