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• Blog / Admissions

  Branching out

  

  building a mini-Sukkah (MIT's is currently up on Kresge Oval, thanks to ... should be my largest meeting of the year. My best estimate is that we ... With two Central Meetings down and two to go in the Bay Area, I

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 1, 2004
• Blog / MIT Life

  5E Rush Photos

  

  decided, for some reason, to leave a bunch of boxes stacked in our bathroom ... . :) He made an appearance on the side of the Green Building during Hall Rush. You have to look kind of closely to see him in this picture though

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • October 1, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Blended Learning at MIT benefits of technology in MIT classrooms

  

  See the original version of this post on the Office of Digital ... MITx adapts to meet the needs of different classes, anything from the ... platform is the main source of learning. For others, it allows a blend of

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • November 23, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  Meet the Admissions Officers: Stu Schmill ‘86 Name: Stu Schmill; Job title: Associate Director of Admissions and Director of the Educational Council;…

  

  many things, have many talents, and are focused on what is really ... Carnival, The Inner Game of Tennis, the Spencer booksAdvice about applying to ... yourself is going to lead to the right outcome for you. This is true in

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 25, 2005
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Attended the 148th Commencement From two thousand eight hundred eighty miles away

  

  zones away, I had to throw myself out of bed by 6:45 am. But on the plus side, I got to kick back on a couch sipping on an ice tea while browsing ... proudly holding their diplomas for the rest of the undergrads to envy

  • by Erick P. '17
  • June 8, 2014
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  MIT’s Newest Nobel Laureate Can you autograph my problem set?

  

  another name to it's list of professors, affiliates, and alumni who have won ... 2004. This year, one of the TA's for that class is Wolfgang Ketterle, winner of the Nobel Prize in 2001. I think I would have asked them to

  • by Bryan
  • October 5, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

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

  

  waitlisted applicants. A brief overview: Of the 629 students currently on the waitlist, the committee has chosen to admit 35, to keep 64 on the waitlist ... We are writing with a quick followup to Matt's recent entry. The

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

  Winter Break and New Year Resolutions In which I try to express how wonderful being home is

  

  It's been a couple weeks, hasn't it? Now that I'm back on campus for IAP, TA-ing a class (blog post to come) and continuing one of my UROPs ... hopefully IAP means I have more time to actually execute some of the blog post

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • January 10, 2015
• FAQ / Life and culture

  Is there an MIT Flying Club?

  , encourages and facilitates affordable, hands-on experiences in full-scale flying for the MIT community. Open to pilots and non-pilots, the club ... -ins to the MIT campus, organizes fly-outs to New England airports and
• Blog / Admissions

  FAQ

  

  . It is too late for any supplemental materials to be considered by the ... anything you send in as a supplement. I think it is important to remember ... that we need to make a decision on your case. I get the sense that some

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 17, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  One Week MIT: It's so dangerous, you'll have to sign a waiver.

  

  , it's actually really hard to answer, for two reasons. First, MIT is ... computing to practicing for the upcoming performance of A Midsummer Night ... with friends. The second reason it's a hard question to answer is

  • by Paul B. '11
  • October 20, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Spring Break and Study of Cities Abroad Students in the Department of Urban Studies and Planning enjoy a subsidized spring break abroad…

  

  city planners and conduct research on the topics of their choice. These ... the Euro. This spring, the class is heading to Amsterdam, and I think I ... other countries, and credit is awarded upon return to MIT. As I recall

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • November 23, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Letting the days go by Fish finders, the Apprentice, and techie fashion.

  

  are lots of terrific applications! This will be a challenging year to ... conservationists to study the behavior of large populations, what marine biologists ... your overall success as opposed to extracurriculars or other activities

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 7, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  High Class Brass [✔] Order a Brass Rat [✔] Feel swanky [ ] Become Iron Man

  

  idea of me going to MIT when he got a small, gray MIT t-shirt for me to ... got the chance to buy one of these things. As it turns out, the Grad Rat, the version of the MIT ring that's available for graduate students, is a

  • by Emad T. '14
  • February 17, 2012
• Blog / Events

  Ring Delivery Potato martinis at the courthouse

  

  with the first half (2/4 years) of MIT. That is both an exhilirating and ... 10 of the 12 members of Ring Committee. This is the outside of the courthouse. Not very impressive, is it? Every guest had to pass through a

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • May 15, 2005
• FAQ / First-year application

  How do I list standardized test results?

  If you are planning on applying to MIT and would like to see our ... required to send your official scores as part of your application. Instead, you will be asked to report exams you have taken or plan to take, and we
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Leslie Jones Was Here and I Saw Her can't believe I haven't posted about this yet

  

  pics for proof At the end of her show (which was great, as expected ... A couple of months ago I got an email saying that Leslie Jones (from ... tickets were being awarded based on a lottery system. I entered the lottery

  • by Abby H. '20
  • March 11, 2017
• Blog / MIT Life

  Sue me, I’m a multicellular organism snob

  

  think it would suck to be a penguin... I'm not so much a fan of the -80 ... , Adam and I headed to the Museum of Science -- MIT students get in free ... and/or aerospace engineering (both Adam and I have sort of one

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 27, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Another Day, Another Class

  

  recording of it. Tidbit #2: Professor Yaffe is also an MD. Thus, to prove it to us and also demonstrate the effects of EDTA (ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid) on blood, he drew blood from the head TA in front of the

  • by Bryan
  • March 9, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Two Sides Of The Coin… For Us Too Watching the people who didn't get in receive their letters is as heartbreaking for me…

  

  look forward to bumping into them on the Infinite and watching them grow ... /she doesn't make it. In no way am I comparing my feelings to those of a ... to balance the other side of the coin. I just want you all to know that

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 15, 2005