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  Early Action Decisions Coming soon to a web site near you!

  

  /time changes for any reason, I will announce it here, but I do not foresee that ... instructions there. What if I've forgotten my MyMIT password? You may use our ... password" link. What if I don't have a MyMIT account? If you applied using

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 10, 2007
• Blog / About Decisions

  Online Decisions To Be Released This Saturday Instructions on how to receive your decision online.

  

  Hi folks, I'm pleased to let you know that we're on schedule to ... received a "final" action in December - i.e. admitted or denied). What is the ... well in advance. What if I've forgotten my MyMIT username or password

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 12, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Classes – Spring 07 Ending MIT with a literary bang. Can you hear it?

  

  Here's what I'm taking this term: 21L.471: Major English Novels ... appeared in The New Yorker in 1978. You can read the 650-word story (which I ... both exciting and sad -- I am head-over-heels in love with all 3 of the

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • February 14, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Guessing game results MIT's student newspaper publishes the number of freshman applications.

  

  . Well done! In total, I counted 95 guesses between 10,000 and 20

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 6, 2007
• Blog / Events

  MITHenge Blinded by the light.

  

  occurrence. And voila! It was pretty cool, and I was only slightly blinded

  • by Melis A. '08
  • January 31, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  If You Wish To Receive Your Decision Online… ...please read this entry!

  

  reason, I will announce it here, but I do not foresee that happening at ... logging into your MyMIT account. What if I've forgotten my MyMIT password ... .mit.edu and click on the "lost password" link. What if I don't have a My

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 1, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Happy Thanksgiving! Holiday wishes and fun stuff.

  

  Happy Thanksgiving! My friend Jennifer (MIT '01) is an artist/baker extraordinaire. This week I got her annual Thanksgiving comic in my inbox: Dear friends, May your Thanksgiving holiday be a *smashing* success, filled with

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 23, 2006
• Blog / Hacks

  Get Your Wii On. A Dome Hack!!!

  

  back to one of my favorite video games from when I was a kid, Zelda! The

  • by Bryan
  • November 19, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Marilee Jones in the news The Associated Press article about Dean Marilee Jones.

  

  , look ourselves in the mirror and say, 'I'm responsible,"' Jones told her admissions colleagues. "We have to look ourselves in the eye and say, 'Am I an educator, or am I marketer?"' The answer may not be as easy as it sounds. A

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 18, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  The best picture we took in Paris Slightly delayed for some slightly successful attempts at photo editing.

  

  ! Why did I wear yellow plaid shirt that day? Stupid, stupid! Does this

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 25, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  MVEMJSUNP A contest!

  

  mnemonic. I'll select a top five on Sunday, and then voting can occur through

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

  Summer restaurant recommendations Some of my favorite restaurants.

  

  A few weeks back, I ran into my friend Andre '08 on the T (that is ... MIT iGEM team, was on his way to eat with some friends at a new (for him ... wonderful, hole-in-the-wall Tunisian restaurant. Tell Chef Alia I said hello

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 15, 2006
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  So You Wanna Be A Blogger? The post that (hopefully) answers all of your questions about the selection process for admissions…

  

  's Regular Action (RA) admissions blogger selection process, Matt and I have ... what I am guessing will be common questions: We will likely select two ... number is not 100% set in stone. I am not yet sure how many bloggers will

  • by Ben Jones
  • July 12, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  ZigZag Episode 7 A new episode features Commencement highlights and an interview with the party button guys.

  

  Episode 7 of MIT's video podcast ZigZag is out now. Stories include Commencement and MIDAS (a.k.a. the party button). Check it out. Marsha Bolton hosts this episode, and it features some interviews I conducted with

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 18, 2006
• Blog / Athletics

  Sneak Preview

  

  . And speaking of awkward moments: I ran into a professor on Wednesday

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • April 15, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Biochemistry at its finest!

  

  Yesterday, I attended my last 7.05 (Biochemistry) lecture taught by ... wanted to donate blood for a demonstration. I thought he was joking and ... Center for Cancer Research, where I did my first UROP (well, not in his lab

  • by Melis A. '08
  • March 9, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Tomorrow is MacVicar day! Tomorrow is MacVicar day. See poster presentations by MIT students who have made an impact…

  

  I got an email today about the MacVicar Day event this week that showcases student research in our labs here on campus and in the field worldwide. It should be an exciting celebration of student achievements in

  • by Melis A. '08
  • March 2, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Financial Aid Tracking + Evie Pix Some quick updates.

  

  Hi folks, First I just wanted to give mad props to the kind folks who have submitted photoshopped Evie/Sawyer photos in the last entry. They are amazing and are giving the admissions crew some much-needed cheer

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 1, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  State of the Mail We're processing a lot of mail.

  

  As I write, our terrific Records Office team is processing the largest volume of mail you've ever seen. There is a lot of mail to be opened, sorted, entered into the database, filed, and reviewed. My advice to you

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 6, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Some notes for applicants Thoughts for both EA & RA applicants.

  

  While reading applications, I've thought of a number of things of ... angst in the long run. For EA Applicants I hope that if you haven ... a bit on your regular action applications. As I like to say, plan for

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 25, 2005