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• Blog / Admissions

  Meet the Admissions Officers With today's next post, I'll begin a summer-long occasional series introducing you to the MIT…

  

  staff you know (Lorelle, Salvador, Denise) will be leaving MIT this summer. We'll be gaining four new Admissions Officers, though, over the next ... introducing you to the Admissions Officers for the 2005-2006 school year. Some

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 28, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What do you want to be when you grow up? Worst. Question. Ever.

  

  sleeves? The shirt I was wearing needed to be cuffed...but do you have to ... want to be an engineer after all. Previously, the idea of having a job as ... today was Finmeccanica, and the chances that I would ever actually be

  • by Laura N. '09
  • February 2, 2008
• FAQ / First-year application

  How do I apply to be an Exchange Student, Special Student, or Visiting Student?

  . If you are interested in doing research at MIT, you will need to be ... are very few of these arrangements. MIT participates in the Exchange ... and the further details please visit the Exchange Scholar Program. For
• Blog / Admissions

  Waitlist We have admitted 20 waitlisted students.

  

  admissions that some people will shuffle around during the waitlist period; you will lose your deposit at the other school, but it is a standard practice ... extremely difficult. In the end, we were very happy to be able to admit these

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 17, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Quick updates A post about not having any news (yet).

  

  Elliot!). As for the waitlist, we'll be making decisions about if we will be using the waitlist, and, if so, how many people we'll be looking to ... , but I will make an announcement one way or the other when I can

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 4, 2006
• Blog / How to Human

  FOMO #tbt #behindonblogging #seniorspring

  

  , forgoing the stupid bus despite the weather being in the single digits ... retired after 20 years with the company. It was so special to be able to be ... Fear Of Missing Out or FOMO. I think that's the best way to describe

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • March 12, 2015
• FAQ / Academics and research

  What is NEET?

  the new machines that will address societal needs by preparing them to ... personal and interpersonal skills. Students will get an SB degree from the department they will be majoring in and a NEET Certificate in one of these
• Blog / IAP

  *Independent* Activities Period Part 2 our second IAP apart!

  

  making iOS and Android app versions of the Google Glass apps that can be ... ![/caption] Reflection The experience of being apart felt pretty normal. Even though we ... We spent our IAPs in two different states, for the second time. We

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • February 5, 2020
• Blog / Athletics

  So you want to be a student-athlete? Finding the balance

  

  sacrifice. For me, the tradeoff makes sense. Staying healthy and being a ... Hi everybody, I play ice hockey in the winter and lacrosse in the ... competing in my sports. I want to share my perspective on the pros and cons of

  • by Gabe B. '13
  • August 29, 2011
• Blog / Challenges

  The World Has Many Trees climb all of them!!

  

  ,42904,42903" caption="swinging through the trees ^_^" /] When we are very little, being ... ://jspaint.app/"]Microsoft Paint,[/annotation] to jumping off the swings! Being a beginner isn't scary. But, as we grow older, we learn how good it feels to be the best at

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • March 17, 2019
• Blog / About Decisions

  MIT EA decisions to be posted Saturday, 12/19/20, 3:14 PM ET

  

  date for EA. Early Action decisions will be announced on Saturday ... ’ve been tracking your application checklist, which will now be turned off ... note="please be nice to them also"]admissions team[/annotation] will be

  • by kellen manning
  • December 14, 2020
• Blog / Challenges

  (Guest Post) how can it be home when it’s not finding a sense of belonging away from home

  

  probably because the excitement of being at a new place never got replaced with the overwhelming realization of being at that new place before that ... the way it should be.  i no longer feel like i am traveling. i feel

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • March 19, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  About the Midyear Report We've been getting many questions about the Midyear Report. Here are some answers.

  

  set -- you will be able to skip this section. The Midyear Updates form will be a simple text box, similar to one of the essays from the Part 2 ... . The MIT Midyear Report will be online in February and will be available

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 14, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  More Information on the Waitlist Further details for waitlisted applicants.

  

  this post will be quite helpful! How does the waitlist work? We are ... badly. Thus, it's likely that most people on the waitlist will not be ... estimates of the percentage of admitted students who will attend (known as the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 17, 2009
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Deferred An open thread for deferred students.

  

  In the coming weeks, the blogs will have some thoughts & advice about being deferred. In the meantime, feel free to use this post's comments space to discuss anything deferral-related.

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 9, 2006
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Deferred Posting for deferred students.

  

  In the coming weeks, the blogs will have some thoughts & advice about being deferred. In the meantime, feel free to use this post's comments space to discuss anything deferral-related.

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 13, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  Reflections and Decisions Take advantage of every opportunity you can

  

  your life. It will be the most stressful but the most amazing if you take ... else you could succeed and be happy and the opportunity for MIT will come ... wear, or what will eventually be on your diploma. You grow based on the

  • by Becca H. '12
  • December 20, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  love or lust

  

  that i get to be here, doing the things i’m doing. sometimes there are ... would rather be dealing with this crap than any other crap from all the ... leisure. growing up, i always had the sense that the work was supposed to be

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • October 18, 2017
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Cognitive Processes or: i take a personality test again

  

  'll wholeheartedly admit that I took a lot of pride in being an INFJ just for the sake ... 'd be fun to bring some of those conversations to the blogs! I'd love to ... understanding the various phrases is part the assessment, so there are going to be

  • by Cami M. '23
  • August 2, 2020
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Psets from hell Sometimes learning can be painful

  

  remember being rather miserable during the first week this semester. It was 2 ... failure. You'll take risks, and it'll be scary, and sometimes you'll fail ... larger lab which includes the Lego Lab) that's supposed to be really

  • by Laura N. '09
  • April 18, 2006