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• Blog / Admissions

  March Questions Omnibus 3

  

  point to staying on the waitlist..." And From NY wrote, "A question ... action would be if you don't meet the criteria to apply as a freshman -- e ... making a decision. random person, "Hrm, not sure if this is the place to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 20, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Barker Engineering Library Where sound goes to die.

  

  Library takes on a whole new use for students. No longer is it a place to ... ). On a quick side note, I've noticed that a lot of people on tours love ... start to get angry. Be smart, take a picture of the tree when people aren

  • by Snively '11
  • February 13, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Poetics of Place Snippets from my "Critical Writing for Designers" course at school down the street

  

  Morrison, listened to a new song, and looked over my last assignment for ... I had lunch at Harvard today, on the stone steps of a building like ... it must be a draw for many other people too. Yet somehow I made it to

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • February 29, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  Trip Report: IOI 2015 in Kazakhstan of khans and computer science

  

  Late last month, on July 25th, I boarded a Lufthansa flight from ... to MIT; most of our admitted students were not a part of the ISOs at ... ;   I also got to visit Kazakhstan, which is a strange, beautiful

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 10, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  Your Questions What questions can I help answer about the application process?

  

  questions with answers that can be found easily on the website or that require a long, philosophcal answer are not ideal for this format ... up the comments to your questions, and then tried to answer them (this

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 28, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  OCTOBERRR NOVEMBERRR will NOT be my next entry, promise.

  

  QUOTE: "MIT is a very good place; I'm not trying to put it down. I ... development in the United States, if not the world. It's like a New Yorker ... being with it and in it, and having motivation and desire to keep on

  • by Chris S. '11
  • October 31, 2009
• Blog / Challenges

  uncertainly i am writing a blog post about another song

  

  ) submit a request to remain in on-campus housing. i applied. i also requested for financial assistance. both were approved. it was a relief to ... chocolate, and granola bars, and a note. “we look forward to gathering with

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • May 17, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  In Their Own Words (Part 2) The dog days of summer.

  

  equipment, etc) and managing the camp website. On a more personal note, this ... Putz): "I'm working in the Media Lab's Tangible Media Group on a new ... 'm particularly looking forward to a program on roller coasters: campers learn about

  • by Paul B. '11
  • June 30, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Happy Holidays! The bloggers' holiday pic.

  

  Just a quick note to say happy holidays from all of us to all of you. We hope your vacations are fun and safe, and that your 2006 is super. :-) P.S. All questions to date have been answered in the previous entry...

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 19, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  Deferred Students Update Some Q&A for deferred students.

  

  send in a whole new version of my application, or all new essays? No. You ... already strong enough to make you a contender in the Regular Action round ... welcome to give our office a call if our decision isn't consistent with

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 18, 2007
• Blog / About Decisions

  More For Deferred Students FAQ and advice.

  

  strong enough to make you a contender in the Regular Action round. Let your ... your particular situation. They're more than welcome to give our office a ... understandably disappointed, are remaining upbeat, continuing to work on other

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 11, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Psetting en route to North Carolina Sectionals vs. Midterms

  

  throwback to last year's Eastern Sectionals, as I was vying for a spot on the ... airport, I wasn't able to call an Uber as I usually do, so I got on a taxi ... was good last night. Afterwards, I needed to go pick up a new

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • December 13, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  halfway there musings about currently being an MIT student

  

  that used to be very normal, like studying at a certain spot or bumping ... can't believe how assertive I was, how eager I was to experience new things that I'd charge into new situations blindly, how willing to meet new

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • November 14, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  When Friends Become Family How MIT has become my home (with some beautiful pics to accompany)

  

  New House, and you walk up to it like oh this seems like a nice building ... never a large number due to the fact that I moved quite often so, I never ... the exact same when I came to MIT. I would have a good amount of friends

  • by Ben O. '19
  • October 12, 2015
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Exodus from Cambridge in which MIT evicts us due to the COVID-19 pandemic

  

  10 new cases a day. To me, COVID-19 still felt like a far-off threat ... decide to take a Leave of Absence for this next school year (more on that ... plans to leave on Sunday, rather than earlier, out of a desire to extend

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • July 22, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How I Write Academic Papers a look into how i wrote my final paper

  

  on a game and analyze it akin to what one of our author’s does). If you ... these. Through the feedback, I was able to narrow down a lot more on my ... Over the past couple years at MIT, I've had to write a lot of papers

  • by Cami M. '23
  • December 23, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My night with 8.03 MONSTER ENTRY AHHHH

  

  stuff is cool. I'm going to go on a portrait rampage shortly. First thing ... Maxwell's Equations in integral form on Wikipedia. This is a new low for the ... 've been to is on Plum Island (the website I linked, by the way, is

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • November 11, 2006
• Blog / Hacks

  Vespertilio No spoilers here.

  

  quick text message to Eric Schmiedl, a quick "I'll be right there!" and ... going to be a good night. At ten, Javi '08, Jordan '11, Dan '11, and ... quick humor to the crazy explosions to the masterful acting, Dark Knight

  • by Snively '11
  • July 18, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  frosh thingies i couldn’t decide what to write so i’m writing about everything

  

  to new things is fun though. When the year goes on and I become ... college? what?? Like many I’ve talked to, I’m still stuck a couple ... drink water. (Speaking of which, here’s a friendly reminder to go get

  • by Anika H. '26
  • September 30, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  NACAC Conference Wrap-up from the national admissions conference.

  

  The Common Application Q and AStudent Performance on the New SATRecommendations ... Dean of Admissions. She presented on the topic, "College Admission as a ... a blog is, and 2) how blogs can be used to demystify the admissions

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 26, 2005