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• Blog / Admissions

  Questbridge College Admissions Conference A guest post from Louis Lamia '14, an MIT Quest Scholar.

  

  to rest and relax. In addition, I attended one of the Quest ... uncertain and intimidated. Most of all, I wished I was on the other side of ... gather up hundreds of low-income, high-achieving students from all over the

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • September 8, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Tying up some loose ends On getting old and doing things I hadn't yet done in Boston. Also, hot dogs.

  

  around with in the back of my best friend Wes's Explorer, who started ... , pledging to spend the rest of their lives together. And the last time I ... people off of a registry. And saying the word 'registry'. What I really

  • by Jess K. '10
  • May 20, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  Looked outside my window, and what did I see I probably shouldn't be surprised, but I am.

  

  This is probably one of the last things I was expecting to see when I went to my window to investigate the staggeringly loud noise I heard ... , the future of cars, and Bill Gates at once, even if it means I just have

  • by Chris M. '12
  • May 3, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Late Night Thoughts On You Guys & This Whole Process Each of you is going to make the world a better place, whether or not…

  

  compelled to log it here before hitting the sack... Please, please, don't take the MIT admissions decision as any indication of your potential. You are all superstars, truly. And each of you is going to make the

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 11, 2004
• Blog / Hacks

  MIT is “Hacked” Ultimatum

  

  prospectives or tourists, I explain that the rivalry is kind of a one way rivalry ... to be traders on Wall Street. I think the class of 2012 t-shirts say it ... above the doors that said "INSTITVTE OF NOWLEDGE" I related this odd

  • by Snively '11
  • April 1, 2009
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  And the winners are… 2010 Blogger results!

  

  , and I'm still disappointed that we couldn't find a place for more of the ... -known Chris trait: noisy eyes*). With the help of our senior bloggers, selected ... . I'm looking forward to a year of joyriding along with the bloggers we

  • by Dave McOwen
  • August 27, 2009
• Blog / Events

  Let’s do a puzzle. Ready to flex some cranial muscle?

  

  novel and one eye on the TV, which is showing the latest episode of ... Anna H. '14, the MIT blogger, spend the weekend of Jan 13-15 doing? Your ... to the site, and but the blinding array of colors with which she color

  • by Anna H. '14
  • January 24, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT ‘10: Corey Kubber MIT will help Corey Kubber '10 "develop and grow, with some eccentric, genius-type people."

  

  Delray Beach. Masakazu Toshikage, the consul general of Japan in Miami ... suburban Lantana. A resident of suburban Lake Worth, he will be attending the ... I've been meeting." The Morikami is one of many places where Kubber

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 30, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Senior Week The beginning of the final week for MIT's Seniors.

  

  final week of excitement at MIT. Events include "Breakfast with the ... representative of the class as a whole. They are not random, but rather students ... -representative things can be seen: two of the students will be working for Lehman Brothers

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 4, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  International Selection Day 1

  

  a selection committee meeting: it was the first day of international ... conclude selection of the international class. Relatedly, I had a great ... -Fair (International Fair), one of my favorite (and yummiest!) events of the year

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 6, 2005
• FAQ / International applicants

  What if I don’t have a school counselor?

  school counselor letter is not a required part of the MIT application; it ... . Because school systems vary outside of the U.S. and many international ... you submit the results of any external examinations, such as
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Breadsticks and Business Just remember, undergrads are like puppies in the eyes of an alum

  

  Bertuccis Brick Oven Pizzeria is the Breadsticks of Cambridge, MA. This is ... dinner a few months ago, Bertucci’s was the obvious choice of venue. It ... variety of engineering disciplines because so many of my classes are in the

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • May 24, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Meet the Admissions Officers: Mari McQuaid Name: Mari McQuaid; Job title: Assistant Director of Admissions; Hometown: Verona, NJ

  

  on campus too! Just the general gestalt of the place is very cool--down-to-earth and yet on the cutting-edge with a hint of a retro sensibility. Favorite ... of a small town--one of the best places to live on this planet, really

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 8, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  A Time to Enroll You have doubts, I have gifs

  

  insane amount of activities happening regularly, the short answer is yes ... Mikey, our director of selection, who has experienced the same doubts ... can afford MIT. We know that the cost of MIT factors into most students

  • by Latasha Boyd
  • May 1, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  “Hello! I would like to schedule a meeting with Senator Markey.” Exciting spring break plans

  

  Massachusetts resident and I divided up the labor so that I'm in charge of ... represent the American Astronomical Society as part of the Congressional Visits D- Man: Okay, the scheduler is currently out of her office, but I

  • by Anna H. '14
  • March 7, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Kickstart My Art highest form of expression

  

  architecture, people, and events representative of life at MIT.   The ... rigorous research facility and one of the best universities in the world, but there's more to the institute than numbers. The goal of this project is

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 29, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  September Equinox Appreciation A Cambridge Autumn

  

  And becomes a sea of lava.   The wind howls and whispers ... gleam like galaxies.”   The stars of night are barely visible; city ... , once in mirror The glassy surface of the river reflects a portal to

  • by Victor D. '27
  • September 22, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Angry Nerds Sometimes you've just got to flip the bird.

  

  , there's a class called 2.009 that is one of the Mechanical Engineering ... .....what's that? Can we enhance the image? Hmm the back of that head looks ... product showcase at the end of term in front of hundreds of industry experts

  • by Chris M. '12
  • October 9, 2011
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Check the Mail Pyramid!

  

  skills. BUT - I'm NOT in charge of the mail. Our processing ... Hey Everyone -   Alot of questions and stress about documents and such on the blogs the last few weeks. Things like: "

  • by Chris LaBounty
  • January 2, 2013
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  tetacats the furry fish of tetazoo

  

  For context, Tetazoo is the name of the cat friendly hall that I live ... "]slither.[/annotation] Without further ado, here are the furry fish of Tetazoo: [carousel ... number of residents who identify as furries"]furry residents

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • February 25, 2022