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• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Introduction To ROTC At MIT A new guest-author blog in response to a variety of inquiries regarding ROTC programs at…

  

  laboratory, infantry officer school followed by command of an Army or Marine ... this past spring. In response to a variety of inquiries regarding ROTC ... , though there is an application process whether you are in high school or

  • by ROTC
  • August 14, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  The Number Game A few words of advice before applying to college.

  

  existed, and I'm kind of glad I didn't because I think I would have gone nuts. Now, I'll admit I was kind of shocked by the number of posts that were along the lines of "Chances at MIT." I guess I was just a little

  • by Bryan
  • August 2, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  March Questions Omnibus 2

  

  . One of the things my school's college counselor said was big this year ... office(s) at your school(s) of choice with emails, letters, and phone calls ... have a pretty wide body of knowledge on high schools, towns, regions, etc

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 11, 2005
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Vertigo My brain hurts.

  

  Mapping: The Case of Urban and Rural Secondary Schools in Rwanda." "Semi ... I'm taking advantage of the Starbucks wireless network, at the Westin ... , which had a population of 544 in the 2010 census. This is about the size

  • by Anna H. '14
  • October 28, 2013
• FAQ / First-year application

  What are my chances of admission?

  school both improves your odds of getting into MIT and will help you make ... get a lot of requests from students asking what their chances of admission are. We couldn't do that without a thorough review of an entire
• Blog / Admissions

  I hate the way I don’t hate you

  

  loosely based on Taming of the Shrew. I remember the school most from the ... High School -- and in fact, she's a friend of a friend, and once ran for ... was done, I decided I'd drive through Tacoma and get a sense of the town

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 25, 2004
• Blog / Advice

  Welcome to CPW! 'twas the night before cpw...

  

  my CPW! Interspaced between pictures of Boston and campus were other assorted pictures—midnight karaoke, bleached hair, and lots, lots, lots of ... time as a prospective student. In light of it being the night before CPW

  • by Jessica Z. '27
  • April 10, 2024
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Boston International Antiquarian Book Fair #1 of 3 Boston Adventures

  

  (See #2 Boston Adventure at the Institute of Contemporary Art here) As part of my weekly Boston Enrichment Trip, I ventured today to the ... vessel of content (text and/or illustrations).” This definition encompasses

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • November 15, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  Scholarship Opportunity: Davidson Fellows A look at a scholarship worth up to $50,000, and some past MIT winners.

  

  Talent Development is offering high achieving young people across the ... accompanied by a $50,000, $25,000 or $10,000 scholarship in recognition of a significant piece of work in Science, Technology, Mathematics, Music, Literature

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 30, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  self-assessment, re: playwriting notes on taking playwrights' workshop this semester

  

  Though I’ve thought of myself as a writer for most of my life, I ... news article for the school paper or a personal blog post or a school ... no other. In high school I became interested instead in poetry; not

  • by Allan K. '17
  • December 9, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Early Action Updates With one week until the deadline, answers to frequently asked questions.

  

  , through no fault of your own, your school forms (e.g. teacher ... /Docufide to submit letters of evaluation and transcripts, your school can send ... *Update as of 2015: Early action is available to both domestic and

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 25, 2011
• Blog / Challenges

  Hold your breath my first CPW

  

  the event of a crash. Most databases use a steal/no-force design, which ... database design trade-off always seems to be like this: the faster you drive ... step out of their slumber and into the courtyard. I put a patty on the

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • April 13, 2022
• Blog / Residential Life

  Siblings, Scrabble, and Boredom we're bored in the house, and we're in the house bored

  

  my dorm in a rented Penske truck. We piled all of my boxes and bags ... , some kitchen equipment, and a new pack of paper towel rolls from Costco – all of which I'll probably [annotation note="because I'm taking a Leave

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • July 20, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Fredventure, Part 1 MITWE (+ FJE and VJE) go to Brazil

  

  had VR capabilities! The locals also offered us a selection of home ... Prologue “Guess what, gang?” Fred Harris – the director of the MIT ... famous Teatro Amazonas in the heart of the Amazon rainforest. [caption id

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • April 18, 2023
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Our Independent Studies the making of a (very) short film

  

  At the beginning of this semester, we were really unsure of what ... Computer Graphics, but it is unfortunately only offered in the fall. So, we shopped around for a few different course 6 classes in the first week of the

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • May 18, 2020
• Blog / Events

  Religious Discussions Yes, there are non-atheists at MIT. But they still like science jokes.

  

  checking the IAP events schedule pretty regularly, but unfortunately, most of ... work hours. But today I was finally able to attend one of the seminars I ... you anonymously suggest at the beginning of the meeting. Facilitators

  • by Laura N. '09
  • January 24, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Eyes Wide a scandalous, unintentionally-devoid-of-meaning recent history

  

  jokes (out of pity). It is currently the first day of school’s eve, more ... rollercoaster     It is now the day after the first day of school’s eve, more commonly known as the first day of school. I walked into the first lecture of

  • by Jackie M. '20
  • September 8, 2017
• Blog / How to Human

  Making house calls "Uhh, someone from MIT wants to talk to you."

  

  , the transition depends greatly on the rigor of your high school ... regardless of your high school preparation. You can also make life easier or ... barbeques around campus during the first few weeks of school, or from late

  • by Melis A. '08
  • January 18, 2007
• Blog / Hacks

  Lost, Hosed & Confused I got hacked today.

  

  a brief nap in the student lounge off of the Infinite Corridor. When I ... Basically, I got hacked. Can I just say I love this school? :)

  • by Paul B. '11
  • November 25, 2008
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Decisions, Decisions decisions!

  

  school will likely be very different, but in many of the most important ... next four years of your life. It's a big decision. And whether you ... psychologists Dale Griffin and Amos Tversky (one of the discoverers of cognitive

  • by Qiaochu Y. '12
  • April 26, 2012