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  Admitted Students Welcome Events Your first MIT experience is closer than you think

  

  I hope you’re all getting excited for Campus Preview Weekend coming up in April (sign up now if you haven’t already)! We know you’re excited to meet other new MIT admits so we want to let you know about some

  • by Latasha Boyd
  • March 17, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Application Now Available here we go!

  

  questions. I’m looking forward to reading your application!  

  • by Kris Guay
  • August 20, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Missing Documents Deadline check your MyMIT account now

  

  Hi all- I’m taking a break from reading applications to give our Regular Action applicants a quick update. As of today, we have finished processing all mail and loaded everything into our system. If you

  • by Kris Guay
  • January 18, 2014
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  The Infinite Corridor, set alight or, why dozens of people were crammed into a tiny stairwell at 4:19:53 PM EST

  

  artery/highway/(insert metaphor/analogy/figurawhatever here - hey, I'm not

  • by Michael C. '16
  • November 10, 2012
• Blog / About Decisions

  Holding out for a piece of Pi because there wasn't enough to go around the first time

  

  this could be appropriate, but generally I would strongly discourage this

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • March 26, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Our favoirte applicaiton spellnig errers If this title bothers you - or more importantly, if it doesn't - you should…

  

  spell check! Here are some of our "favorites" (and by "favorites", I mean

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • October 21, 2011
• Blog / Events

  Y U NO HAVE ROLLERCOASTER this is why

  

  goes, like, ten feet in the air and has seat belts that I suspect are

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • August 27, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Welcome MIT Class of 2015 This week, the new freshmen arrive on campus!

  

  hundreds more who have never heard of international Olympiad competitions (I

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 22, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  MIT salutes Harry Potter ...the best way we know how, with hacks!

  

  were also renamed. And did I mention MIT researchers made an

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 13, 2011
• Blog / Study Abroad

  Haiti Day 2: DINEPA and mosquito bites

  

  , but also exhausting - I actually fell asleep while writing this last ... 're going to be on Haitian television. (!) I wish I brought something other ... people go without power. I should also mention that many people have told

  • by Jess K. '10
  • April 27, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Waitlist, 2009 Within the next few days, we plan to make waitlist offers to complete the Class…

  

  students. I don't yet know what day we will notify students. We'll keep you

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 13, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  To-Do List for Regular Action Applicants With the deadline a month away, there are things you need to be doing now.

  

  's blog. I hope you're having a great senior year so far!

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 1, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Early Action Season Some advice for the EA deadline. (Relax. Be patient. Don't stress. Don't procrastinate!)

  

  /01/08, you're doing it wrong. I recommend clicking submit before the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 30, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Waitlist News Within the next week, we plan to admit approximately 35 students from the waitlist.

  

  we will notify students. I don't yet know what day we will notify

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 12, 2008
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Enigma Gold Star Winners! Don, tell them what they've won...

  

  To follow up on this entry... Thanks for playing Engima Wrapped In A Riddle! Don, tell them what they've won. Wow! I am impressed by how many of you met the challenge. Initially we had planned to only award one

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • December 17, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Our thoughts go out to Virginia Tech.

  

  All of us here are quite saddened by the shooting at Virginia Tech. I don't know what to say. Today, President Susan Hockfield sent this message out to the MIT community: From: Susan Hockfield Subject: Tragedy at

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 17, 2007
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Introduction To MIT World ...and my blog's first feature: Akamai, Clever and Cool!

  

  one to be the first one to reflect on in this new forum. So, I thought

  • by Laurie Everett
  • January 11, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  New ZigZag and more A new episode of MIT's video podcast, and Susan Hockfield speaks out on energy research.

  

  As you know, MIT is embarking on a mission to tackle the world's energy and environment problems. Today, I've got two pieces of media to check out relating to this mission. First, there's a new episode of Zig

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 19, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Think YOUR research is crazy? Why doesn't spaghetti break in half? There is an answer, because someone has dedicated their…

  

  Ever find yourself sitting in lab, thinking "What in God's name am I doing? Does this research even matter?" Have no fear! Check out this list of the 20 Craziest Scientific Researches. Some of the Craziest

  • by Melis A. '08
  • November 14, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  More On The Interview… You don't need to take up the crumhorn to look "different."

  

  I wanted to offer a few more comments on the interview. While we have a diverse group of ECs (just like the MIT student body) and they may have somewhat different styles of how the conversations will go, the main

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • October 30, 2006