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• Blog / Admissions

  Early Action Update The latest on app tracking, app numbers, etc.

  

  *Update as of 2015: Early action is available to both domestic and international students.   The Early Action season is shaping up to be a ... steady this past year. "As I traveled around the country this fall, I

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 18, 2010
• Blog / Athletics

  Scootah Hockey a sport of tradition, friendship, and raw athleticism

  

  resistance from our opponents, my teammates and I won 1 to 0. Afterwards, I ... game to play. Each team has three to four players on at a time, each of whom rides on a noble steed--those scooters that you used to sit your

  • by Ellie F. '28
  • May 13, 2025
• Blog / Life after MIT

  A New MIT “Alum” Many fictional characters are MIT alumni; the newest is Jessica Alba's Sue Storm in "Fantastic…

  

  add to this list! What am I missing? ... On Friday morning, I was reading the New York Times review of the ... Storm, an M.I.T.-trained scientist who specializes in genetic research

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 10, 2005
• Blog / Events

  MIT wins Putnam math competition

  

  were from MIT (including a student I had dinner with on Friday!). The ... only problems I can write without special characters). A1. Basketball ... comments section. As a former MIT math major (though I ultimately received

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 21, 2005
• Blog / Uncategorized

  [guest post] The Random Hall Milk: Gone But Not Forgotten an obitu-dairy for Pecker's oldest resident

  

  better job eulogizing the Milk than I ever could. If you're a milk-enjoyer, please take a moment to think of our beloved Milk as you drink your own ... return to Random Hall began slowly. First came those who lived in MIT

  • by Alice L. '24
  • October 21, 2022
• 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 / Art, Literature, Music

  Sentimental Objects (part two) sophomore trinkets

  

  like to collect things that we are too attached to to throw away. We put ... affectionately refer to as our memory mushroom), and when it overflows (which it inevitably does), we pile the stuff next to it. At the end of the year, we

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • May 25, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW 2011 Closing Remarks and Variety Show Singing, dancing, juggling, and more!

  

  examples of a cappella.) Kim actually used to be in the Chorallaries, and I used to be in the Logs (back in our undergrad days). These are, of ... CPW officially begins tomorrow! I've spent the past couple months

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • April 6, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Marjane Satrapi and French Breakthroughs The author of Persepolis visits MIT, and my French professor is famous

  

  very informative and entertaining event. I am going to have to ... 's definitely something to think about. This event, like the French Hip Hop I ... forums to explore issues of cultural difference that lie deep beneath the

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • October 29, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  More Doonesbury Follow-up on Alex Doonesbury's college choice.

  

  from the MIT homepage yesterday, the final day of voting. According to ... who wrote scripts (computer programs) to "stuff" the ballot box. It ... .edu domain (and, I might guess, those on rpi.edu and cornell.edu). Relatedly

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 23, 2006
• Blog / Hacks

  The Great Dome, Marriage Equality, and a Proud Hack Better yet, all three in one picture!

  

  For those of you who didn't notice, the Supreme Court of the United States voted to legalize same-sex marriage yesterday. MIT noticed. The ... now here it is, as I found it at 3 AM Saturday morning, just 17 hours

  • by Joel G. '18
  • June 27, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  Guessing game results MIT's student newspaper publishes the number of freshman applications.

  

  . Well done! In total, I counted 95 guesses between 10,000 and 20 ... (while we admissions officers continue to read, read, read).

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 6, 2007
• Blog / Athletics

  Sneak Preview

  

  Coming soon: An entry on The Tech Nomads But first: 26.2 miles of awesomeness Interseting story: My mom was seated on the plane next to a couple ... . And speaking of awkward moments: I ran into a professor on Wednesday

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • April 15, 2006
• FAQ / Academics and research

  How many Nobel Prize Laureates are affiliated with MIT?

  MIT is affiliated with 104 Nobel Prize Laureates. You could be taking a class with one of the 12 current Nobel Laureate faculty members at MIT very soon!
• Blog / Admissions

  Introducing the Class of 2013: Jonte ‘13 The fourth in a series of articles about the incoming MIT class.

  

  when he was a freshman that he wanted to be an engineer. "I had a great ... university located in Cambridge, Mass. Craighead said he is looking forward to going to Cambridge, where there is a friendly rivalry between MIT and

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 30, 2009
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Here Comes the Sun @ MIT A Photographic Journey

  

  On sunny days, I like to wander through MIT's gorgeous campus. Below are some images I've collected over the course of the month. Enjoy! :) Messages in the Sky over Kresge Auditorium: The Light between Building 18

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • September 27, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Adventures in Time Travel (in the Library)

  

  Cory and I paused for about an hour and a half while looking for ... ’s observations on climbing plants and the similarity of their strategies to those ... looked through is leftmost. And there are many, many more. I am happy.

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • July 1, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Meet the Admissions Officers: Alia Burton ‘05 Name: Alia Burton; Job title: Admissions Counselor; Hometown: Philadelphia, PA

  

  character: Garfield Advice about applying to college/MIT: Let your personality ... motivations. Fun fact about yourself: I flew a jet (alongside a pilot) for about 30 minutes - and I landed it too.

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 28, 2005
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Good Luck Jo-Jo!

  

  There's a story from the MIT News Office today about my friend Joanne (Jo-Jo) Chang '03. I first met Jo-Jo my senior year at MIT, when I was ... competition, and went on to compete in Miss America. You can read all about

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 24, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Ring Delivery Potato martinis at the courthouse

  

  I finished finals yesterday (Tuesday), so now I am pretty much done with the first half (2/4 years) of MIT. That is both an exhilirating and ... courthouse. Not very impressive, is it? Every guest had to pass through a

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • May 15, 2005