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  A Few Lessons from FLL

  

  next year. So this time of year I am asked all the time for advice on what choices students should make to help their chances of coming to MIT ... cite the FIRST robotics competition as one of many excellent and

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • April 23, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Pi Day, Tau Time As the admissions decisions approach...

  

  As you know, MIT regular action admissions decisions will be released on Pi Day, at Tau Time (that is tomorrow, March 14, at 6:28pm EDT). Some of you, though, may be wondering -- what's the deal with Tau? Well

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 13, 2012
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Ask Me Anything no, really

  

  've passed all of my classes, so that means I am officially done with ... ? Well, it means I not only have a lot of free time for writing blog posts, but I'm also feeling reflective. I have a lot of wisdom to share

  • by Qiaochu Y. '12
  • December 29, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Blogger Application 2011! how to be a blogger

  

  and regularly address tens of thousands of prospective MIT students and millions of other people around the world, and Be comfortable with, or ... . We are not particularly picky about the definition of a blog. Broadly

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 22, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Life On Mars and by "Mars" I actually mean "3AB, Simmons Hall."

  

  When it comes to housing at MIT, you've got quite the array of ... one of the cultural houses, like Spanish House or French House! Want to ... variety of the living groups on campus, reppin' East Campus, Baker, Next

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • February 15, 2011
• Blog / How to Food

  Most delicious deliverables ever Also, I'm not having a bad hair day. I'm having a bad hair fortnight.

  

  . The women's track team had a baking night where we made one of our ... that's just an effect from the hardened frosting!By the end of IAP, I ... an hour of free time between the end of a long run and a rehearsal

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • February 12, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Odds ‘n Ends There's a video. And a SONG. Your lucky day.

  

  something from last year (20.111 Thermodynamics of Biomolecular Systems

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • January 26, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Snowpeople & a hammershark more post-blizzard sights around campus --

  

  A couple days after the blizzard, I walked around campus and took some quick shots of all the snowpeople-and-other-things in sight. They're all pretty cute, but the hammershark is definitely my favorite. c

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • January 15, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  Early Action: Decisions Now Available An announcement.

  

  MIT Early Action admissions decisions for the class of 2015 are now available at https://decisions.mit.edu. decisions.mit.edu You can log in using the same username and password that you use to log into your My

  • by Decisions
  • December 16, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Admission Interview Tick tock!

  

  mention school and real life), I do need to mention one vital part of the application process that should be at the top of your To Do list: the interview ... . Just like the teachers you’ve asked for letters of recommendation (you

  • by Dave McOwen
  • October 8, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Where are you going, where have you been? (Part I) Academics.

  

  beautiful," it was exactly his kind of place, too. Full of a very wholesome ... strange. Toward the end of his visit, she'd asked, "What are you supposed to ... to a boston day in the spring, one of those rare ones with the power to

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • May 27, 2009
• Blog / Hacks

  Removing a hack This is too cool

  

  of any video anything like this existing anywhere, it's a real treat

  • by Snively '11
  • May 22, 2009
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  An Explanation I always end up writing about underwear!

  

  , towards the end of this student's senior year, a small skirmish took place ... true, i admire [name]'s heroism for taking time out of his busy final study schedule to make sure that the portion of summer residents who watch

  • by Snively '11
  • April 30, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Conner 2 Trip to the North End Bother bother bother bother

  

  A bunch of people from my floor decided to go to the North End to get pizza and pastries the other night. I didn't feel like writing about it so I decided to just film it instead. I present to you, what it would

  • by Snively '11
  • February 1, 2009
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Quick Update My neighbors are celebrating by firing guns in the air which is not conducive to…

  

  New year's eve here in Karachi. Assault rifle fire is really loud. I can hear the pings of bullets landing in the street. As long as the electricity is flowing and the guns are shooting, I'll be awake in the basement

  • by Ahmed H. '12
  • December 31, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Final Push Who needs sleep?

  

  This is it, MIT is in the middle of finals week and the final grind is upon us. My last final is tomorrow morning (exactly 12 hours from now) and I have not yet begun studying. That's right, not even looked at

  • by Snively '11
  • December 17, 2008
• Blog / Hacks

  Lost, Hosed & Confused I got hacked today.

  

  a brief nap in the student lounge off of the Infinite Corridor. When I

  • by Paul B. '11
  • November 25, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  Debunked I clear things up.

  

  I've decided that before I go to bed I should take advantage of the awesome capabilities of this wonderful invention called "The Laptop." It has ... here, I've only been officially blogging for a couple of months, and I

  • by Snively '11
  • March 3, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Early Action Interview Deadline Approaching! It's time for applicants to contact their local MIT representative.

  

  Admissions, the interview is an important part of the process. The interviews ... like that. It's meant to be more of a conversation, a give and take. What ... of school. Think about why you like to do these activities. What is it

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 11, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  New Server As of this afternoon, mitadmissions.org is living on a new (and much faster) server.

  

  Hi folks, As of this afternoon, mitadmissions.org is living on a new (and much faster) server. You'll probably notice better performance in page rendering right away; commenting is still slower than I'd like, but

  • by Ben Jones
  • July 30, 2007