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  April Questions Omnibus 1 Recent questions, answered.

  

  . Dan wrote, "Will I get to meet you at MITES?" Yes! I'll be around all summer, and will get to meet all of the cool MITES, RSI, and WTP folks ... any means the most important part. As for what to do, one option would

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 18, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Cool People. And Lunch! visiting committees = awesome.

  

  said: legit. For about an hour, the Visiting Committee listened to us ... A few weeks ago, Susan Lanza (the undergraduate administrator for MIT ... following email: "I , and the department are looking for 4-6 volunteers from

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • April 26, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  a fun bet spicing up the admissions process

  

  quite enough. By the point I was halfway through trying to woo the places ... by the end of this.” “Dude you’re literally going to lose.” “You ... , gesturing for me to hand the money over. Unfortunately, mom knew of the bet

  • by Anika H. '26
  • December 3, 2023
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Last All-Nighter on mortarboards, machine shops, and graduating from MIT

  

  had to be screened by three different people when I went to check in for ... The night before graduation, I was about to turn in for a good night ... phones clogging 3G and wifi, and I had to use my phone for phone things as

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • June 13, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Listen to Admissions: the creative process for Pi day videos

  

  arriving on campus, upperclassmen are returning to campus, admissions officers are preparing for the admissions cycle (sort of like preparing for hibernation, but for being buried in applications instead of snow). So here is

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 22, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  hello again ヽ( ´¬`)ノ

  

  Allow me to (re)introduce myself. My name is Chris Peterson. For those of you who don't know me, I'm the new Chris, replacing the old Chris ... here. And I look forward to what comes next. More to come soon. But for

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 19, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Africans@MIT: Blockchain and the Niger Delta Creating a system for accountability

  

  completed, for example, or answering project-specific questions by talking to ... much is happening, for and by Africans, to try and address them. Some ... to simply use for their next year at college or spend on themselves

  • by Selam G. '18
  • May 30, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A follow-up

  

  , you get a lot of choice in what you want it to be. Former blogger Mollie ... . But i have decided that now my only aim is to get in MIT so i need your ... school to get admission in 1 of the best college like MIT. Do you think

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • April 18, 2007
• Blog / Hacks

  A Hack and Advice Two entries smashed into one.

  

  to MIT I spent working full time and trying to get ready for life on ... my classmates. Granted, by now we've all listened to Dropkick Murphys ... when I walked out of my dorm to head to Physics I noticed something

  • by Snively '11
  • February 29, 2008
• FAQ / Transfer

  Can I apply for transfer admission if I’m a first-year college student?

  Yes, because you finished high school and will complete two terms of college by the time you enter MIT in the fall, you are eligible to apply as a transfer applicant. You're not eligible to apply as a first
• Blog / Academics & Research

  LIFE! is my favorite entry title.

  

  good idea of who I am – random, likes artsy stuff, etc, etc. But to round ... work while juggling the crazy new power/responsibility that is FREEDOM ... processed more than enough thoughts to fill five entries. But let’s start in

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • October 2, 2009
• Blog / IAP

  Bright IAP a post in two, kind of unrelated, parts

  

  to do this for me. Later (in a silvery package) I received an official ... medical; y'know, places that have to deal with my legal name. For the most ... part 1: My B. Song: Bright by Echosmith. part 1a: early action A

  • by Paige B. '24
  • January 14, 2023
• Blog / MISTI

  MIT-France: To The Observatory of Paris and Beyond The MISTI experience of Anjali T. '09.

  

  [By Anjali T. '09] This summer, I didn't happen to pull off what ... matter is what is thought to account for approximately 22% of all matter in ... we use it to account for the speeds of gas and stars in spiral galaxies

  • by MISTI Program
  • September 17, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Mad scientist? “Everybody's a mad scientist, and life is their lab. We're all trying to experiment to…

  

  unorthodox methods. They are often motivated by revenge, seeking to settle real ... the lab to ask us questions and get to know us. 2.004- Dynamics and ... , proceeded to forget her name, and then called her “Lauren” for the next hour

  • by Melis A. '08
  • February 15, 2007
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Let the Rush Begin On Greek Life at MIT.

  

  came to MIT for CPW, I didn't really understand what fraternities were ... freshmen to register for recruitment in the case of Panhel. Waiting for the Greek Griller to begin. At the Greek Griller Rush started off for us on

  • by Bryan
  • September 8, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Ben’s Second Semi-Annual Q&A More answers to your questions.

  

  trick question - that we're looking for applicants to fill every second of ... the rest. For the ones you keep, write great descriptions to give the ... . We evaluate everything based on the US system. For example, students

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 28, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Greetings from MIT Labs! Introducing MIT: The Game

  

  internet connection, it may take a few moments, or minutes, to download for ... and built by current MIT freshman Victor Hung '14, with music by admissions staff, it allows students to experience all the best parts of an MIT

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 1, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Omnibus Followup: Women in Engineering Melissa asks what the gender ratio is in engineering at MIT.

  

  in the United States are women, and that number drops to 17.9% by ... world. But we're trying to improve things. For example, there are several programs MIT sponsors that try to get high school students interested in

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 10, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Q&A Passing along some e-mails, and my responses to them.

  

  high school senior asked: I am applying to some schools in the US for ... stuff) to more advanced theoretical work for those with the requisite ... opportunities for doing research. I'm actually not 100% sure why I went to MIT

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 21, 2013
• Blog / Classes

  Ranking Every Class I Took at MIT it's that time

  

  that way at times. I thought it was too late for me to make things ... for a bit and spend three hours really dedicating yourself to a crochet ... Incubator (Margery Resnick) For this class, I traveled to Spain for a month

  • by Cami M. '23
  • May 24, 2023