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• Blog / About Decisions

  Waitlist FAQ Some answers for students offered a place on the waitlist.

  

  , 2012. Next, be sure to enroll in a college/university by May 1. You ... very interested in attending MIT. What should I do if I hope to be ... , you can email [email protected] and the documents will be added to your

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 15, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  Journal of Negative Results, among other things Absurdities I encounter while livin' my life.

  

  normal. Although it was really the only effective way to perform this ... just "not to live in a cardboard box after graduation") would be to ... absentee ballot today. It was exciting.) That should be enough to get you to

  • by Keri G. '10
  • October 27, 2008
• Blog / Hacks

  Final-ly! now that finals are over, a few academic highlights ... and perhaps a few surprise…

  

  's never too late to check the IAP listings by today's date and attend an ... to the Rutherford model of the atom. You should have seen the way the ... hack of 2013! A great way to start, after last year's concluding one on

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • January 12, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Bye Bye Weekends, See You In April I have a love-hate relationship with reading season.

  

  always leads to me being heartbroken in March, but nonetheless I can't help ... " - answer email, be attentive to the MIT forum on CC, etc. To me, this is ... cocky this year, thinking that my read rate was going to go way up

  • by Ben Jones
  • November 13, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  [Guest Post] A day in my life! by Callie T. '26

  

  microdosing sleep by taking 1 to 2 hours naps several times a day. On the other ... me and Carlos gently informs me that problem seven is supposed to be a ... Hi everyone! I’m Callie T, and Ellie invited me to share what my day

  • by Ellie F. '28
  • April 1, 2025
• Blog / How to Human

  Lazy Day Today is one of them

  

  a Jacuzzi and pretend to be incredibly rich (or, alternatively, be ... more crazy things? To put it another way: what was three months of not ... just play it by ear and do whatever you like for a while. So, to the

  • by Emad T. '14
  • June 12, 2011
• Blog / Challenges

  For Those Weeks When You Just Cannot We all have those weeks, sometimes you need a break

  

  extracurriculars, the negatives and the tragedies all add up to be, in a way ... I can try my best to be strong and resilient to situations, but at ... going to be a long wait, so I took my normal spot in the little corner

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • October 19, 2014
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  …and other things you can do with your four-day weekend context around the marathon

  

  This post is intended to [annotation note="consider viewing them side-by ... work despite the [annotation note="extra is a strong word here. to be ... also tend to be the best ones. Because of the general lack of change in

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • April 25, 2021
• Blog / How to Human

  the things i hate and what they say about me

  

  you want to enter lasting relationships with is supposed to be hard, and finding jobs that you enjoy and which want to hire you is supposed to be hard, and crafting a personal identity that you love is supposed to be

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • November 9, 2021
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Astronomy in Paradise Lost I can't resist.

  

  means by "magnitude." In astronomy, we use the word "magnitude" to ... and somewhere near the bigness of a star. There's no golden chain to be ... VLA to hand the papers back to Dale, who happened to be on-site. AHHHH

  • by Anna H. '14
  • February 27, 2014
• Blog / About Decisions

  Fall 2015 Wait List Decisions Will Be Sent Today

  

  . Today, May 15th - which happens to be the International Day of Families ... decision, including the 52 to whom we have offered admission. At that point, our wait list will close, and will not be admitting any additional

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 14, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  making solar cells lessons from my nanotech class

  

  comprehension that it was indistinguishable from magic. that turned out to be a ... that can be stacked in a way which increases power generation without taking up more land area by the way, if you’re curious what the single

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • December 15, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  What are French House residents doing this summer? Writing code, making models, reading, buying comic books, eating brownies, playing Guitar Hero 3...

  

  resistivity when pressure is applied to them, our hope is to be able to use that ... under strain in real-life structures. It would be really useful to know if ... the way to work! *    *    * Maggie K. '15 (majoring in Course 3

  • by Anna H. '14
  • June 26, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Dean Marilee Jones in the news Articles in the press about MIT's Dean of Admissions.

  

  that kids need to be perfect. We get rewarded by U.S. News rankings for ... put on things, trying to be something for everyone.” In USA Today ... take so many AP classes, we fixate on the scores, and oh, by the way

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 12, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  First Post A little about myself.

  the privilege to be an admissions officer for nearly ten years at three ... admissions office (what an idea, by the way), high school students probably won ... by being a tour guide at my alma mater. I loved college and all of the

  • by mitblogs
  • September 14, 2005
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Living Like A Native Or living like a boss. Your choice.

  

  foot by considering that option. Allow me to demonstrate by using this ... 's the coolest way to get around.)But I'm getting ahead of myself. On to ... 'll need convenient ways to get to those places. What's more, not all of them

  • by Emad T. '14
  • October 15, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The 12 Step Plan don't pack too much, you probably wont use half of it anyway.

  

  you get to pretend to be an adult for a couple months before returning ... . The great thing is, these tips can be applied to IAP adventures as well as ... 's. Having a couple backup wi-fi spots could be just what you need to keep your

  • by Cydnie T. '12
  • July 25, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Alan Guth and Day 1 on the Navajo Reservation Warning: this post may blow your mind

  

  marched up to a group of proctors, and tapped one of them on the shoulder. He turned around, and some gears at the back of my mind began to turn ... out." He turned to the other proctors. I took ten steps in the

  • by Anna H. '14
  • January 3, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT Cancer Research The history and future of cancer research at MIT.

  

  five-year, $12.6 million grant which will be shared by a group of 13 ... collaborate with their investigators on ways to prevent cancer and other ... 's contributions to cancer research. I'll reprint it below: Even without a medical

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 29, 2006
• Blog / IAP

  what i’m doing this iap 2021 a busy busy house

  

  Hi everyone! Apologies for being gone. I have a lot of blogs backlogged right now and I'm trying to rush through them. Here's what my house is doing this IAP and a quick recap of our winter break! Winter Break

  • by Cami M. '23
  • January 10, 2021