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• Blog / Uncategorized

  Sacred Space and why it matters to unplug once in awhile

  

  for all of us in this technological age to occasionally turn off our ... her message was that she wasn”t saying our personal use of technology is ... begin to ask the questions and reflect on our use of technology, if we

  • by Kris Guay
  • April 11, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Coffee Talk Random things I love about MIT #1

  

  One of the things I truly love about MIT is that you never know when ... modular design, scalability and the potential and weaknesses of ... essentially millennia-old technology. MIT is in on the concrete re

  • by Dave McOwen
  • September 13, 2010
• FAQ / First-year application

  Does MIT offer conditional admissions?

  MIT doesn't offer any special or conditional admissions. All first-year applicants fill out the same undergraduate application and meet the same testing requirements.
• Blog / Events

  “Freshman Musical Dorms” A question inspires an entire entry about housing. But I threw in some other stuff…

  

  Introduction to the Institute." You'll get a big booklet that covers each of the ... people, but happy for me, because I'll actually be attending FEWER hours of class once the semester starts. Of course, there will be those pesky

  • by Laura N. '09
  • February 5, 2006
• FAQ / Transfer

  Does MIT offer housing for transfer students?

  Yes—transfer students are guaranteed on-campus housing for their entire undergraduate education! Learn more on the MIT Housing & Residential Services site.
• Blog / Admissions

  Ask me anything about portfolios Go ahead—don’t be shy!

  

  supplemental portfolios may feel especially useful. We offer portfolios of the ... ’ve compiled some of my thoughts on the portfolio process and collected some frequently asked portfolio questions. A crumb of context The MIT application is

  • by Jeremy W.
  • October 26, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  14 Questions with a Course 14 Professor 📈📉 An interview with Jon Gruber!

  

  to have spent a semester looking at the world through the lens of ... the major fields of Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, and ... interesting jobs that people can do with a Course 14 degree that they may not

  • by Fiona L. '27
  • May 6, 2026
• Blog / Challenges

  New Year Resolutions in Fall An ambitious list of things I wanna do that probably won't get done

  

  pretend it’s December 31st and start making a list of things I want to accomplish by the end of the school year knowing that 90% of the items on this ... (This might be very ambitious) Do 50% of my Psets off campus Finish a

  • by Richard O. '28
  • August 31, 2025
• Blog / MISTI

  Things got poopy in Beijing and edible.

  

  This past weekend, I went to dinner with a group of MIT and Johns ... other interns…as well the quirky side of Beijing. A few days ago, an ... - House of Poo Poo it was. Welcome to House of Poo Poo, aka Toilet Special

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • June 28, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  When I’m Home Did you enter the PE lottery yet?

  

  DID YOU KNOW? The first time I ever went to New York City it was to see Lucy Lawless play Rizzo in a Broadway production of Grease. After 18 hours, 4 major cities, and over 4,000 miles of amazingly exhausting travel

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 3, 2006
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Reflections from the “other side” of the desk Even when you are gone, you can't really get away

  

  It has only been a couple of months since I left MIT Admissions for a ... official member of the broader MIT community, I find that it is difficult for ... . To some degree, the disconnect is easier to explain.  I no longer live

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • October 5, 2012
• Blog / Athletics

  Always Moving Forward: An entry by Prof. Patrick Henry Winston MIT has the nation's leading running back in Division III football?!? And he's a Computer…

  

  Winston ’65, SM ’67, PhD ’70, via Slice of MIT, reprinted with Prof. Winston ... Henry Winston ’65, SM ’67, PhD ’70 I went to the last football game of ... were the last solar eclipse of the century. Now priorities are such that

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 8, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Cancel all operations Tell your friends to cool it, my cover's blown.

  

  year anyway b) plenty of people get in from schools that don't even offer ... , the current state of my life and psyche, and the existence of God ... all of your concerns about MIT and thus help me become a better blogger

  • by Sam M. '07
  • May 16, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Admitted Students Meetings… I hope you'll attend the event near you.

  

  know about the Institute. It's also a great way to meet other admitted ... of meetings is posted within the Admitted Students Portlet of your My

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • March 24, 2009
• FAQ / Transfer

  What does MIT consider for transfer admission?

  —one year each of college-level calculus and calculus-based physics. Depending ... . Beyond academic preparation, competitive applicants have made the most of ... institution. We select students who we believe are a good match and who we feel
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  The 2011 Brass Rat! Can I turn this in in lieu of my blank lab report for tomorrow?

  

  Premiere! And so, after three beautiful years of Ring Premiere blog entries, I'm proud to be blogging the debut of this year's Brass Rat to the rest of the world. (I kind of do feel like this is sort of a blogging

  • by Chris S. '11
  • February 9, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What Though the Odds A survival story.

  

  Institute Requirements, a set of classes that everyone must take, or pass out ... semester at MIT. In retrospect, I realize that - in spite of reading the blogs, in spite of talking to upperclassmen and alumni, in spite of going

  • by Paul B. '11
  • December 31, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Reaffirming our support for transgender students in light of the military ban and our ROTC program(s)

  

  banning the recruitment of transgender people to the military. While the implementation of this order is still under review, its prospect has caused a lot of uncertainty and consternation. I write today, as I have in the past

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 3, 2017
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  I Went To The Ballet! 💎 color me refined 💎

  

  , cofounder of the New York City Ballet, aka one of the biggest names in ballet ... previous level of knowledge of ballet was at best mediocre. I know vaguely of ... single-file to get on the bus, and on the way out of the classroom I threw

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • November 18, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  Q&A Passing along some e-mails, and my responses to them.

  

  batch of them here, and I think that the time has come to do so again. A ... , citing a lack of interviewers in my region. Will this adversely affect my chances of getting admission? Is there a way I can still have the interview

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 21, 2013