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• Blog / Advice

  November 1st is coming up! What not to do as it approaches (and after it passes)

  

  MIT! For many of you applying EA, the deadline is fast approaching! I’m going to share my experience with applying early, and for anyone applying ... just listed things I liked to do/did for my community. It was incredibly

  • by Mimi S. '22
  • October 26, 2018
• Blog / About Decisions

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

  

  this year. During this time, we've been waiting for all our admitted students to submit their final decisions so we could figure out whether or ... ;closed” and will not admit any additional students this year for the Class of

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • May 13, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  making solar cells lessons from my nanotech class

  

  labs where you make spectrometers, quantum dots, leds, and sensors. for ... most mind-blowing moment from the course was, for me it was when we drew the energy diagrams for the components of solar cells and LEDs and saw

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • December 15, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  One Last Look Back 201920192019

  

  many and answers are few. Things are changing at a rapid pace and I don ... into a lock for refugee camp latrines 14) Did a lot of organic ... -lining for the first time 26) Witnessed my old PI and bioengineering idol

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • December 31, 2019
• Blog / Events

  Sentimentality a.k.a. Why I'm So Glad I Picked MIT.

  

  arrival of more experienced dancers, the energy rapidly picked up, and the ... biography for my blogger homepage, I listed out the reasons I picked MIT over ... . " So genuinely nice. For five hours last night, a few friends and I just

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • October 9, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Info for the Class of 2013 The "Next Big Mailing" is on its way out, and with it lots of goodies…

  

  as the "A60" for historical reasons we can no longer remember, the NBM ... -do list for the summer.For international students, information from the International Students Office (ISO).Instructions for obtaining your MIT computing

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 8, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Retrospective Wait, what? I'm done with my first year?

  

  for this day to come, for this year to end. But now, a large part of me ... . For those of you who haven't applied already, I strongly recommend that ... and repping MIT with my hoodie: On the Kali River Rapids, in Disney

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • May 25, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Sleep is Overrated (CPW Guest Blog!) from Ann '14!

  

  that had been available for my browsing pleasure since December, I didn ... classmates. That’s what really showed me that I can see myself at MIT for the ... -of-the-moment activities that were even more exciting. So here’s a rapid-fire list of my

  • by Chris S. '11
  • April 14, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Deferred Applicants Q & A Have a question about your MIT EA deferral? Read on...

  

  Here are some FAQs for deferred students... Is it all over for me ... , regardless of when the application was submitted. (A little historical data ... working hard!) as well as a text box for any other updates you'd like to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 22, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  Fall 2015 Wait List Decisions Will Be Sent Today

  

  students for the Class of 2019, not even Leeroy Jenkins. We have seen all the wonderful updates that many of you have submitted, and appreciate ... have made surrounded by those who will soon become your pals for life.

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 14, 2015
• Blog / About Decisions

  Fall 2014 Wait List Decisions Will Be Sent Today

  

  “closed” and will not be admitting any additional students for the Class of ... updates that many of you have submitted, and appreciate the time and effort ... make another decision, but hopefully it's a welcome problem to have. For

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 15, 2014
• Blog / About Decisions

  Waitlist Decisions 2012

  

  students this year for the Class of 2016. I know many of you have been ... you have submitted. We appreciate the time and effort you have put in to letting us know how much you love MIT, and we thank you for your patience

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • May 4, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  The Mystery Of The Missing Application Tracking Portlet A quick clarification.

  

  I apologize for the confusion surrounding the removal of the ... up for some reason. I'll look into this when I'm back in the office ... too late in the process to submit additional or missing application

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 3, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Roombaaaa The longest trip I've ever taken in my life

  

  students roaming around. Those that are really intensely looking for a job ... representatives (because who wouldn't want to work for a cool company like i ... talking to mentioned that I should submit my resume online to an email

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • October 21, 2012
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Founder’s Letter A historical perspective.

  

  for only a short letter. Much occupation before the Committee of the ... importuned for a word, which was characteristic, as usual. I was urged to speak ... liberal-minded is rapidly extending; only last night Charles G. Loring and

  • by William Barton Rogers
  • March 11, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  I wake to sleep An application to a telescope asked me why I learn and where I'm going. It…

  

  of the purpose, of this rapidly changing landscape, going from green to ... grandparents' flat was torn down to make more room for roads. I've gone to school ... ideas. A restlessness that keeps me searching. And above all a love for

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • January 27, 2009
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Ponderings of a lifeguard Why are white water rapids white?

  

  chemical change, so what gives? This has now been bothering me for over a ... rapids white?" is really driving me nuts. If there's anything I've learned ... able to update my blog this summer! I feel so guilty for my prolonged

  • by Laura N. '09
  • July 7, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Sneak peek at the new admissions and SFS sites what we've been working on all summer

  

  out. Based on these findings and priors, our goals for this redesign include: making it really easy to find what you are looking for ... , trying for a "single source of truth" wherever possible helping people

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 16, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  It’s that time of the year again If you want to do a UROP this semester, now is the time to contact…

  

  options when doing a UROP: - UROP for Pay: Up to $1,250 per semester, which ... fill out some paperwork. Your project may also qualify for special funds, for example two years ago I was funded by the Cathy M. Comeau Memorial

  • by Melis A. '08
  • September 10, 2006
• Blog / Advice

  the best thing i did for myself as a pre-frosh the one where i gush about burton one

  

  for whom CPW felt like a whirlwind of an experience, 3.14 days that ... and visiting this dorm, Burton Conner, for a free Thai food event. I ... part of the floor Burton One. They held a distinct passion for the color

  • by Veronica P. '27
  • April 7, 2025