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• Blog / About Decisions

  Holding out for a piece of Pi because there wasn't enough to go around the first time

  

  Over a week has passed since Pi day, and the reality of the MIT ... at the beginning of May, when an enrollment decision must be made. Those accepting a spot on the Waiting List, need to choose another

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • March 26, 2012
• Blog / About Decisions

  I have SMASHING news!

  

  docked the commvee for some petrol while the kids fetch a cuppa and some ... on the old boat. In fact she was rather demanding, although I must say ... rummaging about in the archives of the Bodleian I had found an old map of

  • by Sir Nigel Blogberry
  • March 7, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What’s my age again? Spring semester so far

  

  The start of the semester was comically reminiscent of the first day ... on the floor I realized I was in the wrong classroom, and the right classroom had a preliminary spelling test. The first biochemistry recitation

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • March 3, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Our new video And yeah we’re kind of jazzed about it

  

  By now many of you have seen our new promo video on the website. And if you haven’t yet, you can take a look right here. MIT: Live the ... video to be featured right on the homepage. Its part of our overall

  • by Kris Guay
  • February 7, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Missing Document Deadline Extended to Wednesday

  

  previous post, we are now extending the deadline for submission of missing ... .687.9184 Fax is the most reliable way to get us a document. It is automagically ... , or where the breakdown is occurring, but if this glitch is affecting

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • January 30, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Multidimensional Showcasing an aspiring physicist with amazing musical talent

  

  Occasionally as I lie in bed at night puzzling over the hecticness ... repeat from the floor above. I always smile. I know the musician, and I ... together in our chapter house on Beacon Street on the Boston side of the

  • by Gabe B. '13
  • November 9, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Are you a high school student? Do you want to learn more about MIT or possible career paths? If so, read…

  

  Hey friends, I'd like to pass along a message from Jennifer Li, the ... the most active groups on campus. "We are pleased to invite all high school students to participate in an exciting annual event presented by the

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • October 9, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Facebook & Google Plus open thread on social media. teach me something.

  

  So I'm currently at NACAC in New Orleans. I'll post more about the ... months, in the hope of generating some kind of useful conversation here in the blog comments. The MIT Admissions site was one of the first higher

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 23, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Questbridge College Admissions Conference A guest post from Louis Lamia '14, an MIT Quest Scholar.

  

  , given that we're so busy during the school year giving presentations and reading/evaluating applications, the summer is the primary time during the ... to rest and relax. In addition, I attended one of the Quest

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • September 8, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Updates from Admissions The latest from the home office in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

  

  For next year's prospective applicants: This week, I'm out on the ... , parents, and guidance counselors in the Mid-Atlantic states. Currently, I ... Philadelphia. On our way to the venue, we saw a rainbow (just a single rainbow

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 28, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Looking Backwards Sherman, set the WABAC machine to....

  

  about a week, and as far as I can tell the city hasn’t been transformed ... backwards-looking of my own. Kim has a collection of old Techniques (the MIT yearbook), and flipping through the pages from as far back at 1918, it was

  • by Alina G. '11
  • March 27, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Pulse 2011 [by Nathan Kipniss '14] A lot of talent under one roof!

  

  Heritage, Our Heart,” an event that explores Black culture through the ... Culture and watch performers from all over the Boston Area. Some of the ... clean photo for obvious reasons, but the movement adds its own artistic

  • by ARTalk
  • March 3, 2011
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Three from MIT! Three MIT Young Futurists

  

  magazine site that I visit daily called "The Root". The article was a feature of 25 African American students under the age of 21 who are making extraordinary contributions in a variety of areas. When I was skimming through the

  • by Quinton McArthur
  • February 7, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Snowpeople & a hammershark more post-blizzard sights around campus --

  

  A couple days after the blizzard, I walked around campus and took some quick shots of all the snowpeople-and-other-things in sight. They're all pretty cute, but the hammershark is definitely my favorite. c

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • January 15, 2011
• Blog / IAP

  Snow has arrived and shut down the Institute

  

  I woke up today to blowing snow, the sound of fire trucks (from the firehouse across the street) and a call from our team captain saying that the boathouse was locked, so practice was cancelled. The day is turning into the

  • by Becca H. '12
  • January 12, 2011
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Early Action: Admitted A forum.

  

  Congratulations and welcome to the class of 2015! Good job! Go ahead and introduce yourselves :)

  • by Decisions
  • December 16, 2010
• 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 ... waiting in line for some iced tea this morning the two architecture students ... modular design, scalability and the potential and weaknesses of

  • by Dave McOwen
  • September 13, 2010
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Tying up some loose ends On getting old and doing things I hadn't yet done in Boston. Also, hot dogs.

  

  around with in the back of my best friend Wes's Explorer, who started ... homemade Jedi costumes for Halloween our junior year. Wes once shot the guy in the face with an arrow. (That's not really relevant to the fact that

  • by Jess K. '10
  • May 20, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  Looked outside my window, and what did I see I probably shouldn't be surprised, but I am.

  

  This is probably one of the last things I was expecting to see when I went to my window to investigate the staggeringly loud noise I heard ... out the best way to talk about icelandic volcanoes, Switzerland, Germany

  • by Chris M. '12
  • May 3, 2010
• Blog / Events

  MIT goes APE. Not your average Sunday night.

  

  exciting event at MIT last weekend. The Chinese Students Club (CSC) hosted ... , performances, and festive spirits – but the highlight came at the end. You see ... East Movement (FM) to MIT’s Walker Memorial – you know, the same place I

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • February 27, 2010