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• Blog / Admissions

  Lies, damn lies, and statistics

  

  also, I guess, because they can help explain a slightly lower GPA in some cases, not because they have magical properties. If you can otherwise ... you shouldn't feel compelled. Some of the parents in the thread said

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • October 7, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Admitted Students Welcome Events Your first MIT experience is closer than you think

  

  coming up in April (sign up now if you haven’t already)! We know you ... the class of 2019. If there’s an event in your area, you should ... whole MIT community that can’t wait to meet you. Congratulations

  • by Latasha Boyd
  • March 17, 2015
• Blog / Advice

  a love letter to rice cookers and a recipe

  

  . With the rice cooker, you can walk away and do whatever you want to do ... food warm for you! Can we just appreciate the blessing that is a rice ... vegetable-haters, I hope this can be another recipe in your limited list of

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • August 16, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  Burton-Conner Floor Rush and Rooming How does it work?

  

  can't possibly expect me to live in McCormick!). You submit all of your ... Burton-Conner is one of the dorms here at MIT. You can check out our ... works. In some respects that's tricky to answer, but I can give it a shot

  • by Snively '11
  • August 30, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT on the road Admissions officers are visiting cities across the United States.

  

  'll talk about what MIT looks for in an interview and give you some advice ... or emails, it would be great if you could RSVP so that we can get a ... . But you won't be at any disadvantage if you can't come. For those of

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 11, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  november again conversation with myself

  

  novembers that make you remember, something in the sudden, bitter cold. i ... about that somewhere else, and you feel like that guy in front of the ... ? like, isn't that what you spent a huge chunk of time working past in

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • November 1, 2023
• Blog / MISTI

  Ich Liebe Deutschland! A video entry - because I was too lazy to type

  

  (Sorry for the abrupt ending! I accidentally pushed the button to stop recording a few seconds before I was actually done speaking, haha)

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • June 15, 2010
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Lego Heroines interview with the amazing Maia Weinstock!

  

  Ideas competition, let me fill you in. MIT’s very own Maia Weinstock ... accounts, so if you ever find yourself laughing at a funny MIT tweet, you can ... saying, ‘Here’s this cool LEGO picture, and by the way, you can follow this

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • April 4, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  Average The benefits of challenging yourself in high school

  

  the best you can be in high school. Take the hardest classes you can ... , I remember being average was "BAD" in high school because you needed ... is one of the best things you can do to prepare for college. Not only

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • November 16, 2011
• Blog / Challenges

  Days in lives that aren’t mine in a parallel universe

  

  'd rather not. I like talking to the real you, rather than this version in my ... I wake up at 9 AM, and it's the first time in a while that I've been ... ." "Yeah, I know. You told me that last time." He grabs a plate and starts

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • October 22, 2020
• Blog / Personal Projects

  A Recycled-Material Selfie Stick Engineering and problem solving in developing nations (the most important problems only, of course....)

  

  largest outdoor market in Africa. You can find virtually anything there ... ’t usually find individual parts nicely packaged and separated like you can in ... expensive”. Surprising, since you can get them for $5 in the states. I’d said

  • by Selam G. '18
  • November 1, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  Odds and Ends My brain is too fried to think of any original content. So I'm commenting on…

  

  best you can do is send in an application that reflects who you are -- and if you don't get in, it's not because you are being rejected, or you ... understand. Just know that you're going to be evaluated in your own unique

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • September 22, 2005
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Julia’s Day Out Almost 10 things I've learned since living in Boston

  

  .  As you can see from my bio, I am not from Massachusetts. In fact, this ... best decisions you can make when you move. Luckily for me, the Admissions ... are always cars on the road, if you live in the city, so plan

  • by Julia Potts
  • April 11, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Waitlist post Some Q & A about the waitlist.

  

  likelihood. I hope that you will have another great choice to fall in love with ... still turn out well for you in the end. What should I do about the May 1 ... letting us know one way or the other. Can you tell me where I am on the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 20, 2007
• Blog / Life after MIT

  things i miss and don’t miss who is this guy? 🤔

  

  is also the same for my children. see. many things can run in families ... 't miss being the Small Doctor in Training. I like that now I can give clear ... In 1984, a book lots of people have read, the people in control made

  • by Chris S. '11
  • January 31, 2024
• Blog / Admissions

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

  

  care of this for you. Random fun: In this post I mentioned that Shannon ... attached. Yep, this pretty much made my day. And now you can all use this ... of you haven't received your packages yet. Please don't worry - they

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 26, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  scheduling woes advice for dealing with overenrolled/conflicting classes

  

  ’re notified of whether you have a spot in that class are subject to the whim of ... in full swing, but mayhaps you’ll find this useful for future semesters ... class with an enrollment cap, email the prof asking if they can save you a

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • September 15, 2022
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  I Met John Waters This beautiful mobile home you see before you is the current hideout of the notorious…

  

  or LA to be a star anymore. You can stay in your home town and make it ... something. In this day and age, this is far from the truth. You can go to a ... ! Barriers are breaking down, and suddenly you can find every kind of people in

  • by Abby H. '20
  • May 22, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  As The Saying About Assumptions Goes… Assume = Ass + U + Me.

  

  said primary source, I can tell you that no, MIT doesn't have the highest ... unmotivated. Ridiculous generalizations in both cases. I'll tell you this - I ... - but you would never hear someone in our office generalize an applicant

  • by Ben Jones
  • July 12, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  …More CPW The last of my photos from the weekend.

  

  Snively took a picture of us. You can see Snively's photo here [direct link ... , you can see Prof. Warren Seering talking while the four student ... times. "Is MIT really like CPW?" The answer is, yes and no. Yes, in the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 18, 2007