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• Blog / Admissions

  Fortune Favors the merits of not working too hard

  

  last week: You can't plan your life out ahead of time. But if you just ... work hard, you can achieve some success. And if you achieve some success ... up on the screen. Most people can't do much about the material

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 5, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  “How to CPW 2012”…a Guide for Parents CPW can be overwheming...a parents' guide to making the most of it.

  

  can provide. Since I am involved with many of the parent events during the weekend it makes sense for me to offer some tips about how you can ... occasionally so I'd suggest you pick an event where you can meet up with your

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • April 15, 2012
• Blog / About Decisions

  Waitlist FAQ Some answers for students offered a place on the waitlist.

  

  those students will choose to remain on the waitlist. Can you tell me ... ;waitlist admit rate" has ranged from 0% to 18%. Can you tell me where my ... our international quota. If I'm waitlisted, can I still come for

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 15, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  MIT is just another place An article from The Tech - MIT's school newspaper

  

  realization that you can’t do everything some time during the first four terms ... material and concepts. I can always go back to a book to find an equation ... does not work, so we can discover and innovate on the one thing that

  • by Gabe B. '13
  • February 29, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  November 1 Updates The latest from the Admissions Office.

  

  you're reading this. Your EC's contact information can be found ... own forms, the NACAC forms, or the Common App forms. You can submit ... evaluation and transcripts, your school can send these documents directly to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 1, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The 12 Step Plan don't pack too much, you probably wont use half of it anyway.

  

  . The great thing is, these tips can be applied to IAP adventures as well as ... you can't always have internet. Figure out transportation. Well you can't just stay at home all day. Cars are great (minus having to park

  • by Cydnie T. '12
  • July 25, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Guest Blog: Math. by Joy ‘13 I’m not a complete nerd…but I am convinced that math is a language

  

  written out: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9. And from this we can form ... binary relations are. It’s the way that our computers can interpret what we ... the amount of digits we can commit to our long term memory. Therfore, in

  • by Cydnie T. '12
  • March 17, 2011
• Blog / IAP

  Why I’m Baking Cookies Tonight. IAP is a beautiful time to do lots of something or lots of nothing. Or…

  

  I think I can/should do. “Oh yeah, I’ll take 60 units this fall, and ... family’s better parties. You can do these sorts of things when you don ... the MIT crowd. Anyways, I can write a whole entry on french toast in

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • January 15, 2010
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  MIT Blogs Featured in NY Times "[N]one of the [other colleges'] blogs match the interactivity and creativity of M.I.T.'s, where they…

  

  the closest you can get to living in the Internet," and Ms. Chinea ... based on fears that we can't control what people are saying," said Jess ... admissions. "Blogs can certainly help humanize the process," Mr. Rodriguez

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 1, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Introduction to D-Lab Saving the world - just one of the many things you can do at MIT.

  

  can be taken individually or as a series, and some students even elect ... need in order to build a project, and you can shop around if there’s a ... use in a day. As we consider various projects that we can do in the

  • by Paul B. '11
  • October 15, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Happy Birthday to m—-suck. I turn 20 and cry tears of blood

  

  day when, instead, you can listen to freshmen who are less jaded and ... uberloads so that I can take time doing the second reason I don't blog as much ... hose." When drinking from said hose, one can be considered hosed. I am

  • by Snively '11
  • September 28, 2008
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Questions about Blogging Some friendly advice.

  

  organized with academic work, but I still can't gauge how much time everything ... of what you can do and be involved in. As you go through MIT, you ... time (I've done this too). And that's okay. You can't do everything - but

  • by Paul B. '11
  • July 30, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How hard is it, really? Let down

  

  and caught her in the hall. "Can we talk?" "Absolutely, can you wait 5 ... everything they can into getting a passing grade that the professor should do ... can be too hard, absolutely, but you'll know it. Many of my classes are

  • by Snively '11
  • April 9, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Latke vs. Hamentashen Debate: LiveBlog FOOD FIGHT!

  

  human Latke and human Hamentashen. Can you guess which is which ... national security if you can pour the hot oil over the castle wall onto Bin ... to fold into a hamentashen. Hamentashen can never be folded into a

  • by Snively '11
  • March 5, 2008
• Blog / Personal Travel

  I who have nothing Darling, 'tis I who loves you.

  

  video into good five-second quotes that can pop up dynamically when you ... ! However, being done with my MISTI reporting also means that I can stop ... entamoeba histolytica! Is this your first time in Europe... oh, wait, can I

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 28, 2007
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Worlds within worlds

  

  ("having lots of work to do", "sympathy for peers who can't go to some fun ... planets. Kind of cool, really. You can go to a different living group and ... can do with limited information, especially during CPW when there's tons

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • December 14, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  Making Tracks

  

  is no conceivable way any incoming freshman can know or expect what the ... to be viewed as a successful scholar, you first must prove you can ... anyone can earn. It garners incredible opportunity and it sets you apart

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • April 30, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Making your college decision May 1st! Have you decided?

  

  whole place is bursting with life (and drunk baseball fans) and you can ... special about MIT that I couldn't find anywhere else. I can't walk down the ... endless. As a freshman, you can work in the lab of Nobel laureate or get

  • by Melis A. '08
  • April 28, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Friday morning potpourri in lab How MIT's campus makes me happy to be alive. Also stuff from Adam.

  

  headings in bold and you can skip around as you see fit. On reward as a ... matters more is the number of places you can really enjoy, regardless of the ... Court. Especially on sunny days, you can sit and look at the elegant

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • March 17, 2006
• Blog / Athletics

  MIT Athletics When I picked the topic for this entry, I was cheerleading at an MIT basketball…

  

  "activities period" from 5pm to 7pm each night, when no class activities can be ... MIT with a 0 on the SAT, even if you can throw a football ... the sport for more information -- although I should warn you that we can

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • January 13, 2006