661 Admitted Early to Class of 2028
In an announcement by Chris Peterson SM ’13, MIT admitted 661 students to the class of 2028 out of 12,563 students who applied early, equivalent to 5.26%. This marks a slight uptick from the previous year: the class of 2027 had an early action acceptance rate of 4.72%.
Kornbluth addresses MIT community in the new year
On Jan. 3, MIT President Sally Kornbluth began the new year by addressing the current challenges on campus and her vision for progress in a campus-wide statement.
MIT Multicultural Conference 2023
MIT hosted its annual Multicultural Conference (MC^2) at the MIT Endicott House from Nov. 17 to 18. Dr. Alma Jam from the MIT Office of Intercultural Engagement, facilitated the program.
In Memoriam: Lauren Brock ’27
In a statement to the MIT Community, President Sally Kornbluth announced the death of Lauren Brock ’27. A New Hampshire native and Macgregor resident, Brock deferred enrollment for two years after joining a start-up full time.
Another winter storm to wash through
Expect a brief pause from the torrential rain that has flooded rivers in the Northeast as the skies open up to bring you some sunshine into Friday!
MIT Medical reinstates masking mandate for clinical staff
In an email to the MIT community, Dr. Cecilia Stuopis, Chief Health Officer of MIT Medical, stated that MIT Medical would implement a masking requirement for all clinical staff in Cambridge and Lexington care centers starting Jan. 8. Other local healthcare systems, including Mass General Brigham, have enacted a similar policy.
Schwarzman School of Computing Building Opens
Building 45, the Schwarzman School of Computing, opened on Vassar Street. Located next door to Building 46, which is home to the Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Building 45 will host MIT faculty studying human and machine intelligence.
Brookline Lunch: A Restaurant You Have to Try
The portions are sizable, the food is delicious, and the atmosphere is lively.
Clique Counting
I’ve been frustrated by the idea of cliques: both in computer science and socially.
processing life through my spotify playlists
no matter how much i request permission, it seems that i have no direct control over my own code, so the only thing i can do is comment on this chaotic, havoc-wreaking, self-destructive code to try and make some sense of it.
24 things you could this IAP
It’s IAP, but you don’t know what to do? We got you covered.
one day, the snow will melt
hypothesis: i will no longer be a child when i stop praying for snow.
A Collection of Libraries
Amidst the bustle of student life, libraries are warm, (relatively) quiet spaces rich with underutilized resources and built on the histories of their institutions.
Being pre-med at MIT: Chloe McCreery ’23 and Joanna Lin ’23
Chloe McCreery ’23 and Joanna Lin ’22, both alumni of The Tech, sat down to reflect on their journeys in medicine. McCreery graduated with a degree in Biological Engineering, and is a research associate in the Engreitz Lab at Stanford Medicine. Lin graduated with degrees in Biology and French in 2021, and then studied abroad in France. She is a 2nd-year medical student at Weill Cornell Medicine.
