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• Blog / About Decisions

  Waitlist FAQ Some answers for students offered a place on the waitlist.

  

  I know that folks on the waitlist have lots of questions; hopefully ... for a class of about 1,130 students this year. Based on our estimates of ... -900 applicants -- fewer than 5% of applicants -- a spot on the waitlist. Not all of

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 15, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Memory down résumé lane Serif or sans-serif?

  

  schedule, and you never really are able to stay on top of everything. The ... It totally hit me today when I stumbled upon a copy of the Tech and an advertisement for Fall Career Fair on the back page. That means an

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • September 20, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Guest Entry: A Yankee in Cambridge Math, exchange programs, and why we love MIT.

  

  't graded; everything depends on the final (the Tripos) at the end of the year ... learning instead of performing, which has been great. On the other hand, the ... to get some kind of perspective on what's out there should start by

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • May 1, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Finals Week, from my perspective My finals.

  

  sure. For example, on my first test of the year I got two standard ... actually solved any of the questions on the last page. Honestly, it was bad ... SO MUCH to study. Oh, wait, quick sidetrack. On the first day of finals

  • by Snively '11
  • December 20, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Bubbles and UROPs OK, so we're going to follow up on this white water rapids question, because I…

  

  due to proteins and oils sloughed off the skin of the people on the ... ), and the bubbles are thin layers of water on almost every side, maybe it's just the overload of colors that it's exposed to on all those sides

  • by Laura N. '09
  • July 12, 2006
• Blog / How to Human

  Places I Became Human Hey guys, I think I'm back :)

  

  it, I was just taking a shower. It came on quickly; I blinked, and then ... to scream. In a single moment, shaking under a stream of hot water, an entire month’s worth of pain and exhaustion and fear came bubbling up

  • by Powers '23
  • November 21, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  But What Are They Really Looking For? My thoughts (advice) on navigating (surviving) the college application process.

  

  will be you must move on and should make the most of the school you do go ... things are becoming clear to me. This time of year my life has long been full of finding out about the lives of those who are applying to MIT and

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • November 11, 2014
• Blog / Events

  Oh the Places You’ll Go! Did you know Dr. Seuss was a SigEp?

  

  . When hundreds of families descend on the MIT campus once again - it'll be ... The land of 85% humidity, cheap food, and scooters that can ... hum of the air conditioner, the lazy sunlight streaming in through the

  • by Chris S. '11
  • May 27, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Internet is Weird My first attempt at using eBay, or, how I'm trying to profit off of sad…

  

  card out of the organizer on his desk, flipped it over and grabbed a pen. As he signed his name on the back of the card, he explained to me that ... it on eBay and make a million dollars!" One of those lines was

  • by Laura N. '09
  • May 15, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Take THAT, Microsoft Firefox rules.

  

  Like you might have read on some of the other blogs, the EA Telethon was last night, which is always a lot of fun. I was in class until 9 PM, so I only made a couple of phone calls, but I really enjoyed talking to

  • by Laura N. '09
  • January 19, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Two Sides Of The Coin… For Us Too Watching the people who didn't get in receive their letters is as heartbreaking for me…

  

  I posted a version of this as a comment in the last thread, but ... 've been a bit sad this week, and many of you have been wondering why: "you ... look forward to bumping into them on the Infinite and watching them grow

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 15, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  New Year, New Semester Celebrating Lunar New Year and a new spring schedule

  

  approaches for diffusion of molecules. Later on in the term, we will also be ... focuses on the topic of cell biology through the lens of experimentation, so ... lecture on Mondays, every Wednesday is dedicated to the discussion of two

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • February 15, 2016
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  this is fine some thoughts at the end of the semester

  

  ] and sitting on a lime green couch or on a ledge of building ... I'll be honest, I lost track of time somewhere around the end of ... surprised at it being April, now, it's the middle of May, and it seems like no

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • May 17, 2021
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Our Room (formerly, THE Sal Khan’s Room) is Being Converted into WiFi! we made this post just for the title

  

  double on the third floor of Next House, specifically in Safety Third (the ... , making this blog post about how, indeed, our double is one of two on the ... , and posted it on our wall. We did this because by the end of this

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • May 29, 2018
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  MIT = Home the excitement of a freshman

  

  . I think of all the dorm events, and the time I left a mark on my dorm ... MIT is not about the challenges of problem sets. It’s about a ... clubs, jobs, and, most importantly, around people. The fog of existence

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • September 14, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Reg Day collisions People should transfer to other colleges once they dump you.

  

  , and go to study breaks on my new floor. I'll enjoy the company of all ... a handful of old acquaintances, one of my problem solving partners from 8.02 (electricity and magnetism), a couple of people from the best 2

  • by Laura N. '09
  • February 18, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Freezing My @$$ off at CPW By: Andrea '11

  

  saw my pictures on Facebook, and a lot of them are of my host’s ... about food.... The amount of free food on campus was INSANE! There were ... they get to the author. --- CPW has been by far one of the best

  • by Bryan
  • April 16, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  This one goes out to the parents It's been a while since I've written specifically for you.

  

  parents helped keep me on task while filling out applications, took care of ... a reflection on the worth of your child. Most often, rejections are ... , despite the small number of comments from parents, there is a large

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 15, 2007
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Pimp my sukkah. I really can't think of a better blog entry title than that.

  

  I was on. Looking back, I think it's kind of like the Borg ... : Pimp My Sukkah. Hello everyone! FYSH (first year students of Hillel) is holding a fantastic event TODAY in our Sukkah on the Kresge Oval. We'll be

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 5, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  I’m a pedestrian! I’m a motorist! Pedestrian! Motorist! Read on, my children, and you shall see of our midnight ride to IHOP.

  

  of 57 pictures I took on the way to IHOP, here are the six good ones ... to identify the source of this wisdom. Ruth, you're not allowed to play ... Subject: Re: bike ride everything I do is based on blog entry potential

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 14, 2005