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  Deferred Applicants Q & A Have a question about your MIT EA deferral? Read on...

  

  isn't just a "polite rejection." Your application will ... your updated grades (your semester grades are very important, so keep ... provide (new awards, changes to your activities, etc.). We will accept

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 22, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Accountability Some thoughts on decisions and school

  

  totally agreeable and your lives totally rewarding, but some were sad and would have no doubt felt indignant... as if your “best selves” went ... important to hold on to your dreams. Here’s my anectodal addendum: It was

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • March 22, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

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

  

  reading your applications so much and it came to me about the time I walked ... your applications remind me of jigsaw puzzles...think about it...each piece of information in your application folder, is like the piece of a

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • January 16, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  Aftermath Literally.

  

  … --- Chances are, if you’re reading this, you’re still lingering around the blogs ... . This is understandable behavior. The past few months of your life were probably focused on getting into college, and much of your life may have been

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • December 17, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW is for Parents Too… ...enjoy your visit!

  

  suggested events to attend and tips on making the most of your CPW experience ... regarding your financial aid package or the financial aid process in general? Either get your questions answered immediately by the Financial Aid

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • April 14, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Surviving CPW Tips and tricks on making the most of your CPW experience

  

  ;-) Here are a few tips to making the best of your CPW experience. Rule #0 ... , faculty, and anyone else you manage to meet. Rule #1: If you're paying for your food, you're doing something wrong. Campus Preview Weekend is full

  • by Bryan
  • April 5, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  Deferred Students Update Some Q&A for deferred students.

  

  ." Your application will once again be considered by the committee during ... . You should still put the same energy and thought you put into your MIT application into your other applications. [But MIT is my dream school, I can

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 18, 2007
• Blog / About Decisions

  More For Deferred Students FAQ and advice.

  

  over for me? At MIT, a deferral isn't just a "polite rejection." Your ... and thought you put into your MIT application into your other ... need one. Your semester grades are very important so keep working hard

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 11, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  The MySpace Survey Mid-summer frivolity, part two.

  

  Mid-summer frivolity, part two... 001. What is Your Name? Ben 002. How old are you? 32 003. What is the link to your website, blog, or myspace? um, you are currently reading it General 004. What is your height

  • by Ben Jones
  • July 8, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Lazy hazy crazy Summer for me means lab and cooking. I'm not sure which I like better.

  

  's your boyfriend". So if you know that Morgan is the Big Boss, be nice and ... particularly inclined to say, "Oh, it's okay if your data suck, you're only an ... backstroke, do we? No, you definitely don't have to swim on your back. The rule

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • June 4, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  For Deferred Students Some advice and answers.

  

  over for me? At MIT, a deferral isn't just a "polite rejection." Your ... put into your MIT application into your other applications. You may also ... if you need one. Your semester grades are very important so keep

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 17, 2005
• Blog / Classes

  plastic knives spraypainted silver and other poems from 21W.762

  

  expand to fill the night sky’s infinity your river of hair tickles the ... to pluck the silver flower of moonlight  and tuck it behind your ear ... away, where  to come out is to stay in  your arms   i want my

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • December 26, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  On Essay Writing A guide to essay writing for the express purpose of obtaining admittance to an institute…

  

  wait, the smaller the statistical probability of your acceptance gets ... make your essay-writing life a whole lot easier. 1. Start a CliffsNotes version of your life.       Literally. Buy a notebook or

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • July 22, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  Open Thread: Deferred Early

  

  If your decision was deferred, then we will reconsider your application anew and without prejudice in Regular Action. Understandably, you may have some questions, so we’ve assembled some answers to FAQs. Many

  • by Decisions
  • December 17, 2024
• Blog / Advice

  climbing the wall why so defeatist?

  

  tired of my routine. "It's like you're deciding you can't climb these ... know you're going to attempt it regardless, there's no point in psyching ... wall, you're going to approach it as someone who can't climb it. You're

  • by Veronica P. '27
  • October 7, 2024
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Not Admitted

  

  . Stove-cook your oatmeal, do things that make you happy, and keep taking one step at a time. There are  new beginnings that await you; you're

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2024
• Blog / Announcements

  MIT Early 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

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 16, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  Open Thread: Deferred Early

  

  If your decision was deferred, then we will reconsider your application anew and without prejudice in Regular Action. Many MIT students were initially deferred; you can read some of their experiences here, here, here

  • by Decisions
  • December 16, 2023
• Blog / Announcements

  MIT EA Decisions To Be Posted Saturday, 12/16/23, at 12:16 PM ET Your early action decisions, wrapped

  

  [annotation note="bloggers: i'm looking at your spotify wrapped and taking in ... GDp?si=026e893c1793453a To check your Early Action decision on Saturday ... don’t run into any issues on Saturday. If you need to reset your

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 11, 2023
• Blog / Announcements

  MIT Early 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
  • December 17, 2022