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• Blog / IAP

  Snow has arrived and shut down the Institute

  

  first snow day I have had in years. The view from my window Back home ... stick around more (case in point: I had never seen snow turn black), but ... I woke up today to blowing snow, the sound of fire trucks (from the

  • by Becca H. '12
  • January 12, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Hartford meeting wrap-up Giving a better answer to a question I was asked in my Hartford meeting.

  

  I conducted my first of ten meetings this fall in Hartford this week. I think the meeting went quite well; the ~250 people in attendance seemed to find the session helpful and informative. I did get one question

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 9, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  The Mystery Of The Missing Application Tracking Portlet A quick clarification.

  

  up for some reason. I'll look into this when I'm back in the office ... I apologize for the confusion surrounding the removal of the Application Tracking portlet in MyMIT. The system is supposed to display a

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 3, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  RA Selection Day 2

  

  Today's tie: blue/gray/slate-colored. I worked with Amy and a student today in my subcommittee, and we had great group dynamics. For lunch, I ate at the brand new Steam Cafe, a very yummy new dining option! I

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 17, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Dell-icious. MIT students and the Dell Social Innovation Competition

  

  About a month and a half ago, I received an email from Sneha '13 ... up with and entered in the Dell Social Innovation Competition. Earlier today, I received an email from Sivakami '11, asking me to do the same

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • February 15, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Admitted Student Gatherings

  

  Hi! I’m Brenna Heintz, one of the Admissions Counselors here at MIT. Now that I’ve finally emerged from my first season of reading applications, I’m excited to start meeting all of you! Kim was kind enough to let

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • March 19, 2013
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Random notes A little bit of this, a little bit of that.

  

  producing and is rumored to also be in the film. I don't know if you caught it in all the pre-deadline craziness, but a recent entry by Melis ... A few random notes: Thanks for all the mini-contest entries! I

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 9, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

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

  

  did not get an in-class demo of this, but it was fairly awesome if I say ... engineers may use in their career in order to measure certain properties, such as velocity profiles in a pipe or internal pressure of a soda can

  • by Bryan
  • November 9, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Off to Zambia

  

  used (location? design? stigma?). In a community in India (I think ... Through my awesome D-Lab class, I am going to Zambia today until Jan 31st. Zambia is a land-locked country in southern Africa (see above

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • January 7, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Spring Break and Study of Cities Abroad Students in the Department of Urban Studies and Planning enjoy a subsidized spring break abroad…

  

  , highlighting differences in city design and planning between the two locales. While in Scandinavia last spring break, a few of us met up with the 11.027 class in Copenhagen. Ian '06, Andrew '07 and Ruth '07 MCP '08 are shown

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • November 23, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Saturday at the water park

  

  my boyfriend and I ended up at the water park in the first place is that he's from a ski family; they own a condo in Maine and he's a ... family in Ohio; I am of the firm belief that summer is not summer until one

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 8, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Giving Back (Guest Entry) Guest Entry by Kenny '13

  

  sophomore here for Physics and Computer Science. In addition to academics, I ... community in a brand new way. I've taken this opportunity with my brotherhood ... taught me: all that I have to be grateful for. I've got a great set of

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • April 5, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Post-wedding update

  

  So, I'm back in the office after this weekend's wedding. It was great ... in the office, I've done two information sessions in two days as well ... , admissions officer. At the reception, I got to sit next to Julian Wheatley, a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 26, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Q&A Vol. III Everyone gather 'round the laptop 'cause it's movie time!

  

  poopy situations, and Anna has been dancing the night away in Cambridge, I ... impromptu dance parties of my own... ...I'M HOME AND IT'S AWESOME. More ... 's a video. Boom. Sorry in advance for the singing. If any of the other

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • July 2, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  The Match Our thoughts, and a request for current MIT students to weigh in.

  

  the better part of the fall. I apologize for this, and thanks to all of ... updated, and I think it's a good overview. I'm hoping, however, that current MIT students (and alums, if any feel like weighing in!) will comment in

  • by Ben Jones
  • January 5, 2007
• Blog / Events

  Smashing pumpkins and other halloween treats Turning back time and dropping squash off of tall buildings

  

  ’m sorry to say that I took a more conventional route, as I stayed in lab ... from The Matrix. For the record, I was a Matrix fanatic in 8th grade. I ... hour. But, not everyone is as enthusiastic as I am… apparently

  • by Melis A. '08
  • October 30, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Financial Aid Tracking Portlet Now Available You should now see it in your MyMIT account.

  

  the financial aid tracking portlet in your MyMIT account. If you have ... email at finaid(at)mit(dot)edu or telephone at 617-253-4971. [edit] I'm getting a bunch of comments in response to this post with financial

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 9, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  A few quick answers The skinny.

  

  Selection has been busy enough that I haven't had time to do a full Questions Omnibus, I do have enough time to steal an idea from Ben and quickly ... international applications, in parallel to the selection of domestic applicants

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 22, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Saturday Roadtrip Out on the open road.

  

  acrophobia and just general disappointment in the way ladders are built, I ... So this past Saturday, I set out on the open road with some of my ... . Now at first, I was a little confused. I didn't know if this was a

  • by Bryan
  • January 23, 2006
• Blog / How to Human

  Stress Management @ The MITstitvte What's a student to do when school gets rough?

  

  A couple of days before a physics test, my friend Chacha'14 posted on Facebook asking how to deal with stress, and got a massive influx of ... face to the interwebs. I have replaced it with that of the guitarist

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • March 4, 2011