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• Blog / People & Identities

  Home is where the Heart is visiting my grandparents

  

  California a Monday afternoon and stayed there with my family for a day before ... , bringing just a few clothes for the week, we brought 8 suitcases in total ... sleep for an hour or so. Exhausted and jetlagged, we then caught a train

  • by Anika H. '26, MEng '27
  • August 4, 2024
• Blog / UROP & Other Research

  My ML model finished training right after I finished this post technically i *am* doing work right now

  

  Junior year was a milestone for me because it was the first time ... code to run on my computer for my UROP project this summer, which is ... ="aligncenter" width="768"] clarification: this is a scientist who just got their eyes

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • June 20, 2024
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Not Admitted

  

  may be a difficult time for you, but we ask that you converse civilly ... unfortunately means that we had to turn down some great students. For those of you who fall into this category, this is an open forum for you to talk

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  The Class of 2020 Hacks Back

  

  out in little silver tubes. Every year we enclose something different. A few years ago, for example, we challenged students to hack their tubes; one aeronautical adMIT sent hers into space. This past spring, for the

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 8, 2016
• Blog / About Decisions

  Waitlist Update The Waitlist Committee has finalized decisions and has emailed all waitlisted applicants.

  

  We are writing with a quick followup to Matt's recent entry. The ... waitlisted applicants. A brief overview: Of the 629 students currently on the ... yield for international students admitted in Regular Action was quite high

  • by Decisions
  • May 20, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Retreat, RETREAT!! A weekend vacation.

  

  goodness for GPS and my 4 co-pilots. So amidst a weekend of planning for the semester ahead, we took a break to look at the stars (which you ... miles in the snow to get away from MIT and plan for our upcoming semester

  • by Bryan
  • February 8, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Biological Engineering major

  

  From Wednesday's faculty meeting... Motion for a Bachelor of Science ... . The Faculty recommends to the Corporation the designation of a new ... recommendation of the Biological Engineering Division. December 15, 2004 For those

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 17, 2004
• FAQ / QuestBridge

  What is the MIT QuestBridge Supplement?

  Our MIT QuestBridge Supplement is a way for us to gather some additional information on our QuestBridge applicants. For QuestBridge Finalists ... Bridge Supplement. If you are a QuestBridge Finalist that did not rank MIT, you can
• FAQ / Life and culture

  Did MIT invent hacking?

  distinguishes itself not only for its seriousness of purpose but also for its ... campus, around Cambridge, or even farther afield, that amaze for their creativity, cleverness, and difficulty of execution. A 1958 prank in which the
• Blog / Admissions

  Homeschooled applicants Some advice for our homeschooled applicants.

  

  I've been promising an entry specifically for homeschooled applicants and other interested parties for a long time now; this is an early ... helpful for many homeschooled applicants. We welcome a recommendation from a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 5, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  In which I “get a life” again reclaiming my childhood hobbies

  

  was kind of sad to think about for a while. Really, Allison? You have no ... to knit. It was a \ funny hobby for two fourth graders to have, since ... ’t picked up my needles for a loooong time. One day, though, I was in the

  • by Allison E. '27
  • January 12, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A flash of brilliance and answers to some questions

  

  questions? How many biology classes did you take for a semester? For overall, how many credits did you take for a semester? I heard some people ... (being a biologist, E. coli make me nervous)... bad news. So after making a

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 13, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Making A Splash on July 4: The Celebration in Photos July 4th - A Photo Essay

  

  (and maybe a little text here and there) So pretty much July 4th was ... where I lived my freshman year. Here are a few pictures and videos from the day. And also, for more on July 4, check out Matt's Blog. Videos

  • by Bryan
  • July 6, 2005
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Announcing new blogger avatars! all-new, all quality

  

  a new, anti-cohesive style for the MIT Admissions blogs. We ... " align="alignnone" width="300"] CJ: "if i had a nickel for every time i had ... The bloggers' old avatars were drawn by a talented professional in a

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • April 1, 2023
• Blog / About Decisions

  Pi Day Eve A doodle and some old advice

  

  To everyone who's waiting for a pi(e) day decision: It's all going ... comforting words, my friends and I made a video in December for EA applicants ... think of to do for this post is one of those drawings where you smush a

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • March 13, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Flourish and Blogs how to be a professional harry potter fan

  

  cofound what was, for a time, the largest Harry Potter fanfiction community ... Klink. I'm a lecturer at MIT, and I'm the Chief Participation Officer for ... Potter fan, and the lead organizer for Ascendio 2012, a Harry Potter fan

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 30, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  Waitlist and transfer: quick update No decisions yet, but some notes & reminders.

  

  I know that with all the hubbub for admitted students, some of the waitlisted students and transfer applicants are feeling a little left out. So here's a quick update. Waitlist It's still too early to know whether or

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 27, 2009
• Blog / Classes

  Holding pattern undergrad | me | graduation

  

  't wait for May when there's only a final exam standing between me and f r e ... the Class of 2019 occupied for a little longer. I personally have some ... . I've been dabbling in guitar for a while, maybe it's time to do some

  • by Taylor V. '19
  • April 6, 2019
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  I Picked My First Apple apples, part 1

  

  , an apple cider donut, and a [annotation note="the source material for ... MIT sponsors an annual trip to an apple orchard in Stow, MA for undergraduates living in the dorms. I went on that trip for the first time today

  • by Abby H. '20
  • October 16, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT ISEF Reception MIT will be present at the Intel International Science & Engineering Fair in Albuquerque this…

  

  The MIT Office of Admissions will host a reception for participants ... (rescheduled from 1pm) Ruidoso Room In a session designed specifically for ISEF ... Room (2nd floor) 330 Tijeras Avenue NW Albuqerque, NM 87102 And for the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 12, 2007