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• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Early Action: Deferred A forum.

  

  unfortunately we could not take all of them. If your decision was deferred, then we will reconsider your application anew in Regular Action. We ... shortly. In the meantime, please feel free to use this forum to chat.

  • by Decisions
  • December 16, 2010
• FAQ / First-year application

  How can I explain my special circumstances?

  plenty of room for you to tell us about any special circumstances regarding your school, community, or family, and any other information that you feel may be helpful to us in evaluating your application. Every
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Final projects from the fall three coding projects and an alien in disguise

  

  Hollywood actor so he could get rich enough to buy a spaceship and return to ... 've taken. We learned how to create image-editing effects in C++ that would normally take much longer to replicate manually in Photoshop. [caption id

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • January 16, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I have classes

  

  to be able to keep all five, but if it is too much work then I will drop back to four. I've provided my first impressions of each class, which aren't very insightful as I've only been to each class once. My

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • September 9, 2005
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  sundays in the parks with friends a post title based on a musical based on a painting

  

  tough though, and that I would struggle to get myself out of my room if I ... over a mile from Next, so it took us a good half-hour or so to even get ... abolitionist and suffragist and the first Massachusetts woman to get a college

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • October 15, 2020
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Something is coming, part 3… And the anticipation builds!

  

  To begin, add to Next, mix in a little of this (slightly nsfw for about 3 seconds) Now, put Jess and I in charge, give us a couple of months to stir, and what do you get? Wait and see! (no spoilers in the

  • by Snively '11
  • March 17, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  Fold, Throw, Recycle I used to get in trouble for doing things like this.

  

  In kindergarten, I used to get in trouble for throwing paper ... this email just now in my inbox. I might try to revive my skills. For more on MIT AIAA, check this out. Photos from the event to follow.

  • by Bryan
  • December 11, 2005
• Blog / Classes

  writing and faeries reflections on my classes at Harvard

  

  childbirth would be said to have been taken by the fairies to nurse a fairy ... reflected by others. We were learning how to make our own work better by ... was written by my peers, and I wanted to pay respect to their work and

  • by Amber V. '24
  • January 3, 2023
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  10 ft from Hasan Minhaj D R E A M S D O C O M E T R U…

  

  I thought to myself, you're right Hasan. It is pretty dope. Not for ... This past summer, Hasan Minhaj FINALLY made his way to my hometown on his homecoming tour. Keep in mind, this is a person I’ve been wanting to

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • October 8, 2017
• FAQ / First-year application

  What if I don’t have a class rank or GPA?

  school doesn't calculate GPA, please don't convert your grades to a U ... Please don't be overly concerned about your class rank or GPA (grade point average) or even whether your school calculates them. With our
• Blog / MIT Life

  Touching grass scenes of spring

  

  Last week I saw someone screencap my blog post and post it on /r/ApplyingToCollege. I'm flattered for something I've written to get 211 upvotes, and I'm sad that I can't keep the karma for my main. I'd have loved to comment

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • March 18, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  Sunny day – Sweepin’ the clouds away On my way to where the air is sweet.Can you tell me how to get,…

  

  one to do when one discovers an un-blogged aspect of MIT??? BLOG IT! As awesome as it is to wake up 10 minutes before a class and not get to eat until 4 pm, sometimes a college student has to take some responsibility

  • by Snively '11
  • February 8, 2008
• Blog / Athletics

  Profiles in Courage My neighbor could kill you or save your life with her bare hands.

  

  slightly taller than the trophy recently won by the team: I was going to ... thanks to my prefrosh George for being really independent and finding his way home at 6 AM without my help, to Kristin R for her wonderful (if

  • by Sam M. '07
  • April 12, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Homeschooled applicants Some advice for our homeschooled applicants.

  

  'd recommend bookmarking that page, and not this entry. But this should get the ... take advantage of their less constrained educational environment to take ... new opportunities for themseleves and others, and more. The vast

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 5, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Conner 2 Trip to the North End Bother bother bother bother

  

  A bunch of people from my floor decided to go to the North End to get ... I decided to just film it instead. I present to you, what it would look like if you were an MIT student and went to the North End. Enjoy!

  • by Snively '11
  • February 1, 2009
• FAQ / International applicants

  What if I don’t have a school counselor?

  /principal to leave spaces blank on the form. Please ask your counselor/principal to upload your official transcript (with three years of subject grades ... required for entrance to universities in your country. We understand that
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  The Finalists the "name bryan's fish" contest continues!

  

  And the finalists of the "Name Bryan's Fish" contest are: Mr. Chang Voltaire Groker Fabio Matsya Gelatin White Dragon Sushi Vote for your favorite by posting a comment or emailing me at [email protected].

  • by Bryan
  • July 18, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  I have the best girlfriend ever Gifts at MIT rock.

  

  I bought a new mouse on woot.com the other day for $13.37 and I must say, it's very nice, but when my girlfriend came into my room she inquired "Where's your mousepad?" "Well . . I don't have one. . . but look

  • by Snively '11
  • December 3, 2009
• Blog / Personal Projects

  Filling an Empty Nest my parents tried to replace me with literal birds

  

  to handle their newfound "empty nest syndrome" was to get literal pet ... After getting the chicks, my parents set to work building a pretty massive ... farm to get another set of four chicks. Once all eight of them were

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • August 10, 2020
• Blog / Hacks

  Harry Potter and the Infinite Corridor (updated!) Don't even try to post a spoiler.

  

  BOOK FOR NINE YEARS ... ZOMG Oh and if you think you're going to post a spoiler, think again. I've been given permission by admissions to deny or ... Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. I figured it would be cool to take

  • by Bryan
  • July 20, 2007