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• Blog / About Decisions

  what we mean when we say the people why we like “the people”

  

  their hall bathroom — but above all, it is a haven for the act of making ... Ask MIT students what they like about MIT, and many of them will say ... "the people" of mit, they are only referring to undergrad students, and

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • April 25, 2023
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  A Week of Music Eight bands in nine days, and I still missed five performances.

  

  , I was seriously considering the University of Chicago. That city also ... One of my best friends from high school, Pablo, and I share the exact ... one of us should stumble upon an awesome band performing live, he should

  • by Ahmed H. '12
  • October 28, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  For great justice…

  

  surveys: Lanthe '08 (Random Hall) (Random Hall President, Chair of the ... Campus) Andrew S. '07 (Random Hall) (Chair of UA Committee on Orientation ... Orientation 2006 and the status and future of Orientation. It's finally in its

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • November 5, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Bachelor’s & Master’s in 5 Years An attractive option offered to undergraduates in the Department of Urban Studies and Planning.

  

  This will be the first in a series of entries focused on my ... heard that many of MIT's engineering departments have something called the MEng, or Master of Engineering, which is typically a one-year degree

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • November 15, 2006
• Blog / How to Food

  How to Survive in a Cook-for-Yourself Community and why meals plans are terrible

  

  of the post offers ways to feed yourself in a non-dining community for ... variety of diets. They all offer cheaper options and discounts for first ... a dining hall. I strongly believe that you shouldn't pick a dorm based

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • June 10, 2017
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  everything i know about friendship, i learned from the wellesley-mit toons twenty two notes to myself

  

  together. guest-passing people into dining halls. taking boxes of food from ... . this applies to concerts. this applies to ordering dominos at 1am. this applies to watching a terrible movie for my film class. tell my friends

  • by Allan K. '17
  • November 14, 2017
• Blog / About Decisions

  Famous people who didn’t go to MIT Some people are more successful because they turned down admission to MIT.

  

  .R. Hildebrand applied to MIT from a strong public high school in the Bay Area of ... Gillespie applied to MIT from a relatively small public school in Georgia. He ... Gillespie received an envelope from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 23, 2010
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  A fortnight of Boston summer +1 for using the word "fortnight" outside of an SAT or literature class

  

  .05 (biochemistry) final. This was my only test of finals week, so I spent every ... it got to the point that, by reading the first sentence of a practice ... the day. Better yet, I had two weeks of days like this before helping at

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • June 23, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT ‘10: Eletha Flores The awesome Eletha Flores '10.

  

  . Of the 20 for which she applied, she has received seven acceptances ... university she should apply, she was worried about the cost, said Victoria Lee ... ] Eletha Flores, 17, of Springdale who is graduating this year from Charles

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 26, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Mas33h Hall A quick look at life in the Castle

  

  ) Dining. There is a constant stream of food from the Howard Dining Hall ... questions about them feel free to ask in the comments! 3 Best Parts of living ... at the very least you can’t tell that thousands of ~20 year olds have

  • by Taylor V. '19
  • April 9, 2018
• Blog / MIT Life

  Random Hall Rooms Six rooms and ten stuffed animals.

  

  Random Hall has six types of rooms, discernible by the last digit of their room numbers. Each of the four floors is concentric with the shaft ... can see below, supplied by Random Hall for free: Below are some of my

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • July 10, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT goes on the road Beginning Sunday until the end of October, my Admissions colleagues and I will go forth…

  

  students? [answer at the end of the entry] Beginning Sunday until the end of ... to tell you tales of MIT. This year, the first meetings are in ... , Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Virginia. For a complete list of sessions, click

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 5, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  A Brief Addition to My Last Exposition (Or was it a narrative? My FCAT Writing skills are long gone.)

  

  the Center for Talent Development at Northwestern University. Many of ... My introduction to most of the MIT Admissions staff - aside from my ... mailbox. (...what?! My parents were out of town, and I didn't have a mailbox

  • by Keri G. '10
  • January 20, 2010
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Cognitive Processes or: i take a personality test again

  

  need the help of other processes to do so or can only apply it to ... look for universals. Often are gifted in the use of metaphors to bridge ... about it, he was going to do a slight analog of the quiz called the Keys 2

  • by Cami M. '23
  • August 2, 2020
• Blog / About Decisions

  Reflections Some thoughts on the admissions process, both to those who were admitted and those who…

  

  more applicants we have. When I applied to MIT, we admitted one out of ... process the decisions, I thought I'd offer some thoughts on the process ... great care and thoroughness that they deserve. On behalf of the entire

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • March 28, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Two hundred puzzles, fifty weeks later a post of galactic proportions

  

  Perpendicular Universe, Exactly, Over 9,000: an Abbreviated Yet Awesome Tour Of ... universe in a vending machine to get a cup of coffee. After recovering the ... lockboxes didn't really make sense in-universe. Then there was the concept of

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • February 6, 2021
• Blog / Classes

  [Guest Post] Down the River Sharon L. '21 talks Harvard and life paths

  

  pretty large number of local and non-local universities.) Say goodbye to ... about the H-word, Harvard University. I’ve found myself going to Harvard ... !) with several Harvard University students this fall semester, learning a

  • by Abby H. '20
  • March 8, 2019
• FAQ / Academics and research

  What entrepreneurship programs are offered?

  Here are just a few of more than 85 resources dedicated to fostering innovation and entrepreneurship at MIT: Bernard M. Gordon-MIT Engineering Leadership Program Deshpande Center for Technological Innovation Design
• Blog / Academics & Research

  College Fair Season

  

  , students may apply to do a study abroad exchange with the Delft University of ... on the Time Traveler Convention. Anyway, check both of those out. Last ... , and I didn't lose my voice =) The most popular question of the night

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 3, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Epilogue An open letter about blogging, growing up, and the end of my first year at…

  

  climb up to the roofdeck of Random Hall and I transcribe the sunset that ... Dear reader: It's time that I confess one of the most soul-wrenching facts of the blogging profession. (Pardon me, did I just call it a

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • May 21, 2009