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• Blog / Admissions

  Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics If you want to come to MIT, you'd better learn a thing or two about…

  

  out a number which reflects your chances of getting into MIT? First of ... to MIT many times, you would expect to get in in approximately 1 in 3 ... 't apply 500 times to MIT in a single year, or even in your lifetime, so it

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • September 1, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  On Being a n00b at MIT Guilty as charged.

  

  sometimes you get little pictures throughout your recipe to check to make sure ... very much like writing a good recipe: you have to list your ingredients ... sequentially executed (write your commands). Sometimes you get directions like

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • September 23, 2010
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Emergency Morale Booster Night! One of my favorite e-mails of all time

  

  , sent out an e-mail to the house. It made my day. The subject was ... this e-mail finds you well and enjoying your long weekend! As your resident Queen of Party, I've been getting the feeling that some of my party

  • by Anna H. '14
  • November 26, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  GTL the secret to a successful summer

  

  uncomfortably close to getting scurvy, probably because I overestimate the ... reserving some time in your day to paint. ... A couple of weeks ago, Chris Peterson tried to describe my life as

  • by Connie H. '15
  • August 4, 2012
• FAQ / Academics and research

  How good are the academics at MIT?

  able to do everything on your own, so you'll find (or make) a few friends in the class and go work together to get it done. We do this because ... as an entrepreneur delivering an elevator pitch, you're going to need
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  a lesson in the feminine arts aka mfa boston and a rant on enjoying art

  

  list than other cities I've been to and have been eager to get off campus ... photo of one painting, this was intentional to spark your curiosity about ... people we'll never get to know through anything except these (essentially

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • September 30, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I think I can, I think I can The word "student" sounds like "study." I wonder if there's a correlation.

  

  , and you are asked to solve them. Develop an approach, support your ... gratifying sensations when you are able to staple your problem set together and ... easy." And then when you get that problem done, you can say to yourself

  • by Bryan
  • October 18, 2005
• Blog / Athletics

  First Post A little about myself.

  

  -10 than 10-0: he preferred to get 20 chances to race, to test yourself, to ... is an opportunity for you to talk about your involvement in the things ... . For now, just relax and enjoy the rest of your summer. And get into that

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • September 14, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My Shortest Blog Ever (update 3 =p) 19 days till Taiwan!

  

  bring up the average. And if you're at MIT, you know that "getting an A ... goodbye With one test, Adieu to five point oh I can study my heart out With ... ashamed Just one test sets my head inflamed Silent music starts to play One

  • by Chris S. '11
  • May 4, 2009
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Helicopter Flight Training [by CDT Greg Wellman '09] 500 feet above Boston with two MIT Deans.

  

  's fantastically loud - the kind of stuff that gets your adrenaline pumping. It's not hard to get caught up in this experience and miss the whole takeoff. I ... chance to ride in a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter. My first experience was

  • by ROTC
  • October 3, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  72 Hours Later… I have the "morning-after" syndrome.

  

  , MI, SC, GA, TX, MO, WA (just to name a few) and getting to know your ... time exploring other college campuses (though, you're not allowed to have ... about where to spend the next four years of your life. But there

  • by Chris S. '11
  • April 13, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  This is what happens when we don’t do work Here is the infinite rollercoaster of fun I promised not to take you on.

  

  I'm long overdue for a blog update. To dispel your mental image of me ... : You're pretty chill! I was expecting you to be...more...well... me ... found a tenor saxophone on Ebay, so Angela decided to get an accordion

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • April 24, 2011
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Admitted

  

  YOU GOT IN! Feel free to drop a note yelling in the comments below, but also, and more importantly, to go celebrate and be happy with your loved ones.

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2021
• Blog / About Decisions

  a pi day (decision) story 3/14/21 at 6:28 PM ET

  

  14 at 6:28 PM ET. To check your decision, visit apply.mitadmissions.org/apply and go to your Application Status Page. That’s the same place that you ... and jujutsu sorcery. Or, you can play Celeste and pay your respects to

  • by Tim
  • March 8, 2021
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Admitted

  

  YOU GOT IN! Feel free to drop a note yelling in the comments below, but also, and more importantly, to go celebrate with your loved ones.

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2020
• Blog / Research & Work Abroad

  Adios, Madrid My attempt at an eloquent goodbye to Spain.

  

  some very mixed feelings about this. On the one hand, I am excited to get ... usually about getting plastered (among my age group, anyway). You tip your ... second after getting off the escalator and cause ten people to break their

  • by Laura N. '09
  • August 16, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Greetings from MIT Labs! Introducing MIT: The Game

  

  Finding your way through the labyrinthine tunnels Getting your (virtual ... , which is a numeric string that allows us to keep track of your scores so ... anything through here - but if you want to become a Fan of us, then you're

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 1, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Gravity Rides Everything We are gathered here today to allude to rapidly accelerating bouncy balls and The Moon…

  

  your parents what to expect over the next year. (She's visiting for a ... having a life will apply wherever you go to school next year - but you're ... chair for Senior Haus eliminated any chance of getting some of that. $10

  • by Keri G. '10
  • April 17, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Reischauer Scholars Program For those interested in Japan or international relations.

  

  entry including the secrets of how to live your life, get into MIT and ... week's topic in a virtual conference (you're literally talking to about ... sees her kid talking to a computer). If you're interested in Japan or

  • by Jess K. '10
  • October 10, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Lessons on How to Start a Hard Tech Startup, with Sam Altman hard tech is hard(er).

  

  isn't getting bigger, then for your life to improve you have to take it ... in 3 months? The answer is to shorten your cycle time by aiming for ... companies, Sam says, is that they can aim to get 10% better every week. Short

  • by Michael C. '16
  • April 13, 2016