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• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Tunnel Adventures We didn't get lost, in case you were wondering.

  

  tunnel hacking associated with MIT's below-ground labyrinth, but so far, I've neither seen nor participated in said activities. Instead, I've mainly used ... to an elaborate system of tunnels that wind under and in between the

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • November 15, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Cacti and Ice Cream

  

  Yes, I'm in the American Southwest... Yesterday, I had ice cream ... '11?), Ilang (Wellesley '09) In case you're wondering, here are some of ... Implementation of Gradient-Based Convolutional Neural Networks in Handwriting

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 12, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Don’t believe everything that you read

  

  -filled college admissions discussion sites; this one made me laugh out loud: I ... achieve 2 of the 5 you are in. 1. USAMO 2. ISEF 3. 1600 4. 4.0 (unweighted) 5. I forgot what the last one was, but it was some weird national

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 8, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Life as an Artist things I discovered about myself as it relates to the artsy stuff I have in…

  

  ... "Things I Discovered About Myself as it Relates to the Artsy Stuff I Have in ... think?? lol As usual, my thoughts come out as bullet points so in the following, I will talk about some of the things that "ART IS..." for me (or my

  • by Cydnie T. '12
  • November 2, 2010
• Blog / Events

  Ring delivery! Saturday night was Ring Delivery!

  

  , which I had never been to before. Here are some pictures: As you can see from the pictures, it was a beautiful venue which I had never been ... name is even engraved on the inside, in cursive! So, in the picture below

  • by Melis A. '08
  • April 23, 2006
• Blog / Events

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

  

  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 powerpoint presentation thousands of miles away. I remember hearing talk around

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • September 25, 2005
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Announcing new blogger avatars! all-new, all quality

  

  The bloggers' old avatars were drawn by a talented professional in a ... worse job? Wouldn't that be better? Today, I am proud to introduce to you ... ! [caption id="attachment_88114" align="alignnone" width="275"] Shuli: "wdym, i

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • April 1, 2023
• Blog / Life after MIT

  One more baby blogger Or blogger baby? I don’t know, is it the same?

  

  daughter, and as far as I know, she’s the first of Blogger Generation 2.0. When I got engaged to her dad in Killian Court the summer after senior ... The new baby bloggers were introduced about a month ago, but I have

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • October 3, 2017
• Blog / About Decisions

  Tell Me Baby ..what's your story?

  

  loves me and is really excited that I got in and is also really excited to ... So you're admitted! You're a rockstar! So I'm bringing this post back! What did YOU do when you got into MIT? Example: I'm Sandy, one of Jess

  • by Jess K. '10
  • March 21, 2007
• Blog / Events

  Back to Boston Recommended Orientation events

  

  of all of the fun I have been missing. I am involved in a couple of ... I am flying back to Boston tonight (why do I always book redeyes?) and can't wait to meet all the new '10s. For the past couple of weeks, I

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • August 27, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Financial Aid Tracking + Evie Pix Some quick updates.

  

  Hi folks, First I just wanted to give mad props to the kind folks who have submitted photoshopped Evie/Sawyer photos in the last entry. They ... financial aid tracking. Daniel just posted an update in College Confidential

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 1, 2006
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Minecraft: Discuss Open thread.

  

  from creepers and during the night I hide away in my bunker and dig dig ... released in two day's time, at 9 PM on Thursday. But because neither of us ... cubes in a 3D world...The game is divided into two main modes, Alpha and

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 14, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Guest Blog: A Guide for the Hopeless and Drenched thoughts from mark '15

  

  out on studying for a quiz. I cannot stress enough how fortunate you are ... organically in the form of a hobby, or perhaps an inspiring book. Others may ... in a wood cabin. As the raindrops patter on the window, you seek

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 29, 2011
• FAQ / First-year application

  What if I don’t have letter grades for some of my coursework or have chosen to take a class pass/fail?

  school can make available to us and consider them in the context of your ... assessments, or something else. In some cases, you may have the ability to ... help us get a better understanding of your mastery in a subject. We
• Blog / Admissions

  Missing Documents Due Monday important information to make your application complete

  

  prospective member of the Class of 2016, this would be a mighty good time to log ... newly submitted documents. If at this point you would like to withdraw your application from consideration at MIT just email us. Ok, I'm going

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • January 26, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Past Enrollment On A Map [updated as to not freeze your browsers ^_^] My final project for 4.502 (Design Scripting).

  

  of making weird shapes in Rhino, I decided to use Processing to turn ... that I've gotten the hang of this (note: I've never really programmed in ... Hi!! I've been super busy over the past few weeks with various final

  • by Cristen C. '10
  • May 17, 2009
• Blog / Events

  Rachel was at SF Pride with Facebook

  

  -- on the bus there, I ran into a flock of Google interns wearing this ... really impressive. I mean, I don't even bother registering for classes that ... stamps for us to spam irreverently. We proceeded to arrange them in every

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • July 1, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Opera No, not the browser

  

  One of my housemates here in Boston is a grad student at the MIT ... what I brazenly call The Birthplace of All Things Good and Awesome (I ... solutions, inspiring innovations, and the mind-blowing leaps I only dimly

  • by Dave McOwen
  • September 10, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  2,822 applications

  

  So, after two entries that seemed to relax people a bit, I do need to ... the early action round than we did last year. In 2003 we admitted 438 students during EA; this year, I anticipate it will be fewer than 400. Last

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 23, 2004
• Blog / Admissions

  First read

  

  Welcome those of you who have just joined us! I encourage you to read ... makes a good summary of an application. I just finished reading and ... I must say I'm very excited to be starting the application reading

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 24, 2004