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• Blog / Admissions

  On the Flip Side I'm a host instead of a prefrosh this year - but CPW has still been…

  

  place so far, which is okay because I'm a host and not obligated to be ... the Class of 2014. Again, it felt odd to be among the ten or so student ... not MIT was too hard, whether it was frowned upon to not be an

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • April 10, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  Blogging Scholarship Go out and Vote!

  

  I decided *not* to be angsty. Instead, I wanted to compile all of my ... not be able to stop, to be entertained, but at the end feel like they ... for being off topic. I don't care. I still strive to fill the Internet

  • by Snively '11
  • November 7, 2008
• Blog / Announcements

  Welcome our new bloggers! Huzzah!

  

  summer, we are happy to announce our new bloggers! Please give a warm welcome to: Hala K. ‘29 from Michigan, who built not only robots but ... Carolina, who went on a quest to find a Pink Lemonade Celsius near her

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • September 16, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Relativity Special (and vice versa) I took a test today that relied on practically everything I have ever learned from…

  

  bedtime by a couple of hours. To first order, I'm sleeping as I type this ... my Special Relativity test required me to add (and subtract!) numbers with 5 significant figures, and the professor did not manage to include a

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • November 18, 2009
• Blog / Announcements

  Reaching for the STARS* *Small Town And Rural Students

  

  intended to build upon good work already being done to promote greater access ... foundational belief is that educational opportunities should be accessible to ... select group of 16 colleges and universities, including MIT, dedicated to

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • April 4, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  More On The Interview… The deadline has passed, but if you're an EA applicant who has not yet contacted…

  

  be reviewed and added to your application when we receive it. Remember ... /Cambridge area. You should write to [email protected] and tell us that you will be ... posted here.  The deadline to contact your EC has passed for early action

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • October 24, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Weekend Update A couple FAQs and others tidbits.

  

  , and to await the Next Big Mailing (NBM) in May. 2. Yes, I will be ... promotion). Luckily, I don't have to give up blogging, so I won't be going ... . 1. If you send in your reply form to MIT telling us that you're coming

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 14, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  And then Trogdor smote the Kerrek

  

  about this time for early action for things you might want to be doing right now, and also my post about interviewing. You may be interested to ... interview. When we see this, we know not to be too bummed when there's no

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 30, 2004
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  1 of the 101 Quincy Market, Mike's Pastries, Giacomo's, yummm

  

  to do before I graduate and one was to get through this list. Last weekend, I made a little more headway on this goal by tackling Item #51: Eat ... motivated me to venture out to North End two Fridays ago and - for the first

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • September 24, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  chronicle of a snowstorm foretold only a week late ;-;

  

  be around 0.90 inches, corresponding to a snowfall of around 14 inches ... .310: introduction to weather forecasting) Due to winter weather, MIT will be closed ... scheduled hours, without regard to a closure. More detail can be found in

  • by Boheng C. '28
  • February 4, 2026
• Blog / Admissions

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

  

  those questions, and to provide a bit of advice as well. Please be ... lots of time for delayed documents. We are happy to be flexible with ... *Update as of 2015: Early action is available to both domestic and

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 30, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  Admitted Students Parties

  

  around the world)? If so, how was it? I'd love to hear how it went. Also, if anyone took any pictures, I may be able to post a few here on the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 28, 2005
• FAQ / First-year application

  How can I explain my special circumstances?

  feel may be helpful to us in evaluating your application. Every ... plenty of room for you to tell us about any special circumstances regarding
• FAQ / International applicants

  Am I domestic or international if I hold dual citizenship?

  Students holding dual citizenship should apply to MIT with their U ... their preferred country as their application will be listed as international in our application process. We don't have any preference as to which
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Random’s 13th happy birthday random hall!

  

  will not be able to experience ever again in my undergraduate life here ... a really wholesome time and it made me really proud to be a part of ... As many of you know, Random Hall has come to represent much more than

  • by Cami M. '23
  • March 2, 2020
• Blog / About Decisions

  Wait List Decisions 2013 Is it supposed to be waitlist, wait list, or wait-list? Oh never mind...

  

  ;yield"). This year, our yield is going to be around 72-73 percent. Last year, it ... on our wait list via email that we will not be able to offer them ... students to submit their final decisions so we could figure out whether or

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • May 13, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  morning room sounds get your headphones

  

  intriguing: data sonification of wikipedia edits - by the world according to ... favors no particular "point of view." We are enveloped by sound. It forms a ... everywhere, without ever having to focus. Marshall McLuhan * * * * * for more

  • by Allan K. '17
  • April 14, 2017
• Blog / Events

  Before MIT goes APE, I learn how to eat dumplings FAST. ...or at least learn how to morph into a dumpling eating machine.

  

  footage...but it needs to be edited. So get ready for an entry filled month ... I should be studying for my 1.00 and 3.091 exams right now...but I ... show... * Please excuse my lack of acting skills :P Credits to Travis

  • by Celena C. '12
  • March 4, 2010
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  A bevy of beautiful Brass Rat bezels A tour of the past 8 MIT class rings.

  

  was to design a ring to be used as the Standard Technology Ring. The committee's first decision was whether to use the beaver or the Great Dome on ... of Technology Class Ring dates back to the spring of 1929. C. Brigham

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 13, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Central Meetings Today, we'll mail out the first of four batches of letters announcing the MIT meetings…

  

  invitation, you'll still be able to RSVP (details forthcoming). Each year, a ... , California. It will be my first ever visit to Miami, Tampa, San Diego, and ... announcing the 70 meetings we'll be doing across the country this fall. We call

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 19, 2005