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• Blog / Academics & Research

  UPOP Program and a look at Jay Dweck (‘77) UPOP is a one-week seminar that teaches leadership and work-place dynamics to sophomores studying engineering…

  

  goal of this program is to teach leadership and work-place dynamics to ... to do a great job at their internship, but *sometimes* they lack the interpersonal skills to really succeed. To remedy this situation, 240 students

  • by Melis A. '08
  • February 5, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Beautiful snowfall A nice snowfall today in Boston.

  

  The view outside my apartment window this morning, as I sat down at my desk to read applications. Coming shortly: Questions Omnibus.

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 23, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  State of the Mail We're processing a lot of mail.

  

  largest volume of mail you've ever seen. There is a lot of mail to be opened, sorted, entered into the database, filed, and reviewed. My advice to you is to please be patient as you watch the application tracking system on

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 6, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Emily Levesque- How megastars evolve Emily spent the summer of 2004 conducting astronomy research at the Kitt Peak National Observatory…

  

  impressive) bearing my name. I frequently exploit this factoid to arouse ... to be in attendance. Emily's connection to outer space is not the result of a $54 check to the International Star Registry. Rather, Emily has

  • by Melis A. '08
  • August 20, 2005
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Breakfast in Paris, Lunch in Geneva, Dinner in Milan Hop on the train and check out some sights leaving France, traversing Switzerland, and entering…

  

  I set out from Paris' Gare de Lyon to continue my journey using France's famous TGV (train

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • August 9, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Visiting MIT this summer (part 1) It is now high season for visiting colleges. I plan to do a series of…

  

  It is now high season for visiting colleges. I plan to do a series of entries on how to visit MIT and Boston this summer. For those of you who plan to visit, please leave your questions in the comments; I will answer

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 21, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  ISEF Wrap-up

  

  of my favorite parts of events like this is getting to meet some ... students/projects I wanted to visit during public hours, and I sadly made it to fewer than a quarter of them. Next year, perhaps, MIT will have to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 17, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Welcome MIT Class of 2009!

  

  about the Class of 2009. I'm very excited to see who the class will be ... and also the Orientation 2005 site. Thanks to Ann's blog for drawing our attention to them. Short entry today, since I must run to a College Fair

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 2, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Biological Engineering major

  

  proposal of the Biological Engineering Division to offer an S.B. program that will lead to the degree of Bachelor of Science in Biological Engineering. The Faculty recommends to the Corporation the designation of a new

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 17, 2004
• Blog / Admissions

  Ups and downs and extras

  

  Last night after work and before the Red Sox game, I went out to ... credit to Mitra Many of you have seen that the MyMIT portal is down. No ... to bring the site back up as soon as we possibly can, and the deadline

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 28, 2004
• Blog / Admissions

  camer-AHHHHH! redux

  

  Mitra always has snazzy photos on her blog (though I am sad to hear ... my last trip I took pictures of my Central Meetings and promised to put ... entry the other day, which I won't steal outright but will link to: a post

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 23, 2004
• FAQ / Interview

  What is the interview process?

  application to contact you, so please monitor your inbox and respond promptly. Interviews are not a required part of the MIT application. While we try to ... not able to offer interviews to all applicants. If your interview is
• FAQ / Academics and research

  What is the Koch Institute?

  scientists, clinicians and others, to bring fresh perspectives and an interdisciplinary approach to advancing the fight against cancer. This multi-faceted group of investigators is at the core of the Koch Institute’s mission to
• FAQ / Academics and research

  What type of first-year learning communities are available?

  to the community, and each learns in their unique way. Although we can't offer something to meet every students' unique individual learning styles, we have a variety of programs to choose from. MIT’s first
• FAQ / Life and culture

  Who is the Class of 2028?

  Check out our First-year class profile page to find out more about the members of the Class of 2028.  
• FAQ / Life and culture

  What’s the MIT motto?

  MIT's motto, mens et manus, translates from Latin to mind and hand. This motto reflects the educational ideals of MIT's founders who were promoting, above all, education for practical application.
• FAQ / First-year application

  What’s the difference between Early Action (EA)/Regular Action (RA)?

  -binding) vs. RA, and thus no advantage or disadvantage to applying for either round, aside from learning your decision earlier. Every applicant has to ... nonrestrictive. If you’ll be able to complete all testing requirements by the
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Too busy to write a blog, check out my playlist instead stuff I listen to when I code

  

  (not by me) Explicit lyrics. Don’t play this in front of your church pastor.

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • April 14, 2023
• Blog / About Decisions

  MIT EA Decisions To Be Posted Saturday, 12/14, at 12:14 PM ET

  

  I've ducked out of committee for a moment to let you know that ... next Saturday, 12/14, at 12:14 PM ET.   To check your decision on ... and password.   In order to verify that you will receive a

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 6, 2013
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  that time of year… ...when every day feels like 48 hours instead of 24. When's summer?

  

  the strength to capitalize properly no more (nor the energy to invest in ... things that have kept me going. And a big one is listening to this video ... fill in where you're used to hearing cars, or horns, or construction. It

  • by Selam G. '18
  • April 20, 2017