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I just found this article in the Chronicle of Higher Education.
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Blog / MIT Life
Howdy Where are you guys going to live? Etc.
myself. All of the applications have been fantastic! (There's still a week left before the EA deadline, for those of you who are procrastinating ... for an entry to this effect in the next couple of days. -
FAQ / First-year application
Will there be a wait list this year?
Each year we aim for a class of approximately 1,100 students. Based on our estimates of the percentage of admitted students who will attend ... with the uncertainties, we also keep a wait list of students. We won -
Blog / MIT Life
Baby Steps It made tonight's newswire. The grass is still green in Boston Common.
French class, our "final" consisting of a one-page composition in the past ... again. I also did a fair bit of reckoning, the fruits of which fed this ... a sports car because I'd jump to the end of a problem instead of being -
Blog / Miscellaneous
The question thread
your decision letters from MIT. I'm sure you've got a bunch of questions, so I'm making this the question thread. You ask me a bunch of MIT-related questions, and I make another post with the answers. Questions, anyone? -
Blog / Challenges
Together. thoughts on today's tragedy.
rate in the triple digits. The wailing of sirens and the steady chop-chop-chop of helicopter blades overhead filled the air. We were very fortunate to have no immediate members of the MIT community directly injured by -
FAQ / Testing
Will MIT accept December testing for Regular Action?
You can report all tests taken through the end of December for ... proficiency test scores for RA applicants through the January test dates. To submit new results, simply click the "Add new test scores" link in the -
Blog / About Decisions
Poaching Imagination Just a few more hours.
In just a few hours, you'll know whether or not you have the option of spending four years at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Yes, that's right. In just a few hours, a simple flick of a cursor, a -
Blog / Art, Literature, Music
Public Art Projects An art piece that captures the essence of the title of my blog.
This was today's surprise as I walked down the Infinite. I think the title of this art piece could be "Hitchhiking across the Infinite." What ... for one of the art classes, but I'm not sure. -
Blog / About Decisions
Admitted Students Parties
Have any of you attended one of the Admitted Students Parties that our MIT alumni have thrown in various cities around the country (and around the world)? If so, how was it? I'd love to hear how it went. Also -
FAQ / Afford
Does MIT provide any academic or athletic scholarships?
MIT provides financial aid on the basis of financial need only. We don't offer money based on any measure of merit—academic, athletic, artistic, or anything else. However, we refer to the money given directly by -
Blog / Miscellaneous
21st Century Education? Food for thought.
out of the 20th century. So putting this in the context of your college education, here are a few questions: 1. What are the skills you hope to develop the most in college? 2. What are the most important classes -
Blog / Admissions
Meet the Admissions Officers: Amy Perez Name: Amy Perez; Job title: Assistant Director of Admissions; Hometown: Lubbock, TX
and the Boston skyline, both of which are right outside the Admissions ... Architectural Tour of the Boston Public Library. Favorite things about Boston: I ... Toscaninis or Christina's), and I'm becoming a fan of the Boston Red Sox. I -
Blog / Events
Normalville
Fellowship Of The Duck Cookie Monster Dogs Playing Poker An Ax to Grind ... to start solving the puzzles... We had a wall full of ... ? The honor and privilege of writing Mystery Hunt 2006. I hope to see you -
Blog / MIT Life
Thoughts on Snow quick notes from the journal.
The first substantial snowfall was yesterday, December 9. Things ... it's half-hidden under a thin layer of it. Stupid: when rain falls on ... delightful squelching sounds after a while (see 4.) Everything is wet. It -
Blog / Miscellaneous
A question for you… No seriously I have a question
What is a scientific/engineering topic that you find most difficult to understand? I'm going to try to doodle explain it the best I can (I ... limited understanding of it, so I'll have to ask some Course 6-ers for help -
Blog / Admissions
An Online Going-Away Card for Ben Jones Today is Ben Jones's last day at MIT. Comment here to wish him the best.
it is today. His writing has entertained, informed, and inspired. And he has befriended hundreds of MIT students, alums, and parents, not to ... the comments thread in this post to leave your best wishes for Ben as he -
Blog / Admissions
MIT Application Now Available here we go!
You can now log onto MyMIT to access the application for freshman admission to MIT. MIT has its own application – we are not on the Common App – and our application is only available at MyMIT. Here are a -
Blog / About Decisions
Regular Action Decisions: Saturday 3/14 We will post RA decisions online on Saturday at 2pm... or probably a minute before.
. What is the process for receiving my admissions decision? Receiving your decision online is as easy as pi. When decisions are released Saturday at 1 ... will be available exclusively online. (Following the release of -
Blog / Personal Travel
Chasing Roots, Part One During an overnight stay in Milan, I traversed several generations to explore musical history in…
Half of my family hails from Northern Italy; specifically, the Veneto ... music lies among these members of the family. My grandfather played the ... can be heard on tracks of Beck's Odelay album). And during the late 1800