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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Sights and Sounds Only at MIT.

  

  would sacrifice an afternoon nap for a one-mile walk across the Harvard ... was made more memorable by the following episode: (Jeanne and I spot a ... laughing* (A minute or so later: we walk through a narrow passageway

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • November 5, 2009
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  And the winners are… 2010 Blogger results!

  

  A few weeks ago I sent out the call for new bloggers. We had quite a ... who to invite into the elite ranks. Unfortunately that would be a lie, and I'm still disappointed that we couldn't find a place for more of the

  • by Dave McOwen
  • August 27, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Operabots with Personality Ahhhhh.....music to my ears

  

  opinion, this is a fact. Just as the sun rotates around the earth ... will be able to find a home here at MIT. Recently, Professor of Music and Media Tod Machover has been getting quite a bit of exposure for

  • by Quinton McArthur
  • August 26, 2009
• Blog / Hacks

  Athena, Deliver Us From Finals And lead us not into temptation of crying ourselves to sleep at night.

  

  , hackers erected a giant statue of Athena, the patron goddess of wisdom, in ... running out of battery!), I prevailed against all odds and secured a photo ... 's distributed computing environment, and her likeness has been featured on a

  • by Paul B. '11
  • May 20, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Wolfram Alpha Tonight!

  

  aren't familiar with it at all and enlighten you. Wolfram makes a ... decrypts, it slices, it dices, and it'll take your dog for a walk. I wrote about it a while back on my personal blog so if you're interested in more

  • by Snively '11
  • May 15, 2009
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Waitlist, 2009 Within the next few days, we plan to make waitlist offers to complete the Class…

  

  school, but it is a standard practice to consider accepting a waitlist ... waitlist that we will not be able to offer them admission. We offered a spot ... . But now, as a high number of admitted students have chosen to enroll, we

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 13, 2009
• Blog / About Decisions

  MIT Regular Action Admissions Decisions Available Online MIT Regular Action admissions decisions are now available at https://decisions.mit.edu.

  

  year, we received 15,661 applications for admission, a record number for us and a 17% increase over last year. We admitted 1597 students for an admit rate of 10%, or about one of every ten applicants. We have offered a

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2009
• Blog / About Decisions

  Regular Action Decisions: Saturday 3/14 We will post RA decisions online on Saturday at 2pm... or probably a minute before.

  

  ... actually, we’ll probably have decisions posted a minute before 2pm ... students.) To ensure that you will receive a decision online, please visit ... locate you in our system and reset your password within a few days. What if

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 9, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Early Action Season Some advice for the EA deadline. (Relax. Be patient. Don't stress. Don't procrastinate!)

  

  Early Action deadline. We've been getting a lot of questions here in the office about the deadline, so let me take a moment to answer some of those questions, and to provide a bit of advice as well. Please be

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 30, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  MIT Culture Shock

  

  can hold moisture, I'd totally forgotten about that!" It was quite a ... a whole segment of my vocabulary that had lain on a shelf this summer ... ...so there have definitely been a few moments of searching my brain for English

  • by Laura N. '09
  • August 21, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Waitlist News Within the next week, we plan to admit approximately 35 students from the waitlist.

  

  school, but it is a standard practice to consider accepting a waitlist ... waitlist that we will not be able to offer them admission. We offered a spot ... . But now, as a high number of admitted students have chosen to enroll, we

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 12, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Interphase This entry has nothing to do with cell division

  

  about deferring for a year, and here I am giving you information on how ... a term at MIT. For some of you, this might entail working a part ... worked your pretty little butts off during high school and you need a nice

  • by Karen F. '11
  • April 4, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Snapshot Statshot A quick look at some numbers from this year's admissions process.

  

  rate fell nearly a percentage point, from 12.5% to 11.6%. This year's rate, approximately 1 in 9, is a lot lower than when I applied in 1996 (1 ... a waitlist place, or how many students we will ultimately admit from

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 17, 2008
• Blog / Research & Work Abroad

  Whoooo!

  

  your profile a map of all the places in the world that you have been. As ... have traveled. I think it's a particularly touchy subject because I feel ... such a sheltered life so to speak, and when I gush over the fact that my

  • by Laura N. '09
  • February 9, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

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

  

  wildfires. Half a million people have evacuated their homes, and more than ... has 646 public schools, with nearly 500,000 students. A thousand homes ... that there must be a better solution to fighting these fires. Maybe it

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

  MIT goes on the road Over the next month, MIT Admissions Officers will visit dozens of cities across North America.

  

  Island, followed quickly behind by Virginia and Pennsylvania. For a ... universities? How might you know whether or not MIT is a good match for you? We ... an interview and give you some advice. This is also a good chance for

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 3, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Yay CPW! I'm just trying to see how many blog entries we can get in the RSS…

  

  getting to meet a lot of you, but it was exhausting- I lived in the Burton Conner TV Lounge. When one event was over I'd clean up from it, take a 30 ... then set up for the next event. But, from what I hear, you guys had a

  • by Laura N. '09
  • April 18, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Pre-Campus Preview Weekend GET PUMPED.

  

  DChen '10 said, "when I left CPW, I was left with a longing to return... and a sense of loss of the warmth inside of me... blah, blah, blah." And while CPW will probably indeed fill you with a sense of warmth and the

  • by Jess K. '10
  • April 11, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW: Tips and Tricks Hitchhikers Guide to Campus Preview Weekend

  

  Here are a few tips to making the best of your CPW experience. Rule ... people that I would be going to school with for four years. I also had a ... #4: Explore the campus. Walk around the campus. The fact that you're a

  • by Bryan
  • April 10, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Welcome to Senior Haus, version 2.0 More pictures!

  

  stairwell opening into the third floor, there's a mural of our banner with our motto. Sport Death! Here's a view of another room, this time a double - that of Kel '10 and Thom '10. Many of us spend a lot of time taking up

  • by Keri G. '10
  • February 20, 2007