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• Blog / About Decisions

  Happy Homestuck Day! and advice about college decisions / cpw

  

  This is your reminder that your reason for choosing a college doesn ... : MIT had a subculture that was unabashedly nerdy, something I closely identify with. No one at U recognized the Homestuck jacket that I wore

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • April 13, 2023
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Hawk Flies High Spontaneous jazz improv at 77 Massachusetts Avenue.

  

  his tones. I was in New York, 1940. 52nd Street. I took a gulp of my ... 've been sitting here a while. I love it--really. Was that an original ... night. At first I attributed it to the loudspeakers that blast rock and

  • by Ahmed H. '12
  • August 7, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Come Visit! I promise we'll be nice.

  

  roommates (Jeanne '13) discovered that she'd be hosting a prefrosh. In quick ... ). And then we played host! In the course of 24 hours, our visitor got a ... -R: Jeanne, Jeanne's prefrosh) Which in turn really makes me wish I'd visited

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • October 14, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  State of the Mail We're processing a lot of mail.

  

  is more than 40,000 application pieces to be processed in a very brief ... As I write, our terrific Records Office team is processing the largest volume of mail you've ever seen. There is a lot of mail to be opened

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 6, 2006
• Blog / Classes

  First Midterm of The Semester Here I go...

  

  just finished gulping down a breakfast burrito. Back in high school, I ... can't take an exam without scrambled eggs in my stomach. I've been ... point my brain doesn't want to do any more work. I've checked to make sure

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • March 1, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  Please Read This Regarding the mail screw up.

  

  I know that you all hate us right now and I don't blame you. I would too. In fact I do. I know this doesn't make it any better, but we really ... say "post it in Ben's blog so they know." As soon as he told me I moved

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 14, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  tetacats the furry fish of tetazoo

  

  For context, Tetazoo is the name of the cat friendly hall that I live ... .[/annotation] Within on campus dorms, there are a couple of other halls in East Campus and Random that allow cats. It's a story that gets told at every MIT

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • February 25, 2022
• Blog / About Decisions

  As we hurtle towards Pi Day… A post of posts.

  

  out. Lydia's is one such post that is worth a read. I've collected a few ... ... I will admit this may not qualify as a "real" post as it is ... I thought I'd take a tiny break to post a little something. I

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • March 12, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Open Thread: Not Admitted Early

  

  be a difficult time for you, but we ask that you converse in the ... “It’s all right. It’s just a small pebble in your path. Just a tiny pebble. The place you want to be is farther than this, right? That’s why it

  • by Decisions
  • December 18, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Take Your Blog to School Day Vol. 1 Standing waves and FIRE!

  

  Measurement and Instrumentation. Basically, this is a lab class where we learn ... as velocity profiles in a pipe or internal pressure of a soda can ... on fourier transforms and sound waves. I was a little tired since I

  • by Bryan
  • November 9, 2006
• FAQ / First-year application

  Do I have to send an official college transcript?

  entered as a supplemental document in your file. Enrolling first ... application process will be recorded as "College Transcript" in our database. If
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  The Years of the Rat More about MIT's famous class ring: the "Brass Rat."

  

  contract: 90% of all students will purchase the ring in a typical year; one ... extravagant event, and stages a lavish delivery ceremony. How did this all start ... features a beaver on the front. Why a beaver? Another interesting story. In

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 21, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Another week? It's all in the name of pass/no record.

  

  , well, that would be quite something. Maybe TEAL is really a step in the ... Well, look at that, the dawn of a new Monday. Light is gracing the ... 's a math recitation. Eh, I can't understand that guy's accent anyway

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • November 7, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  On Broadway My first few days of fun in NYC

  

  for the Straight Guy performed in the show... and since I was seated in row A, I really saw him. The past two nights, I've been working pretty late, but this weekend I hope to see Avenue Q with a certain

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • January 13, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Fresh Food! Here at last!

  

  fruit in the form of a campus produce stand that will open for business ... Dining is a hot topic here, and rightfully so 'cause a tooling MIT ... . I'm sitting in my room facing the EC courtyard, tapping my feet

  • by Cristen C. '10
  • March 31, 2009
• FAQ / First-year application

  How does the MIT admissions process work?

  're happy to shed some light into that black hole. In fact, we outline our ... application has entered a black hole. So what really happens between when you apply and when you receive your decision? We understand that not knowing
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Nourishing bodies, enriching souls and minds There's more to the MIT community than just famous researchers and brilliant students.

  

  this: Mr. Jackson [was] a father figure to generations of young men in ... . Jackson, a father figure to generations of young men in the house, died of ... dinner was like in 1948," said Ted Devlin of Somerville, a self

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 4, 2007
• Blog / Events

  5 days until Mystery Hunt

  

  One of IAP's most exciting activities is the annual Mystery Hunt. In short, Mystery Hunt is a weekend long competition at MIT where students ... finding a coin hidden somewhere on campus. For a more in-depth description

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 9, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Speaking of mu…

  

  : I love living in a city, if for nothing else but the food. Last night ... I'm out of touch is that I haven't played video games since Super Mario 3 (yes, it was released in the same year that an applicant I read

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 17, 2004
• Blog / Events

  Kresge Info Session Come integrate MIT, at least for an afternoon.

  

  deceive you. Kresge is 1/8 of a sphere. I once walked by it and remarked to ... meeting everyone who will be there (here)! In the meantime, I'm off to a ... about the Institute. It's a challenge to convey MIT's vibrancy in a

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • September 25, 2005