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• Blog / About Decisions

  Transfer Wrap-Up 2008 Looking back at MIT Transfer Admissions for entry this coming year.

  

  any to do so. The numbers for this year look remarkably like they did ... We frequently get requests to blog about transfer admissions, and now ... lot of great students we weren't able to admit. It's true that MIT

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 20, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  5th of November, Remembered Bonfire Night celebrations in Cambridge.

  

  and feel obligated to write about 5th of November/Guy Fawkes/Bonfire Night over here at the other Cambridge. I actually saw V for Vendetta ... felt compelled to go. So after eating dinner at my college, I headed over

  • by Cambridge
  • November 5, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  summer scraps life updates

  

  continue to learn and grow each day." and "The onus is on you to keep ... crosswalk conversations ("...host a wine party..." "No way!") waft up to where I am sitting, alone on the second floor of a brand-new cafe, with

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • July 30, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Cue the montage music

  

  define MIT’s presence on the global stage. I had the opportunity to learn ... biology and is now about to finish his MD, with an eye on radiation oncology ... research endeavors of my fellow undergrads. Today, little seems to have

  • by Melis A. '08
  • August 6, 2014
• Blog / Events

  A Study Break. Or two or three. Or four. I think you get the idea.

  

  treatise on how to gain weight and never let it go, 2) a poem of seemingly sub-par metaphors that, upon deeper analysis, actually expound on the ... brain intent on quarreling with one another. I’m not ashamed to say that

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • September 21, 2013
• Blog / About Decisions

  EA Decisions Some facts and figures to put it into perspective

  

  admitted to the MIT Class of 2014. There were 5,684 Early Action applicants ... deep applicant pool, combined with a commitment to maintaining equity ... applicants were admitted. An additional 3,893 applicants were deferred to

  • by Decisions
  • December 16, 2009
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  I’ve Been Staring At The Edge of The {Charles River} 'long as I can remember, never really knowing why

  

  .... I wish I could be the perfect [beaver] But I come back to the ... ] Every [deadline] I make, [Mass Ave] leads back To the place I know, where, where I long to be... Okay I'm done now. I've taken way too many photos of

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • May 26, 2018
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Boston Fun Tons of Boston fun, with a dash of Cambridge, too.

  

  Pearl for dim sum Theater District Downtown Crossing ... Longfellow Bridge Newbury St. The new way to spell Greek food at ... - J.P. Licks Does your milkshake bring all the boys to the yard

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • September 8, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Won’t Be Long Now… Some pictures to tide you over.

  

  provides a bit of closure to an important part of the admissions cycle. It won't feel real until Mail Services comes to pick up the packages later today. Matt likes to blog a picture of the mail folks leaving with the

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 17, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  New Year Notes Miscellaneous.

  

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

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 2, 2006
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Massachusetts: The Geek State I less than three (

  

  went absolutely nuts over, and I'm so glad to finally have enough time to blog about it. If, for some reason, you don't like following links to blogs that aren't MIT Admissions blogs, I'll sum it up for you: The US

  • by Emad T. '14
  • August 7, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Snapshot Statshot A quick look at some numbers from this year's admissions process.

  

  of the year to date in MIT Admissions. This year, we had 13 ... students than last year: an increase of 1 student, to 1554. Thus, our admit rate fell nearly a percentage point, from 12.5% to 11.6%. This year

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 17, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Crazy Day

  

  My Wednesday: 9:00 AM -- Swim Test at the Zesiger (Z) Center. For some reason, I waited until senior year to take the mandatory swim test, but I miraculously passed and am now a teeny bit closer to graduating

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • September 27, 2006
• Blog / CPW

  Hottest ever CPW ouch global warming

  

  This chart first appeared in my CPW history post, but I wanted to republish it to show how absurd this CPW's weather will be. I updated the ... by temperature. You can also mouseover individual blocks to see data

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • April 12, 2023
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  MIT = The American Dream As usual...we procrastinate like mad before finals.

  

  DONE with my seventh semester at MIT! (I am currently trying to study for it but it's not working very well >____< But it's ok. Judging ... you want to be...we talking a bus driver, a secretary, two kids in MIT

  • by Chris S. '11
  • December 12, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Intermission Summer job: just kickin' it. And working at Pixar, too.

  

  Sometimes taking a little time to recharge is really all you need. I ... you guys, though - watch for a pretty important entry coming up about ... month, they're releasing Ratatouille, which my mom never fails to

  • by Jess K. '10
  • June 7, 2007
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Happy Thanksgiving! Holiday wishes and fun stuff.

  

  's artistic and culinary adventures at leftunattended.com. Looking for a little assistance this Thanksgiving? One place to check out is Instructables (a ... Thanksgiving group, including how to fry a turkey. But the awesomest Thanksgiving

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 23, 2006
• FAQ / Life and culture

  What programs does Office of Minority Education offer?

  The MIT Office of Minority Education (OME) provides a home base for many of MIT's underrepresented minority students. OME's mission is to ... society. Matriculation to one of the world’s top schools of science and
• FAQ / Life and culture

  How many students play sports at MIT?

  their time at MIT. For students who want to stay active but who don't wish to participate in varsity athletics, there are also more than 30 ... frisbee, you'll have an opportunity to exercise your body and mind at MIT
• FAQ / Academics and research

  What are Psets?

  If you're interested in MIT, you have to learn a little bit about ... ; for many, problem-solving is the essence of the MIT education. Faculty vary as to the portion of course credit derived from psets. In some cases