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• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Surprise! Long time no see!

  

  , and a nice walk back from dinner, we ended up back at the dorm and I checked my mail. A postcard! We read it, I showed it to Laura, and then part of her head exploded because she couldn't figure out how I, and only

  • by Snively '11
  • August 29, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  camer-AHHHHH! redux

  

  Mitra always has snazzy photos on her blog (though I am sad to hear ... my last trip I took pictures of my Central Meetings and promised to put them up on my blog, though unfortunately I also had some camera

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 23, 2004
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  What is weather? ...and what is rain?

  

  , or anything in between happens. Before I walked out of Burton Conner, I had my umbrella in hand, poncho over my backpack. I was ready to conquer ... weather works when you’re not in California? Every morning I've resorted to

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • October 9, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  Countdown To Mail Drop I'll update this post over the course of the day as we get closer to…

  

  in the pre-mailing tasks. The letters have been printed (I held the stack of admit letters in my hands; it was sublime). I was on the team ... in the mail. I'm not sure of the exact number of admits, but it is very

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 9, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Meet the Admissions Officers: Jenny Rifken Name:Jenny Rifken; Job title: Director of Recruitment and Associate Director of Admissions; Hometown: Elgin, Illlinois

  

  won an Annie Look-a-Like contest in Chicago when I was seven years old ... Literature Favorite things about MIT: I love that the people take their studies ... seriously. There is a great sense of humor here. I also love the collaborative

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 3, 2005
• Blog / Events

  How many engineers does it take to change a light bulb? If you asked somebody what 'for' was for, what would it be?

  

  in the blogs... stay tuned! *edit: while I was writing this post, a ... my punny ways are a lot stronger when I'm around them; this entry is ... rest of this worse. Before I get fired for writing a blog post

  • by Cam T. '13
  • May 7, 2011
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  The [REDACTED] Family Dinner 🥟 family matters. very tasty family matters.

  

  ="a convenient place to find EVERY MIT PERSON EVER"]search.mit.edu[/annotation], I ... undergraduates with my last name. Through ~careful analysis~ of the cuisine in the ... restaurant. I give them an estimate of a party of 15, based on the number of

  • by Fiona L. '27
  • November 4, 2024
• Blog / About Decisions

  Happy Cinco De Mayo!!! Admissions counselors make the sexiest models. Oh, and a probability question.

  

  -shirts, which were made by the good folks in LUChA. Awesome. Math question: if ... application (assuming you were in the applicant pool)? Knowing that each app ... February 28.) Salvador takes 5 days of vacation in December and 2 days in

  • by Ben Jones
  • May 5, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Reischauer Scholars Program For those interested in Japan or international relations.

  

  on back order (in my head, since it got DELETED), but I just wanted to let you guys know about a program that I participated in back in high school. I studied Japanese for three years in high school, so my junior

  • by Jess K. '10
  • October 10, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Fall 2015 Wait List Decisions Will Be Sent Today

  

  , as well as Teacher's Day in Mexico and South Korea - at 6PM Eastern ... the time and effort you have put in to letting us know how much you love ... . Last week, I mentioned I had been a transfer student. Well, I also was a

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 14, 2015
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Kim Affair It's been fun, guys.

  

  this. If you don't believe me, the lowest score you can possibly get on ... parents. Have a nice day. I don't know if any of you have heard about this, but I thought it would be best if you heard it from me. It's been a very

  • by Jess K. '10
  • September 1, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Class of 2016 Ring Delivery! MY RING IS SO PRETTY!

  

  friends in my class that I was really excited to see! We had a great time ... Last night, MIT sophomores dressed in black-tie attire flocked to the beautiful State Room in Boston to receive their glorious Brass Rats! Michael

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • April 25, 2014
• Blog / Events

  MIT Open House Well, come on in y'all!

  

  -sized stuffed panther doll in the middle. To this day, I have no idea what was up ... the half hour, in room 32-144. I don’t want to give anything away ... Whenever I hear the term “open house,” I think of panthers

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • April 27, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  “What the hell is water?” Thinking about and understanding your own context…

  

  ."  Instead, I have to hope that making you aware of our interest in the water ... In his 2005 commencement address to the graduates and assembled ... worth checking out when you have the chance. ) I find that I am

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • August 27, 2024
• Blog / Events

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

  

  dinner with your organic chemistry professor-- which can be sponsored by ... and 2-5 friends can ask any of your professors out for a feast, to any ... guests confirm. Choose a date and enjoy! "BUT I'M NERVOUS..." Get

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • November 25, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Engineering Poetry we do that.

  

  Disorder” (or “I see everything”) I was tar-trap black in love with you. I ... The last post I made was about my summer, and I haven’t even written ... is going by for me, I don’t know what would. Since then, I’ve been

  • by Ana V. '15
  • November 25, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Systems and Light [by Miren Bamforth '15] Even MIT's art scene is a little nerdy.

  

  and two other ARTalk bloggers in 21M.A12 (Arts at MIT), I would like to ... 21M.A12 Does. Good luck to all you EA applicants! I was in your ... endeavors have included sitting in on Senior Lecturer Anna Kohler

  • by ARTalk
  • October 28, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Open Thread: Deferred Early

  

  , and unfortunately, we can’t admit everyone. If your decision was ... without prejudice in Regular Action. A lot of MIT students, past and present, were initially deferred; you can read about a few of them here, here

  • by Decisions
  • December 18, 2021
• Blog / Community Projects

  MIT DDR Tetris on 6-foot LED Matrix "We did this because we were bored." -- Russell Cohen '13

  

  Like Tetris? Like Dance Dance Revolution (DDR)? Now you can play ... Andrew Carlson '12. In the comments on Engadget, Russell said, "We did this ... Battle is free software and can be downloaded from GitHub.

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 20, 2011
• FAQ / Life and culture

  What does the Office of the First Year do?

  general academic information. In addition, staff can assist you with the development of skills and learning strategies and can provide individual