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• Blog / About Decisions

  The Only Answer I Have "Just a couple of sentences."

  

  I think you guys set a record for ben.mitblogs.com - 353 comments in ... that it was a personal entry in my personal blog about my personal experience, and not some MIT-sanctioned, carefully crafted spin. Thank you for

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 23, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  A Very McGann Christmas Happy holidays.

  

  The Christmas holiday is a pretty big deal in my family. On Christmas Eve, Santa visits our annual family gathering, with 40+ McGanns in ... spend some quality time with my family... I hope many of you are taking

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 25, 2005
• FAQ / First-year application

  Do I have to send an official college transcript?

  application process will be recorded as "College Transcript" in our database. If you submit an unofficial college transcript, the information will be entered as a supplemental document in your file. Enrolling first
• Blog / Challenges

  i [don’t] have covid?? in conclusion, i am the absolute worst at managing stress

  

  ="when your vision is encircled by hundreds of tiny pinpricks until you can ... back at home instead of my new place in Cambridge. I think it's ironic ... fun I've had in a while. But it also was the first time I'd moved for

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • September 17, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  Fall Travel Recap; New Bloggers Announced Philly, Jersey, Wilmington. Jess, Keri, Lulu.

  

  completely bore you with the details of my trip I will compose them in haiku ... - confirm the great decisions we made in admitting you to MIT. We have hired ... , although it's only been a couple of weeks. Lots to tell you about. Fall

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 3, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Florida, complete I'm back in Boston now, my meetings in Florida being done. It was quite a…

  

  I'm back in Boston now, my meetings in Florida being done. It was quite a trip! We left off in Miami, where I had a great meeting before a ... Ocho, in Miami's Little Havana. The Cuban sampler at Versailles

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 19, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Blogger selection 2008 results We have completed the selection of this year's bloggers!

  

  : "In a paragraph or two, describe to us a YouTube video, and why it is ... of the entry] You may recall that last month we put out a call for new ... reveal this year's new bloggers, I'd like to share with you some of the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 26, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Biochemistry at its finest!

  

  results in a reaction at the right place at the right time... unless you ... giant lecture halls) to watch Yaffe cover crazy amounts of information in very little time. By the end of every lecture, you probably have four

  • by Melis A. '08
  • March 9, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Highlights From The Past Week A post on birthdays and bad (but oh so good) TV.

  

  last week... the new Alias season began. In general I don't have time to ... 't missed an episode ever and this is season 4. 6) I can't believe I'm going to admit this in a public forum but the only other show I make time to

  • by Ben Jones
  • January 14, 2005
• Blog / Blog Projects

  24 Pumpkins a journey through the streets of Boston

  

  . The true spirit of college fall can only be captured in something far sillier. Today, I present to you: Operation Pumpkin. Objective: Transport ... two people to each cart, weaving in and out of people and construction

  • by Allison E. '27
  • November 9, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  king cake and a run-on sentence busy week

  

  you to have a wholesome Ash Wednesday David S. '21 is only eating the ... around 6 but stopped by desk to pick up a package from Amazon (canned ... the mixture because I had just finished working with yeast in the lab

  • by Abby H. '20
  • February 13, 2018
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  this is fine some thoughts at the end of the semester

  

  the semester has dissipated, and not even the good weather can replenish it. All I want to do is lie in the sun and read a book, but... finals ... being on campus, and my freshman year in general. I don't really have any

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • May 17, 2021
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Blogger Decisions Released Many thanks to all of this year's incredible applicants!

  

  amazing applicants to whom we were unable to offer spots. To those of you in ... . Congrats to all four of you! I'll be in touch soon to get you up and running ... So we were a little more efficient this year in making decisions (i

  • by Ben Jones
  • September 7, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Cultura MIT students use online collaboration with their French counterparts to learn about each other's cultures.

  

  Well, you probably saw Mitra's entry mentioning Senior Lecturer ... and l'IUP in Paris. So far, we've done word associations and sentence completions, where we at MIT enter (in English) what first comes to mind when we

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • October 30, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Undercover Admissions Officer ...or how I saw the campus through "fresh eyes".

  

  's time I come clean. I had never been on an MIT campus tour. Yes, you heard ... makes sense when you think about it. I arrived on campus for freshman orientation and jumped right in, learning the campus as a student. What did I

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • August 5, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  Back From Vacation A week of total relaxation didn't stop me from thinking about MIT constantly.

  

  I am back in the office, did you miss me? :-) St. John was awesome ... utterly ridiculous entries for you all to enjoy: The LiveJournal Survey The MySpace Survey The Xanga Survey Look for some actual substance in the

  • by Ben Jones
  • July 10, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Mitra, it’s your birthday. Happy birthday, Mitra!

  

  DID YOU KNOW? Umbrellas were thought to be an accessory suitable only ... among men in the 19th century. Mitra usually does not allow me to take ... . Happy birthday, Mitra! Don't eat too much cake; you have got a marathon to

  • by Sam M. '07
  • April 4, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  4 8 15 16 23 42 If you already know what those numbers mean, this entry is for you.

  

  peeps come up with. In the meantime, do you think the numbers are ... the Red Sox will never win.) Are you obsessed too? Argh. Go to the official site and click on the bar code at the bottom. When prompted, type in

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 11, 2005
• FAQ / First-year application

  What’s the difference between Early Action (EA)/Regular Action (RA)?

  difference in the review process or criteria used for admission in EA (non ... nonrestrictive. If you’ll be able to complete all testing requirements by the ... that time, you may be admitted, denied, or deferred to Regular Action
• FAQ / Transfer

  What does MIT consider for transfer admission?

  on your major, you may have covered more ground in one science discipline or another, or you may have more engineering than science courses ... , competitive applicants typically have a 3.5 GPA or above, and mostly As in math