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  I Feel Cool Welcome to MIT, Mr. Gates!

  

  today! And thanks to the MIT Admissions Office, I got a ticket to see him :) (Thank you, Dave!!) He was scheduled to speak at 11:30 a.m., but the doors to Kresge Auditorium opened half an hour earlier. When I wandered into

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • April 21, 2010
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Disappearing (or life goes on) .

  

  I feel like I owe it to those (few?) who've followed me closely these last few years to come back and say a quick and proper good bye. I actually had several more entries partly written, but never got a chance to

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • September 6, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Admitted Students Meetings… I hope you'll attend the event near you.

  

  admitted students. The events are designed to provide you and your families with an opportunity to learn more about the things you really want to know about the Institute. It's also a great way to meet other admitted

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • March 24, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  California, Here I Come… I begin my Fall Travel by heading to the West Coast

  

  Sacramento, CA) I left Boston on Wednesday last week to head for the West Coast. After an early morning trip to the Manchester, NH airport (that 4:00 am alarm seemed just way to early) I arrived in Seattle in time to go

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • September 28, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  Waitlist Update The Waitlist Committee has finalized decisions and has emailed all waitlisted applicants.

  

  We are writing with a quick followup to Matt's recent entry. The ... waitlist, the committee has chosen to admit 35, to keep 64 on the waitlist, and to not admit the remaining 530. Unfortunately, the committee was not

  • by Decisions
  • May 20, 2008
• 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…

  

  ;What do you want to do after school?” “I’m going to set ... ’s going to sink fastest because of it?” I couldn’t argue ... to change the world in the same breath. I’ve never met anyone who

  • by The Humanitarian Blog
  • October 25, 2007
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Uh Oh Joke: What do you get if you divide the circumference of a bowl of ice…

  

  ) Herrell's D) Christina's Boston and Cambridge are home to many other fine

  • by Bryan
  • July 19, 2006
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Marking time Somewhere between the end of classes and graduation...

  

  housing lottery, it's a good idea to pack a suitcase with about a week's worth of clothes so you don't have to unpack and then repack your temp room. It's also a good idea to pack light and buy as much as you can once

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • May 30, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Mitra, it’s your birthday. Happy birthday, Mitra!

  

  DID YOU KNOW? Umbrellas were thought to be an accessory suitable only ... among men in the 19th century. Mitra usually does not allow me to take pictures of her, so I do not know how I managed to get this one. I thought it

  • by Sam M. '07
  • April 4, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Deferred? Shameless thievery from a colleague's blog topic (sorry Matt).

  

  that receiving the news that you are deferred has to be disappointing (to say the least) to all of you. Please take heart in knowing that you ... . Please let me know how I can help to put it into a perspective that helps

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • December 13, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Autumn in New England The trees explode with color.

  

  I've been lucky enough to be able to enjoy autumn in New England recently. For those of you in regions that do not have four seasons: autumn ... yet reached Cambridge, the below photos come from recent trips to New

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 17, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Bienvenidos a Miami Updates from South Florida.

  

  lucky enough to secure the Clark Educational Center at South Miami Hospital for the meeting, thanks to one of our Educational Counselors who ... expected, meaning a number of folks had to stand. To those of you who stood

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 12, 2005
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Road Trip—sort of.

  

  Sorry I haven't posted in so long! My friend Rose '05 came to visit, and we took a mini-trip to Santa Cruz, Capitola, Monterey, and Watsonville. We went to the Monterey Bay Aquarium, which is rated the #3

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • June 19, 2005
• FAQ / First-year application

  Does MIT have any age limits?

  from high school for a while, we would expect to see the results of your ... /employers and other supportive materials that would assist us in getting to know ... , the more creative you'll have to be in submitting supportive
• FAQ / First-year application

  How does MIT consider extracurriculars?

  apiculture (beekeeping) to building nuclear reactors in their garages. We realize our applicants are very committed to their schoolwork and with their ... realize that students in the U.S. have a huge array of extracurriculars to
• FAQ / First-year application

  How do I list standardized test results?

  If you are planning on applying to MIT and would like to see our ... required to send your official scores as part of your application. Instead, you will be asked to report exams you have taken or plan to take, and we
• FAQ / QuestBridge

  Can I submit the MIT application with my QuestBridge application?

  If you are named a QuestBridge Finalist, you do not need to submit an ... enough information for us to evaluate students for admission. However, you will have to submit our MIT QuestBridge Supplement, which will be
• FAQ / Transfer

  Does MIT offer transfer credit?

  If you're admitted, you can expect to receive credit for subjects of study that are substantively equivalent to corresponding MIT subjects. If your academic record doesn't appear to merit credit in a certain subject
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Don’t Read This if you Already Go to MIT My life is good and I get plenty of sleep. Please don't hate me.

  

  The shadow of my plane, surrounded by rainbows Lately, life seems to be going my way. Case in point number 1: As I was returning to Boston recently, we flew through a cloud-bank and I was able to take the crazy

  • by Kim D. '09
  • November 22, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  If You Wish To Receive Your Decision Online… ...please read this entry!

  

  Selection committee has begun! We are pleased to announce that we're still on schedule to release MIT admissions decisions online at 12:00PM ... this juncture. Decisions will be available to those who meet all of the

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 1, 2006