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• Blog / Admissions

  First Post A little about myself.

  opportunities it offered and loved being able to talk to students and their ... meeting the students. It’s easy to feel optimistic about the world when you ... applying. While its good to listen to the advice of others, you have to find

  • by mitblogs
  • September 14, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Our thoughts go out to Virginia Tech.

  

  don't know what to say. Today, President Susan Hockfield sent this message out to the MIT community: From: Susan Hockfield Subject: Tragedy at Virginia Tech Date: April 17, 2007 To: [email protected] Reply-To: sh

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 17, 2007
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

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

  

  The Patriot which is a movie I have yet to see in it's entirety ... dinner combos where you leave knowing what it feels like to be a turkey ... thought that if it's going to be a fruit flavor, then it should be sorbet

  • by Bryan
  • July 5, 2005
• FAQ / International applicants

  How do international students apply to MIT?

  We understand that it's difficult for international students to apply to schools in the U.S., but almost one-quarter of MIT's applications ... limited to): the IB, A Levels, the French Baccalaureate, and CBSE. Your
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  New Year Notes Miscellaneous.

  

  Blog Squad, Technology Review Colleges using blogs to attract students ... Happy 2006, everyone! Before heading back to the office tomorrow ... stock market," according to an article in the Los Angeles Times. The new

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 2, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  i’d like to write a happy post a sestina

  

  has been quite a difficult one and I haven't really had the headspace to write. I'm hoping to come back soon, but, in the meantime, please accept this meager offering. I'd like to write a happy post. Some light fare

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • April 6, 2022
• Blog / About Decisions

  Decisions, decisions Now that you've been accepted to college, you have to decide where you'll spend the…

  

  MIT is cool, you’ll go to X because it will make them happy. Ah, if I ... University, and if it’s not a good fit, those four years are going to be miserable! It’s absolutely possible to maintain relationships with friends who

  • by Melis A. '08
  • April 4, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  I Moved Off Campus A story told by cat gifs

  

  not happen overnight, and it does not happen to everyone. I'd like to ... Last year, I made a HUGE decision. I decided to move off of MIT ... , for all it's glory, is no longer my home. Danny B. '15 wrote about how

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • February 2, 2016
• 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 ... It's been nearly two weeks since the May 1 reply deadline, and I ... students to submit their final decisions so we could figure out whether or

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

  Pi Day = Mail Day? Too Early To Know No official mail date yet.

  

  're going to mail on Pi Day this year. This was indeed the case last year, but we don't yet have a mail date set for this year. Just wanted to clarify - it will indeed be in mid-March, but Mail Day depends on a variety of

  • by Ben Jones
  • February 21, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Love Affair: 11.027 & New Orleans [by Janet Li '12] Spring break in NOLA.

  

  ’s what makes it such an interesting city to study. As rebuilding ... its fiercely loyal residents to their former home, and grasping the opportunity to restructure and redesign NOLA so that it may continue to prosper

  • by ARTalk
  • March 27, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  East Campus, Part Two Interior photos of vacant East Campus dormitory rooms. (Photos of occupied/"lived-in" rooms are to come.)

  

  First of all, a big thank you to everyone who replied to my request ... -depth entries about projects as I decide what exactly to write about! In this ... to show the typical setup, furniture, and layout of a mix of rooms

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • July 18, 2006
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Not Farewell After All Hello again!

  

  of people ask me whether it’s hard to be pre-med at MIT, particularly ... -bye to life at MIT and in particular, to the MIT blogs (direct quote: “Farewell, MIT blogosphere”). But I’m back!! Just in time to join other

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • August 11, 2014
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Coffee Talk Random things I love about MIT #1

  

  subjected to load and which eventually causes it to fail. Based on their ... called transparent concrete. It's really only semi-transparent (for now) but it still reminded me about how much innovation there is in an

  • by Dave McOwen
  • September 13, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  Transfer Decisions Released Today

  

  homepage last fall. It's pretty wild stuff. As always, thank you to all of ... with their decisions this afternoon, so you should expect to hear from ... process, we eventually were able to offer admission to 25 of them. Transfer

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 3, 2012
• FAQ / Life and culture

  What’s MIT’s mission statement?

  dedicated to providing its students with an education that combines rigorous ... The mission of MIT is to advance knowledge and educate students in ... nation and the world in the 21st century. The Institute is committed to
• Blog / Events

  World AIDS Day 2008 Spread the word.

  

  and can't actually go to the screening, but I've found a link to the episode online. Enjoy! Click here to watch the episode ... organizations from around the world come together to bring attention to the global

  • by Snively '11
  • December 1, 2008
• FAQ / International applicants

  What is the Secondary School Report?

  The Secondary School Report Form is designed for U.S. school systems but may be adapted for international school use. Many international ... entrance to universities in your home country. We understand that many grades
• Blog / MIT Life

  Laundry Lists And other things. Okay, so just the list.

  

  Things I have been doing since my last post: -Moving up a floor to a ... it. -Painting my new room an awesome purple, because painting is allowed in Senior House and no one wants to live with Institute White if

  • by Keri G. '10
  • February 9, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Two opportunities for high school students And you don't have to live near Cambridge, MA this time!

  

  , but if you can't be there, the award will be mailed to you.) So for ... Hi prospective students! I’m writing to tell you about two events ... interested students were disappointed that they did not live close enough to

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • September 28, 2012