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• Blog / Admissions

  I’m leavin’ on a jet plane… and another plane...and another plane...

  

  a Toyota Corolla) and drive to my hotel. The hotel room I'm in is ... 't believe how much has happened in just the last 3 days, from Detroit, to ... block to the Michigan Theater, where our central meeting is to be held. It

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • September 22, 2008
• Blog / Announcements

  MIT EA decisions to be posted Saturday, 12/18/21, 3:14 PM ET i guess the title kind of says it all, huh?

  

  early action, and because you are the closest in age to the 2026s and I am ... through Minecraft WAIT IS THIS is this part of the…omg...im supposed to give ...  apply.mitadmissions.org/apply, click the link to Log In, and then hit “Forgot Your Password?” and follow

  • by kellen manning
  • December 13, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  Friday A day in the life.

  

  on their way to 3.091, professor of which is reportedly "The Man". The ... : Shar, friend in 5.112, leans over to say that their regular professor is ... . Shower time! Showers at Z-Center much nicer than at Next House. Note to

  • by Jess K. '10
  • September 9, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Thoughts on coming home With guest appearances by MIT's Dean for Student Life, the communist dracula, Roman lasagna, and…

  

  way to the wastelands of bygone travels. I landed in St. Louis on ... that this is probably the most disturbing analogy I have ever penned ... detail, until we get to dinner. In short, the event was the world premiere

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • November 29, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  Applying Sideways How to get in to MIT.

  

  , which is this: How do I get in to MIT? And here is what I tell them ... officers follow the winds to the corners of the country to talk to students ... in between over the course of a few days. I visited big high schools

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 1, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What do Alums do? Are you exceptionally forward minded? Already thinking about what you'll be doing as an alumni?…

  

  's usefulness in action. But what's REALLY cool about the company is that it was ... . By the end of the night, we had people coming over to hang out in our ... Mattress Dominoes turn into "Oh Noes!"? Luckily the trend appears to be that

  • by Chris M. '12
  • July 29, 2009
• Blog / Blog Projects

  A Comprehensive Guide to Vending Machines at MIT Because it needed to be done.

  

  inexplicable desire to drink soda. As in, I had to drink soda immediately or I ... naturally, I set out for the nearest and most convenient source of soda available to student-kind: the friendly neighborhood vending machine. But

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • October 2, 2017
• Blog / MIT Life

  2 More MIT Students Become Rhodes Scholars ...but no bloggers this year.

  

  ’s rights, and race relations. She plans to do the M.Phil. in development ... engineers to encode memory systems genetically to assist in the study and ... to Oxford University to read for a degree in the Philosophy, Politics

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 24, 2008
• Blog / Announcements

  Introducing the baby bloggers! but read it intrrrrrrroduuuucing, like I'm a very excited announcer

  

  It is that time of year again! The semester is starting, campus is ... ,79163,79162,79161" caption="Here they are, in the flesh! Or in the avatar, anyway" /] Please ... gap year which I just think is freaking awesome, who is on a quest to

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • September 14, 2022
• Blog / Challenges

  长大 on family, thanksgiving, and growing up

  

  , literally, to grow larger. The sense in which 大 is used for ‘large’ here is ... suppose what I’m trying to say is that, in the past two and a half years of ... , in a sense, it is what I would answer to the questions “what is the

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • November 28, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Professor accessibility Mentor, n. A trusted counselor or guide. Or perhaps a really famous biologist who lets…

  

  as the grad students in my lab for probably a tenth of the salary ... 're not herded into giant classes like so many moo cows. According to the ... recitation is not the person lecturing. For instance, I have 5.60 lecture three

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • September 28, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  How to look over your application and advice about breathing. My older younger brother is your age. I am fully aware of how much you’re…

  

  I was back in the day, or my younger brother is right now, or like ... that it is not in my job description to deal with. 3) Read over your ... through it. Remember that your application is your only voice to the

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • October 28, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Freshman Year vs. Senior Year The same, but different...

  

  to robotics. Definitely the coolest video we watched in class so far is ... comedian. The room is so large that he has to have a microphone. By the end ... been the same, excitement mixed with terror. MIT is terrific, in both

  • by Selam G. '18
  • September 16, 2017
• Blog / Events

  Welcome Susan Hockfield A recap of Susan Hockfield's inauguration.

  

  I've failed you in the photo department. But I'll try to describe the event for you as best I can. The ceremony took place in Killian Court. It ... was first announced. In her first speech to the community, she said "I

  • by Ben Jones
  • May 6, 2005
• Blog / Events

  total eclipse of the cruft

  

  eclipse on April 8th. I had happened to see the total eclipse in 2017 in ... Truck Guy, much to the chagrin of my wife Steph C ’15). [carousel image1 ... in the snow during the eclipse leading up to totality, squinting up at

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 16, 2024
• Blog / Featured Blogs

  10 reasons why MIT is beautiful if I do say so myself.

  

  we have wacky (modern? postmodern?) buildings, the best river views in ... is beautiful: (1) Because I get to see this view every day walking ... sailing photos, but I'm not confident enough in my abilities to bring

  • by Michael C. '16
  • November 22, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Our 2018-19 Application Essay Questions

  

  , our primary goal in reading these essays is to get to know you, the applicant. It's not to be wowed, or feel like we need to read the most unique ... planning ahead of time, which I respect and value (maybe the most

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 28, 2018
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  things that are golden, part 2 a zine carved out of pink erasers

  

  experience, messing up is pretty much guaranteed. On the other hand, a 24-pack ... ="aligncenter" width="507"] specifically from the tree in front of Walker Memorial ... like the eponymous song, So Much (for) Stardust[/caption] [caption id

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • July 20, 2023
• Blog / How to Human

  Making house calls "Uhh, someone from MIT wants to talk to you."

  

  !) Question: What is the transition from high school to MIT like? Academically ... the norm. Keep in mind that first semester freshman year is on pass/ no-record. It is meant to level the playing field, so that you will succeed at MIT

  • by Melis A. '08
  • January 18, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  General Advice Application advice for HS juniors and sophomores, inspired by a student's question

  

  -curriculars, either in an essay or on the application form, try to make it more than a ... schools admit you, you'll go on to achieve great things in life. This is ... have is to be confidently relaxed. I hope that you have gone both through

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • February 19, 2006