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• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Not a Real Entry I wrote it in the imaginary plane.

  

  edge of the top bunk and feeling mildly superhero-esque in a thrill ... of campus and bought overpriced staff paper and suffered the pains of ... free coupon books at the MIT bookstore instead of one to mitigate the

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • February 10, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Yay, weekend!

  

  out their dance party. They are the proud home of the famed Disco Dance ... the link I provided instead of me putting the picture up, because those ... 't. Nietzsche belongs to Sarah '08, and has spent about seven of the roughly eight

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • July 11, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  nice moments on campus things are okay, actually

  

  that make the grind of MIT bearable, and make me glad to be on campus even in covid times. Knowing that at the end of the week I'll be able to ... it reminds me of running along the Hudson river back home. I really

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • April 10, 2021
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Wanna be on the Radio? (Update) CPW: T Minus 4 Days

  

  time, I've got plenty of volunteers from a wide array of backgrounds, so ... entry. Thanks everyone! Expect an entry tonight about how to make the most of your CPW experience.

  • by Bryan
  • April 9, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Meet the Admissions Officers: Mari McQuaid Name: Mari McQuaid; Job title: Assistant Director of Admissions; Hometown: Verona, NJ

  

  on campus too! Just the general gestalt of the place is very cool--down-to-earth and yet on the cutting-edge with a hint of a retro sensibility. Favorite ... of a small town--one of the best places to live on this planet, really

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 8, 2005
• Blog / Announcements

  A New Year, A New President Introducing Dr. Sally Kornbluth, the 18th President of MIT

  

  , now you know why."]in the auditorium of the new Welcome Center ... . Kornbluth, the current provost of Duke University, as MIT's 18th President ... press passes to attend the announcement, on account of the blogs.']In her

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 20, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Guessing game results MIT's student newspaper publishes the number of freshman applications.

  

  last year's 11,373 applications. So, the results of the guessing game ... ,000 applications. The mean of all guesses was 12,323 (not bad!) and the median was 12 ... Today, MIT's student newspaper, The Tech, published a story with our

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 6, 2007
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Uh Oh Joke: What do you get if you divide the circumference of a bowl of ice…

  

  I think I missed one of the most important holidays of the summer ... distance of the 'Tute. Get the Scoop here. Joke answer: Pi a'la mode. ... ice cream on Sunday, I will celebrate this holiday belatedly. The

  • by Bryan
  • July 19, 2006
• FAQ / Life and culture

  Is campus safe?

  MIT has its own police department on campus to ensure the safety and well-being of the entire MIT community. "The MIT Police mission is to deliver total quality service to all the members of our community. We focus
• FAQ / First-year application

  How can I explain the context of my grades/scores, and/or provide additional information?

  On the application, there are designated spaces to provide additional context on how the pandemic or other circumstances may have disrupted your coursework, access to testing, and extracurricular activities. If you feel it
• Blog / Admissions

  Living in the Past The one where people drive up just to visit me.

  

  cambridge." "The Landau building is in the shape of a 30-60-90 right triangle ... and 18 and in the shape of two semicircles. There's a point on the ... heads against the insides of the benches and whispering to each other. It

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 13, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

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

  : 50 states and 59 countries The record number of applications means ... excellent applicants to bring together a class. I know I speak for all of the ... process because of the large numbers of very, very qualified applicants. It

  • by Admin
  • March 14, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Selection notes A brief update from selection.

  

  web, on email, or over the phone. The date of the mailing will be ... Solomon '06 did stop by to drop off a copy of the new CD by Resonance, which ... encouraged by the quality of the deferred applicants that we will get to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 8, 2005
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Why Apply? Putting your hat in the ring if you're not so sure

  

  myself to you. The ghosts of Uncle Labs and Beatriz have haunted me all ... radar (or I've created the perfect search terms to draw you here or one of ... -lovers). Since I've become a member of the MIT community, I've found the

  • by Latasha Boyd
  • September 9, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Admitted Student Spring Meetings… ...the event when I decided MIT was for me.

  

  Okay, I admit it! I decided to come to MIT without the benefit of an ... , was a meeting held in the home of an alumni volunteer named George Keller '48. He lived in the Bay Area, was chairman of Chevron Oil at the

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • March 17, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  Welcome to MIT! blogging guilt eased...

  

  past couple of weeks. As we head into the last couple weeks of the ... /lounges/libraries/other favorite study spot to ready themselves for the barrage of final projects and ... remaining until we are seniors. This is scary as I look at the long list of

  • by Becca H. '12
  • May 3, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Stand Back! I'm going to try . . . well, you know the rest.

  

  much just going nuts. For our final (9th) lab of the semester, we were ... impulse with various levels of damping, etc. The lab setup my partner Pall ... do with the force gauge involves measuring the strength of your bicep

  • by Snively '11
  • December 9, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Thanksgiving in England Celebrating a North American holiday in Britain.

  

  .5 months already!" I've been more along the lines of "I can't believe it ... office held a Thanksgiving Dinner for us! All of the MIT students were ... the end of it. The chefs. They don't understand why we like turkey so

  • by Cambridge
  • November 24, 2007
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  “That is NOT an ice cream flavor.” wasabi + ginger + ice cream = disaster

  

  screenings of older movies every Thursday night. This week, the free movie is ... up on this week's episode of Beauty and the Geek. SATURDAY Saturday ... same Tangerine Sorbet - By far, my favorite new flavor. I'm of the

  • by Bryan
  • July 5, 2005
• Blog / Life after MIT

  packing for the road looking back on nights that last forever

  

  A few thoughts from this week-- The rapid onset of graduation seems ... of the sink. I'm going to miss nights like these. Then we trekked to ... managed to wrangle the money away. Then a bunch of people around a poker

  • by Amber V. '24
  • April 27, 2024