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• Blog / Admissions

  Class of 2022 Wait List An update for students who accepted a place on our wait list

  

  According to the admissions profession's Code of Ethics and Professional Practices, May 1 is the "National Candidates Reply Date," the agreed ... , we take about a week to determine the state of the incoming class, and

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 8, 2018
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Fig. 3: La dolce vita snaps from an extended spring break

  

  my holidays too?       To kick off the spring ... the Amalfi coast, hitting a few towns along the Mediterranean, including ... in Prague. I've traveled solo before, but this was the first time I

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • April 23, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  What Essay Questions Should We Ask?

  

  I've got applications on the brain. Last week, we posted the blogger applications; this week, I'm modifying the Maker Portfolio for the next cycle. During Ceri's admissions excavation she found some

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 27, 2014
• Blog / About Decisions

  Decision Day Eve Your questions as the May 1 deadline approaches.

  

  Tomorrow is May 1, otherwise known as the Common Reply Date. This is the day by which admitted students need to let colleges know their ... concerns? I am available, as are all of the bloggers, to field questions

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 30, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Admitted Student Gatherings

  

  Hi! I’m Brenna Heintz, one of the Admissions Counselors here at MIT ... . Beginning Saturday, MIT alumni from around the world will host parties in their hometowns for students admitted to the Class of 2017. If there's an

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • March 19, 2013
• Blog / MISTI

  Salut! A look at Grenoble

  

  éel at CNRS Salut! I'm spending my summer in Grenoble, France, at the ... the heart of the Alps. Our lab works with extremely low temperatures, so ... what I did there? The French don't quite understand my puns, so you

  • by MISTI Program
  • July 26, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Film! [by Nathan '14] Documenting Science Through Video and New Media

  

  ; It’s ridiculously cool. In the period of one semester you learn ... shooting outdoor footage from the terrace in Simmons Hall for a practice assignment. I was trying to capture the sunset on film. We also explore

  • by ARTalk
  • November 28, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Application now available Apply now at MyMIT.

  

  Happy September! You can now log onto MyMIT to access the application ... information, personalized MIT recommendation forms and cover sheets, and the ability to track the different parts of your application. On your My

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 1, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW 2011 Closing Remarks and Variety Show Singing, dancing, juggling, and more!

  

  CPW officially begins tomorrow! I've spent the past couple months planning the Closing Remarks and Variety Show taking place Saturday night ... 5:30pm) Kresge Auditorium Dean of Admissions Stu Schmill and the MIT

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • April 6, 2011
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Not so FAST heading to MIT on Saturday for some FAST Thinking

  

  At the end of my first week in my new job, I attended a gala reception in the MIT Museum celebrating the kick-off to MIT”s 150 Celebration. The party was dazzling – black tie servers weaving through the crowd

  • by Kris Guay
  • March 3, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Terrible Traffic Don't even THINK about bringing a car to MIT

  

  time staying awake while on the road, so he would stop at the Woodrow ... secretly longed for the day when he would not have to spend 3.5 hours of his life behind the wheel of a car getting to and from the job that he loved

  • by Quinton McArthur
  • October 13, 2010
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  It’s here! The post you've all been waiting for, or at least until you saw Snively with…

  

  . Well, we finished the something awesome months ago, but we wanted to keep ... show it to you, since the Next Big Mailing has officially been shipped and the i3 DVD has gone out to the class of 2014 everywhere. For those

  • by Jess K. '10
  • May 25, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  Three MIT students win Rhodes Scholarships In case you're wondering, yes, that's a lot of Rhodes Scholarships.

  

  On Saturday evening, the Rhodes Trust announced the 32 Americans who have won the 2009 Rhodes Scholarships. The Rhodes Scholarship, described as "the oldest and best known award for international study," includes

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 22, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Operabots with Personality Ahhhhh.....music to my ears

  

  The fact of the matter is that MIT is just plain cool. This is not an opinion, this is a fact. Just as the sun rotates around the earth……errrr uhhhhh……you know what I’m trying to say. MIT is cool. One of the things

  • by Quinton McArthur
  • August 26, 2009
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  An Explanation I always end up writing about underwear!

  

  , towards the end of this student's senior year, a small skirmish took place on the dorm's e-mail list between this senior and an undergraduate in the dorm. Things got heated, words were exchanged, and then this

  • by Snively '11
  • April 30, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Updates And Shannon’s Formula Random mid-week fun, and a few small updates for admitted and waitlisted students.

  

  should arrive very soon! In the meantime, please don't forget to register ... several nearby hotels, but the rates will expire soon, so please encourage ... your plans to stay on the waitlist rather than return the postcard

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 26, 2008
• Blog / Research & Work Abroad

  Whoooo!

  

  your profile a map of all the places in the world that you have been. As I might have mentioned, I have never been outside the country (unless you count Bermuda and the Bahamas, which I don't). This makes me very

  • by Laura N. '09
  • February 9, 2008
• Blog / Events

  So much to do, so little time There's always something exciting going on at MIT.

  

  : The physics lecture by Ted Hänsch, the Nobel Laureate. The ... '73 PhD '76, one of the seven members of the Board of Governors of the ... 'll be speaking "on the role of the Fed and recent economic conditions

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 29, 2007
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  No scissors allowed: OrigaMIT You never know what cool stuff is going on around the Institute.

  

  I am notorious for showing up at the right place at the wrong time. For instance, two weeks ago, I opened the door to room 3-343 expecting ... .) The second surprise was seeing my former 2.005 (Thermal

  • by Melis A. '08
  • October 12, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  East Campus Rush photos

  

  the pictures do the talking. These are EC Rush photos. In the next entry ... from right after Dorm Rush ended. We had a picnic in the courtyard, and rode the rides that people built. Most of what we build is made of

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • October 1, 2006