Search

Search Results

• Blog / About Decisions

  Deferred Students Update Some Q&A for deferred students.

  

  've got some answers (updated for this year's very competitive EA pool). Is it all over for me? At MIT, a deferral isn't just a "polite rejection ... regular action, regardless of when the application was submitted. (A little

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 18, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Perfect weekend Sun, fun, and Plymouth Rock.

  

  Oh, it's been such a good weekend. Friday I went into the lab for a ... culture, developing four Western blots, and preparing some plates for ... cells today.) I ate lunch at ABP, which is a special treat for me because

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • June 18, 2006
• Blog / Events

  ROFLCON! ROFLMAO!

  

  responsibility for anything that comes from your website!?" "Um. No." 3) The ... (Apologies for not posting lately, life has been spitting in my face ... has to do with the fact that for almost my entire life I’ve had to deal

  • by Snively '11
  • May 2, 2008
• Blog / Classes

  busy semesters and how to manage them it's organizational structures all the way down

  

  have enjoyed it thoroughly, so I'll reserve judgement for later. So far ... theory for people who know some amount of basic music theory." We're slowly ... Choir (6 units): I'm taking Concert Choir for the third semester! I really

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • March 10, 2021
• Blog / Class Projects

  Designing a Calculator with FSM Logic A web dev lesson from an MIT sophomore!

  

  input’s index for numbers such that a number is a sequence of digit ... meant to be used for a calculator website) Or, check it out on Github ... many of our Course 6 freshman friends reach out to for help in their

  • by Selam G. '18
  • May 25, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  A CPW Entry for Parents Students shouldn't have all the fun.

  

  ... this entry is for you, and is specifically about CPW (regardless of whether you'll be there). For the parents who will be attending CPW We ... for the weekend: Parent events: Parents have been a part of Campus

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 8, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Is it a video? two assignments from two classes

  

  and won't be for a while. I did not submit any kind of portfolio, but I ... something on the admissions website about a Maker Portfolio and got nervous ... only admit the people who submit one because those are the people who

  • by Abby H. '20
  • October 11, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Sorting of the Frosh (MacGregor Style) We don't have a Sorting Hat, but this is how MacGregor does In-House Rush

  

  there are tens of other resources out there for the general process (notably the housing website) I’ll summarize the experience briefly. After ... , when the last of the freshmen are moving onto campus for orientation into

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • August 24, 2014
• FAQ / QuestBridge

  How do I apply to MIT through QuestBridge?

  complete and submit the QuestBridge Match application. If you’re named a ... forwarded to us for review, and we will contact you about filling out our ... transcript through the QB application, please allow 7–10 business days for this
• Blog / Admissions

  My MIT Story How I came to be at MIT

  

  grandma's house when my parents asked a completely unreasonable question for ... great school for math, one of the best." "Ok, I'll go there." *laughter ... of my head for the next 4 years, slowly growing into more than just a

  • by Snively '11
  • July 28, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  2021 Applicants: Answers to Your Emails Inspiration, Process, Components, Stress Mgmt, and More

  

  . The website tells you what MIT is looking for and how to get here, in as ... the information on the Admissions website carefully for help. Trust me ... your questions that I could know, some generalized for the public. If you

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • October 9, 2016
• Blog / Events

  LSC – It Doesn’t Suck! Reject digital, return to 35 mm analogue

  

  projectionist for the club. After all, I reasoned, college is a time to try out new things. I signed up for a training slot, and before I knew it, I was ... on 35 mm projection for the Spirited Away screening that weekend and

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • October 7, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  September Questions Omnibus 2 Questions Omnibus is the place to come for "official" answers!

  

  Questions Omnibus is the place to come for "official" answers ... . ^^;; )" Call me Matt! Thanks for coming to the session. For those of you who have ... telling you aboutThe MIT Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 23, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  CPW, making a decision, and saying yes/no The clock to May 1 is ticking.

  

  come together quickly. The national reply date of May 1 is rapidly approaching, one week from Friday. For those of you who were there, I hope you ... bloggers via hidden messages in the comments was a joke). For those of you

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 21, 2009
• Blog / UROP & Other Research

  UROPing research, science, and throwing big funnels in lakes

  

  , I was telling my sister about hunting for a place in Boston, and she ... for Undergraduate Research OPportunities. As my family demonstrates, it ... so grateful for my lab. This blog is about how I found my UROP and what

  • by Amber V. '24
  • July 4, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  Adventure Time at MIT We went on a hiking and camping adventure!

  

  people out to Rumney, New Hampshire.  We were all extremely excited for ... . '13, would do a small hike Monday, and then join Car 2 for the Franconia ... excited for the adventure, and drove up Sunday night to Rumney, New

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • April 22, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

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

  

  ). If you have registered for MyMIT, have replied to a letter/email we ... invitation to our meeting in your neck of the woods (haven't yet signed up for MyMIT? What are you waiting for?). Even if you don't receive an

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 19, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  FUN Form FAQs U is for Ukelele

  

  ? Ya still gotta submit the form, even if you don’t have any updates for ... submit the form, even if you don’t have any updates for us. (Do you sense a ... 250 word limit for a reason. You CANNOT use the FUN form to submit new

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • January 16, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  US News & World Report… Just Save Your Wrist Watch. If I were to create a minority-based ranking of colleges, here are some of the…

  

  who was known for his crazy sayings and no nonsense demeanor. He had little patience or tolerance for anything that wasted his time. Whenever he ... the index finger of his right hand. All 17 of his grandkids knew what

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • August 24, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Come in, we’re open

  

  moving is very difficult for me due to a) impatience, b) anal ... magic wand and have all my stuff moved for me, I would.) My boyfriend ... in A-Entry for the summer -- actually, strictly speaking, I had been

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 14, 2005