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• Blog / About Decisions

  The Waitlist, 2010

  

  with aid packages. Admitted students can then choose to accept our offer ... around during the waitlist period; you will lose your deposit at the other ... students. We'll keep you up-to-date.

  • by Dave McOwen
  • May 13, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  Train(wreck) of Thought

  

  . :-) BUT I had to share a particular incident with you today as I was walking ... *")----->O/H---->OH--->Two components in liquid rocket fuel--->EXPLOSIVE action. I can almost guarantee you that's not the logic the advertising commitee went with, but

  • by Chris M. '12
  • November 4, 2009
• Blog / Athletics

  The ‘Game’ Supporting inter-collegiate relations.

  

  field (Harvard won, 45-7). This year was no exception: See if you can ... . (Disclaimer: These photos are in no way intended to discourage you from applying

  • by Bryan
  • November 25, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Room with a Vieux A comparison of sorts

  

  the center of the photograph commands, "Honk if you love free movies ... office's view. Evidence is below In case you're not convinced, check ... ! It is going to be an excellent year... I can see it already

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • August 29, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Some of the topics Here are some of my classmates' CI-M paper topics

  

  If you haven't yet, I recommend that you first read my previous entry on 14.33: Economics Research and Communication. Here are my classmates' topics. Can anyone guess mine? November 29: Education in Kerala, India

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • November 22, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Meet the Admissions Officers: Matt McGann ‘00 Name: Matt McGann; Job title: Assistant Director of Admissions; Hometown: Hampton Bays, NY

  

  about yourself and your life's circumstances, choose recommenders who can provide insight into you as a person, treat the interview as a conversation ... you speak the language, let's try to have a (very basic) conversation

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 8, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT ISEF Lunch

  

  Assistant Director of Admissions Matt McGann. I hope you can join us! MIT ISEF ... I've gotten a few search engine hits for "MIT ISEF Luncheon," so for those of you looking for that information, here it is: The MIT Office of

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 11, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Writer’s Bloc

  

  Birtolo's first novel is now available on Amazon -- all of you fantasy fans (and I know you're out there) can buy it here. Dylan is currently hard

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 20, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  my application essays try not to cringe

  

  you can read below: With passion for both English and mathematics, I ... important thing is to be true to yourself. We know you lead a busy life, full of activities, many of which are required of you. Tell us about

  • by Rona W. '23
  • October 27, 2019
• Blog / Hacks

  The Stars Look Very Different Today Planet Earth is blue, and there's nothing we can do

  

  , "Yeah, I have a request?" "We can help you out!" I replied. "Just give us ... , "thanks for holding! What can we play for you?" The caller said, "After ... Earth is blue, and there's nothing I can do." When I was seventeen

  • by Keri G. '10
  • January 14, 2016
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Guest Post: Rush & Recruitment 2012 Evan and Denzil weigh in on this hectic week

  

  life at MIT. You can avoid it, embrace it, or cohabitate with it. Coming ... Recruitment and see if you can find your own home away from home! Evan (IFC ... see each sorority with open and objective eyes. I can confidently say

  • by Gabe B. '13
  • September 3, 2012
• Blog / Uncategorized

  spring notes resilience, change, warm weather, Santa Fe

  

  metal coil, that can be pressed or pulled but returns to its former shape ... too much time deciding where to work and going there, when I should just ... , threatening to bloom. A spring can be pressed or pulled but returns to its

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • April 18, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Roundup Some Links to Summarize this Summer

  

  Who: Natasha Elinor Grace Balwit When: Summer 2014 Where: La Villa ... one, now. "You already are," he said as he shook my hand. "Chill out. You're young." Rob says the same thing. Also: "Commit to it." I

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • July 3, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  New kid on the block

  

  ? You might wonder whether these words are even English. Well, they are (I ... picked up in England) and last but not least, the place where the structure ... ). Now you wonder what in the world I am doing here, on MIT Admissions blog

  • by Linh V. '13
  • February 9, 2012
• Blog / Challenges

  And miles to go before I sleep. Here we go again.

  

  talked it over with me today. His final words as we parted? "You've got a long night ahead of you." Great. The thing is, I know how to handle these ... cars at the crossings.) I know where to find plenty of They Might Be

  • by Kim D. '09
  • October 27, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Marjane Satrapi and French Breakthroughs The author of Persepolis visits MIT, and my French professor is famous

  

  smoking, and they say 'cancer.' And if you mention sex, they say 'AIDS.' But you know what? Before the cholesterol, before the cancer, before the ... program plumbs cultural depths Students learn where the Pont Neuf meets the

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • October 29, 2006
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Packing incoherent thoughts from move-out week

  

  friends and I realized that the few extra dollars spent on getting a PODS ... brewing and we had a week to get off campus. It took a late night packing party, fueled with fruit roll ups and Costco brownies, to get through that

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • November 18, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  Exploring Boston Frozen yogurt quests into Boston

  

  was Red Mango, so my friends and I would call going to get frozen yogurt going to get Red Mango.  Sadly, the closest Red Mango to MIT is kind of ... Mango. I begged and begged my boyfriend to come get Red Mango with me

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • March 31, 2013
• Blog / How to Human

  Jargon

  

  skimming through the glossary of my current edition of How to Get Around MIT (alternatively "How To GAMIT" or "HoToGAMIT"). Since you're reading blogs of MIT students and alums, you should learn a bunch of the jargon that we MIT folks

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 6, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Mathematics for Computer Science – “Top 10 Proof Techniques NOT Allowed” 6.042 has been a very engaging and entertaining class thus far.

  

  .    In fact, I can prove it to you by sharing what we started off our third ... resources (reddit link, TEDx video, opinion). You can experience a lot about classes online, and I highly recommend it. But one thing you can't recreate

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • September 12, 2014