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  Missing Document Deadline Extended to Wednesday

  

  Based on a high volume of document submissions generated by my previous post, we are now extending the deadline for submission of missing ... thousand faxes and are working on processing them. In a small number of cases

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • January 30, 2012
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Back to Boston My summer plans! And some things I wish weren't a part of them.

  

  (thank you, amma!), watching bits and pieces of "Family Ties" with my dad, sleeping a minimum of ten hours a night, and re-reading all my Harry Potter ... 'll be spending most of my summer days, chilling with centrifuges and

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • May 29, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW 2011 Closing Remarks and Variety Show Singing, dancing, juggling, and more!

  

  5:30pm) Kresge Auditorium Dean of Admissions Stu Schmill and the MIT ... voices, no instruments. Rockapella is probably one of the most famous examples of a cappella.) Kim actually used to be in the Chorallaries, and I

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • April 6, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Finality Just one more week.

  

  I'm the kind of person that likes to make lists - partially because I ... day, all the things I want to do next summer, and of course, all that I have to do between now and the end of the semester. Lately, this last

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • December 9, 2010
• Blog / Events

  Scary Tails and College Essays Three bad puns, two bloggers, one post.

  

  ! Brought to you by bloggers Canna H. and Am T. and a pair of mouse ears ... becoming an MIT admissions blogger: you must be scared of the dark. Bold ... middle-of-nowhere suburbia, at 3am. Power lines and a small rickety corner

  • by Cam T. '13
  • October 31, 2010
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  It’s here! The post you've all been waiting for, or at least until you saw Snively with…

  

  Some of you may remember that a few months ago, Snively and I, as ... and the i3 DVD has gone out to the class of 2014 everywhere. For those ... showcasing the culture, talent, and innovation of each dorm, while also

  • by Jess K. '10
  • May 25, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Share Your CPW With Us! I can haz guest blogs?

  

  happens every year). Starting from meeting a couple dozen of you at the iHouse International Feast on Thursday, it had been a rollercoaster ride of a weekend ... from :P one of the best things about CPW is meeting you all who come from

  • by Chris S. '11
  • April 11, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  Three MIT students win Rhodes Scholarships In case you're wondering, yes, that's a lot of Rhodes Scholarships.

  

  year, MIT students won three of the 32 scholarships. This brings MIT's count to 43 Rhodes Scholars. Below, find the "official" biographies of ... . Huang, Newark [Delaware], is a senior at the Massachusetts Institute of

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 22, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Sights and Sounds Only at MIT.

  

  Some weeks ago, Jeanne '13 and I embarked upon yet another of our ... Bridge and into one of most famous orchestra halls in the world. This trek ... group of girls clustered together, gossiping happily, oblivious to our

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • November 5, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Product Design, MIT style Sometimes, lab is the best place for a dance party.

  

  ? Well, I have this folder on my desktop full of pictures and half written ... it. It's infamous for the inordinate amount of time that it requires of ... of the seniors in Mechanincal Engineering are split into teams, which

  • by Laura N. '09
  • September 28, 2009
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  *Oink Oink* Nobody panic!

  

  of influenza that was tested to be neither A or B. Flu season hasn ... us. A couple of days later a kid in my suite had similar symptoms, went ... blue mask. As of today, ~4 people living within 50 feet of me had some

  • by Snively '11
  • September 23, 2009
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Whoa…You’re Old Bryan returns from the crypt of grad school

  

  this thing in a really long time. Part of it came from my own thinking that the life of a graduate student is not as exciting as an ... fortunately, I remembered my password today and given the start of a new school

  • by Bryan
  • September 8, 2009
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  And the winners are… 2010 Blogger results!

  

  , and I'm still disappointed that we couldn't find a place for more of the talented people who applied. If Blogger selection was any indication of what ... year. That's just as well since Chris Peterson has a hatred of LOLcats

  • by Dave McOwen
  • August 27, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Operabots with Personality Ahhhhh.....music to my ears

  

  The fact of the matter is that MIT is just plain cool. This is not an ... ……errrr uhhhhh……you know what I’m trying to say. MIT is cool. One of the things ... students here absolutely LOVE music. While 75% of students participated in

  • by Quinton McArthur
  • August 26, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Early Action Season Some advice for the EA deadline. (Relax. Be patient. Don't stress. Don't procrastinate!)

  

  *Update as of 2015: Early action is available to both domestic and ... Early Action deadline. We've been getting a lot of questions here in the office about the deadline, so let me take a moment to answer some of

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 30, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Our nation’s greatest injustice I didn't exactly grow up in poverty, but socioeconomic inequalities have featured heavily in my…

  

  My hometown is a real-world manifestation of the phrase "the wrong side of the tracks." In fact, I'm from the wrong side of TWO tracks. In Middletown, NJ, the residents on the south side of Highway 35 look down on the

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 15, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Dah noo-loo Hey kah ay-ay u-nye

  

  hundreds of companies come and court hundreds of students. It's a time when ... people say is important. All of these skills are crucial when wooing the ... went to the career fair for all of the free swag, and free swag was what

  • by Snively '11
  • September 25, 2008
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Ops Air Force A summer spent with B-1Bs and C-130s.

  

  Development Training (PDT) program designed to give cadets a better view of Air ... Bomb Wing with a fleet of B-1B bombers as well as the 317th Airlift group comprised of C-130s. Thirteen other cadets on the visit and I were split up

  • by ROTC
  • September 4, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Freebie I love freebies!

  

  Twice a year all of the bloggers essentially get a freebie post. We ... Wednesdays are pretty awesome. My Friday is pretty the opposite of awesome. Oh, and a quick translation for those of you who don't speak numbers. 2

  • by Snively '11
  • August 21, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Studying For Finals Study study study study study

  

  This is it, finals are in two days. One of the things that scared me most about MIT were MIT Finals. I've already been through one round of ... average final grade of 17%) and am about to be thrown into another. Finals

  • by Snively '11
  • May 17, 2008