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• Blog / About Decisions

  Updates for the Admitted There's good stuff on your MyMIT portal.

  

  early; providing us a mobile phone number we can reach you at during CPW ... is sooner. Also, when you fill out your CPW registration form, give us as much specific information as you can; this will help us make your

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 20, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Fixing a hole First figuratively, then literally.

  

  . This is what he played. "Now you can never forget what a descending 5ths ... shift tonight and noticed that there is a large, person-sized indentation ... the classical style, you have to prepare the 7th degree of a chord in

  • by Sam M. '07
  • November 17, 2005
• Blog / Challenges

  Learning how to be a human being, not a human doing After 6 years of adulting post MIT, these are the things I value now

  

  not a single game is downloaded on my phone or computer.   I ... with you feels like a meeting sometimes”. I’m crushed to hear it, but ... words from one of my mentors, Kim, is a compass I hold closely - “Do what

  • by Caroline M. '18
  • January 26, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  A Preview Of My Summer Project Screenshots of the new admissions site.

  

  certain bloggers, you can still bookmark their homepages and go there ... the blogs be a purely linear, chronological experience. There's lots ... So here's a sneak peek at what I've been working on all summer... the

  • by Ben Jones
  • August 17, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  glassblowing & me a series of memories

  

  is going online and we have a week to leave. It feels like ... Workshop and it is the last week of class. Every other week, we've had a ... sprinkles. Their small size lets you use them as a coating for solid glass

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • April 18, 2022
• Blog / IAP

  Ciao, Italy! (Part 2) late post due to usual MIT firehosing

  

  morning. There is definitely a big part of me that is missing the ... marshmallow sits. It helped emphasize my point that failure is often a necessary ... Part 2/2 documenting my Italy IAP trip :) Enjoy! Day 15: A magical

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • February 17, 2018
• Blog / Challenges

  chances the point is to let yourself be helped

  

  information, like a bad AI: “so true bestie” (this one is great because you can ... ?[annotation note="This is WRONG!! There are just some people you do not vibe with and ... because everyone else on planet Earth says dormitory is where you should go

  • by Kai V. '25
  • November 26, 2024
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Admissions Statistics 2008 We've updated the stats page.

  

  folks to our website, where we offer a plethora of numbers for any ... year's application cycle. Here's a quick summary of what you'll find ... any information session are statistical. What is the average SAT score

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 26, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  In Their Own Words (Part 1) I ask my friends and fraternity brothers the immortal question: "What are you doing this…

  

  everyone, As you may know, I am not-so-secretly a blogger for MIT Admissions ... 'd appreciate a quick line explaining what you're up to this summer! Thanks a lot ... language processing are shared with other tasks by examining if there is

  • by Paul B. '11
  • June 22, 2008
• Blog / Community Projects

  Friends, Carafes, and the Infinite Corridor What a week! Watch Tim play his instrument after a morning of camaraderie and cheap…

  

  times per year, a swap meet-style event takes place where you can get all ... at MIT can you walk past Building 32 (yeah, fine, the Stata Center) on ... met up with a certain Tim. You see, this fellow has a passion for

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • October 16, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  Themed Online Distractors (for EA Decision Day) to the 2020 MIT Protofrosh

  

  timezone, you will access a special message on decisions.mit.edu. You're probably nervous, which is normal. No one is certain they'll get in. That's a fact. I hope you can find the best environment to await and process the

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • December 16, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  Supplemental Materials Answering questions about extras beyond the formal application.

  

  , coaches, and bosses. If you decide a third recommendation is necessary, have ... your research mentor. It is unlikely that if you submit a complete ... . None of the below is required or even expected. In general, you should

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 29, 2007
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Questions about Blogging Some friendly advice.

  

  you can, quality is much more important than quantity. Where have all ... hate to bug you with a blog-related question, but you seem to be the best ... will consume. Do you think that, even if I got the position, being a

  • by Paul B. '11
  • July 30, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  anew what a wonderful wor(l)d

  

  about how waves are LITERALLY all around you? Like, there are a gazillion ... what’s next. It’s literally “a” and “new”. A new… what? You may be ... overbearing. It seems there’s always a game of [annotation note='a fast

  • by Kanokwan T. '25
  • February 23, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Guitar Hero… on the oscilloscope! The secret fifth digital instrument revealed

  

  Hero Guitar Hero is a rhythm game where you strum notes on a guitar ... , until you realize that X-Y mode is basically a very high-tech Etch A ... "] Blue is the y signal; pink is the x signal[/caption] You can draw line

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • May 14, 2024
• Blog / Admissions

  Your Questions What questions can I help answer about the application process?

  

  .  Otherwise, ask away! Let me give you a brief update from campus...  The ... , let me leave you with a photo from this week's annual East ... see you there!

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 28, 2013
• Blog / About Decisions

  “Who Needs Harvard?” Generating your college list based on which schools fit your personality, not your ideas of…

  

  Тƒфs conversations. Yes, itТƒфs a little creepy, but you may learn a lot. There was a ... next wave of applicants. "Just because you haven't heard of a college ... prestigious schools you thought you had a chance of getting into, or ones that

  • by Melis A. '08
  • August 15, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Nike+iPod read entry & vote at the end

  

  on a Likert scale of 1 to 5, where 1 is least awesome and 5 is most ... company? A runner's choice of running shoes is a very careful and ... choices can be demotivating. (You may have seen this research quoted in the

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • May 23, 2006
• Blog / Classes

  Simple Harmonic Motivation a time progression through the semester

  

  various places so I can experience Boston a bit more before I get hosed ... better than the former. I’m not sure if this is a problem or not, but I no ... before, or academically better or worse. There are times when I still can

  • by Anika H. '26
  • December 8, 2022
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Back Why is it that breaks go by so quickly?

  

  I can't believe winter break is over. My time spent on vacation flew ... , another is implementing a project in the Philippines, and yet another is in ... where the last two weeks went - and getting excited about IAP :) As Jenny

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • January 3, 2010