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• Blog / Challenges

  IHTFP Warning: Bitterness Ahead! (And why IHTFP can mean so many different things.)

  

  will give you cookies without razor blades in them for trivial reasons ... There is a whiteboard in Ben's office which was apparently once used for admissions work, but for years it has been taken over by students

  • by Laura N. '09
  • December 20, 2007
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Food No Context blogging no context

  

  professor gave had free coffee and biscuits for us in class. Love Course 15 ... 10:00AM bottle of soylent on the go for breakfast.   12:59PM ... potatoes, and plantains.   6:29PM braided danish for dessert

  • by Erick P. '17
  • February 27, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  The Class of 2020 Hacks Back

  

  out in little silver tubes. Every year we enclose something different. A few years ago, for example, we challenged students to hack their tubes; one aeronautical adMIT sent hers into space. This past spring, for the

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 8, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  Blogger Application 2012! how is blog formed

  

  blogging for us, we are primarily interested in people who can tell stories ... year, dorm, and course (either that you are in now, for our upperclassmen ... It's summer in Cambridge, which means three things: 1) It's

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 9, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  Back From Vacation A week of total relaxation didn't stop me from thinking about MIT constantly.

  

  MySpace Survey The Xanga Survey Look for some actual substance in the ... I am back in the office, did you miss me? :-) St. John was awesome ... . Here I am, preparing to do an info session for the people on the beach

  • by Ben Jones
  • July 10, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Yet Another MIT 2010? Alex Doonesbury needs to choose a college.

  

  In the comic Doonesbury by Gary Trudeau, the character Alex ... college decision is up for a vote (aren't you glad all college decisions aren't made this way?). For the next week, you can vote on Alex

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 17, 2006
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Get The Scoop The dish on ice cream around MIT.

  

  , but these in my mind are the big ones for Boston and Cambridge. ...And ... as a comment) What does the JP in JP Licks stand for? ... Without fail, if I could only eat one food for the rest of my life

  • by Bryan
  • January 27, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Class of 2009 note #2

  

  ? MIT students/alums, what advice would you have for incoming freshmen in ... Many of you have already received it, but for those of you anxiously ... funding for the very first i3 project, and several of my very close friends

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 8, 2005
• FAQ / QuestBridge

  What is the MIT QuestBridge Supplement?

  Bridge application to apply for our Regular Action cycle, but you must let us know in ... Our MIT QuestBridge Supplement is a way for us to gather some additional information on our QuestBridge applicants. For QuestBridge Finalists
• FAQ / Life and culture

  What is Concourse?

  learning in a small interactive group environment with dedicated teachers. Concourse offers small classes in the math and science GIRs as well as small ... necessary conditions for liberty, the proper role of science, and the
• Blog / About Decisions

  Culture, not the bacterial kind Some questions you should be asking about all the schools to which you're applying.

  

  live in the same building? What do students typically do for dinner ... other bloggers, but in moderation. Save some of these for CPW, okay? NOTE ... cheerleading and research?" I do have a paper which is currently in revision for

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • February 4, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Updates And Shannon’s Formula Random mid-week fun, and a few small updates for admitted and waitlisted students.

  

  care of this for you. Random fun: In this post I mentioned that Shannon ... Update for Admitted students: We've been hearing reports that a few ... should arrive very soon! In the meantime, please don't forget to register

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 26, 2008
• Blog / Summer

  what i’m up to this summer a list of verbs

  

  Cambridge, but I'd have to search for housing in San Francisco. Also, I knew ... wrong in a house! Studying: I need to get credit for 18.03, Differential ... for the Advanced Standing Exam (ASE) in September. The 18.03 ASE comes

  • by Rona W. '23
  • July 25, 2022
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Teaching at MIT we live and we learn and we teach

  

  I had previously learned in high school for Science Olympiad, and ... Standing Exam to receive credit for 6.0001 and then actually took 6.0002 in ... resource for students during office hours. Students could come in to ask

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • May 16, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Do You Have A Core Curriculum?

  

  Today, I'm back in the office (but only for a day) after doing three college fairs in New York City this past week. It was a fun week! First was ... /interviewer Mark, who graduated from Bronx Science back in the day, joined me in the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 9, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Open Thread: Deferred Early

  

  ’s okay, too. For now, just float on, and we’ll see you back here in March. In this world, concrete flowers grow Heartache, she only doin' what she ... application anew and without prejudice in Regular Action. Understandably, you

  • by Decisions
  • December 17, 2024
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Not Admitted

  

  This year well over 18,000 students applied for admission to MIT in the most competitive admissions cycle in the history of the Institute ... love to have on campus. For those of you whom were not admitted, know

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2012
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Welcome 2014s!! :) See you in the fall!

  

  finally made the decision on matriculation! For all of those that replied in the affirmative, congratulations! You're in for one heck of a ride. ^______^V but don't worry, you'll be in with some of the best company you will

  • by Chris S. '11
  • May 4, 2010
• Blog / IAP

  Sunrise If a picture is worth a thousand words (minus inflation), that makes this post much…

  

  IAP, for those who are just tuning in, is one of the greatest times to be at MIT. It's all the geek-culture, learning cool things, without ... have a test over in 5 hours". IAP in fact stands for "It's Awesome

  • by Chris M. '12
  • January 22, 2010
• Blog / Personal Travel

  More from Ahia I even manage to do MIT-related stuff when I'm 750 miles away.

  

  Well, this is my last day in Ahia (try saying it with me -- "Uh ... for a few days), since my fam is hopping on a plane to LA early tomorrow ... trombone in the high school marching band, and they're marching in the Rose

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • December 28, 2005