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• Blog / MIT Life

  Summertime and the living is slightly less difficult than usual MIT = Masochists in Training

  

  Hmm, I was under the impression that summer was supposed to be a ... , I took the GRE in July, and the majority of my free time prior to the ... -- but I don't think I've ever spent so much time studying for a test in my

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 10, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Beard, The Name, The Response, and EC Why does it say E.Jones on my door when I am B.Jones, and why is…

  

  'm getting kindof hairy, much to the chagrin of my wife. There's a story behind this: I challenged the other admissions officers to a "no-shave" reading ... Juan Salvador Acosta. (You guys should write to Matt and tell him to join

  • by Ben Jones
  • January 28, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Introducing the Class of 2013: Sean ‘13 The third in a series of articles about the incoming MIT class. Plus, a related…

  

  -year varsity starter in the outfield for the Warriors, applied to the MIT with ... before leaving for the Italy Milan Mission. A call to serve in the Italy ... Fitchburg State. He explained to them what he will be doing in Italy for the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 27, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Our 2018-19 Application Essay Questions

  

  We've gotten some questions about our essay prompts for the forthcoming cycle, so I'm posting them. I want to be clear that there's no reason to start on them now, but some people like to begin thinking and

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 28, 2018
• Blog / How to Food

  Going Home We're halfway through MIT? o____o

  

  steam the rice off the stove, with the lid on for ~15 to 20 minutes. After ... without sauce). It may help to place the carrots in boiling water for a ... vegetables) Garlic and onion for saute Oil (for saute and pan-frying the

  • by Chris S. '11
  • May 23, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Friendship Oh my dearest . . .

  

  know if you would be able to drop by! Thanks I, for one, thought this ... flame wars and being used correctly, it's also a great way to let somebody ... 'm not just saying this to say it, I'm saying it because I just had a

  • by Snively '11
  • March 28, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT ‘10: Corey Kubber MIT will help Corey Kubber '10 "develop and grow, with some eccentric, genius-type people."

  

  would open up for me, going to the different functions and all the people ... Santaluces valedictorian headed to MIT, career in medicine By Kathi ... . Despite a demanding academic schedule, he still finds time for a social life

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 30, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I Could Write a Song a Hundred Miles Long I only sing Coldplay because it will help me get girls.

  

  Chamberlain claimed to have slept with almost 20,000 women. Since he was 56 at the time of that statement, this would correspond to Wilt having slept ... was the music for "All In Green Went My Love Riding," my final project

  • by Sam M. '07
  • December 26, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Chicken with my head cut off What I've been up to since last Friday. In case you want the Cliff's Notes…

  

  ), and a book for 21A.100 (Intro to Anthropology)... also material from the ... hours of cheerleading camp and practice. Thanks to some amazing coaches we ... think that at other schools, maybe athletes don't have to do silly things

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • October 4, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Testing requirements FAQ We've been getting a lot of questions about our testing requirements; here are the answers.

  

  [note: As of August 2006, this entry is out of date in regard to testing requirements. For the most up-to-date information, please view the MIT Admissions home page] All []s represents edits to this entry made on

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 22, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Crazy admissions stories A story about craziness from both sides of the college admissions process.

  

  fall, for reasons unrelated to the pseudo-kidnapping, which took place at ... with incomes of $200,000 to $300,000 applying for need-based aid," says ... .Y. Before anyone could go running for the police, the new guide explained that

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 5, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Open Thread: Deferred Early

  

  feelings that you don't know how to name; that's okay, too. For now, just ... , here, here, here, and most recently here. Some of you may feel happy to ... information on next steps for deferred students here.

  • by Decisions
  • December 16, 2023
• Blog / Events

  happy year of the rabbit featuring the wilg bunnies

  

  conveniently, it is the year of the rabbit, so of course we had to incorporate ... ="attachment_84800" align="alignnone" width="368"] we made hats for the bunnies ... not stay on for very long[/caption] [caption id="attachment_84820

  • by Rona W. '23
  • January 23, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  Open Thread: Deferred Early

  

  Our applicant pool for Early Action was really competitive, and ... may feel happy to be deferred. Some of you may feel sad. Some of you may have complicated feelings that you don't know what to call; that's okay

  • by Decisions
  • December 19, 2020
• Blog / IAP

  Sunrise If a picture is worth a thousand words (minus inflation), that makes this post much…

  

  IAP, for those who are just tuning in, is one of the greatest times to be at MIT. It's all the geek-culture, learning cool things, without ... have a test over in 5 hours". IAP in fact stands for "It's Awesome

  • by Chris M. '12
  • January 22, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  The Match Our thoughts, and a request for current MIT students to weigh in.

  

  page on "The Match" has displayed the dreaded "coming soon" message for the better part of the fall. I apologize for this, and thanks to all of ... think make good matches to the undergraduate culture of MIT - academic

  • by Ben Jones
  • January 5, 2007
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  MVEMJSUNP A contest!

  

  nerd, Screech, got sick and Zach had to help carry the team. One of his mnemonics for learning the order of the planets was "MVEMJSUNP" pronounced 'me-vehn-se-nup' But given that science likes to redefine itself every so often, it may

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

  Language classes over IAP

  

  semester -- numerous for-credit classes are on offer. The full first semester ... immersion that allows you to take the second level during the spring semester ... for the spring. I was given a slot in the French 1 class and am pretty

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • December 7, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Trick or Treat! Smashing pumpkins, and no I don't mean the band.

  

  my neck for staring up the whole time, but I still managed to have fun ... evening. Here, try this physics problem on for size. If I have a pumpkin ... chunks go in the radial direction when it crashes to the ground? Answer

  • by Bryan
  • November 2, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Very, Very Important News That title is written to tantalize your RSS readers.

  

  in the next few days; in the meantime I really need to say something that has been on my mind for the last half hour and will probably consume me for the rest of the night... Seth and Summer are back together

  • by Ben Jones
  • February 24, 2005