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  The Lessons I’ve Learned and it only took three full semesters and a summer

  

  It's been a rough and challenging December and semester overall, both physically and mentally. I learned a lot of lessons that have forever changed ... , making sure I had understood everything. I got into a good rhythm and went

  • by Erick P. '17
  • December 31, 2014
• Blog / About Decisions

  MIT Early Action Decisions Now Available Online

  

  know this can be a difficult decision to receive; please trust that we have done our best. Take a deep breath, shake it off, and go crush the ... . We recognize it's a lot of effort for all of you to apply to MIT

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 13, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  The Early Action deadline is almost here The only thing scarier than October 31st is Nov 1st (just kidding, no need to…

  

  November 1. (There is a small amount of grace period for students having ... that you wish to change from EA to RA. Financial Aid is a different ... trick-or-treaters at your front door. Watch a scary movie. We won

  • by Kris Guay
  • October 31, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Fantasy Feast Fantasy foods and costumed friends.

  

  Yesterday evening Random Hall residents prepared a CPW fantasy feast. Below are some of my beautiful costumed friends and some of the food they prepared, photographed by the amazing YQ ‘16. The foods highlighted in the

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • April 13, 2013
• Blog / About Decisions

  Stressful Times in my opinion, the best advice, ever.

  

  I'm going to confess something. A bit more than two years ago,  I ... just how powerful and true that piece of advice was. You see, as a ... well I needed to do on the next exam to get an A in the class. I thought

  • by Ana V. '15
  • December 11, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  EA, RA, and Transfer Updates Including the status of MyMIT tracking and the latest for those impacted by Sandy.

  

  should look equally good on a desktop, laptop, tablet, iPad, Kindle, mobile ... . Transfer deadline: Tomorrow, November 15, is a transfer deadline for MIT ... admission to be a worry.  If you have submitted your EA Part 1 but not

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 14, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  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