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  Sneak Preview (to next) Weekend let's just pretend I managed to backronym CPW in the title

  

  ARE YOU PUMPED FOR CPW? Who wouldn't be excited about 72 solid hours ... with a group. Plan ahead, but also plan to be flexible. As previously ... instead if they're not busy. While their brains may be intimidating, their

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • April 3, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  News for Admitted Students Some next steps for those who received the good news.

  

  early (today or tomorrow would be very smart). I highly recommend hotels ... globe will be hosting gathering for the Class of 2014, as nearby campus as Providence, Rhode Island, and as far away as Singapore. There will be meetings

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 15, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Bringing Down the (Lottery) House Like the movie '21,' but with scratch tickets.

  

  be scratched off—-the ticket could be cracked if you knew the secret ... Vegas for millions? "I remember thinking, I'm gonna be rich! I'm gonna ... . That's not bad. But to be honest, I make more as a consultant, and I find

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 10, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  Reflections and Decisions Take advantage of every opportunity you can

  

  hold a place in my heart for Colorado, and I will be comfortable where ... now. It is where I am the person I want to be. Even though I have been ... your life. It will be the most stressful but the most amazing if you take

  • by Becca H. '12
  • December 20, 2010
• Blog / Class Projects

  MIT Brings You Unwanted Attention You want to be popular? Really?

  

  different light and expect you to be the expert in everything. Trust me, this ... think that's what he convinced himself. It wasn't entirely clear. I'll be ... ignored by its intended recipient (because, let's be honest, you can't take

  • by Snively '11
  • May 17, 2010
• Blog / Events

  Camp Kesem! It's magical.

  

  Exactly three weeks from today, I'll be done with my freshman year of ... fun. I'm lucky enough to be one of the CK 2010 counselors :) We ... be teens! This is the first time that CK-MIT has a teen program - it

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • April 28, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Admitted Student Spring Meetings… ...the event when I decided MIT was for me.

  

  time and had a beautiful garden. But the most exciting thing about being ... from Hartford to Hong Kong, Seattle to Singapore. Most meetings will be scheduled over MIT's spring break to allow current students to be on hand but

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • March 17, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  A Few Words

  

  to be rejected, my mom would see it first. But still, I called. And ... what my life would be like if I hadn't gotten into MIT and hadn't chosen ... stated that they'd be much happier after receiving such a pay increase

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • March 14, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Where’s My Stuff? Updates from the MyMIT Application Tracking System.

  

  MIT may be wondering, where's my recommendation from Mr. Brown? How about ... agencies. These will be directly uploaded into your file in plenty of time to be seen by the full admissions committee in December. Documents are

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 10, 2009
• Blog / Hacks

  MIT is “Hacked” Ultimatum

  

  to be traders on Wall Street. I think the class of 2012 t-shirts say it ... myself too I've got wonderful stories about Harvard that I'll be more than ... 'Institvte of Nowlege.' Maybe it's a hack? Obviously it wouldn't be the only

  • by Snively '11
  • April 1, 2009
• Blog / About Decisions

  Admitted Students Update Lots of good and important stuff for both EA and RA admits.

  

  ! It will be in the mail on Wednesday, and in your mailboxes soon after ... consider using Orbitz. Once you create an account you'll be redirected to the ... next week, MIT alumni across the globe will be hosting gathering for the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 16, 2009
• Blog / About Decisions

  For EA Deferred Students FAQs for students deferred from Early Action.

  

  once again be considered by the committee during regular action. You are ... , which can be downloaded off of the MyMIT website. Your semester grades are ... be great, but definitely by the end of February. You may also want to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 17, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Soothing Words About Deadlines From Joanne Cummings She's both the director of the freshman admissions process *and* Evie's mom, so you know…

  

  right off, don't panic! A decision on your application will not be made if ... , please be patient and allow two weeks, from the time you think something was mailed, for the tracking system to be accurate. If on November 14th

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 29, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Setting up a Global Warming Research Center…in Antarctica Meet Zahir Dossa ’08 (Courses 6 and 15; Nu Delta), who could sell you your…

  

  has more energy when he claims to be tired than most people have when they claim to be wide awake. Hailing from Dallas, Texas, Zahir has been ... to be one of the most important sources of conflict. If his idea proves

  • by The Humanitarian Blog
  • October 25, 2007
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Call For Bloggers As promised, here's an entry that will explain this year's application process for admissions bloggers.

  

  know that we will be looking to hire almost exclusively incoming freshmen ... is awesome!). To be considered for a blogger position, you should email ... be the single most important part of your application. Most of our

  • by Ben Jones
  • June 26, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Waitlist post Some Q & A about the waitlist.

  

  this post will be quite helpful! How does the waitlist work? We are ... of you may be saying, "C'mon, MIT is really good at math. They have to know how how many people will enroll, and how many people will be

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 20, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Combining the Arts and the Sciences Some of the best science writing is happening at MIT. Find out how to get…

  

  , as a rule, be expressed in a language comprehensible to everyone. Everything should be as simple as it can be, yet no simpler Albert Einstein ... where the speakers shared their insights about the ins and outs of being a

  • by Melis A. '08
  • January 21, 2007
• Blog / Events

  Holiday Life's not always a picnic in Killian Court.

  

  to go right now. Are you coming?" "...Sure!" Far be it for me to let ... happens to be an amazing photographer. Unluckily for me, I was wearing ... take up a quarter of the page, and to be printed in full color. Also

  • by Jess K. '10
  • September 27, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  From Cambridge to You On the road again...

  

  cities. It's going to be exciting! It all starts this Wednesday with two meetings in New England: Jenny Rifken will be traveling to Portland, Maine, and I'll be off to Hartford, Connecticut. You can view the entire

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 4, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT ‘10: Isaac Lozada Isaac Lozada comes from Texas to MIT.

  

  ,'' Elizabeth Lozada said. ''I just remember thinking it would be the premier ... Wilfredo; and brothers, Noah, 15, and Matthew, 13 - will be tough. ''It ... said. ''Now, I'm finally going where I want to be going.'' He'll live in

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 27, 2006