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• Blog / Public Statements

  Asking for letters of recommendation (during a pandemic) tl;dr: mostly the same as during normal times, but clarifying some points of anxiety

  

  In recent weeks, we have been fielding many questions over phone and ... /disrupted], and my 11th grade teachers barely got to know me. I feel like my ... sentences might be different —  "I transferred schools, and..."; "I took a mix

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 6, 2021
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  18.600 poetry compute the probability i overuse the ampersand

  

  dedicated to 18.600, a.k.a. Probability and Random Variables, which I took this past semester. special thanks to: Brice H. ‘19, for your endless patience and generosity, & Ivy L. ‘20, who said, I feel like

  • by Rona W. '23
  • May 25, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  In Memory of a Greatly Beloved Establishment rip the stud subway

  

  between Subway’s parent company and the franchisee that ran this location. This happened with little warning and we are sorry that Subway is no ... growling stomach, and make a beeline to the gates of heaven - also known as

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • April 3, 2019
• Blog / Classes

  A Monday in the Life So many to-do’s, so little time.

  

  writing about my life, I'll do a little show-and-tell.   Half of getting anything done is really just remembering to actually do it, and I ... responsibility to an app called Todoist. A pen and paper could achieve the same

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • November 13, 2018
• Blog / About Decisions

  Class of 2021 Wait List Today, we have closed out the wait list for the Class of 2021.

  

  The May 1 reply deadline has come and gone, and we know many of you ... from our wait list this year, and, if so, room for how many. Each year, our plan and hope is  to admit students from the wait list. This year

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 10, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  a semester customary end-of-semester blog post: sophomore spring edition

  

  “school bus” for the working class. And it’s odd to realize that I am part ... MIT for work, wait for a packed train, then bus, and arrive home with ... ’t quite compare to a remote and private location that you have to clean and

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • May 30, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Ask A VC Boston 2016 networking with over 20 venture capitalists all over the startup scene

  

  A venture capitalist seeks out startups with high potential and ... startups to make returns. As an entrepreneur, being in their good graces and learning from their insight could be the difference between life and death

  • by Erick P. '17
  • May 1, 2016
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Winter Through the camera lenses of people who don't have winter

  

  California, we were ecstatic and decided to go grab our cameras and take as ... , got right down to business and started making snowballs. A picture ... lackadaisically, eddied in the streetlights along dorm row, and soon covered the

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • January 13, 2016
• Blog / About Decisions

  Fall 2015 Wait List Decisions Will Be Sent Today

  

  , and we know many of you have been awaiting news about our wait list ... , as well as Teacher's Day in Mexico and South Korea - at 6PM Eastern ... , our wait list will close, and will not be admitting any additional

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 14, 2015
• Blog / Events

  IAP Jealousy (Hey, Jealousy)

  

  a little since I tend to talk about glass-blowing and truffle-making and there's so much more happening that I wish I could participate in ... office to catch up on non-reading work and meetings and I spied a bunch of

  • by Latasha Boyd
  • January 13, 2015
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Deferred Early

  

  As you know, we had a very competitive pool of applicants in Early, and unfortunately we could not take all of them. If your decision was ... . We'll have some additional advice and instructions for Deferred

  • by Decisions
  • December 13, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A UROP or Two In which I ramble about how lucky I am to have such awesome UROPs

  

  mix! I currently have two UROPs, one in Biology and one in CMS. It takes a lot of juggling schedules and hard work, but I'm really loving both

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • November 24, 2014
• Blog / Events

  Doggy Birthday Meet Simmons Hall's smallest - and furriest - new resident, who just turned 8.

  

  pink duck toy and helps students like me, who left their dogs behind ... , Ashdown, and iHouse also have Residential Scholars.) When Shannon came to ... a dog, and making Simmons the second third undergrad dorm, alongside

  • by Chelsea R. '15
  • September 20, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What Are We Waiting For answer: FPOPs to begin!

  

  paper clothing. Travel to Colorado and Northern New Mexico. Spend a day ... Engineering DC1: Discover Course 1 DEAPS: Discover Earth, Atmospheric and ... Engineering and Computer Science DELTA: Discover Energy: Learn, Think, Apply

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 17, 2014
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  For Newtown

  

  director. Quoting Leonard Bernstein, Adam began the impromptu and somewhat ... 've seen in friends and mentors here in response to the tragedy, reflective of the compassion that connects friends and strangers alike. No amount

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • December 18, 2012
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Deferred in EA

  

  We had incredibly strong EA applicants this year, and unfortunately we could not take all of them. If your decision was deferred, then we ... some additional advice and instructions for Deferred students shortly. In

  • by Decisions
  • December 15, 2012
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  1 of the 101 Quincy Market, Mike's Pastries, Giacomo's, yummm

  

  to do before I graduate and one was to get through this list ... at Mike's Pastry. Mike's Pastry is one of many bakeries and cafes in Boston's North End and is well-known for its delicious cannolis. Over the

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • September 24, 2012
• Blog / Community Projects

  A Field Trip Every day brings something new.

  

  After two and a half years here, you’d think I’d know most or all of ... Electric Vehicle Team, Formula SAE, Marine Robotics Team, and more - all of which place a big emphasis on hands-on work and building. I

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • March 22, 2012
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: EA Deferred

  

  We had incredibly strong EA applicants this year, and unfortunately we could not take all of them. If your decision was deferred, then we ... some additional advice and instructions for Deferred students shortly. In

  • by Decisions
  • December 17, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  MIT EA Decisions To Be Posted Saturday, 12/17, at 12:17 PM EST who are you

  

  , visit decisions.mit.edu and login with your MyMIT username and password ... on the 17th, you may visit decisions.mit.edu now and log in with your MyMIT username and password. I recommend you do this now. Strange

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 12, 2011