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Getting My MIT Decision on Pi Day Pie a comic
this comic was inspired by the pie invention scenes in Waitress the Musical
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Blog / Miscellaneous
Happy Thanksgiving Gobble gobble!
(From 6.00 lecture on Tuesday - clearly, my mind was on the lecture...) Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! Hope you all are enjoying the holiday ... . :) -Elizabeth (currently in Washington D.C. with Maita '13's family!) -
FAQ / Life and culture
Are volunteer opportunities available?
At the Priscilla King Gray Public Service Center (PKG Center), you can connect with a variety of public service projects in local, national, and global communities. The PKG Center can also provide guidance -
FAQ / Afford
Does MIT have a Financial Aid Calculator?
We have two calculators. The MyinTuition Quick College Cost Estimator provides a quick estimate based on six questions. For a more in-depth review, the Net Price Calculator will help you learn your eligibility for -
Blog / Miscellaneous
Minesweeper Monday Episode One: Quantum of Solace Emulator
Hello everyone and welcome to episode one of Minesweeper Monday, a bit that I might never do again! In this episode I talk about Coffee and Radio and Movies and try for far too long to get an emulator of a game to -
FAQ / Transfer
Can transfer applicants submit supplemental materials?
There's no expectation for you to submit additional documents beyond the required application. If there are other pieces of information that you feel would add important context to your application, you may submit -
Blog / MIT Life
And the Lottery Says…..
Burton Conner. Hi Mitra and Sam! *waves* Just felt like sharing. Right now I'm off to go shopping for random dorm room things, so more later. -
Blog / Hacks
Caltech, Bring IT on Just some harmless rivalry...
cannon that has been on the Caltech campus since 1972. It now sits in a courtyard at the Cambridge, Massachusetts, campus. More info here ... From the Caltech homepage: Caltech Pranked by MIT Today MIT pulled -
Blog / Decisions Day Threads
Open Thread: Waitlisted
on the waitlist. If you would like to be considered for the waitlist, or you want to learn more about it, you can read more here. Waiting ... A lot of students applied to MIT this year, and unfortunately, we -
Blog / Decisions Day Threads
Open Thread: Waitlisted
Many people applied to MIT this year, and unfortunately we could not accept all of them. We have placed a small number of students on the waitlist. If you would like to be considered for the waitlist, or you want to -
FAQ / First-year application
Can I request that my scores not be considered after submitting my application?
Scores cannot be redacted from applications after they have been submitted. We encourage you to look at this blog post to better understand the rationale and details of our testing requirement. -
Blog / Admissions
Open Thread: Admitted Early
YOU! GOT! IN! Come hang out with us in the comments, you all star ... hope you feel like you’re on top of the world, and we’ll have some ... made it, that mean I made it Everything I had was for the team, I -
Blog / MIT History & Culture
Blizzard Barbecuing A few feet of snow never hurt anyone
Yesterday Spanish House celebrated Boston's record breaking snow fall with the WTF(Winter Time Fun) Barbecue! Who says a few feet of snow signals the end of outdoor activites. Photo Credit to Hollie O. '15 -
Blog / MIT History & Culture
Orientation Lots of fun with picture pages
Wondering what our new freshman are up to this week (aside from the usual East Campus shenanigans)? This SlideShowPro photo gallery requires the Flash Player plugin and a web browser with JavaScript enabled -
Blog / Personal Travel
Spring Break! A little guessing game.
. I leave for (blank) on Saturday. Anyone want to guess where I'm going? Hint #1: It's not the Pappalardo Lab. (although if I were staying at MIT ... I have to travel east from Boston to get there. -
Blog / About Decisions
Admitted Students Update Class of 2012 guestbook and an update on The Tubes.
As of yesterday, all 522 admitted students can log into MyMIT for the Class of 2012 guestbook directory (post your picture!). Also, all of the decision letters -- including the famed "tubes" -- were mailed yesterday -
Blog / Miscellaneous
PrimeShooter An addictive factoring game.
My friend Shefali '04 sent me a link to an addictive math nerd video game which actually relates to the name of this very blog. It's like factoring Tetris! Check out PrimeShooter: If you love math, you may want to -
Blog / Art, Literature, Music
SpringFest 2014! Just a quick post about the 2014 SpringFest Concert featuring Capital Cities and Flosstradamus!
the first three songs, I had some down time to go around and see some ... filled with fun events like the McCormick Hall picnic and lots of energy ... concert, featuring Capital Cities and Flosstradamus! The opening act was -
Blog / MIT History & Culture
Food No Context blogging no context
10:00AM bottle of soylent on the go for breakfast. 12:59PM free lunch after accidentally walking into a Joi Ito (Director of the MIT Media Lab) talk at the Martin Trust Center. 1:08PM our -
Blog / MIT History & Culture
MIT Professor Creates DEATH RAY! I'm not making this up.
Each Wednesday, The Weekly Dig (my favorite rag) hits the newsstands ... with a healthy dose of comedy thrown in. So when I saw a headline about a ... engineering professor, had rediscovered ancient Death Ray technology. In 212 B