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• Blog / Admissions

  LOLZ CATS In which he creates one of his own to explain his extended absence.

  

  'll get to your questions soon - although most of them are about missing materials, and Matt already did a great job of addressing that topic.) (Thanks to Christina for finding the picture for me.)

  • by Ben Jones
  • November 27, 2007
• Blog / Events

  Candyland @ MIT Not your average gingerbread houses!

  

  Contest. Armed with candy, graham crackers, frosting, and ingenuity, seven ... hour. Though they were given the option to build anything they wanted, three teams decided to model MIT buildings. Check it out, who do you think

  • by Melis A. '08
  • December 7, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Not admitted

  

  open post for you to talk. And, if you haven't already, check out Ben ... This year was the most competitive ever for MIT admissions. Admitting fewer than 13% of applicants means we had to turn away many, many

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 18, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Admitted Students Parties

  

  our MIT alumni have thrown in various cities around the country (and around the world)? If so, how was it? I'd love to hear how it went. Also, if anyone took any pictures, I may be able to post a few here on the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 28, 2005
• FAQ / Transfer

  Can I apply for transfer admission if I’m a first-year college student?

  Yes, because you finished high school and will complete two terms of college by the time you enter MIT in the fall, you are eligible to apply as a transfer applicant. You're not eligible to apply as a first
• FAQ / Prepare for MIT

  What summer programs are available?

  MIT doesn't offer a traditional open-enrollment summer school program where high school students can come to campus to take courses and live in the dorms. There are a number of small, specialized summer programs on
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Laura’s UROP Advisor in ‘American Inventor’ finals tonight! Watch it tonight on ABC and vote!

  

  'll be away on vacation and unable to post it. I also don't have time to ... totally awesome to write a blog entry that day and encourage people to watch ... to vote! The judges have chosen the six finalists, and the race is on

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 25, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT Computer Timesharing in the 1960’s an extremely influential solution to computer bottlenecks

  

  collaborate, share, and process data without needing to set up heavy ... is stored, accessed, and shared across a network of servers on the Internet rather than on your personal computer. Think "Dropbox" and even

  • by Erick P. '17
  • October 6, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  Hooked on a Feeling High on believing everyone's in love with me.

  

  , and I almost forgot the best part. Today I was talking to my supervisor ... favorite is Rome, and that one time he went to Rome and saw the Pope walking ... DID YOU KNOW? On keyboards in German internet cafes, the y and z keys

  • by Sam M. '07
  • June 6, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  MIT salutes Harry Potter ...the best way we know how, with hacks!

  

  , and Snape). Bathrooms were relabeled to be for "Wizards ... in Boston, the two biggest movie theaters, the Boston Common 19 and ... . Some were grand and spectacular, others subtle and fun. Here's a rundown

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 13, 2011
• Blog / Events

  PumpkiNerd Carving My dorm had a pumpkin carving contest, and categories were funniest, scariest, geekiest, most original,…

  

  contest, and categories were funniest, scariest, geekiest, most original, and best overall. Can anyone guess which category I entered my pumpkin ... "vegetabletarian" is more accurate.) Me? Not so much. For the handful of you

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • October 26, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Before MIT goes APE, I learn how to eat dumplings FAST. ...or at least learn how to morph into a dumpling eating machine.

  

  I should be studying for my 1.00 and 3.091 exams right now...but I ... footage...but it needs to be edited. So get ready for an entry filled month ... the end of the show...and here is how we kicked off the beginning of the

  • by Celena C. '12
  • March 4, 2010
• Blog / Events

  Le BBQ

  

  this weekend, and enlisted me to help organize. My main contribution ... . So anyway, read on to find out how we planned and executed the greatest ... which non-MIT people would yell out a number, and MIT people would say to

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • July 11, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  iDoor Opening your boyfriend's dorm room door? There's an app for that.

  

  completely innocent and simply limited to showing me how he could use water to open and close his door. Whether you believe him or not, I have to admit ... Almost a year ago, I met a kid who tried to convince me to come back

  • by Jess K. '10
  • July 8, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  A New Year’s Resolution, MyMIT-Style Thoughts on my proposal to make MyMIT more community-based.

  

  ability to interact with each other, with us, with current MIT students, and ... feedback welcomed! Here's to a great 2005 and stay healthy!!! -B ... just blows. Most of the time I can ignore it and power ahead, but the flu

  • by Ben Jones
  • January 7, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Signs of Life communication in a covid world

  

  and limited to being mostly textual: an email to an advisor, letting ... to signage, posting on their windows and doors to let the outside world ... their right to be creative and silly: [carousel image1="53272" image2

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • May 24, 2020
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Guest Post: Think Pink 2011 [By Cory Hernandez, '14] G@MIT, the SAO, and Residential Life present a guide to living…

  

  culture from all that I knew. And it was especially hard to figure out one ... their social and cultural standards. In order to solve these issues, G ... took on the arduous task to redo the guide, and the survey that yields

  • by Emad T. '14
  • June 3, 2011
• Blog / Events

  Sabrosura! ...yeah so some variation of deliciousness/tastefulness

  

  annual cultural night, Sabrosura! Sabrosura, as described to me, means ... that, deliciousness and tastefulness. (MIT Student Center, Lobdell ... menu, there was a smorgasbord of amazing food from both Peru and the

  • by Cydnie T. '12
  • March 13, 2011
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  An Enigma Wrapped In A Riddle A prize will go to the first person to unwrap this mystery.

  

  applications and I promise you that no one will be harmed! Take a moment to ... Meet John (pictured) - master carpenter, master craftsman, and part-time mathematician. John is my neighbor, and for the last few weeks he has been

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • November 27, 2007
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  You Heard It Here First Short Skirt, Long Jacket

  

  . Rumor has it that it will be matt pond PA. We'll just have to wait and see ... Slacks The Howl Adrian Emberley and the Ladykillers Michael Dylan and the Sleepwalkers My freshman year, the headlining band was Piebald. They went on to

  • by Bryan
  • March 21, 2006