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• Blog / About Decisions

  Admitted Students Parties MIT alumni-hosted parties in your area.

  

  Beginning tomorrow (Saturday), MIT alumni from around the world will host parties in their hometowns for students admitted to the Class of ... your MyMIT portal for the locations and times for these events, and for a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 24, 2006
• Blog / Hacks

  Citius, Altius, Mens et Manus In the words of a great woman, "Yay, a hack!"

  

  DID YOU KNOW? The United States won 9 gold medals in the most recent Winter Olympics in Torino. ..and many thanks to Joe '06 for showing up with this photograph at 6:30 in the AM. Bigger? Even bigger

  • by Sam M. '07
  • February 28, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My Relaxing Weekend Did you ever hear about that whole firehose analogy?

  

  .) Friday seems so long ago that I barely remember it at all. I know for a ... .03 pset. I unfortunately feel like this is going to be a theme for the ... judges for the presentations. So I basically just showed up, listened to a

  • by Laura N. '09
  • February 27, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Public Art Projects An art piece that captures the essence of the title of my blog.

  

  for one of the art classes, but I'm not sure.

  • by Bryan
  • December 8, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I?TFP

  

  Thursday night was, well, interesting. I was working on my lab for 6.004. Usually the labs for 6.004 are not so bad - they take maybe five hours. For ... . My TA had suggested that we budget nine hours for it. Ha. Hahaha. She

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • November 19, 2005
• Blog / Events

  About Some Activities (ASA) More tangents than a trig test (~11 pictures)

  

  room, MIT Lecture Series Committee (LSC) shows movies every weekend for ... was weird for taking a photo of Sha-har. He later found out that I ... Another group with which I'm involved, the Association for Women Students

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • November 5, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Ben’s First Annual Q&A Kidding about the annual part. Catching up with my blog comments... finally!

  

  question." Actually I love fast food, but eating it for every meal over a two-week period is a bad idea for both mind and body. :-) Have you seen ... , this is likely to be the case for you as well

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 20, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  UROP Deadlines and Openings The deadline for Fall Direct Funding is September 15, so hurry up and find yourself…

  

  options when doing a UROP: - UROP for Pay: Up to $1,250 per semester, which ... fill out some paperwork. Your project may also qualify for special funds http://web.mit.edu/urop/students/mit/awards.html, for example last year I

  • by Melis A. '08
  • September 7, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Meet the Admissions Officers: Stu Schmill ‘86 Name: Stu Schmill; Job title: Associate Director of Admissions and Director of the Educational Council;…

  

  important in this world. And for all this passionate pursuit of excellence ... ), Portnoy's Complaint (same for Philip Roth), Call it Sleep, Don't Stop the ... yourself is going to lead to the right outcome for you. This is true in

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 25, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  it really is beginning and so it begins

  

  That kind of means summer is ending. Jessie wrote in her blog how everyone is getting ramped up for probably one of the most exciting times of the year, Orientation. In about 10 minutes, we start our pre

  • by Bryan
  • August 24, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Dora the Explorer My long-lost twin has suspiciously wrinkly forearms.

  

  , but she says it is not easy. Thanks for the great banner design, Zaira ... .) --------------- Thanks for all of the comments on my previous entry about PE classes ... to admit, the resemblance is uncanny. Huge thanks to Phil '07 for

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • August 9, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Sue me, I’m a multicellular organism snob

  

  monkey and a butterfly garden. I watched the baby tamarin for about 15 ... spot for primates), and lingered in the butterfly garden's 100-degree heat for as long as I was allowed. Needless to say, it was a good

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 27, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Central Meetings Today, we'll mail out the first of four batches of letters announcing the MIT meetings…

  

  ). If you have registered for MyMIT, have replied to a letter/email we ... invitation to our meeting in your neck of the woods (haven't yet signed up for MyMIT? What are you waiting for?). Even if you don't receive an

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 19, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Do You Have A Core Curriculum?

  

  Today, I'm back in the office (but only for a day) after doing three ... classrooms around the building. It was pretty busy for the duration of the two ... take, though there is some degree of choice for each of the required

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 9, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Exciting potential UROP: the cancer genome

  

  it is being called for now, would be greater in scale than the Human ... determine the DNA sequence of thousands of tumor samples, looking for ... , would provide invaluable clues for developing new ways to diagnose, treat

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 28, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Decision Mail Date: March 11 Hang in there guys, I know this is a crazy stressful time.

  

  As you've probably read via the homepage, Friday, 3/11 is our goal. If that slips for any reason, I'll let you know. Less than a week until I get to shave... NICE Hang in there guys, I know this is a crazy

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 5, 2005
• FAQ / QuestBridge

  How do I apply to MIT if I am not selected as a QuestBridge Finalist?

  If you applied for the QuestBridge Match but were not selected as a Finalist, you are still welcome to apply to MIT through our Regular Action cycle using our application portal. If you are not a Finalist, you must
• FAQ / First-year application

  May I include supplementary materials with my application?

  Our admissions process is designed to be completed online. Creative portfolios in SlideRoom are available for researchers, performing artists, visual artists, and makers to submit supplemental materials. If you must
• FAQ / Prepare for MIT

  What programs does MITES (MIT Introduction to Technology, Engineering, and Science) offer?

  MITES (MIT Introduction to Technology, Engineering, and Science) runs outreach programs under the School of Engineering at MIT for underrepresented and underserved students interested in science, technology, engineering
• FAQ / Prepare for MIT

  Will I receive AP/IB college credit?

  in high school, for your sake and ours. That said, MIT does not commonly award credit for advanced coursework because we prefer to make sure ... information on our credit policies for common advanced placement courses is