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• Blog / Admissions

  So who is this Laura person, anyway? Hello and welcome to the single coolest blog on the entire admissions website. My name…

  

  summer job and at the end of every day I have amusing stories to tell my ... ended up applying to MIT was my sheer stubbornness. Most of the kids at my ... headaches listening to conversations at MIT but still love every minute of it

  • by Laura N. '09
  • July 7, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Ode to PNR First semester in review

  

  . Without further ado, I present my expression of feelings for the first semester of MIT. Ode to PNR Pretty please Pass/No Record, how I wish you ... wee hours of the night, With my 13.01 class in Procrastination

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • January 20, 2017
• Blog / How to Human

  Sounding Stupid More Ramblings Of A Spring Semester Senior

  

  grain of salt/pepper/Adobo and a pinch of parsley. Don’t ask questions ... argument; that’s a sign of weakness that will immediately result in losing ... and judge all of the stupidity that ends up on your psets. Don’t admit

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • April 1, 2015
• Blog / MISTI

  Break New Ground Join the NEW MIT-Chile Program

  

  MISTI is pleased to announce the launch of its eleventh country program, MIT-Chile. With generous support from the Chilean Ministry of ... ,000,000 and one of the world’s highest economic growth rates, Chile is a

  • by MISTI Program
  • November 17, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Thomas Friedman on Energy & MIT A NY Times article highlights MIT's innovative energy solutions

  

  We’re all aware of climate change and the impact that it will have on ... Vehicle Team, and the Solar Decathlon (read more in the Spring 2007 issue of ... got national recognition when they won the grand prize of $25,000 in the

  • by Melis A. '08
  • December 2, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Yay CPW! I'm just trying to see how many blog entries we can get in the RSS…

  

  getting to meet a lot of you, but it was exhausting- I lived in the Burton ... minute nap on one of the couches down there (during which time I dreamed about all of the things that needed to be done in the next x hours) and

  • by Laura N. '09
  • April 18, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Early Action A summary of this year's early action admissions process.

  

  *Update as of 2015: Early action is available to both domestic and ... early action, 13% more than last year. We admitted 390 students, or 11% of the applicants. A similar number of students were denied, while those

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 9, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Swiss Miss "The archangel Michael descends riding a triceratops."

  

  to #2, and it only went to #94 in Japan. And I am SO SICK OF HEARING IT ... , and kept the rain off of me pretty well, although the ravages of time were becoming apparent after three years of use. But anyway, I left it on

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 9, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Yoga The joys of physical education

  

  successful completion of the swim test (or beginning swimming class) and a total of 8 Physical Education points. It was your responsibility to fulfill this requirement by the end of your sophomore year. (Mitra note

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • November 25, 2005
• Blog / Events

  More free stuff Free sneak previews of films and how to beat the casino.

  

  year, the first being this past IAP; I described it at the end of this ... On the topic of free benefits for MIT students... Tonight (Wednesday) on campus, there's a free sneak preview of Tim Burton's Corpse Bride

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 21, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  MITE2S, RSI, and more

  

  after a day of reviewing applications to MITE2S. As an admissions officer, I enjoy working to provide a group of young people with educational ... about it. But I can assure those of you who applied to these programs that

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 8, 2005
• Blog / IAP

  Liminal Activities Period IAP is a mindset and you can keep it forever

  

  from the calendar. Fall still feels like the start of the school year, full of promise and mystery and challenges that I'm not prepared for but ... January, of course, is IAP. "Independent Activities Period" is a

  • by Joel G. '18
  • January 25, 2025
• Blog / Classes

  Rate My Setup a guide to my room in Simmons

  

  oscilloscope"][/annotation] At the end of 2.678, I have to return the Analog ... psets, so I spend an unfortunate amount of time at my other, more ... Since the end of August, I've been living on-campus in Simmons in a

  • by Alex M. '21
  • November 17, 2020
• Blog / Challenges

  A Mentor to Remember – Patrick Winston (1943-2019) Celebrating Professor Winston

  

  Professor Winston. There are many geniuses at MIT, but not all of them ... would say, ‘You won’t be alone if you take care of your people’, so we ... I will no longer see Professor Winston, one of the few professors who

  • by Caroline M. '18
  • July 24, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Fantastic Course Numbers and Where to Find Them A List of Ways MIT is like Hogwarts

  

  for good, MIT is a quintessential expression of America at its best ... Hello friends, it is near the end of term (*cries*) and so today, I was feeling a more light-hearted, nonsensical post to take my mind of

  • by Selam G. '18
  • November 30, 2016
• Blog / How to Human

  Don’t Forget These I forgot to bring them when I first came to MIT.

  

  new room at my fraternity giving you a list of things you need to make ... carefully select survey on a stratified sampling of the population of MIT ... that reminds you of home. Your dorm is your new home for the next eight

  • by Erick P. '17
  • August 19, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The First Ending it's the last day of classes and I am having some feelings.

  

  just walked out of my last freshman year class and that a full quarter of ... supposed to be one of those posts where I talk about how much I've grown over ... myself as a prefrosh, wishing all you younger-uns best of luck for what

  • by Allan K. '17
  • May 15, 2014
• Blog / About Decisions

  I have SMASHING news!

  

  rummaging about in the archives of the Bodleian I had found an old map of labyrinthine catacombs along the banks of the Charles River. So we pipped across the pond to explore the secrets of the old colonies and whatnot. I must

  • by Sir Nigel Blogberry
  • March 7, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Do You Like “Like”? What to do about social sharing.

  

  . If you look at the bottom of the page, where you once saw this: you ... like this: at the bottom of every page? One thing we would do is not ... then, So starting today, you'll see a "Share on Facebook" link at the

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 9, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Answering some questions The entry on commencement was just getting unwieldly.

  

  of the protocols so many times that I don't have to look at my notebook ... a scientist after reading A Brief History of Time in sixth grade. At ... 'm not sure how high the ceilings are, but I guess they must be at least

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • June 9, 2006