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• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Ode to the Institute Better late than never.

  

  softly smiling and our eyes Probing with a questioning light We rub our ... house us in a place where we can be inspired and taught By one another. You provide us with a home-- an often-decorated dome (by the work of

  • by Ana V. '15
  • February 16, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Autumn in New England The trees explode with color.

  

  with color. I'm not a great photographer, but I hope some of the below ... Hampshire and Central Massachusetts. This is also a good time ... recently. For those of you in regions that do not have four seasons: autumn

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 17, 2005
• FAQ / Transfer

  What college should I attend to improve my chances for transfer admission?

  MIT welcomes a small group of exceptional transfer students each year ... colleges, the U.S. military, international universities, and other non ... coursework, as well as co- and extra-curricular opportunities in your areas of
• Blog / Admissions

  IAP? No.. YOU’RE AP Possibly the worst title EVER. (Also, answers to your questions, but under the worst title…

  

  and a 400 on the SATs - and vice versa. Don't go too crazy with ... team and on a summer rec team; around my senior year I practiced with a ... that I'd used for two years with the double monitors and the subwoofer

  • by Jess K. '10
  • January 17, 2007
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  The Double Edged Sword On Time Magazine's article titled: "Are We Losing Our Edge?"

  

  that I think would make for some good discussion. For a full reference ... this new era where communication occurs rapidly and information is only a ... , she went on several interviews, and she will take a job as a consultant

  • by Bryan
  • February 17, 2006
• Blog / Events

  MIT Commencement On Friday, the MIT Class of 2005 graduated! It was a beautiful day on Killian…

  

  Admissions Marilee Jones! Above, Marilee is preparing for an interview with a ... On Friday, the MIT Class of 2005 graduated! It was a beautiful day on Killian Court for the MIT Commencement ceremonies. For the curious, here

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 6, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  Pi(e) Day Burton 1 celebrates Pi Day as we generally like to celebrate all unofficial nerd holidays…

  

  . Excited to get fitted for my dentures. Anyway, I'm still hosed, and I have a ... only take a second, and I haven't blogged in so long that I got pushed ... got elected social chairs of Burton 1, and to celebrate that we had a Pi

  • by Jess K. '10
  • March 18, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  Waitlist Wrap-Up 2008

  

  admissions for this year and let the remaining waitlist students focus on their schools for the fall. To those of you who stuck with us on the waitlist ... know you will have a terrific and successful experience. Best wishes, MIT

  • by Decisions
  • June 24, 2008
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Before You Arrive on Campus: Orientation Edition On REX, safety, free stuff, and making the most out of it all!

  

  better way for you to feel welcome and pick the perfect-est living space ... greatly. It is a special MIT gem. Talk to your family. Stay in touch with ... your MIT ID early by traveling to Boston with a subsidized MBTA pass

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • August 12, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  Happy Holidays! Pictures from our recent holiday party.

  

  for a week of vacation (YES!) - back on January 2. I hope you all have wonderful holiday vacations, and here's to a great 2007! I'll leave you with ... . Stu hams it up. Rick and Stu sing harmony for Marilee. Marisa and

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 21, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Class of 2020 Wait List Decisions We're sending out wait list decisions today.

  

  ). Looking back now, it was a great fit for me and I had an amazing experience ... It's been over a week since the May 2 reply deadline, and we know ... , we've been waiting for all our admitted students to submit their

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • May 11, 2016
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Power of suggestion This entry will tell you whether you'll get into MIT or not in two minutes.

  

  are united by a thirst for knowledge and an indefatigable work ethic ... Kappa Late Night, a fall talent show for charity sponsored by one of MIT's five sororities, and they held a raffle there. About halfway through the

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 5, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Photo Contest, Round 2 The Boston skyline at night.

  

  in The Matrix): (Click on either photo for a zoomed-in view) ... details to your imagination, for now at least). The picture was taken from the Longfellow Bridge over the Charles River (if you panned a bit more

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 31, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  US News & World Report… Just Save Your Wrist Watch. If I were to create a minority-based ranking of colleges, here are some of the…

  

  who was known for his crazy sayings and no nonsense demeanor. He had ... 'd simply raise his left arm high over his head and point to his watch with ... -known problems associated with the USNWR rankings; my fellow blogger and colleague

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • August 24, 2005
• Blog / MISTI

  misti musings sugar, spice, and everything nice

  

  crippling laziness and go for a run in the woods behind my hotel, but until ... ’s surprisingly tasty, and a dish that mixes potatoes with oranges in a thick ... 9 to 5 gig down to a skill. Wake up, go to work, code, go for lunch

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • June 28, 2019
• Blog / About Decisions

  Moving Forward I, and the outstanding staff in the admissions office, re-affirm our pledge to uphold the…

  

  at odds with one another: Marilee's contributions over the years and ... , came at an important time for our culture, and is one that resonated ... for more than fifty years, stretching over the tenures of half a dozen

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • May 4, 2007
• Blog / Uncategorized

  i have fridays off this semester here's what i did with my first one

  

  to make your day, like you've hit a drive with only green lights. And ... your schedule for the semester and noticing that, for the first time, you ... window and decide to sleep for another hour. And when that hour is up, you

  • by Veronica P. '27
  • February 6, 2026
• Blog / Academics & Research

  There Are No Uninteresting Things I'm taking classes. If you ask nicely, I might tell you about them.

  

  , so when I can't, I scour the internet for a quote that's moderately ... 'm going for. So now, in numerical order: 6.002 - Circuits and Electronics ... going to be challenging for me, because we're already dealing with things

  • by Evan B. '10
  • September 17, 2007
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Stealing from the Class of 2016 And you'll have to work to get it back

  

  mailing lists that only see use for a semester, others that get used for a year or more, and still others that are used for four or more years. Many mailing lists lack clever names and all of them end with @mit.edu. Since

  • by Snively '11
  • September 27, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  the luxury of bad art nothing but the truth

  

  for the first time, with a short story I wrote over winter break. It was ... story ended up winning a national award, and I flew to New York City for ... group has a piano keyboard, and I’ve downloaded MuseScore. It’s my first

  • by Rona W. '23
  • May 11, 2023