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• Blog / Admissions

  The Number Game A few words of advice before applying to college.

  

  , and got H A's in my entire life. I applied and got into MIT. Someone ... So I had a little free time this morning so I paid a little visit to ... were along the lines of "Chances at MIT." I guess I was just a little

  • by Bryan
  • August 2, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  another day of fall when canvas went down and made me think about internet and people and the seasons

  

  know why fall is a noun too. I have not been back in two years and Fall ... .06[/annotation] cheatsheet the night before and studying all weekend—but boy did I ... "]Canvas[/annotation] did not respond after my 10th page refresh. I do not have a propensity

  • by Janet G. '27
  • October 25, 2025
• Blog / People & Identities

  requiem for the desert as temperatures rise higher

  

  but now I am aware of the sameness of everywhere, the unique beauty of a ... gets in Arizona in summer. I expected the wet towel in my room to dry ... unnerving. I went to a presentation yesterday. It was meant to shock CEOs

  • by Amber V. '24
  • October 30, 2023
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Senior Week: Jonathan Lii A look at a senior from the Class of 2006.

  

  15 with a minor in 14 [in layman's terms: a double major in Mathematics and Management, and a minor in Economics] What's next: Working as a ... Random Variables with Prof. Richard Dudley. It was a class in probability

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 5, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Watch a Webcast! get ya popcorn ready

  

  person about what it's like to be a part of MIT. But even MIT hasn ... , or hold a big meeting in every city. And not every student interested ... officers themselves, were different and special in their own way. However, I

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 14, 2010
• Blog / Classes

  Rate My Setup a guide to my room in Simmons

  

  Since the end of August, I've been living on-campus in Simmons in a ... Engineering), so I converted one of my desks into a lab bench: When I took ... on its stand (in the yellow box), the half-soldered PCB I was working

  • by Alex M. '21
  • November 17, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  RA Selection Day 8 & Beyond

  

  On Selection Day 8 (Thursday), I wore a skinny tie, and worked with Mari and Prof. Patrick Henry Winston. Winston is what we at MIT call a ... others). The following day (Friday), I did not wear a tie for the first

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 26, 2005
• Blog / Community Projects

  A “World Record Attempt” We can do it!

  

  way to get more mattresses than that. I beg to differ. In a few days ... . What are a thousand kids, with a thousand mattresses, in one of the ... back as an upperclassman (a junior!? WHAT!?) is much different than going

  • by Snively '11
  • August 20, 2009
• Blog / Blogs That Aren't in English

  The truth I learned about Japan, as a Korean a translation

  

  post.) I was born in America, but my parents and grandparents were born in Seoul. I've heard stories from my grandparents about their memories ... , I get a sense that some of those wartime feelings continue to this day

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • March 17, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Ingredients for a black hole: 1. Hydrogen 2. Soda 3. Bottle Irish pub-lic outreach

  

  around in a circle, to mimic an accretion disk. *     *     * I met Carl ... , even though I was sitting in front of a chicken sandwich and a pile of ... , in jeans and a t-shirt as well as more presentable attire! And what a

  • by Anna H. '14
  • July 20, 2013
• Blog / Hacks

  Practice Safe Hacking No, there are no LEDs

  

  incompetent. # Sign-ins should not be seen by the general public. Sign-ins exhibit one's pride in having found a location. Most hackers aren't proud of ... this in my inbox: "A large black fake bomb made from concrete appeared

  • by Snively '11
  • April 24, 2009
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Ritual & Ceremony I'll be out of contact the next two weeks as I celebrate a big event.

  

  following day, she and I will depart for our first trip together as a married ... . But I know that in the end, for you and for me, things will turn out ... colleagues in Admissions will be happy to help you. And not 24 hours after I

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 14, 2007
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Design Squad: Pretty much the opposite of The O.C. A show where 8 teenagers use their engineering skills to build some really cool stuff.

  

  MIT and he graduated last year with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering. I ... As a kid, I always secretly dreamed of being on a TV show. Had there ... designing a low-cost peanut butter machine for a women's collective in Haiti

  • by Melis A. '08
  • February 21, 2007
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Three Things That Are Awesome (And have been keeping me from writing recently -- Sorry!)

  

  Numbers 1: MEnging I graduated in June, but I'm not gone yet! Due to a great program in Course 6 (Electrical Engineering and Computer Science) at MIT, I am able to stay on to complete a Master's Degree. The M

  • by Kim D. '09
  • October 1, 2009
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  lessons learned this summer reflecting back on a summer that flew by

  

  my summer is coming to an end. i think shuli mentioned this in a ... california is a beautiful state i have a strong fear of having to decide what ... without stretching. i got shin splits within a week relatedly, chug water

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • August 2, 2019
• Blog / Personal Projects

  Poemtober! the only thing harder than writing is not writing

  

  when I look back over the stuff I wrote in Oct., I really like a lot of ... year round, but I will try to write a bit more in the future, I think ... froze over, I wrapped myself in a warm wool coat and pulled on gloves and

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • November 17, 2018
• Blog / Events

  Snow(y) Day The kind of day when tea or cocoa helps in reading applications.

  

  go for a hot cup of cocoa, but I realize we don't have any in the house ... Right now, I'm sitting at home at my dining room table, with a big stack of applications before me. To my right, out the window, I see big

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 3, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Updates And Shannon’s Formula Random mid-week fun, and a few small updates for admitted and waitlisted students.

  

  should arrive very soon! In the meantime, please don't forget to register ... care of this for you. Random fun: In this post I mentioned that Shannon ... best job in the world. And then I [think about the admit rate], and I

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 26, 2008
• FAQ / Prepare for MIT

  What is Splash?

  analysis, Splash offerings span a wide variety of areas. Want to take a class ... during Splash, you can get your feet wet with a short introduction to any ... knew existed—or you can dive headfirst into an in-depth seminar or
• Blog / How to Human

  selecting for obsession

  

  that’s what I find so compelling in other people, too. Reckless curiosity ... This morning, I was Googling Chris to find a photo of him, and was ... other Olympiad kids I’ve known. My other friends almost always have a

  • by Rona W. '23
  • May 20, 2023