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Open Thread: Deferred Early
As you know, we had a very competitive Early Action applicant pool, and unfortunately we could not take all of them. If your decision was deferred, then we will reconsider… -
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Open Thread: Not Admitted Early
There were many wonderful applicants for Early Action this year, which unfortunately means that we had to turn down a large number of incredible students. For those of you who… -
Blog / About Decisions
MIT Early Action Decisions Now Available Online
*Update as of 2015: Early action is available to both domestic and international students. MIT Early Action admissions decisions for the Class of 2018 are now available at >>>… -
Blog / Admissions
TEDxCambridge! 1. How TED talks can improve your life 2. Recently hosted and filmed right here…
Dear EA applicant, You’re almost there. It’s Friday/13/13, so if today is the ‘unluckiest day’, then maybe tomorrow is the luckiest? If not in the decision, then probably in something… -
Blog / About Decisions
Waiting How about 'em EA decisions?
Waiting is hard. Waiting is incredibly hard. Well, I guess that depends on how patient of a person you are, but I don’t think I’ve ever really been patient. When… -
Blog / MIT Life
I’m laughing out loud cheek. muscles. cramping.
It’s pre-finals week. Today is the last day of classes. Projects are due, one of my friends slept for one hour last night, I have to submit a paper draft… -
Blog / Academics & Research
2.009 Final Presentation Recap Flashing lights, a live horse, social robots, great music, clouds of steam and lots of…
VacPac, an affordable battery-operated backpack refrigerator that could aid the transport of vaccines in remote areas. KoolPool, an educational and rehabilitative game designed to help developmentally disabled children. Elika, an… -
Blog / Academics & Research
Catalogue of Fridays Like the unsolicited kind you get in the mail, but with more pictures!
Fridays are sneaky. Theoretically, as the last day of the week and the only thing standing between you and two glorious days of freedom and relaxation, Friday is the greatest… -
Blog / Admissions
Q&A The ones that passed the "lmgtfy" test
Hey all! Time for another round of Q&A. A few general comments: 1) Easily-Googleable questions make me grumpy. Ex: “what is the application deadline?” or “how many letters of recommendation… -
Blog / MIT Life
Thoughts on Snow quick notes from the journal.
The first substantial snowfall was yesterday, December 9. Things about snow: Don’t welcome it with a fire alarm and evacuation at 9:30 AM (cough. Next House, Monday morning). Your backpack:… -
Blog / Events
twerking, MIT style need more be said?
Welcome to another edition of MIT Students Can Be Artsy™, aka We Do More Than Psets! Really!™, aka Things to Do On Saturday Nights at MIT™! Aside from a cappella,… -
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Blog / Athletics
Life Lessons From Pistol Class But they don't buy pajamas / For pistol packin' mamas!
Technically, there isn’t much to shooting a pistol. Load rounds into magazine. Insert magazine. Release the bolt. Grip as in a firm handshake. Inhale, raise arm. Exhale a little, press… -
Blog / Art, Literature, Music
Christmas: The Playlist and much music was had.
But first I’m going to talk about the Toons. Some of you might recall that I’m in an a cappella group with a lot of really great people. Well, that… -
Blog / About Decisions
MIT EA Decisions To Be Posted Saturday, 12/14, at 12:14 PM ET
I've ducked out of committee for a moment to let you know that, as the title says, we will be releasing Early Action decisions online next Saturday, 12/14, at 12:14… -
Blog / Events
In Prison Literally
At 12:20pm, on December 4, 2013, Wednesday, I had absolutely no idea where I was. A group of women trudged past me. I looked around wonderingly, walking past a Dunkin… -
Blog / How to Food
42 Recipes for Surviving Freshman Year (Part 1) Feeding yourself without a meal plan and avoiding the (negative) freshman fifteen.
Today in Boston it was 41 degrees Fahrenheit and rainy. Random Hall had a massive potluck Thanksgiving dinner with our housemaster Nina and her family, and several smaller Thanksgivings branching… -
Blog / How to Food
42 Recipes for Surviving Freshman Year (Part 2)
This is the more hardcore half or so of the 42 recipes. Most of these I don’t get to make much during the semester, except on slow weeks or when… -
Blog / Academics & Research
A Tale of Two Struggles Starring a broken scanner and the Urban Dictionary
It was 2AM. After a heart-warming and tummy-filling Thanksgiving break with my parents and my favorite sister (she’s kind of my only sister, but that’s beside the point) I found…
