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• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  E-mails in French House "Seriously, people, what's going on here?"

  

  To understand most of the e-mails sent to the French House mailing list, there are three things you need to know: 1) Right outside our kitchen, there is a "sacrificial table" - "sac tab" for short. Any item

  • by Anna H. '14
  • November 11, 2013
• Blog / Athletics

  MIT Crew Florida Takeover My last trip to play with the dolphins

  

  importantly, the chance to play with dolphins. For me, Florida was a bit of ... So usually in the beginning of January, Boston is under a solid layer ... (global warming must be playing its part), we still trekked down to Florida

  • by Becca H. '12
  • February 1, 2012
• Blog / Events

  What now suckas!? That's right. I have a brass rat. What.

  

  and you see somebody with a brass rat on then you know they went to MIT ... . Instead of writing words, I decided to steal a page out of Jess Kim's book ... WAAAAAAY a long time ago, Chris blogged about Ring Premiere. We

  • by Snively '11
  • May 9, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Shoulder Season Treat A little something for rising seniors to jump-start their exploration of MIT

  

  I have heard the term “Shoulder Season” to characterize the time ... vice versa). I am, however, going to co-op the term to also apply to the ... group of rising seniors (and other underclass students) who are anxious to

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • May 12, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  Meet the Admissions Officers: Mikey Yang ‘05 Name: Mikey Yang; Job title: Admissions Counselor; Hometown: Troy, MI

  

  to be at all! Everyone works hard and studies, but they hang out, party, have fun...the people here are so down to earth. Everyone's got a nerdy side, and we embrace and accept that. Someone can tell a nerdy joke and

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 19, 2005
• Blog / How to Food

  concord market is finally here!!!!! feasting at MIT's on-campus grocery store

  

  morning, over two years after I had last eyes on LaVerde's, to see a ... explore this new grocery store, so here I am, a week or so later, ready to ... collecting items for a Concord Market feast. There were so many things to

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • March 21, 2025
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Not Admitted

  

  There were many wonderful applicants to MIT this year, which unfortunately means that we had to turn down some great students. For those of you who fall into this category, this is an open forum for you to talk

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2021
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Not Admitted

  

  There were many wonderful applicants to MIT this year, which unfortunately means that we had to turn down some great students. For those of you who fall into this category, this is an open forum for you to talk

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2020
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Not Admitted

  

  There were many wonderful applicants to MIT this year, which unfortunately means that we had to turn down some great students. For those of you who fall into this category, this is an open forum for you to talk

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  MyMIT is live we're ready for you to begin

  

  for freshman admission to MIT. Many of you may have received a shiny ... process and it’s not too early to start. You’ll want to do a few ... available at MyMIT. But most importantly, remember to take a deep breath

  • by Kris Guay
  • September 4, 2012
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Christmas with the McGanns

  

  The Christmas holiday is a pretty big deal in my family. Two nights ... from my house (according to Yahoo! Maps) is the famous Big Duck, which always gets all gussied up for the holidays. It's great to be able to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 24, 2004
• 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 ... . The interview is not a required component of the application, and the
• 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 ... admitted to MIT -- both programs admit only a small number of students, while

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 8, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  ‘Twas the night before the 8.01 final and all through the Haus, everyone was studying like nothing else. Including me. Just not…

  

  - it is for a class) had been moved to the East Campus courtyard ... hours, but I've been studying quite a bit this weekend. Stalling=blog post! Woo hoo! With that said, here are a few of the things I've seen while

  • by Keri G. '10
  • December 17, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW Thursday liveblog Updated whenever I get a chance.

  

  'm tired from 90 straight minutes of talking, but it was great to talk to a ... time for a quick break, then go talk to prospective members of the ... bad as I'd feared, but the rain is starting to pick up a bit now. At

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 12, 2007
• Blog / Athletics

  Sneak Preview

  

  awesomeness Interseting story: My mom was seated on the plane next to a couple with a newborn baby. They all (well, except the newborn) chatted about ... , where she plans on taking a short break so she can nurse her daughter

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • April 15, 2006
• FAQ / First-year application

  How does my school submit recommendation letters and transcripts?

  competitive applicants will provide one from a math/science teacher, and one from a humanities, social science, or language teacher. We also require materials from your school counselor (typically including your transcript, a school
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Christmas in February Shiny new toys MIT gave me this semester

  

  work with at MIT these days. There's a lot to unpack here. (Indeed, I ... blog post about this class from a year ago if you want to see a more ... .2060 for answering a question in lecture. I've taped it to the inside of the

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • February 14, 2024
• Blog / People & Identities

  Thank You for unity and kindness

  

  to do with myself. Today was a day of different feelings. Hope ... . Ten people that stopped in their lives to help a disoriented, highly ... . Subconsciously, I've been feeling a lot of feelings. Sadness. Despair. Hopelessness

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • March 18, 2019
• Blog / About Decisions

  Keep your eyes to the skies this Pi Day 2019s are happening

  

  username and password that you use to sign into your MyMIT account. There are no interim screens, so you should be sure you are ready to receive your decision online before signing in to decisions.mit.edu. To ensure that you

  • by Decision Drone
  • March 6, 2015