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• Blog / Personal Travel

  Chasing Roots, Part One During an overnight stay in Milan, I traversed several generations to explore musical history in…

  

  . During my overnight stay in Milan, I travelled the roads of time to meet ... Fondazione Giuseppe Verdi, was established at the turn of the century to ... Parma Conservatory. Me and a large likeness of Arrigo (to give you an

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • August 18, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Meet the Admissions Officers With today's next post, I'll begin a summer-long occasional series introducing you to the MIT…

  

  With today's next post, I'll begin a summer-long occasional series introducing you to the Admissions Officers for the 2005-2006 school year. Some of us you already know through the blogs and other means. Some of the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 28, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  And Then There Was One Juan Salvador Acosta has broken the pact and succumbed to the mighty razor.

  

  Folks, it is a sad, sad day in the MIT Admissions Office. Juan Salvador Acosta has broken the pact and succumbed to the mighty razor. His face is as smooth as a baby's, as they say. Which leaves yours truly as

  • by Ben Jones
  • January 31, 2005
• FAQ / Life and culture

  What is Battlecode?

  The 6.9610 Battlecode programming competition is a unique challenge that combines battle strategy, software engineering, and artificial intelligence. Student teams aim to write the best player program for the
• FAQ / First-year application

  When are decisions announced?

  determined. Applicants will receive the email about a week prior to the release
• FAQ / First-year application

  Does MIT prefer public school or private school?

  have different resources. It's our job as admissions officers to sift
• FAQ / First-year application

  Do dual enrollment students apply as a first-year or transfer applicant?

  Students participating in dual enrollment programs or taking college-level courses while in high school apply for first-year admission at MIT. If you apply to MIT while you're still in high school, you're considered a first
• FAQ / First-year application

  What if I don’t have a class rank or GPA?

  school doesn't calculate GPA, please don't convert your grades to a U
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Knitting and Playing Tetris Through the End of the World guest post by Salma Islam

  

  turn to this hobby time and time again when I picked it up at the ... remember going from trying to knit a simple square to designing intricate pixelated designs on my laptop to recreate in fabric. I couldn't stop. I

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • April 17, 2021
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Lost Art of Hand-Lettering Lives at MIT hidden in plain sight

  

  to campus, which are highly visible even while his labor is not. As ... not more, important than doing the same for innovators, I wanted to

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • January 12, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  cpw at pika a continuing experiment in cooperative campus-previewing

  

  to Hippie Stereotypes, DIY clothing workshop, telephone pictionary ... to finish off the weekend. If you're a prefrosh, come by! If you're not

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • April 15, 2015
• Blog / Blog Projects

  Why I’m Leaving the MIT Admissions Blogs it's been a good run.

  

  , which is all I needed to "make" a few hacks of my own. Enjoy!     What was the best April Fool's Day prank you've pulled? Love to hear in the

  • by Erick P. '17
  • April 1, 2015
• Blog / Events

  Study Break on the Roof! We had an EMT study break on the roof of the tallest building in Cambridge!

  

  Earlier this week, Morgan O. (G) invited MIT EMS and our campus police officers (who unfortunately could not attend) to see the place where ... there to see Boston and Cambridge from a completely new perspective.

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • May 8, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Your Questions What questions can I help answer about the application process?

  

  I can't believe I've been blogging as an admissions officer at MIT for 9 years.  Over that time, I've periodically opened up the comments to your questions, and then tried to answer them (this

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 28, 2013
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Like Never Before Kevin Rustagi '11 talks about the MIT LMC and then some.

  

  LMC (Live Music Connection). To be brief, the MIT LMC is basically a ... (Live)) . In addition to talking about MIT LMC, Kevin also gives his

  • by Celena C. '12
  • August 30, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  Train(wreck) of Thought

  

  . :-) BUT I had to share a particular incident with you today as I was walking ... effective nonetheless. I want to see this movie now. *Nombre is actually

  • by Chris M. '12
  • November 4, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Snapshot #1 Short summary of a long week.

  

  associated with touching water that had once belonged to the Charles River and ... expression that said, “Nice to see you, Professor- excellent final this year

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • June 28, 2009
• Blog / Hacks

  Hack or Treat A time for tricks.

  

  To celebrate the spirit of All Hallow's Eve, MIT hackers left a special treat (or perhaps a trick) near the Great Dome. I saw the hack this morning on my way to class and it absolutely made my day - although

  • by Paul B. '11
  • October 31, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  MIT TechTV: Incredible videos from the MIT community YouTube has nothing on us.

  

  I have three final exams this week, so what better time to be watching videos! No, not on YouTube, but on MIT Tech TV (http://techtv.mit.edu/about/)! If you think MIT students are too smothered with work to let their

  • by Melis A. '08
  • May 20, 2007
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Bloggers invade LA What should Sam and I do in Los Angeles? Suggestions welcome

  

  and I are flying out to Los Angeles today for a one-week stay in the ... instead of a suitcase. On our to-do list so far, we have 1. Roscoe

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • March 23, 2007