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• Blog / Admissions

  When Disaster Strikes About how we'll be flexible with applications, and a couple of benefit events.

  

  minds, and the early action deadline about a week away, I figure this is a ... things happen, like when your school is shut down by a hurricane, your home is destroyed by an earthquake, a close relative passes away, or other

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 23, 2005
• Blog / How to MIT

  “Learning To Learn At MIT” guest post by the plaz

  

  Michael Plasmeier, aka The Plaz, is a junior at MIT studying Course 6 (or EECS). His website - ThePlaz.com - also has a wiki, and on this wiki, he shares a lot of wisdom about MIT. One of his posts which I read on

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 24, 2011
• Blog / Challenges

  36 Units of Class To make room for 12 units of Life

  

  Lives, and eager to figure things out. For those that haven’t read it yet and don’t have time to (since it’s kind of long), the gist is we were ... the only thing we can do is to take things one semester at a time. And

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • October 13, 2018
• Blog / Announcements

  An MIT Community Vigil for Black Lives

  

  On Tuesday, the MIT Institute Community and Equity Office hosted a ... this vigil was a compelling and moving event where speakers shared their ... . You can watch a [annotation note='We can only easily embed YouTube clips

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 4, 2020
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Trendy Reif Strikes Again this time with the ALS bucket challenge.

  

  in an otherwise formal job, like taking a selfie before giving his ... , President L. Rafael Reif was doused with ice water from a ten foot tall wooden ... as by volunteers in the audience. The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge is a

  • by Erick P. '17
  • August 26, 2014
• Blog / Events

  Admitted Student Gathering Thank you MIT Club of Northern NJ for throwing a great one!

  

  held at one of the alum's house and started with a typical question and answer session. A New Jersey MIT freshman had come from her spring break to ... span of just a few years. The gathering also got me really pumped me up

  • by Erick P. '17
  • April 9, 2014
• Blog / About Decisions

  Moving Forward I, and the outstanding staff in the admissions office, re-affirm our pledge to uphold the…

  

  don't expect our applicants to be perfect, we do require them to be ... for more than fifty years, stretching over the tenures of half a dozen ... demonstrated results. The admissions office has a profound responsibility. We

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • May 4, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  If You Wish To Receive Your Decision Online… ...please read this entry!

  

  .mit.edu and click on the "lost password" link. What if I don't have a MyMIT account? If you applied using our online application, you already have a My ... to check your decision online, you will need to have registered for a

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 1, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  What I Have Learned From The Early Decision Process At MIT Here are some of the things that impressed me.

  

  won't be admitted if you have not already pursued a great deal of ... international students.   As you can see by the photos, this was a grueling ... are having fun, & that many of you have such a great sense of humor

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • December 6, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Our thoughts go out to Virginia Tech.

  

  All of us here are quite saddened by the shooting at Virginia Tech. I don't know what to say. Today, President Susan Hockfield sent this ... afternoon, Wednesday, April 18, at 4:00 p.m. in the Chapel. We anticipate that

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 17, 2007
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  I Should’ve Been Working When I Drew These ✨but i wasn't✨

  

  What the title says. [caption id="attachment_77399" align="aligncenter" width="356"] in my notes for 18.01a (single-variable calculus ... " align="aligncenter" width="400"] i honestly don't remember the context for

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • August 11, 2022
• Blog / About Decisions

  This is the way…to check your decisions

  

  decisions.mit.edu. In order to verify that you will receive a decision on the ... works for you. Strange things happen to people who don't verify they will

  • by The BlogChild
  • March 10, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  Update from selection We're working through the weekend towards admitting the Class of 2011.

  

  in the snow in Killian Court. This year, it was a completely different ... . (And if you haven't done so yet, please read Ben's latest entry and

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 2, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT ISEF Reception MIT will host a reception at ISEF in Indianapolis.

  

  The MIT Office of Admissions will host a reception for participants in the Intel International Science & Engineering Fair (ISEF) on ... Arts at MIT." And since we don't want to ruin your dinner, we'll just be

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 3, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Check Is In The Mail As you know from Matt/Ben's blogs, the decisions are in the mail, or as they…

  

  automatically begin to spaz as soon as you read this. Don't. Just wait and see ... selected during Regular Action. Nevertheless, The Nance Effect is a great

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • December 10, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  You Guys Are Used To Getting No Sleep, But I Am Old To those of you who have siblings: what's the one piece of sibling-related parenting advice…

  

  when I can find time. Hope you guys are having a great start to your ... be friends. I know of course that this can't be forced, but I also know

  • by Ben Jones
  • June 1, 2005
• FAQ / Life and culture

  Are the Arts active on campus?

  degrees in Design and Architecture, and even a minor in Art, Culture and ... at MIT, you don't have to major or minor in the arts to be fully
• Blog / Admissions

  Visiting MIT & Boston colleges Some tips for checking out MIT and Boston this summer.

  

  Summer is a great time to visit colleges in Boston. There are more ... visit a variety of colleges from one base. Most of the major universities are on subway lines, so renting a car (and trying to navigate Boston

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 11, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  Turning on the Light A note to the MIT community.

  

  :45 last night warning me to stay inside, I couldn't really process what was going on. The idea of a shooting occurring on campus was impossible in my ... seemed very grim. Needless to say, I didn't sleep very much last night

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • April 19, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Walk of the Strandbeest "New life forms" with PVC skeletons march on the Media Lab

  

  new nature. I make skeletons that walk on the wind so they don't have to ... 's Strandbeest stood in the rain on a patch of pavement outside the Media Lab. With wind in their sails, and aided (on a rainy but not-so-windy day) by

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • September 16, 2015