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• Blog / Admissions

  MIT ‘10: Ervin Puskar Bosnia, Ohio, Cambridge. A video news report on Ervin Puskar '10.

  

  Bosnian refugee is going to the nation's number one engineering school on a ... full four-year scholarship to MIT. Ervin arrived in bowling green ten years ago from a refugee camp after being forced to flee his home in

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 2, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Open Thread: Deferred Early

  

  application anew and without prejudice in Regular Action. Understandably, you may have some questions, so we’ve assembled some answers to FAQs. Many ... experiences here, here, here, here, here, here, and most recently here. Some of

  • by Decisions
  • December 17, 2024
• Blog / Admissions

  Selection = Finished Wow.

  

  mailing I want to be 100% certain before I say "in the mail!"). I promise to ... proud of the class we've admitted. The predominant feeling, however, is ... people. This seems to be the case every year. You'd think I'd get used to

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 11, 2006
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Why I Haven’t Been Blogging I, uh, don't really have an excuse

  

  that post has to relate back to MIT in some way. But my boss and the ...  police for getting too close to the front while both my friends met Tim Cook ... reasonable hour. NOPE! It's 3:58 AM here in China. ---- My birthday is in

  • by Erick P. '17
  • August 1, 2017
• Blog / Research & Work Abroad

  A New Time, A New Place 2011 and India!

  

  beauty of this place is reason enough to be here – but the actual purpose of my visit to Anaikatti is to work at one of the tribal hospitals in ... why; according to the anesthesiologist, I curled myself up in the fetal

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • January 1, 2011
• Blog / Athletics

  Support MIT Sports!! Vote for MIT Crew!

  

  by going here and voting on the right hand side. This site is a little ... . With all the recent varsity team stuff, it can't hurt to show our teams a ... 'round these parts. For those who are REALLY unfamiliar, Crew is the sport

  • by Chris M. '12
  • April 24, 2009
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Some Notes Misc. fun stuff.

  

  Today is the first day of final exam week at MIT. [read more: schedule] 800+ students & alums came to Kresge Auditorium last night to ... her SATs. In the fictional world of "The OC," colleges might have quotas

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 16, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  Deferred? Shameless thievery from a colleague's blog topic (sorry Matt).

  

  that receiving the news that you are deferred has to be disappointing (to say the least) to all of you. Please take heart in knowing that you ... you respond to me, be sure to read the post by Dean Marilee Jones on the

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • December 13, 2005
• FAQ / First-year application

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

  difference in the review process or criteria used for admission in EA (non-binding) vs. RA, and thus no advantage or disadvantage to applying for either ... nonrestrictive. If you’ll be able to complete all testing requirements by the
• Blog / About Decisions

  Selection? They're selecting the earlies...

  

  was probably the most anxious period of my life. Everyone's probably ... about nothing but MIT for a while. Hang in there and feel free to weigh in ... the next few days with some photos and such. Try to get some rest

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • December 3, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  MIT References

  

  picture is so large, but honestly, does anyone mind?) In The Recruit, Colin ... with MIT references in anime. This view is modeled after the setup of ... News Office reports, "Acemoglu is the fifth member of the present

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • June 25, 2005
• Blog / Athletics

  World Cup Finals

  

  A story from a few years ago: During the 1994 World Cup, I lived in Somerset County, New Jersey, where the Italian soccer team happened to be ... , Roberto Baggio. (It was in no small part due to his braids, I'll admit.) My

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • July 10, 2006
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Who WIll Win the Nobel Prize? Vote for your favorite MIT professor!

  

  in Stockholm, Sweden will begin to award this year's Nobel Prizes ... pick to win a Nobel Prize this year? Vote Now on Facebook The "nominees ... in Courage" Cast your vote now on the MIT Admissions Facebook page!

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 30, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  Twas the week before Thanksgiving ...and I'm not really feeling all that thankful. Yet.

  

  work in a short week, professors seem to believe that it is perfectly reasonable to assign the same amount of work in a short week and just make it ... happy, as it will be the first time in my life that I'm not home to help

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • November 21, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  More humanities than a humanities major Bitter complaining and fond reminiscing. Can't beat that with a stick.

  

  remember a time when I used to feel smart: The test is from the Fall 2004 ... off the week with an A+++ in 21M.271 and gradually regressed to a 54 ... wrong tickets for the Chinatown bus, which we need to have changed mere

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 30, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Fall Travel Days 8,9,10,11,12: PA, NJ, and Home! Part 5 of my Fall Travelogue.

  

  to one another, so sticking the Masterman visit in the middle wasn ... Finally back in the office! When we last left off, I'd just finished ... the shots, not the traveler. :-) I got to see a lot of the city that

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 3, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Discovering Product Design through Photography Beautiful photos taken by DPD 2013 freshmen

  

  took deserve to be shared with the blogosphere! Discover Product Design ... participated in as a freshman... and now help coordinate! During the short five day program, we introduce the freshman to the world of product

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • November 17, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  More HS Summer Programs Some academic and research opportunities for students to consider.

  

  To accompany today's entry about MIT summer programs, here is a ... juniors to consider. All of the below are national/international, selective ... Introduction to Engineering & Science (MITES) Research Internship Program in

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 26, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  How I lost aura points i confess my sins

  

  up with Gen Zalpha slang, or people who are reading this in the far ... . I unfortunately lost a handful of aura points in the past several days ... ] Daylight Saving Time For some reason, the shift in daylight savings threw my

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • November 14, 2024
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Couchamarans and Carboats MIT alums create awesome floating vehicles from which to watch the fireworks.

  

  In my last entry, I left you with this teaser: "I will reveal the #1 place to watch the fireworks in my next entry." Without further ado... 1 ... July 4th fireworks. Some of my friends have gone the extra mile. In 1876

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 6, 2005