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• Blog / Admissions

  I Am Not As Lame As I Appear I've just been feverishly at work on the new website...

  

  that she'll be able to do the work that I've hired her to do. So everything else has been on the back burner. But I got all of your blog ... Really. I've just been feverishly at work on the new website because

  • by Ben Jones
  • July 31, 2006
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Your college application motivation soundtrack for October write those personal essays! submit those early apps! get PUMPED UP

  

  Last month, Petey posted a motivational soundtrack for the month of September. A lot of y'all seemed to like it, so we made another one for October! This month's theme is to get hyped up and get shit done! :) Give

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • October 5, 2019
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Varsity Blogging As mentioned in a previous entry, I made some end-of-year presents for my bloggers -…

  

  As mentioned in a previous entry, I made some end-of-year presents for my bloggers - but I couldn't show you a picture until they'd been distributed. Now that I'm no longer in danger of ruining the surprise, check

  • by Ben Jones
  • May 26, 2006
• FAQ / First-year application

  Does MIT prefer public school or private school?

  every type of school: public, private, religious, charter, and home school ... through that context and admit those students who are the best matched with MIT. Matt McGann, former Director of Admissions, wrote a great blog
• FAQ / Life and culture

  What is MIT Code?

  .06, which is 4-0-8, for 6-5. At MIT, all of your friends would understand ... -250, taking Linear Algebra, which is the unit distribution: 4 hours in class per week, 0 hours in lab per week, 8 hours of homework per week, for
• FAQ / Life and culture

  What support is available for LBGTQ students?

  students. MIT and its surrounding communities offer a broad array of ... Hernandez '14, wrote a guest blog, Think Pink 2011, about finding the right ... campaign has a great list of resources available to students as well.
• FAQ / Transfer

  What college should I attend to improve my chances for transfer admission?

  MIT welcomes a small group of exceptional transfer students each year ... colleges, the U.S. military, international universities, and other non ... coursework, as well as co- and extra-curricular opportunities in your areas of
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Adventures in Camberville

  

  reference to Cambridge and its neighbor Somerville) The weather here sucks. It has been 45 degrees and raining for the last week. Yes, this is ... I'd heard that Anna '02 (like Rax, an alum of my hall, and now a grad

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • May 15, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  2006 Already?!? Back to work tomorrow... wow do vacations go fast!

  

  will respond to everything but it will likely take the better part of the ... original email. :-) I see that the server seems to have been down yesterday ... resolved. MIT is observing the New Year's Day holiday today (1/2) since the

  • by Ben Jones
  • January 2, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Open Thread: Admitted Early

  

  note="and couple of ways to get to know other 2026s"]what’s next,[/annotation] so be on the look out for that. In meantime, enjoy the moment and

  • by Decisions
  • December 18, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  a shocking look inside a macgregor single where my loners at

  

  I have to move out of my room that I've lived in for four semesters ... setup. (You might want to max out the quality if you really need to see the gritty details.) I know way too much about MacGregor so email me

  • by Abby H. '20
  • May 23, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

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

  

  ). Some of you, though, may be wondering -- what's the deal with Tau? Well ... Academy's newest employee? And did you see the story about Sal Khan '98 on

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 13, 2012
• Blog / About Decisions

  Early Action: Decisions Now Available An announcement.

  

  MIT Early Action admissions decisions for the class of 2015 are now available at https://decisions.mit.edu. decisions.mit.edu You can log in using the same username and password that you use to log into your My

  • by Decisions
  • December 16, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Knock On Wood Can I Graduate?

  

  time. Good night everyone. I'll post the final version of my thesis ... as the night progresses. 2:13 AM I started rocking out in my Athena

  • by Bryan
  • May 10, 2007
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Get Animated A holiday comic.

  

  A random highlight of some holidays is getting emailed the latest comic from my friend and former apartment-mate Jen '01. Here's her comic for Easter 2006: When Jen was an undergrad she wrote comics for The

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 16, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  When I Grow Up In which I contemplate growing up and what I am going to do with my…

  

  is the uncertainty? Polymers, believe it or not, involve a lot of ... was not and is not easy. There was (is?) a point where the thought of ... used the phrase when we were little, starting at around kindegarden, to

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • January 8, 2016
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  my hottest STEM takes actively starting internet wars

  

  I famously have perfect taste, and with little to do over the summer ... and opinions indefinitely. I offer you the following takes with limited to no explanation. Feel free to argue in the comments...I'm ready to

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • July 28, 2025
• Blog / How to Human

  you ain’t gonna need it overthinking

  

  time. worrying for the sake of worrying. it feels like such an ... this summer. i fall in the same traps when i think about what i want to do after graduating, like: going through the same evidence over and

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • August 6, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  Please, Mr. Postman A fair and balanced look at the inbox of a typical MIT student.

  

  immediate attention. Yes, there was a point in my life where 75% of the e ... The average length of the e-mails seems to vary based on how busy Mitra ... Mitra and I talk about to the tune of 5.8 e-mails on an average day? Well

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 21, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Your college application motivational soundtrack for January patience, young grasshoppers

  

  become a blogger, of course"]ever again[/annotation]! But, now comes the waiting. And we know - it's a ton of waiting. So to make the waiting

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • January 10, 2020