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• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  MIT.01: Intro to the Institute, part 3 (Finals) You may begin at the sound of my voice. You have an hour to answer…

  

  you should never get that vocal or intrusive, but you do have to learn a ... seemed to come from the cultural difference. I was trying to get used to ... people impacted me, these people I was getting to know beyond layers of

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • September 26, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Thirteen Things To Do Over IAP: #1-5 Concerning the half I spent at home

  

  want to get a UROP for the spring? Should I take another technical class ... to notice much else. Thankfully, just a few hours after putting my pencil down and saying goodbye to genetics, at least for the time being, I

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • January 17, 2015
• Blog / Life after MIT

  After Graduating From beyond the veil :O

  

  learn a lot, still get exposed to interesting work. I like the people I ... international students can no longer get visas for their parents to participate in ... appearance. It’s cool to be able to get stronger, to do tricks in the air on

  • by Selam G. '18
  • December 10, 2019
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Not Admitted

  

  of you who want to talk with us, shake it off, and get back up again ... There were many incredible applicants to the MIT Class of 2029, which unfortunately means that we had to turn down some great students. Sometimes when

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  Starting Over it feels like this every time but this time it's different

  

  ’m getting one anyway"]I want to be on the rowing team for one more year; I ... all weekend and getting lost in the tunnels trying to get to a far ... , everything was new, from the campus to the classes to the experience of living

  • by Alex M. '21
  • August 30, 2020
• Blog / IAP

  nothing & everything what i did this IAP!

  

  . To get interesting things done, and go interesting places, solely ... other recent life experiences, that to be alive, and energized, and to get ... as good as it gets. There are a lot of things I'd like to accomplish

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • February 3, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  Beta CPW laser mazes and deep frying

  

  enjoyed getting to know them and showing them around campus, our school, our ... fraternity, Beta Theta Pi, during CPW last weekend. Here are some photos to attest to just how terrifying delicious re-deep-frying deep-fried food is

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • April 16, 2017
• Blog / About Decisions

  I am an MIT Admissions Officer, AMA you know the drill

  

  'll pop in and out as I can to answer whatever gets posted. ... questions on a Friday afternoon. Ben used to do these big roundup "answers to ... , according to Google Analytics, but no one is commenting, so here's a place to

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 10, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Pressing Pause Taking a moment before the beginning of spring semester

  

  FUTURE for a moment, and take time to get back your energy, hold the reset ... community college, some of you will very soon begin to get into places ... your general state of being right now. Many of you are excited to get out

  • by Selam G. '18
  • February 3, 2015
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Lesson Planning When in doubt, get Legos involved

  

  second round, discussions started to get more energetic. Interestingly, two ... teams that hadn’t yet made a satellite scrambled to get the pieces they ... and the negotiation phase began, teams jumped out of their chairs to get

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • December 8, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  “Well, you just cost me money.” Best. Desk Call. EVER.

  

  and everything just because you go here- and then you get emails like ... forwarded me this in the meantime and I had to share. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Emma Subject: BEST DESK CALL EVER To: bmf me

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • February 23, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Where do Trees Come From?

  

  In my continuing quest to obtain a teaching certificate through MIT ... , 11.125 is more likely to talk about whether the tests you write for students are formative or summative, and 11.129 is more likely to talk about

  • by Kim D. '09
  • February 10, 2010
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  We’re #1! What's the emoticon for oversize foam hand?

  

  few theories as to why we elbowed our way to the top of the list: OpenCourseWare: MIT courses for free on the web. What's not to love about ... of the Institute, so you might want to check out the MIT Blogroll

  • by Dave McOwen
  • January 29, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Introducing the Class of 2013: Trevor ‘13 The sixth in a series of articles about the incoming MIT class.

  

  could get into MIT, and was floored when the university flew him to Boston ... engineering is the field for him. Chemical engineers get to draw on math and ... in renewable energy. Wants to: Get a good-paying job so he can afford

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 10, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  EA Telethon EA Students, This One's For You!

  

  don't particularly want to walk all the way over to campus in order to ... as long as the telethon lasts, to answer questions in the comments, and ... know, it doesn't seem fair, I'm sorry, but feel free to read and enjoy

  • by Snively '11
  • January 15, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Decision Day Eve Making your decision by May 1.

  

  said NO to MIT: First: thank you. It's been a real pleasure getting to know you. We've spent the last year thinking about you, getting to know ... get to choose where to apply, then we (the admissions officers) choose

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 30, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Freezing My @$$ off at CPW By: Andrea '11

  

  they get to the author. --- CPW has been by far one of the best ... to hell" with an arrow pointing to MIT, but I'd have to get on the road ... about birth control. I didn't get to sleep much (I only slept about 10

  • by Bryan
  • April 16, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  BEST WEEK OF 2007 ...a self-rewarded happiness.

  

  than when I got into MIT for undergrad. I knew I was going to get into ... by a little I mean a ton. I was invited to interview for my PhD at my top two choice schools!!! Needless to say, I did a happy dance. Still

  • by Bryan
  • January 20, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT ‘10: Ervin Puskar Bosnia, Ohio, Cambridge. A video news report on Ervin Puskar '10.

  

  BG High Grad Gets Full Ride to MIT Amy Bingham / WBKO A former Bosnian refugee is going to the nation's number one engineering school on a ... math, and now it's paying off. He's preparing to leave for Boston on a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 2, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  End of May updates More waitlist admits, no ARML, Bollywood in Boston, technical theater at MIT.

  

  remain on the waitlist.Unfortunately, I have to take back what I said in a previous entry: I am no longer able to make it to the Penn State site of the ... math people. I'll be seeing you.To answer some recent comments: Boston

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 31, 2006