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• Blog / About Decisions

  More Information on the Waitlist Some answers for those offered a place on MIT's waitlist.

  

  I know that folks on the waitlist have lots of questions; hopefully ... for a class of about 1,075 students this year. Based on our estimates of ... . How many people are on the waitlist? We offered 722 applicants

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 18, 2010
• Blog / How to MIT

  Expanding on Pass No Record It's not so much a time machine, as it is a dodgeball cannon!

  

  prides itself on is making sure you have an enjoyable and fair first ... "P" on your transcript. If you fail a class it shows that you never even took it. That means it's impossible to have an F on your first

  • by Snively '11
  • October 9, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  More on the Paris Metro Our final review was Monday - officials from the Paris public transport authority flew in…

  

  people from the class to work on each of these four project areas. I had ... -France program to give a crash course on Parisian culture. She pointed out a neat ... interactions on Paris buses and subways. :-P (I hadn't seen it, and it's worth a

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • May 16, 2007
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Comments on A Boring Friday lItErArY aNaLySiS

  

  . Work on the project more → Keep working on your project → Work on your project some more → Go on a voice call → Play a video game → Get breakfast ... , text me where" → Go to recitation → Start a new blog post Go on a voice

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • October 13, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT goes on the road Beginning Sunday until the end of October, my Admissions colleagues and I will go forth…

  

  applicant "competitive," how we make decisions on which students to admit. We ... students on our database (MyMIT registrants and others) inviting them to the ... "bonus points" on your application. We do not look more favorably on those

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 5, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  New kid on the block

  

  ). Now you wonder what in the world I am doing here, on MIT Admissions blog ... past 10 years (CME) and I am proud to be one of the students on the

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

  On taking a ‘Gap Year’ Consider taking a year before entering college.

  

  moment, taking a gap year (read on for details). If you are a member of the ... -year) deferral from starting at MIT, it is super easy to do so. On your online reply form on your MyMIT portal, just choose I will enroll at MIT and I

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 21, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  On taking a ‘Gap Year’ Consider deferring college for a year.

  

  moment, taking a gap year (read on for details). If you are a member of the ... -year) deferral from starting at MIT, it's now easier than ever to do so. On your online reply form on your MyMIT portal, just choose I will enroll at MIT

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 4, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  On a Week of IHTFP An Exam Week story. Starring none other than 18.022.

  

  perhaps that's why you'd like to come. What goes on here is nothing short of ... . Suddenly you're on your own. A million activities are thrown your way, a ... people in classes based on their level of preparation for each course. For

  • by Marcela R. '13
  • October 28, 2009
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Watch Ceri on SciShow! teenage mutant YOUTUBE NERDFIGHTERS

  

  Longtime readers (i.e., those of you who didn’t first tune into the blogs around the time the application went up) may recall Ceri, our prolific blogger/vlogger who graduated in June…

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 4, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  On being a lab rat I flail around trying to explain what I do at work every day.

  

  mouse project, I've been working on a yeast two-hybrid screen. Basically ... cell dies. There's another flowchart here. It's a little short on ... proteins, staining them with fluorescent antibodies, and imaging them on the

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • December 17, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  on fitness, health, and food a couple of moments over the years

  

  and headstrong as this person was reduced to merely their number on the ... 's absolutely delicious, but definitely not the most nutritious.) From there on ... 't really know what they were doing. They'd often make fun of me for being on

  • by Cami M. '23
  • February 24, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Guitar Hero… on the oscilloscope! The secret fifth digital instrument revealed

  

  digital instrument played on a digital instrument! Some background Guitar Hero Guitar Hero is a rhythm game where you strum notes on a guitar ... signals are by drawing an ellipse on the screen. Not terribly exciting

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • May 14, 2024
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Scratches On My Mind A brief introduction, so you'll know why I see MIT the way I do.

  

  differences are the scratches on our minds. They are what make us unique. This entry is about showing you the scratches on my mind, what makes me the ... , looking at the display on the microwave, while my mother holds me and gives

  • by Derrick B. '08
  • September 20, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT goes on the road Over the next month, MIT Admissions Officers will visit dozens of cities across North America.

  

  decisions on which students to admit. We'll provide advice and tips wherever

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 3, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Tuesday on 16th Street A Day in the Life

  

  -present taco man spins his advertisement sign on Stout street, the same place I used to see him when I made solitary adventures downtown on Fridays in ... . “Hey, how old are you?” “Depends on who’s asking.” “I’m asking!” “Well

  • by Selam G. '18
  • June 11, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  What’s on a desk? That which we call a workspace by any other name would look as depressing...

  

  while you’re on a plane, yet so fast when you’re taking a final exam and ... Irish culture, music, people, history, etc. And I was also born on St ... /really cool grown-ups. As a part of their “residency,” they put on events at

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • December 21, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Past Enrollment On A Map [updated as to not freeze your browsers ^_^] My final project for 4.502 (Design Scripting).

  

  Hi!! I’ve been super busy over the past few weeks with various final projects and a writing portfolio and all that. Now I have no finals while almost everyone else…

  • by Cristen C. '10
  • May 17, 2009
• Blog / How to Human

  on happiness and well-being Coursera attempts to cure our depression

  

  course hosted by Yale on the online learning platform Coursera. A friend ... relationships can be attributed to me moving from doing classes on [annotation ... , and I feel like I have more independence to pursue things I enjoy on my

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • June 11, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  New Kid on the Blogs Claim your place. Make your mark. Live your dreams.

  

  name's Paul Baranay, and I guess you can call me the new kid on the blogs ... , I insist on calling carbonated beverages "pop," never soda; I still ... juggling act feels. I also remember wondering how on earth I was going to get

  • by Paul B. '11
  • October 8, 2007