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  Welcome MIT Class of 2015 This week, the new freshmen arrive on campus!

  

  This week, the new MIT freshman class begins arriving for orientation ... than 1100 students who are all excellent matches for the MIT mission and culture. Below, find a statistical snapshot of the Class of 2015, from the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 22, 2011
• Blog / Announcements

  MIT Early Action Decisions Now Available Online

  

  MIT Early Action admissions decisions for the Class of 2025 are now ... science, technology, and the useful arts to make the world a better place ... the most informed decision we can. As a matter of philosophy we try to

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 19, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I should’ve started this earlier A statement exemplifying my first month as a Junior

  

  class is infamous for taking a lot of time to do the work (but like I said ... a lot of work all the sudden, and it's terrible. Ask my roommates, I ... once I've taken the first exam... 2.008: Design and Manufacturing II- A

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • October 5, 2013
• Blog / Challenges

  ambition finding direction

  

  subtle ways, the city sends you a message: you could do more; you should ... more about doing specific kinds of good for the world than doing the most ... are many other ambitions - for instance, to be the best possible

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • November 10, 2022
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Happy Pi Day! 3.1415926535...

  

  Just a little humor to keep us all smiling. HAPPY PI DAY (the ... Pi We know that Pi's a tasty treat. (to the tune of "Oh Christmas Tree ... more if we had time, Oh, number Pi Oh, number Pi For circle lengths

  • by Bryan
  • March 14, 2006
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  The Coolest Thing I Bet You Didn’t Know Was Math (guest post by YQ L. ‘16) Clickbait title by me, not by YQ, because I really, really, really want you to…

  

  is a masterpiece. If you have the Internet for it, I strongly encourage ... displayed in the Student Center for a whole month. Here are some student ... pictures can you fit in a blog post?” The answer, it turns out, is a lot! I

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • February 7, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  Hitchhiker’s Guide to CPW DON'T PANIC.

  

  're not trapped in a Vogon airlock (or are you?), but I do have advice for ... upperclassmen or the Admissions Office hear, for this is top-secret information ... but a pale imitation of the truth - valorous but vain attempts to

  • by Paul B. '11
  • April 5, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  One Wheel To Rule Them All one small step for boy, one large step for nerdkind

  

  filming area to the elevators, I unintentionally and for a few brief seconds ... good read for the amateur type theorist or functional programming geek) does a pretty thorough job technically documenting the project, but you

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • January 10, 2012
• Blog / How to Human

  the things i hate and what they say about me

  

  ; it’s mostly when i know for a fact that they have the social bandwidth ... of the important points here is that there is a difference between ... take a very long time to respond to texts, which in the grand scheme of

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • November 9, 2021
• Blog / Life after MIT

  [guest post] on undergrad by laura c. '23

  

  definitions for a math class, I came completely unprepared for the first of ... ’t committed to a program yet, not that I’m unsure about the Ph.D. I don’t know ... someone who actually knows you. for the same reasons, I’m also more cautious

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • February 16, 2023
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Watch the Tea with Teachers Video Series! and learn about the wonderful students behind it

  

  came for, and in a good way; I never expected the community I would be a ... , a YouTube series meant to bridge the student-faculty divide by showing ... fascinating. Watch them below! I wanted to blog about TwT for a while, and

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • September 24, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Summer Days My traditional end-of-summer recap post, in technicolor.

  

  , began exercising on a daily basis, and even quit pulling the pigtails of ... cleaned the toilet once a week (although this was helped by the fact we were fined $25 for not doing our cleaning duties, and the serious shame of

  • by Jess K. '10
  • August 29, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  Integration no, not the math one

  

  ’s easy to take for granted the haven that is created Under the Dome, where ... weeks, the fact that such a renowned place as MIT decided to fling open its doors for students FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD and make it possible for

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • November 8, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Fantastic Course Numbers and Where to Find Them A List of Ways MIT is like Hogwarts

  

  fierce the cultures of MIT dorms can be. Also, for reference, this post on ... 't know who made that gif (which is the inside of a room in Simmons Dorm, by ... google ^^;) 5. The Headmaster is charming and has a twinkle in his eyes

  • by Selam G. '18
  • November 30, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Makers @ MIT how MIT supports student creativity and craft

  

  : Kickstarter, which is today launching a new funding category specifically for ... Chevron, which is announcing a $10 million commitment to the Fab Foundation ... Gershenfeld)     Among the various initiatives announced today is a

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 18, 2014
• FAQ / First-year application

  How do I track the progress of my application?

  processing. Please send a detailed email to [email protected] describing the ... You may track the progress of your application in the application portal. Materials submitted through sources other than the application
• Blog / Admissions

  MY college essay 498 words of angst.

  

  .009 meeting, and then pack for a spontaneous 24 hour trip back to the greatest ... a little creepy. So, on to the essay. For a little backstory and ... . Snively said: The beads are so confusing!!! Ha! I wish I had a good video of

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 12, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Yay CPW! I'm just trying to see how many blog entries we can get in the RSS…

  

  then set up for the next event. But, from what I hear, you guys had a good time, so at least it was all for a good cause. ;-) Unfortunately, I ... getting to meet a lot of you, but it was exhausting- I lived in the Burton

  • by Laura N. '09
  • April 18, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  The Role You Play in the Admissions Process by Jenny Rifken, Director of Recruitment and Associate Director of Admissions @ MIT.

  important to me? What did a school need to have in order for me to be happy ... the college process, and sometimes they encouraged me to take a second ... a particular place. In the end, though, they let me choose the best

  • by mitblogs
  • October 26, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Three Weeks a short summary of this crazy place

  

  I've only been here for a few weeks, but 'here' already feels like ... little closer, it wasn't hard to see that East Campus had a niche for ... going away for me. This is the place I've dreamed of for most of my life

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • September 12, 2016