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  Early Action versus Regular Action Use this link when you get to the end of the post, you'll understand.

  

  -stop-shop for all EA questions you may have, let's see if I can do this. What is ... decide if you want to attend. Can I apply to more than one school early ... deferred and get in later, MIT can't afford to accept everybody EA so they

  • by Snively '11
  • June 15, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Class of 2009 Numbers

  

  In a recent post, I wrote, "Our yield was even higher than we ... , "Hmm...I know you can't tell us yet, but when you do, can you let ... (though preliminarily there are a few numbers I'm very excited about

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 31, 2005
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Ambulance! Ambulance! So I'm in this serious long-term relationship.

  

  It is four days into IAP and I have yet to sleep in my own bed. In fact, today was the first time I've been back in my dorm for more than ... or concerts - last spring I got in free at the Angels and Airwaves

  • by Jess K. '10
  • January 10, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Fun Times @ MIT (Pt. 1) Life's gotta be fun.

  

  quickly. Case in point: in the past two and a half years, I've learned the ... challenging semester yet. As a double major in Course 6-7 and 9, I'm taking the ... 't actually come in contact with since my senior year of high school. I'm going

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • February 4, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  Giant Cows Eat Venus; Earth Next Breaking apart and growing, fireworks, and a story

  

  post. And it’s real! I’m working on a low cost, high-risk project in the same lab I’ve been in for the past year. It’s extremely unlikely to ... into our backs at the end of every term and I didn't want to go out in a

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • July 25, 2012
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  The Rainbow Lounge Where the LGBT kids hang out.

  

  Back in the day (TM) when I was a prefrosh participating in the awesomeness that is Campus Preview Weekend, I noticed an event in my 500 page ... . (By the way, as you can tell from the number in the photo above, the

  • by Laura N. '09
  • February 23, 2009
• Blog / Athletics

  Refactored

  

  we all face in American education. I attended sessions on urban ... might be helpful for you in the future). Quick news update: I have ... the original name, you can check out this historical entry, where I amke

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 2, 2004
• Blog / Admissions

  BoA & Restricting

  

  , here's what I can tell you. We're not going to reject you because of the ... application. Also, I am not going to count the words in your essay. I have never ... say than what fits in 500 words. If that is you, I'd encourage you to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 25, 2004
• Blog / Admissions

  PSA: the app is live for freshman

  

  's the only one you will ever have. I believe in you. Good luck.   ... between things you can control and things you can't, and that where you

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 10, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Where did my Summer Go? Written 30,000 feet above the ground in a giant piece of metal

  

  So much has happened this summer. I mentioned in my last post, They Call Me Yankee, that I was spending my summer in Houston, Texas working ... , my friend Eric A. UH’15 and I explored Texas. We spent the weekend in

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • August 15, 2014
• Blog / How to Food

  concord market is finally here!!!!! feasting at MIT's on-campus grocery store

  

  The day I’ve been waiting for has finally arrived. For over 20 years ... -campus grocery store.[annotation note="The earliest mention of LaVerde's I could find was 1999, so who knows how long it had been around before it closed

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • March 21, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Wish I Joined the MIT 100K as a Freshman four years of this would've been great

  

  are getting involved). In my time with the team, I've learned so much ... I applied to be a student partner at several VC firms in the area ... getting immersed in startups. But I found that through the 100K I got

  • by Erick P. '17
  • November 8, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  Physics Prof. Peter Fisher on Conan A freshman physics professor helps the late night talk show host break a record. [with…

  

  wedding ring on his desk, trying to see for how long he can get it to spin ... noon in Room 26-152. And you can read online about his research with the ... feud with Stephen Colbert (resolved in a battle royale), a German disco

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 9, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Maker Faire 2011 cool people who make cool things

  

  Earth Solar. I've been out to Palo Alto / San Mateo in the past, but never ... see it. That said, there's one in New York in September, and I think ... On Friday I flew out to California to visit my friend Greg. Greg is

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 23, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Admitted Student Gatherings

  

  Hi! I’m Brenna Heintz, one of the Admissions Counselors here at MIT. Now that I’ve finally emerged from my first season of reading applications, I’m excited to start meeting all of you! Kim was kind enough to let

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • March 19, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  freshman spring in which today is the first day of spring

  

  in the differential equation, the system that is my life, and I am oh ... in IPA. Maybe that would be silly. (i'm uh... also not sure if people ... the road when we're not hosed. I'm not sure how to end this blog post

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • March 20, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT ‘10: Isaac Lozada Isaac Lozada comes from Texas to MIT.

  

  said. ''Now, I'm finally going where I want to be going.'' He'll live in ... how much they'll miss having him around. ''I've tried to prepare myself ... Elizabeth Lozada was in middle school in El Paso, she remembered hearing about

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 27, 2006
• Blog / Events

  5 days until Mystery Hunt

  

  home. In my next few entries leading up to the Mystery Hunt, I'll link to ... One of IAP's most exciting activities is the annual Mystery Hunt. In ... finding a coin hidden somewhere on campus. For a more in-depth description

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 9, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Iron Mask what i learned from MF DOOM

  

  off-guard was in that moment I finally realized everything I learned ... I knew what I was going to write about next. I was ready. I even had the draft saved in a folder outside of the vortex folder on my desktop

  • by kellen manning
  • January 2, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  Saturday Roadtrip Out on the open road.

  

  acrophobia and just general disappointment in the way ladders are built, I ... ready, but somehow, I can forgive myself. (I have a slight sweet tooth ... So this past Saturday, I set out on the open road with some of my

  • by Bryan
  • January 23, 2006