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• Blog / Admissions

  Waiting (is the hardest part)

  

  envelope (4.125" x 9.5"). As for the admit letter, it is unlikely to be ... were deferred, and I expect those students to be competitive during the ... While you wait... For those who are curious about envelope sizes: the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 10, 2005
• Blog / Events

  emergency blog post because Lilly Chin ‘17 just won Jeopardy and is also the greatest of all time "who is the spiciest memelord?" it's you

  

  MIT senior Lilly Chin just won the College Jeopardy championships! And she was ahead by so much at the end that this was her final Jeopardy ... befriend some of the best and brightest minds in America and around the world

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • February 24, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Polar Vortex or my third IAP, and how externships work

  

  by IDEO for the winter, with the stipulation that I would be working at ... with the Alumni Association to create externship listings that might be a ... and be much further than I am by the time you are as old and crusty as

  • by Connie H. '15
  • February 16, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Evolution of Physics Physics gets harder as you get older, go figure.

  

  where nothing is being learned We have an Asian (15% of the total asian ... Don't forget to vote for me in the 2008 Blogging Scholarship for $10 ... physics at all. I could be an electrical engineer, I could do brain and

  • by Snively '11
  • November 14, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  The Curiosity Instinct Every MIT applicant should ask a question - but not necessarily just "How can I…

  

  common question that emerges on the blogs, to be answered by both ... touch with one of my favorite English teachers - indeed, one of the best teachers I've ever had the privilege of taking classes with - from time to

  • by Emad T. '14
  • November 24, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  The Punt Puzzle A collaborative affair

  

  . PART 5 Ode to the past At this point, you must be close. The last two things you have uncovered need be cojoined in marriage. At the end of one ... the comments! I'll be swooping around periodically like a hawk. Have

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • February 25, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Lot Can Happen in 7 Days

  

  research on what the VR trends would be in 2017 and found out that a lot VR tech was going to be showcased at the Consumer Electronics Expo in Las ... the companies at CES. It's another thing entirely to be there in person

  • by Erick P. '17
  • January 14, 2017
• Blog / How to Human

  Life, the Universe, and Everything I’m significant! …screamed the dust speck.

  

  There comes a time in everyone's MIT experience, from the application process to being on campus, when you are starstruck. Starstruck by the ... of the motto: All must be eaten. And we also have a couple hundred

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • September 13, 2013
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Neil Gaiman! The uncensored version =P

  

  the average person would be, it means that the questions asked were much ... writer). But since Paul freaking liveblogged it (mumbles about Paul being an overachiever =P), there's not much else to say. Except that the part

  • by Karen F. '11
  • May 24, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Snowed In at the Fraternity the blizzard is real.

  

  'm excited that I'll be sharing other people's experiences in the future with ... Friday (whew! more time to prepare). You saw blizzard coverage on the MIT side from Ceri's post "IAP & Snowmageddon", now here's the coverage

  • by Erick P. '17
  • January 28, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How I Accidentally Double Majored How I managed to accidentally get a second major at MIT (hopefully)

  

   about what it is like to not be well at the end of a semester, and it is not fun ... to be when I grew up. So I guess some thinking about the future. But ... long and then I wouldn't be able to get the writing major anymore because

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • February 2, 2016
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  MIT Talent Show ua innovation gets lit

  

  . It was originally intended to be an in-person event, but the committee ... virtual nature of the event pushed them to be more creative. (wow! an upside ... -wide digital talent show. It was a huge success and a great means of bringing the

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • December 30, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Bit About Me Growing up on a healthy diet of prime time television and MMORPGs

  

  show would finally be on, The Cosby Show. About half way through the ... . My dad's job at the community college meant that I'd be able to attend ... ) and lounged on the couch through Judge Mathis. Around the beginning of

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • July 22, 2013
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Three from MIT! Three MIT Young Futurists

  

  magazine site that I visit daily called "The Root". The article was a feature of 25 African American students under the age of 21 who are making extraordinary contributions in a variety of areas. When I was skimming through the

  • by Quinton McArthur
  • February 7, 2011
• Blog / IAP

  IAP and Igloos This is an entry about IAP. IAP is the month of January. It's...February. I know.

  

  (I'm gonna go ahead and spill the beans: This is an entry about IAP. IAP is another name of the month of January. Some people may be quick to ... bridge that could only be described by the word "soupy", we were clearly

  • by Jess K. '10
  • February 25, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Life as a Talent Scout I could be the next Randy Jackson.

  

  , Battle of the Bands, I went to check out a potential band for the competition. So on the way there, I stopped at Burger King on the way and tried the Cheesy Tots. I don't even want to know how many years of my life I

  • by Bryan
  • February 28, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I’m in Lusaka, baby, so why don’t you blog me? I told Sam to blog this entry since I'm in Zambia (that explains the title).

  

  so exciting to be here finally that the bug bites and jet lag and ... just under a day, and we are staying in a guesthouse near the capital for the next 5 days or so. We hope to meet with 3 students from the

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • January 10, 2007
• Blog / Events

  Halloween Preparations First my birthday, then halloween!

  

  now the ripe age of 20 years old, after a weekend of birthday ... to be my birthday), and what do you know? My train broke down! I spent a glorious 2 extra hours on the tracks, right outside of New Haven. I

  • by Melis A. '08
  • October 26, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Semi-Real Time Mystery Hunt Update The title says it all.

  

  the adventure. I just took a quick trip back to my room so I could grab ... ! What a day. I took some pictures of the kickoff, which I'll post next week. The thrill of solving a puzzle is just awesome. Obviously, I can

  • by Laura N. '09
  • January 13, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Happy Cinco De Mayo!!! Admissions counselors make the sexiest models. Oh, and a probability question.

  

  Admissions counselors make the sexiest models. Check out these t-shirts, which were made by the good folks in LUChA. Awesome. Math question: if ... ,500 applications this year, what is the probability that one of them read your

  • by Ben Jones
  • May 5, 2005