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• Blog / Summer

  The 9-to-5 grind (or the 9-to-6:30 because that's when the free dinner is, and a girl's gotta eat)

  

  in production (!!). Being on-call seemed like the equivalent of ... save fingers from being julienned too. Then, they transitioned to the ... to the codebase has to be checked by at least one engineer, who has a

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • September 4, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  Weekend Update A couple FAQs and others tidbits.

  

  , and to await the Next Big Mailing (NBM) in May. 2. Yes, I will be ... ) this year in Indianapolis. It will be on Thursday, May 11. I'll fill you in on all of the details soon. Relatedly, I will also be doing a small

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 14, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Supplemental Materials Answering questions about extras beyond the formal application.

  

  most music classes or to be a part of the music program. For more ... varsity sports teams, please be directly in touch with the coach of your sport, and/or fill out this form. Your talents will be evaluated by MIT

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 29, 2007
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Sam Videos Hurry, read this entry before Sam comes back from Maine and forces me to delete…

  

  will, to be frank, make you laugh, make you cry, make you look up what the hell the Biot-Savart equation is, and make you work harder on your ... why I'm willing to risk Sam's integrity and, consequently, my own life

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • July 8, 2005
• FAQ / First-year application

  Will you send me materials/prospectus/t-shirt/pennant?

  awesome monthly email newsletter that will keep you up to date on ... reminders during your application year. The MIT Course Catalog, also known as the Bulletin, is available free online and provides a comprehensive
• Blog / About Decisions

  Regular Action Decisions: Sunday 3/14 How to receive your MIT admissions decision.

  

  . Decisions.mit.edu will be available through the decision date for applicants ... decisions will be available exclusively online. Decisions will not be released ... , however, we will be mailing necessary materials to admitted students. I

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 4, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Generally Unrelated to General Relativity In which I am not a graduate student.

  

  repeat that for emphasis. Conflicts. With. Lunch, the refuge of covert slackers since time immemorial, an oasis of idle leisure amidst the dessicated hours between 12 and 5 pm. Recall that the most cherished hallmark

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • February 15, 2010
• Blog / Challenges

  Set Your Alarm for CPW 2019 i'm entirely serious

  

  might not be the best way to go." she said. "It could run late. You should ... you can't get home! You'll be trapped at the Institute before you know ...  hundreds of student-run events to welcome the class of 2023 and help them figure

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • April 10, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  Deep Breath what's next for all our applicants

  

  your entire application, will then be presented to the selection commitee ... after that you will be leaving your friends and family for the next phase ... 'll be spending today doing what I'll be doing for the next several months

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 11, 2011
• Blog / Challenges

  Sick of Being Sick On being sick at MIT.

  

  wearing the same pair of sweatpants for the past three days should've be ... , nausea, and other TMI that I'll spare you the details of, but basically, I ... 27 Dresses and Empire Strikes Back; the night before that, A New Hope

  • by Jess K. '10
  • September 22, 2008
• FAQ / Academics and research

  How good are the academics at MIT?

  MIT is one of the best places in the world to be a student ... working on something that you think is awesome. You and the professor will ... Institute. Many of them will be credited as co-authors for peer
• Blog / Admissions

  But What Are They Really Looking For? My thoughts (advice) on navigating (surviving) the college application process.

  

  will be you must move on and should make the most of the school you do go ... stressed in this process, the more those around you will be stressed. While ... most of the opportunities available to you there you will be at the best

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • November 11, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Exciting potential UROP: the cancer genome

  

  class will be doing UROPs with Lander on the Human Cancer Genome Project... ... it is being called for now, would be greater in scale than the Human ... available today would not be up to the task of doing this entire project

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 28, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Your friendly neighborhood webcaster ignore if you can time travel within your own lifetime

  

  /password we emailed to you). The video will come down soon after the CPW ... will transition from “the whirlwind adventure with my new classmates into ... zones in-between). The page will go live ~30 minutes prior to each webcast

  • by Dave McOwen
  • March 25, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Fuel from the Fields: MIT Charcoal Project a "simple and affordable solution" to charcoal production in Haiti, 21 pictures

  

  causes the organic matter to be carbonized instead of burning away ... ; eventually, we will pull it out and have a nice column of space for the fire ... Petite Anise, Haiti) that will serve (in porridge form) as a binder for the

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • October 2, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Welcome to MIT! blogging guilt eased...

  

  I will be under a rock until further notice, I have taken the time to ... certainly holds true. There will be times when you will wonder why you are ... by incredibly quickly, and I don’t doubt that the next year will as

  • by Becca H. '12
  • May 3, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  Early Action Updates Some helpful tips for those working on their EA apps.

  

  form and we will be sure to get the interview report. If your EC has ... text into the box, the bottom will be cut off and the admissions committee will not be able to see it. Preview: On the last section of both

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 19, 2012
• Blog / Events

  Return of the Nance Effect The Summer Update Edition!

  

  reading and posting to this blog will be new or first time Bloggers. To you ... will hopefully give you a backstage pass to the theater of the absurd ... (The Summer Update Edition!) Greetings to all! Can you feel that

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • August 9, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Spring Weekend Concert Announced: Fabolous and Lloyd Banks

  

  know Lloyd Banks from 50 Cent's crew G Unit. The concert will be on the ... year's Spring Concert will be hip hop stars Fabolous and Lloyd Banks ... traditions. It's one of my favorite events of the year. Two events being

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 23, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Maker Faire 2012 the Dean is going - are you?

  

  's an Arduino section, a 3D printer section, there will be robots walking around chilling, and there will be a 6,500 sq/ft 50,000 lbs life size ... be there! Oh yeah, its got everything. In addition to all of the

  • by Chris LaBounty
  • September 24, 2012