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• Blog / Admissions

  The Interview: 10/20 Approaches Some thoughts on the interview, as the EA deadline nears.

  

  important part of the admissions process. The interview report is often one of ... , while you're thinking of it. And I certainly recommend contacting your EC ... Jeopardy-style questions. It will be more along the lines of Tell me about

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 17, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Aquatarkus Why I turned in a half-finished 10.37 problem set.

  

  DID YOU KNOW? The landscape of the Charles River around MIT is almost ... " became an important EPA goal. While this promise was not reached in time, swimming and fishing are progressively re-emerging as about 90% of the length

  • by Sam M. '07
  • May 17, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  I like to do the jumble sometimes

  

  helped me quite a bit. At MIT, the interview is an important part of the ... , who was one of MIT's Educational Counselors, or ECs. He had retired to ... MIT just before the onset of World War II, and his MIT, while having the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 9, 2004
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Lewis Music Library Tra la la

  

  important part of being a successful musician, we’ve got to post this picture ... Instead of writing only about student life, I'm gonna try to write ... things you'd like to know more about (or see photos of, if you're unable to

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • September 15, 2004
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  The Top of the World If I have seen farther, it is by standing on the roof of the Green…

  

  exposures of Massachusetts Avenue blended into HDR, with the W1XM antennas in ... It's sort of funny how some of the most interesting things happen ... lab to the tennis courts on the other side of campus to play a quick

  • by Paul B. '11
  • August 3, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Meeting our new president! my very brief foray into professional journalism

  

  particular culture, and the importance of listening to and building trust with ... added that there would be someone coming to speak who was so important ... of us speculated back and forth -- would we know the person already

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • October 20, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW 2013…The Parent Experience!

  

  Much of Boston and certainly the ladies in the sorority house where I ... with many of the parent events during the weekend it makes sense for me to offer some tips about how you can get the most of your time on

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • April 10, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The End of an Era The last lecture of 6.001

  

  see into the core of computation, "keeping it fresh for more than a ... Hi, everyone! Sorry that I vanished off the face of the earth. That was really kind of terrible form, I know. But Ben and my mom are

  • by Evan B. '10
  • January 8, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Examining exams Sometimes, grades matter less than photons are matter.

  

  It's October. Cambridge is cozily snuggled into the cusp of a cold front, the air is crisp like tempura in the cracks of a deep ... . . . except that you're segwaying yourself straight into a concrete slab of

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • October 4, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Legacy of a Media Storyteller [by Leila Kinney, Comparative Media Studies] Recently, Leila Kinney attended a Symposium at the Media…

  

  -person filming techniques and delved into an amazing array of projects aimed at ... gathered to recognize and remember Glorianna Davenport's 30-years of research and teaching at MIT. Above: Glorianna Davenport of the Media Lab

  • by ARTalk
  • June 30, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  From The Midst Of Selection A recount of EA selection committee.

  

  , etc. before heading into selection. Instead I read late-arrival apps all ... committee. That night I edit 50 pages of copy for the new viewbook in ... . And that's not an exaggeration." There's a bit of silence as we all

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 5, 2005
• Blog / Events

  The Tale of a Frosh once upon a cold November

  

  out into the light of day to finally turn in that one impossible PSet ... ’s sparkle with a curtain of grey. The life of the Frosh shifts. Dulled is the thrill of the first impossible PSet. On sleepy breakfast runs, the Dome is

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • November 30, 2014
• Blog / Majors & Minors

  What MIT Is Like for Non-Technology Majors a quirk of the institvte

  

  here are interested all kinds of different fields, from anime to manga ... here follow the path of least resistance and attend the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the most normal and infamous school under the MIT

  • by Abby H. '20
  • April 1, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  in the pursuit of knowledge want to see a MacArthur Genius dancing to gangnam style?

  

  the above sentence of a college essay that thankfully never made it into ... travesty of a sentence last year.  I still make lame over-the-top metaphors ... over the past few months, you know that there's been a lot of

  • by Michael C. '16
  • October 19, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  semester wrap-up snaps and snippets

  

  lot. i helped design an airplane in 16.82, one of the capstone options for the aero/astro degree. here is a part of that airplane (i worked on ... ; i did some things away from mit too. that's important--getting away

  • by Allan K. '17
  • December 29, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  MyMIT is live we're ready for you to begin

  

  for freshman admission to MIT. Many of you may have received a shiny ... with each recommendation letter. Also note that MIT is not a member of ... available at MyMIT. But most importantly, remember to take a deep breath

  • by Kris Guay
  • September 4, 2012
• Blog / Events

  MIT Commencement On Friday, the MIT Class of 2005 graduated! It was a beautiful day on Killian…

  

  On Friday, the MIT Class of 2005 graduated! It was a beautiful day on ... would be your projected MIT Commencement dates: MIT Class of 2009: Friday, June 5, 2009 MIT Class of 2010: Friday, June 4, 2010 Things

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 6, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  I don’t like SPAM! Technology to the rescue!

  

  subject line? Will he show a can of the eponymous meat-like substance (now with Bacon!*)? Perhaps a photo of SPAM carved to resemble some bit of tech like a computer or iPod? Or will I unexpectedly shift gears into a

  • by Dave McOwen
  • October 6, 2009
• Blog / About Decisions

  Tell Me Baby ..what's your story?

  

  ! What did YOU do when you got into MIT? Example: I'm Sandy, one of Jess's favorite people ever, and I called Jess the minute I found out I got into MIT ... much more substantial entry coming soon - but speaking of rockstars, last

  • by Jess K. '10
  • March 21, 2007
• Blog / How to Human

  but her emails how to assert?

  

  conclusion that this may be a symptom of my battle with [annotation note="Important ... , waiting for me to unpack it again in August. One of the many things Stress made difficult was responding promptly to important emails. As anyone who

  • by Abby H. '20
  • June 5, 2019