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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Well, at least you didn’t fail, right? A tale of mystery, wonder, and the worst possible way to handle too much work…

  

  at 5th East the night before. It's right across the street, and walking ... classes at Northwestern University. Sweet! ...Have been saying "sweet" far

  • by Keri G. '10
  • February 28, 2007
• Blog / Life after MIT

  5 years out What some MIT alumni are doing five years after graduation.

  

  Like many universities, MIT has an alumni magazine that it sends to its graduates. But unlike many universities, MIT's alumni magazine is a ... State Department of Health urban planner at Dyatt & Bhatia student

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 31, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Yes, we care about your stories Reflections from the road

  officers at many colleges and universities will travel across the country to ... unfair and inequitable education is in the United States. I cried because I ... university and experience imposter syndrome; these are often students who are

  • by DJ Rock
  • October 10, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Telethon FAQs from a small but enthusiastic sample of prefroshies

  

  around serenading you all over campus; East Campus and Random Hall bust out ... ;insert your own> degree of seriousness? In my personal opinion, the MIT ... previous ones are on Youtube, and you marvel at East Campus's roller coaster

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • April 5, 2012
• Blog / Classes

  Holding pattern undergrad | me | graduation

  

  -design-me-a-quick-robot-over-Skype-please)), and negotiating offers and deadlines. ^That paragraph was ... , but still managing to get through the questions with varying degrees of ... week off. We traversed 10 states, spending ~50 hours in a Kia Soul

  • by Taylor V. '19
  • April 6, 2019
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  I Remember…

  

  state. Most prefrosh didn't have smartphones (which were quite limited at ... a master's degree. Let me tell you -- time flies. For me, the MIT ... . Regardless of what you major in, or how many degrees you leave with, or what

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • August 7, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  FAQ Wait list answers to your questions

  

  many people are on the wait list? We offered less than 4% of applicants ... from the wait list? For example, if someone from state X or major Y ... ’ll email you to let you know. Next, be sure to enroll in a college/university

  • by Kris Guay
  • March 16, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  FAQ: Waitlist answers to your questions

  

  many people are on the waitlist? We offered approximately 3% of ... from the waitlist? For example, if someone from state X or major Y ... , 2014. Next, be sure to enroll in a college/university by May 1. You

  • by Kris Guay
  • March 15, 2014
• Blog / About Decisions

  FAQ: Waitlist If you have questions about being on the waitlist, read this first.

  

  waitlist ranked? No. How many people are on the waitlist? We offered ... from the waitlist? For example, if someone from state X or major Y ... , 2013. Next, be sure to enroll in a college/university by May 1. You

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 15, 2013
• Blog / About Decisions

  Waitlist FAQ Some answers for students offered a place on the waitlist.

  

  . How many people are on the waitlist? We offered between 800 ... you admit from the waitlist? For example, if someone from state X or ... , 2012. Next, be sure to enroll in a college/university by May 1. You

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 15, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Talking about a difficult subject Answering an FAQ.

  

  Kay is professor and chair of the psychiatry at Wright State University’s ... Yale and Cornell Universities are rightfully cause for shock and sadness ... issues in perspective. While universities are seeing larger numbers of

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 10, 2010
• Blog / Challenges

  Immaterial Girl in a Material World There is an imposter among us

  

  questions eventually led me to learn about solid-state physics through the 3 ... comics gave me a sense of what solid-state physics was capable of beyond ... barrier to entry (in my case, solid-state physics) would be more interesting

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • November 1, 2022
• Blog / About Decisions

  On taking a ‘Gap Year’ Consider taking a year before entering college.

  

  continued schooling at a high school or university other than MIT). Come up ... into one of the best, most stimulating and resource-rich universities in ... required. The University of Chicago says it will grant deferrals for almost

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 21, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  Consider a Gap Year Deferring enrollment is an option you may want to consider.

  

  one of the best, most stimulating and resource-rich universities in the ... required. The University of Chicago says it will grant deferrals for almost ... the University of Chicago (and many other schools), we're happy to grant

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 1, 2007
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Two Truths and a Lie Because we all definitely love playing icebreakers

  

  MIT has to offer, things can and do go wrong.  It’s a law that holds ... , which states that "anything that can go wrong, will go wrong."  Luckily, there is a much lesser known law which states that "every bad thing that

  • by Erick P. '17
  • September 17, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  wayfaring a pile of stuff that's happening

  

  necessarily offering clarification or description of any kind. Like a medieval ... of the expanding universe is revealed through cataloging Right: to the ... can be stated as follows: there is often a tendency to see technical

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 28, 2016
• Blog / Events

  17 Days "Hey baby, I motion for an one-on-one unmoderated caucus!"

  

  weekend in the White Mountains. The PE course offering at MIT is incredibly ... your Swim Test offered in the beginning of the year, and it basically ... . The conference is hosted by the University of Pennsylvania in

  • by Chris S. '11
  • November 12, 2007
• Blog / How to Food

  to build a (taste of) home ft. some topologically challenged zongzi

  

  also offers to sell me no less than three pounds of tiny dried shrimp, at

  • by Alice L. '24
  • June 24, 2022
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  🎶Jauntily Sauntering Ambling Shambler🎶 Yes, those are actual lyrics from the musical I was just in

  

  it was all worth when I was offered the role of Bobby! I was so hyped ... end we all gathered in Talbot lounge at East Campus for strike party, an

  • by Powers '23
  • December 20, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  An Uncreative Post with an uncreative title

  

  East celebrated by watching a compilation of propaganda. But actually, it ... out on the incredible education courses that MIT (and Harvard) offers

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • March 1, 2015