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• Blog / About Decisions

  Poaching Imagination Just a few more hours.

  

  click of a mouse button. Many childhoods of anticipation will come to an ... dreaming about big envelopes the way you used to dream about reindeer. You're just going to know.

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • March 18, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  A New Year and a New ‘Do bryan.mitblogs.com gets a little makeover.

  

  I don't have that much hair to play around with, the next best thing is to give this here blog a new outfit for the new year. What do you think about the new look? Should I keep it like this or go back to the old

  • by Bryan
  • January 1, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Burning Question Part 2 An extension of the previous thread, which grew quite long.

  

  Quoting Prashant from the last thread, "Number of ways to compare two applicants from a pool of 10,500 is 10500(C)2 = (10500!)/(2!*(10498!))" I don't need to win the USAMO to know that's a lot of ways. What a lively

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 17, 2005
• 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…

  

  compelled to log it here before hitting the sack... Please, please, don ... . 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

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

  How do I submit a creative/maker portfolio as a QuestBridge applicant?

  required. To learn more about the different kinds of portfolios you can submit, as well as how to submit, please visit our Creative Portfolios page ... are available for any applicant not able to cover the submission fee.
• FAQ / Academics and research

  Can first-year students conduct research?

  Research at MIT aims to develop innovative solutions to the world’s most daunting challenges. From addressing the energy needs of tomorrow to improving cancer therapies, MIT’s research efforts are enhanced through
• FAQ / Academics and research

  Can I study Global Change Science/Climate?

  The MIT Center for Global Change Science (CGCS) at MIT was founded to address fundamental questions about climate processes with a multidisciplinary approach. The Center's goal is to improve the ability to accurately
• FAQ / First-year application

  Will there be a wait list this year?

  't possible to exactly predict how many students will attend each year. To help ... 't know if we will be able to select students from the wait list until
• FAQ / Life and culture

  What support is available for LBGTQ students?

  MIT strives to create a safe and welcoming environment for LBGTQ ... , welcoming communities on campus willing to answer questions for current MIT ... campaign has a great list of resources available to students as well.
• FAQ / First-year application

  How does the MIT admissions process work?

  After you click the submit button, it's easy to feel as though your ... the details can add a lot of stress to the waiting period, so we're happy to shed some light into that black hole. In fact, we outline our
• FAQ / Life and culture

  How does one attain a Pirate License?

  arrrrrrr! Come to MIT and earn your Pirate Certificate. All MIT undergraduates must complete eight points of physical education classes to graduate ... they’re a challenge to complete.’’ So you best be careful whilst
• FAQ / First-year application

  May high school juniors apply?

  information on our site about what to do in high school that you'll find helpful ... to our email list without any commitment to apply for admission.
• 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 ... admissions committee will be aware that we were unable to offer you an
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Square Root Day Your daily dose of nerd humor.

  

  kind of joke. (In related news, Pi Day is only eleven days away. Get

  • by Paul B. '11
  • March 3, 2009
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Varsity Blogging As mentioned in a previous entry, I made some end-of-year presents for my bloggers -…

  

  some belated b-day wishes when you get a chance... Also - I'm still

  • by Ben Jones
  • May 26, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Time Traveling and Teleporting

  

  The Time Traveler Convention keeps getting bigger and bigger. Now, three of the media outlets I most respect have covered it -- NPR, The Economist, and, this morning, the New York Times -- on page 1 of the national

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 6, 2005
• Blog / Challenges

  Home(sick) for the Holidays winter break was weird: time capsule 2

  

  !"]Simmons[/annotation], and then we walked over to [annotation note="another dorm, where a bunch of my friends live!"]Next[/annotation] to hang out for a while. Around 10, I left to pack for my flight home, but instead ended up walking out

  • by Allison E. '27
  • February 24, 2024
• Blog / Challenges

  I can’t feel my face Snowmageddon 2018

  

  tldr; If you like snow and want to come to MIT, read this post. If you don’t like snow and want to come to MIT, don’t read this post. If ... cold. Why-is-the-air-trying-to-kill-me cold. Something known (rather

  • by Taylor V. '19
  • January 5, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  HackMIT 2017: Friends ❤, Food, and Flying Deloreans (Guest Post) Or maybe not quite that last one

  

  had the chance to learn some web dev with my friends, meet industry ... (delicious) food, exchange ideas, and work together to build exciting tech ... matchmaking via fingerprint. (To learn about what it’s like to organize Hack

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • July 11, 2017
• 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