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Blog / About Decisions
What I Have Learned From The Early Decision Process At MIT Here are some of the things that impressed me.
great ways that you spend your free time. (Although, I do wish all of you ... to know that you love this stuff. Some of you have been doing things ... said, "Let's Get it Started in Here". (DISCLAIMER: Do not assume that you -
Blog / Academics & Research
The Search Continues On the internship search and deciding what I want to do with my life.
interview at 3.45 PM. Now do keep in mind that I went to sleep at about 4 am ... to do with my summer. Last year, I started off my search a little late ... of logistical issues like housing, etc. So how do I go about finding a -
Blog / Academics & Research
Professor quotes The spurious wisdom and even more spurious wit of MIT professors.
minus sign. Please do not do this unless you wish to find minus signs on ... ! [Class groans.] Come on, what else is there to do in bed?" 9.04, Neural ... , fall 2004. Professor Jianzhu Chen: "How do you identify which peptides -
Blog / Art, Literature, Music
Glass Flowers A trip to Harvard to see the glass flowers (8 pictures)
collection, not gonna lie. Obviously, we didn't do our research, since we each -
Blog / MIT Life
I’m a driver, I’m a winner Things are gonna change, I can feel it.
doing now that I've won this most presitigious of awards? Sitting in lab -
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 is a wonderful time of year; the air is crisp, the foliage is exploding -
Blog / Miscellaneous
4 8 15 16 23 42 If you already know what those numbers mean, this entry is for you.
peeps come up with. In the meantime, do you think the numbers are -
Blog / MIT Life
Chicken with my head cut off What I've been up to since last Friday. In case you want the Cliff's Notes…
think that at other schools, maybe athletes don't have to do silly things ... sore and threw my neck out of whack trying to do this (as the one on the ... before I graduate... basically this means I have a lot to do in a very -
Blog / Admissions
September Questions Omnibus 2 Questions Omnibus is the place to come for "official" answers!
journey. We do our best to make it worth your while, including staying after ... . How do the 2 programs (RSI and KVPY) compare in terms of chances for ... Picture? ALso, do you accept optional references and some projects I have -
Blog / About Decisions
You Make The Call So you think you've got what it takes to admit the Class of 2010 to…
selective college or university? How hard can it be? All you need to do is ... the class. ADMISSIONS 101 Can they do the work here? Will they thrive academically? Do their grades and scores support this? If you answered yes to all -
Blog / Admissions
MIT Regional Meetings begin Texas, Puerto Rico, and Florida are first up.
do!), you'll be able to check your name and go in; if you haven't, we ... discussed. How do you apply for financial aid? Should you apply for it? What ... open Q&A. We'll take as many questions as we can and do our best to -
Blog / Admissions
Testing requirements FAQ We've been getting a lot of questions about our testing requirements; here are the answers.
testing requirements FAQ. I hope it is helpful! Q. Do you prefer the SAT or ... 't English. What are my testing options? A. You have two options. You may do ... an international student, do I have to take the TOEFL? A. No, we do -
Blog / MIT Life
Summertime and the living is slightly less difficult than usual MIT = Masochists in Training
to write essays about what you do in your free time -- they really don ... crazy because I really like what I'm doing, and I like it when my hard ... body is whining about the mountains of work we have to do; some -
Blog / Miscellaneous
I started a joke… ...that started the whole world crying.
this puppy by adding 25 to both sides." "Let's do a rigorous proof of the -
Blog / Admissions
As The Saying About Assumptions Goes… Assume = Ass + U + Me.
the fact that today's society pressures applicants into doing things ... activity. Do you think I'm overreacting to have found this a bit appalling? I ... we do not make assumptions. Maybe it's because we believe so strongly -
Blog / MIT History & Culture
Sam Videos Hurry, read this entry before Sam comes back from Maine and forces me to delete…
Allow me to combine Bryan's impressive video posting initiative with Sam's undeniable nerdiness and my own insatiable appetite to document ridiculous things my friends do. Here are two videos from freshman year that -
Blog / Admissions
Summertime I am often asked what we admissions officers do during the summer. Frequently, people assume…
I am often asked what we admissions officers do during the summer ... students do. But that's not the case; admissions is a year-round job, and while we're not doing any admitting over the summer, there is still a lot -
Blog / Admissions
EA Letters Are In The Mail You are an incredible group of people, both academically and personally.
room in the Institute for all of you, I really do. I'm off to enjoy a -
FAQ / Transfer
Can I apply if I’ve completed more than 2.5 years of college?
your institution, we will consider it a semester. We do not include any