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• Blog / Admissions

  Meet the Admissions Officers: Mikey Yang ‘05 Name: Mikey Yang; Job title: Admissions Counselor; Hometown: Troy, MI

  

  to be at all! Everyone works hard and studies, but they hang out, party, have fun...the people here are so down to earth. Everyone's got a nerdy side, and we embrace and accept that. Someone can tell a nerdy joke and

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

  Humans 101 @ MIT introductory SHASS classes this fall and recapping the lightning talks

  

  purpose of the list is to provide admitted students with a basic roadmap to ... : Anthropology 21A.00 Introduction to Anthropology: Comparing Human Cultures; HASS ... . Greene GSL offers language instruction courses at a variety of levels to

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 26, 2017
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Not Admitted

  

  There were many wonderful applicants to MIT this year, which unfortunately means that we had to turn down some great students. For those of you who fall into this category, this is an open forum for you to talk

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2021
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Not Admitted

  

  There were many wonderful applicants to MIT this year, which unfortunately means that we had to turn down some great students. For those of you who fall into this category, this is an open forum for you to talk

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2020
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Not Admitted

  

  There were many wonderful applicants to MIT this year, which unfortunately means that we had to turn down some great students. For those of you who fall into this category, this is an open forum for you to talk

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  Late Night Thoughts On You Guys & This Whole Process Each of you is going to make the world a better place, whether or not…

  

  . You are all superstars, truly. And each of you is going to make the world a better place, whether or not you go to MIT. It's the truth. -B ... compelled to log it here before hitting the sack... Please, please, don

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 11, 2004
• FAQ / Interview

  What if my interview is waived?

  Counselors all over the world, we may not be able to arrange an interview for every applicant. If we are unable to offer you an interview, your ... . The interview is not a required component of the application, and the
• Blog / Admissions

  MITE2S, RSI, and more

  

  after a day of reviewing applications to MITE2S. As an admissions officer, I enjoy working to provide a group of young people with educational ... admitted to MIT -- both programs admit only a small number of students, while

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 8, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Scholarships

  

  philosophy that "has the potential to make a positive contribution to society ... applications to fill out. Then, of course, there are regular applications to complete. And finally, there's the scrambling to apply for scholarships

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 1, 2005
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Minecraft: Discuss Open thread.

  

  decided to make a super-retro 8bit blocky construction / run away from ... 't anything else to this post. Minecraft is a fun silly game in which you can do ... entirely: Minecraft. What is Minecraft? Quoth Wikipedia: a sandbox building

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 14, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  ‘Twas the night before the 8.01 final and all through the Haus, everyone was studying like nothing else. Including me. Just not…

  

  - it is for a class) had been moved to the East Campus courtyard ... hours, but I've been studying quite a bit this weekend. Stalling=blog post! Woo hoo! With that said, here are a few of the things I've seen while

  • by Keri G. '10
  • December 17, 2006
• Blog / How to Food

  Food That Makes You Feel Like Home Are there foods that make you think of special places?

  Thanks to all of the students, parents, and EC's who made my admissions travels to the Midwest so much fun. I had really terrific meetings ... gave me. Because I grew up around Chicago and went to college and worked

  • by mitblogs
  • October 11, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  i love this f*cking place "say this to my face when you're a junior." ~an upperclassman

  

  okay, it’s a bit early to proclaim my love for this place, especially ... regular day, to a CAMPUS with PEOPLE  e v e r y w h e r e was so much ... Friends™! and wow it was a lot to handle. and for someone like me, who was

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • September 8, 2019
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Guest Post: Rush & Recruitment 2012 Evan and Denzil weigh in on this hectic week

  

  ways I couldn't have imagined as a freshman, so I'm happy to share their ... to MIT, I never really saw myself as a sorority girl, although I was ... one of the greatest opportunities to help me develop as a woman. My

  • by Gabe B. '13
  • September 3, 2012
• Blog / Athletics

  Sneak Preview

  

  awesomeness Interseting story: My mom was seated on the plane next to a couple with a newborn baby. They all (well, except the newborn) chatted about ... , where she plans on taking a short break so she can nurse her daughter

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • April 15, 2006
• FAQ / First-year application

  How does my school submit recommendation letters and transcripts?

  competitive applicants will provide one from a math/science teacher, and one from a humanities, social science, or language teacher. We also require materials from your school counselor (typically including your transcript, a school
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Christmas in February Shiny new toys MIT gave me this semester

  

  work with at MIT these days. There's a lot to unpack here. (Indeed, I ... blog post about this class from a year ago if you want to see a more ... .2060 for answering a question in lecture. I've taped it to the inside of the

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • February 14, 2024
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Tunnel Adventures We didn't get lost, in case you were wondering.

  

  spontaneously take a trip to Harvard Square. We used the tunnels to make our way ... to an elaborate system of tunnels that wind under and in between the various buildings that make up the campus. There's been a long history of

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • November 15, 2009
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Home Sweet College Surviving first semester.

  

  to look back on all that happened and express to you a bigger picture ... inherently means giving up a little of that, and being ready to support ... would go to the gym, come home, shower, cook breakfast, and have a

  • by Selam G. '18
  • January 29, 2015
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  A Collection of Curious Creatures at the MIT Zoo terrasaurs, quetzals, and portal cows, oh my!

  

  appear that some hackers decided to turn the Infinite into a zoo, featuring ... student groups. I'm happy to report that -- arguably unlike regular zoos -- you will notice that these animals are allowed to freely roam the campus

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 26, 2015