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• Blog / About Decisions

  The Undecideds and the Order of the Phoenix Answering the important questions of those still making their decision.

  

  university, but when I visited Caltech, they said that about 80% of the profs ... , for the record, I don't believe that 80% of Caltech's professors can ... , yes, some are bad. The benefit of living in a mixed-year (not freshman

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 25, 2006
• Blog / Personal Projects

  things i’ve made and/or consumed art, movies, shows, and more

  

  I started this blog post in the summer with the intention of posting it then, but the lists kept growing. Here are some of the things I ... watched the entirety of the show The Magicians as I embroidered, and I still

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • February 28, 2021
• Blog / IAP

  So, What Exactly Happens? y'know, over IAP?

  

  offered financial aid for low-income students in the form of TechCash to ... was back on a plane to Massachusetts for the beginning of IAP. People ... to at the beginning of IAP, but there were far smaller mini activities

  • by Paige B. '24
  • February 2, 2023
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Exhibitions@MIT [by Leah Brunetto '12] Something different amidst displays of scientific progress.

  

  involvement in the arts, MIT has a lot to offer. Aside from the numerous student ... fascinated by the representation of personal narratives, as well as imagined ... sampling of seventeen paintings in the Wiesner Student Art Gallery, located

  • by ARTalk
  • May 12, 2009
• Blog / About Decisions

  Admitted Students Update Some things to do now if you were admitted to the MIT Class of 2014.

  

  to the MIT Class of 2014!), that you're declining our offer of ... alumni across the globe will be hosting gathering for the Class of 2014, as ... Seattle -- as well as the District of Columbia), Miami, Chicago, and many

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 18, 2010
• Blog / Classes

  18.S190 that's .0093 more than 18.S097!

  

  , for-credit, in-the-catalog-of-classes class, at MIT. That I teach. On ... the math department, there are four versions of one class known as real ... communication intensive versions of A and B but this is fairly besides the point

  • by Paige B. '24
  • December 27, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  40 Hours in Cape Cod Take note, I typed this entire post with a broken shift key. Please appreciate the…

  

  On the first night of my mandatory vacation, I walked to the beach with the taste of fresh complaints in my mouth, trying to wrestle down the symptoms of workaholic withdrawal through the ancient zen technique

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • March 27, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What is an Incomplete Grade? ABCDF....I? How to use MIT's grading system in dire situations

  

  externally. (Here is a list of all the letters/symbols that may appear on an internal grade report.) You'll notice the usage of STP freshman fall. Rather ... overestimate of the time commitment of this class, which had a weekly 1 hour

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • September 7, 2013
• Blog / About Decisions

  MIT, You Make Me Wanna Wait! Between high school and MIT, I took two years to travel and work as a…

  

  (Come to the 3rd floor of the Student Center at 12 noon on Friday of ... about why this can be a really good idea.) So you got into one of the ... ’ve always dreamed of (and, no doubt, the one everyone *expects* you to have

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • April 8, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW is for Parents Too… ...enjoy your visit!

  

  suggested events to attend and tips on making the most of your CPW experience ... Sadoway, John F. Elliott Professor of Materials Chemistry, will welcome the ... MIT Parents Association and the MIT Club of Boston, this reception is

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • April 14, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I never want to finish my P.E. requirement MIT PE might be the best thing that's happened in my whole (short) athletic history

  

  our “daily walk” around the track, followed by a vigorous round of ... pretty psyched to see just how cool the PE offerings at MIT are! A small ... classes were spent quickly going over how to use each of the machines and

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • November 16, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  ‘Just Chillax’ [about your college essays] My little brother is wicked smaht.

  

  offer a statistic for those of you obsessing over the "chance me" threads ... 'd offer a bit of unsolicited advice (but puh-leeze, you know you want it ... THAT issue out of the way, let's address the college essay. If you want

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • November 22, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  The American Astronomical Society’s Winter Conference: 2013 Edition THIS IS SO EXCITING I THINK I'M GOING TO CRY

  

  seem very nice; the lady offered me one of her crackers. We're flying ... , listening to the Prince of Egypt soundtrack (Hans Zimmer AND Stephen Schwartz ... of Mountains In The Continental United States, so I stopped a random

  • by Anna H. '14
  • January 15, 2013
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Parks and Relocation a finale and a premiere

  

  dear friend on a Christmas tree farm. The other half of my possessions ... back in March. The drive west gave me a lot of nostalgia. In junior high ... spent there shaped a lot of my perspectives – the independence of living

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • August 21, 2020
• Blog / Life after MIT

  My Least Responsible Purchase I'm an impulse buyer but THIS was a bit much

  

  .  Part of the moving-to-Indiana process involved selling my house.  I ... just had an offer on the house, it hadn't actually sold.  Well, in late ... , my buyers withdrew their offer.  All of a sudden I had a house to sell

  • by Snively '11
  • July 17, 2016
• Blog / Uncategorized

  We Really Aren’t Kids Anymore avoiding the part where it all has to end

  

  we (the class of '24s) were supposed to just get it. Like we were ... felt like it or not, I was a sophomore. But of course, with the speed at ... over the semantics of whether or not the class of '24 are seniors right

  • by Paige B. '24
  • July 9, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  What to expect when you’re expecting CPW Some thoughts and advice in advance of Campus Preview Weekend.

  

  Since nearly two-thirds of the admitted students are attending Campus ... Machine": One part of CPW mythology is the "Weather Machine" -- that somehow ... substantial portion of the Class of 2012 will be on campus, so it would actually

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 6, 2008
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  On Genshin Impact and a better introduction to me

  

  A couple of months ago, I started playing a video game for the first ... “Aether” from now on because saying “one of the twins” or “traveler” (as he’s usually referred to in the in-game dialogue) is kind of confusing

  • by ana~
  • October 7, 2021
• Blog / Announcements

  Welcoming you to the new MIT Welcome Center a new home for admissions, and all the institute's visitors

  

  3-108, which was part of the [annotation note="Now that we're no ... passageway between buildings 3 and 10."]complex of rooms along the Infinite ... ="Overlooking...Chipotle."]new office,[/annotation] on the second floor of a new building, E38, which is

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 28, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  Q&A Some questions that I've received from prospectives.

  

  . So, I thought I'd post a few up here. To spare you the trouble of ... 't offered at my school. Does that eliminate my chances of being accepted to MIT? 2. What does a day in the life of a physicist look like? 3. I

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 8, 2012