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  Your Freshman App Questions We're happy to help.

  

  Ahoy! I hope you arrr having a great September. As you know, the MIT Freshman Application is available at MyMIT. The Early Action deadline is November 1, and the Regular Action deadline is January 1.You can

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 19, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  MyMIT is live we're ready for you to begin

  

  for freshman admission to MIT. Many of you may have received a shiny ... process and it’s not too early to start. You’ll want to do a few ... with each recommendation letter. Also note that MIT is not a member of

  • by Kris Guay
  • September 4, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Attention local high school students interested science and engineering! Have you heard about BeaverDash?

  

  WIth CPW 2012 just a few days away, the whole school is getting ready ... just under a month, there will also be an opportunity for high school ... competition will remain a mystery until the morning of the competition. When

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • April 17, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Pi Day, Tau Time As the admissions decisions approach...

  

  60 Minutes?) What do you think?  Are you sold on Tau?  Or are you a Pi

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 13, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  New kid on the block

  

  ”, “Harry-Potter-style city”, a world-famous university with 61 Nobel ... of DNA was discovered (I am a biology major, I have to throw that in ... am Linh, a junior majoring in Biology (Course 7) and I am currently

  • by Linh V. '13
  • February 9, 2012
• Blog / MISTI

  Break New Ground Join the NEW MIT-Chile Program

  

  facilitated during the spring semester. With a population just under 17,000,000 and one of the world’s highest economic growth rates, Chile is a ... . MIT's primary international program, MISTI is a pioneer in applied

  • by MISTI Program
  • November 17, 2011
• Blog / Events

  Pumpkin Drop Trick-or-treating is not enough.

  

      If a 5-kg pumpkin is tossed through a snowstorm such ... Northeast without power but promptly turned into a miserable deposit of slush ... know a lot more about the nature of the Universe than we do now.

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • October 31, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Emergency Application Extension for students affected by the storm

  

  States was hit by a devastating snowstorm this past weekend. The storm, which featured winds and pressures (975 mb) characteristic of a Category 2 ... dense, can exceed 10 pounds per square foot in weight. And because of a

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 31, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  MIT salutes Harry Potter ...the best way we know how, with hacks!

  

  celebrated the series a number of times in the way we celebrate: with hacks. Some were grand and spectacular, others subtle and fun. Here's a rundown ... and the Deathly Hallows, a broomstick parking area, complete with

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 13, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  Reference Frames Vision - of the present and for the future - is powerful

  

  observes one's surroundings. Even if you're circling the globe in a plane 20 ... memory. Set a reference frame there for now. What do you see? In one of my ... , go forward in time a little. As you go, collect your experiences, both

  • by Emad T. '14
  • March 19, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Odds ‘n Ends There's a video. And a SONG. Your lucky day.

  

  Well hey there, folks! Remember me? You know, that one weird kid blogger, the one who always makes you go "How'd she get hired?" I'M BACK! Yay! And I made a video for you guys. Double yay! And I pulled out

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • January 26, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Finality Just one more week.

  

  and productive every time I cross something off :) I have a list for all ... occasional nap =P I creepily just used PhotoBooth to get a few photos of ... Corridor that had a table filled with juice boxes, granola bars, pretzels

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • December 9, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Missing Application Materials? What to do if your MyMIT tracking shows missing documents.

  

  next week. That means that most of you who have a missing document will ... have designated MIT at a score recipient, you are all set; there is no ... time to make a decision. You are not at any disadvantage. If you have

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 10, 2010
• Blog / Events

  Sentimentality a.k.a. Why I'm So Glad I Picked MIT.

  

  very same Walker Memorial in which I have endured many a painful midterm ... particularly proficient at garba, we spent a few minutes dawdling awkwardly about ... are absolutely phenomenal. A year ago, when asked to write up a brief

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • October 9, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  Decisions, Decisions….. Don't Panic!

  

  towel) You see, MIT is a great many wonderful things, and it's the place I love being at the most (a good thing since I spend most of my waking ... applying so I hope you guys don't. D-day is a day of extremes, lots of people

  • by Chris M. '12
  • March 13, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Regular Action Admissions Update Updates about application numbers, application tracking, and more.

  

  your MyMIT application tracking. MyMIT Application Tracking This is a ... Part 2, Secondary School Report and Transcript, Evaluation A (math or ... (except January scores, which will take a few more weeks to arrive), and, if

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 25, 2010
• Blog / IAP

  Quick update from SB Where it is not below zero.

  

  let you guys know I'm not dead, Haha. Will have a more in depth check in

  • by Celena C. '12
  • January 8, 2010
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Fuji: Not Your Grandma’s Mountain I guess if we're being honest here there were actually a lot of grandmas climbing…

  

  Mt. Fuji. I have to preface this story with a couple facts: 1) I am not a mountain climber in any form, shape, or capacity. I hike ... ), maybe because you can buy a cool stick that they brand at every station on

  • by Jess K. '10
  • August 6, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  You should live in Burton-Conner! What you won't see in the i3 video!

  

  I found an old clip on YouTube that I uploaded a long time ago that I somehow never blogged. One day, Adelaide '09 and I realized that we both had pirate hats, lab coats, and light sabers (I know, right?). So, what

  • by Snively '11
  • July 30, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  What have you been doing lately? SPOILER ALERT: Mostly StumbleUpon

  

  been hiking and exercising a lot, and trying my best not to get burned by ... teaching classes over IAP. I've also acquired a pair of skis so I can now ... vomited in their mouths a little). I miss waking up and looking out and

  • by Chris M. '12
  • July 15, 2009