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• Blog / Challenges

  Standing out But what if you come to MIT and you're not the best in the class…

  

  now, the real stuff A common concern voiced about applying to ... 's going to be difficult for a given student to stand out among his or her ... cause the student to shrivel up like a bacterium in Lysol. I remember

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 16, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Southern California Fires Our thoughts go out to those affected by the wildfires.

  

  that there must be a better solution to fighting these fires. Maybe it ... it's certainly a problem crying out to be solved. The summer/fall of ... . I was happy to be able to help out. Now, as I watch from a hotel in

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 24, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Pre-Campus Preview Weekend GET PUMPED.

  

  DChen '10 said, "when I left CPW, I was left with a longing to return ... knowledge that MIT is the place for you, be sure to give other schools a fair ... get a free high-five. Good times will be had by all. If you happen to

  • by Jess K. '10
  • April 11, 2007
• Blog / How to Food

  Food? What? I may weigh approximately two pounds, but I eat as much as everyone else. All…

  

  't cook to save my life. I was dead set on living in a dorm with a dining ... a dining hall when I can go to my floor kitchen - or, better yet, when ... you to half-price on anything bought at any dining hall. Translation: a

  • by Keri G. '10
  • November 13, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Senior Ball 2007 Dancing and dining with 950 engineers; candids of Bryan and Sam included (~25 pics)

  

  event secrets. Seniors took a break from their theses to celebrate, among ... in a tux **Many thanks to Gheorghe '07, from whom I stole many of ... The 2007 Senior Ball was last Saturday night, and as a member of the

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • May 11, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Waitlist post Some Q & A about the waitlist.

  

  the second. This shifting can lead to a second round of waitlist ... ? What about financial aid? You're not required to enroll. We'll give you a ... aiming for a class of about 1,020 students this year. Based on our

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 20, 2007
• Blog / Life after MIT

  A ‘Chances’ Thread That Is Actually Worth Reading That's perhaps the best title I've ever come up with.

  

  aren't really looking for a precise answer; they're just trying to ... Our beloved Mollie shares a birthday with another friend of mine, and I recently discovered that they also happen to be getting married on

  • by Ben Jones
  • February 8, 2007
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Climb Every Mountain: a Guest Blog Post by Davie R. ‘12 Davie R.: MOTH HUNTER.

  

  Berlin, Germany, and now am back at MIT to start a Ph.D. in Applied ... , sometimes people will support you. I first tried to get funding through a ... internships. I wasn’t looking for a standard internship, but I had nothing to

  • by Anna H. '14
  • March 28, 2014
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Your college application motivation soundtrack for October write those personal essays! submit those early apps! get PUMPED UP

  

  Last month, Petey posted a motivational soundtrack for the month of September. A lot of y'all seemed to like it, so we made another one for October! This month's theme is to get hyped up and get shit done! :) Give

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • October 5, 2019
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Early Action: Not Admitted A forum.

  

  There were a record number of applications for Early Action this year, which unfortunately means that we had to turn down a great number of ... open forum for you to talk. We understand that this may be a difficult

  • by Decisions
  • December 16, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  Unedited notes on gravity, etc. Brief thoughts on gravity, science, and consciousness that I plan to elaborate later when I…

  

  [Tonight I worked on a problem set in General Relativity until 4 AM and walked home under soft, acidic streetlights to an empty house with shadows peeling off like blue paint. In the sleep-killing luminosity of a

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • March 11, 2010
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  The Contest Continues Contest wrapup.

  

  So in response to the death of Pluto as a planet, I am undertaking a campaign to revise the mnemonic and change history books with YOUR HELP Here are the finalists. Cast your vote for your favorite! A. My Very

  • by Bryan
  • September 20, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Photo Contest, Round 1 The first winning entry in the photo contest. What a view!

  

  The Orientation photo contest is off to a great start. The first photo comes to us from freshman Arya '10, an international student from ... half. What a view! (Click on the photo for a zoomed-in view)

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 25, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  ZigZag Episode 6 A new video podcast.

  

  ZigZag again was fun. It was a beautiful day in Killian Court, and hopefully it will be that nice again for Commencement (a.k.a. graduation). Are there other kinds of stories you'd like to see on ZigZag? Things or

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 1, 2006
• Blog / Events

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

  

  Pending recovery from my illness, in a few hours, I will board a bus 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

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

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

  

  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 ... over. Have a great weekend everyone, and best of luck to each of you. :-)

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 11, 2005
• FAQ / Academics and research

  Is Math fun at MIT?

  A lot of our students select math as their field of interest when applying to MIT—which is no surprise, since our math department is one of the best on the planet. Mathematics provides a language and tools for
• FAQ / Life and culture

  Did an MIT grad start Khan Academy?

  posting tutorials on YouTube. Three years later Sal left his job as a hedge fund analyst to start Khan Academy, a nonprofit educational organization created to provide a free, world-class education for anyone, anywhere.
• FAQ / International applicants

  What if I’m waiting for my green card?

  All applicants are requested to fill out the application with their ... 're considered an international applicant if you're not a United States citizen or ... green cards are considered to have non-U.S. citizen/non-U.S. permanent
• Blog / Academics & Research

  3D Ping Pong Quantum Mechanics (Or why the sciences here are even better than you may think)

  

  doorway and enter a room that has been engineered to optimize the room ... screen, you can tell that it'll be memorable. Now if you were to take a ... " fashioned out of string, ping pong balls, and what looks to be a wooden frame

  • by Emad T. '14
  • September 20, 2010