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• Blog / Admissions

  The Undecideds VI: The Undiscovered Country Even more undecided students' questions & answers.

  

  The sixth in a series... With less than a week until the May 1st postmark deadline for your college decision, I figure now is as good a time ... two bioengineering options have never even considered a lottery. In

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 27, 2006
• Blog / Events

  #WeAreMIT SMASH helped jumpstart an intense conversation between students and administration

  

  . MedLinks is the student group at MIT that "links" or provides a midpoint ... I plan on presenting in the form of a Tech Article, a Powerpoint ... into a more in depth article or brochure to hand out to MedLinks as the

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • November 30, 2014
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  The Years of the Rat More about MIT's famous class ring: the "Brass Rat."

  

  contract: 90% of all students will purchase the ring in a typical year; one ... extravagant event, and stages a lavish delivery ceremony. How did this all start ... features a beaver on the front. Why a beaver? Another interesting story. In

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 21, 2008
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  the art of trying new things exploring new clubs, making new friends, and doing the things i was afraid to do

  

  because I wanted to find a way to explore my interest in business with a ... Shayna A. '23 where we basically sat in a Zoom room for an hour and chatted ... . I remember how hard it was to be a freshman, so I'm just grateful that

  • by Cami M. '23
  • September 19, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  Paul’s Top Ten Common-Sense College Application Tips Patent pending.

  

  , fervor, a fire in the belly, whatever you want to call it - is still really ... first drafts of just such a book. Now that the admissions season is fully ... year from a slightly different angle. However, keep in mind that you are

  • by Paul B. '11
  • November 19, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  an outlook on emails a week of my inbox’s pain and suffering, compartmentalized

  

  sororities with horror movies, so it's nice to see them in a different, MUCH ... mailing lists, there is a catch in that you have to write a color at the end ... unsure what a Tetazoo Glounge even is. I’ve heard it’s a floor in East

  • by Waly N. '24
  • September 21, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  I am Treasured :) Graduate school visit #1 (Updated)

  

  is leaving" hustle. "STOP!" yells the TSA officer. Everyone stops in ... Downtown Berkeley, and here I am. I call Mitra who is also in the Berkeley ... tried to recreate this in my room, it would probably have too much avocado

  • by Bryan
  • March 6, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My Shortest Blog Ever (update 3 =p) 19 days till Taiwan!

  

  ... ...the first thing you think about is a certain protein used in recombinant ... grade is comprised of 4 exams. I've been getting A-'s in the exams in that ... . The claim is reported for a 95% confidence interval only. However, the

  • by Chris S. '11
  • May 4, 2009
• Blog / Uncategorized

  to now and forever

  

  stuff. And it truly hit me how much I've grown and done in these three ... my apartment. It was bizarre in a way because there was a part of it ... lounging in my work office as I finished work. When it came to a close, I

  • by Cami M. '23
  • July 15, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT Computer Timesharing in the 1960’s an extremely influential solution to computer bottlenecks

  

  support staff, were funded in part by IBM, How is timeshare computing ... is stored, accessed, and shared across a network of servers on the ... from a similar concept called computer timesharing back in the 60's

  • by Erick P. '17
  • October 6, 2015
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  SEEING WAITRESS TWICE (sorry in advance for the obnoxious amount of CAPS)

  

  abusive relationship with her awful husband Earl, she is stuck in a cycle of ... . Here is a snippet:. Jenna, her doctor, and the nurse are in the office ... before the show was starting! That’s exactly how much earlier we came to

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • March 9, 2018
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Year of the Origami Dog A beautiful folded-paper version of Evie the dog.

  

  how much it really looks like Evie. Check it out! The origami Evie ... me among the very impressed. MIT is a great place for origami ... Following last week's Lunar New Year post, Joanne got a beautiful

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 9, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Why I Love Taylor Swift I finally explain the reason...or at least try to...

  

  time, she’s been one of my role models. The why is a bit tricky to explain. A lot of it is tangled in details too personal for the blogs, but ... would be a few more months before my friend had more songs of hers, and in

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • June 6, 2017
• Blog / About Decisions

  “what if I get rejected” for everyone nervous about admissions decisions

  

  rejected is how much the pity stings. In an instant everyone around me ... it immediately. My friend knew for a fact that, despite how much it ... time to figure out their admission status. Essentially, nausea is in the

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • November 13, 2024
• Blog / Admissions

  On schools & context

  

  public school might have equal stats, more activities, and a much lower ... , while others simply do not." There are a lot of questions in there, but ... is to summarize a student's qualifications within context. We also

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 23, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Ethnicity Information (Optional) No easy way in.

  

  , this can be seen like a trick question. In a conversation I had with a ... deportation procedures. In short, we can come with a lot of baggage; baggage that puts many, many obstacles in our way of graduating from a higher

  • by Beatriz Valdez
  • September 2, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Our Independent Studies the making of a (very) short film

  

  process, but we are so happy we kept on persisting! He is a grad student in ... was part of a larger problem which is shown in the next video. https ... Computer Graphics, but it is unfortunately only offered in the fall. So, we

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • May 18, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Pluto replies ThinkGeek.com rocks my effing socks.

  

  asked: How much time does a sport at MIT really take up? I'm sure you ... the ball at a certain point in its trajectory. This really isn't hard ... interested in a varsity sport, but I definitely didn't speak to the coach until

  • by Laura N. '09
  • September 17, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Decisions mailed;

  

  and deny letters each come in a standard #10 window envelope (4.125" ... reading and for being a great audience. This isn't to say that this is ... future. In fact, I received word today that I've been accepted as a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 11, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Lace, Gourmet Candy and Dorothy an inside look into the most fabulous internship in san francisco

  

  this IAP?" "Oh, you know. I'm working at a startup in San Francisco ... on a huge dream, the office moves very quickly and the app is scheduled ... been pretty much what I imagined. Everyone on our team is driven, great

  • by Connie H. '15
  • January 16, 2013