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• Blog / Athletics

  weather and stuff a Californian’s first experience of fall and also other things on my mind

  

  Wisconsin, and the other, Abby, is from San Diego. Last week I get home from ... .” Abby and I stand in awe. What is this “fall clothing,” and do we need it? (The answer is yes; we do need it). I own some jeans and one or two warm

  • by Fiona M. '20
  • October 2, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Quick and dirty I freak out a little about graduate school applications, then answer some questions.

  

  cellular, molecular, and developmental biology, so no ecology classes for me! (And frankly, I couldn't be gladder. I think plants are uninteresting ... rocked the GRE general test, will be graduating with two degrees, have a

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • November 10, 2005
• Blog / Classes

  Notes on Cancer rate my handwriting

  

  note="director of the Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, one of those buildings that course 7s and 20s spend a lot of time in"]Tyler Jacks[/annotation] and [annotation note="associate director at the Koch

  • by Abby H. '20
  • September 10, 2019
• Blog / About Decisions

  Waitlist Wrap-Up 2008

  

  that we do not have any more room in the class, and will not admit any ... our peer institutions needing to admit greater than 200 students from ... admissions for this year and let the remaining waitlist students focus on their

  • by Decisions
  • June 24, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  fpop-ing I haven't worn a poncho since the third grade.

  

  Institute where they sequenced part of the human genome. - we walked ... Cordova Sculpture Park - a nature talk and swimming at Walden Pond - bio movie marathon including Gattaca and Aliens in 6-120 Orientation is by far one

  • by Bryan
  • August 26, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  LSC’s Q&A with Dean Kelley of Pixar’s Coco (he also worked on Avatar: The Last Airbender, Monsters University, and The Incredibles 2)

  

  University which was my first film, and then I started on Coco and that’s what ... screening, and it’s the state of the story at that point so it’ll all be in ... a bit of his guest lecture and the Q&A that followed. Enjoy

  • by Abby H. '20
  • November 8, 2017
• Blog / Hacks

  Hacks and meta-hacks

  

  few years. I was really entertained by this clever and subtle hack, so I ... a while since the Hack Gallery was updated, and only a couple of these ... -group, and the team working on the hack often included members of such groups

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • September 14, 2005
• Blog / Events

  #NoBanNoWall

  

  United States. We write now with an important update and with new guidance ... traveling outside the United States and you wish to return to campus, we ... the United States is already having an impact on members of our

  • by Allan K. '17
  • January 29, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  Class of 2022 Wait List An update for students who accepted a place on our wait list

  

  , we take about a week to determine the state of the incoming class, and ... . That same document (the Code of Ethics and Professional Practices) states ... According to the admissions profession's Code of Ethics and

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 8, 2018
• Blog / Classes

  Up, Up, and Away how to get out of the 'tute (temporarily) and out into the world

  

  abroad for high school and university students. What’s cool: 6 weeks at a university abroad, but instead of studying (and doing psets and taking classes ... any college that I’ve ever heard of. Name a country, and MIT has a

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • February 10, 2019
• Blog / Community Projects

  Not in Kansas Anymore oh, wait...we actually are. Day 1 with the MIT Design/Build/Fly team.

  

  We're in a hotel room and we're watching Men In Black (preceded by Aviator and Family Guy) while assembling our airplane to drown out the ... you sprightly prefrosh came rushing into MIT for the one and only Campus

  • by Allan K. '17
  • April 10, 2014
• Blog / About Decisions

  Wait List Confirmation Form If you're on the wait list, we sent you an email last week.

  

  complete the form and submit it by April 25, 2014. In the meantime, be sure to enroll in another college/university by May 1 (even if it means ... -May, once we know how many students have enrolled and thus, how many more

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • April 7, 2014
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Mattress Dominoes! One of many reasons why my summer is better than yours.

  

  Northwestern University, an intensive three-week academic program for gifted ... first session, and this time around I'm working with AP Physics. Physics is awesome and all, but that's not what I'm here for right now. Neither

  • by Keri G. '10
  • July 24, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  7 Reasons MIT Is Special reflecting on the Institute at the end of four years

  

  ’s why I stayed at the Institute, and why I’d recommend it to other nerds ... find my best place at the Institute. And even when classes sucked (and ... Admissions and commute to campus every weekday. But it’s a summer arrangement

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • June 15, 2018
• Blog / Life after MIT

  A Student, A Professor, An Alum Hacking a door, the human genome, and robots.

  

  Institute of Harvard and MIT, he's got a hand in most of the things that are ... Robot, and her path to success. MIT student hacks his dorm room door lock ... design, a computer-less setup that involves a microcontroller, a motor, and

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 27, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Don’t Worry, Be Happy A few words of advice.

  

  wanted to go to college, and I had a few ideas of where I wanted to apply and that was it. And so, what did I do, I procrastinated. Why? Because of state laws. Back in TX, if you were in the top 10 percent of your

  • by Bryan
  • March 17, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  February(ish) Updates and Notes aka my life in photos and haikus

  

  photos that accurately summarize my current state of existence: The ... -ish classes (3 12-unit classes, a 9-unit, and a 6-unit). I think it ... you have classes and psets and labs and tests again” was a rough

  • by Taylor V. '19
  • March 1, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Relativity Special (and vice versa) I took a test today that relied on practically everything I have ever learned from…

  

  Today, I felt: angry and heartbroken. Because: the first question on my Special Relativity test required me to add (and subtract!) numbers with 5 significant figures, and the professor did not manage to include a

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • November 18, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Message From Ben And Matt ...regarding the recent news of Marilee's resignation.

  

  , and especially for our office. We'll write more about it in a few days ... 're really in a state of shock at the loss of our leader. To make a long story ... to have many questions around this, and we'll try to address them in

  • by Ben Jones
  • April 26, 2007
• Blog / About Decisions

  [guest post] hindsight in 2020 — about life after mit rejections, situated knowledges, and ultimately getting closer to the asymptote…

  

  dream college. institution soulmates or whatever xx and i had a group of ... who didn't get into MIT but went on to thrive elsewhere (like this, and ... build a life after." I said sure, and she wrote this post. I had planned

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 29, 2020