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• Blog / Admissions

  Early Action Interview Deadline Approaching! It's time for applicants to contact their local MIT representative.

  

  recommendations for the interview, which I think are pretty good: Review the ways in ... application and what you can tell us in the essays. Think about why you are ... are conducted in your home area (not on MIT's campus) by an MIT alum, a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 11, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Early Action Updates With one week until the deadline, answers to frequently asked questions.

  

  deadline, you should still contact your interviewer ASAP in case your EC can ... in mid-December. I hope this is helpful. Best wishes as you finish ... ) deadline, November 1. I'd like to use this entry to answer some of the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 25, 2011
• Blog / Residential Life

  What’s Happening at McCormick? Guest Post by MC^2's REX Chairs

  

  there so much they moved in early to hang out with you guys!  They can tell you stories of what living in McCormick is really like because it ... ?  That event is probably a sneak peak into how the residents have fun with

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • August 27, 2019
• Blog / Events

  The REX That Was a review of the most recent confusion

  

  Today is Reg Day, i.e. Registration Day, when MIT students make ... Cultures, which I'm teaching this fall. Later this afternoon, I'll be meeting ... , which is part of how housing is assigned. According to MIT's Dormitory

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 6, 2016
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Surprise! Long time no see!

  

  , and a nice walk back from dinner, we ended up back at the dorm and I checked my mail. A postcard! We read it, I showed it to Laura, and then part of her head exploded because she couldn't figure out how I, and only

  • by Snively '11
  • August 29, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Dell-icious. MIT students and the Dell Social Innovation Competition

  

  cooperation between NGOs. Having just been to India, I can tell you that it ... , Sneha ^.^), I can stalk NGOs instead =P Just kidding - mostly, it'll just ... About a month and a half ago, I received an email from Sneha '13

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • February 15, 2011
• Blog / Residential Life

  All the 2019 i3 videos megapost your annual Interactive Introduction to the Institute

  

  (I3) videos, which are produced by students to show off their life and culture of their residence halls. In the '90s and early '00s, these were ... Tube/Vimeo/etc they are now posted online, so I thought I would embed them below for

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 30, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  Rocky Mountain Round-Up The latest from my travels in Utah, Colorado, and New Mexico.

  

  Currently, I'm in the middle of a week-long Admissions trip to Utah ... in Salt Lake City. I decided I'd take in the sights before my meetings ... Square to see the Mormon Temple. While in Temple Square, I also ate lunch

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 29, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Chang Ning District, Shanghai 上海，长宁区

  

  kind of works on my phone, and since I have the VPN I can access ... products). We (my mom and I) arrived in Shanghai last night. Today (June 3rd ... choice in going back to China. But I felt a pang of both regret and longing

  • by Selam G. '18
  • June 4, 2016
• FAQ / First-year application

  Can I get a copy of MIT Facts?

  MIT Facts is a pocket-sized compendium of essential facts about the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Unfortunately, we don't mail the booklets, but you can find it online!
• Blog / Academics & Research

  To D or not to D? MIT's Design Lab is tempting me.

  

  I included this picture in a previous blog. I was tired of working ... took in the Fall of 2007 about Development. It's also known as D-Lab I ... created a bicycle ambulance for use in rural areas. Can we modify this

  • by Kim D. '09
  • February 17, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Semester Reflections

  

  how he tried waving at Danny, and thought I was rude (for not waving ... at MIT (and even any of our years in K-12), in that we only took ONE ... and Engineering) is extremely flexible! So as opposed to in K-12, when

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • June 5, 2018
• FAQ / First-year application

  Can I include a portfolio with my application?

  Yes, you’re welcome to include a portfolio. Visual artists, makers, performing artists, and researchers may send portfolios for review by MIT staff or faculty through Slideroom. Detailed instructions for submitting portfolios is…
• Blog / MIT Life

  GTL the secret to a successful summer

  

  Daiso Japan in Berkeley sells these for 1.50. I imagine they work ... and talking and pointing all at the same time... I can't say it's been ... a recipe for my amazing summer, I could only tell you what I

  • by Connie H. '15
  • August 4, 2012
• Blog / Uncategorized

  tote bag tour i have so many things to carry

  

  I don’t know how it started exactly–a nice lug of canvas here, a ... hide no longer–I was in it for good, and I wasn’t going to stop. And that ... of a place or event I've been to. I think it's nice how they come with

  • by Gloria Z. '26
  • May 2, 2024
• Blog / MIT Life

  Did you know about this? This is big.

  

  voting for the first time. In 2004, I'd worked as an election official, on ... also all had their shot, and knowing in my head who I would have voted ... wonder how much your vote is weighted in the general election? Well

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • September 29, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I Ended Up Working for a Reality TV Show

  

  campaign. I was called up on a random night in October by my friend Sathya ... the homeless that he and his friends were doing. I joined and that's how ... in between all of my other commitments. Since I was travelling a lot

  • by Erick P. '17
  • August 5, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  What pretty hair… This entry is about my dorm, hair dye, pork dumplings, and, of course, Alain Boublil.

  

  blog this!" Well, I can't argue with that. Luckily, I had my camera phone ... engineering ingenuity and wrapped his head in toilet paper. I'm sure they ... Joe mentioned Les Mis in his comment for my last entry, I thought I

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 7, 2005
• FAQ / Academics and research

  Can I join the IDEAS Social Innovation Challenge?

  One of the highlights of MIT’s yearly academic challenges and competitions, the IDEAS Social Innovation Challenge, connects students with the passion and talent to improve the world with the experience…
• FAQ / First-year application

  What if I’m having a hard time completing the recommendation requirement?

  you may have had in getting your letters. One thing that teachers can ... these letters from the people who know you best and can advocate most ... recently or in the most advanced coursework. While we strongly prefer letters