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• Blog / Admissions

  Trip Report: IvyPlus some reflections from an admissions conference

  

  latter, in the sense that we compete to admit and enroll similar, though ... other for leadership positions, and that energy sort of animates this vast ... 's still very useful for all of us to sit around and talk about how we do

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 13, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  So the rest of your decisions are coming in and let's take a second to talk about it

  

  about. It seems that we expend so much energy to counter the fears you ... impending success at whatever you choose to do. Because, you know, it does ... was ranting to me about how stressed the workload was making him, and so

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • March 27, 2015
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Adventures in Chinatown Food and friends and pigeons.

  

  , and motor vehicles struggling to obey the Heisenberg Uncertainty ... 'll eschew the details and save you a paragraph of reading. To compensate, one ... red line and we were on our way to the ambiguously-indicated “Sum Food

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • October 9, 2008
• Blog / Community Projects

  Dropout Design and the Disco Dance Floor ridiculous ideas can sometimes develop into pretty solid business plans. STORYTIME.

  

  -time students and don't actually have too much time to devote to the company. "We ... dance floor To the hip guys and gals at MIT, First off let me say, "Whoa ... , selling parts and kits to hobbyists and slashdot fanatics. But it soon

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • April 25, 2007
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  FASAP [by Maggie Liu ‘12] T-ride + thought-provoking art piece + yummy free dinner afterwards.

  

  events include free tickets to contemporary art performances at the ICA and ... and attachments to art but everyone in FASAP seems to appreciate art and ... across Boston. Ah, the T—our source of transportation and much agony

  • by ARTalk
  • November 12, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  can’t stop smiling a time capsule for freshman fall

  

  extracurriculars where I spent my time. They mean so so much to me, and I don’t know ... that there is so much to look forward to. And I do know right now I am ... now it’s February... But this one is pretty close to my heart, and I

  • by Allison E. '27
  • February 12, 2024
• Blog / About Decisions

  Spoiled Milk I wrote an entry so long overdue my milk has spoiled in the process. So…

  

  going to leave this as a comment to Mitra's question, "Does anyone know if ... brought to you by the letter E! EEEE!") In a perfectly formed and ... , unlike Mitra and Sam, forgot to clean out my refrigerator before I left

  • by Jess K. '10
  • March 24, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  the journey to PLAYsentations or, the conclusion to the best class I've taken at MIT...so far

  

  am, to have regular access to a 3D printer and a laser cutter and drill ... high school had never been all that...productive, to say the least.  And ...  people instinctively mimic others' opinions and lose sight of their own, succumbing to

  • by Michael C. '16
  • May 17, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Let the good times roll here is where my summer adventures take place

  

  like this Tom and I created a survey for consumers to gather insight ... /wrong, etc. (…once we get to this point) Help craft the key messages and ... to create a "Think Local First" campaign^^ for this island. I’m working

  • by Cydnie T. '12
  • June 18, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Ben’s Fifth Semi-Annual Q&A Answers to blog comments from the last month.

  

  , and they responded: "We usually try not to conduct any telephone ... this case) and the applicant really does want an interview, we will make ... participation not that worthy to put down?" I'd put these down and explain them

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 19, 2005
• Blog / Announcements

  A special announcement about SAT Subject Tests MIT has made the decision to no longer consider the SAT Subject Tests

  

  where high school experiences vary so widely, and they allow us to admit ... consider scores only from those who have scored well and therefore choose to ... simply not a part of our process anymore.   How does this apply to

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • March 20, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  motivation musings as i look back on the year

  

  to Blue Hills twice, once for a 5-mile, relatively-flat loop, and once ... going out and trying new things as much as I used to. It’s a feeling I ... .5 miles and 4000ft elevation change). The next weekend, I drove up to New

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • September 7, 2022
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Preparing for the real world An alum's perspective!

  

  's Spectrum newsletter that goes out to "friends and supporters" of MIT. I agree ... their optimism and encouragement to convince myself to pull through just ... of laughter and sympathetic looks. MIT does the best job in the world

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • February 18, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Snapshot of a Week Food, radio, James Bond, and soccer in an unusually eventful week.

  

  did my show at 7am and stayed to answer phones for Ben '09. He does the ... perfect time to catch up on schoolwork and then get ahead in classes, if you ... . However, our awesome Next House wing reps Gabe '11 and Sam '09 forced me to

  • by Ahmed H. '12
  • November 17, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Doodles: Career Fair Edition A non-tech major takes on the career fair with the help of mechanical pencil illustrations

  

  . And I will never have to buy another pen or T-shirt for the rest of ... show up and they all potentially want to give you jobs. That is, if you ... to go into tech - I'm interested in digital marketing and transmedia

  • by Chelsea R. '15
  • September 22, 2014
• Blog / People & Identities

  Amicus briefs and the ABCs of a diverse MIT A SCOTUS filing with Stanford et al, and a strategic action plan for an inclusive…

  

  universities, and to create a pipeline of diverse talent in STEM." Additionally ... of precedent allowing colleges and universities to consider race as one ... importance of diversity to our nation’s success in the global economy; and (3

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 27, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Our nation’s greatest injustice I didn't exactly grow up in poverty, but socioeconomic inequalities have featured heavily in my…

  

  cared much. No, what won me over, I'm ashamed to say, was the building ... say, not as I do. This was a stupid way to pick a high school, and would ... you're more likely to know about it and apply. If your parents went to

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 15, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  I’ve been reading applications And I'm still reading them

  

  at 4 PM, my apartment’s heaters start to kick in and create a truly alarming amount of sound, and I begin to oscillate between my desk and my ... not need to rely on a desktop for hefty exports and renders. Once the

  • by Jeremy W.
  • November 28, 2020
• Blog / How to Human

  finding direction reasonable goal-setting? who is she?

  

  !! Chinese used to be so much fun. my improvement was tangible and i felt so ... . there's so much to do and explore and i always have something to look ... few weeks ago, and dedicated a few hours to laying out everything and

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • April 23, 2020
• Blog / Events

  Steer Roast 2008 We Sport Death like it's never been done before

  

  presentation on Senior House and Steer Roast created by Charisse '03: "I present ... considerable number of alums bring their families to pit lighting and the feast ... Feast, and at one point on Saturday morning I managed to fill all of the

  • by Keri G. '10
  • May 5, 2008