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• Blog / Challenges

  processing in which I visit home and take time to think

  

  time I went home this fall. It was mid-October, and I don’t actually ... and I have no regrets"]bathtub.[/annotation] Laying there, staring at ... ; I’m intimately familiar with the feeling of overworking and of

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • December 30, 2021
• Blog / Community Projects

  dormspam-the-game (Part 1) wits, skill, and the teeniest amount of luck

  

  "]anonymous Gamemasters[/annotation] and funded by the de Florez Fund for Humor, dormspam ... while [annotation note="the top 10 scorers win $15 each and the next top ... involved "wits, skill, and the teensiest amount of luck," to quote the

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • August 13, 2020
• Blog / Classes

  Second Semester Schedule + Thoughts A mind-dump of excellent quality

  

  -track during Independent Activities Period (IAP) and nearly NR-ed (no ... ="The attitude that your grades don't really matter and you should do the bare ... an identity and confidence that didn’t depend on my grades. At the same

  • by Powers '23
  • February 19, 2020
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Spotted: A Brass Rat in the Wild? Is this an alumnus hacking McDonald's, or McDonald's hacking MIT? I can't tell

  

  Early this morning I got a text from my friend and former student ... prototyping sessions and fluid analyses with subtitles like "real engineers ... -called brass rat, a touchstone of MIT culture with a long and illustrious history

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • February 16, 2017
• Blog / About Decisions

  MIT EA Decisions To Be Posted Thursday, 12/15/16, at 6:28PM ET

  

  check your decision on the 15th, visit decisions.mit.edu and log in with your MyMIT username and password.   In order to verify that you will receive a decision on the 15th, you should visit decisions.mit.edu and

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 7, 2016
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The New Iron Man is a 15-year-old MIT Student and lives in my freshman year dorm

  

  -ups and spare parts all over the floor? Some do. Others are less techy and more artsy, and a lot are somewhere in between. But everyone does something to personalize their room, and they're all very creative in

  • by Erick P. '17
  • July 8, 2016
• Blog / About Decisions

  Class of 2020 Wait List Decisions We're sending out wait list decisions today.

  

  It's been over a week since the May 2 reply deadline, and we know ... . At that point, our wait list will close, and we will not be admitting ... wonderful updates that many of you have submitted, and appreciate the time and

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • May 11, 2016
• Blog / About Decisions

  MIT EA Decisions To Be Posted Wednesday, 12/16/15, at 6:28PM ET

  

  ET). To check your decision on the 16th, visit decisions.mit.edu and log in with your MyMIT username and password.   In order to ... decisions.mit.edu and log in with your MyMIT username and password. I

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 8, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  November summary: books, playlist, gratitude

  

  first two weeks of November, and then last week was suddenly too free. Now it's Thanksgiving break. Next week will be absurdly busy, and I am not ... there, and then almost missed my flight back to Boston. I grew restless

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • November 25, 2015
• Blog / Challenges

  More on balance Some parameters for self-improvement

  

  dinner with my brother (MIT '17), aunt, and uncle (who live in Boston), and ... balancing family and American culture; I identify strongly with the main character Gogol and also, to some extent (and not without shame), the

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • October 7, 2015
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Making of the Women of the East Side 2015 Calendar The stresses and strains of organizing a giant project

  

  -pretty-maker/organizer, Annie L. '15, a photographer, Raeez L. '14, and I set out to accomplish ... (our web designer), Amanda W. '15 (graphics/layout), and Piper L ... of the beautiful ladies of the east side of MIT's campus and culture

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • December 18, 2014
• Blog / About Decisions

  MIT EA Decisions To Be Posted Saturday, 12/13/14, at 15:16 ET

  

  , visit decisions.mit.edu and log in with your MyMIT username and password ... , you should visit decisions.mit.edu and log in with your MyMIT username and password. I recommend you do this now. Strange things happen to

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 5, 2014
• Blog / Study Abroad

  Studying At Cambridge 101 An Expert's Guide To Tackling The Revision Process

  

  of them have in common though are the scale and weight of the exams. Another non-trivial difference between academics at Cambridge and MIT is the way exams and grades work. MIT runs under a continuous assessment school

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • April 8, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  MIT: The Snowsical The blizzard of February 13th

  

  social media addict does) and found these pictures my family posted of ... blizzard is coming up and hitting the Northeast real hard (Déjà vu).  It's a ... ; ♫Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh this is the street I cross everyday. The cars slush and turn all the

  • by Erick P. '17
  • February 13, 2014
• Blog / About Decisions

  MIT EA Decisions To Be Posted Saturday, 12/14, at 12:14 PM ET

  

  the 14th, visit decisions.mit.edu and log in with your MyMIT username and password.   In order to verify that you will receive a decision on the 14th, you should visit decisions.mit.edu and log in with

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 6, 2013
• Blog / Events

  How to have dinner with your Professor and have it paid for by the UA!

  

  and 2-5 friends can ask any of your professors out for a feast, to any ... ??" Gather your friendship dinner crew and choose a professor. Cordially invite him/her out to an evening banquet. Register online and have all

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • November 25, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Answering Your Questions: EA Deadline Week How can we be helpful?

  

  after the deadline. We are much more flexible and understanding with teachers and schools.  Your recommendations do not need to be in our office by November 1. They can arrive and be processed well after this date

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 29, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Introducing… Maker Portfolios! Making the world better, one portfolio at a time

  

  project that we've been working on for a while. It's a Maker Portfolio, and ... , Research, Art, Architecture, and Sports). Now, this isn't new. Actually, we ... costume that they designed and created for a play or performance. This was

  • by Dr. Dawn '04, MS '06, PhD '11
  • August 22, 2013
• Blog / About Decisions

  Wait List Decisions 2013 Is it supposed to be waitlist, wait list, or wait-list? Oh never mind...

  

  It's been nearly two weeks since the May 1 reply deadline, and I ... ;closed” and will not admit any additional students this year for the Class of ... sending in, and truly appreciate the time and effort you have put in to

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • May 13, 2013
• Blog / Events

  Consilience From college essays to a Medieval Studies @ MIT Colloquium

  

  In 10th grade, I read a book by the biologist Edward O. Wilson and ... - Shakespeare, Western Civilizations, chemistry, Pre-Calc/Calc, band, and so on - and was enamored by the possibility of doing research that bridged

  • by Anna H. '14
  • March 7, 2013