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• Blog / Admissions

  Omnibus Followup: Women in Engineering Melissa asks what the gender ratio is in engineering at MIT.

  

  programs MIT sponsors that try to get high school students interested in ... up to near 50/50 like startup-school Olin College has, but I'm afraid ... ." Melissa's concerns are reasonable. According to statistics from the Society

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 10, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  The First Four Days of the Next Four Years (Guest Entry) "STUDY. SLEEP. PARTY….pick two"

  

  the time everything was ready, I managed to get past the crowds to take ... ) I didn't get to any events across the river 2) I didn't spend much ... at CPW, I came to understand the meaning and context of those words. My

  • by Bryan
  • April 17, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Kevin’s Room Portrait of an MIT Student

  

  things, and always want to get working on a project with ease, he decided ... they want. Kevin has found a way to capitalize on this freedom to make ... expecting to get in. Other places he applied to include Caltech, which turned

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • November 26, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW 4 U What you should do at CPW, assuming you like exactly the same things that I…

  

  hope that all your hosts have had the forethought to contact you, and ... , George, gets here in 6 hours, at 4:50 AM. Usually I offer to come out to ... on down to the esplanade and take a few minutes to run 3 miles with

  • by Sam M. '07
  • April 6, 2006
• Blog / How to Food

  Food Truck Song What do food trucks dream of?

  

  liquor license to serve booze? Don't you worry your food trucky head We ... area has recently become home to several food trucks - from quick and tasty quesadillas at Jose's Mexican Restaurant to $4 pad thai at

  • by Jess K. '10
  • March 9, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  College Fair! v2.0

  

  . I will, however, be at the computer tonight from 8:00PM EST to 10:00PM EST to answer all of your questions about MIT in gory detail. What ... from 8 to 10 and am excited to answer your questions. Stop by and say

  • by Snively '11
  • March 25, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Cacophony of Coats Also, my courseload for this term!

  

  you tried on at the store sometimes look awful when you get home. Also ... 'm new to Matlab.) ... most awkward conversations I'd ever been...well, witness to. There's a

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • February 10, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Go Read Some Science Fiction You'll see why in a bit

  

  I love going to the MIT Media Lab. Being part of the MAS Freshman ... specializes in projects that focus on interfaces, interactions, and ... class (MAS.110) or for just getting "lost" in the many halls of the labs

  • by Erick P. '17
  • January 16, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Feeling Energized Watching the sun rise signals that it's time for bed.

  

  variables, and also got to see what it's like to watch the sun rise while you're ... As the semester begins to wind down, it comes time to turn in ... design project for one of my classes, 2.005, where we had to design a

  • by Bryan
  • December 7, 2005
• Blog / Challenges

  This Post Has a Happy Ending dealing with obstacles @ MIT

  

  to focus on symbols when the body wanted only to escape to bed. I began to doubt the days of hazy exhaustion could end. Then I got a 20% on my ... new life, break down from a petty virus. I could do well on exams

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • October 30, 2014
• Blog / Events

  Halloween Tag In which I do a YouTube thing for a (bonus) Halloween vlog

  

  to don costumes and wander around to all the MacGregor GRTs to get some ... college life sometimes. My dad decided to send me a surprise Halloween ... knicknacks, and a copy of Zac Gorman's new comic Costume Quest: Invasion of the

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • November 1, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  Let it snow What I did today instead of sleep for 29 straight hours.

  

  Today was going to be my sleep day. I was going to go to sleep on ... through until 9 AM Monday, when I have to get up to get ready for my first ... it snowed. So of course I had to get up and open the shade above my

  • by Laura N. '09
  • December 4, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Four Weeks of Freedom What I'm doing for my last 4 weeks in the US!

  

  a flight to the U.K and embark on the second half of my college ... contained this bit of dialogue Friend: Hey Nat, when do you head over to ... long time. What are you going to do? Me: Hmm, I don't know, chill and

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • September 2, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT Grads Design the Jolt Sensor to help high school athletes detect concussions better

  

  creating new things inspires others to create new things themselves, like MIT ... to create their own and now I feel even more inspired to create new ...     MIT students are always pumping out crazy new

  • by Erick P. '17
  • September 2, 2014
• Blog / About Decisions

  Themed Online Distractors (for EA Decision Day) to the 2020 MIT Protofrosh

  

  Dear 2020 MIT Protofrosh,  Today or tomorrow, depending on your timezone, you will access a special message on decisions.mit.edu. You're ... and good music. Find your own best way to cope with tension. If you

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • December 16, 2015
• FAQ / International applicants

  Can I apply if I am undocumented?

  those students who face financial barriers, we offer fee waivers on our ... information, check out the section of our website for undocumented applicants.
• Blog / Admissions

  So How Does It Feel? Now all you have to do is wait.

  

  chance. And now I'm wondering - To all of you who just clicked 'submit' on ... asking others for advice. It got to the point where I nearly had my writing ... repeated reassurances on College Confidential that my tiny error would not

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • November 2, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  The Waitlist This is not an easy entry to write so I'll just keep it short. No…

  

  wrong. To those of you who were on the waitlist, particularly those of ... share your disappointment today. I wish I had brighter words to share, but ... This is not an easy entry to write so I'll just keep it short. In a

  • by Ben Jones
  • May 10, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Obama to speak on clean energy, visit MIT energy labs today You can watch the speech live... or wait for the bloggers' account of it!

  

  in, 2002, he has worked on fundamental improvements to the efficiency ... While bloggers Jess, Paul, and Snively will be listening to President ... President is expected to begin his remarks around 12:30pm Eastern time. You

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 23, 2009
• Blog / How to Food

  [Guest Post] On Food and Cooking at MIT, per se a selection of fantastic dishes, part 2

  

  the MIT dorm kitchens and subjected on campus students to a dining hall ... Keller’s creations at the French Laundry. When I have less time to spare on ... somewhat arrogant and definitely premature [annotation note='Link to previous

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • June 24, 2021