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• Blog / Admissions

  Waitlist post Answers to waitlist FAQs.

  

  I know that folks on the waitlist have lots of questions; hopefully this post will be quite helpful! How does the waitlist work? We are aiming for a class of about 1,000 students this year. Based on our

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 27, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  on realizations and learning in which i say a bunch of things that might seem obvious

  

  is help them keep living, until they turn three and a lightbulb goes ... be horribly difficult. I'm hoping that the lowered courseload will help ... , it's better to be able to set aside less time, and focus on

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • February 10, 2020
• Blog / How to Human

  3 Lessons Learned While Hiking and what they'll teach me here

  

  I didn’t attend MIT this spring. I flew to Georgia on February 28th ... various other news outlets, all of which contributed greatly to the ... , you don’t need more. Give it away. Living out of a 38-liter backpack

  • by Gabe B. '13
  • July 26, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Flashback 1.0 What was I like as freshman? Wouldn't you like to know.

  

  ). Interesting. I got the major right, but probably on accident. Also, unless ... secret is, freshmen are all dumb. What I mean is, people start on a pretty ... . Matt lived there happily for 4 years, and I've heard it's a cool place

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 9, 2008
• Blog / People & Identities

  experiences, or the lack thereof flailing around in a sea of adjectives trying to find the noun

  

  like I'm writing. It feels like words are appearing on the page. When it stops I look at the words I've typed and I see my own vomit on a screen ... the word. literally, african american refers to people who live in or

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • July 13, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  [Guest Post] 8.13 Junior Lab feat. aidan chambers '23

  

  eloquent take on JLab. So yeah, last fall I took 8.13 (aka Experimental ... devoting to this class on a weekly basis. The majority of MIT classes are 12 ... lower bound on the amount of work I was putting in every week into running

  • by Cami M. '23
  • January 30, 2022
• Blog / Summer

  the first day of work lessons i'm learning

  

  ; all four of us lived on floorpi. that night, i realized i didn't pack my ... ubiquitous as a professional chat room, it was a project management term ... choice of how much slack doesn't depend on alyssa or bob. it depends on the

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • May 25, 2022
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Things You Won’t Have to Buy (or spend *that* much on) This one's especially for the incoming freshmen.

  

  wind down. I've got a life update on the way, but first, I thought I'd fill you in on some of MIT's not-so-well-known secrets. No, this isn ... to get a little more bang for your MIT buck, based on things that I

  • by Emad T. '14
  • August 18, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  MIT has a radio station!? [by Shelby Heinecke '13] Yes, it's true!

  

  air and sometimes I invite friends to chat on air or just to hang out in ... to listen to WMBR streaming live on www.wmbr.org. The shows are also ... it airs on Tuesday nights from 11pm – midnight (sounds late, but

  • by ARTalk
  • February 22, 2010
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Tying up some loose ends On getting old and doing things I hadn't yet done in Boston. Also, hot dogs.

  

  around with in the back of my best friend Wes's Explorer, who started ... , pledging to spend the rest of their lives together. And the last time I ... first and last month's rent, and looking for cheap furniture on Craigslist

  • by Jess K. '10
  • May 20, 2010
• Blog / IAP

  One Extraordinary Week, Plus Ferrets I suit up for surgery.

  

  players all ganged up on me. I was so close... (By the way, I just lost the ... waiting in line when term actually starts.) Chatted for quite a while with ... résumé and started working on this whole "summer internship" thing. Should

  • by Paul B. '11
  • January 14, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  The Other CPW CPW guest entry by Sam Range '13

  

  Solidworks model on her laptop, but apparently had time to chat with prefrosh ... -page tome emblazoned "MIT CPW" in bright tangerine and maroon block type ... every 7 minutes or - more closely resembling reality - for 8 to begin on

  • by Bryan
  • May 1, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Bored at work My weekend, a favor to all of you, and some questions to answer

  

  option... well, here I am on the lab's computer. Science, while a ... watching a History Channel special on the Kennedys), I had to come in at 7 this morning to harvest my cells. The good news is that I'll be doing two

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • January 17, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Pie No, not pi.

  

  me. I spent from 9 AM to 2 PM in various chat rooms, blogs, forums, and Facebook groups, watching the entire process play out. I've been chatting ... various spots on campus? 8) Tunnels? What tunnels? 9) How can I possibly

  • by Snively '11
  • March 17, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  A FAPulous Start On how I’ve spent 0.0016% of my life at MIT so far.

  

  algorithm for getting into MIT. Hopefully these general guidelines can help ... YOU really want. I went to an art and design high school initially on ... thought. Eventually I made the decision to focus on academics because I knew

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • August 27, 2012
• Blog / Uncategorized

  another day of summer ♬ ba-ba-da-ba da-ba-da-ba ♬

  

  It's an ordinary Thursday! I'm living at an apartment in Cambridge ... purest form, on top. #helth 1:03 PM My dorm, Burton-Conner, is making a ... living community so much! 2:00 PM Back to work. My code stops working

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • June 18, 2020
• Blog / IAP

  MIT – Problem Sets = IAP! Today marks the beginning of IAP 2007.

  

  Today marks the beginning of the glorious month known as IAP, which ... very own Daniel Barkowitz! “Explore the history, origin, use and art of the Tarot.” 2:00-4:00 PM: Leadership Under Fire- “This seminar explores

  • by Melis A. '08
  • January 9, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  College Admissions and the Public Interest

  

  think) still guide our office today. I know it's been a big influence on Stu, and on many other people in our office too. The book has been out ... profession, and one of those texts that reads basically as true today as it did

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 3, 2018
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  summer in boston that summertime, summertime, uh, gladness

  

  atm. exploring the Cambridge/Boston area by foot — something i ... (quarter) slices of pizza from a place called Ernesto's on the same street ... 'm enjoying exploring it! [caption id="attachment_54130" align

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • July 15, 2020
• Blog / Prepare for MIT

  tunes of interphase! or, how to leave home and look cool doing it

  

  social life early, and get a head start on exploring networking ... hometown started closing in on me in October, and it would’ve kept doing so ... place It won't hurt ever again --and two main things on my mind: MIT

  • by Angie F. '28
  • September 17, 2024