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• Blog / Academics & Research

  (My Third) First Day In which I attempt (and fail) to do a timelapse vlog

  

  First off: I apologize for the shakiness of this video. For some ... timelapse component of the video kind of failed, too. It turns out that when ... that were equally disorienting. After the massive struggle of me vs

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • September 7, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Waiting (is the hardest part)

  

  no more than 30% of our class during early action. We feel that the ... classes, because of an increased yield (the percentage of admitted students ... While this is a much smaller percentage of the class admitted early than

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 10, 2005
• Blog / Events

  150. We're in the news!

  

  past year consisted of things much bigger and better than the story of my ... my own to the collection: Thousands of people showed up on ... rat is physical proof of my being halfway done with MIT. I can't believe

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • May 20, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Looking Back, Looking Forward In which I take a study break, discover some embarrassing videos, and tell you why…

  

  one with you - with full knowledge of the fact that I'll probably never ... prepared for an amazing time, complete with the prospect of little to no sleep. There'll be free food everywhere, random events in the middle of

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • March 31, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Is MIT too hard? warning: metaphors ahead

  

  feels that way in the middle of a hell week - what's the point of having ... doesn't mean that you have a lesser understanding of the subject. But now that I'm here working in the Real World™ (sort of), I've learned to

  • by Michael C. '16
  • March 18, 2015
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Food No Context blogging no context

  

  10:00AM bottle of soylent on the go for breakfast.   12:59PM free lunch after accidentally walking into a Joi Ito (Director of the MIT Media Lab) talk at the Martin Trust Center.   1:08PM our

  • by Erick P. '17
  • February 27, 2017
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  One More Look At Our Snow Globe Life with moving parts

  

  forge on... 3:57 pm -- you got 3 minutes to get off the road cars!!! (The state instituted a ban on cars from 4PM on 2/8) There is kind of a lot of snow now -- and the only vehicle is a plower. Nothin' to

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • February 10, 2013
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Waitlisted

  

  This year well over 18,000 students applied to MIT, the most in our history.  Because of the incredible size and strength of the ... students in the coming weeks and months - about how our process works, what

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2012
• Blog / Athletics

  Beat It, Bump It, Spike It MIT + NCAA: Two acronyms people don't normally expect in the same sentence.

  

  to advance to the semifinal of the NCAA Division III Women's Volleyball ... I always wondered what it would be like to go to one of those really hardcore sports universities, then I had the chance to get it at MIT. Last

  • by Bryan
  • November 10, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

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

  

  are a great many more of you that were deferred that admitted. I'm sure 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

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

  How do I apply as a permanent resident?

  applications from students in the process of waiting for their green cards. If ... , you may notify MIT and send a copy of your green card via the ... All students must complete the MIT application with their current
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  MIT Alums Direct New OK Go Video OK Go always has the awesomest videos. Jeff and Eric don't disappoint.

  

  You know the band OK Go, right? You remember, the guys with the treadmill video, and the Rube Goldberg machine video, and the marching band ... ," and it is directed by two of my MIT classmates, Jeff Lieberman '00 and

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 16, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  MyMIT Status Deadline to schedule interview for EA applicants extended.

  

  updates as I receive them. Edit: As of 11PM today (thursday) the MyMIT site ... As you've likely noticed by now, the MyMIT site has been down since yesterday due to a hardware issue - we apologize for any inconvenience. The

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 19, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Changes To Your MyMIT Account The no-online-notification thing may change in the future, but unfortunately not this year.

  

  A quick response to some of the questions we've been receiving: you ... change if you've been admitted; otherwise it will stay the same. The no-online-notification thing may change in the future, but unfortunately not this year. Also, the

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 14, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  You Are Welcome Here (and at Elmhurst College too)

  

  taking a look at it. Here’s the statement. But I think one of the best things about MIT is that we are not part of the common application, which ... our application completely independent of all the other common app

  • by Kris Guay
  • August 29, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  It’s that time of the year again If you want to do a UROP this semester, now is the time to contact…

  

  Fund which supports women UROP students pursing research in the School of ... filling out timecards. All of this information can be found on the UROP ... analysis And the list goes on and on. But of course, doing a UROP is a

  • by Melis A. '08
  • September 10, 2006
• Blog / Life after MIT

  My Least Responsible Purchase I'm an impulse buyer but THIS was a bit much

  

  .  Part of the moving-to-Indiana process involved selling my house.  I ... really eager to take delivery of my car, I checked the status of my order ... 'd ordered in December and was now facing the prospect of waiting 5 months for

  • by Snively '11
  • July 17, 2016
• Blog / Hacks

  The things I do with my Friday afternoon Really, though - how could I resist?

  

  When I got out of my 5.13 lecture at 12:55, I walked from the Green Building to my UROP in building 18 (oh look, it's that map again- the Green Building is 54, and the Dot is McDermott Court) to check on some cell

  • by Keri G. '10
  • November 9, 2007
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Iron Mask what i learned from MF DOOM

  

  the draft saved in a folder outside of the vortex folder on my desktop ... from him over the last 17 years. For those of you trying to figure out ... that the simple version is out of the way, it’s time to mention what he

  • by kellen manning
  • January 2, 2021
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  A Welcoming Environment Because the best way to feel at home at MIT is to know that you…

  

  Welcome Here campaign. For those of you who don't know what this is, the You Are Welcome Here campaign aims to increase the visibility of LGBQT ... port of call - namely, the offices or dorm rooms of anyone willing to

  • by Emad T. '14
  • December 22, 2010