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• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Room with a Vieux A comparison of sorts

  

  Note: I freely admit I am stealing the title "A Room with a Vieux" from a lovely antiques store in Boston So here is my workspace (and my ... ." I think honking is a sacred activity and this sort of socially

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • August 29, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  BoA & Restricting

  

  with a Bachelor's and Master's degree from MIT in Urban Studies & Planning, Jeff is now a city planner for the city of Cambridge, MA) watching "Korean Music Countdown" on the International Channel, as we do most Monday

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 25, 2004
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Q & A Answers to questions on being in a fraternity.

  

  it as a requirement but something that I enjoy doing. I've also found ... In response to my latest entry on being in a fraternity: Leo asked: 1. How large are the individual rooms in a frat house(or in your case

  • by Bryan
  • June 18, 2006
• FAQ / First-year application

  Can I submit a maker portfolio?

  The Maker Portfolio is an opportunity for students to showcase their projects that require creative insight, technical skill, and a hands-on approach to learning by doing. Members of the MIT Engineering Advisory Board
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Something is coming, part 3… And the anticipation builds!

  

  To begin, add to Next, mix in a little of this (slightly nsfw for about 3 seconds) Now, put Jess and I in charge, give us a couple of months to stir, and what do you get? Wait and see! (no spoilers in the

  • by Snively '11
  • March 17, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Story Oh goody!

  

  As I've said many a time, but will say again for new readers, I live ... do I really feel like learning right away, so I don't use the kitchens ... across the hall. Sara '12 is also a resident of Conner 2. You may remember

  • by Snively '11
  • July 19, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What I’ve Done (this summer) or Why I Haven't Blogged in a Month

  

  SLOPE is a study on teenage (< 20 y.o.) pregnancy among sexual ... Working for Veterans Affairs It’s 7am on a Tuesday, and I need to get up in 3 alarm snoozes. There’s a two-step strategy to this: first, say

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • August 4, 2017
• Blog / About Decisions

  It’s a puzzlement… ...or why I really love reading your applications!

  

  reading applications because they are a lot like doing jigsaw puzzles. When I was very young my family started a tradition of doing jigsaw puzzles ... and me. One of my least favorite parts of doing a jigsaw puzzle is

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • January 16, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Re-Introduction of Sorts Hi, my name is Bryan.

  

  years and here I am a senior at MIT. Interesting how that happens ... a ride in my virtual time machine and look back on some of my science ... deserves a description. Back in AP Chem, me and my friends all sat in the

  • by Bryan
  • September 14, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  More humanities than a humanities major Bitter complaining and fond reminiscing. Can't beat that with a stick.

  

  Okay folks, here's what I have to do this weekend... 1. Write a blog entry 2. Study for 10.213 test Monday 3. Study for a 10.302 test Tuesday 4 ... , but they do end up being a lot of work if you're not ready for them

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 30, 2005
• Blog / Classes

  How to Survive a Tough Semester you {grieve, choke, laugh, choose, pray, ask, live} you learn

  

  on time, so I am simply doing it anyway. In many ways this is exactly what MIT is like; you need to do something, but it is very hard, but you really need to do it, and so you just do the very hard thing without

  • by Alex M. '21
  • October 15, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  A Q&A for Deferred Students

  

  deferred applicants, I thought I should post a quick Q&A about what to do going forward as a deferred applicant. We will (as always) release ... Hi Everyone, I was just taking a look at some of the questions on

  • by Chris LaBounty
  • December 17, 2012
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  puzzled again? a little puzzle for the class of '09

  

  a group of scavenger hunt questions to solve, and today they get to solve mine. This blog is supposed to have a question on it, so I'll make this one easy. How many entries to date? Please do not post the answer

  • by Bryan
  • September 2, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  A way a lone a last a loved a long the An opportunity for heated debate and a cry for revolution.

  

  ? What do you guys think? And have any of you actually worked at a fast ... This weekend I went on a rafting trip down the Kennebec river in mid-to-Northern Maine with some people from my dorm. The Edwards Dam apparently didn't do

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 11, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  Just a little advice…

  

  Finland? A few people from Brazil who have been commenting here lately: Do ... sorted out (and has been sorted out for quite awhile), I have a few ... ): "Laura?! The Laura? Awesome!" and not "ummmm... who?" So do me and yourself

  • by Laura N. '09
  • December 31, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  The MySpace Survey Mid-summer frivolity, part two.

  

  013. Do you get along with your parents? yes 014. Your heritage? i am a ... 't supposed to do? yes 041. Been in love? yes 042. Fired a gun? no 043. Been ... , but i'm too married to ask someone out 078. Can you do a headstand (not

  • by Ben Jones
  • July 8, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  A Nibble of Music

  

  at home, as I'll do today. I really do enjoy reading your applications. When reading, I'm most likely to be listening to a specific album -- the ... 't my favorite, but I do like it, so I asked my friend Beverly (somewhat

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 22, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  Waitlist Q&A A bit of clarification on being waitlisted.

  

  a class of about 1,120 students this year. Based on our estimates of ... uncertainties, we also keep a waitlist of students. Is the waitlist ranked? No ... -- approximately 6% of applicants -- a spot on the waitlist. Not all of those

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 15, 2011
• FAQ / First-year application

  Do letters of recommendation have to be submitted in the MIT application portal?

  Our preference is for recommenders to use our application portal to submit documents. However, they do have the option to submit their ... through a third-party service other than the MIT application portal
• Blog / Events

  MIT Mystery Hunt is happening! watch the kickoff at 12 PM EDT today, 1/15

  

  in order to do it. Puzzles have some sort of answer, which is usually a ... Hunt is a time-honored tradition, which you can learn more about in CJ ... part of the winning team last year. Here's an excerpt: A puzzlehunt is a

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • January 15, 2021