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• Blog / Life after MIT

  A New MIT “Alum” Many fictional characters are MIT alumni; the newest is Jessica Alba's Sue Storm in "Fantastic…

  

  Storm, an M.I.T.-trained scientist who specializes in genetic research ... ("non-linear optics," "top of the class"), Colin Farrell's secret agent in ... ), Nicholas Cage's treasure hunter in National Treasure Ellie Arroway ("full

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 10, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Want To Play Music @ MIT? (informally, that is.)

  

  to college - I played solo in coffeehouses, as half of an acoustic duo in auditoriums, as part of a band in various bars & clubs. I sang in an a cappella group for most of college as well as college choir

  • by Ben Jones
  • August 2, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Engineer, Blogger… Rhodes Scholar (!) Melis wins the Rhodes Scholarship!

  

  Institute of Technology, where she majors in mechanical engineering and minors in biomedical engineering. A former finalist in the Intel Talent Search, she has a perfect academic record at M.I.T. She has done research in

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 20, 2007
• Blog / Athletics

  Varsity Pistol Team Wins National Championship

  

  their fifth consecutive crown. MIT captured its fourth crown in the program's history, with previous victories occurring in 1971 and 1972. As a team, Tech placed first in air and free, and sixth in standard pistol. On

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 22, 2005
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread for Waitlisted Students

  

  This year well over 17,000 students applied for admission to MIT in the most competitive admissions cycle in the history of the Institute ... waitlist. We will have more information for waitlisted students in the

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Today’s Mailing Day For me this is a huge thing. You guys are my first MIT class, which…

  

  , anyway) - we'll be mailing in less than 24 hours. Wow. For me this is a ... . In fact, joking aside in the previous thread, I honestly don't know yet who got in - with rare exception, I couldn't bring myself to look

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 11, 2005
• FAQ / Life and culture

  What kind of study abroad programs are available?

  Interested in studying abroad for an academic year in the U.K. or a semester in South Africa? Want to improve your foreign language skills by spending a summer in China or heading to Spain during the month of January
• Blog / Life after MIT

  MIT Alum Adam Riess ‘92 Wins Nobel Prize Riess was a Course 8 Phi Delt with a minor in History.

  

  This morning, MIT alum Adam Riess '92 won the Nobel Prize in Physics. Adam Riess, MIT Class of 1992, Nobel Laureate in Physics 2011 Riess ... 's journey to the Nobel Prize began long ago. Born in Washington, DC, he

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 4, 2011
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Admitted

  

  YOU GOT IN!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSWcy-bx_lg Come celebrate with us in the comments and—more importantly—share this ... ’re walking on sunshine (or dancing in the moonlight). We’ll have some additional

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2025
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Spring Break! Spring Break Broke.

  

  So I'm sitting in the airport in Toronto on my way to London where I will be next week for Spring Break as well as Paris. I'll be sure to post photos and entries all this week. If you happen to be in London or

  • by Bryan
  • March 23, 2007
• Blog / Hacks

  Citius, Altius, Mens et Manus In the words of a great woman, "Yay, a hack!"

  

  DID YOU KNOW? The United States won 9 gold medals in the most recent Winter Olympics in Torino. ..and many thanks to Joe '06 for showing up with this photograph at 6:30 in the AM. Bigger? Even bigger

  • by Sam M. '07
  • February 28, 2006
• FAQ / Life and culture

  Is there an MIT Flying Club?

  The MIT Flying Club, headquartered in AeroAstro, motivates, encourages and facilitates affordable, hands-on experiences in full ... offers regular general body meetings for members, hosts helicopter fly-ins
• FAQ / First-year application

  How can I explain my special circumstances?

  ’t possibly cover every “what if” in an FAQ section. The MIT application allows ... feel may be helpful to us in evaluating your application. Every application is read in a holistic manner, within its proper context.
• Blog / About Decisions

  Open Thread: Admitted Early

  

  YOU GOT IN! CELEBRATE! BE HAPPY!

  • by Decisions
  • December 17, 2022
• Blog / About Decisions

  Open Thread: Admitted

  

  YOU GOT IN! CELEBRATE! BE HAPPY!      

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2019
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Admitted

  

  YOU GOT IN! CELEBRATE! BE HAPPY!      

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2018
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Admitted

  

  YOU GOT IN! CELEBRATE! BE HAPPY!      

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2017
• Blog / MIT Life

  Caps Lock Pancakes DINNERISH.

  

  called BMF (badass mother—s) in Random Hall. Most of our social and home-academic life happens round the clock in the kitchen, over food and homework and ... a summit in a co-cooking, potluck-style floor dinner. Ready? Go.                             

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • April 13, 2015
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Admitted Early

  

  IT HAPPENED! YOU GOT IN!   Go ahead and say hello :)

  • by Decisions
  • December 13, 2014
• Blog / Blogs That Aren't in English

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  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • January 21, 2014