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Denied by MIT, now a PhD student at the Media Lab
- by Chris Peterson SM '13
- December 24, 2020
it’s only a matter of time a post for the deferred
- by Alan Z. '23
- December 20, 2020
hello deferred applicants, i, again, don’t know what to say, but i can try
- by CJ Q. '23
- December 20, 2020
MIT Early Action Decisions Now Available Online
- by Chris Peterson SM '13
- December 19, 2020
Open Thread: Admitted Early
- by Decisions
- December 19, 2020
Open Thread: Deferred Early
- by Decisions
- December 19, 2020
Open Thread: Not Admitted Early
- by Decisions
- December 19, 2020
some small distractions to help with many weighty things
- by Shuli J. '22
- December 18, 2020
Deferring Thoughts before 12/14 12:14pm to after 3/14 1:59pm
- by Waly N. '24
- December 18, 2020
MIT EA decisions to be posted Saturday, 12/19/20, 3:14 PM ET
- by Kellen Manning
- December 14, 2020
We have extended the Regular Action deadline to January 6th, 2021 in order to give our applicants (and our staff) some extra time around the holidays
- by Chris Peterson SM '13
- December 8, 2020
I’ve been reading applications And I'm still reading them
- by Jeremy Weprich
- November 28, 2020
On election day Practicing an applied civic education
- by Chris Peterson SM '13
- November 3, 2020
17,707 words writing at night like you're running out of time
- by Paolo A. '21
- October 24, 2020
A reminder that there is no advantage to applying Early Action to MIT As always, you should apply when you feel ready
- by Chris Peterson SM '13
- October 21, 2020
There is still no magic formula ...but there are a few key ingredients
- by David duKor-Jackson
- October 13, 2020