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• Blog / Admissions

  Admitted Students Meetings… I hope you'll attend the event near you.

  

  Each spring Educational Counselors all over the world hold events for ... know about the Institute. It's also a great way to meet other admitted students from your area as well as MIT alums, current students and parents

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • March 24, 2009
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Spreading Santorum around MIT Or rather, just spreading awareness of Santorum.

  

  vs. Spam as a stepping stone to the presidency. Still, I must say, I ... is a lovely picture, and I've been trying to find an appropriate photograph to paste a cutout of good old Rick's head onto. I've decided not to

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 6, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  “What the hell is water?” Thinking about and understanding your own context…

  

  . How’s the water?’ And the two young fish swim on for a bit, and then ... ?'” (DFW went on to deliver a timeless and celebrated address that is well worth checking out when you have the chance. ) I find that I am

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • August 27, 2024
• Blog / MIT Life

  This is my spork.

  

  . Today I used it to pry a Simmons window shut when the handle failed. My ... small things. For me, a love of wild and beautiful places demands ... hundreds of disposable plastic utensils I'm not throwing into landfills

  • by Michael C. '16
  • November 20, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Do you live in Zambia? Malawi? Ghana? If you could send me some African dirt, that would be amazing! (And illegal. But…

  

  On the most excellent advice of my blog-readers, I have added D-Lab to my schedule. This involved dropping a few other activities of minor importance (biking for fun, blogging, sleep) but hey, saving the world involves

  • by Kim D. '09
  • March 11, 2009
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  what we’ve been up to recently a short list about winter break

  

  even this winter break have been so, so busy between the job hunt from September - November, and then grad school applications from November - now ... attempt to not fall off the face of the blogs, here is a list, in no

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • January 12, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  21E our major in a diagram!

  

  = Production of Educational Videos 21M.601 = Drawing for Designers 21A.502 ... We are majoring in 21E, a joint major that lets you combine any ... about the requirements of 21E, and were inspired to make a diagram, sine

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • September 9, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Primer trimestre del primer año Una historia de terror, diría… pero con un final feliz.

  

  primer año a fin de analizar las calificaciones de primer año. Contexto ... con “Aprobado” o “Desaprobado”. Si obtienes una A, B o C en una clase, en tu expediente académico solo queda registrado como “A” de “Aprobado

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • March 31, 2012
• Blog / Events

  A Mystery Hunt Puzzle A Taste of Things to Come...

  

  molecular orbital diagrams. You still have a 14.01 pset to do, before the sun ... , you decide to return to your 14.01, for it is due in 11 hours. Luckily ... , this isn't really a puzzle! haha

  • by Chris S. '11
  • March 21, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  Anatomy of a Late Night There are some problems caffeine can't solve. But only a few.

  

  2 liters of Mountain Dew: $2.75 Mint Milanos: $3.39 Artichoke Spinach Hummus: $2.99 Wheat Thins: $2.29 Getting all your work done... priceless And now, I sleep, perchance to dream...

  • by Paul B. '11
  • November 17, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Early Action Decisions Coming soon to a web site near you!

  

  /time changes for any reason, I will announce it here, but I do not foresee that ... to check your decision online, you will need to have registered for a ... password" link. What if I don't have a MyMIT account? If you applied using

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 10, 2007
• Blog / Events

  Meditation Mondays Achieving inner peace, just in time for my 14.05 pset

  

  ). Join us for an hour of relaxation, self-reflection, and personal growth ... meditation and an experience of guided visualization, a simple, nonsectarian ... attainment of inner peace necessary! Dress comfortably. I went to this

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • October 16, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Your college application motivational soundtrack for January patience, young grasshoppers

  

  become a blogger, of course"]ever again[/annotation]! But, now comes the waiting. And we know - it's a ton of waiting. So to make the waiting slightly more tolerable, we made another playlist for y'all! Enjoy :) https

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • January 10, 2020
• FAQ / Transfer

  What does MIT consider for transfer admission?

  There’s no formula for gaining transfer admission to MIT. The ... , competitive applicants typically have a 3.5 GPA or above, and mostly As in math ... institution. We select students who we believe are a good match and who we feel
• Blog / MIT Life

  I Moved Out! before and after pics of my MacGregor room, featuring a view of New House

  

  empty, 5/25/19 full, 11/3/18this is a cropped panorama, forgive my shaky hands + the warping at the top

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • May 27, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  An Online Going-Away Card for Ben Jones Today is Ben Jones's last day at MIT. Comment here to wish him the best.

  

  enroll elsewhere. For Ben, this was truly more than a job. So please use ... As Ben wrote last month, he will be leaving MIT today to take up a fantastic new job (Vice President for Communications!) at Oberlin College. If

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 26, 2008
• FAQ / First-year application

  How does MIT select students for admission?

  relations. Selection is based on outstanding academic achievement as well as a
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Post-finals stress? Oh, it happens. Trust me.

  

  apartment. So I'm still hosed, and only taking a small break to remind you ... 're up to over ten bucks! How crazy is that?! Ben, I think you really are a rock star. Remember, proceeds go to a good cause that I haven't picked

  • by Laura N. '09
  • May 19, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Cool UROP position UROP opportunity: helping people fight obesity using robots

  

  Just a reminder...there are a lot of new UROP opportunities for IAP ... -- Hardware The Robotic Life group in the Media Lab is looking for a UROP to ... to be more successful for a longer period of time. Responsibilities of

  • by Melis A. '08
  • December 20, 2005
• Blog / Athletics

  Video: New Zigzag MIT's podcast takes on athletics on campus, and more.

  

  A new episode of MIT's video podcast, Zigzag, is now available. It includes a nice piece on MIT athletics as well as a Thanksgiving story ... alternately hosted by Marsha Bolton from the President's Office and myself. To

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 25, 2006