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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Math = Broken Whatchu know about math?

  

  This OFFICIAL MIT blog is probably not designed for late ... Part II, 4) d?" Me: "No, solving for k was impossible, not even Mathematica could do it." Jon: "I know, the same thing happened to me. I think I

  • by Snively '11
  • February 22, 2008
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Mocktails happy new year new you

  

  here in Central Standard Time except for the classy new decorations my ... you who have completed all or some or none of what you planned for the ... It's 2017 now according to the Gregorian calendar. I'm a frosh.5 (RIP

  • by Abby H. '20
  • December 31, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Photographic evidence Warning: trig ahead.

  

  for the longest time last year. So. Annoying. As for the recommendation ... ). You can also send the letters yourself. Just have your teachers seal the letters themselves, then toss the sealed envelopes into a big folder to be

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 10, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  And for my next trick… ...I'll make J.B. confess to copying the answers to Ms. Hauser's test!

  

  thing though, because while the rooms are usually comfortable enough for 3 people, they were really meant for 2- so it means that the dorm is technically/officially overcrowded. Kristin: Hey, the housing info was awesome

  • by Laura N. '09
  • February 16, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  A Q&A for Deferred Students

  

  Committee will primarily look to the Midyear Report for your updates. What ... Hi Everyone, I was just taking a look at some of the questions on ... year; it depends on how the pool looks. Basically, if you've been

  • by Chris LaBounty
  • December 17, 2012
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Are you ready for some FOOBAW? the one and only time I talk about football

  

  The Prudential Tower put on a special display for the New England ... dad rooted for the Auburn Tigers while her mom rooted for Crimson Tide ... rooted for, I chose Alabama on a whim. My allegiance was sealed. Whenever

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • February 7, 2026
• Blog / Admissions

  Admissions Blogs A quick note on admissions blogging.

  

  . This reminds me that we haven't officially announced that all of the MIT ... 're looking for admissions officer blogs, look no further than MyMIT, where you ... This evening, as I sit reviewing some of the first early action

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 6, 2005
• Blog / How to Food

  kitchen nightmares bugs and toasters and explosions, oh my!

  

  , spurring me to scream for Selena, the official bug person in this apartment ... every meal for the past eighteen years, it's safe to say that I'm a pretty ... . "Just freeze it for a few days to kill off the larvae. It'll be fine." We

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • November 5, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  But What Are They Really Looking For? My thoughts (advice) on navigating (surviving) the college application process.

  

  to figure out what admissions officers are looking for and it is the ... well share my advice here for those who won’t get to hear it in the ... are the most important things for admissions offices to know about you

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • November 11, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  MIT Students Are Cool: Brian Chan edition These are the kind of people that you will go to school with.

  

  for one of the most prestigious research journals in the world: Nature ... .  This is him with the MIT seal origami that he designed and folded ... As an alum, people often ask me what I liked the most about being at

  • by Dr. Dawn '04, MS '06, PhD '11
  • October 15, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Q&A for EA Deferred and Regular Action students your last minute questions

  

  , but the Admissions Committee will primarily look to this report for your ... mostly closed for the holidays and not accepting emails or answering phone ... ? We will look at your application again and consider it in the context

  • by Kris Guay
  • December 20, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  We’re Ready for CPW Are you?

  

  Costco is officially out of hamburgers, UPS is making 5 trips a day to drop off lights, glowsticks, and popcorn machines, the grass is growing, and the sun is shining. MIT is getting ready for CPW as fast as it

  • by Snively '11
  • April 4, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  (Not) Home for the Holidays a very late Thanksgiving post…

  

  , we had to hit several locations–Whole Foods for the pre-cooked turkey, [annotation note="the local Korean grocery store"]H Mart[/annotation] for the ... Charles River"]Star Market[/annotation] for the niche ingredients, and

  • by Allison E. '27
  • January 3, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Eastward ho! Don't US people normally go to Canada or Mexico before they cross an ocean?

  

  This summer, I decided to take an internship overseas. Where in the ... email calling for cover letters to apply for the job. This is how MISTI ... , giving you the chance to specifically put your resume in to apply for that

  • by Stanley G.
  • July 20, 2013
• FAQ / First-year application

  When are decisions announced?

  Decisions will be released mid-December for Early Action and mid-March for Regular Action. We'll email instructions for accessing the decision letters as soon as the official release date(s) and time(s) have been
• Blog / Admissions

  Regarding Online Decisions A brief update.

  

  I am excited to let you know that things are looking fairly good for ... the obvious need for exhaustive testing and the nature of the admissions ... blog comments about it in the last month, so I figured it was a hot topic

  • by Ben Jones
  • February 8, 2006
• Blog / Events

  “Where art thou, O Higgs?” *insert shimmering transition into the past here*

  

  —Professor Eddie Farhi, Director of the Center for Theoretical Physics—found himself ... in his lap, and began to explain the search for a bizarre particle ... evidence for the Higgs. Before that date, anyone who knew the results was put

  • by Danny B.D. '15
  • April 7, 2015
• Blog / Athletics

  N.Y. Times, Page B11: “MIT Guard Shows Brains and Hoops Can Mix” Jimmy Bartolotta '09 leads the 16-5 MIT Men's Varsity Basketball team.

  

  the academic bar isn't lowered for athletes. Earlier this year, we had a ... there for me." In the meantime, Bartolotta hopes to carry M.I.T. to a postseason tournament and then find out where the market for basketball

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 6, 2009
• FAQ / QuestBridge

  Can I apply as a QB Finalist even if I did not rank any colleges?

  , and the email address that you used for your QuestBridge application ... with the MIT QuestBridge Supplement, we require an official school ... transcript through the QB application, please allow 7–10 business days for this
• Blog / Admissions

  A Preview Of My Summer Project Screenshots of the new admissions site.

  

  more to tell, but I have to go play a show at the middle east. Look for ... official admissions office take on things, but if you want the primary source stuff you need to go dig through all the blogs for it. The new site will

  • by Ben Jones
  • August 17, 2006