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• Blog / Admissions

  I like to do the jumble sometimes

  

  MIT just before the onset of World War II, and his MIT, while having the ... helped me quite a bit. At MIT, the interview is an important part of the admissions process. The interview report is often one of the most helpful

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 9, 2004
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Below 48, Part 2 Has anyone really been far even as decided to use even go want to do…

  

  of classes I gave in my last post, we're left with the question ... existentialist crisis at the end of sophomore year, when I realized that I hadn' ... with friends or with activities I enjoy. In spring of 2013, the questions

  • by Danny B.D. '15
  • October 27, 2014
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Touring an IS&T Datacenter, and How My Dad Crashed the Internet I promise they're related.

  

  panicked at the submission of their Early Action applications during the last ... story of how my father became one of the few people in the world who has ... enough already, but seriously: What the heck happened on far West Campus

  • by Danny B.D. '15
  • November 2, 2014
• FAQ / Interview

  What is the interview process?

  . Interviews are not a required part of the MIT application. While we try to offer as many interviews as we can, we have limited availability and may ... available. ECs typically use the email address you provided on your
• Blog / Events

  REX at Simmons Hall 2015 water balloon wars, pancakes, roofdeck parties, and a trojan duck

  

  As Vincent mentioned, the MIT Class of 2019 freshmen are currently ... , like the East vs West Water War on Tuesday or East Campus' yearly ... Water War and for the Top of the Sponge roofdeck party. It's funny to

  • by Erick P. '17
  • August 31, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  Waitlist post Answers to waitlist FAQs.

  

  accept our offer of admission. Some years, we overpredict (as in the past ... the offer of admission from another college before May 1. After May 1 ... I know that folks on the waitlist have lots of questions; hopefully

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 27, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Taste of the Real World an adventure in life

  

  on in the world, only able to scan the New York Times every couple of ... earthquake in Japan or election signs popping up outside of Kresge. The world ... regattas. This summer is the first I’ve spent outside of academia. Although

  • by Becca H. '12
  • June 22, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Pictures from a Month into Classes and I'm thrivi... surviving?

  

  hallway to climbing a rock wall on the side of a student-built wooden fort next to a 360-degree student-built gyroscope ride in the middle of one of ... time we were in the elevator) - but this sense of unseriousness while

  • by Richard O. '28
  • October 14, 2024
• Blog / MIT Life

  REXachusetts Institute of Technology your guide to the daily confusion

  

  classes begin next week. But over the last week, the Class of 2026 arrived ... . For the rest of you, REX is a great opportunity to find out about the ... what the MIT culture is like, at least as reflected by the kinds of

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 1, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  April Questions Omnibus 1

  

  the MIT Museum. Not at MIT, you could take a tour of Fenway Park, walk ... says: 'Because of the late date of our Visiting Program those who wish to ... by May 1st because of the ongoing admitted students weekend, I

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 4, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  I love musicals! Wicked just dropped and I am LOSING MY MIND

  

  , I dressed up as the Wicked Witch of the West. I even painted myself ... film for [annotation note='The film was announced in December of 2012 ... .[/annotation]    I HAVE BEEN SIMMERING. BUZZING. WAITING ON THE EDGE OF MY SEAT

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • November 29, 2024
• Blog / MIT Life

  MIT Admissions Valentine's Day Cards! Welcome to your moments of fame, 13's.

  

  fame on the MIT Admissions Blogs- send me a picture of you and your card, and I'll add you to the post. :) It's kind of a fun way to meet your ... with his card. Le sigh. I suppose it happens even to the best of us. But

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • February 14, 2009
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  The Senior Bucket List, Pt. I Do ALL the things!

  

  -time favorites. When I accepted my offer to come to MIT, one of the first thoughts that crossed my mind was Holy moly I am going to be in the vicinity of ... (and beyond!) to hear this incredible man speak. I got one of the last

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • November 18, 2012
• Blog / Challenges

  At What Cost A summary of my fall semester

  

  more than most people take here. Especially on top of being the ... many of you are in the same boat. It’s quite a humbling feeling; one I ... ’t do the work (any of my team members will tell you I could). I just didn

  • by Derrick B. '08
  • December 21, 2007
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Waitlisted

  

  Because of the incredible size and strength of the applicant pool we were unable to offer admission to many, many incredible students whom we ... interested in MIT, and so forth. In the meantime, you may talk amongst

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2015
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Waitlisted

  

  Because of the incredible size and strength of the applicant pool we were unable to offer admission to many, many incredible students whom we ... interested in MIT, and so forth. In the meantime, you may talk amongst

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  one weekend in March a play-by-play

  

  trips to Denmark and the UK, when she encountered lots of people who made ... as I imagined for water a few degrees off freezing. We stay in the ... sequel to Junior Lab). In the spirit of peer review, each of us has to read

  • by Kai V. '25
  • March 22, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Fuel from the Fields: MIT Charcoal Project a "simple and affordable solution" to charcoal production in Haiti, 21 pictures

  

  here's just one example of a) how hands on the class is, and b) how it ... ? Charcoal is the product of incomplete combustion of organic matter. This ... causes the organic matter to be carbonized instead of burning away

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • October 2, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  how the first midterms actually were xoxo gossip girl?

  

  psychic. Not only did I successfully predict the 2021 Pantone Color of the ... midterm in the middle of the term, but instead 2-3 midterms plus a final ... the others? Never did I think that even the wrath of MIT could shake my

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • October 15, 2024
• Blog / Classes

  Tales of Two Parallels East Campus History class!

  

  History. It’s a special class, offered for the first time this year, with the purpose of documenting East Campus culture and history before the dorm is renovated. The class, now labelled STS.051, will be offered this

  • by Amber V. '24
  • August 25, 2022