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Blog / About Decisions
I am an MIT Admissions Officer, AMA you know the drill
'll pop in and out as I can to answer whatever gets posted. ... comments and answer them in the blogs. That was pre-Disqus, and I think ... else, or just talk amongst yourselves in the open thread below. I've got -
Blog / Academics & Research
Fredventure, Part 2 Hearing Amazônia
’t understand how the researchers there can stand working in that room all day ... us the theatre would be pink, I imagined a muted pink that blends in ... . (Unfortunately, this included a cupuaçu dessert pizza, but I suppose you can’t win -
Blog / Extracurriculars
Teaching at MIT we live and we learn and we teach
. Each opportunity was different from the others in how many hours I spent ... reflecting on how I've spent my time outside of class. Of the various activities I have tried here at MIT, teaching has stood out because of how it -
FAQ / Prepare for MIT
Will I receive AP/IB college credit?
on the ASE as your grade in the class; if you do poorly you can simply ... is commonly available in high school. However, many of our students ... challenged themselves in high school and have taken advantage of their -
Blog / Announcements
We are reinstating our SAT/ACT requirement for future admissions cycles in order to help us continue to build a diverse and talented MIT
below — and in a separate conversation with MIT News today — I ... highlighted in transparent red, you can hover over it on desktop (or tap, on ... efforts to understand how we can best evaluate academic readiness for all -
Blog / Admissions
Nance Nance Revolution! (+ My CPW Recap) New art and new memories.
perfect fit for MIT and I can't wait to see you as a freshman this fall ... cannot express how pleased I was to gaze upon the MIT family and see a ... and see MIT in all of its glory. We finished off the evening with what I -
Blog / MIT Life
On abnormality
this entry to a small subset of the ways in which I am either unique (if ... graphs. If it can be made into an Excel spreadsheet, I have not only made ... stored it in my Athena locker. One of my more notorious quirks is that I -
Blog / Academics & Research
See, I Am! (CI-M) Communication-intensive economics research. (If that sentence doesn't make you want to read this entry, I…
See, I am here! Sorry for the gap in my posting. My CI-M (TLA!! Sam ... CI classes in your major: CI-Ms. I invite you to join me on this ... 'm being totally honest, though, when I say how rewarding this project was. I -
Blog / MIT Life
Tales From Turning Twenty They range from "a little peculiar" to "utterly bizarre."
Nov 3: I ended up in an ambulance, then at Cambridge Hospital, then ... weird. 4. Tuesday Nov 6: I voted in the presidential election for the ... . Turned 20 at 7am. Half an hour after turning 20, I was in an office -
Blog / Miscellaneous
Quick Update My neighbors are celebrating by firing guns in the air which is not conducive to…
New year's eve here in Karachi. Assault rifle fire is really loud. I can hear the pings of bullets landing in the street. As long as the electricity is flowing and the guns are shooting, I'll be awake in the basement -
Blog / Miscellaneous
An Enigma Wrapped In A Riddle A prize will go to the first person to unwrap this mystery.
in the neighborhood, I can speak with some certainty that he is not ... constructing this "structure" in his front yard. I know that many of you are ... applications and I promise you that no one will be harmed! Take a moment to -
Blog / Art, Literature, Music
nth Annual Concert in Bad Taste We are the mooninites..
can find a list of the topics that they made fun of (all in jest, of ... toilet paper across 10-250. Why in the world would someone do such a thing ... nth annual concert in Bad Taste. Basically, they make fun of everything -
Blog / Admissions
Some recommendations about recommendations Some things to think about as you look for letters from teachers.
) -- I hope that you have already asked your teachers if they can write a ... -- teachers in this country are seriously overworked and underpaid; I hope you ... still have them write you a recommendation. They can write in their native -
Blog / Admissions
Rebound Rumble! Another year, another FIRST Robotics Competition!
conveniently landed on my last day in Kansas and I was able to visit my old team ... a message on how the balance of these three can make or break an ... One of the defining experiences of my 3 years in high school(we had a -
Blog / Admissions
RA Selection Day 7
undergraduate who says she's been interested in astronomy for "as long as I can ... As selection continues, I wore my blue & gold tie that I bought in Richmond, VA. I had lunch again at the Steam Cafe, which is turning -
Blog / Events
I Feel Cool Welcome to MIT, Mr. Gates!
I had a quick, whispered conversation in the audience: Ranjeetha ... does it feel like to be one of the richest people in the world?' I'm way ... academic question, and then - "So I'm curious...how does being such a rich -
Blog / MIT Life
No Flip Flops The original title of this entry was "YakTrax."
flops are my shoeware of choice, even I have to give in at some point and ... learned a bit about winter fashion, and how to dress appropriately. I was ... So how does a boy from Texas survive the oftentimes harsh winters of -
Blog / Athletics
Sailing Spring Break a trip to Charleston and why the sailing team is awesome
My spring break consisted of some of the things I love most in this ... . (PS the airport was super cool and I saw a Dreamlifter in real life and ... , the sailing team goes to the College of Charleston in South Carolina for -
Blog / Admissions
International Admissions Conference My review of the annual OACAC conference.
we do in admissions, and what we can do to improve our process. One ... -provoking conference. Thursday through Sunday, I was in St. Louis for the annual ... collegial idea-sharing, I've returned with some thoughts on how to improve our