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• Blog / About Decisions

  Early Action Updates Some helpful tips for those working on their EA apps.

  

  contact your interviewer ASAP in case your EC can still accommodate you. An ... , so that you can track your documents. I know that the Midyear ... [Editor's note in 2017: This post contains outdated contact

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 19, 2012
• Blog / Events

  Doggy Birthday Meet Simmons Hall's smallest - and furriest - new resident, who just turned 8.

  

  for Tai Shan, the giant panda born at the National Zoo in 2005, whom a ... appointments who live in dorms alongside undergrads or grad students. (Maseeh, Ashdown, and iHouse also have Residential Scholars.) When Shannon came to

  • by Chelsea R. '15
  • September 20, 2014
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Live Kernel Patching System An MIT alum and graduate student just released a system for applying Linux kernel updates…

  

  cool system that I think some of you might like. Ksplice is system for ... loaded, can be used to immediately patch vulnerabilities or introduce new ... , Jeff has in the past used Ksplice to keep this server up, which many

  • by Evan B. '10
  • April 23, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  What to expect when you’re expecting CPW Some thoughts and advice in advance of Campus Preview Weekend.

  

  it, and I hope I can give you a better sense of what to really expect ... weekend, but as long as you understand that coming in to the weekend, I ... Preview Weekend (CPW), I figured it would be worthwhile to spend a little

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 6, 2008
• FAQ / First-year application

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  No worries! You can unlock your account and reset your password by clicking, “Forgot your password?” You need the email address you used to create your account and date of birth. If you enter and submit these fields
• Blog / Admissions

  November 1 Updates The latest from the Admissions Office.

  

  [Editor's note in 2017: This post contains outdated contact ... applications in earnest. Here are some updates from the Admissions Office ... currently processing more than 10,000 documents which have all arrived in just

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 1, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Evaluate your MIT Student Experience Dear {{FIRST_NAME}}, Every four years, MIT surveys all undergraduate students about vario...

  

  [annotation note="this email came on monday, and i had time to kill (which is rare) so i sat down and filled out this incredibly long survey ... aspects of their academic and student life. The survey is essential in

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • February 27, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Etiquette Workshop: The Keys to Painless Networking Jodi Smith taught the UPOPers the keys to painless networking!

  

  program which teaches sophomores about leadership and work-place dynamics, I ... I thought I would share: 1. At a networking event, always wear a ... say "My name is Joe, and I have three dogs," while that line might be

  • by Melis A. '08
  • March 12, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  More quick answers Finaid questions, etc.

  

  . ------------------------------------- What if I don't meet today's deadline? All admitted students who apply ... bottom line is, get your financial aid materials in as soon as possible ... . ------------------------------------- When will decisions be posted online and sent out in the mail? When we

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 1, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Scenes From Admissions, Round Two What's going on in this picture?! Another installment of our new little game.

  

  Occasionally I'll show you a picture and give you some clues to see if you can figure out what's going on in the scene. Welcome to Round ... 's taking with an upside-down pen So - what's going on in this picture? As

  • by Ben Jones
  • August 24, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Introducing the Class of 2013: Twins Chandler ‘13 and Taylor ‘13 The fifth in a series of articles about the incoming MIT class.

  

  up. "I would tell them to have confidence in themselves and to push ... COLLIER COUNTY: A set of twin girls in Collier County have a lot more in ... other one win, but I think it's a healthy competition," said Taylor. Their

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 7, 2009
• Blog / About Decisions

  Remember to Breathe Chicken Soup for the Applicant's Soul

  

  million extracurriculars I was involved in. A word of advice: Take a deep ... mom in a frenzy exclaiming that I'm not going to get into any of the schools I want to get into. I was in your spot once, and I'm there once

  • by Bryan
  • September 17, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Early Action Updates With one week until the deadline, answers to frequently asked questions.

  

  deadline, you should still contact your interviewer ASAP in case your EC can ... in mid-December. I hope this is helpful. Best wishes as you finish ... ) deadline, November 1. I'd like to use this entry to answer some of the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 25, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Almost a Real Engineer my foray into the world of professional conferences

  

  I am currently in Washington, D.C., to attend my first Transportation ... passionate about—sustainable transportation in developing countries. I haven ... rowing. I decided to come down to DC for the conference back in October or

  • by Becca H. '12
  • January 22, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  It’s like I go to class or something. Or whatever.

  

  In Situations Requiring Social Interaction - I foresee the situation ... , and Flows in Biological Systems. Mainly I am learning that I am not so ... cool class in that I'm just like "equations, equations, modeling (on the

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • April 2, 2012
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Puzzled Solution i think the lack of comments on my last entry might mean my puzzle stinks.

  

  , too long? And later tonight, get the exciting story of how I braved ... after you solve the puzzle. Flavor Text: Lost in the jungle, Joe is ... 9 8 2 1 4 5 3 6 4 7 5 Discussion: This is just a map, can't do too

  • by Bryan
  • August 2, 2005
• Blog / Challenges

  Circles, circles, circles week to week to week

  

  that anything in particular triggers it. I'll be sitting in front of my ... class I have to go to. When a friend was sleeping over, it started in the ... depressed in my room. The last time I had my weekly cadence torn apart was

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • May 1, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  From Charlottesville to Cambridge photos from a gathering for solidarity

  

  We're at a strange point in the political climate where white ... publicize their misconceptions in broad daylight. The people of Cambridge ... hatred in Charlottesville     City Manager Louis De

  • by Abby H. '20
  • August 15, 2017
• Blog / Athletics

  Unveiling the New Varsity Weight Room let's get buff !!!

  

  is our mascot lol"]Engineers.[/annotation] I can’t wait for all the PRs ... now open! Accessible to all those who participate in a varsity sport at ... ="attachment_106054" align="aligncenter" width="511"] i saw people doing lots of

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • November 23, 2024
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Something to chalk about “These murals are f*cking rad” – Petey

  

  , spongey dorm. We have cats! A ball pit! And we can even draw on the walls! Not with paint (as students used to do in East Campus and Burton Conner) or crayons though, but with chalk. I blogged about some of the awesome

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • March 24, 2024