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  Early Action this year I'm so impressed with our applicants

  

  Action applications than ever this year, 6,541 to be exact. Just as in ... talents in music and art, their athletic prowess, their love for the quirky, their various interests in cooking, origami, computer programming

  • by Kris Guay
  • December 19, 2012
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  The Infinite Corridor, set alight or, why dozens of people were crammed into a tiny stairwell at 4:19:53 PM EST

  

  sun sets and aligns with the window in Lobby 7, sending light blazing ... MIThenge, after Stonehenge in England, and not to be confused with "Mitt hedges", which was a commonly used debate tactic in the 2012 United States

  • by Michael C. '16
  • November 10, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  The last few days of summer I think I spent them well.

  

  wedding, and the advising, and the teaching (I really did) - but in my ... stuff, so I schedule it in. Essentially: there are no empty calendar days ... : white. I could wake up in the morning and think: "what do I feel like doing

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 6, 2012
• Blog / Events

  FUP!!! I spent my first official week at MIT as a FUPPER!!

  

  at MIT a week early to participate in FUP, or the MIT Freshman Urban ... on familiarization with MIT public service through participation in ... that it's possible to participate in community service at MIT.  One of

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • August 29, 2012
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Vlogging, Tweets, and a Riddle The sum of three cats is a dog. Explain.

  

  two solutions. Here’s a huge hint, in black text on black background, so ... and normal in my blog posts; at the same time, a high school friend ... should be fascinating for at least the first week. My tweets are below in

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • August 21, 2012
• Blog / About Decisions

  Remember, Remember, the 17th of December… things that happened

  

  There has been some discussion on CollegeConfidential and in the ... -than-air flight in the Wright Flyer at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. 1935 – First ... Roasting on an Open Fire", airs in the United States. 2003 – Space

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 16, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Important EA Processing Update! read this if your application is incomplete

  

  should show up in MyMIT. A few moments ago, we emailed everyone who applied Early Action and who was missing an evaluation or transcript in our ... College Board to go directly to MIT, we will receive them in time for

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 15, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Our homework is to go camping on a school night...!

  

  structure has to provide sleeping area for the 10 people in our class and provide shelter in rain or shine be designed and built in one week And ... there'd be 10 beds in total. -- Before the entire process began, our

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • October 25, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Our favoirte applicaiton spellnig errers If this title bothers you - or more importantly, if it doesn't - you should…

  

  once - there is an iterative process in which many applications are seen several times by various committees. In other words, an application is ... when students write that they received an A in Engish instead of English

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • October 21, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Welcome MIT Class of 2015 This week, the new freshmen arrive on campus!

  

  students who have served in the armed forces and students who have spent the last year in religious service. The class includes students who did the ... was one of the latter, back in the day). The class includes students

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 22, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Angular Velocity Saved My Life bikes and bullet time

  

  Bridge:     When I bike back home in the afternoon, I have ... ; Usually, I'm biking home in the sweet spot of post-rush hour and pre ... my right, when all of a sudden a big green sedan is cutting right in

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 19, 2011
• Blog / Extracurriculars

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

  

  in time to head back to Boston/MIT for the summer :) This is where I ... shortened my name to "H," lol. I started working in this lab just over a month ... CK-MIT Counselor Team Ahhh, so many memories :) In case any of you

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

  Marathon Monday A Boston institution.

  

  Yesterday was the third Monday in April, meaning it’s Patriots’ Day (a holiday celebrated almost exclusively in Massachusetts and Maine). The third day in a four-day weekend, it also marks what has been a

  • by Elijah T. '11
  • April 19, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

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

  

  examples of a cappella.) Kim actually used to be in the Chorallaries, and I used to be in the Logs (back in our undergrad days). These are, of ... cappella groups), Fri 6-8pm in 10-250 - Wind Ensemble and Festival Jazz

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • April 6, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Giving Back (Guest Entry) Guest Entry by Kenny '13

  

  friends here at MIT who take care of me in times of ups and downs; there is ... sophomore here for Physics and Computer Science. In addition to academics, I ... community in a brand new way. I've taken this opportunity with my brotherhood

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • April 5, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Pulse 2011 [by Nathan Kipniss '14] A lot of talent under one roof!

  

  learned in person. Videos are one thing, but attending a live performance is another. While some of the energy translated in the videos, all of the energy came through in Rambax’s performance. I loved that spoken

  • by ARTalk
  • March 3, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Blogographical Biography ...although whatever 'blogographical' means, I somehow doubt it applies to a blog containing graphs.

  

  coding in history class...instead of playing Starcraft FIRST Robotics and ... In spirit, not much has changed over the last three years. Hi. I ... optimization. I live in East Campus with a ginger cat named Reese, who takes his

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • February 9, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  About MIT Recommendation Letters Some helpful tips and guidelines for your teacher letters.

  

  At MIT, we require all applicants to send in two letters of ... -- teachers in this country are seriously overworked and underpaid; I hope you ... face-to-face time alone with each teacher to ask them in person to write

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 16, 2010
• Blog / Events

  Weekend Off What happens to an MIT student when the firehose gets turned off temporarily?

  

  in time to start warming up. The funny thing is that a “weekend off ... Genetics test. In my book, that’s a win. This was turning out to be the ... Mentoring Social! You were probably wondering how I was going to tie this in

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • October 12, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Get It Done Keep On Keeping "On"

  

  in the forgotten mists of 2004, I was editing the newspaper, the lead in a play, and organizing a student rock concert to raise money for the memorial fund of a classmate who died in a car wreck - and oh yeah, applying

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 10, 2010