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• Blog / About Decisions

  The Trouble with External Validation Which came first? The admit or the awesome...

  

  decisions, we utilize a wide range of sources to help confirm and validate our ... that it frequently seems to be part of a continuous feedback loop. Allow me to explain. In a selective, competitive, holistic, merit

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • January 9, 2012
• Blog / Blogs That Aren't in English

  Comfort and College Scared of applying to colleges far from home? Then read this!

  

  you bear to be without them? Can you imagine embarking on a journey in ... ’ perceptions about letting their kids go far from the roost for college. It is a ... home; come to think of it, I was one of them. Good ol’ highway 34; a

  • by Beatriz Valdez
  • November 21, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Ethnicity Information (Optional) No easy way in.

  

  On college applications, you’ll probably come across a question like ... , this can be seen like a trick question. In a conversation I had with a ... . For instance, “Hmm, so if I mark an ethnic identity do I get a

  • by Beatriz Valdez
  • September 2, 2011
• Blog / MISTI

  “Choose Your Own Adventure” MISTI edition

  

  Development) and Sean Gilbert (MISTI-China coordinator) to Beijing. Sean makes a trip to China every summer, but this is a brand-new cultural experience for Malgorzata and Melanie. We gathered at a restaurant that specializes

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • July 20, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Dell-icious. MIT students and the Dell Social Innovation Competition

  

  About a month and a half ago, I received an email from Sneha '13, asking me to take a moment to vote for the idea that she and Divya '13 came ... thing for the idea that she and her team came up with. Since (a) both

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • February 15, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  For EA Deferred Students Answering questions for those who were deferred to Regular Action.

  

  ? Should I still be hanging around reading the blogs? At MIT, a deferral isn't just a "polite rejection." Your application will once again be considered ... submitted. (A little historical data: over the past seven years, the average

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 29, 2010
• Blog / Events

  298 Tickets. All for us

  

  A lot of 'lasts' happened this past week: - I turned in my last 5 ... , and I'm still not done with work. - I went to get an eye exam at a ... ever going to make an 8: 45 a.m. doctor's appointment ever again

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • November 20, 2010
• Blog / Events

  It’s Almost Here! The sun? Orientation? Only time will tell.

  

  I think the last time I saw the sun was Saturday. In a strange turn ... well; I had just come back from FLP (Freshman Leadership Program), a Freshman Pre-Orientation Program, and was so excited to explore MIT for a

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • August 26, 2010
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  MIT and the SAA HOORAY FOR ACRONYMS

  

  AM. Since I have the worst luck in the world, I had a serious case of ... sounds like. Clearly MIT is refusing to let me graduate without a few last ... at MIT, you're probably really into art. You're probably a huge nerd

  • by Keri G. '10
  • April 28, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Haiti: Day 1 This week, I'm in Haiti.

  

  This term I'm taking a class this term called MAS.963, or Special ... D-Lab, a lab/class at MIT that focuses on sustainable technology in developing countries. We hope to bring the tests to chlorinators set up by a

  • by Jess K. '10
  • April 25, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  For EA Deferred Students Answers to some FAQs.

  

  ? Should I still be hanging around reading the blogs? At MIT, a deferral isn't just a "polite rejection." Your application will once again be considered ... submitted. (A little historical data: over the past six years, the average

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 14, 2010
• Blog / Life after MIT

  What happened since the end. Bringing you up to speed on life since I finished all my schoolwork. FOREVER. (You're…

  

  to-do list." This time, I haven't written for a week an a half ... heard from me, I had just turned in my thesis and was going to a meeting for a group project. I was none too happy about it, I might add. I have

  • by Laura N. '09
  • May 28, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My first real internship

  

  Quick, what does an atom bomb, the plural form of a famous Texas ... community center, well then you creep me out a little bit. BUT restraining ... comic book about a crime-fighting band instructor, then you should know

  • by Chris M. '12
  • May 16, 2009
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Exponential Decay This entry probably isn't about what you think it is.

  

  Amazingly, I've been an admissions blogger for a bit over twelve ... most individual entries have a relatively short half-life - that is, the ... lasts for a week. What happens after that? Well, once an entry leaves the

  • by Paul B. '11
  • November 20, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  The Interview…Part 2 The next installment of my saga...

  

  beginning—a very good place to start, I think I’ll have to start in the middle ... would just be too long but I’ll try to make a start here. There isn’t any ... . Instead it’s about the complete picture of who you are as a student, as an

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • September 30, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  California, Here I Come… I begin my Fall Travel by heading to the West Coast

  

  (Written while on a Boeing 737 somewhere between Seattle, WA and ... Schmill ’86. We had a great group of students and families who attended (one young woman came all the way from Hawaii) and a terrific group of

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • September 28, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  LAST! It's the end of the world as we know it!

  

  case you aren't convinced of the collider's sinister intent, take a look ... , what makes this so special? why is it the end of the world? Well in a ... rationalize gravity on the quantum level, and thus finish the standard model a.k.a

  • by Chris M. '12
  • September 10, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

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

  

  , Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Virginia. For a complete list of sessions, click ... MIT is a good match for you? We will of course talk about admissions ... . This is also a good chance for students to meet their interviewer face

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

  The Pink Hair Problem What do you do for your college interview if you have dyed hair and a…

  

  On a recent blog entry, I got a question from a student I thought was interesting:   hey matt i've got a question. right now i've got a nose ... ring i could always take out but my hair?   That's a good question

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 7, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Summer & the Coming Commencement stuff and things.

  

  landscaped NW buildings that no one really ever visits on a whim. Living in EC ... I'm living at Bexley for the summer and working just a short distance ... location was a blessing. Yesterday, it was so hot and today, it is so cold

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • June 4, 2008