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• Blog / About Decisions

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

  

  means we really like you, and you do not need to improve on your ... your school to check on your academic progress. What are the realities ... confirmation page in your decision letter. You should complete this form when you

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

  Aged And Confused thoughts from a fossil

  

  wash your hands. No exceptions. No amount of money, fame, or fortune is ... department store all you want. But if you're naturally slackjawed like a morose cow and your posture looks like someone hit a chrome penguin with a

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 5, 2011
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  I am home. Small thanks to the Airlines. In a surprising turn of events, Christmas travel is Not Much Fun.

  

  ridden on an airplane? During the Holiday Season? Without your Super-Sparkly-Platinum member's benefits? Incognito, so that your employees don't know that they ... back to your interviews and repeat, "We need to take excellent care of

  • by Kim D. '09
  • December 24, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  You’ve got questions… ...I've got answers strewn amidst an explosion of other stuff.

  

  really, not all of you know each other and you're all cool, and people who ... Jess is special and I am, well, not. Blizz queries: How'd you pick your ... how many girls applied early, though.) But it doesn't matter that you're

  • by Keri G. '10
  • November 6, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Hey VMars fans Wallace is Course 2!

  

  out curiosity, how does one join RingComm? Towards the end of your ... that sometimes when you apply online, you have to keep your essays under ... as I can tell. In your MyMIT account, if you go to Section 8 of Part

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 5, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  The swing of things MIT happenings.

  

  anyway and trying to keep it from happening. (You’re welcome. =P) This is ... ) and the delivery of the actual rings are pretty big milestones of your ... so on. The idea is to explore plenty of different ways to use your body

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 16, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Making it work. In which I just carry on. Where's Andrae when I need him?

  

  completed his thesis earned and a doctorate in Chemistry. If you're coming to ... 's not much trouble at all to get up the river, and you're allowed to take as many as you want as long as you take at least half of your units at

  • by Sam M. '07
  • March 3, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Lies, damn lies, and statistics

  

  't need to pack your schedule with APs to get into a good school. You know, the reason APs help your application, as far as I can tell, is because they demonstrate your desire to challenge yourself and take risks (and

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • October 7, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  October ‘06 Questions Omnibus Some advice from MIT interviewers, and answers to your questions.

  

  other blogs. I do read all of your comments, and even if I don't respond, you should know that I have read and thought about your comment. Having a this converstaion be a two-way street, with our posts and your

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 23, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Everything You Ever Wanted to Know All your wishes have been magically granted.

  

  less than 2012's. I can tell you how to maximize the strength of your application profile, the little things you can do that can't hurt your chances. Proofread. I'm sure you've heard it all before, but your word processor

  • by Ahmed H. '12
  • October 13, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Mini-Guide to the GIRs Now I've been through them - don't make the same mistakes I did.

  

  choose your courses for frosh year =p) Again, this is only my ... the way to junior fall. Oh - and take 5.111 (or 5.112!) if you're ... comprehensive and "useful" chemical introduction if you feel like you're going to

  • by Chris S. '11
  • June 10, 2008
• Blog / How to MIT

  My History of Task-Management boy, is it a long one

  

  . Meaning, unless you're wiling to spend hours pouring every ounce of your ... were chicken scratch. Oop So...if you're like me and can't see yourself ... your computer do it for you. Starting from the app I picked up right

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • August 21, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  Notes on the Interview (the EC edition!) in which you receive advice and an alum surreptitiously gets to blog again

  

  an applicant - where you live, what your birthday is, where you go to school, and what your name is. That's it! I'm not comparing you against anyone and I don't know what you got on your SATs. After I write my

  • by Chris S. '11
  • October 2, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Plot Twist And what MIT Architecture has taught me about design and life.

  

  , I don’t really understand your project. I tried to sum it up again, but another critic zooms in on a detail. You do know that your building ... even understand your project... Boom. Boom. and Boom. When your own

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • June 9, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  I get by with a lot of help from my friends Lend me your ears and I'll sing you a song! You just might walk out…

  

  (You’re about to get hit with a wave of sentimentality, braces ... , neighborhood block parties and no p-sets. After your four years of this place ... encouragement with cheesy Batman quotes under your door (“It’s always the darkest

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • June 1, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Early Action versus Regular Action Use this link when you get to the end of the post, you'll understand.

  

  &A" because I'd like to answer your questions. My goal is for this to be the one ... review your application and notify you of admission by mid-December. Can ... applying early is a great way to show the admissions office that you're

  • by Snively '11
  • June 15, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Practical virology A little too practical, if you ask me.

  

  your kidneys (7.20), and you won't absorb salt without sugar due to the structure of the transporters in your intestine (7.06). 2. The reason you feel like hell when you have a virus is actually due to your immune system

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • April 17, 2006
• Blog / Announcements

  MIT Regular Action Decisions Now Available Online

  

  available in the application portal. To check your decision, login to the portal and visit your Application Status page. There, you will be able to see your decision by clicking View Update. There are no interim screens

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 14, 2025
• Blog / Challenges

  Social Engineering no no wait not like that–

  

  time. People talk a lot about how important your living group is to your “college experience,” whether it’s becoming best friends with your roommates or being super involved with your dorm. And they’re not wrong about how

  • by Allison E. '27
  • August 24, 2024
• Blog / Announcements

  MIT Regular Action Decisions Now Available Online

  

  available in the application portal. To check your decision, login to the portal and visit your Application Status page. There, you will be able to see your decision by clicking View Update. There are no interim screens

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 14, 2024