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• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Waitlisted

  

  students in the coming weeks and months - about how our process works, what you need to do if you are still interested in MIT, and so forth. In the ... This year well over 18,000 students applied to MIT, the most in our

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Solicitation You've got questions. I'll have answers tomorrow night.

  

  thing that's happened to me in the last few days is that Adam and I went ... . In my defense, I'll say that I'm a lot less of a drama queen than I was in high school... although objectively I suppose there was nowhere to

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 15, 2006
• Blog / Hacks

  Just a little hack… You never know what you'll see on your way to class

  

  Just a quick little footage of a hack I found this morning in Lobby 7. Sorry for the bad quality, I just took out my Blackberry and shot it!

  • by Celena C. '12
  • September 13, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  A short entry about dorm awesomeness

  

  You know what's awesome about dorms? There's a lot of people in them. A lot of people who use iTunes. What happens when you have a lot of people using iTunes on the same WiFi network? Shared libraries! So many

  • by Snively '11
  • November 18, 2009
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Rome! Gelato, Saint Peter's Basilica, and Vespas for an entire week.

  

  In about 6 hours, I'll be boarding a plane and going to... ROME! Seeing as I haven't packed or exchanged money yet, this blog entry will have to stay short but look out for entries live from the capitol of the

  • by Bryan
  • March 25, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Moment of Truth

  

  Decisions are in the mail and ready to be viewed online. I'm really excited myself, and I've known my decision for a year and a half. =) Best of luck to everyone!

  • by Laura N. '09
  • March 18, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Superbowl Discuss.

  

  I am currently a bit overwhelmed with work & application reading, but I'll return next week with the next Q&A and other new content. In the meantime... Superbowl: discuss. Who are you pulling for? Who

  • by Ben Jones
  • February 2, 2006
• Blog / How to Human

  Batman Picks a Username learn from him.

  

  Trouble thinking up a good Kerberos username? Take some hints from Batman.

  • by Erick P. '17
  • May 8, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  HS Juniors/Sophomores: Upcoming MIT Events MIT will have events with Yale and Brown Universities in Southern California and the Mid-Atlantic…

  

  road with Brown & Yale Universities for meetings in Southern California and the Mid-Atlantic states. Details can be found here ... sophomores and juniors to hear from three great universities all in one place

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 18, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  D-Lab Food Fest A week on $2 a day, followed by a meal from around the world

  

  Sorry, I am a bit swamped for the next couple of days with some 14.05: Macroeconomics work. As soon as I can, I will write an entry on the delicious D-Lab Food Fest, and my week of living on $2 a day that preceeded it

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • November 7, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Taste of the Middle Ages

  

  Cooking." You can read more about it here (MIT News Office) I'm very sorry I missed it -- it looks delicious. I'll have to settle for visiting

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • January 20, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Trouble with External Validation Which came first? The admit or the awesome...

  

  , while for others it has just begun. In the admissions office, we are ... me to explain. In a selective, competitive, holistic, merit ... student who is highly proficient in math and science. We say great! Show me

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • January 9, 2012
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Lewis Music Library Tra la la

  

  Instead of writing only about student life, I'm gonna try to write ... film Meet the Parents, geniuses choose the color green. In addition to ... disc players, and DVD players. No, you can’t reserve this floor for your

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • September 15, 2004
• Blog / MIT Life

  My Stomach Overrides All Priorities culinary procrastination

  

  in my browser to do just that, I was seized by the sudden necessity to ... pinned right in front of my workstation just in case I forget trivialities ... If there's one thing I am utterly terrible at, it is prioritizing. My

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • August 22, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  done done done end-of-semester happiness

  

  junior year. i haven't blogged in a while, so i thought i'd write up a post ... the first time in recent memory, i don't feel burned out at the end of ... again :~) as i've mentioned before, i took cms.307 with junot díaz in the

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • May 24, 2017
• Blog / MIT Life

  Happy Thanksgiving! Happy Thanksgiving!

  

  So I'm about to cook a turkey for the first time in my life, but before I foray out into the world of basting and boiling, I wanted to wish a Happy Thanksgiving to you all. And just remember had it been for

  • by Bryan
  • November 24, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  deconstruction end-of-semester atmospheres

  

  was booked all morning so i scheduled an appointment at 3:15 in the ... , shopping and eating lunch. i saw the verizon employees on strike in front of ... wilson essay on reconstruction while i was in the waiting room (it

  • by Allan K. '17
  • May 17, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  Bienvenidos a Miami Updates from South Florida.

  

  Yesterday, I held a Central Meeting in South Miami, Florida. We were ... have never wept in front of a crowd before, but yesterday I did get ... , thank you. In the middle of each meeting, I introduce the local

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 12, 2005
• FAQ / Transfer

  Does MIT offer fee waivers for transfer applicants?

  Fee waivers are available for all applicants, domestic and international. You can request one in the Fee Waiver Request section of the application. MIT offers need-blind admissions, so requesting a fee waiver won
• FAQ / Life and culture

  What does “drinking from a fire hose” mean?

  coursework can leave students feeling hosed. So it's only fair that students must pass a swim test in order to graduate!