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• Blog / Admissions

  Next Big Mailing is out Choosing your email address, and more.

  

  doesn't really set in that they're an MIT student until they send their first email from their MIT account. This day is almost here! Because I ... username that you won't be embarrassed sharing with your professors. In

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 5, 2006
• Blog / Athletics

  Gettin’ Fancy Two formal events in two days?

  

  Abstract Ring Delivery is a time-honored tradition in which Massachusetts ... of emotions leads individuals to document their experience in odd ways ... Rachel R. ’16. Accompanying figures were digitized using an iPhone 4 camera

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • May 3, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Smaller than the eye can see but with the potential to change the world: nanotech!

  

  powerful. We'll have more power in the volume of a sugar cube than exists in ... nanotechnology, it’s quite understandable that many students are interested in studying the field in college. At a recent admitted student event (*shout out

  • by Melis A. '08
  • February 20, 2008
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Scootah Hockey a sport of tradition, friendship, and raw athleticism

  

  Hockey. Scootah Hockey, while rich in history and strategy, is a simple ... butt on in PE class. Each player was also gifted a weapon of pure magic ... resistance from our opponents, my teammates and I won 1 to 0. Afterwards, I

  • by Ellie F. '28
  • May 13, 2025
• Blog / About Decisions

  Just Desserts No metaphors here...

  

  not THAT bad. This craving is just strong enough to make you go off in ... treat that you could ever dream up was in this case, but one item ... it belongs in Plato’s theory of Forms; it exudes the very essence of

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • March 13, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Where’s My Stuff? Updates from the MyMIT Application Tracking System.

  

  the deadline? And in the same envelope? Am I in trouble? Let's take the last question first. No, you're not in trouble if your materials haven ... MIT may be wondering, where's my recommendation from Mr. Brown? How about

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 10, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Starting Over it feels like this every time but this time it's different

  

  -flung meeting in the rain. I want February 2020 frozen in amber. I want everything ... things this fall. I’ll be living on campus in Simmons with a handful of my ... ” them in any meaningful way. I will be experiencing the rowing team almost

  • by Alex M. '21
  • August 30, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  It’s the middle of November. Do YOU know where your Early Action application components are? How to tell if they are missing, and what to do about it

  

  have pretty reliable email delivery, but just in case some of you didn't get it, I'm reposting the email in its entirey below. This is also good ... documents to you via postal mail?No — it won't get here in time. I know

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 12, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  Off to Southeast Asia Even Admissions Officers get to take a vacation sometimes.

  

  Today, I leave for three weeks of vacation in Southeast Asia ... MIT in the comments section of their posts. I'm disappointed that I didn ... will be on August 12th. In the meantime, I'll probably be fighting off

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 20, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Got Questions? I have answers.

  

  Hey guys - sorry for not blogging in so long! I've been up to all ... . Specifically: finding a UROP for the summer (I'll be working in the Lang Lab ... MIT, I know that many of you are currently in the midst of choosing

  • by Paul B. '11
  • April 23, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Your Name in Flashing Lights Or maybe just mitadmissions.org

  

  in July -- just saying I think that's all -- hopefully, we'll hear ... Did you ever try to call in for radio shows? Ever want your five minutes of fame? Well here's your chance to be a blogger. Last year, I

  • by Bryan
  • April 1, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Laptop There should be a special place in hell for laptop thieves.

  

  has been thusfar unhelpful as usual in locating the perpetrators. These entries might take a lot longer than I thought. Gotta start over. Good thing I already turned in my thesis.

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • May 25, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Work, friends, sleep – pick three In which I manage time effectively.

  

  'd want something more than the above.) I'm blogging because in a true show ... . Yes, you read that correctly. I did two whole psets in just under five hours on a MONDAY. And I got to sleep by 1AM, and then I woke up in time

  • by Keri G. '10
  • October 23, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Nobel Prize Week An exciting time for research, both noble and ignoble.

  

  early to check the website and see if any MIT folks won. I have to be honest: I was bummed yesterday when Prof. Alan Guth '68 was again shut out for the Nobel in Physics; his work on the inflationary universe is

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 5, 2005
• Blog / Challenges

  Hospital State of Mind The things I hate about being stuck here

  

  I hate going to the hospital. Yes, hospitals help people. Most nurses and doctors are nice and have your best interest in mind. But hospitals can also drive you cRaZy. I'm in the hospital, and have been since

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • December 6, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  On being at college MIT, specifically.

  

  I live in Massachusetts. I am a freshman. I am in college. I go to MIT. Even though I have been repeating these phrases over and over in my ... ’t believe it! MIT is like this entirely new planet in which I am yet to

  • by Fiona M. '20
  • September 15, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  No Child Gets Ahead?

  

  There was an article in the New York Times yesterday about a topic that is very interesting to me (and you, I suspect): gifted education ... some of the nation's most successful magnet schools -- but I am glad that

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 27, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  I’m not swollen anymore!

  

  occupied for the balance of the summer. I have to say -- the weather in ... Okay, so I agree that it's been far too long since my last update. I've been dealing with work issues, and have been in California for the last

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • June 21, 2006
• Blog / Uncategorized

  ZigZag Episode 5 MIT's podcast has a new episode.

  

  can also view the first four episodes in the ZigZag archive. They would

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 20, 2006
• FAQ / First-year application

  Can my school use Naviance?

  We prefer that students use our MIT application portal detailed in our Letters of recommendation page; however, we also accept electronic ... -specific recommendation form. On the form, recommenders can indicate if they would like to