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• Blog / About Decisions

  Things to Do While Waiting for Decisions Like elevator music, except without the awkwardness of standing next to a stranger whose priorities…

  

  gain lots of knowledge...") 3. Think hard about not being one of those ... 't matter whether or not they directly helped you get in; these people helped ... . Enjoy! (Even if you're not waiting for college decisions, this is

  • by Jess K. '10
  • December 2, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Children of Eden, seek for your garden. You and your children to come, someday to come home.

  

  i was going to write a post about Thanksgiving and Drop Date and not dropping 18.02, but it was boring. So I deleted it. Don't complain; I've spared you the trouble of reading something you really wouldn't have wanted

  • by Keri G. '10
  • December 2, 2006
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Uh Oh Joke: What do you get if you divide the circumference of a bowl of ice…

  

  I think I missed one of the most important holidays of the summer. National Ice Cream Day was on July 16, 2006. Even though I did not go get ice cream on Sunday, I will celebrate this holiday belatedly. The

  • by Bryan
  • July 19, 2006
• 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, but not as awesome as MIT. Consider the evidence: Sigh. But a week of total relaxation didn't stop me from thinking about MIT constantly

  • by Ben Jones
  • July 10, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Happy 4th of July! Glorious red, white, and blue

  

  doesn't look like this: Well I may not go to see the fireworks today

  • by Melis A. '08
  • July 4, 2006
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Marking time Somewhere between the end of classes and graduation...

  

  Warning: My life is so not interesting right now. We're all moved ... you get to campus. I did not follow this advice when I was a freshman, and let me tell you what, it was not fun to move into my permanent room

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • May 30, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Yet Another MIT 2010? Alex Doonesbury needs to choose a college.

  

  band." So even if MIT "wins," she might not be MIT Class of 2010 after

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 17, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Back From Vacation Tales of swing sets and answers to the various questions in my inbox.

  

  Center (ARC) and not by Admissions, so I'm not really an expert on those ... the major factor in whether or not we choose you. The quality and ... thing: Not bad for a non-engineer, eh? On Saturday, my MIT co

  • by Ben Jones
  • April 18, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Ack, finals!

  

  Sorry for my lack of posting lately. This is just a notice to say that I will probably not be posting anything of substance here until at least Wednesday or Thursday, after my finals are done. I have been tooling

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • December 19, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  I’m a driver, I’m a winner Things are gonna change, I can feel it.

  

  , Spammy, Spamalot, Spamtastic, or Spamalicious... if you're not into the

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 26, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  In Real Life Matt and I are in the process of putting together a "Meet The Bloggers" party.…

  

  course). Parents welcome. Computers not allowed! ;-) The details: Saturday

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 28, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Bad Haiku What better way to welcome spring than to write some awful haiku? Help me create…

  

  that is not light-hearted will be deleted! :-) I'll start. McGann's new

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 21, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Changes To Your MyMIT Account The no-online-notification thing may change in the future, but unfortunately not this year.

  

  -online-notification thing may change in the future, but unfortunately not this year. Also, the

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 14, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  BoA & Restricting

  

  , here's what I can tell you. We're not going to reject you because of the length of your essay. We do not have an auto-word-counter for the online application. Also, I am not going to count the words in your essay. I have never

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 25, 2004
• FAQ / QuestBridge

  What is the MIT QuestBridge Supplement?

  Bridge Supplement. If you are a QuestBridge Finalist that did not rank MIT, you can
• FAQ / First-year application

  Do letters of recommendation have to be submitted in the MIT application portal?

  not be disadvantaged if recommenders submit their recommendations
• FAQ / Academics and research

  What programs fall under the School of Architecture & Planning?

  Architecture was one of the four original departments at MIT, and it was the first signal that MIT would not be narrowly defined in science and technology. Through recognition of architecture as a liberal
• FAQ / Life and culture

  What is Concourse?

  a community lounge where ideas and people come together, not only for
• FAQ / First-year application

  How does MIT consider extracurriculars?

  other countries may not have access to such a diverse range of options
• FAQ / First-year application

  Does MIT recruit athletes?

  your application. Unlike many other schools, MIT does not send "likely