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  Open Thread: Waitlisted

  

  A lot of students applied to MIT this year, and unfortunately, we just couldn't accept them all. We have placed a small number of students ... feel sad. Some of you may have complicated feelings that you don't know

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2022
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Surprise! Long time no see!

  

  , and a nice walk back from dinner, we ended up back at the dorm and I checked my mail. A postcard! We read it, I showed it to Laura, and then part of her head exploded because she couldn't figure out how I, and only

  • by Snively '11
  • August 29, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Back From Vacation A week of total relaxation didn't stop me from thinking about MIT constantly.

  

  it hasn't been almost a month since my last post, I've created some ... , but not as awesome as MIT. Consider the evidence: Sigh. But a week of total relaxation didn't stop me from thinking about MIT constantly

  • by Ben Jones
  • July 10, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Yet Another MIT 2010? Alex Doonesbury needs to choose a college.

  

  college decision is up for a vote (aren't you glad all college decisions aren't made this way?). For the next week, you can vote on Alex ... cartoons indicate Alex will take a gap year, either to "consult for a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 17, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Mystery Hunt begins tomorrow A fun puzzle to solve.

  

  does, however, come with a title: "Cookie Monster." The answer, by the way, will be a six-letter word. Good luck, have fun, don't cheat, and ... MIT's Lobby 7. To give you a flavor of the Hunt, I decided I'd post

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 12, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Today’s Mailing Day For me this is a huge thing. You guys are my first MIT class, which…

  

  , anyway) - we'll be mailing in less than 24 hours. Wow. For me this is a ... . In fact, joking aside in the previous thread, I honestly don't know yet who got in - with rare exception, I couldn't bring myself to look

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 11, 2005
• Blog / Athletics

  A sporting chance

  

  Despite growing up in New York, I became a Red Sox fan when I was 8 ... myself in a Red Sox uniform taken sometime in the late 1980s: While growing up I always enjoyed sports, especially baseball and hockey, I didn't

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 22, 2004
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Weekend of Hacking three events, one weekend

  

  between all the reality TV and cooking show. Then you come across a channel that catches your attention. A brilliantly parodied logo appears on the ... ".   a parody of Animal Planet     This week on MIT

  • by Erick P. '17
  • October 24, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  RA deadline Q & A

  

  application. If you do not have a full set of scores, your application will still be reviewed in a holistic manner. Our office will be closed ... experiencing some technical issues with submitting Part 2. Don't panic. You can

  • by Latasha Boyd
  • December 22, 2016
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Gotterdammerung and The Barber of Seville [by Xenia '13] Art Scholars go to the Met!

  

  Wagner was many years ago, in a summer novel: an elegant, cultured but boorish man took the heroine to see a Wagner opera. Being a frilly type of girl though, she did not hear a word of what he was saying about the plot

  • by ARTalk
  • March 20, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  what i drew this summer i took an art class

  

  sketchbook for daily use. I didn't end up using it much, but here's a water ... dove flitting outside a car window and if you don't reach out to catch it ... at MIT. These classes aren't for credit and if you're an undergraduate

  • by Rona W. '23
  • August 27, 2022
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Follow Me: A Video Tour of Campus in which you get to hang out with my friends and walk around MIT through…

  

  but can't necessarily make the trek out here. Without a pre ... , but rather a casual conversation with friends. If you don't really feel ... I made a video-thing! During the second snow day of the semester, I

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • February 23, 2017
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  How Albatross Fly Without Flapping Their Wings, And other Lore™️ I learned this semester.

  

  thought this was a really cool thing that I didn't know about before MIT ... didn’t want to waste its last few moments taking a picture of a common ... spotting one and I didn’t take a picture! They’re also only found in northern

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • January 10, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Mexico things my MISTI experience

  

  , for which (if you aren’t familiar) you can intern abroad in a foreign ... wasn't a difficult application - I think the hardest part for me was ... wasn't safe, or what; I mean, I guess it was in a less-upscale part of

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • August 10, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Open Sesame…Ring. RFID magic + a ring = wearable CharlieCards

  

  -- I made a point of eating at five Chipotle locations that I had not visited prior to this summer -- received a huge boost from 3D printing. As evidence, witness the burritob0t, one man's attempt to use technology and

  • by Emad T. '14
  • August 23, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Turkey Time MIT Admissions will be closed for the Thanksgiving holiday.

  

  mentioned MIT Thanksgiving tradition... Friday After Thanksgiving (F.A.T.) Chain Reaction What is the F.A.T. Chain Reaction? Better to see it -- take a look (from 2011): The F.A.T. Chain Reaction brings together

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 21, 2012
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  today is my birthday & i still don’t know who to become

  

  . I’m considering staying for a master’s degree. To decide is to walk ... i. The days wheeled past like a flock of starlings, and suddenly ... like a moment in time, sips away like a bottle of wine. Here I am

  • by Rona W. '23
  • September 6, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  Green Monsters

  

  , a device, an object, an idea or concept, a piece of music or art." Don't ... Championship Series. My friends and I had planned a West Wing season premiere ... your interviewer is. If you don't, you should call our office (617

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 21, 2004
• Blog / Admissions

  College Interviews a survival guide for the high school senior

  

  programs I couldn't miss? All a blur now, but I distinctly remember him ... traits that might not come through on a resume. If you are curious, don't ... email or a nice card. (It doesn't hurt!) And don't sweat it. The

  • by Connie H. '15
  • October 15, 2012
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Survey says… A LOT of freshmen report that they were leaders in high school!

  

  trouble, and cheer a lot at races. I don’t even know how I became captain. I ... A lot of comments from my last entry touched on the leadership topics ... . Thanks to those of you who read and commented! I then realized I shouldn’t

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • January 25, 2011