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• Blog / About Decisions

  The Unlikely Candidate Finding the unexpected “right fit”

  

  My childhood best friend changed schools in 8th grade, so I didn’t get to see her much afterwards, except for the occasional "get togethers ... end up will be good for me, and I will be valuable to it. That place

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • October 9, 2012
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Reflections from the “other side” of the desk Even when you are gone, you can't really get away

  

  It has only been a couple of months since I left MIT Admissions for a college counseling position in Providence, RI.  While I am no longer an official member of the broader MIT community, I find that it is difficult for

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • October 5, 2012
• Blog / About Decisions

  (beginnings in which I say hello, and explain that unclosed parenthesis.

  

  . That's a difficult question for me to answer, because there's so much I ... MIT for others, to provide some insight that a high school student

  • by Michael C. '16
  • August 28, 2012
• Blog / Events

  Curiosity What were you doing?

  

  't become different colors. For example, what looked pinkish face-on became a ... - that somehow it's a victory for every human being. So, I managed to

  • by Anna H. '14
  • August 10, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Analogies “Fill yourself up with musical lighter fluid and ignite your inner match.”

  

  the Wind Ensemble for 3 reasons: I didn’t want to forget how to play ... , not music. People probably have super-varied reasons for being involved

  • by Ana V. '15
  • April 1, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Fun Times @ MIT (Pt. 1) Life's gotta be fun.

  

  serve us our 6.006 exam." (credit for pic goes to FB user Loneoceans Ggy ... , for two hours at a time, has no midterms, no final, and 6.2 out of 7 (i

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • February 4, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Regular Action Update State of the mail, application numbers, and more

  

  another copy. Your complete application will be considered for Regular ... -March, but you should wait for an official announcement from our office. We

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 19, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Missing documents! FAQ: What happens if part of my application isn't showing up yet?

  

  deadline for interviewers to submit their report has not yet arrived ... , for all of their hard work on processing all of the documents!

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 4, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Numbers Sigh.

  

  - and, for that matter, on me as well: tests, problem sets, untimely ... same goes for your SAT score. I will be the first to tell you that it

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • October 5, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  A Maple Peach in Cambridge They have some weird fruit here

  

  was 3 years old. I’ve lived in Georgia for practically my whole life

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • September 5, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Not About the Name First impressions

  

  of the extent to which people here are open to learning for the sake of learning.” Plus, the opportunities are the same for all students, as Anna ’14

  • by Ana V. '15
  • September 3, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Biology-inspired design from MIT alums What happens when you bring together nature and technology? I think you'll like the result.

  

  meets girl. Girl falls for boy. Boy and girl combine their knowledge of ... and Jessica are doing at Nervous Systems. For that, we need photographs

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 29, 2011
• Blog / Events

  MIT Open House Well, come on in y'all!

  

  a house for sale. It was October and we were still living in an ... this activity. If you’ve been following my blog for a while and you

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • April 27, 2011
• Blog / Hacks

  It’s Friday, Friday… hacking Mikey

  

  and such. Then she asked me what my plans were for the break. "Work," I ... still rolling full tilt into the spring. The registration deadline for

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 25, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Flat Ryan’s Adventures at MIT! There are more exclamation points in this entry than there are days of classes left…

  

  Sharp, the one who won the Nobel for discovering introns and exons??" Yes ... a picture with Flat Ryan, naturally he was all up for it. Also, fun

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • December 5, 2010
• Blog / Challenges

  Odds and Ends It's what's left

  

  off for thanksgiving). And one of those is just a rando ... freshman year we had 4 (again, not counting the days we got off for

  • by Chris M. '12
  • November 3, 2010
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  RainbowFloor@MIT Because at MIT, if it doesn’t have a mailing list, it doesn’t exist. Fact.

  

  first place, all for the sake of coolness or whathaveyou. Therefore, it ... link: for the record, the piece’s real name is Bars of Colors within

  • by Natanya K. '14
  • October 11, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Stayin’ Classy Workworkworkworkworkwork *deep breath* workworkworkwork.

  

  It's been 13 days since the school year began, and already, many of us are gasping for a break. There's a definite pick-up in the amount of ... couple of my friends and I hang out for a short time every evening, and

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • September 21, 2010
• Blog / Athletics

  MIT XC, looking sharp In which Maggie unveils the most awesome flowchart ever!

  

  ’ve had a lot of chances to practice!). We are at Ben ‘12’s house for dinner ... proudly sporting our taped feet. Our coach has us tape our arches for

  • by Alina G. '11
  • September 20, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Haiti: Day 1 This week, I'm in Haiti.

  

  destruction and devastation in every direction. There are tent cities for miles ... something small to contribute, even if we're only here for one short week

  • by Jess K. '10
  • April 25, 2010