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• Blog / Challenges

  Quizbowl adventuring knowledge is (*) power !

  

  course I had to say, "Now I'm definitely writing a blog post about ... quizbowl is that you form teams of 4-5 people, and two teams sit in a room and listen to questions, and you hit a buzzer when you know the answer

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • October 29, 2018
• Blog / MIT Life

  Island Paradise That's where I live. No, seriously.

  

  weeks later decided the next step in the beach theme would be to paint a ... loft. This idea came to me in a flash of brilliance, as we were ... Depot to buy lumber for no fewer than 4 lofts, an picked up a futon all in

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 10, 2008
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Are you ready for some FOOBAW? the one and only time I talk about football

  

  who they learn to root for. One time in middle school gym, a girl told ... sticker. A very simple introduction to both teams: Alabama: Called the ... are indoctrinated into a team before they're able to make a conscious

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • February 7, 2026
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Metabo lite s Why the Broad Institute is inspiring my exercise goals

  

  I’m getting married again in a mere five months and I cannot fit in ... metabolism. I’m on a mission to figure out what the heck is going on here, and to use my personal trainer to help me start burning up some calories

  • by Kris Guay
  • May 27, 2011
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Pimp my sukkah. I really can't think of a better blog entry title than that.

  

  . But whatever, I was a frosh and didn't know how to use Moira to ... holding a fantastic event TODAY in our Sukkah on the Kresge Oval. We'll be ... admission-related mailing from MIT. It contained a form to apply for my

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 5, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT goes on the road Over the next month, MIT Admissions Officers will visit dozens of cities across North America.

  

  students to meet their interviewer face-to-face and to set up a time for ... questions find it interesting and helpful to hear other people's questions and ... about in a future entry, my first meeting isn't until the very end of the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 3, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Long Overdue Q&A Post Sorry for the delay!

  

  schools." Is this still a valid/official way to send scores, just in case I ... coach before I apply to MIT or just (if i get in) show up for tryouts? And ... ? It's always a good idea to contact the coach for your sport if you are

  • by Ben Jones
  • November 2, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  I’m a pedestrian! I’m a motorist! Pedestrian! Motorist! Read on, my children, and you shall see of our midnight ride to IHOP.

  

  year in college." --New England proverb A prize goes to the first person ... . ----------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2005 20:58:17 -0400 From: Ruth F Miller To: Samuel A ... , Matt '08, and Ruth '07. It's a little surreal to see Kenmore Square

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 14, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT ‘10: Sulinya Ramanan Sulinya Ramanan '10, "hometown hero"

  

  articulate and clear way. She is precocious in her ability to organize a ... , but she has accomplished more in her 17 years than many people do in a ... a presence about her that people are drawn to," he said. The Hometown

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 5, 2006
• Blog / Announcements

  MIT Early Action Decisions Now Available Online

  

  academics, high character, and a strong match with MIT's mission to use science, technology, and the useful arts to make the world a better place ... to consider again in a few weeks."]deferred 10,656 applicants

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 19, 2020
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Sentimental Objects (part four) senior trinkets

  

  ) 26) Program and tickets from when we went to see A Chorus Line in the ... the first, second, and third installments, in case you want to read them ... usually include a picture of the ceramic mushroom itself in these posts. But

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • May 24, 2020
• Blog / About Decisions

  News for Admitted Students Some next steps for those who received the good news.

  

  MIT Portal: Over at MyMIT, you'll find a bunch of stuff only available to ... Release Form. Notes to the wise: if you're flying in, book your plane ... -- driving and parking in Boston is not a good experience. Local Admitted

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 15, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  Remember, Remember, the 17th of December… things that happened

  

  perhaps it is an appeal to something which happened on a historically significant December 17th. I am going to continue to keep our reasons a deep ... fabricate such reports to perpetrate a hoax or seek publicity

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 16, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Discovering Yourself A bit more mushy than normal. . . deal.

  

  allow me to tell you something exciting and maybe a little concerning. As ... application I had a pretty solid game plan: Stress band, life in the country ... writing for me, I can't force myself to write something within a given

  • by Snively '11
  • June 13, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Burning Question "Can you tell me why I didn't get in? Why was I not good enough?"

  

  school in the world to get into to begin with. I can use that fact to try to "proove" to you that it's not a reflection on you, rather it's an ... with your app in committee, and I can't recreate or try to determine the

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 16, 2005
• Blog / Challenges

  The Gender Problem Reflections on a year of Silicon Valley upheavals and confused HR departments.

  

  a little self control to not literally gasp. I will stress that in my ... my FIRST Robotics Team. “Why do you want to spend your birthday in a ... . While I've been in college, they've grown a lot, and even made it to the

  • by Selam G. '18
  • July 8, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  The Open-Ended Question Why I chose MIT ... twice

  

  in a place where to a degree the world comes to you and you can meet a ... . Having never touched a pipette, today I work in a lab where we're trying to ... this is the place for you. I think in some respects you have to be a car

  • by Bryan
  • April 15, 2007
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Reflections from the “other side” of the desk Even when you are gone, you can't really get away

  

  in the Cambridge area.  The Red Line no longer delivers me to the ... special to me. The feeling of connection is a bit more complex. When I ... probably continue to check in periodically (as long as I am permitted to do

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • October 5, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  My Long-Overdue CPW Recap Better late than never!

  

  got to meet Colin (MIT '10) whose application I read back in the fall ... his Virtual CPW Project is a great way to conclude this entry ... So I did pretty much everything I said I was going to do at CPW, but

  • by Ben Jones
  • April 21, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Moving Forward I, and the outstanding staff in the admissions office, re-affirm our pledge to uphold the…

  

  love what we do, connecting world-class students who have a passion to ... students in the world, but also those who are best matched to MIT's culture ... . There is a deep trust placed in us by the MIT community, and indeed, by

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • May 4, 2007