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  August Questions Omnibus 2 Many more of your questions and my answers.

  

  that is possible. Most students take the most rigorous version offered of ... interested in applying to MIT. I have one question about the application ... provided good answers to a lot of the questions about the process): The

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 29, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Here Comes the Sun @ MIT A Photographic Journey

  

  Center: Home of the most comfortable lecture hall chairs E62: The Heart ... are some images I've collected over the course of the month. Enjoy ... open space signifies an abundance of opportunities. The Charles River

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • September 27, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  FAQ Wait list answers to your questions

  

  many people are on the wait list? We offered less than 4% of applicants ... 1 reply date for other colleges? You should accept the offer of ... choosing the best fit college of those who have offered you admission. Wait

  • by Kris Guay
  • March 16, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  FAQ: Waitlist answers to your questions

  

  many people are on the waitlist? We offered approximately 3% of ... other colleges? You should accept the offer of admission from another ... choosing the best fit college of those who have offered you admission

  • by Kris Guay
  • March 15, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Lace, Gourmet Candy and Dorothy an inside look into the most fabulous internship in san francisco

  

  Congratulations, universe. You've managed to put me into another ... next generation e-commerce startup. In stealth mode." By October many of ... with job opportunities offered by MIT alumni. These positions cover

  • by Connie H. '15
  • January 16, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT Experience FAQs from high school counselors

  

  has a sub-culture as well. Our hall has cats. And we do lots of cool ... ? My hall is where most of my connections are. Regardless of what time it is, I can probably find someone to talk to. Outside of hall, student

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • September 16, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Livescribe’s Pulse Pen: The Sequel! I've written about it before, and now I'm writing about it again!

  

  applied for the job and after a couple of phone interviews and some ... Back during IAP of last year I wrote an entry about a brand new "toy ... to a couple of people in the room. Chris M (of blogger fame) has one

  • by Snively '11
  • July 28, 2009
• Blog / About Decisions

  Holding out for a piece of Pi because there wasn't enough to go around the first time

  

  Over a week has passed since Pi day, and the reality of the MIT admission decisions should certainly be sinking in by now. For those offered admission, there is a bit of role reversal as a new decision date approaches

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • March 26, 2012
• Blog / Events

  Commencement 2009 Oh hey, I'm an alum.

  

  call you.) so after getting my diploma I got to spend a lot of time ... took lots and lots of pictures for your enjoyment. I woke up super early ... capture the huge number of people milling around in caps and gowns. I

  • by Laura N. '09
  • August 28, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Transfer App Is Live For current college students hoping to enter MIT in the Spring of 2013

  

  is no online application for MIT transfer. To apply, you should print ... Spring Semester of 2013. (See the Academic Calendar.) This deadline is ... US citizenship or permanent residency should apply in the Spring for

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 19, 2012
• Blog / About Decisions

  Dear Prospective 2020s Passing on advice that good people have given me

  

  compiling a list of distractions for the final stretch. Distractions are great – I use them often to reroute my train of thought away from worry or overwhelmedness – but I also find a lot of solace in kind, honest words. So that

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • December 16, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  Most of You Will Be Deferred Option three

  

  time. 15,081 students applied to the MIT class of 2025. Of those 15 ... . Dear Ella,  We have completed our early action review of your ... 't read the rest of the email. I turned the windshield wipers back on. I

  • by Ella T. '25, MEng '26
  • December 6, 2021
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Journey back Home from PE Class photodocumenting the trek across campus

  

  -shirt weather spurts in February and March, it seems like this streak of sunshine and relative warmth is here to stay. In this final quarter of my time ... & Meditation first, Yoga right after. Although having to take half of

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • April 26, 2018
• Blog / MIT Life

  Maseeh Hall: Pros and Cons this is a pros and cons list re: maseeh hall

  

  offering Late Night). Unfortunately, due to the nature of the dining system ... must confess that it was a short struggle. The plethora of options was so ... years on the same floor, and in the same room for three of those four

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • April 15, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  42 classes i'm taking this semester

  

  Life, the Universe, and Everything"   To me, 42 is the number of ... -and-so is taking five! And that kid down the hall is taking six, while also ... . Breathe. Your time at MIT isn't defined by the number of units you're taking

  • by Erick P. '17
  • March 6, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  Lies, damn lies, and statistics

  

  university, and win at the ISEF international level. Notice how I had none of ... University of Chicago New York University somewhere else I forget Rejected ... Confidential when I was applying to colleges, and this is probably a good thing

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • October 7, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  Answers, and live updates Live from a lecture by architect Steven Holl.

  

  architect of Simmons Hall. I'll update you on the lecture and also answer some ... . Ignatius at Seattle University. Simmons Hall, in case you don't already know ... that some of you have not heard from your host. Do not worry. I assure

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 4, 2006
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread for Waitlisted Students

  

  This year well over 17,000 students applied for admission to MIT in the most competitive admissions cycle in the history of the Institute. Because of the incredible size and strength of the applicant pool we were

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2011
• Blog / Life after MIT

  14 years later what I've been up to in the past one-seventh of a century

  

  I took the path of least cranial activity and applied to physics ... lecture halls to Athena clusters, 15” Dell Inspirons clutched tightly under ... , and the rise of LLMs like the one writing this blog post, the years 2011

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • January 22, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Even Waitresses Under 30 Call Me ‘Sweetheart’… Some thoughts about how classwork and free time intersect at MIT, with a look at…

  

  consistently lead me out of the classroom and into projects more applied or ... of the images themselves, offering concise, descriptive language to ... encourage the culture of procrastination :-), my hall has a tradition of

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • October 8, 2005