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• Blog / About Decisions

  Waitlist Q&A A bit of clarification on being waitlisted.

  

  predict how many student will attend this year. To help with the ... reconsider all of the waitlisted students again in May, when we know how many students remain on the waitlist, and how many we wish to take from the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 15, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Blog Action Day Did you ever get the feeling that the Internet is full of nonsense?

  

  secondary options? I have some in mind, but none of them seem to match up to ... help, and the great insight you provide to those of us looking in from ... entry to mention a great school that often gets overlooked by students

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 14, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Early Action versus Regular Action Use this link when you get to the end of the post, you'll understand.

  

  deferred and get in later, MIT can't afford to accept everybody EA so they ... , sorry RA, more incentive to apply early) get a tube in the mail that ... application, get it sent in, and find out if they made it in. Others feel that

  • by Snively '11
  • June 15, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  Hello, Layover (Part Two) Electric Boog-a-loo.

  

  'm going to stop yelling. My voice is getting hoarse, and everyone in the ... Due to an Act of God, I am in the shiny new JetBlue terminal at JFK for the next three hours. An Act of God, in this case, refers to one

  • by Keri G. '10
  • June 23, 2009
• Blog / Athletics

  N.Y. Times, Page B11: “MIT Guard Shows Brains and Hoops Can Mix” Jimmy Bartolotta '09 leads the 16-5 MIT Men's Varsity Basketball team.

  

  (!). He plans to play in Europe next year (maybe with Kobe Bryant?).   ... . Bartolotta is a double major in physics and management sciences and expects to ... .0. He would be a sure thing to land a lucrative job in business or science

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 6, 2009
• Blog / Events

  IAP Jealousy (Hey, Jealousy)

  

  , because of how unique it is to an MIT education. I wanted to update my spiel a little since I tend to talk about glass-blowing and truffle ... pick up line in the comments, and if you want to see more of what is

  • by Latasha Boyd
  • January 13, 2015
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  ‘Twas the night before Christmas Happy holidays to everyone!

  

  The Christmas holiday is a pretty big deal in my family. On Christmas Eve, Santa visits our annual family gathering, with dozens of McGanns in ... famous Big Duck, which always gets all gussied up for the holidays. It

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 25, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  A Very McGann Christmas Happy holidays.

  

  always gets all gussied up for the holidays. It's great to be able to ... The Christmas holiday is a pretty big deal in my family. On Christmas Eve, Santa visits our annual family gathering, with 40+ McGanns in

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 25, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Waitlist, 2010

  

  similar. We'll know more about how this year looks in a few weeks. The waitlist committee has been working hard since May 1 to determine how many ... waitlist. Within the next few days, we plan to admit approximately 60

  • by Dave McOwen
  • May 13, 2010
• Blog / Internships & Externships

  My Freshman Journey with Internships or: i get rejected a million times in a row

  

  's remote, though" which, yes, true. But I was just happy to get one in the ... it is extremely rare for freshmen to get internships. Often times ... exclusive, the internship tends to be more competitive and difficult to get

  • by Cami M. '23
  • May 16, 2020
• Blog / Events

  Walkin’ Enjoy my expository, mediocre investigative photojournalism!

  

  manipulate time:   Unfortunately, I have not yet worked out how to add ... free items in building 66, from which I managed to procure this shiny new ... tents. This one in front of Kresge Auditorium was just begging to be

  • by Jackie M. '20
  • September 16, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Live from the Glass Lab! it's...tuesday afternoon??

  

  decorations. It's always easy to know what to get your mom or significant other ... 3 webcams in the lab. Feel free to tune in. Live, from the Lino ... in the MIT Glass Lab this week. Since space is so tight and so tightly

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 19, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  2020 Admitted Student Gatherings Get a vision of your future at MIT

  

  -togethers in their hometowns for students admitted to the class of 2020. These ... celebrate your acceptance after meeting alums in Orlando Be sure to check ... acceptance letters, current students are getting ready for spring break, and

  • by Latasha Boyd
  • March 17, 2016
• Blog / Challenges

  sharp and soft featuring: my favorite naruto moment

  

  other. everyone expects their blades to collide in midair, but instead ... were too dull. he goes on to talk about how people who stay true to their ... that spiky people tended to interact with others in a logical and

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • August 21, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Classes 2.0 what i am/am i doing with my life

  

  Here’s to a basically mid-semester check-in to what I spend my time ... half in now, it’s safe to say that I will have learned a lot by the end ... plan is to post more in depth about this in the future, after I figure

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • October 27, 2017
• Blog / Events

  Nate Silver visits MIT (or, do witches exist in real life?) No, he can't predict the outcome of your admissions decision. Probably.

  

  say that Nate Silver is as close to a rock star as you can get in the ... currently wrestling - is the freedom to work in my underpants. I'm living the ... 'll attempt to do him justice in a few lines.  He is: a prediction wizard and

  • by Michael C. '16
  • March 1, 2013
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  assassins – a liveblog day 7: five remain

  

  front. there are plans in place to advance the game: but i can't get too ... 're scheduled to be in, and so forth...) there are also rules changes that the ... 't participate in it myself. it's a lot more fun to be a player, though. :) the

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • October 16, 2018
• Blog / IAP

  IAP: A Quick Roundup Snively and his homepage dominance must be stopped!

  

  be as good.) The point is, IAP is great, you get a chance to explore ... places in Boston (EDIT: an important "at" was omitted leaving it to appear ... should read "Eaten at new restaurants in Boston" to avoid confusion) 5

  • by Chris M. '12
  • January 27, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Odds ‘n Ends There's a video. And a SONG. Your lucky day.

  

  Well hey there, folks! Remember me? You know, that one weird kid blogger, the one who always makes you go "How'd she get hired?" I'M BACK ... , Spring 2010) for the feature I like to call "Obligatory Doodle": Okay

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • January 26, 2011
• FAQ / First-year application

  What if I’m having a hard time completing the recommendation requirement?

  Secondary School Report. We have always said that it is most important to get ... unable to write you a letter. We encourage you to try to get letters of ... , and there will be ample space in the application to explain any issues