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  Open Thread: Deferred in EA

  

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

  • by Decisions
  • December 15, 2012
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: EA Deferred

  

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

  • by Decisions
  • December 17, 2011
• 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

  Faking It self-consciousness and struggling and pretending to be cool, woo

  

  am not cool. Go to class; it is not cool to look like you're not trying ... was on meeting deadlines and trying not to feel crushed. Somewhere along ... vulnerable, I'm doing great, I don't need to worry!" you're probably not

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • September 24, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  To BE or not to BE Bioengineering, it's so hot right now.

  

  forward to MIT circa 2003. Bryan arrives on campus. I still danced around ... bioengineering lab, I began to change my perspective on things. I really liked ... . For me, it was a good decision to get a handle on the purely mechanical

  • by Bryan
  • August 12, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The MIT Shakespeare Ensemble This ain't your AP English class's Shakespeare.

  

  groups on campus, specializing in everything from improv comedy to jazz ... ). Although I don't want to give away the play's ending - you can rely on ... other "artsy" things you might not expect engineering students to be

  • by Paul B. '11
  • July 23, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Christmas in February Shiny new toys MIT gave me this semester

  

  never quite materialized, I still got to experience Christmas in February ... received all of this shiny new stuff in various classes today! ... okay, it ... work with at MIT these days. There's a lot to unpack here. (Indeed, I

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • February 14, 2024
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW 4 U What you should do at CPW, assuming you like exactly the same things that I…

  

  hope that all your hosts have had the forethought to contact you, and that all your travel plans by train, plane, and automobile, bus ... on down to the esplanade and take a few minutes to run 3 miles with

  • by Sam M. '07
  • April 6, 2006
• 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

  Oh, sweet freedom? One girl's tale of how to (try and) fend for herself in college. Tire swing…

  

  to my parents, living on your own is the first step on the pathway to ... have the rare ability to set even water on fire. Thankfully, some of the ... responsibility apparently has to do with novel concepts like time management and

  • by Keri G. '10
  • October 23, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  ungestalt twenty-one years of wandering

  

  collection of black and white shapes. on the other hand, to me, it appears ... realization or stunning insight that i've come to a conclusion on. instead, all ... on three black circles. in particular, the triangle can look even

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • September 4, 2021
• Blog / Hacks

  Hack Safari I sneak around taking pictures and videos at night.

  

  installing solar panels on the dome in order to conserve energy while the T ... actually being "on" the Great Dome, there's a hack mounted to the trench wall ... the train moving. Exclusive access to film hackers working on

  • by Snively '11
  • April 28, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  These are a few of my favorite things Silver-white winters that melt into Newbury Street shopping.

  

  the Boston Public Gardens. There's more to see when there's not snow on ... has been on a campaign this winter to get me to learn how to ski, even ... minutes, and headed out to Boston for some happy sunny day shopping. (Key

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • February 22, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  The First Four Days of the Next Four Years (Guest Entry) "STUDY. SLEEP. PARTY….pick two"

  

  at CPW, I came to understand the meaning and context of those words. My ... , Cambridge, like…here? Or are you from England?" My trek to MIT was very ... 'm just rambling on aimlessly! No one at my school blogs, and it would have

  • by Bryan
  • April 17, 2008
• Blog / How to Human

  “There is No Place Like Home” ...especially when you are a long way from home

  

  bus during the day on Sunday and I need to go to campus and it is ... need a shoulder to cry on, someone to go with you for frozen yogurt, or ... important as the time you spend on it. Having the chance to escape across the

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • July 12, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Off to Zambia

  

  Through my awesome D-Lab class, I am going to Zambia today until Jan ... -Lab Zambia group installed solar panels on the roof of Mwape's primary school, so we will spend some time checking on the panels and assessing whether

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • January 7, 2007
• FAQ / First-year application

  Do I need a high school diploma to apply?

  your odds of getting into MIT and will help you make the most of the Institute when you're here. For some more information, check out What to do in ... completion to apply. Each year we receive a small number of applications from
• Blog / Academics & Research

  academic struggles zig-zagging in a world of straight lines

  

  -grade teacher told us all to “divide your page in half.” The other students made horizontal or vertical slashes. Feeling rebellious, and wanting to amuse myself ... .” (It turned out we had to make a pros and cons list with the two halves

  • by Rona W. '23
  • January 20, 2023
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Global warming? ...or just a weather anomaly?

  

  free time to participate in competitions, take a class in something you’ve always wanted to learn, hang out with friends, or do research in the lab ... guitar, basket of food, and blanket), and I was pretty envious. I chose to

  • by Melis A. '08
  • January 9, 2008