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• Blog / Admissions

  August Questions Omnibus 2 Many more of your questions and my answers.

  

  ! You should get recommendation from teachers who know you well. We do not ... .B. wrote, "1. Can you tell me if there are any interviewers around Oslo, or ... , and we will consider this as part of your context. 3. You can write us a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 29, 2005
• Blog / Events

  The REX That Was a review of the most recent confusion

  

  events that will help you get to know the different residential communities at MIT. For those of you who have already decided where you're going to ... campus that you otherwise might not get to experience. For the rest of you

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 6, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  EA Telethon! Yay for the class of 2010!

  

  . If you didn't get a phone call, your file was put aside into a separate ... say that I loved talking to you early admits and I can't wait to meet ... '10s. You guys are awesome, and I'm so psyched to meet you at CPW. It

  • by Laura N. '09
  • January 27, 2006
• Blog / MISTI

  Seven Years of Good Luck MISTI paid for all the MIT Japan interns to meet up this weekend in Kyoto.…

  

  little while. But don't worry! You get to squat under one of those spigot ... 's just because you have to hike up a hill to get there.) Even still, I ... buildings in Japan, and from the top you can see Kyoto Tower in its full glory

  • by Jess K. '10
  • July 3, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The second-to-last first two days of class Having classes 3 days a week rocks.

  

  three days. And, if you're sly (or legitimately busy, but nobody can tell the difference if you don't let others on to your reasoning), you can ... get placed into the recitation sections you want! No matter how you

  • by Emad T. '14
  • September 6, 2013
• Blog / Events

  An Interview with the Tetris Grand Champion Meet Fractal161, an MIT Student who's the second person ever to beat Tetris.

  

  is where you go and try to get those high Tetrises.  I think there are ... . There is a thing called the Tetris Effect, where you see tetris squares in ... crazy interesting story, and you can hear about it from people more

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • February 19, 2024
• Blog / Uncategorized

  scuba do or scuba don’t? under the sea

  

  , and disconnecting the air flow so that you can’t breathe for a few ... underwater Scrabble.  Afterwards, there’s classroom sessions where you’re basically told all of the horrible things that can happen if you dive

  • by Taylor L. '29
  • November 17, 2025
• Blog / Athletics

  ‘Til the Net Breaks Championship Szn

  

  the game like a crack of lightning, and you can instantly tell what type ... Carroll. Everything is on the line this game, and you can feel just how ... where we strutted down the bus aisle, it really hit home that I can always

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • December 3, 2023
• Blog / Challenges

  Misery Loves Company: Part 1 You might fit in at MIT if...

  

  one thing in a day, like get groceries, I can almost guarantee that I ... you want to pursue and the two sides conflict, it can start to feel like ... living off of yogurt and granola bars but you still can't keep up -- when

  • by Cam T. '13
  • September 19, 2010
• Blog / Events

  The Class of 2015 Graduates from MIT mind, and hand, and heart

  

  , you all came to mean more than i can say. i graduated in summer 2013 ... in a few weeks, or in a few years, I hope that you can do that too." i ... will be ultimately OK, or as OK as it can be, and this is what you can do

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 7, 2015
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  goal setting and organization how i organize my life!

  

  [annotation note="'Time blocking is a time management technique where you ... task you need to complete gets time scheduled on your calendar, so you can make sure you have the bandwidth for every to-do list item

  • by Cami M. '23
  • July 4, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  Questions Omnibus & Fierce Forever More questions answered, with a few words about yesterday's Fierce Forever 6.

  

  the probability of my getting admitted." I can't help you calculate your ... @mit.edu, we are looking into it. Please be patient; as you can imagine, we get a ... say in the application, this isn't a trick question. Yes, you really can

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 30, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Q&A: Food on campus, UROPs, decisions Qs from prospectives and prefrosh, As from me.

  

  ) cooking, 4) eating out THE DORM DINING OPTION Depending on where you live ... eat dinner at Next House. Even if you're not on a meal plan, you can ... ) that Shaw's gives a discount to MIT students: you get 5% off with your ID

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 5, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Introducing the Class of 2013: Terence ‘13 The second in a series of articles about the incoming MIT class.

  

  school and to get accepted into a great college. Sometimes this dream can seem out of reach because of where family lives, but is that always true ... drugs, I have to use drugs, show them that you can be smart." Lynnor

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 22, 2009
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Party of One A fun day trip idea when you're getting tired of homework.

  

  closest subway stop to East Campus (and indeed, most of MIT); you can also ... going to MIT is that you have a long weekend nearly every month. Last ... 's North Station where I would board an Amtrak train for the day. Amtrak

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • September 25, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Below 48 Take under four classes, they said. You'll have free time, they said.

  

  number of units you're taking. If you're the kind of person who can ... should work where you're happy and productive. Personally, I've ... . I'm kind of awestruck at how you can go from "this galaxy is

  • by Danny B.D. '15
  • October 19, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Meet the Admissions Officers: Mari McQuaid Name: Mari McQuaid; Job title: Assistant Director of Admissions; Hometown: Verona, NJ

  

  time in Cambridge where I can always find: interesting people who share ... talents and interests. Let us get to know you as a three-dimensional person and you'll have a better chance of standing out. Don't get hung up on

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 8, 2005
• Blog / How to Food

  Healthy Eating Craze It is not difficult to be a vegetarian here at MIT

  

  produce market in the Stata Center where you can get all sorts of great ... became a fan.  Also, with my new calorie counting thingy I can get ... mix until uniform (you can use your hands to ensure uniformity) Press

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • August 11, 2013
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Like a G6 except for the wings, the engines, the flight controls…

  

  (you just pulled up and continued to fly), but I did get to see targets ... are one-seater planes -- you can't fly them with an instructor. O.O It ... You may have heard of the MIT Flying Club, which I'm not actually

  • by Piper '13
  • September 27, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  The root of all evil Money, money, money, money... money!

  

  worked both terms for credit. You can't get both money and credit for a ... understanding as the average member of the class, you'll get a B. (I should also ... , are you really getting married???? (in reference to Ben's dating post

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • April 29, 2006