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• Blog / Admissions

  Reno/Sacramento wrap-up The latest from the West Coast.

  

  ) had to say about it: I've had to get used to people saying in disbelief ... Reno, and took a drive downtown: I drove on to my meeting with the ... potential to make a positive contribution to society; and GT-Cybersource, a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 10, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Finally Finished (for now) Saying goodbye and good riddance to a few things

  

  scrambling to do well in all of your classes while not losing your sanity. It ... came to a close, I packed up all of my belongings in under 3 hrs, and ... your secrets? I can pay you in almonds (my parents sent me a bag of

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • June 2, 2015
• Blog / Hacks

  MacG 50ish years ago an email from an alumnus

  

  to a video you posted last year about your room.  I can offer you some ... , which may have led to the construction of a third double in F. As of now ... have to keep your curtains closed to keep the heat from coming in through

  • by Abby H. '20
  • October 6, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  winter things a sampling of IAP plans around campus

  

  'm just getting a stick figure to "walk", but we in the research world like ... Seethapathi Lab and in just a few short weeks, we've leveled up my trajectory ... if I keep at it for a few eons, I'll start getting the hang of it. In

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • February 5, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MOMENTOS IMPRESIONANTES Because this place is full of them.

  

  I remember the first time I went to a market in my hometown. It was ... if you’re lucky, while heading to a dining hall for lunch one normal ... ’s the MIT Alchemist Statue, toting a dark hat and shades in respect to

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • October 5, 2013
• Blog / Challenges

  starting over and over again

  

  'll stick to it for long enough to run a half-marathon in late summer ... started journaling again in earnest – yet. I used to journal a lot, writing ... onto a page, externalizing them, and thus making them seem somehow less

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • June 11, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Guest Entry: A Yankee in Cambridge Math, exchange programs, and why we love MIT.

  

  thought it would be nice to get away from that for a year. This isn't to say ... 's a step in a proof I have trouble motivating, and thinking about how to motivate that step in a blog post leads to insights I would never have had

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • May 1, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

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

  

  club, is a sophomore majoring in Mechanical Engineering and Music, and the publicity chair (my former TA), Brian Chan, is a graduate student in ... you're not in the Boston area, Brian recommends learning from Robert

  • by Melis A. '08
  • October 12, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  A Day at Stanford University wait, what?

  

  break, I decided to visit some of my Stanford friends and spend a day in ... low-income students all around the Bay Area. In short, it's a magic ... talking to the students, however, a strange feeling of familiarity emerged

  • by Allan K. '17
  • June 3, 2014
• Blog / About Decisions

  News for Admitted Students Some next steps for those who received the good news.

  

  : Facebook is a great place to meet your future classmates and get questions ... Release Form. Notes to the wise: if you're flying in, book your plane ... themselves on the guestbook, it's a good way to share your contact information

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 15, 2011
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Deferred A forum

  

  We'll have some advice and instructions for Deferred students shortly. In the meantime, please feel free to use this forum to chat.

  • by Decisions
  • December 16, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  I Hate the Last but at least, I'm trying not to

  

  take away, and the things I wanted to leave behind. There's a world in ... did they go from a person I said hi to in the halls to someone I will ... ends. Take on Me (Acoustic) by a-ha (0:00) starts to play in the

  • by Paige B. '24
  • May 22, 2024
• Blog / Admissions

  What to expect when you’re expecting CPW Setting some expectations, discussing myths & realities.

  

  for what's important to you in a college, and do your best to seperate ... extent you're looking to explore on your own.A team of admissions staff and ... in to the weekend, I think you can learn a lot. That being said, CPW is

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 15, 2009
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  up, down, and out some moments from the last month

  

  Killian Court to join a recording for a music video, in preparation for MIT ... time in over a year that I have been able to sing with people, in person ... time in over a year where I've been able to make eye contact with a

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • June 5, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  how i (kinda) studied for finals brought to you by "a PNR mindset"

  

  getting a 100% and a 70% in a class will show up exactly the same on your transcript. hence, don't try to get a 100"]A, B, or C[/annotation]) or No ... grades in classes and decide what I would need to NR a class. The

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • December 22, 2024
• Blog / Admissions

  International Admissions Conference My review of the annual OACAC conference.

  

  applications? Do you get the summer off? Actually, it is a busy (though certainly ... we do in admissions, and what we can do to improve our process. One ... independent college admissions counselors. It was a great opportunity for me to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 12, 2005
• Blog / How to Human

  home

  

  of a city when you’ve spent practically your entire life in a small ... to do it.  While digging through my closet in search of a suitable ... nightmares in a cold sweat and I don’t even mention them to her the next day. I

  • by Shorna A. '25
  • November 4, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Mathematics of People Guest post on Economics

  

  no costs in using your credit card to buy that Arizona tea, why that ... ’s dynamic, so I have to put in a time component. I also added a memory-loss and a long-term/short-term memory component. Also, in the cultural sense

  • by Caroline M. '18
  • April 28, 2018
• Blog / Events

  This School’s Big Game: a fun way to think too hard (how MIT Mystery Hunt works, now in Up-Goer Five)

  

  well in such a short time, that anyone who speaks to computers would say ... is okay to miss some pieces and send in just a few wrong answers while you try your best to answer a game-problem.) To make sure they are well

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • January 25, 2024
• Blog / Challenges

  dont want to write ah

  

  sessions, each around four to five hours. it was a lot of dnd in a short time ... how we managed to fit three people in my single room. they stayed for a ... game i'm going to run. it's set in a magical realist world where

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • January 11, 2023