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  This entry has a surprise ending While you wait for decisions to come out, I remind you that people at MIT…

  

  DID YOU KNOW? About 25% of my blog posts are partially written while ... days of MITblogs, circa 2006. Long before my time, Sam '07 would prelude each of his blog entries with a snappy yet life-changing piece of trivia

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • March 13, 2009
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Not Admitted Open thread for denied students.

  

  Admitting such a small percentage of the applicant pool means that we unfortunately have to turn away many, many incredible students. For those of you who fall into this category, this is an open forum for you to talk.

  • by Decisions
  • December 15, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Why no blogs!? I'm busy, ok?

  

  East vs. West Water War from yesterday. Photos courtesy of our ever-friendly photographer Eric Schmiedl. Video courtesy of yours truly.

  • by Snively '11
  • August 25, 2008
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Not Admitted A forum for students who were not admitted.

  

  With an 8% increase in applications, this year was again the most competitive ever for MIT admissions. Admitting less than 12% of applicants means that we had to turn away many, many incredible students. For those of you

  • by Decisions
  • March 15, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  6.270 What's a 6.270?

  

  during IAP. Not Mindstorms, but just tons and tons of LEGOs, sensors, and a "HappyBoard." ($1,500 worth of LEGOs, sensors, and HappyBoard). To avoid any further confusion, the HappyBoard is the brain of the robot, where

  • by Snively '11
  • January 31, 2008
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Not Admitted A forum for students who were not admitted.

  

  Admitting such a small percentage of the applicant pool means that we unfortunately have to turn away many, many incredible students. For those of you who fall into this category, this is an open forum for you to talk.

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 15, 2007
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Trans-Consciousness Messaging Protocol! Of course I can't resist. Who do you think I am?!

  

  For those of you who haven't seen today's xkcd comic, I'm putting it here, because it seems all too fitting for the state of our comment pages. ...what, you don't think it applies? (I do have a huge post coming up. This

  • by Keri G. '10
  • May 28, 2007
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Not Admitted A forum for students who were not admitted.

  

  This year was the most competitive ever for MIT admissions. Admitting just 12% of applicants means that we had to turn away many, many incredible students. For those of you who fall into this category, this is an

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 17, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT Students Operate On Hawaii Time! MIT's learning environment supports a wide range of learning styles and experiences.

  

  Spring term classes started a few weeks ago, and hence all of us (students, faculty and staff) are back into the rhythm of the academic season ... innovations. Some of the most successful examples are outside of the classroom

  • by Chancellor Eric Grimson
  • February 28, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Two quick items from the web Anthropology of War and Peace, and a ton of snow at Chi Phi.

  

  , 21A.217: Anthropology of War and Peace, taught by Prof. Hugh Gusterson ... cultural experiences of war differ, and how war has affected American culture." Second, the Boston Globe had this photo and caption today: A ton of snow

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 3, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Don’t Dump I got stopped by the police.

  

  Awesome title, right? In short, my Friday involved graffiti, press conferences, and getting stopped by the police. Just one photo to whet your pallet. A series of updates on Orientation and the start of Rush are long

  • by Bryan
  • September 2, 2006
• Blog / Life after MIT

  ZigZag Episode 8 A new video podcast episode.

  

  Episode 8 of MIT's video podcast ZigZag is out now; I serve as host for this episode. My favorite part was getting to interview the "red jackets," MIT's 50 year reunion class: the Class of 1956. Check it out

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 7, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Indra Nooyi presentation A presentation from Indra Nooyi, President & Chief Financial Officer for PepsiCo.

  

  This afternoon I went to a talk on Diversity in Action by Indra Nooyi. She spoke at Sloan (MIT's school of management) as part of a series that will host the following speakers later this semester:

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • February 28, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Cool UROP position UROP opportunity: helping people fight obesity using robots

  

  Just a reminder...there are a lot of new UROP opportunities for IAP, here's an example of a cool project: "Sociable Robot Applications ... help with a project applying sociable robots to the real-world problem of

  • by Melis A. '08
  • December 20, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Happy Holidays! The bloggers' holiday pic.

  

  Just a quick note to say happy holidays from all of us to all of you. We hope your vacations are fun and safe, and that your 2006 is super. :-) P.S. All questions to date have been answered in the previous entry...

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 19, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Cacti and Ice Cream

  

  with some of the MIT Class of 2009 folks who are here for ISEF: From ... '11?), Ilang (Wellesley '09) In case you're wondering, here are some of their project titles: Use of Homology Modeling and Molecular Docking to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 12, 2005
• FAQ / First-year application

  Do I have to submit my final grades?

  Most students apply to college at the beginning of their last year of high school, so final grades aren't available. Only admitted students are required to submit their final grades.  
• FAQ / First-year application

  Where can I find info on Graduate Admissions/Masters/PhD?

  The Office of Undergraduate Admissions handles first-year and transfer admissions. To pursue graduate study at MIT, you need to apply to one of our departmental programs(opens in new window). Each department
• FAQ / Academics and research

  What is the Picower Institute for Learning and Memory?

  The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory at MIT focuses the talents of a diverse array of brain scientists on a single mission: unraveling the mechanisms that drive the quintessentially human capacity to
• FAQ / Life and culture

  What does “drinking from a fire hose” mean?

  Getting an education from MIT has been likened to taking a drink from a fire hose—the sheer number of opportunities and rigor of our coursework can leave students feeling hosed. So it's only fair that students