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  Selection notes A brief update from selection.

  

  will be sent via postal mail. We will not be releasing decisions on the web, on email, or over the phone. The date of the mailing will be announced on the blogs when we mail the decisions.Selection time is a very

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 8, 2005
• Blog / Events

  NSUW Coffee Chat Casual conversations with professors

  

  Today I attended the Network of Sloan Undergraduate Women (NSUW) event Coffee Chat with Professors. NSUW is a sponsored group of the Sloan ... , Kimberly Thompson Here's a little bit about each of the 5 professors: REENA

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • November 30, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Nobody’s Got No Class! I was browsing through the MIT Course Catalog, and thought these classes looked pretty thought-provoking.

  

  (It's from "Chicago," people) I was browsing through the MIT Course ... favorites. SEM.142 Sex and the [City] Institute: An Exploration of Gender ... -0-4 [P/D/F] Using the popular cable television series "Sex and the City

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • July 6, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  “What the hell is water?” Thinking about and understanding your own context…

  

  In his 2005 commencement address to the graduates and assembled ... fish swimming the other way, who nods at them and says ‘Morning, boys. How’s the water?’ And the two young fish swim on for a bit, and then

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • August 27, 2024
• Blog / Challenges

  what’s the word for

  

  the trance that comes after watching a good movie or a good book, the span of moments in which you’re not quite ready to accept the fact that something’s ended, followed by the immediate urge to check your phone an old

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • November 5, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  Tuesday is the new black. The world moves on MIT's hips. The world moves and it swivels and bops.

  

  the early 20th century, Harvard used a substantial grant from George F ... . Unlike most colleges, we get President's day off despite the fact that it ... Mondays off during the spring semester, today we are actually following a

  • by Sam M. '07
  • February 21, 2006
• Blog / Life after MIT

  My Friend the Parasitic Scientist A Random Hall alumnus on reality television!

  

  winter. TBS’s new reality show King of the Nerds features two people from ... Cognitive Sciences; specifically, he was interested in the neural basis of ... knew him as the guy who spilled apple cider on my math homework

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • January 26, 2013
• Blog / Majors & Minors

  New Major in Climate System Science and Engineering

  

  -4: Artificial Intelligence and Decision Making, which the MIT faculty had just authorized at the April 2022 meeting. Two days ago, at the April meeting this year the MIT faculty authorized another new interdisciplinary major

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 21, 2023
• Blog / Challenges

  How to (Im)properly Get an Independent Study another step by step guide of our mistakes

  

  continue learning and practicing the concepts from 6.837 Computer Graphics ... offered in the fall. So constructing an Independent Study seemed like our ... learning the topics we want to. We just recently got everything approved, but

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • February 18, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  12 / Let’s try law school What's a computer scientist doing in DC?

  

  TO SET THE MOOD: EX MACHINA SOUNDTRACK [caption id="attachment_45168 ... important?[/caption] Hello, hello! I finally have WiFi (most of the time), a working computer, and some free time to go through my photos from the

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • July 17, 2019
• Blog / Residential Life

  how to grow a vibrant kresge just add sod

  

  Spring is here, which means we are nearing the end of Kresge lawn torment season. From August to March, the grass in front of Kresge is hit ... the rain is sufficient to water [annotation note="I have all sorts of

  • by Abby H. '20
  • April 18, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  Class of 2022 Wait List An update for students who accepted a place on our wait list

  

  According to the admissions profession's Code of Ethics and Professional Practices, May 1 is the "National Candidates Reply Date," the agreed ... , we take about a week to determine the state of the incoming class, and

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 8, 2018
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Fig. 3: La dolce vita snaps from an extended spring break

  

  my holidays too?       To kick off the spring ... the Amalfi coast, hitting a few towns along the Mediterranean, including ... in Prague. I've traveled solo before, but this was the first time I

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • April 23, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  What Essay Questions Should We Ask?

  

  I've got applications on the brain. Last week, we posted the blogger applications; this week, I'm modifying the Maker Portfolio for the next cycle. During Ceri's admissions excavation she found some

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 27, 2014
• Blog / About Decisions

  Decision Day Eve Your questions as the May 1 deadline approaches.

  

  Tomorrow is May 1, otherwise known as the Common Reply Date. This is the day by which admitted students need to let colleges know their ... concerns? I am available, as are all of the bloggers, to field questions

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 30, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Admitted Student Gatherings

  

  Hi! I’m Brenna Heintz, one of the Admissions Counselors here at MIT ... . Beginning Saturday, MIT alumni from around the world will host parties in their hometowns for students admitted to the Class of 2017. If there's an

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • March 19, 2013
• Blog / MISTI

  Salut! A look at Grenoble

  

  éel at CNRS Salut! I'm spending my summer in Grenoble, France, at the ... the heart of the Alps. Our lab works with extremely low temperatures, so ... what I did there? The French don't quite understand my puns, so you

  • by MISTI Program
  • July 26, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Film! [by Nathan '14] Documenting Science Through Video and New Media

  

  ; It’s ridiculously cool. In the period of one semester you learn ... shooting outdoor footage from the terrace in Simmons Hall for a practice assignment. I was trying to capture the sunset on film. We also explore

  • by ARTalk
  • November 28, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Application now available Apply now at MyMIT.

  

  Happy September! You can now log onto MyMIT to access the application ... information, personalized MIT recommendation forms and cover sheets, and the ability to track the different parts of your application. On your My

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 1, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW 2011 Closing Remarks and Variety Show Singing, dancing, juggling, and more!

  

  CPW officially begins tomorrow! I've spent the past couple months planning the Closing Remarks and Variety Show taking place Saturday night ... 5:30pm) Kresge Auditorium Dean of Admissions Stu Schmill and the MIT

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • April 6, 2011