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• Blog / Admissions

  Schools of dreams

  

  , and could only admit ~1600 students. But most of the students to whom we ... down to the fact that we don't have room for every excellent student who applies. The inability to offer admission can leave you thinking that

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 17, 2004
• Blog / MIT Life

  Whatever, this week rocks MIT students gripe a lot about homework. It's not all they do though, thank god.

  

  I have nothing but analysis left to do for the last Junior Lab experiment for the rest of the week. I went to the gym today, I'll probably go ... screwed as I thought I was. To celebrate w/ me is the MIT cheerleading squad

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • May 7, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Return of QBert Whack-a-mole, a piano player, and a whole lot of fun. All in 24 hours or…

  

  describing to you the journey would be a faux-pas on my part, so here it begins ... unmarked Toyota Matrix to New Hampshire. All I remember of the drive was listening to The Wrens and eating a confetti cookie from Au Bon Pain. About 2

  • by Bryan
  • November 6, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  trying to figure it out an attempt at a goodbye

  

  . This post is hard to write. Not in the emotional “I’m not ready to say ... to write about. Over the course of this flight, I’ve written and ... , it felt like it wasn’t the right thing to say. Some drafts tried to

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • May 31, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  On the Flip Side I'm a host instead of a prefrosh this year - but CPW has still been…

  

  world ‚ô• I haven't quite made it to all the CPW events that have taken ... the MIT Media Lab arch: Perfect start to CPW, yes? :) This awesomeness continued through to the CPW Welcome later that night; I absolutely loved the

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • April 10, 2010
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  This week in verse There's a song that describes exactly what I'm feeling right now.

  

  Rather than write a real blog entry, I instead urge you to consider the following: An MIT surveyor came upon the gates of Hell, He looked the devil in the eye and said, "You're looking well." The devil looked

  • by Laura N. '09
  • April 30, 2009
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Jo-Jo Update

  

  Chang '03 advanced to the Semi-Final round but, sadly, did not win. (The winner was the former captain of the New England Patriots Cheerleading squad) Joanne did win the preliminary Group A talent competition. Way to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 27, 2005
• FAQ / First-year application

  How can I explain the context of my grades/scores, and/or provide additional information?

  On the application, there are designated spaces to provide additional context on how the pandemic or other circumstances may have disrupted your coursework, access to testing, and extracurricular activities. If you feel it
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  the Colbert Bump MIT's Riley Crane talks DARPA Challenge on ''The Colbert Report''

  

  Remember when MIT beat out teams from around the world to be the first to find all 10 hidden red balloons in DARPA's balloon challenge? Well Dr. Riley Crane, the team leader, was interviewed on "The Colbert

  • by Dave McOwen
  • January 9, 2010
• Blog / Events

  V Storms the Senate One hack is not enough.

  

  , right? Not at MIT. Allow me first to set the scene. As some of you may already know, a little over a month ago, I decided to run for a seat in the ... Association (or the UA for short, because MIT students love acronyms) aims to

  • by Paul B. '11
  • November 6, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  In The Mail Well folks, the time has come. The letters are in the mail.

  

  Well folks, the time has come. Note that the pic up top has changed to reflect the clean-shaven face, as promised (sorry mootmom, but a pact is a pact). :-) Enjoy these other pics from the day's festivities

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 11, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  What Essay Questions Should We Ask?

  

  old applications, which got me down to the Institute Archives, looking ... write about it, what they choose to write about, the salient categories ... response which we then evaluate, akin to the soft rubber hammer which a

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 27, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  MyMIT is fixed! The deadline for EA has been extended to November 5 due to the recent MyMIT…

  

  The site is back online and peace has been restored to my world. :-) The last two days have been somewhat insane, but I'm glad everything has ... ... As you may have noticed, the deadline for EA has been extended to

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 29, 2004
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Victoria’s Secret Update UPDATE!

  

  Ok, quick update to my post immediately below this one. Read that one before this one, otherwise this one won't be nearly as exciting. Ok, so, now when you go to vote for MIT you get this lovely screen: YAY!

  • by Snively '11
  • November 2, 2008
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Quick Update My neighbors are celebrating by firing guns in the air which is not conducive to…

  

  and away from windows ready to answer your questions with the new and ... , good luck, and feel free to email me at the address in the banner. Have a ... can hear the pings of bullets landing in the street. As long as the

  • by Ahmed H. '12
  • December 31, 2008
• Blog / Events

  He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named Returns Butterless popcorn and a little magic.

  

  to head here to watch this movie in IMAX. I'm a "little" excited. Diana boarding the "Knight Bus" (ie the Big Yellow Bus) with her ticket. Aboard the bus. Rocking the 3D Glasses. After the movie was over, we

  • by Bryan
  • November 17, 2005
• Blog / Announcements

  Reaching for the STARS* *Small Town And Rural Students

  

  commitment to the public interest has long defined and inspired our work.  Our ... our steadfast commitment to continue to enroll the most outstanding and ... Today, (April 4, 2023), marks the public launch of the STARS (Small

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • April 4, 2023
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Waitlist, 2010

  

  For the fifth consecutive year, we will admit students from our waitlist. Within the next few days, we plan to admit approximately 60 ... working to make admissions decisions. The waitlist admissions process will

  • by Dave McOwen
  • May 13, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  We bring the sketch to you! The internet is full of weirdness!

  

  our 60" HDTV and server, when we decided to tell the random stranger ... info I want to give away on the internet about this particular subject ... invention on the internet, and it's called Omegle! The theory behind it is

  • by Snively '11
  • February 4, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  25 things and another reason to come to CPW. FLIGHT OF THE CONCHORDS. OH GOD.

  

  anything to do, FLIGHT OF THE CONCHORDS IS GOING TO BE IN BOSTON ON APRIL 17. OH MY GOD. Also, to continue the in-cases, (I don't think I ... , choose 25 people to be tagged. You have to tag the person who tagged you

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • February 3, 2009