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  MIT Regular Action Deadline Some answers to frequently asked questions about regular action and the MIT application process. Our…

  

  Admissions is currently closed for the holidays, and is not accepting emails or ... -time questions. There are many answers already here on the site -- for example ... Admissions at this time to check on any such documents (there is a time for

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 29, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Some recommendations about recommendations Some things to think about as you look for letters from teachers.

  

  forms for every one of the schools you're applying to at once. This is ... , and how you see yourself as a match for each place. Teachers often find ... recommendation for them -- do not do this (these requests rarely happen in the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 24, 2009
• Blog / MISTI

  Seven Years of Good Luck MISTI paid for all the MIT Japan interns to meet up this weekend in Kyoto.…

  

  This weekend MIT Japan paid for all the MIT interns in Japan to meet up in Kyoto for a whirlwind tour of the temples, food, and more temples ... the free tour and food you'll all have to hang out naked together for a

  • by Jess K. '10
  • July 3, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Decide my major! Because putting your future up for a democratic vote is clearly the way to go.

  

  for about two weeks at the beginning of this year until MIT was like ... ’s working on a tricycle attachment for wheelchairs that will allow wheelchair ... MechE is that I would likely use it for biology or international

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • April 2, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Thank Goodness! "There are bridges you cross / You didn't know you crossed / until you've crossed."

  

  - that's 21F.704, 7.02, and 5.12 for all ye eager beavers) this week ... last 40 hours because of studying for the test). Sigh. Any hints on how ... don't know if you guys remember when you first learned Calculus. For me

  • by Chris S. '11
  • March 21, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Introduction to D-Lab Saving the world - just one of the many things you can do at MIT.

  

  isn't exactly something MIT is world-renowned for. Yet. But there's a ... three D's stand for Development, Design, and Dissemination. The classes ... to continue their D-Lab projects for longer than three semesters - such

  • by Paul B. '11
  • October 15, 2008
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Questions about Blogging Some friendly advice.

  

  entered the lottery for advising seminars (and may apply for one of the ... designated time for you to explore MIT to its fullest, to test the boundaries ... 're going to gain a better and better understanding of how to prepare for your

  • by Paul B. '11
  • July 30, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Walk around the blogs Think of it as summer reading.

  

  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 ... student life and culture, for example, you have almost instant access to

  • by Paul B. '11
  • June 13, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Meeting Michel Gondry Six MIT students and one Academy-award winning director have dinner in New York, and none…

  

  orientation (the week before classes start for freshmen). FAP involves spending ... you should all sign up for) and the rest of the time participating in ... the camera to "night vision" for a evening shot, with the characters

  • by Jess K. '10
  • March 30, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Nourishing bodies, enriching souls and minds There's more to the MIT community than just famous researchers and brilliant students.

  

  since has been designated for the James ("Big Jimmy") E. Roberts, Sr ... community. John Jackson was the longtime cook for the Delta Kappa Epsilon (DKE ... kitchen where John Jackson had cooked for half a century suddenly went out

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 4, 2007
• Blog / Personal Travel

  I who have nothing Darling, 'tis I who loves you.

  

  rather than reading all the entries at smashbros.com some for the ... 'm done with! Which is both good and bad. For one thing, it means I won ... at a Spanish tapas bar. I for one was shocked to discover that tapas

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 28, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Real Snow! Real pictures this time.

  

  facebook group you all know and love) helps me make signs for the dorm. Go ... dorm will pay for it (or at least subsidize the cost.) My GRT (grad student RA, basically, for those of you unfamiliar with the term) is a

  • by Laura N. '09
  • April 20, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A follow-up

  

  , for instance, took a lot of cellular and molecular neurobiology classes ... taking 18.01 (Calculus 1) and, say, 8.01L (Physics 1 at a slow pace, for ... please tell me about the music program? Especially for pianists. I know

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • April 18, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Making the Switch: Chapter 2 Making new friends at MIT

  

  for me was something that I looked forward to and feared at the same ... would be away from home for at least 3 months until Thanksgiving. The ... temporary dorm in Baker House, and I walk into my quad. And now for an

  • by Bryan
  • April 7, 2007
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  I want you to burn Unfortunately, usually somebody just blew up their spaghetti-o's.

  

  floor is arranged into suites of 4-10 people each. This means that for a ... the former second-best Goldeneye player in the world if it weren't for a ... 's it. It's rare for any freshman to live in Burton-Conner for more than

  • by Sam M. '07
  • January 23, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Holiday Gifts, MIT Style Some unique products from MIT people.

  

  For many, holiday time is the season of giving. While on this blog I ... showcase some MIT-related products that are for sale. All of these are real ... the snooze button for two hours, or even accidentally turn off the alarm

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 27, 2006
• Blog / How to Human

  A Cautionary Tale of Two Students You may be surprised by how many first year students at MIT believe that they…

  

  Indulge me for a moment. How many times have we seen the movie in ... FOR THAT MATTER) ALONE! (Except for Justice Clarence Thomas who claims ... looks to his or her peers for validation or rebuttal. He is overly

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • November 22, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Lots of questions today! Lots of answers, too.

  

  every day. I actually do cook for myself almost every night, but I haven ... go out to a restaurant for dinner. I haven't been to one of the dining ... elective credits for that exam? Information about that can't be found

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • May 9, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Professor Ernesto Blanco: A Lesson in Creative Engineering "Science and engineering are like two sides of a coin, where the value of the…

  

  Corp, making textile inventions like a faulty needle sensor for knitting ... biomedical devices, solar devices, aids for the handicapped, industrial systems ... develop a plan for a stair-climbing wheelchair. Blanco submitted a design in

  • by Melis A. '08
  • March 28, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

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

  

  sophomore year in 1935. Luckily for the history of organic chemistry, he was ... for that class. RB was entering his last semester at MIT when he ... for the tests to be rescheduled . Upon his graduation in Spring 1936

  • by Sam M. '07
  • March 3, 2006