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

  

  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 ... . Kahlenberg said about why legacy admissions are bad. I personally would not

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 25, 2012
• Blog / How to Food

  kitchen nightmares bugs and toasters and explosions, oh my!

  

  I called my mother. "Mom," I said, panicking. "There are bugs in our ... . Turns out it was my toaster! I just had no idea it was there in the first ... way. I think Selena was in a sorority recruitment event.) So, like, don

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • November 5, 2020
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  MIT and the SAA HOORAY FOR ACRONYMS

  

  hard kicks in the face. (Remind me to tell you about how I failed my swim ... AM. Since I have the worst luck in the world, I had a serious case of ... means and how to change it if necessary. Wait, am I talking about brains

  • by Keri G. '10
  • April 28, 2010
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Inside/Outside words/pictures; I really don't know what to put here... haha

  

  Wow so …….... I’ve been MIA for a whiiile. In the past 2 months – which is an eternity in cyberspace (sorry ‚òπ), I: * Finished 1st year ... in all the sports championships I care about (or in the case of the

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • July 5, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Back to work

  

  that it would be a bad way to get where I'm going in transportation, but ... students and faculty in various departments, and I've decided that my best ... want to make that my minor, with a major in management, but I'm going to

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • April 10, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Deferred Students Update Some Q&A for deferred students.

  

  .] Should I send in extra materials? The only thing we ask that you send in is ... through the time we mail regular action decisions in mid-March. Should I ... admissions to find out The Reason why I was deferred? If you call in, we will

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 18, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT ‘10: Eletha Flores The awesome Eletha Flores '10.

  

  in its District regional competition. "I always wanted to go to MIT. MIT was my dream since I was a freshman. I would make up passwords to my ... 's like an Oscar. That would be amazing if I were chosen for it, but it's OK

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

  Kickoff! and away we go...

  

  on behalf of MIT Admissions. I'll explain how FIRST and KC are ... a soldering iron but how to interact with others in the spirit of ... song? First, when it dropped in 2004, I was a subteam captain and the

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • January 12, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Davidson Fellows scholarship program A great scholarship opportunity from the wonderful folks at the Davidson Institute for Talent Development.

  

  From reading your applications, I know that many of you would be very ... creation in the fields of Science, Mathematics, Technology, Music, Literature ... permanent resident, live in the US, and not have your 18th birthday before

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 1, 2007
• Blog / About Decisions

  For Deferred Students Some advice and answers.

  

  .] Should I send in extra materials? The only thing we ask that you send in is ... through the time we mail regular action decisions in mid-March. Should I ... I was deferred? If you call in, we will not be able to tell you "the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 17, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  January Blues living alone, daily grind, angsty music

  

  was playing as it occurred to me that i have no friends in this city ... fear: spending my life like i am this month, in a bubble of people who ... reading americanah. everyone in the book is a caricature and i love it. a

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • January 16, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Combining the Arts and the Sciences Some of the best science writing is happening at MIT. Find out how to get…

  

  science journalist. I went there just to get a feel for what a career in ... . I chose to concentrate in Science Writing. In Spring 2006, I took an ... , as a rule, be expressed in a language comprehensible to everyone

  • by Melis A. '08
  • January 21, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Tale of Two Struggles Starring a broken scanner and the Urban Dictionary

  

  , but that’s beside the point) I found myself sitting in front of my desk ... the scanner in CopyTech and my belated post could finally be uploaded. I ... in a puffy jacket minding her own business. Anyway, I was in high

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • December 2, 2013
• Blog / About Decisions

  MIT EA decisions to be posted Saturday, 12/18/21, 3:14 PM ET i guess the title kind of says it all, huh?

  

  early action, and because you are the closest in age to the 2026s and I am ... crying. kellen: *sigh* I don’t know how helpful any of this was, but we ... So, on Slack I asked Ella '25 and Jenny '25 to help me with this

  • by kellen manning
  • December 13, 2021
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  (un)Empty Nest Welcome Back!

  

  Later” for those sadly uneducated in the ways of cheesy ‘80s movies ... several thousand prospective students in our Info Sessions. Still, the campus doesn’t vibrate with the same lightning-in-a-bottle energy. All

  • by Dave McOwen
  • August 26, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  The Ethicist

  

  times of the year, I'll do the crossword in the Magazine. Also in the ... who thought this was a good idea, I'm very disappointed in you. ... As many of you know, I'm an avid reader of the New York Times

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 13, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Time passes Someone left the cake out in the rain.

  

  . The last time I played this was in fifth grade, I remember, because it ... want to skillet so I can get some searing action on. In a beautiful bit ... DID YOU KNOW? Milk-producing glands in mammals actually evolved from

  • by Sam M. '07
  • January 27, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Graduation Some commencement pictures.

  

  : And then it was all over before the time I would normally wake up in a ... squishing around in. I think that's the worst of it. The first thing I did ... cheap and easy to order in bulk. I reckon there were a total of close to

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • June 6, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  Spreading yourself too thin At MIT, the saying goes that you can work, sleep, or play, but you have…

  

  time because I’ve become involved in a lot of activities that are a huge ... years of college, I would go to these buffets (true story! Ask anyone who ... would just end up with the worst stomach ache known to man. I am slowly

  • by Melis A. '08
  • February 10, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Stories of Senioritis How to Procrastinate

  

  Bloggers...just wait until you see me in the Infinite in the Fall. I can ... : Procrastination Technique #5: SLEEP I can't tell you how nice it is to sleep more ... there was more of a story than that. So this semester I had just one

  • by Bryan
  • May 31, 2007