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The return of Questions Omnibus It's time to answer your questions...

It’s time to answer your questions… ————————————- Jasmine wrote, “how do you register for CPW? I can’t find any information about that on the packet i received.” And Andie wrote,…

by Matt McGann '00
March 21, 2007

Blog / Life after MIT

Happily ever after I don't believe in fairy tales, but real life isn't bad either.

I bring greetings from “the little redbrick school up the Charles River” — although my classes are all at the medical school campus, which is in the Longwood Medical Area,…

by Mollie B. '06
March 21, 2007

Blog / About Decisions

Tell Me Baby ..what's your story?

So you’re admitted! You’re a rockstar! So I’m bringing this post back! What did YOU do when you got into MIT? Example: I’m Sandy, one of Jess’s favorite people ever,…

by Jess K. '10
March 21, 2007

Blog / About Decisions

Admitted Students Update Some news & notes for the Class of 2011.

A few updates for the Class of 2011… Tonight MIT students will be calling as many admitted students as possible. We’ll start with east coast students around 6pm Eastern time,…

by Matt McGann '00
March 20, 2007

Blog / Admissions

Waitlist post Some Q & A about the waitlist.

I know that folks on the waitlist have lots of questions; hopefully this post will be quite helpful! How does the waitlist work? We are aiming for a class of…

by Matt McGann '00
March 20, 2007

Blog / Events

The Namesake Jhumpa Lahiri's novel comes to the Cambridge screen

Last Friday, I went to the AMC Cambridge to see the big-seen adaptation of The Namesake. The film was based on the fantastic novel by Jhumpa Lahiri. Lahiri was awarded…

by Mitra L. '07
March 19, 2007

Blog / About Decisions

Decisions, decisions Yikes! It's been a month since I last wrote to you guys. In the intervening…

Yikes! It’s been a month since I last wrote to you guys. In the intervening time, I have accumulated like 5 entries worth of photos and stories- which will be…

by Laura N. '09
March 19, 2007

Blog / Admissions

MIT Admissions 2007 A quick look at this year's admissions.

This year, we received 12,443 applications for freshman admission, a record number for us and a 9% increase over last year. We admitted 1533 students total (including the 390 from…

by Matt McGann '00
March 17, 2007

Blog / Decisions Day Threads

Admitted A forum for students who were admitted.

Welcome to the Class of 2011! Feel free to use this forum to introduce yourselves to your future classmates, and Early Action admits, welcome your new classmates…

by Ben Jones
March 17, 2007

Blog / Decisions Day Threads

Waitlisted A forum for students who were waitlisted.

In the near future, we’ll have some advice here on the blogs about being waitlisted. In the meantime, feel free to use this forum to discuss anything waitlist-related.

by Ben Jones
March 17, 2007

Blog / Decisions Day Threads

Not Admitted A forum for students who were not admitted.

This year was the most competitive ever for MIT admissions. Admitting just 12% of applicants means that we had to turn away many, many incredible students. For those of you…

by Ben Jones
March 17, 2007

Blog / Academics & Research

Biodiesel@MIT: Turning trash into black gold A student group called Biodiesel@MIT has just won the grand prize of $25,000 in the…

On Wednesday, 70 degree weather spurred MIT students to sport cute sundresses, flip-flops and shorts. Today, we are in the midst of a winter storm, with accumulations of 5 to…

by Melis A. '08
March 16, 2007

Blog / About Decisions

Take Deep Breaths :) Deep breaths.

For now, I’ll refer you to this blog entry, but I’ll be back. — All I can really add to that blog entry is that this year, I’m reliving that…

by Bryan
March 16, 2007

Blog / Academics & Research

This one goes out to the parent Fire! (she's comin' down on her own, now)

DID YOU KNOW? The city of Portland, Oregon was named for Portland, Maine. What a coincidence that Matt’s entry on thanking parents came on Sam’s Mom’s birthday! Happy birthday, Sam’s…

by Sam M. '07
March 15, 2007

Blog / Admissions

This one goes out to the parents It's been a while since I've written specifically for you.

Earlier this week, I attended an event in Washington DC where I got to meet two parents (hello!) who follow the blogs. They tell me that, despite the small number…

by Matt McGann '00
March 15, 2007

Blog / Academics & Research

Orgo Birthday Happy birthday, Ting Ting!

I know, I know, it’s been like eight years since I wrote anything. I promise I haven’t fallen off the earth! Coming off of pass/no record, though, is taking a…

by Jess K. '10
March 14, 2007

Blog / Events

Happy Pi Day!!! 3.14159!

3.14159265358979323846264338327950288419716939937510………………… How many digits do you know? More to come later today about how MIT celebrates Pi Day. How do you celebrate Pi Day? —————————————— Update (PI/2007 5:35 PM) So…

by Bryan
March 14, 2007

Blog / Academics & Research

MIT OpenLabWare: A sneak peak at research @ MIT This new website is sure to change the way that the world thinks about MIT…

Ever wondered if scientific journals like Nature or Science were actually written in English, or that other people could actually understand the papers? What does the abbreviation “PhD” mean to…

by Melis A. '08
March 13, 2007

Blog / Academics & Research

More Notes From The UK [by Mirat Shah '08] Currently in Cambridge, it is 50 degrees F and not only…

[by Mirat Shah ’08] Currently in Cambridge, it is 50 degrees F and not only is the sun shining, the flowers are also blooming. Daffodils have sprung with a vengeance,…

by Cambridge
March 12, 2007

Blog / MIT Life

You can’t live without clean water Alfinio's sustainable water initiative

Nobody can. We can mobilize and make this happen! Help eradicate the most prevalent and preventable problem in developing areas around the world… starting here and now: http://www.globalgiving.com/pr/1700/proj1667a.html In the…

by Mitra L. '07
March 12, 2007