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• Blog / MIT Life

  MIT Dorms: Really Random 19 pictures. Don't open on a dialup.

  

  was so excited about wishing you a happy April 31, because, as Ling ... MacGregor, and I've conned my excellent friend Kim '09 from marching ... Random Hall is named "Destiny." Why would a floor be named Destiny? Well

  • by Sam M. '07
  • May 13, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  November 1 Updates The latest from the Admissions Office.

  

  applications in earnest. Here are some updates from the Admissions Office ... until we post a blog entry saying that we have processed all materials. It ... about this unless you are deferred from EA to RA. This form will not be

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 1, 2011
• Blog / Advice

  You’re doing it wrong Some constructive advice from the Director for filling out the application

  

  changes and preview the short answer prompts, a much larger group is likely ... prevents you from clicking submit before 11:59 PM EST (technically, EDT for ... adversely impact our review. I have highlighted a handful of my least

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • September 9, 2022
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Take Off Gate '21 Calling for Departure

  

  behind my home in Texas to make a new one here. In these past fourteen days ... conversations and “light reading”), I can’t help but draw a parallel. The past two weeks have been much like a take-off. The packing. The uneventful sitting

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • September 6, 2017
• Blog / About Decisions

  Class of 2017 By The Numbers with apologies to iron maiden

  

  data as being predictive or revealing: What's happening here is a ... process. When we say that the admit rate for students with a 750-800 was 15%, it does not mean that the chances of a given applicant who scores

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 3, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Internet is Weird My first attempt at using eBay, or, how I'm trying to profit off of sad…

  

  looked like from MY point of view: This picture really doesn't even do ... ...cuddling with his laptop. I'm not kidding. Okay, now I'm going to make a huge jump to what might appear to be a TOTALLY different subject, but it

  • by Laura N. '09
  • May 15, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Surviving CPW Tips and tricks on making the most of your CPW experience

  

  For the record, during my CPW, it rained for a little and despite that, I still had a blast; so, regardless of weather, get ready for the most ... ;-) Here are a few tips to making the best of your CPW experience. Rule #0

  • by Bryan
  • April 5, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Global Poverty: ‘This Is Our Crisis’ People lead busy lives, and fighting poverty is hardly an extracurricular activity to which most…

  

  opportunities. He began his amazing journey in 1974, loaning $27 to a group of 42 ... sophomore year, she developed a strong interest in international development ... gripped Niger in 2005. After taking a few classes at MIT that focused on ID

  • by The Humanitarian Blog
  • October 31, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Are you sure you don’t want to cancel? Double whammy.

  

  about a five minute walk from my house; instead, I went to one further ... Airport. Fly to Houston, TX for a day long interview. Now keep in mind, I ... parts of the trip. I exit baggage claim, and there someone is holding a

  • by Bryan
  • October 23, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Questions Omnibus, Part 1

  

  Part 2 of today's Q&A... Possible future MIT Mom asked in regard ... in session, but MIT is not?" This is a good question. It's certainly ... example, my friend Jake got a terrific room his freshman year at the East

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 7, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Not in my own words. 90% of this entry = not written by me.

  

  ://www.uni.edu/~gotera/gradapp/stmtpurpose.htm) How to Write a Great Statement of Purpose Vince Gotera English Language ... example, here's an opening to a typical first draft: I am applying to the ... is a place where I will be challenged and I can hone my writing skills

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • October 1, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Walk of the Strandbeest "New life forms" with PVC skeletons march on the Media Lab

  

  's Strandbeest stood in the rain on a patch of pavement outside the Media Lab. With wind in their sails, and aided (on a rainy but not-so-windy day) by ... sculptures from humble PVC tubing and endows them with the ability to harness

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • September 16, 2015
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Year in Review blogs, bhangra, and a baby monkey

  

  highlights of my year in review. And what an awesome year it was! 1. This is a ... with the hand drawn avatars. And here are a few of my favorite blog posts ... , Connecticut.   7. Fireworks from Killian Court. 8. CPW and eating liquid

  • by Kris Guay
  • December 22, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Application now available Apply now at MyMIT.

  

  Educational Counselor (EC), within a couple days of registering. You should ... . From MyMIT, you should print out personalized teacher recommendation ... and binding, and ability to be viewed in a 2-D environment, before

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 1, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  My Life, As Physics Problem also The Tech said a thing

  

  / admissions wiki today. Amita Gupta, a freshman member of the inaugural Tech ... situation is the same as if you collided with a stationary car while biking at ... from the side, in which case you would have collided with it at

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 26, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  The MIT Application is now available! You can now access the MIT freshman application at MyMIT.

  

  ), within a couple days of registering. You should contact your EC as soon as ... your interview before December 10th. From MyMIT, you should print out ... in a 2-D environment, before mailing us any additional materials. If

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 10, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  NM – u? Sometimes there just isn't that much crazy in my life. Splish splash.

  

  several small balcony sections from which you can get a nice view of the ... absolutely. Around Copley Square I saw a news crew filming, and since my secret life goal #11 is to get on television, I made a big show jumping in

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • February 23, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  More On The Interview… The deadline has passed, but if you're an EA applicant who has not yet contacted…

  

  interviewers remains accurate). A description of the current interview process is ... with you, write a report, and submit it as part of your application. With ... been waived from the admit-rate statistics for applicants with interview

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • October 24, 2006
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Soup Dumplings, Fever Pitch Yesterday after work I headed downtown for the evening. First stop was one of my…

  

  (and most expensive) movie theater. When I walked in, I saw a big crowd ... story seemed to fall a little flat. And for those of you who were upset by the changes from the book to movie version of Hitchhiker's Guide, you

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 27, 2005
• Blog / Athletics

  Varsity Pistol Team Wins National Championship

  

  nationally-ranked No. 1 Midshipmen by four points, preventing them from earning ... program's history, with previous victories occurring in 1971 and 1972. As a ... -America accolades, the most in the program's history. Schannon was a First

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 22, 2005