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  Important EA Processing Update! read this if your application is incomplete

  

  A few hours ago we finished processing the final segment of tens of thousands of documents which came to us by mail and fax. We digitized them and entered them…

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 15, 2011
• Blog / Uncategorized

  What Should I Do Next Semester? i'm making a list and checking it twice

  

  Okay, so I'm sort of cheating – I already wrote this post on my math blog, but I thought it would be interesting to write it again for a different…

  • by Qiaochu Y. '12
  • November 14, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  An Awesome Autobiography in rage comic form

  

  Last weekend I posted an entry on my birthday, sharing some things I have learned now in my advanced age. On the same day, in a very different part of…

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 14, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  We are artists & writers extracting creative talent around campus

  

  It’s important to recognize that while MIT is known for top-notch engineering and science programs, this school actually has the resources to foster all kinds of creative juice. I wanted…

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • November 12, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Deep Breath what's next for all our applicants

  

  Today is Veteran’s Day, a federal holiday honoring military veterans. So I’d like to begin by giving a shoutout to my grandfather, who, in addition to being a WWII vet,…

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 11, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Multidimensional Showcasing an aspiring physicist with amazing musical talent

  

  Occasionally as I lie in bed at night puzzling over the hecticness that is so typical of life here at MIT, I hear piano chords playing on repeat from the…

  • by Gabe B. '13
  • November 9, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Melancholia [by Faye '11] A beautiful movie about the end of the world.

  

  [by Faye '11] Photo Credit: cmagz.com tldr; version: pretty to look at and nice to listen to (the tagline says it all), 5 out of 5 stars! The whole shebang:…

  • by ARTalk
  • November 7, 2011
• Blog / Athletics

  (K)onstantly not good enough baby's first sabremetrics

  

  As some of you may know I am a big Patriots fan. Yesterday the Patriots lost to the Giants. It was pretty painful. But the midst of it all –…

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 7, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  International students @ MIT (+life updates) Just a hodge-podge of shtuff.

  

  1. Watch this first: <br> 2. Watch this second: <br /> (Not much text today, because that is my cheap way of making you guys watch my videos instead!)

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • November 7, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Design in Boston [By Doug '14] Events that showcase the creative capital in and around Boston.

  

  [By Doug Sanchez '14] After taking 2.97 (Design for People) I changed my major to 2A and decided to concentrate in product design. I was immediately hooked after watching the…

  • by ARTalk
  • November 5, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Aged And Confused thoughts from a fossil

  

  If you live in Britain, or in a country sufficiently influenced by the British, you may have heard fireworks and smelled the smoke of bonfire. You may even think that…

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 5, 2011
• Blog / MISTI

  Need help choosing a MISTI program? MIT-Germany alum Nina Sinatra advises incoming interns to keep an open mind

  

  Nina Sinatra Class of 2012 Materials Science & Engineering internship with Max Planck Institute MIT-Germany Program 2011 Coming from an Italian family and speaking fluent Spanish, I have often been…

  • by MISTI Program
  • November 3, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Illusion Of Validity look inside your heart. you know it to be true.

  

  In the CollegeConfidential discussion of my blog post The Difficulty With Data, CC poster mihcal1 made the following compelling comment: So basically, it’s a perfect setup for the Illusion of…

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 2, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  In Memoriam: Professor Silbey

  

  Last Thursday, Bob Silbey, a professor in Course 5 (Chemistry) and former MIT Dean of the School of Science, passed away after battling cancer. My interaction with Prof. Silbey was…

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • November 1, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  November 1 Updates The latest from the Admissions Office.

  

  [Editor's note in 2017: This post contains outdated contact information. If you are having trouble contacting your assigned EC, please email [email protected] or call the Admissions Office at 617-253-3400.]  …

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 1, 2011
• Blog / Events

  Pumpkin Drop Trick-or-treating is not enough.

  

      If a 5-kg pumpkin is tossed through a snowstorm such that it reaches the peak of its trajectory one meter above the roof of the Green Building, which…

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • October 31, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Emergency Application Extension for students affected by the storm

  

  The MIT Early Action application deadline has been extended to November 6th, 11:59 PM, for SOME students affected by this weekend’s nor’easter. More information below. As you may have heard…

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 31, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Welcome to Maseeh! A look into MIT's newest dorm

  

  As you may or may not know, I’m a Maseehdonian (aka I live in the new castle, Maseeh). Since it’s the newest dorm on campus, I don’t really think the…

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • October 30, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Systems and Light [by Miren Bamforth '15] Even MIT's art scene is a little nerdy.

  

  [By Miren Bamforth ‘15] On behalf of the four other freshmen and two other ARTalk bloggers in 21M.A12 (Arts at MIT), I would like to state something: our advising seminar…

  • by ARTalk
  • October 28, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  #Winning the battle for awesome (fictitious) alumni

  

    Most of my entries center around things I’ve learned or experienced in my always interesting (if occasionally miserable) time trudging through the 4 years of masochistic glory that is…

  • by Chris M. '12
  • October 27, 2011