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• Blog / Admissions

  Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics If you want to come to MIT, you'd better learn a thing or two about…

  

  framing problem, which was developed quite early, is the 'lives saved, lives ... 't have a citation for this, which is sketchy, so feel free not to believe me. But although I can't remember where I found the numbers, this is

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • September 1, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  MIT Regular Action Decisions Now Available Online

  

  care to create the best possible team to climb the mountain that is ... , with other people, next fall. Of the students to whom we do not offer ... the balance that we will not be able to admit them to the Class of 2020

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 14, 2016
• Blog / Athletics

  cleats on feet, smile on face thoughts on injuries and spring season

  

  first X-ray had great news: no broken bones! The follow-up MRI, not so ... -stop since first grade, and this has been the longest I’ve ever not played my ... lacing up my cleats – me lacing up the cleats, not watching everyone else

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • April 23, 2024
• Blog / MIT Life

  2 AM Destiny An early evening snapshot of an MIT kitchen

  

  floor is dating Loop, the southern half of the second floor, flowers and dinner included. Tonight we are in Destiny kitchen.   The MacBook is a ghost, two fridges have been nommed, and the exit sign is breeding

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • October 12, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  An Open Letter Employers love students with dorm desk experience.

  

  Probably one of the most lucrative jobs on campus is that of the dorm desk worker. Not only because future employers love students who have had ... paper kind, not the computer kind), just because of the Prime membership

  • by Elijah T. '11
  • October 8, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT Festival of Learning: Lightning Round six eminent faculty on educational technology innovations

  

  they graduate, and it is not the most recently designed. This is ... , the Japanese image is actually quite respectful, though the same is not ... student). Now the split is 50/50! And not just that, but the course

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • March 27, 2018
• Blog / Announcements

  MIT Regular Action Decisions Now Available Online

  

  is fewer than the 33,796 who applied last year, before we reinstated ... review.  Of those 26,914 applicants, we have [annotation note="This is the ... have the opportunity to climb the mountain that is MIT. They hail from

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 14, 2023
• Blog / Residential Life

  The River Freezes Over and other nifty things about being on campus

  

  . Dining hall food is not my thing, but on the advice of a fourth year in my ... , and dropping chem classes is not the best method for that. Still, choosing two of three very good things is not the worst problem to have. I

  • by Amber V. '24
  • February 19, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Things that are awesome being published, D-lab, and MISTI. Also cookies. But there are no cookies in this entry.

  

  poor people in Africa, it's not like being published is really in the ... 've been told that the IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference is a Big Deal, it's not like I actually know anything about the IEEE. Anyway, if you

  • by Laura N. '09
  • February 20, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  QuestBridge 2015 FAQ All the questions!

  

  already done an interview, but the interview is not checked off on the My ...  This is a blog entry specifically for finalists in the Quest ... not need to complete the Part 2 (essays, activities, awards) - we will

  • by Latasha Boyd
  • October 21, 2015
• Blog / Public Service & Activism

  Boston’s Climate Strike youthful activism

  

  like I had already begun mourning for the future that is not what they ... is going to be run by the smart, passionate youths I saw today, it's hard not to be hopeful. At the rally, one of the speakers had said that

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • September 20, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  Regular Action Update State of the mail, application numbers, and more

  

  have not yet determined when the announcement will be made; it usually is ... is earlier. Application tracking: The Records Office is still ... time, please do not call or email to inquire about missing documents. The

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 19, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  No scissors allowed: OrigaMIT You never know what cool stuff is going on around the Institute.

  

  week and is open to people of all levels. Jason Ku, the president of the ... the publicity chair (my former TA), Brian Chan, is a graduate student in ... , Brian’s shrimp is on the left and Jason’s is on the right. Who do you

  • by Melis A. '08
  • October 12, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Think About This and maybe it will help you.

  

  acceptance rate is 8.2% overall. Now, I'm not the top kid in my school and I ... result after the fact. Your application is independent - its not affected ... ties into the next problem. 2.) Association is not causation. If you

  • by Chris LaBounty
  • March 21, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  Vindicated! And the summer of FREEdom begins. (Pictures added)

  

  I'm in Boston until the end of next week for some meetings for the ... concerts? Tomorrow, a local radio station here in Boston is sponsoring a free concert featuring Dashboard Confessional. Pictures from the concert: "As

  • by Bryan
  • May 31, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Late Night Thoughts On You Guys & This Whole Process Each of you is going to make the world a better place, whether or not…

  

  . You are all superstars, truly. And each of you is going to make the world a better place, whether or not you go to MIT. It's the truth. -B ... compelled to log it here before hitting the sack... Please, please, don

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 11, 2004
• Blog / MIT Life

  Life during finals season It's always darkest before the holidays.

  

  . Selected approach is to go for a long run in sub-zero weather and the sort of ... of Hell reserved for final exams. If not for the onslaught of tests ... the semester sundae. As is, it's the pits. Pun intended, as always

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • December 13, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Undecideds VII: Decided? T-minus one day until the reply form postmark deadline.

  

  probably not overwhelmingly organized and the thought of lists is laughable, but they work! Not only is this the time where you can catalog your ... Well, tomorrow is May 1st, the postmark deadline for reply forms. The

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 30, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW Registration Browser Issues Firefox isn't playing nicely with MyMIT...

  

  Hi folks, I just learned from the folks who support my.mit.edu that certain browsers (i.e. Firefox) may not play nicely with CPW registration, which is likely why some of you have been having problems. We'll get to

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 30, 2007
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Bad Haiku What better way to welcome spring than to write some awful haiku? Help me create…

  

  long). Sometimes quiet is good. A lot of the snow melted this past ... that is not light-hearted will be deleted! :-) I'll start. McGann's new ... Seems very quiet around here today. The students are all on Spring

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 21, 2005