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• Blog / Uncategorized

  Fall Hits MIT In other words: Kate dumps all the pictures she's been meaning to post.

  

  events spanning the last week of which I took pictures. To whet your appetite: It was my turn to cook for the Tetazoo Food Coop, and my partner ... -hundred-sixty-five pound pumpkin! (the quarter is for comparison) Other people on hall had

  • by Kate R. '14
  • October 27, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Off to Zambia

  

  demonstrations. Sodis uses a method of water disinfection intended for the ... ) We will spend the majority of our trip in the community of Mwape, which is in the northeast corner of the nation. Last January's D

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • January 7, 2007
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  The Contest Continues Contest wrapup.

  

  So in response to the death of Pluto as a planet, I am undertaking a campaign to revise the mnemonic and change history books with YOUR HELP Here are the finalists. Cast your vote for your favorite! A. My Very

  • by Bryan
  • September 20, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  The summer begins…

  

  Now that I've completed the FEE, it's time for the math diagnostic. I've got my freshman advising application in, as well as my MIT ID card photo and housing lottery preferences. With most of this behind me, it feels

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • June 15, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  The Secret Lives of Machines 🤖 In which the machines in my life get the spotlight they deserve.

  

  for me. Marla is the phone I got before freshman year of high school, and who I continued to use (and drop) for the next five years. The hall ... ) could finally take a turn for the better. “My phone’s broken,” I said to

  • by Fiona L. '27
  • September 22, 2024
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Burning Question Part 2 An extension of the previous thread, which grew quite long.

  

  Quoting Prashant from the last thread, "Number of ways to compare two ... 't need to win the USAMO to know that's a lot of ways. What a lively discussion it has been. It's grown too long, so we're continuing it here for

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 17, 2005
• Blog / Travel

  clownazoo part 2 this post is two years late

  

  In case you have not seen part 1, I posted it near the end of my freshman year. I am now going into my senior year. I think I may have ... travel and trying to free ourselves from the predicament.

  • by Anika H. '26, MEng '27
  • August 1, 2025
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Admitted

  

  celebrate with us in the comments and—more importantly—share this ... ’re walking on sunshine (or dancing in the moonlight). We’ll have some additional, cylindrical information for you soon.

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2025
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Announcing new blogger avatars! all-new, all quality

  

  a new, anti-cohesive style for the MIT Admissions blogs. We're harnessing the incredible power of our students to draw doodles when they ... The bloggers' old avatars were drawn by a talented professional in a

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • April 1, 2023
• Blog / Events

  Cheat Sheet This amazed me when I first saw it.

  

  Mystery Hunt is a yearly tradition at MIT, but this isn't an entry about Mystery Hunt. This is an entry about one of the tools our team has for Mystery Hunt. We rarely used it, but the sheer amount of information

  • by Snively '11
  • August 2, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I hurt myself again And again and again and again.

  

  recurring issue in for the last couple of years, probably made worse by my ... wearing the same shirt for three days. But today I got back one of three ... things. My failings at life from the last couple of weeks include tripping

  • by Keri G. '10
  • March 9, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Your Name in Flashing Lights Or maybe just mitadmissions.org

  

  - we want to hear you and hear what CPW is like for you and the friends ... Did you ever try to call in for radio shows? Ever want your five ... piloted an effort to capture CPW through the eyes of a prefrosh, and this

  • by Bryan
  • April 1, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Stud/Fac Dinners Genius idea to get free dinner with MIT geniuses

  

  The 2006 Class Council is responsible for planning and executing many ... , paid for by the '07 class council! :-) Take this amazing opportunity to ... out into other schools for this dinner. On my short list at the moment

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • September 17, 2006
• Blog / Events

  About Some Activities (ASA) More tangents than a trig test (~11 pictures)

  

  Another group with which I'm involved, the Association for Women Students ... room 26-100 This is the same room in which I attended 8.01: Classical ... room, MIT Lecture Series Committee (LSC) shows movies every weekend for

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • November 5, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  it really is beginning and so it begins

  

  That kind of means summer is ending. Jessie wrote in her blog how everyone is getting ramped up for probably one of the most exciting times of the year, Orientation. In about 10 minutes, we start our pre

  • by Bryan
  • August 24, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Central Meetings Today, we'll mail out the first of four batches of letters announcing the MIT meetings…

  

  invitation to our meeting in your neck of the woods (haven't yet signed up for ... Tomorrow, we will mail out the first of four batches of letters announcing the 70 meetings we'll be doing across the country this fall. We call

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 19, 2005
• FAQ / QuestBridge

  How do I apply to MIT if I am not selected as a QuestBridge Finalist?

  If you applied for the QuestBridge Match but were not selected as a Finalist, you are still welcome to apply to MIT through our Regular Action ... fill out the entire MIT first-year application.
• FAQ / First-year application

  Do I have to submit a school profile?

  one specifically for us. We request the profile only if one is available. ... Your school counselor (or equivalent) should submit the Secondary School Report and transcript. Most counselors also attach a letter of
• FAQ / Academics and research

  Is there really a Game Lab?

  Can you believe we have a GAME LAB? The MIT Game Lab brings together ... new approaches for applied game design and construction. Their mission is to explore, educate, and engage the public by creating
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW: The Story So Far An update from the frontlines.

  

  the northeast side of campus for a not-so-secret meeting with several ... plan for dinner. After that, I'll be helping set up for the CPW Festival ... Come one, come all to CPW! I don't know about you guys, but the

  • by Paul B. '11
  • April 10, 2008