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• Blog / Admissions

  USA Wins 2nd in International Math Olympiad Three MIT '09s won Gold Medals.

  

  themselves here). The problems are stated in a straightforward fashion, making ... 's hardest problems: In a mathematical competition, 6 problems were posed to ... problems is graded from 0-7 points, with partial credit given (on the above

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 18, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Smaller than the eye can see but with the potential to change the world: nanotech!

  

  explore the field is to get a UROP in one of the many labs that do nanotech ... powerful. We'll have more power in the volume of a sugar cube than exists in ... studying the field in college. At a recent admitted student event (*shout out

  • by Melis A. '08
  • February 20, 2008
• FAQ / QuestBridge

  If a QB applicant is admitted EA/RA, will they receive full financial aid?

  MIT practices need-blind admissions for all students, regardless of citizenship. If you're admitted through Early Action or Regular Action, MIT will assemble a financial aid offer that will meet 100% of your demonstrated need
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  A Very McGann Christmas Happy holidays.

  

  The Christmas holiday is a pretty big deal in my family. On Christmas Eve, Santa visits our annual family gathering, with 40+ McGanns in attendance. Just a few miles from my house is the famous Big Duck, which

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 25, 2005
• Blog / Athletics

  Go White Sox! I'm absolutely giddy that the White Sox are in the World Series and I had…

  I grew up in Elgin, IL and I'm a huge White Sox fan (sorry Astro fans). Even though Elgin is northwest of Chicago (and most northsiders are Cubs ... parents and brother. The White Sox haven't been in a World Series since 1959

  • by mitblogs
  • October 26, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  Next Steps For the Deferred what to do next

  

  update us. The FUN form is due by February 15th. You may still submit a ... . There was a definitive resolution for those students who were admitted or denied in EA. Deferred students, however, will have to wait a little longer

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 31, 2014
• Blog / Events

  Science! at the BAH!Fest The science is a lie. The exclamation points are not.

  

  Have you ever heard the joke: What’s green and has wheels? A logical ... ? Or maybe a green van? That’s green and has wheels, right?” A practical person, however, would recognize the tell-tale signs of a bad joke and wait

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • October 8, 2013
• FAQ / Academics and research

  Do most students complete a UROP?

  The opportunity to get involved in research as an undergrad is one of the most exciting things about being a student at MIT. The flagship MIT student research program is UROP. When you do a UROP, you find a professor
• Blog / Announcements

  We have extended the Regular Action deadline to January 6th, 2021 in order to give our applicants (and our staff) some extra time around the holidays

  

  ! Do you provide a fee waiver for the CSS Profile? MIT is not able to ... I am popping my head out of committee for a moment to [annotation ... applying to us for Regular Action, but we presume you're getting a lot of

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 8, 2020
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Follow Me: A Video Tour of Campus in which you get to hang out with my friends and walk around MIT through…

  

  allergies and how to pronounce the word "Stata". If that sounds like a fun way ... I made a video-thing! During the second snow day of the semester, I roped my friends Cathy '17 and Tara '17 into making a video for all you

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • February 23, 2017
• Blog / About Decisions

  No Ceilings next steps

  

  high school, it didn't really feel all that different; there is a goal in ... no ceilings. And I could go on a long rant about how that feels ... Part 1: (literal) There are no ceilings. For some reason, in a lot

  • by Paige B. '24
  • March 12, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  You win some, you lose some. day in the life.

  

  working on 8.09 around 9, which is when my mom called and we talked for a ... wrapped up in my blanket, with JP licks curled up next to me. There was a ... Victoria's Secret has let another MIT vote go through since :( Which is sad

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • October 23, 2008
• Blog / Life after MIT

  My Least Responsible Purchase I'm an impulse buyer but THIS was a bit much

  

  was before Tesla REALLY took off.  It was a Tesla Roadster and I was ... I graduated from MIT and a year and a half after that I moved to Oregon for work.  I found a real estate agent, found a lot, and built a

  • by Snively '11
  • July 17, 2016
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Always A Toys ‘R Us Kid Poll: Who was your favorite superhero?

  

  : 1. Who was yours? 2. What is the ultimate super power? My responses: 1. Batman 2. Invisibility This entry is partially inspired by the

  • by Bryan
  • June 12, 2006
• Blog / MISTI

  MIT-Italy: Working With Ferrari The MISTI experience of Patrik Kunzler.

  

  - Ferrari - in Maranello, a small town in the hills near Modena. Mentally ... readiness to dream, this made for a working environment one could only dream about. Especially for a car guy. Espresso at 8 am: I'm awake. Sounds of

  • by MISTI Program
  • March 27, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  IAP, CES, and other acronyms I spent my MIT IAP with a CEO at CES in LAS, and now I…

  

  January is “supposed” to be an off-month for MIT students - a break ... . CES is the Mecca of the technology world. It’s a trade show - not open ... Fortune 100. It’s kind of a Big Deal. CES is geek paradise, and Plume Labs

  • by Joel G. '18
  • March 9, 2016
• Blog / Athletics

  Discover Exercise and Wellness FPOP a wholesome college experience

  

  tours of Boston. Even if those four days were also a 90-mph disaster. How ... not for anyone who participated. That hurt for a couple of days—"If I ... that I got accepted as a blogger while packing). The 3.5 days of DEW

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • August 21, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  The Role You Play in the Admissions Process by Jenny Rifken, Director of Recruitment and Associate Director of Admissions @ MIT.

  that the admissions process is all about whom the colleges admit and not ... and you control two of them. You really can have a great deal of ... to apply (I'll explain this in a minute) and honest with yourself in

  • by mitblogs
  • October 26, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Square Root Day Your daily dose of nerd humor.

  

  Did any of you notice today was a square root day? I didn't, until I got a friendly email reminding me of this rare mathematical oddity: "Today, 3/3/09, is square root day, which only occurs nine times each

  • by Paul B. '11
  • March 3, 2009
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Stomp the Yard, MIT style The Divine 9 and NALFO organizations on campus

  

  Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations ( NALFO ). NPHC is a national ... found these values embodied. Chi Chapter is currently a city-wide chapter ... sororities. Similarly, NALFO is the umbrella organization for 23 historically

  • by Quinton McArthur
  • January 26, 2009