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• Blog / About Decisions

  On taking a ‘Gap Year’ Consider taking a year before entering college.

  

  taking a gap year. My hope is that you will at least consider, just for a moment, taking a gap year (read on for details). If you are a member of the ... /deferral years) We will then ask you to write us and tell us what you plan to do

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 21, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  On taking a ‘Gap Year’ Consider deferring college for a year.

  

  taking a gap year. My hope is that you will at least consider, just for a moment, taking a gap year (read on for details). If you are a member of the ... gap/deferral years) We will then ask you to write us and tell us what

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 4, 2008
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  up, down, and out some moments from the last month

  

  , at least, not for us. Maybe it's good that the only thing that echoes ... service where you can check out bikes for a set period of time. there are stations all over the Boston area, so you can bike for essentially wherever

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • June 5, 2021
• Blog / Personal Projects

  Why Is There No Water? One of the most important things in your life is invisible to you until it…

  

  there, because that's one of the requirements for us to just physically be ... can read more about that here if you want!)   For context, Muti ... of the Sahara for this reason—that’s maybe one of very few places that

  • by Selam G. '18
  • October 9, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW 2018 Diaries what the weekend was like for me

  

  -boggling modern options for treating epilepsy and brain tumors, and even showed us a ... chance for us to socialize with each other and bond as a blogger group ... Exploration for freshmen in the fall), and Bad Ideas Weekend. I associate rush

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • April 17, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  An MIT Week general structure and personal experience

  

  the middle number greater than 0 (for example, 3-2-7). Other options are ... to Proofs, the materials for which are available here). Now, these ... students, 12 unit-hours may mean anywhere between 6 to 20 life-hours. For

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • October 30, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  Making the Pi Day Video the experiment, part 2

  

  ’s Blinding Lights for us on IG Live last year, and I figured he would be great ... so cute its life-changing"]30 second short[/annotation] for 20 minutes ... of the project and our first meeting was scheduled for 3 pm EST the

  • by kellen manning
  • March 12, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  “I’ve Got 99 Problems… Admissions Is Not One” Really 52, but who's counting? I know that you love numbers, stats and checklists, so…

  

  it's time for me to lighten the mood around here. So to all of you uber ... checklist for the ages. 52 THINGS NOT TO DO IF YOU WANT TO BE ADMITTED TO MIT ... doesn't work for pro athletes and it won't work for you. Don't use the

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • October 21, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  March Questions Omnibus 1

  

  experienced with non-US school systems. For example, we know that getting a 20 ... Hindi course (though Mandarin is up next for me). hedwig asked, "i was ... email was filed by the email staff. As for the interview, we do not assume

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 5, 2005
• Blog / Athletics

  Go White Sox! I'm absolutely giddy that the White Sox are in the World Series and I had…

  lot of special memories at both the Old Comiskey Park and the newer U.S ... . Seeing our team win two World Series games made us all forget the terrible weather. In fact, the guy sitting in front of us said, "isn't this a

  • by mitblogs
  • October 26, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  More on deferrals

  

  . You may also want to keep us up-to-date with any news in your life. This ... definitely let us know. It's best if you send any such letter by the end of January, but you may keep us in the loop through the time we mail regular

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 15, 2004
• Blog / About Decisions

  Fall 2015 Wait List Decisions Will Be Sent Today

  

  students for the Class of 2019, not even Leeroy Jenkins. We have seen all ... the time and effort you have put in to letting us know how much you love ... have made surrounded by those who will soon become your pals for life.

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 14, 2015
• Blog / About Decisions

  Fall 2014 Wait List Decisions Will Be Sent Today

  

  “closed” and will not be admitting any additional students for the Class of ... you have put in to letting us know how much you love MIT. We know you ... make another decision, but hopefully it's a welcome problem to have. For

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 15, 2014
• Blog / About Decisions

  Waitlist Decisions 2012

  

  letting us know how much you love MIT, and we thank you for your patience ... students this year for the Class of 2016. I know many of you have been

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • May 4, 2012
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Photodiary now with 0% instagram, 22% my cat

  

  pictures: As I was leaving East Campus for class, a squirrel with a full, lustrous, white beard waddled across my path and stared me down for a full ... entrusted us to level set and record using a massive set of equipment

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • March 9, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Missing Documents Due Monday important information to make your application complete

  

  Hi y'all - Quick update for our Regular Action applicants. As Matt ... , fax the missing documents to 617.687.9184. Please allow for five days ... your application from consideration at MIT just email us. Ok, I'm going

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • January 26, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  9000 Words This post doesn't have 'em.

  

  Kennebunk, Maine. The sand was the perfect dampness for writing, so I ... crackers, sparkling cider, a couple of us dressing up in sweaters, and pretentious conversation (I couldn't take it for very long, though, and I soon

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • December 9, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Prof. Missy Cummings on The Colbert Report At the end of the interview, she and Stephen face off in Rock 'Em Sock…

  

  The Colbert Report. Professor Cummings was one of the US Navy's first ... . A crucial note for overseas readers and others unfamiliar with The ... Colbert, a former correspondent for The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. The

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 28, 2011
• Blog / Events

  What now suckas!? That's right. I have a brass rat. What.

  

  night on May 8th. I think I speak for a lot of us when I say that was a VERY long three months. But, last night it was over, and it was time for

  • by Snively '11
  • May 9, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Why I haven’t posted in forever In picture form, no less.

  

  . (hosed = MIT slang for being so busy that your to-do list takes up an ... because I will be spending Thursday night packing for my week long trip to Paris and Rome. And now you know why Spring Break exists. To keep us all

  • by Laura N. '09
  • March 13, 2008