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• Blog / About Decisions

  We Were Deferred

  

  it would’ve saved us a lot of stress and heart-ache in the long run ... from Hercules I Won't Say I'm in Love from Hercules The Gospel Truth from ... the tails of the bloggers, laughed at their jokes (or in the case of

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • December 30, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Anatomy of a Problem, Part 1 and the power of the few

  

  , which we'll come back to in a followup piece, suppose I gave you a list of numbers in some random order (say 3, 19, 2, 17, 14, 4) and I wanted you to ... often inter-connected. At first, I was a bit worried about how I’d fare in

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • January 22, 2017
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Everyday I’m Trufflin’ But not really since it takes 4 hours

  

  , It's A Pain. For Chris M. '12, It's Amazing Pterodactyl. For me, I think it's in between a party and a pain. Maybe something like a picnic ... wants to have in Boston that day. Who knew it snowed in Boston?? (Just

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • January 25, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT ‘10: Quentin Smith Google Quentin Smith '10.

  

  : Just how would I break the search engine?" said Smith, 18, a Hollis ... : Lawrence Academy senior Quentin Smith works on an independent project in his office on the school's campus in Groton, Mass., May 19, 2006. Smith, a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 3, 2006
• Blog / Community Projects

  MINECRAFT MIT!!! our most remarkable feat of engineering since...mit

  

  first logged into the MIT server, I was completely awestruck. I took in ... least. Being able to feel immersed in the campus I know and love from my ... memories," he says. "I've been in these rooms hundreds of times, but I can

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • April 10, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW is for Parents too…really!! ...a helpful guide for parents (I hope

  

  should I attend with my child?" In truth, there won't be very many of them ... will. That said, it's important to check in occasionally so I'd suggest ... would be in the Parent’s Hospitality Lounge. Grab a cup of coffee or tea

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • April 1, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Omnibus Followup: Women in Engineering Melissa asks what the gender ratio is in engineering at MIT.

  

  being a woman in engineering here. I had female friends in all of the ... Last entry, I covered most of the questions that had been asked, but ... know what the gender ratio is at MIT in engineering (mech

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 10, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  July 4th in Boston MIT has the best seat for Boston's July 4th celebrations.

  

  buildings along the river in East Cambridge. I think the Back Bay area of ... Boston has arguably the best 4th of July festivities in the country ... Cambridge and MIT. The fireworks barge is moored in the middle of the Charles

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 5, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Summers spending three at home

  

  work we would be doing in some of the internships we applied ... MIT students, and probably college students in general. Many do ... last undergraduate summer, we wanted to outline what we’ve done in each

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • June 22, 2019
• Blog / Community Projects

  We Are All Slaves to the Wind it gets pretty windy here in Kansas. Day 3 at the 2014 Design/Build/Fly competition.

  

  /Build/Fly competition, and as hats flew and hair rippled in 30+ mph wind, it became clear ... today--two speed missions and one untimed cargo mission--so that we would ... we arrived to the competition site, a brisk wind decided to settle in

  • by Allan K. '17
  • April 12, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  what your favorite study spot says about you badly stereotyping places to work on campus

  

  and comfort, even if you're lowkey still in your TikTok fake vine phase ... food, but buy a $5 coffee or smoothie every day anyways. it's probably ... ideals, and are likely in the [annotation note="undergraduate association

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • March 5, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  PSA: Attend Local MIT Admitted Meetings! Note to ADMITTED, CURRENT, and FORMER Students

  

  and see what I may become in the future. I am incredibly grateful for ... Meeting. I’ll be attending in Central Ohio. Hope to see you there! If you ... it’s ok with you, I will include your experiences in a similar PSA next

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • March 26, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What Do These Numbers Have in Common? 7, 8, 12, 17, 18.

  

  difficulty of 8.012, but after seeing the work in the first couple of weeks, I ... .01 is taught using the TEAL method, which I kind of explained in this ... Physics C! that works too. I regret being lazy in high school now

  • by Chris S. '11
  • December 13, 2007
• 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 / Academics & Research

  Let’s Get Physical Olivia Newton-John, I am not, but I can still pretend.

  

  PE golf right up until May so she would be able to graduate in June ... Olivia Newton-John, I am not, but I can still pretend. MIT's Department of Athletics, Physical Education, and Recreation (DAPER) is in

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • August 5, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  I AM SO BUSY

  

  But I still went downtown to fetch a fresh fruit eclair. (Sorry for shouting.) Someone asked what I'm doing for spring break. I'm going to Iceland, Sweden, and Denmark with three friends. We're going way north in

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • March 17, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Introducing Amino: Desktop Bioengineering for Everyone an MIT alumna makes a counter-top sized biolab that enables anyone to grow living cells…

  

  One of the most mindblowingly awesome people I've met in my six years ... , and taught at the Birmingham Institute of Art and Design. In June, Julie finished her masters degree at the Media Lab in the Playful Systems

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 13, 2015
• Blog / Events

  Happy Birthday, ‘Murica! (Even though Boston celebrated Independence Day Eve)

  

  ), the City of Boston is shrouded in fog and a light sprinkle of rain. This ... measure. In response to this announcement, MIT officially closed at 3pm ... Charles. As for me, a group of people who normally live in B Entry packed

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • July 4, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  International Men & Women of Mystery

  

  /250/600. * I get lots of questions along the lines of, "In my country ... international students.   I've been promising a post about international ... geography. That is to say, many international students live in the US, and

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 8, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Beginning of the End & the end of some beginnings

  

  ? There's a feeling that goes something like "ugh, if only I'd taken more classes in previous terms I could have graduated by now!" But I am not ... together to finish my degree. In fact I can proceed at a comfortable pace. I

  • by Cristen C. '10
  • February 1, 2010