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• Blog / Admissions

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

  

  number #1 overall winner of international Olympiad competitions, and many hundreds more who have never heard of international Olympiad competitions (I was one of the latter, back in the day). The class includes students

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 22, 2011
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Take Only Memories Leave Only Footprints

  

  neighbor Lizz came in to offer her daily dose of humor. “What do you call ... have a diploma. I have about 100 pictures. I have a sunburn. It's a ... that by now.) On MIT’s list of 101 things to do before graduation for

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • June 8, 2012
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  College The path to self-discovery is lined with my blog entries.

  

  year of high school stood between myself and a diploma. I wasn't accepted ... means of the Internet), I accepted my offer of admission. You already know ... One year ago, in the mush of schoolless boredom known as Spring Break

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • March 21, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Homeschooled applicants Some advice for our homeschooled applicants.

  

  version of something that will eventually be posted as official content on ... ball rolling a bit, I hope. MIT has a long history of admitting homeschooled students, and these students are successful and vibrant members of

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 5, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Judd Logan is my homeboy He's amazing, so amazing

  

  Institute of Technology offered a similar deal. So in less than a month Logan ... offers of such magnitude would come to someone like Logan. He did after all ... the quality of people here at The Institute. Judd Logan is yet another

  • by Quinton McArthur
  • July 14, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  Admitted Students Parties Go to one in a town near you, and send in your pictures/reviews.

  

  a dozen parties on the last day of March. Sunday Honolulu, Hawaii, in ... admitted to the Class of 2011. If there's one in your area, you should check ... happen later. See your MyMIT portal for a list of locations and times for

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 24, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Shaye Storm: Studying Extrasolar Planets Shaye Storm spent his summer working at the MIT Planetary Astronomy Laboratory where he studied…

  

  Staying up all night while staring up at the stars, eating loads of ... summer camp, right? Not quite, it was part of sophomore Shaye Storm ... studied extrasolar planets (a planet outside of our solar system), which I

  • by Melis A. '08
  • November 20, 2005
• Blog / Blog Projects

  seven questions with youtubers the mit side of youtube

  

  interaction for both of us! Sarah: Last IAP, I went to Hawaii with one of my ... highs and lows of being an MIT student and everything that comes with that ... spring break together and we kept filming. When I got back, I had a ton of

  • by Rona W. '23
  • August 14, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  A Beautiful Day

  

  'm disappointed to miss, the great Hawaii Club Luau, the beginning of the Buddhist ... along the Charles River. Lots of people running along the river (doing a "bridge circuit"), and lots of sailboats in today's gusting wind. It made me

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 30, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  The LiveJournal Survey Mid-summer frivolity, part three.

  

  enough THREE PARTS OF YOUR HERITAGE: - Ukrainian - Italian - Welsh THREE ... - Bryan Nance (only sometimes) THREE OF YOUR EVERYDAY ESSENTIALS: - Coffee ... - Shirt - Shoes THREE OF YOUR FAVORITE BANDS: - Tremulant - Death Cab For

  • by Ben Jones
  • July 9, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  October ‘06 Questions Omnibus Some advice from MIT interviewers, and answers to your questions.

  

  /math wise my high school only offers a couple of course (all of which I have ... other blogs. I do read all of your comments, and even if I don't respond ... personally). Read on for lots of Q & A. Before I do that, though, I'd like to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 23, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  *waves goodbye* Homeward bound

  

  in, I always thought of MIT graduates as geniuses. These people went to ... to have achieved genius status. I've got a lot of ground to make up ... , more than I probably realize. So, while I may not think of my self as a

  • by Snively '11
  • May 19, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  2.007: Where even your smallest part matters The 2.007 competition has come to close!

  

  humanities, and only one graduate ball represents the coveted MIT diploma. Basically, this class was one of the reasons I came to MIT. Most (maybe all ... engineers, and there are a lot of us! Since February, about 150 mechanical

  • by Melis A. '08
  • May 18, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  Navigating Offcampus Housing 101 finding housing is a fucking nightmare

  

  community. I went home until the end of the semester and moved in mid-May, so I wasn't involved in the process of finding an apartment. I'm told that it was a hellish six hours involving four tours, lots of walking

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • August 11, 2020
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Unpacking Surprises to sum up 4 years at MIT

  

  us managed to receive our diplomas after 3.5 straight hours of pouring ... number of reasons (including MIT’s amazing financial aid offer), I arrived ... don’t think “being an alum” will hit me until it’s the first week of

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • July 7, 2013
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Value of Creativity Sí, se puede.

  

  watching the '13 college results this year. In one of my very first blogs on MIT Admissions, I wrote about what I thought was the "secret" of college ... hundreds of people who had since became my classmates and my friends, and now

  • by Chris S. '11
  • April 6, 2009
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Three Things That Are Awesome (And have been keeping me from writing recently -- Sorry!)

  

  program because it offers a way to cap off a lot of theoretical learning ... Science) at MIT, I am able to stay on to complete a Master's Degree. The M ... courseload. This puts them in position to finish all of the requirements for

  • by Kim D. '09
  • October 1, 2009
• FAQ / Transfer

  Does MIT offer fee waivers for transfer applicants?

  international. You can request one in the Fee Waiver Request section of the application. MIT offers need-blind admissions, so requesting a fee waiver won't have any impact on your chances of admission.
• Blog / Advice

  Exploring Classes a guide

  

  regarding course offerings and suggested paths to degree completion. Most at ... offered by the department; some go beyond and add explanations of what the ... through certain sections of the cataloged offerings in 2, 6, 16, and various

  • by Alex M. '21
  • August 29, 2020
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Teacher of the Year MIT's notable alumni include amazing teachers.

  

  complete revamping of the district's course offerings. Congratulations, Mr ... I've discussed a number of famous and notable MIT alums here, but I haven't talked about any MIT alumni K-12 teachers. A number of my friends

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 1, 2005