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• Blog / MIT Life

  MIT women Rockin' the two X chromosomes at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

  

  I’ve noticed, in my travels around the country and the internet, that people are really interested in the experience of female students at MIT. I was asked several times at…

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • March 20, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  All my pasts and futures A blog entry about band and quiz bowl, to prove that I'm still hip.

  

  DID YOU KNOW? Beethoven wrote only one opera and it was called Fidelio. Tonight we had the Burton-Conner Trivia Competition. Prior to the competition, I sent an e-mail to my…

  • by Sam M. '07
  • March 19, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  The question thread

  

  Hi guys, I gather that you either have gotten or are soon getting your decision letters from MIT. I’m sure you’ve got a bunch of questions, so I’m making this…

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • March 19, 2006
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Admitted!

  

  Welcome to the Class of 2010! Feel free to use this post’s comments space to introduce yourselves to your future classmates, and Early Action admits, welcome your new classmates…

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 18, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Not admitted

  

  This year was the most competitive ever for MIT admissions. Admitting fewer than 13% of applicants means we had to turn away many, many incredible students. For those of you…

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 18, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  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 post’s comments space to discuss anything waitlist-related.…

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 18, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Reading Some final notes before decisions are posted.

  

  Required reading (from folks who are better writers than me): Ben Jones: It’s More Than A Job Marilee Jones: Sending You My Best Also: Bryan Nance A Post For Parents…

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 18, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Admissions Decisions

  

  We’ve come to the time of year when many of you readers will find out whether you’ve been admitted to MIT or not. I want to express to you all…

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • March 18, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Moment of Truth

  

  Decisions are in the mail and ready to be viewed online. I’m really excited myself, and I’ve known my decision for a year and a half. =) Best of luck…

  • by Laura N. '09
  • March 18, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Poaching Imagination Just a few more hours.

  

  In just a few hours, you’ll know whether or not you have the option of spending four years at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Yes, that’s right. In just a…

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • March 18, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Cross-Cultural Conference

  

  I’m going on a cross-cultural conference/retreat tomorrow. 2006 is the first year they’re holding this event, so I really have no idea what to expect, but here are some of…

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • March 18, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Don’t Worry, Be Happy A few words of advice.

  

  So the title is pretty obvious, I’m modeling this entry after Sam’s. Back in the Fall of 2002, I set out on a journey that is still ongoing. I started…

  • by Bryan
  • March 17, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Decisions are in the mail Decision letters are in the mail.

  

  At 2:52pm today, the postman arrived to take away the decision letters. Decisions will be posted tomorrow at decisions.mit.edu at 12 noon, Eastern Standard Time. In the meantime, Evie the…

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 17, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  It’s All About The Process Take a moment, then get back in the game.

  

  As you probably know by now, MIT has completed the process of admitting the class of 2010. I am very proud of the Admissions professionals at MIT. So much so…

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • March 17, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  A Post For Parents, Part 1 The next entry is for the kids...

  

  Applicants, if you’re reading this, I hope that MIT is one of the schools that sent you a “fat packet”. Regardless of where you were admitted, however, you have some…

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • March 17, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Won’t Be Long Now… Some pictures to tide you over.

  

  I’ve just finished assembling and sealing hundreds of packages with the rest of the admissions team. Not my favorite part of the job (I’m not the biggest fan of paper…

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 17, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Friday morning potpourri in lab How MIT's campus makes me happy to be alive. Also stuff from Adam.

  

  I have a couple of unrelated things to relate today, so I’ll put headings in bold and you can skip around as you see fit. On reward as a motivation.…

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • March 17, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  I AM SO BUSY

  

  But I still went downtown to fetch a fresh fruit eclair. (Sorry for shouting.) Someone asked what I’m doing for spring break. I’m going to Iceland, Sweden, and Denmark with…

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • March 17, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Antici A long time ago in a suburb far away...

  

  DID YOU KNOW? The name of the “avocado” comes from the Spanish “abogado,” or “lawyer.” This is because the Spaniards who came to the New World couldn’t pronounce the Nahuatl…

  • by Sam M. '07
  • March 17, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Mailing Tomorrow; Yo-Yo Tonight Verify your MyMIT username and password.

  

  After a week of checking, double checking, and checking-to-the-nth, we are ready to mail decision letters tomorrow, and post decisions online on Saturday. I want to urge you one final…

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 16, 2006