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• Blog / Admissions

  Testing requirements FAQ We've been getting a lot of questions about our testing requirements; here are the answers.

  

  [note: As of August 2006, this entry is out of date in regard to ... ]. In addition, we require [two] SAT II Subject Tests: one in math (level 1 (Ic) or 2 (IIc)) [and] one in science (physics, chemistry, or

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 22, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  No Good Deed Goes Unpunished ...in which I introduce myself and set the tone for this "theater of the absurd."

  

  communication and their effect on society, in particular that of minority ... be a minority to glean wisdom from, or participate in, this blog? Au ... ... myself. (Movie trivia #2) I was born in Queens, New York and I've lived in

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • August 11, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Cool Classes

  

  , and in general how have you experiences been with the classes at MIT ... grade in the class, or my bitching about all-nighters, that I thought this ... 6 people. I have friends in Courses 2 (MechE), 3 (Materials), 6 (EECS

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • July 20, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  As The Saying About Assumptions Goes… Assume = Ass + U + Me.

  

  : they have no business in the admissions process - in either direction ... in order of priority). (We'll pause here to clarify for the record that ... about balance - which was my point in bringing it up at Harvard.) Anyway

  • by Ben Jones
  • July 12, 2005
• Blog / Hacks

  Nerd movie update

  

  Pixar friend majored in Electrical Engineering & Computer Science (EECS, or Course 6) at MIT, so if you're interested in working on the next ... bit nervous going in, I thought the film did quite a good job; I enjoyed

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 24, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  5n, n=1

  

  I'm in Phoenix for the International Science & Engineering Fair (ISEF). I got in yesterday, and last night I decided to take in the ... 's Shawn Estes having a nice pitchers duel in the early innings and a come

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 11, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  New York, New York

  

  I'm in New York City now, staying in a hotel a stone's throw from the ... section. In March, Les Perelman attended a national college writing conference and sat in on a panel on the new SAT writing test. Dr. Perelman is

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 4, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  To tell the truth

  

  On Tuesday night, I told the audience at my Central Meeting in Hackensack, NJ something that wasn't true. In this neck of the woods, people ... announced to the crowd that the score was 2-0 in the second inning. That part

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 15, 2004
• Blog / Admissions

  Love that dirty water

  

  I've returned from France to the States just in time for lots of ... exciting time around these parts. It's great to be back in Boston. And now ... 're in one of those areas, I hope you'll come see me at one of my meetings

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 1, 2004
• Blog / Events

  DATA FOR BLACK LIVES this weekend at the media lab

  

  ; they reflect decisions made by people in power about what and how information should be used. she cites examples of data bias in predictive ... accountability in data science, and a "bill of rights for data" so that everyday

  • by Allan K. '17
  • November 18, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  Answers To Questions Fall 2007 Here are answers to the questions posted in my blog over the last month or…

  

  Hi folks, Here are answers to the questions posted in my blog over the last month or two. I apologize in advance to the folks who have ... answer those without your entire application in front of me, in the context

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 31, 2007
• Blog / Athletics

  ‘Til the Net Breaks Championship Szn

  

  : where we show up two weeks before school starts in order to start training ... the calendar. Postseason: where we play in our conference tournament and compete for a spot in the [annotation note="National Collegiate

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • December 3, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Fredventure, Part 3 Showtime!

  

  will be my general thoughts about being in MITWE. Day 7 It was the day ... ) and her husband in person for the first time. Our cast of performers was finally complete! Djuena then taught us the lyrics to a song in the Ticuna

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • May 10, 2023
• Blog / About Decisions

  MIT-vangelion (Pi Day 2023) 3/14/23 at 6:28 PM ET

  

  . We recommend you check now to make sure you can log in smoothly! If ... .mitadmissions.org/apply, click the link to Log In, then click “Forgot Your Password?” and follow ... you. In the meantime… well, that’s up to you! You could watch all the

  • by Tim
  • March 7, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Introducing MIT Illuminations at the Welcome Center

  

  In September 2021, when I posted about the new Welcome Center that is ... Illuminations in MIT News where I am quoted telling some of the story of the ... ="79764" /]   As I said in the post about the Welcome Center, we started making

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • February 19, 2023
• Blog / Life after MIT

  i’m back .gif not an undergrad, not a grad student, but a secret third thing

  

  ="attachment_83349" align="aligncenter" width="300"] in case i get a new avatar, i ... in my friend's car to head back to the West Coast. We stayed in small ... album"]musicals,[/annotation] hiked in national parks, stopped for free wi

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • December 7, 2022
• Blog / Classes

  every class i went to during the first week of fall all *checks notes* twelve of them

  

  I went to a lot of classes in the first week of the fall semester. According to my iCal, I have spent nineteen hours in class in the last three ... Reasoning in AI. Wednesday, 9:30 AM. Stayed for the entire class. This class

  • by Rona W. '23
  • September 11, 2022
• Blog / IAP

  nothing & everything again & again my senior iap

  

  This is just one in the onslaught of many posts to come about what ... Natural History, checked out the reopened Toscanini's ice cream in Central ... in the back of my mind until I was finally able to finish it over IAP

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • February 11, 2022
• Blog / Challenges

  social groups a different angle on the 'i found my people in college' trope

  

  the notion of squad wealth has been increasing in popularity recently ... other or coexist in the manner the article describes. to be honest, the ... for help or participate in groups; when i happen to be in the midst of

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • October 27, 2021
• Blog / Public Statements

  Asking for letters of recommendation (during a pandemic) tl;dr: mostly the same as during normal times, but clarifying some points of anxiety

  

  In recent weeks, we have been fielding many questions over phone and ... might read something [annotation note='Variables listed in brackets, because I still think in Python-influenced data structures, years after 6

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 6, 2021