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  FAQ: Waitlist answers to your questions

  

  many people are on the waitlist? We offered approximately 3% of ... from the waitlist? For example, if someone from state X or major Y ... , 2014. Next, be sure to enroll in a college/university by May 1. You

  • by Kris Guay
  • March 15, 2014
• Blog / About Decisions

  FAQ: Waitlist If you have questions about being on the waitlist, read this first.

  

  waitlist ranked? No. How many people are on the waitlist? We offered ... from the waitlist? For example, if someone from state X or major Y ... , 2013. Next, be sure to enroll in a college/university by May 1. You

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 15, 2013
• Blog / About Decisions

  Waitlist FAQ Some answers for students offered a place on the waitlist.

  

  . How many people are on the waitlist? We offered between 800 ... you admit from the waitlist? For example, if someone from state X or ... , 2012. Next, be sure to enroll in a college/university by May 1. You

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 15, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Talking about a difficult subject Answering an FAQ.

  

  Kay is professor and chair of the psychiatry at Wright State University’s ... Yale and Cornell Universities are rightfully cause for shock and sadness ... issues in perspective. While universities are seeing larger numbers of

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 10, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  On taking a ‘Gap Year’ Consider taking a year before entering college.

  

  continued schooling at a high school or university other than MIT). Come up ... into one of the best, most stimulating and resource-rich universities in ... required. The University of Chicago says it will grant deferrals for almost

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 21, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  Consider a Gap Year Deferring enrollment is an option you may want to consider.

  

  one of the best, most stimulating and resource-rich universities in the ... required. The University of Chicago says it will grant deferrals for almost ... the University of Chicago (and many other schools), we're happy to grant

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 1, 2007
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Two Truths and a Lie Because we all definitely love playing icebreakers

  

  MIT has to offer, things can and do go wrong.  It’s a law that holds ... , which states that "anything that can go wrong, will go wrong."  Luckily, there is a much lesser known law which states that "every bad thing that

  • by Erick P. '17
  • September 17, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  wayfaring a pile of stuff that's happening

  

  necessarily offering clarification or description of any kind. Like a medieval ... of the expanding universe is revealed through cataloging Right: to the ... can be stated as follows: there is often a tendency to see technical

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 28, 2016
• Blog / Events

  17 Days "Hey baby, I motion for an one-on-one unmoderated caucus!"

  

  weekend in the White Mountains. The PE course offering at MIT is incredibly ... your Swim Test offered in the beginning of the year, and it basically ... . The conference is hosted by the University of Pennsylvania in

  • by Chris S. '11
  • November 12, 2007
• Blog / Events

  #NoBanNoWall

  

  the United States is already having an impact on members of our ... affected. We are working closely with them to offer every support we can. We ... United States. We write now with an important update and with new guidance

  • by Allan K. '17
  • January 29, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My Major, Course 6-9 computation and cognition

  

  myself at a local university, working in a neuroscience lab through a high ... many different universities to see what kinds of programs and ... university's general approach to accommodating students who were undecided or

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • August 28, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW Is Here! Welcome to MIT.

  

  I got out at Logan airport, and I immediately entered a state of utter ... state of social awkwardness as here were some of the people I’d be ... left my town that was 80 degrees with 100% humidity in Florida, and I

  • by Jack-William B. '21
  • April 12, 2018
• Blog / About Decisions

  what we mean when we say the people why we like “the people”

  

  , personalities, and backgrounds that MIT offers. One can argue that the people as a ... , compared to people I met at other universities, are more passionate about ... 't think that would've happened if I went to another university (my friends

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • April 25, 2023
• Blog / Challenges

  The Gender Problem Reflections on a year of Silicon Valley upheavals and confused HR departments.

  

  (Ariel S. ‘18 at University of Michigan) at an external team that was not ... . The effect is striking. One article stated, “100% of the women who have ... . The case of Patagonia is also in stark contrast to the United States

  • by Selam G. '18
  • July 8, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Jaden Smith was in my 3.091 lecture!!

  

  How Can Mirrors Be Real If Our Eyes Aren’t Real

  • by Fiona M. '20
  • September 11, 2017
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Trans-Consciousness Messaging Protocol! Of course I can't resist. Who do you think I am?!

  

  For those of you who haven't seen today's xkcd comic, I'm putting it here, because it seems all too fitting for the state of our comment pages. ...what, you don't think it applies? (I do have a huge post coming up. This

  • by Keri G. '10
  • May 28, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  grad school vs. undergrad should you MEng?

  

  at a company in exchange for that company funding your degree. I TA an ... misconception about how the MEng funding works, but as stated above, most MEngs ... financially feasible for students to pursue the degree. Social life is

  • by Rona W. '23
  • December 9, 2023
• Blog / Events

  Revolution Some really cool things are happening in Boston

  

  being offered to meet the caloric intake of every student on campus. Plus ... that would, or could, happen at any other university. But after thinking ... . For instance, the United States was built on the principle that the

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • September 12, 2015
• Blog / About Decisions

  On taking a ‘Gap Year’ Consider deferring college for a year.

  

  into one of the best, most stimulating and resource-rich universities in ... University of Chicago says it will grant deferrals for almost any reason as ... for school. Many programs offer scholarships or compensation for labor

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 4, 2008
• FAQ / Transfer

  Does MIT offer transfer credit?

  offered at your institution to those offered at MIT with the MIT Bulletin (course and degree catalog). The bulletin provides a comprehensive