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• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Oh, the things I can nerd on about not comprehensive

  

  ; the former from Latin tangere “to touch”, and adding the prefix in-, for ... the rule “simple enough for a kid to draw”. Certainly you don’t want a ... "mother"? It’s from the same root we get alma mater and matriculate. It

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • August 9, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I should’ve started this earlier A statement exemplifying my first month as a Junior

  

  going to sleep after them and waking up before them to get all my work ... get to design and manufacture plastic yoyos in this class! Definitely ... class is infamous for taking a lot of time to do the work (but like I said

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • October 5, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  morning room sounds get your headphones

  

  everywhere, without ever having to focus. Marshall McLuhan * * * * * for more ... intriguing: data sonification of wikipedia edits - by the world according to ... use headphones for maximum sense of transported-ness   The ear

  • by Allan K. '17
  • April 14, 2017
• Blog / Announcements

  Class of 2023 Wait List Decisions Released

  

  for the last few days, since the May 1 deadline for admitted students to ... halls, for example. This year, 78% of the students we admitted chose to ... decisions for students who were on the wait list for the Class of 2023. If you

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 10, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  Hitchhiker’s Guide to CPW DON'T PANIC.

  

  few other things you should know. #1: Get to know your host. For the ... ^_^), your host is a great resource to ask for advice about choosing which of ... strong sign MIT is the right place for you. #4: Go to class. No, really

  • by Paul B. '11
  • April 5, 2008
• Blog / Events

  This…Is…BLODGEBALL! Everything and anything you ever wanted to know about us.

  

  -dot-com - I get to make silly videos, draw doodles, write my opinions and then ... + Dodgeball = Blodgeball (credit to Emad). And far be it for me to deny an ... everything you've been dying to ask our head honcho to elizabizzle at mit dot

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • September 9, 2011
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Proposed: MITAdmissions Labs a wonderful, terrible, awful idea

  

  Upstatement, and I think their new website for us will be very good. Indeed, I ... , and help figure it out, or have suggestions for what to do in the future ... head:  how to help prospective students (and their parents) more

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 10, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  Mid-January Updates The latest from Cambridge.

  

  documents to the financial aid office by February 15. I haven't forgotten ... hope you can start to relax. I'm still getting some really stressed out ... . Lots of reading to be done! If you are a regular action applicant, please

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 18, 2007
• FAQ / Life and culture

  Did an MIT grad start Khan Academy?

  fund analyst to start Khan Academy, a nonprofit educational organization created to provide a free, world-class education for anyone, anywhere. ... cousin, Nadia, in math over the internet. By the end of 2006, more
• Blog / Events

  TBP Dinner Sex@MIT is the most-watched video on CNN.com! (but it's not pornography!)

  

  Stay tuned for an entry on the phenomenal Handel scholar Professor ... of Sam '07, a nationally honored engineer) to hear a musicologist ... introduced me to Chris '09, who apparently had been "really looking forward" to

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • December 10, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Waitlist We have admitted 20 waitlisted students.

  

  For the second consecutive year, we have been able to admit students ... to introduce yourself to the rest of your class. And for those of you ... can then choose to accept our offer (it is an understood part of

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 17, 2007
• Blog / Community Projects

  dormspam-the-game (Part 1) wits, skill, and the teeniest amount of luck

  

  "]anonymous Gamemasters[/annotation] and funded by the de Florez Fund for Humor, dormspam ... :30PM ET!"]progress to a live game show[/annotation] to compete for $399 ... player has access to the decision made by any other player! Moreover, there

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • August 13, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  Class of 2012 Profile Posted 49 states... what's missing? And what are the most popular names?

  

  I know folks love to see the numbers, so we've updated the Freshman Class Profile page for this year's incoming class, the MIT Class of 2012. Check it out! (If you were looking for the Admissions Statistics, just

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 21, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Juniors: MITES, RSI and WTP deadlines approaching Summer programs at MIT for 11th graders.

  

  ), sponsored by the Center for Excellence in Education and MIT, is a rigorous ... The three high school summer programs hosted by MIT -- MITES, RSI ... open exclusively to high school juniors. MITES and RSI are free; WTP is

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 26, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Idol A selection committee fantasy.

  

  very impressive. But I have to admit - sometimes I wish we'd get ... : Dog, it was just okay for me. You want me to keep it real, right ... someone has a little too much wine and gets up on stage and tries to

  • by Ben Jones
  • February 22, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Do you have jobs? Can I have one?

  

  spring, it will be time for me to leave MIT and venture out into the real world. So, I've begun to search for the perfect job to excite, challenge ... to college admissions, once you get past the surface differences.) One

  • by Kim D. '09
  • October 8, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Stephen, I’m Putting You On Notice!

  

  to really "get" what makes this such a special place. Now, I know such complex concepts may be difficult for him to grasp (after all, truthiness ... Believe it or not, admissions officers occasionally try to do things

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • April 30, 2012
• FAQ / Transfer

  What are the deadlines for transfer admission?

  For spring entry (February), we must receive your final application with all supporting documents by October 15, 2025. Only U.S. citizens and U.S. permanent residents may apply through spring entry. For fall
• Blog / Challenges

  Katharine Hepburn’s Brownies How Kate saved my kitchen cred.

  

  practical to know how to ask for help, how to focus on what you can improve ... to use the word hate, but I’m going to be a rebel and use it anyway ... cream-you’ve got give me more to work with. Are we eating it plain, or

  • by Alina G. '11
  • July 26, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Are you a high school student? Do you want to learn more about MIT or possible career paths? If so, read…

  

  the most active groups on campus. "We are pleased to invite all high school students to participate in an exciting annual event presented by the ... Hey friends, I'd like to pass along a message from Jennifer Li, the

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • October 9, 2011