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• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  The 2009 Brass Rat My highly biased and personal opinions about Ring Premiere.

  

  the '09 ring: building 6 is not connected to anything, to commemorate ... , but there's not much that can be done about that, is there? In the end ... Premiere, as its called, is one of the largest milestones of the MIT

  • by Laura N. '09
  • February 20, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Regular Action Deadline & Taking Questions Advice for RA applicants; I'll answer questions Thursday.

  

  Please remember that January 1 is the submission deadline for ... fully staffed over the holidays and is, even as I write, busily processing ... should you should click the final "submit" button of your online

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 26, 2006
• Blog / How to Human

  *john mulaney voice* Cause we’re delta airlines, and life is— My delta flight this IAP, a couple of weeks late oops

  

  ." The thirteen replies are as follows: Here is my tale: rebranding for the ... is how it always goes for me. Something about a “young lady” in the ... national delays, I thought, surely my flight wouldn’t be the only one to not

  • by ana~
  • January 18, 2022
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Hope for the Axolotl: On the Amphibian Extinction Crisis Happy Save the Frogs Day!

  

  Today is the fifth annual Save The Frogs Day, a day to spread ... , metamorphose into their adult forms, and crawl out onto the land, not to return ... the axolotl does not metamorphose, its cells are capable of reverting to

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • April 27, 2013
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Walk around the blogs Think of it as summer reading.

  

  Problems... Admissions Is Not One" 52 things not to do. Chris: Notes on the ... finding the information you're looking for is like searching for magnetic ... -colored bar a the top of every page? It's not just for decoration - it's your

  • by Paul B. '11
  • June 13, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  More On The Interview… You don't need to take up the crumhorn to look "different."

  

  point of these meetings is for us to learn about the things that interest ... 's been a student there. College admissions is all about the "match" and ... , anyway. The interview is simply a way for you to tell us in person. Some

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • October 30, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Senior Week The beginning of the final week for MIT's Seniors.

  

  representative of the class as a whole. They are not random, but rather students ... Senior Week, we celebrate the graduating class and provide them with their final week of excitement at MIT. Events include "Breakfast with the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 4, 2006
• Blog / Hacks

  50 Years of NASA One small hack for MIT, one giant leap for NASA.

  

  'd expect, hacking is one of MIT's most celebrated traditions, and the actual ... Building. The Dot is one of the few grassy areas on MIT's rather urban campus ... - naturally - hacks. The hack looks okay from the ground... ...but not

  • by Paul B. '11
  • October 2, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  LIFE! is my favorite entry title.

  

  work while juggling the crazy new power/responsibility that is FREEDOM ... -passed/borderline-failed my first exam @ MIT. What I dislike the most right now is the fact ... telling me to schedule a makeup exam. But it’s more like this is not exactly

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • October 2, 2009
• Blog / Announcements

  A reminder that there is no advantage to applying Early Action to MIT As always, you should apply when you feel ready

  

  application process, and believe that, as is true at some schools (but not us ... both cycles. So, [annotation note='I realize this is like the third time ... on in the world, it is a confusing time, and I want to make sure it is

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 21, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  Turning the Tide My thoughts on an important report

  

  . Whether a student has a great college experience or not is really up to the ... others is the foundation of our culture and community. Oftentimes we ... fact, this is the very definition of holistic admissions , and we have

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • June 20, 2016
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Structure and function, dorms and culture

  

  is not actually east of Mass Ave) and Baker, Burton-Conner, McCormick, Macgregor, New House, Next House, and Simmons are "West". Bexley is not really ... . "weird"? Except for Simmons, which is across the athletic field from the

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • October 10, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

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

  

  on the waitlist? As I've said, the waitlist is not ranked. We will ... uncertainties, we also keep a waitlist of students. Is the waitlist ranked? No ... -- approximately 4.3% of applicants -- a spot on the waitlist. Not all of those

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 18, 2010
• Blog / Challenges

  zero bandwidth it’s not burnout if you have to keep going

  

  activity I’ve done in the past day. This unshakable exhaustion is not new to ... at zero bandwidth?  The answer is certainly not schoolwork. I ... sides of the spectrum, and I can handle it, so why not? It is perhaps true

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • February 17, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Life, or Why I’m Afraid Of It 1) Isn't everyone?

  

  when you ask us about these things. This is really not the best way to ... the rest of my life is mostly on hold until then. Hanna and Liz (both ... apartment-hunting is contingent upon my being in the Boston area after June. I

  • by Keri G. '10
  • January 18, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  MyMIT Status Deadline to schedule interview for EA applicants extended.

  

  tech gurus have been working around the clock to fix it, but they're not sure when it will be back online. As MyMIT is the only place to view ... As you've likely noticed by now, the MyMIT site has been down since

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 19, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How did MIT’s GIRs come to be? the Tech has some answers. Plus, the SATs from 1918, and a mascot on a…

  

  -year academic experience at MIT. The initiative, which is ongoing, has been considering many aspects of the early MIT education, including not only ... 2018. In conclusion, here is the blessed image of Gritty riding The Cow

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 1, 2018
• Blog / Events

  The Third Side of Fraternities The way I see it...

  

  's not really the case. The personality of the fraternity is defined by the ... , but I maintain the stance that there is really no way to not come off as ... PREMISES 1. This is an OPINION post. Not a suggestion post. I'm not

  • by Chris S. '11
  • September 6, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  The November Rule parete legi novembri

  

  freshman fall is the time to learn how to do that. It is not the time to be ... . Here at MIT, the date is significant for a different reason - it's the day that the November Rule technically "expires". What is the November

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • November 1, 2018
• Blog / About Decisions

  It’s a puzzlement… ...or why I really love reading your applications!

  

  and not having that piece makes the picture less than it can be. It is ... most important of which is the Great Court. That's the place I head ... ...each piece of information in your application folder, is like the piece of a

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • January 16, 2010