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  Meet the Admissions Officers: Alia Burton ‘05 Name: Alia Burton; Job title: Admissions Counselor; Hometown: Philadelphia, PA

  

  : interesting and brilliant people; students of every major can take nearly any class and do research in any department; "nerdiness" and quirkiness aren ... show through in your essay(s). Share your goals, interests and

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 28, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT ISEF Lunch

  

  Assistant Director of Admissions Matt McGann. I hope you can join us! MIT ISEF ... I've gotten a few search engine hits for "MIT ISEF Luncheon," so for ... . Majerle's has been named the "best lunch spot" in downtown Phoenix, and we

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 11, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  MIT Early Action Decisions Now Available Online

  

  in between. We can't wait to welcome them to campus to join the 4 ... with care, and it is final. I know this can be a difficult decision to ... available in the application portal. To check your decision, login to the

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 19, 2020
• Blog / About Decisions

  MIT EA Decisions To Be Posted Thursday, 12/14/17, at 6:28PM ET

  

  I've stopped watching this baby lion trying to roar long enough to ... online next Thursday, 12/14/17, at Tau Time (i.e. 6:28PM ET). To check your decision on the 14th, visit decisions.mit.edu and log in with your

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 7, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  Early Action this year I'm so impressed with our applicants

  

  background, and discover how you define yourself as a student and a person. I ... international students.   I had a great time this past November reading your applications for early action. Truly. I consider it a privilege to

  • by Kris Guay
  • December 19, 2012
• Blog / About Decisions

  Waitlist Decisions 2012

  

  As the May 1st reply date has passed, I know many people on the ... waitlist this year. This is the first time in the last seven years that we ... students this year for the Class of 2016. I know many of you have been

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • May 4, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Holmstrom, et al.

  

  to take in life, and how we should do things that we like, not ... On Friday, I attended a Undergraduate Economics Association ... about research he said, "The one thing all the sciences have in common is

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • February 24, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Guest Post: Taylor Pons from the First-Gen Program #FirstGenPride

  community what it is!   Hey there MIT Blogs! I’m Taylor, and I work in ... One of the coolest parts of my job is that I actually get to spend a ... calls) getting to know staff members who work at MIT in different roles

  • by DJ Rock
  • April 14, 2020
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Solar Eclipses and Bloggers bloggers around the country all watching the eclipse

  

  Earth. To someone standing on Earth, the Moon would cover the Sun. In a ... direct sunlight. The day becomes dark and you can see the stars. Some ... sun.   Elizabeth C. '13 and I watched the solar eclipse from

  • by Erick P. '17
  • August 22, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Walk of the Strandbeest "New life forms" with PVC skeletons march on the Media Lab

  

  new nature. I make skeletons that walk on the wind so they don't have to ... surviving the elements such as storm and water and eventually I want to put these animals out in herds on the beaches, so they will live their own

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • September 16, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  Scholarship Opportunity: Davidson Fellows A look at a scholarship worth up to $50,000, and some past MIT winners.

  

  Having read MIT applications for a long time now, I know that MIT applicants and students are quite a talented bunch. As such, I try to look out for good opportunities, and when one recently appeared in my inbox, I

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 30, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Someone saved my life tonight Survived my squalor, like a butterfly.

  

  in squalor, but Second Degree Squalor. Most times when people laugh I ... was currently in a state of 1.2 class squalor. That warning was all I ... DID YOU KNOW? In Burton-Conner, if you keep leaving your suite messy

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 12, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Just To Be Clear: We Don’t Do Legacy anatomy of a WTF in the WSJ

  

  , that “alumni relations” are “not considered.” And I can tell you, from ... from? After a little academic archaeology, this is what I found. In an ... meritocratic to its cultural core. In fact, I think if we tried to move towards

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 25, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Today’s Mailing Day For me this is a huge thing. You guys are my first MIT class, which…

  

  . In fact, joking aside in the previous thread, I honestly don't know yet who got in - with rare exception, I couldn't bring myself to look ... Waited until midnight so I could post on the 11th officially (EST

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 11, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  Mind the Gap (again) About deferring admission for a year, also known as a gap year.

  

  I'm currently in Indianapolis, busy with the Intel International ... when I get a chance, but in the meantime, this is a good time to talk ... year. In the interests of time, I'm going to reprint an entry (edited

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 12, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Avoiding moonlight on an empty stomach Late-night snack cravings lead me underground on meandering routes to Massachusetts Avenue.

  

  route -- can you find the buildings?) Ready? Let's go! In that door ... -worker were mingling in front of another Nestle frozen novelty dispenser as I ... basement in the middle of the night, I moved to the side and acted like I was

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • September 11, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Some summer pictures

  

  Switzerland, so I'll be doing that gradually (I have lots of pictures), mixed in ... that I was an MIT student definitely helped me get hired. I arrived in ... construction outside my window. On one of my first days in Lausanne, I visited

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • September 24, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Challenge of Public Health Sometimes science and engineering only come so far.

  

  refused to go away. I remembered that in middle school, copayments for each ... Now with my internship going into its 8th week, I figured I should write something about what I'm doing. =p This really has nothing to do

  • by Chris S. '11
  • August 4, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT ‘10s in the news A series of newspaper articles about incoming MIT freshmen.

  

  Over the next week (or so), I'll be publishing newspaper articles I ... 'll start with an article about the awesome Eletha Flores, and I've got about a week's worth to follow. At the conclusion of this series, I plan to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 26, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Dorm Rush and Hall Rush

  

  then there was Hall Rush (or In-House Rush...I guess if you're in, say ... Harvey will care that I bled on the 'S'?" I carved out the letters in "East Campus" in the picture below. I also managed to stab myself in the hand

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • September 2, 2005