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• Blog / Academics & Research

  A word about the humanities It's sort of a long, multi-section word.

  

  requirements. By assisted, I mean something more like “forced to comply in order ... (3) failing to reach the d-section of the alphabetized-by ... a way as to cause e.e. cummings to weep in his grave. As an MIT

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • November 25, 2008
• Blog / Blogs That Aren't in English

  Applying Sideways (in Chinese) 橫向申請 / 横向申请

  

  : Traditional / 橫向申請 by Catherine Mao Simplified / 横向申请 by Alice Thank you to ... been an admissions officer for a single cycle."]attempt[/annotation] to ... —  should think about the process of preparing to apply to MIT. Since that

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 12, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  Home Away From Home Complete with Batman mask, kettle corn, and ticket stubs

  

  (Click to zoom) Panoramic look at my room in Random Hall, let ... we hit a series of novels that starts with The Hitchhiker's Guide to ... 's Tale to Terminator 2. The second shelf has a pair of blank white

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • November 4, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

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

  

  , Danilo PerezFavorite book: World's Fair (and most anything by E.L. Doctorow ... Carnival, The Inner Game of Tennis, the Spencer booksAdvice about applying to ... 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

  Dear prefrosh, a letter to you

  

  something that was meant for all of you to read. I've been getting a lot of ... , in fact, qualified and smart enough to get through it. I don't have a ... of days to get there. But something that I later learned that I really

  • by Cami M. '23
  • April 25, 2020
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Waitlisted

  

  A lot of students applied to MIT this year, and unfortunately, we ... on the waitlist. If you would like to be considered for the waitlist, or you want to learn more about it, you can read more here. Waiting

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2025
• Blog / Classes

  Notes on Cancer rate my handwriting

  

  can get to [annotation note="now that tumblr is effectively dead, are we ... .[/annotation] That's such a cool sentence to type out. In the past, I've had issues ... an exam. This semester, I'm going to experiment with rewriting my notes

  • by Abby H. '20
  • September 10, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My First Astrophotography Courtesy of 12.409

  

  Dear current and future MIT students, There is a class you need to ... : pass, get a D, or fail). You learn the basics of amateur astronomical observing: sketching, assembling a telescope, using a telescope and a map to

  • by Anna H. '14
  • March 22, 2013
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Time Out I attempt to top Emo Walt Whitman, even though I'm only taking a brief reprieve…

  

  call two places home and I have many different people to call when I get ... cheater for 1) being a senior and having more emotional things to say and 2 ... coffee when I got home so I might have been able to post mine first, but

  • by Jess K. '10
  • May 27, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Live from Florida Hello from Tampa, Florida!

  

  say, but now I have to get ready for tonight's presentation in Tampa ... just this question, but I gave a short answer and deferred to my colleagues. I promised the student I would link to the latest ZigZag video

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 7, 2007
• Blog / Community Projects

  A Picture is Worth a Thousand Balloons Literally. One thousand. Like, a one with 3 zeros. One times ten to the third.…

  

  ’s nothing to say here, except that it turned out that the air compressor Zach bought at Target operated on a 12 volt car battery, so he had to get ... , decided to welcome her return with a nice poster:   And a few ballons

  • by Laura N. '09
  • December 2, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  I Am Not As Lame As I Appear I've just been feverishly at work on the new website...

  

  Mollie starts tomorrow and I needed to get things to a certain point so that she'll be able to do the work that I've hired her to do. So ... sport. We had so much fun that it almost made me want to be 40... um, NOT

  • by Ben Jones
  • July 31, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Regarding Online Decisions A brief update.

  

  juncture. I'm hesitant to post this because I don't want to get your hopes up ... I am excited to let you know that things are looking fairly good for ... , and things look good, but we need a few more weeks to be sure. Due to

  • by Ben Jones
  • February 8, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Upside-Down Letters We will get to the bottom of whatever caused this error, that much I can…

  

  . We will get to the bottom of whatever caused this error, that much I ... To those of you who received your letters printed upside-down on the MIT stationary, I cannot begin to tell you how sorry I am. That is

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 16, 2005
• Blog / Athletics

  IM sports totally rock

  

  glowing. Really, IM sports are the coolest thing ever! It's a great way to build community, to have fun, to stay in shape. I could not imagine MIT ... 'll have to take a picture of it and post it), and I'm so proud of my

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 17, 2004
• Blog / Admissions

  Selection Day 3

  

  Selection can be pretty mentally taxing, so luckily the days tend to be shorter (ending ~4pm) and we get breaks when we need them. During one of the breaks today, Stu, Amy, Mari and I headed over to the Student

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 6, 2004
• Blog / How to Human

  fake it ’til you make it what is a healthy way to be happy?

  

  ’t want to be sucked in to big and long-term lows. Whenever I cry or get ... don’t think I’ll get to it all if I take time to write. Especially not ... I’ve been hesitant to write a blog -- especially one that pertains to

  • by Amber V. '24
  • November 7, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  My 21st Birthday More details about the transition to Halloween than you ever wanted to know.

  

  cake was enjoyed by all. Afterwards, Sophie '14 led me to her room ... Baroque concept of a keyboard piece (represented by the suite) to a single ... , we listened to the Sonata in F Major ("Prussian" 1) by Bach's son Carl

  • by Anna H. '14
  • October 30, 2013
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Amazin’ The Mets clinched the NL East. *happy dance*

  

  by itself, but it becomes a lot cooler when set next to the "I forgot ... . Basically 2.001 teaches you the stuff you need to know to figure out that ... problem to someone else suddenly makes the solution clear). Rick is in 6

  • by Laura N. '09
  • September 21, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Simmons Cat cat cat cat cat cat cat cat cat

  

  I love being back in Simmons after a long break. I get to hang out ... House’s dog) roaming the hallways. But we have plenty of cool stuff to ... angel! And so friendly too! Could this day get any better? … Oh wait

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • September 4, 2023