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• Blog / About Decisions

  The Unlikely Candidate Finding the unexpected “right fit”

  

  My childhood best friend changed schools in 8th grade, so I didn’t ... that time, I wasn’t really considering MIT, because as my earlier ... onto the “cookies” part, because why wouldn't they serve cookies as

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • October 9, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Sounds of Summer What've you been listening to lately?

  

  ? Holy giggles it has! Now I don't know about you beautiful folks, but I ... unapologetically blast some 90's Mariah Carey in my car, but if her jamz don't float ... you but it's like, I AIN'T EVEN MAD because you're in such a good mood

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • August 30, 2012
• Blog / How to Human

  The Public’s Biggest Fear ...is no longer one of mine.

  

  , mumbling. At least, I think I mumbled, but all my classmates wrote "I couldn't ... that I got up and didn't say anything at all. Elsewhere in the spacetime ... that the shy little fifth grader wouldn't have recognized walked into the

  • by Anna H. '14
  • July 10, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  The Minerva Delusion the political economy of an educational scam

  

  that doesn't have to worry about cultivating diverse perspectives in a ... paragraphs in this Economist interview: “I don’t want or need to disrupt Harvard. I care about the kid who should have got into Harvard but didn’t

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 6, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Discuss Disqus launching our new commenting system

  

  've always had open comments on every entry. These blogs aren't only a place ... , bury trolls, and so forth. Of course, we don't use Slash, so we needed to ... only those who don't have a Facebook account, but also those who would

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 10, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Regular Action Update State of the mail, application numbers, and more

  

  system isn't showing a document yet, relax and wait just a little while longer -- if we don't have it at that point, you'll get an email ... applications, and we won't start admitting anyone until all of the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 19, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Missing documents! FAQ: What happens if part of my application isn't showing up yet?

  

  ;t yet shown up on the tracking system. We're still processing lots ... . If the tracking system isn't showing a document yet, relax and wait another couple of weeks -- if we don't have it at that point, you'll

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 4, 2012
• Blog / Blogs That Aren't in English

  Comfort and College Scared of applying to colleges far from home? Then read this!

  

  on my immediate surroundings. My mind couldn’t wrap itself around ... extrañar.” As I reassured my mother, I couldn’t help but feel pangs of ... city (Ooooh, you mean to tell me taxis aren’t just in movies??). I met

  • by Beatriz Valdez
  • November 21, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  #Winning the battle for awesome (fictitious) alumni

  

  weren't explicitly forbidden (and because who'd want to piss off such a ... Cornell isn't tired of losing yet. The whole thing can't even be called a ... good things" goes, but you can't deny that he's super smart. Maybe just a

  • by Chris M. '12
  • October 27, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  A Maple Peach in Cambridge They have some weird fruit here

  

  school, I didn’t slow down. To keep mentally sharp, I applied to a new ... applications, MIT wasn’t my first choice school. I had visited colleges the previous year and had my heart set on somewhere else. When I didn’t get into

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • September 5, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Not About the Name First impressions

  

  how sometimes people don’t have any clue about where MIT is. My simple ... , people aren’t at each others’ throats about rankings because rankings don’t exist *gasp*. The main thing isn’t “getting an A” (which you can’t

  • by Ana V. '15
  • September 3, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  My Stomach Overrides All Priorities culinary procrastination

  

  somewhere first for it to run on!" But since I didn't want to run a server off ... 's cat until Thursday, and don't forget she lives in Jordan's room." In a ... tasks ("DON'T FORGET TO EAT BREAKFAST", "archive old emails", "organize

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • August 22, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  They say you learn more by living abroad than by going to school

  

  problems such as: 1) landlords don't want to rent short-term 2) landlords don't ... far from school 4) the apartment has no bed 5) current renters can't ... we don't really know... I hope it's not as sketchy as it sounds! But

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • June 17, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Cool People. And Lunch! visiting committees = awesome.

  

  event for two main reasons: (1) I didn't really know much about Visiting ... , you might even recognize a few names, like...oh, I don't know the Mc ... feedback. I know there are a lot of you who still haven't fully decided

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • April 26, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  It’s the PI-nal countdown! Don't roll your eyes at me.

  

  competition on pi day and didn't get to check my MyMIT account until several ... the fact that I hadn't gotten in and only checked my account to confirm ... distraction!" Okay, okay. You didn't think I'd actually post a couple days

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • March 12, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Stayin’ Classy Workworkworkworkworkwork *deep breath* workworkworkwork.

  

  didn't like this class. Once I actually did this PSET, I decided that it wasn't so bad after all. 9.01 has been a humbling experience so far; apparently, I don't know as much about the brain as I thought I did. (4) 9

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • September 21, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT on the road Admissions officers are visiting cities across the United States.

  

  don't have any questions find it interesting and helpful to hear other ... sense of attendance, but RSVPing is not required. And if you didn't ... . But you won't be at any disadvantage if you can't come. For those of

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 11, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  Settled It's good to be back!

  

  who don't believe me when I say I'm 19 and instead ask to see parent ... . It's so nice to be back; I didn't quite have a whole lot of time to ... about when it came to Camp Kesem. At that time, I responded that I wasn't

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • August 20, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  Complementary in Kinetic Typography Posted with permission from the author. Meet Rishi '14!

  

  August and completely fell in love with it, I wouldn't have even applied ... said "Luck won't do me any good. I'm sure Admissions has already made their decision". I guess I couldn't have been more wrong. Being

  • by Chris S. '11
  • July 23, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  Judd Logan is my homeboy He's amazing, so amazing

  

  because of the people. On another note, doesn't the name "Judd Logan" sound ... Scholarship. And he comes from a place where college just isn't in the cards for ... home have, as a resident of the Cattaraugus Indian Reservation. "I don't

  • by Quinton McArthur
  • July 14, 2010