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• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Joy of Building a chronicle of my failed attempts to create things that work

  

  In a public high school with about 700 people per class, there was ... time I’d ever touched code, and man, were there a lot of TypeError: 'list ... organize closets, pivoted to a VR game of Would You Rather?, and then Escape

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • March 3, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  Juniors: Sign up for SAT Subject Tests SAT Subject Test registration deadline is April 28.

  

  A message for juniors out there: with the deadline for the June ... registering is April 28th. We suggest that when you register, you list MIT to ... Level 2), and one in science (Physics, Chemistry, or Biology E/M). You can

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 13, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  ZigZag Episode 7 A new episode features Commencement highlights and an interview with the party button guys.

  

  graduating students (you can frequently see my thumb). Marsha is broadcasting ... Episode 7 of MIT's video podcast ZigZag is out now. Stories include Commencement and MIDAS (a.k.a. the party button). Check it out. Marsha Bolton

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 18, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  The Other CPW CPW guest entry by Sam Range '13

  

  Campus Preview Weekend, none is more important than the CPW booklet, a 96 ... weekend; it is the intangible element that makes CPW so much more than a ... supposed to be sleeping in suite 223. From about midnight to 4am, there was a

  • by Bryan
  • May 1, 2009
• Blog / Challenges

  running out of time the woes of every single graduating student

  

  ...," nor can I quantify the anxiety it evokes. I did a "senior sale" to get ... through this school, which is why I'm able to enjoy a (relatively) relaxing ... , but now it just signals the end. what do you mean I won't be a college

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • April 27, 2023
• Blog / About Decisions

  Disappointment I know how it feels...

  

  . Rejection hurts - there's no doubt about it. But it hurts less if you take a second to think about the big picture - which is where my friends came in ... didn't get in: I have a story for you! And hopefully, it'll make you feel

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • December 21, 2011
• Blog / Personal Travel

  summer 2021

  

  sleeps for 20 hours a day? Or that there is a silent, ongoing extinction of ... there was no scientific basis for it at all. if you want a good laugh ... being placed a 5 minute walk away from a cat cafe, where we got to pet and

  • by Cami M. '23
  • August 5, 2021
• Blog / About Decisions

  Early Action Updates Some helpful tips for those working on their EA apps.

  

  submitted; there is no electronic version of this form. You can submit ... Parts One and Two, there is a link that will allow you to preview your ... : Yes, the word count is enforced. There is, as I understand it, a little

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 19, 2012
• Blog / MISTI

  COPENHELL a giant metal fest in Denmark 🤘🏽

  

  . Strangers offer to put you on their shoulders when you can’t see over the ... ; “You don’t fucking touch people without permission,” I told a thirty year ... ?” I said yes, thank you, held a thumbs-up far out in front of me. He

  • by Amber V. '24
  • June 28, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  More On The Interview… You don't need to take up the crumhorn to look "different."

  

  's been a student there. College admissions is all about the "match" and ... in that regard. To that end, there is no expectation that you should ... , anyway. The interview is simply a way for you to tell us in person. Some

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • October 30, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Meet the Admissions Officers: Mikey Yang ‘05 Name: Mikey Yang; Job title: Admissions Counselor; Hometown: Troy, MI

  

  college town and a walking town - you can walk or take public transportation ... city is so diverse and you can find almost any kind of food all over the ... side, and we embrace and accept that. Someone can tell a nerdy joke and

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 19, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  On Time That which I do not have.

  

  . Said illusion is currently failing to function. Case in point: Where did ... have a friend who can solve it in about twenty seconds. He keeps telling ... my schedule such that not a single class of mine runs past 3:30 pm

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • February 7, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  Cancel all operations Tell your friends to cool it, my cover's blown.

  

  . victor: hi there, can one really finsih, say, a course he takes,in a short ... once with some people from our floor. You can see the result here. And my ... BMX, but there are a lot of people here who like to bike. Let It Bleed

  • by Sam M. '07
  • May 16, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  Thoughts for the New Year, part 2 electric boogaloo

  

  lacks something really crucial, and that is a sense of wonder. There hasn ... is only natural, because you can’t find something very cool if you don ... one can imagine, struggling through course material for a subject you

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • January 3, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Two answers on a Saturday night Because SNL's a rerun and we just finished our movie from Netflix

  

  most you can do is two majors and two minors. How easy/difficult a ... 've heard about MIT--I thought, as you say, that it was a really collaborative ... no idea what I'm going to do, but medicine is definitely a possibility

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • September 2, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What I Wanted to Say to Prefrosh before CPW 2015 a resurrected freshman draft

  

  cooker. How you come out of it is a mystery. Ultimately, you’ll choose your ... year. It is now my last chance to share these freshman thoughts with you ... is my past avatar, a more accurate depiction of me when I wrote this

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • April 19, 2018
• Blog / Challenges

  How Are You? because it's not just a simple question

  

  how a person is doing. “How are you” is asked quickly and instinctively ... nothing better than having a true heart-to-heart with the people around you ... Life is busy at MIT. Most of the time, our schedules and motivation

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • November 19, 2017
• Blog / About Decisions

  Some reflections Post decisions, a few thoughts.

  

  of is that no matter where you wind up, you and your classmates have an ... with a strong humanities program that offers appropriate context, you ... , you don’t have to wait to graduate. As an undergraduate student, you can

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • March 29, 2009
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Activities Midway Each year, MIT exhibits its 300+ student activities. Friday, I checked them out for you.

  

  given a list of the ~250 groups that had booths. You can view the list ... were on hand for the event. You can click here to view the entire list ... (check out her button!). Yummy... Because you could not be there, I took

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 6, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  My Application Story Modified (but mostly plagiarized) from my personal blog. Enjoy the copy pasta.

  

  regarded highly enough that there wasn't a significant difference. So another ... became clear that Chicago is a liberal arts school with a strong science department, while MIT is a science school with a strong liberal arts department

  • by Ahmed H. '12
  • October 17, 2008