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The postman departs with the last of the decision letters, at 1:52pm EST.
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Blog / MIT Life
The sky is falling! Either a huge cottonball just exploded or it's snowing.
And so it begins. The first snow of the term has arrived. Kresge in the snow! Later that cold October evening, the snow turned into rain. -
Blog / Admissions
CPW Feedback
For those of you who attended: How was it? What was your favorite part? What would you tell those who couldn't attend? -
FAQ / Life and culture
What other student resources are available?
MIT offers a myriad of health and well-being support resources for students. See the DoingWell site for more info. -
FAQ / Visit
How can I contact the Registrar’s Office?
The MIT Registrar’s Office provides registration status for enrolled students, college transcripts, and other official forms and certifications. -
FAQ / Academics and research
What are Psets?
psets. Problem sets are the backbone of our teaching in many subjects; for many, problem-solving is the essence of the MIT education. Faculty vary as to the portion of course credit derived from psets. In some cases -
FAQ / Life and culture
What’s the MIT motto?
MIT's motto, mens et manus, translates from Latin to mind and hand. This motto reflects the educational ideals of MIT's founders who were promoting, above all, education for practical application. -
Blog / Classes
A Monday in the Life So many to-do’s, so little time.
's been a "pset, sleep, blog –– pick two" kind of time, so instead of writing about my life, I'll do a little show-and-tell. Half of ... option and emoji support?? I don't think so. Here’s a snapshot of -
Blog / Decisions Day Threads
Open Thread: Deferred Early
As you know, we had a very competitive pool of applicants in Early, and unfortunately we could not take all of them. If your decision was deferred, then we will reconsider your application anew in Regular Action -
Blog / Academics & Research
A UROP or Two In which I ramble about how lucky I am to have such awesome UROPs
a lot of juggling schedules and hard work, but I'm really loving both of the projects I'm involved with. :) -
Blog / Decisions Day Threads
Early Action: Deferred A forum.
We had a record number of Early Action applicants this year, and unfortunately we could not take all of them. If your decision was deferred, then we will reconsider your application anew in Regular Action. We -
Blog / Decisions Day Threads
Open Forum for those Not Admitted
With a record number of applications, this year was once again the most competitive ever for MIT admissions. Admitting less than 1 in 10 ... , many, many incredible students. For those of you who fall into this -
Blog / Athletics
Red Sox *wwooooossshhhh!*
Hey, did a Red Sox game just start? The dorm just shook and it sounded like a bunch of fighter jets just flew by, another benefit MIT has ... has to be a game, because I just heard the last little bit of the -
Blog / MIT Life
A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words Therefore, this is a REALLY long entry.
Who: Chris M and Snively What: A picture Where: My room When: Last year at the end of CPW Why: We needed a picture together How: How did we end up looking like this? 4 hours of sleep-ish each over about 4 days. -
Blog / Admissions
LOLZ CATS In which he creates one of his own to explain his extended absence.
'll get to your questions soon - although most of them are about missing materials, and Matt already did a great job of addressing that topic -
Blog / Events
Candyland @ MIT Not your average gingerbread houses!
My dorm’s study break tonight consisted of a Gingerbread House Making Contest. Armed with candy, graham crackers, frosting, and ingenuity, seven teams of Baker House residents built architectural masterpieces in only an -
Blog / Miscellaneous
Always A Toys ‘R Us Kid Poll: Who was your favorite superhero?
Flashback to the days of elementary school: Did anyone else read comic books? Batman was by far my favorite superhero. Poll of the day: 1. Who was yours? 2. What is the ultimate super power? My responses -
Blog / Art, Literature, Music
Lip Sync & Toons Real singers and fake singers ...sort of like Jessica and Ashleey Simpson. (~17 pictures)
Last night, I attended a concert by the MIT/Wellesley Toons, one of MIT's a cappella groups. Towwards the end of the concert, Lee-Kai '07 ... ? "Army" by Ben Folds Five Great job, Jen '07! Jen is the president of -
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 the question thread. You ask me a bunch of MIT -
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 who fall into this category, this is an