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• Blog / About Decisions

  On schools & context

  

  schools happen to have the personality that clicks with MIT? I'm speaking ... the first thing I need to say is that our process is individual-based. That is, we consider each applicant on their own, within the context of

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 23, 2005
• Blog / IAP

  As the City Slumbers thoughts while walking in a park

  

  wandered from the library to the hill, where people used to watch Shakespeare in the Park, and over to the fields, where I played soccer in second ... all the secrets in this place before I move on to the next one. I am

  • by Amber V. '24
  • January 21, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  October ‘06 Questions Omnibus Some advice from MIT interviewers, and answers to your questions.

  

  First off, I'd like to thank everyone who comments on this and the ... anything, or to dress in a particular way. My bet is the answer is "no" on ... rank, or anything else that is likely to show up elsewhere on the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 23, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My Last First Month Because I procrastinated too long to say 'day' or 'week'

  

  Wednesdays and Fridays I take a bus to the WGBH (PBS) offices and work on ... am nowhere closer to having an answer. This Monday I put on a nice ... my time off MIT campus and am only 3 units above the credit cutoff to

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • October 3, 2015
• Blog / Challenges

  sophomore spring in hindsight reviewing my journal

  

  .  I went to Veggie Galaxy, a vegetarian restaurant on Mass Ave, for the ... for my social life. I wasn’t planning on going to the event but changed ... branch out to other groups. I personally regret relying on the black

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • June 28, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  On Supplemental Materials Further information about application supplements.

  

  "undergraduate application materials" on the envelope. You do not need to be a ... "undergraduate application materials" on the envelope. You do not need to be an art ... music and would like to be a part of the music community at MIT, you may

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 24, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Low Balance A epic story of Chinese food, heartbreak, and loss. All because I have no TechCash.

  

  's also finals week, during which many MIT students seem to take on the view ... up to drive very far. The two other people on the crew go to La ... maybe like the end of IAP. I'll get back to you on that.) Day 9. The

  • by Jess K. '10
  • December 18, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  an outlook on emails a week of my inbox’s pain and suffering, compartmentalized

  

  . Well hopefully, in the near future, I’ll be on campus to see what exactly ... was interesting to see directly the amount of outreach that’s been done ... at the moment, especially while we are on[annotation note

  • by Waly N. '24
  • September 21, 2020
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Up The last of the post-finals, pre-internship adventures.

  

  resolve to treasure every summer second. That mindset makes the summer pass ... to pack every minute of the weekend with something awesome. No summer seconds to waste. *Not my own. While I waited for my connecting flight in

  • by Anna H. '14
  • June 27, 2012
• Blog / Events

  Scary Tails and College Essays Three bad puns, two bloggers, one post.

  

  -cat. ...moving on. Anna: I would like to mention that all of the "rest of the ... was to hit the "submit" button on my Early Action applications. Cam ... which list, then: focus your application on the things that matter most to

  • by Cam T. '13
  • October 31, 2010
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Watch the Tea with Teachers Video Series! and learn about the wonderful students behind it

  

  , we focus on their real lives and the stories they have to share. You ... TEAm to be a part of :D Talia K. '20 Position: On the executive ... ’ll forward your message to the TwT team. Watch more videos on YouTube here and

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • September 24, 2017
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Tying up some loose ends On getting old and doing things I hadn't yet done in Boston. Also, hot dogs.

  

  from Shaw's on the way back to the retirement home. Even then, nothing ... stuck in your head for days on end, returned to conducted the BSO (he was ... college's sister's uncle's first wife's second marriage, but to people I

  • by Jess K. '10
  • May 20, 2010
• Blog / IAP

  More at Home At thirty thousand feet, thousands of miles away.

  

  December – and 2010 – I was briefly back in the UK, now my second home, where ... (technically not during IAP) was the chance to celebrate New Year's Eve in London. Even though my friends and I arrived relatively late to the Thames, we

  • by Elijah T. '11
  • February 11, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Making it work. In which I just carry on. Where's Andrae when I need him?

  

  could have simply talked to the Committee on Academic Performance to ask ... to determine the structure of organic compounds. This is about as significant as coming up with the idea of using a spoon to eat soup. Back in

  • by Sam M. '07
  • March 3, 2006
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Three of a perfect pair Biking! Clothing! Exploding! A day in the life.

  

  advice on the best place to detonate fireworks. So, beach resort folk ... 'm reaching a little with that one. But you should still check out the entry ... (supposedly) the world's third largest shark fin in its lobby. Thanks to Matt Mc

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 5, 2005
• Blog / Challenges

  (Guest Post) how can it be home when it’s not finding a sense of belonging away from home

  

  , i missed home. a lot. to the point where ‘i just wanna go home’ was ... difficult for me that it physically aches. that it is difficult to focus on ... week. it is an amazing place, with lots to do, but the weirdest thing

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • March 19, 2022
• Blog / Challenges

  speculation also a post about touching grass

  

  to new basketball plays in fractions of a second. it turns out the kind ... think more slowly when under social pressure or if the right way to answer ... actually come up with the most accurate answer on the spot. there’s probably

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • March 19, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  The Minerva Delusion the political economy of an educational scam

  

  Update on 6/26/2018: in the years since this post has been written ... intended to "tap into the demand for an elite American education from the ... million dollars to found Minerva. The latter comes from the long list of

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 6, 2012
• Blog / Life after MIT

  What happened since the end. Bringing you up to speed on life since I finished all my schoolwork. FOREVER. (You're…

  

  readings, and a reflection on the semester. Two classes down, two to go. Now ... designers and theater people from around the area to look at and comment on ... to our childhoods, you know. On Sunday I trekked over to the student

  • by Laura N. '09
  • May 28, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Ben 2.0 In a world... spiraling on the brink of an admissions cycle... one man had the…

  

  hand in anything with words in, on and/or around it that leaves the ... listen closely you should be able to hear the laughter coming from 3-107 at ... prospective students that borders on the unique and, some would misguidedly say

  • by Dave McOwen
  • August 13, 2009