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• 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 opportunities. It is always interesting to read your stories, to learn more about

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

  Scholarships

  

  applications to fill out. Then, of course, there are regular applications to complete. And finally, there's the scrambling to apply for scholarships ... to win some. When I was in my last year of high school, I was pretty

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 1, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT Admissions Math Month, Part 1 – Duality There are two wolves inside you

  

  ]\LaTeX[/latex]. And they’re all Paolo’s! That changes today. MIT exposes us to so many ... bloggers to write posts about these concepts this month. To kick off this ... everywhere, from algorithms to superconducting circuits. What is duality? As a

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • April 20, 2024
• Blog / Classes

  Watch this year’s 2.s009 final presentations designing kindness during a time of covid

  

  This is a very brief blog post to remind you —  as our announcement ... webcast at s009kindness.com, where you will also be able to ask questions of ... you're waiting for the show to start. I'm too busy reading applications

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 7, 2020
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Your college application motivation soundtrack for November Reflect, rewrite, repeat

  

  months furiously writing and rewriting their personal essays to [annotation ... those personal essays. I recall really having to dig down deep into what ... continue to learn more as you finish up your application process! To help

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • November 2, 2019
• Blog / Announcements

  Fall 2019 Transfer Decisions Are Now Live

  

  application. You will log in using the same email and password used to create your application account, and you can log in now to check your decision ... applied to transfer, and we have admitted 20. And as usual, we are very

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 3, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  All Applicants Can Now Apply For Either Early or Regular Action MIT Admissions announces a policy change allowing international students access to either Early or Regular…

  

  I wanted to let you know of a change in the admissions process for ... , including undocumented students) could not apply to MIT during the Early Action (EA) admissions round. We are pleased to announce that, beginning

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 7, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Physics professors have a charming sense of humour Excerpts from relativity problem sets

  

  .033, Relativity. Relativity is a great class to teach, if you enjoy designing ... amusing excerpts with you. Enjoy! (The point of the problem was to show ... linearly at relativistic speeds.) (Again, the problem was to prove

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 23, 2013
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread talk amongst yourselves

  

  feeling stressed out right now. You can use the comments below to blow off ... application of course, or what you want to do with your life, and so forth - but ... to: 2) keep it civil - in tone, in subject matter, etc. we're all

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 13, 2011
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Who’s that girl in uniform?

  

  remember Rachel. I was the one who made you promise not to let her fall down the stairs (since it actually is possible to be a complete klutz and a ... in my life, because out of everything I do, it means the most to my

  • by ROTC
  • May 3, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

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

  

  asking others for advice. It got to the point where I nearly had my writing ... cause me to be instantly rejected from MIT, I calmed down slightly, went ... , impatient for decisions, reluctant to do my other apps, doubtful of my

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

  Got Questions? I have answers.

  

  Hey guys - sorry for not blogging in so long! I've been up to all ... heating up as we race towards finals, I'll do my best to blog about all ... where to spend the next four years of your life. It's a huge decision, and

  • by Paul B. '11
  • April 23, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  ZOMG CPW and other acronyms C.Y.G.W.T.S.F? I.F.C,I.B.Y.C!

  

  be setting foot on campus, many of you for the first time, to experience what a little bit of MIT is like. Can't sleep? Curious about what to ... freshmen class about CPW last year to give you an idea of how things will go

  • by Chris M. '12
  • April 16, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  EA Update We plan to release Early Action decisions on Monday, 12/15.

  

  We plan to post Early Action admissions decisions online at 9pm EST ... applicants an email on how to access the decisions online; I will also post a ... days to come; thanks for your patience. In related news, I can announce

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 8, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Admissions updates ...including the state of the mail and EA application tracking.

  

  Early Action updates Please continue to be patient with the ... mail to open and process, and we are doing so as quickly as possible ... date for documents to show up in the tracking system -- this means there

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 12, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Meetings with Brown & Yale in Texas and Arizona Learn about three great schools at once in the American Southwest.

  

  seniors) to hear from three great universities all in one place. Each school ... .org. This trip to the Southwest follows closely after the three schools ... spring, and last year's trips to Southern California, Maryland, Virginia

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 1, 2008
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Devoid of Content Well, mostly.

  

  This post is almost entirely devoid of content except to point out a ... struggle between bloggers and prefrosh over whether the "FIRST!" approach to ... to take that opportunity away from prefrosh. What they forget is that

  • by Snively '11
  • March 9, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Gotta Catch ‘Em All! A DUCT TAPE COW!!!

  

  I used to play Pokemon. I won't lie. One could possibly say that ... decided that she wants to catch them all with her camera this summer; I ... . However, I did not wear a duck tape tuxedo to my prom. Maybe I'll go to the

  • by Bryan
  • July 23, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Thanks What is your fantasy class? Vote yet again.

  

  Thanks for all of the advice on my previous entry. I have decided to ... want to see it differently this time. Also, the opportunity to travel during Independent Activities Period (IAP) is pretty hard to resist. It

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • June 1, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Birth Of Baby Nance Regular updates from labor through delivery (guest-hosted by Ben).

  

  7AM to tell me that his wife's contractions were 20 minutes apart. (Next time, Bry, just stick to the 9AM report unless they're 20 seconds ... thread to make predictions on the exact time and weight. The closest time

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • January 11, 2006