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• Blog / About Decisions

  Famous people who didn’t go to MIT Some people are more successful because they turned down admission to MIT.

  

  , he was admitted to MIT. In response to the admission offer, he took MIT ... Kevin Gillespie and J.R. Hildebrand. In 1997-98, a student named Kevin Gillespie applied to MIT from a relatively small public school in Georgia. He

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 23, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  in the pursuit of knowledge want to see a MacArthur Genius dancing to gangnam style?

  

  my final draft) In spirit, not much has changed since I wrote that ... offer that expert food, he or she is probably more than happy to talk to ... officials, and has testified in front of the Senate--and talked about

  • by Michael C. '16
  • October 19, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The New Show In Town [by David Freilach, Guest Blogger/Assistant Director, LVAC] ARTalk guest blogger David Freilach checks out the…

  

  entry stairway, offer visitors space to mingle. A scene from URT ... advertising in national publications. Of course, there is also the possibility ... could be very dry (apologies to my colleagues in physics at MIT

  • by ARTalk
  • August 14, 2008
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  My design won an MIT merch contest I don't know why

  

  .   Back in March, the Harvard/MIT Coop announced their very first ... grad student from each university. Each of the winners is going to win ... Coop, I knew it was my calling. This was the universe telling me to go

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • July 23, 2025
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Fariborz Maseeh Hall The Phoenix Group would rise from the the "ashes" of Ashdown...

  

  we looked at were Baylor University in Waco, TX and the University of ... Here's the story: Long ago, in a land far far away (far from Hawaii ... was loved by all who graced its halls. One day in 2006, the MIT

  • by Cydnie T. '12
  • October 18, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How to (Im)properly Cross Register a step by step guide of our mistakes

  

  Among all the classes that MIT offers, it’s almost impossible to ... actually NOT taking this class at MIT, because *sigh* MIT doesn’t offer ... * MIT offers this super duper cool opportunity to cross-register at 3

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • September 20, 2017
• Blog / Announcements

  Reaching for the STARS* *Small Town And Rural Students

  

  select group of 16 colleges and universities, including MIT, dedicated to ... interested in an education centered in science and technology from across the

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • April 4, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  Numbers, Perfect and Imperfect Math geeking, and a guessing game.

  

  Creasy at the Johns Hopkins University (a fantastic school, btw) for the ... rights. Oh, and in case you're wondering -- this number has nothing to do ... ,550,336 applications). Leave your guesses in the comments, and good luck!

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 4, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Meet the Admissions Officers: Amy Perez Name: Amy Perez; Job title: Assistant Director of Admissions; Hometown: Lubbock, TX

  

  : Lubbock, TX High school: Lubbock High School College: Tulane University, Bachelor's degree in Marketing Favorite things about MIT: I love the MIT Dome ... , which are actually similar. Favorite cartoon character: the monster in

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 14, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  New York Times, New York Times

  

  , but will require writing scores the following year. The university will not use the scores in admissions decisions until it is satisfied with ... very moment, I'm in MIT Room 10-250 with 500 or so other people listening

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 16, 2005
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Guest Entry: Leadership @ MIT You can become a leader on the MIT campus. Here's how...

  

  Services Center offers students the opportunity to volunteer in its numerous ... , especially in a world where leadership, interpersonal, and management skills are required for competitive higher positions in all organizations

  • by Melis A. '08
  • February 14, 2008
• Blog / How to Food

  [Guest Post] Your Guide to Boston Cafes a letter from chomps

  

  , meaning “good dough” in Portuguese, offers comfort food with a twist ... Dear fellow chompers, A year ago, I was asked: … and in typical hosed ... year as a private diary to document my food adventures in college. While

  • by Jessica Z. '27
  • January 15, 2025
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  summer tidbits a picture and annotations

  

  rude), 森羅万象 shinrabanshou (everything that exists in the universe ... the rest comes out of my paycheck. TT i'm going to anime expo in LA this weekend, then visiting MIT friends in SF next weekend. i'm also taking a

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • July 4, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT’s Undergraduate Research Journal: Get your work published! MIT's Undergraduate Research Journal, a student-run journal that publishes articles about research going on at…

  

  news headlines include: *Macular Degeneration Induces Reorganization in ... world news headlines include: *Chunk of Universe's Missing Matter Found ... , Say Researchers, Challenging Previous Theories *Compound in Carrots

  • by Melis A. '08
  • September 27, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Le BBQ

  

  BBQ in the history of the universe. I should warn you that I saw Le ... wanted to tie in the Olympics somehow, but no such luck there. Sorry, Paris ... many summers I spent in Grenoble. They had some fantastic vin de noix, je

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • July 11, 2005
• Blog / Events

  MIT wins Putnam math competition

  

  undergraduate mathematics competition in North America. Of the top 5 students ... (N), of successful free throws she has made in her first N attempts of the season. Early in the season, S(N) was less than 80% of N, but by the end of

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

  Autumn Questions Omnibus Answers to questions asked in my blog's comments. And there have been a lot of…

  

  recognize courses taken by homeschoolers in other universities ... that you've asked in the comments... Thanks, in part, to the transition ... 've become a bit behind in answering your comments. It's been nearly two months

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 3, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Keep it simple, stupid I try to choose classes for the fall. Things get messy.

  

  's not a priority. The only thing is that it's only offered in the fall, so ... have cool things to talk about. I'm sure you're all excited. In the ... -epiphany where I kind of sort of maybe started thinking about majoring in 2A

  • by Laura N. '09
  • August 9, 2006
• Blog / IAP

  [Joint Post] A Jaunt Across Europe (Part 1) vomiting in Venice and other Italian adventures

  

  eventually one in particular caught my eye: Eurovelo 8. It stretches all along ... be a part of in Italy"]MISTI Italy GTL.[/annotation]I was supposed to ... couldn’t participate in any MIT-funded programs or classes. Additionally

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • March 31, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  iCyd This, my friends, is a GREEN APPLE!

  

  are buzzing... the semester seems to be in full swing. This semester is ... set on pursuing a degree in course 16 (aero/astro engineering). After a couple courses in the department, I determined that this was not the career

  • by Cydnie T. '12
  • October 4, 2010