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Welcome MIT Class of 2015 This week, the new freshmen arrive on campus!
hundreds more who have never heard of international Olympiad competitions (I -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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! -
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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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
Blog / Academics & Research
More Doonesbury Follow-up on Alex Doonesbury's college choice.
.edu domain (and, I might guess, those on rpi.edu and cornell.edu). Relatedly -
Blog / Admissions
Surprising Research Results The chimpanzee-human relationship, and CEO pay.
Perhaps the most interesting research is the work that surprises, startles, and really makes you think. On the train on the way back from a conference at Princeton, I read two articles in today's New York Times which -
Blog / Admissions
Don’t Miss the Battle of the Bands Watch Ben Jones's band, Tremulant, perform with Marilee Jones at Battle of the Bands this…
sites and predict a winner! I'll think long and hard and make my -
Blog / Academics & Research
Laura Stonehill: Designing Italian Pedestrian Bridges Laura Stonehill spent a summer working at a civil engineering company in Venice, Italy.
sense of how engineering practices differ around the world. (I'd like to -
Blog / MIT History & Culture
It’s all about the numbers… Jump back into the basements for the first of two entries early this week on…
, I will once again enter our hallowed underground passageways -- this -
Blog / Academics & Research
Tips for applying to UROPs
to be! Here's some general tips and comments I have about UROP hunting that will hopefully make it seem less challenging. Note: I’m not going