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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Sketches from the Fall Semester random happenings, senior year edition

  

  /minors I am graduating with, and that is a learning moment for all the ... of us heard a freshman pronounce 3.091 as “thirty-ninety-one” and 7 ... pops for the occasion. After the party and a birthday cheesecake for one

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • December 30, 2017
• Blog / MIT Life

  readmission what'd i miss?

  

  with a dean at S3 (they are wonderfully nice people. they will give you ... (which involves a personal statement, a plan for finishing your degree, and ... option for everyone. But if you are a few semesters through school and find

  • by Allan K. '17
  • January 19, 2016
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Choosing between a career and motherhood A reflection on the ideas expressed in the 9/20/05 NY Times article, "Many Women at…

  

  she speaks with aspires to be a lawyer and almost all plan to stop ... job and being out of the loop for a few years can really reduce your ... respect and have a high regard for women who have made that decision. In

  • by Melis A. '08
  • September 21, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  From Cambridge to You On the road again...

  

  interview and give you some advice. This is also a good chance for students to meet their interviewer face-to-face and to set up a time for their ... America to meet with prospective applicants and parents in more than 70

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 4, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  an unsolicited review of the whitney biennial (not really a review just stuff I liked)

  

  ="1000"] “Kelly starts with the calendar… and uses it as a framework for ... , with a different overarching theme each time. It’s known for 1) focusing ... limits of the ways history is told and uses re-enactment as a vehicle for

  • by Gloria Z. '26
  • March 25, 2024
• Blog / Featured Blogs

  ms paint sidequest by kayode and caleb on a monday night

  

  “The Arm”, and a base I’ll call… well I don’t really have a name for that ... with modifying image pixel colors and locations. It was honestly a really ... each colored pixel and then would produce a new image with that filter

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • March 4, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  Dear Applicant wishing you all the best and greatest

  

  . It means never having to sacrifice dancing with a sibling and meeting friends for a sunny walk for the sake of a torturous assignment; and the ... little to do with your merits as a learner and a person. I discovered this

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • October 6, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Parental Advice Sometimes you just need to get out of the way

  

  to grandma, and a certain jolly old elf that lives at the North Pole ... , elementary school) whose child has known for a couple of years that MIT is ... help us to determine if a student is a good match for MIT like creativity

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • September 11, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Two opportunities for high school students And you don't have to live near Cambridge, MA this time!

  

  those of you near Cambridge, come check out the fair! And for those ... have the opportunity to explore a diverse number of science, math, and ... network with current MIT students. Students can find more information and

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • September 28, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Stu Schmill ‘86 named Dean of Admissions Exciting news!

  

  cycle that saw a record number of applicants and which we have every reason to believe will yield a diverse and talented class," Hastings said ... Office. "MIT is a very special place and the students who come here bring

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 24, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Even Waitresses Under 30 Call Me ‘Sweetheart’… Some thoughts about how classwork and free time intersect at MIT, with a look at…

  

  for an hour and a half every Monday afternoon to nibble on biscuits and ... counted both numbers of passengers and arrival times for two Boston bus ... my humanities class, Becoming Digital. We meet for an hour and a half

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • October 8, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Bay Area wrap-up The scoop from MIT meetings in San Jose, San Francisco, and Lafayette, CA.

  

  an In-N-Out, settling for Jack in the Box (with the scary mascot and ... meeting with you for an MIT interview. Now, to answer a few questions I was ... a meeting in San Jose on Sunday. It was an exciting meeting, with

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 17, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Re-Froshening A Story of Cynicism and Optimism

  

  . And then there came that fateful day when, while looking for a summer ... going to graduate with a 5.0 in a double major and double minor with a ... that MIT is a place run by people, and people aren't perfect. For health

  • by Piper '13
  • August 10, 2014
• Blog / About Decisions

  Waitlist FAQ Some answers for students offered a place on the waitlist.

  

  major Y declines, are you likely to look for another student like them ... for a class of about 1,130 students this year. Based on our estimates of ... items or bribes. Submit a whole new application. Bombard our office with

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 15, 2012
• Blog / MISTI

  pole dancing and punching things trying out new classes in Copenhagen

  

  look up to and feel mildly intimidated by. Mahla is a trained artist ... maga, and did art with some coworkers! pole I’ve tried out the stripper pole on Florey a couple times, but despite living in East Campus for a

  • by Amber V. '24
  • July 16, 2022
• Blog / Athletics

  Sophomore Slump Last semester was not so great

  

  met with the TA’s and Student Support Services and I finally asked for a ... technical class was 3.014, which is a CI-M.  CI-M stands for Communication ... also got to hang out with a bunch of the army kids, and we even took them

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • January 12, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  Hot Dogs Or, how I fail at eating hot dogs.

  

  the typical MIT student with a huge ego I say to Matt and Ben "Psh, I can do that, look! The record is only 14, and you get an hour and a half ... tomorrow at about 3 pm and I'd appreciate a cheering section. I can't make

  • by Snively '11
  • February 10, 2008
• Blog / Hacks

  Another hack Snow and hacks and exams.

  

  to a large construction initiative meant to "update the look and feel ... remember from the Mario hack entry, I was friends with a bunch of people ... Responses to Comments: A: Hey Laura,stupid question : I just wanted

  • by Laura N. '09
  • February 21, 2006
• Blog / Events

  A Trip to AfroTech My Recap of the AfroTech Conference in Houston

  

  started off with a talk that discussed the startup funding and investing ... conference center fairly early and started the day off with a well anticipated ... next day was our last and started early with the flight back for my group

  • by Richard O. '28
  • November 30, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  You stay classy, Sam… TA, go! At MIT, I live in a basement and I don't get to watch Desperate Housewives.

  

  successfully bribed Ben to let me stick around as a blogger this semester, and ... -mail--who knows, I might pull a Mitra and end up using it. Classes started on Wednesday and I've had each of them once by now, so I'll give a quick rundown

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 8, 2005