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• Blog / About Decisions

  MIT EA Decisions To Be Posted Thursday, 12/14/17, at 6:28PM ET

  

  . There is a similar link for forgotten usernames. If you're having trouble ... a decision on the 14th, you should visit decisions.mit.edu and log in ... to evil Kermit. It doesn't matter how many times you click that refresh

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 7, 2017
• Blog / Uncategorized

  My design won an MIT merch contest I don't know why

  

  !" but I decided that was too much. I still wanted to mention it though ... grad student from each university. Each of the winners is going to win ... wrote some bullshit about how I wanted to capture the complexities of the

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • July 23, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  Let the games begin! Last minute advice for your CPW.

  

  particular order, Don't spend too much time with your host! CPW is not "meet ... ". Although your host is probably a fairly awesome person, they'll be around for ... ). CPW is a chance for you to meet people in your grade and go to once-in-a

  • by Cam T. '13
  • April 7, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  International Selection Day 1

  

  . Tomorrow is a new day, and a new tie. I'm very much looking forward to ... ) Executive Committee. ISA is a terrific support network for our international ... *Update as of 2015: Early action is available to both domestic and

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 6, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  A slightly snarkier guide to visitors How to not be the kind of MIT visitor who drives me up the wall.

  

  like a tourist" guide is not to stand around like a moo cow in front of ... considered the Infinite, but is still a long straight line of interconnected ... 's campus. MIT is kind of a miniature city -- there are about 4000 undergrads

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 12, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Waitlist post Answers to waitlist FAQs.

  

  uncertainties, we also keep a waitlist of students. How many people are on the ... year? It is impossible to know. We will have no idea how many people we ... three years. It is hard to know beforehand exactly how many students will

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

  Getting Through a Difficult Month Study, Study, Study

  

  material. It is, in the big picture to me, a tradeoff. In comparison to last ... campus which attests to the fact that there is literally so much that can be done in terms of this city, and got to have a much-needed week off

  • by Jack-William B. '21
  • April 1, 2018
• 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
• FAQ / Academics and research

  What kind of things can I do during IAP?

  If you think MIT is all work and no play, let us take you for a spin ... spring and fall semesters, the Independent Activities Period is a special ... years, IAP has given MIT students, faculty, and staff a unique opportunity
• Blog / Admissions

  Early Action Season Some advice for the EA deadline. (Relax. Be patient. Don't stress. Don't procrastinate!)

  

  individual circumstances. November 1 is a postmark/submit-button deadline. We ... *Update as of 2015: Early action is available to both domestic and international students.   Tonight is Thursday, October 30th. That means

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 30, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Numbers Sigh.

  

  corresponded to a B. Which just goes to show you that much of what you know ... numbers, that there is more to anyone than a bad test grade. Anyway - I ... , and left me in a somewhat disheveled state. There's homework, lab

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • October 5, 2011
• Blog / How to Food

  Recipe for Fun Learning how to cook is as easy as 1..2..3!

  

  A couple of you asked for the recipe for my plantain crusted salmon ... really is exact. What you need: Salmon filets 1 bag - Plantain Chips Salt ... sides of the salmon with salt and pepper. In a blender or food processor

  • by Bryan
  • July 2, 2006
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  The First Snow of the Year! Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow. Also, what to expect for the…

  

  a fireplace (even if it is boarded up and non-functional, as are most ... Today was the first snowfall of the year! How exciting, I didn't even ... across the Harvard Bridge and bang, we felt a snowflake (the first

  • by Melis A. '08
  • October 29, 2005
• Blog / Challenges

  i’d like to write a happy post a sestina

  

  's just a place. Not all adventures are good. No place is a paradise. The ... I've been gone from the blogs for a little while, since this semester has been quite a difficult one and I haven't really had the headspace to

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • April 6, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  Thoughts on Snow quick notes from the journal.

  

  waterproof to it as you thought. Silly: how grass looks like a bad shave when ... delightful squelching sounds after a while (see 4.) Everything is wet. It ... about snow: Don't welcome it with a fire alarm and evacuation at 9

  • by Allan K. '17
  • December 10, 2013
• Blog / About Decisions

  Deferred? Shameless thievery from a colleague's blog topic (sorry Matt).

  

  . Please let me know how I can help to put it into a perspective that helps ... Shameless thievery from a colleague's blog topic (sorry Matt). There are a great many more of you that were deferred that admitted. I'm sure

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • December 13, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Fireside Chat with John Maeda Thoughts from former MIT graduate and professor and RISD President

  

  declared Course 6-3 on Friday! And there's also a new Minor in Design that is ... share his experiences and thoughts on a variety of topics. He had a great ... notes I sketched out during the talk.   I'm very much

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • April 25, 2016
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Digging through old bookmarks time for some blasts from the past

  

  editorials. Yes, VIRGINIA, there is a Santa Claus. He exists as certainly as ... 't: Toward a Pedagogy of Discomfort. This is one of the things I still think ... , scrutinizing them with a skeptical eye and asking “How do we really know it

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • October 18, 2020
• Blog / Challenges

  Hosed Exams=Cars, I'll show you how!

  

  , "Getting an education from MIT is like drinking from a firehose" which is ... So you know how cars sit at stoplights with their all their blinkers ... the same time? That's how exams are here. Most of the time they're all

  • by Chris M. '12
  • March 6, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Where did my Summer Go? Written 30,000 feet above the ground in a giant piece of metal

  

  accomplishments. We talked for a long time about how I got to MIT and what it is ... for a tubular products company, TMK IPSCO. What I did not mention is ... , which is a really tall building with the world's highest altitude art

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • August 15, 2014