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• Blog / Miscellaneous

  An Enigma Wrapped In A Riddle A prize will go to the first person to unwrap this mystery.

  

  # 2: Since I have not seen any wildebeasts, sloths or rhinos walking 2x2 in the neighborhood, I can speak with some certainty that he is not Noah and said construction in not an ark. Good Luck! P.S. A prize will

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • November 27, 2007
• Blog / About Decisions

  Spring Break post

  

  surprised - I had not expected it at all! Enjoy your victory, but remember that admission just means that you got your foot in the door. It's not ... many opportunities in life to not get in to someplace where you wanted to

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • March 29, 2007
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Kim Affair It's been fun, guys.

  

  [ETA] THIS ARTICLE IS NOT TRUE. It's a joke created by The Tech. Please don't think that the Admissions Office would EVER do something like ... comments are not only not nice, they're mean, so please don't leave them

  • by Jess K. '10
  • September 1, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Your Profile On The Web: Can It Hurt You? Responses to questions on Facebook and other internet profiles and how they can affect college…

  

  internet can hurt them with college admissions? (Not necessarily at MIT but ... not engage in this practice because it's essentially an invasion of ... , etc for students - not designed to be a spying tool for Big Brother. To

  • by Ben Jones
  • July 11, 2006
• Blog / Athletics

  Back Bay 5K Cool running... so cool that my legs were numb. (11 pictures)

  

  the bridge in flip-flops. For those of you who were not at MIT last ... freezing. I attempt to curl up to conserve warmth (not tie Sam's shoelace ... when I came back, everyone had lined up to start. Not cool, people. We

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • April 10, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Check Is In The Mail As you know from Matt/Ben's blogs, the decisions are in the mail, or as they…

  

  those of you not familiar with the 24-hour clock, or zero-hour, that's 9 ... , you may be one of the 12%. For those not in the 12% - do not despair

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • December 10, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

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

  

  Two. White Circles - People: 1) Me (not shown, taking picture ... bottle which may or may not contain water 7) Jenny's notes, which she ... always, points will be awarded for creativity, not just for the right

  • by Ben Jones
  • August 24, 2005
• FAQ / Testing

  How does MIT consider test scores? Does MIT Superscore?

  , they are not the only—or even the most important—factor when we review an application. We do not have minimum scores for the tests as scores are ... with an asterisk. They should not list practice results or enter a
• FAQ / International applicants

  What if I don’t have a school counselor?

  school counselor letter is not a required part of the MIT application; it ... schools do not calculate GPA or class rank, it's okay for your counselor ... many grades are not available until after decisions are made and ask that
• Blog / Academics & Research

  ETH Zürich, hier komme ich! A semester of all things Swiss German and chocolate to come

  

  lingering Bio GIR I have been putting off, continue my work in my clubs and ... and communities, all the things that I've worked so hard to cultivate ... Einstein studied there! I would be able to meet and work alongside an entire

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • November 1, 2017
• Blog / Events

  Pluto Flyby and how MIT was involved

  

  Richard Binzel isn't the only MIT affiliate working with New Horizons. In ... in the late 1980s. Worked with Professor Jim Elliot and Ted Dunham to ... . Then worked to map out the dark and light areas of Pluto by measuring how

  • by Erick P. '17
  • July 15, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  EA Deadline Tomorrow Questions? I've got answers.

  

  teachers and schools. Your recommendations do not need to be in our office by ... “sent” to MIT, not “processed,” by the Nov. 1 ... materials. Items are not posted directly to your MyMIT account from Naviance

  • by Latasha Boyd
  • October 31, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  Missing Documents Deadline check your MyMIT account now

  

  have missing components, don’t panic. We have not yet begun to ... other important info: Do not send your missing components by mail! If ... , even if it shows as previously received on Parchment, if it's not

  • by Kris Guay
  • January 18, 2014
• Blog / About Decisions

  Holding out for a piece of Pi because there wasn't enough to go around the first time

  

  institution, while holding out hope for good news from MIT. Those not offered admission, simply need to move on, acknowledging that enrolling at MIT is not ... between applications, the admission decisions tend not to change, and in

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • March 26, 2012
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Driving On The Infinite One of my biggest pet peeves is people who do not understand how to drive…

  

  biggest is people who do not understand how to drive on the Infinite ... surplus of amateurs on the road. People, really - it's not that hard. Read ... double-yellow line. Do not merge into oncoming traffic for any reason. You

  • by Ben Jones
  • August 9, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW: Tips and Tricks Hitchhikers Guide to Campus Preview Weekend

  

  had not kept an open mind. I really took CPW as an opportunity to explore things that I had not seen before. So don't judge a book by it ... weather. I forgot my umbrella during my CPW. Not awesome. So pack a jacket

  • by Bryan
  • April 10, 2007
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Follow Your Intuition It will lead you in the direction of Central Square

  

  plumbing thing, and the crowd went WILD. Well, not everyone in the crowd ... few hours in Central Square -- not a far walk from MIT at all. Not a warm walk lately, but not far either... FIRST STOP: Rodney's Bookstore

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • February 11, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Hi, I’m Lulu ...a different kind of blogger; I take pictures.

  

  , whether or not I double major depends on whether or not I feel like taking ... question is 8.044). This is a photography blog. I'm still not entirely sure ... off! A picture! But that's not all! Two! Two Pictures! 77 Mass Ave

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • October 23, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  The Number Game A few words of advice before applying to college.

  

  their SAT, and got H + 5 A's. They applied and did not get into MIT. Does that mean MIT made a mistake by taking me and not them? Maybe, but it ... graduate school applications. I was worried and was like "OMG my GPA is NOT

  • by Bryan
  • August 2, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  A point to clarify

  

  be in now because it's not easy to get into some dorm in the re ... demand and not easy to get into. However, you should NOT go in with the mentality of "This is absolutely the dorm that I want to be in," certainly not

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • June 4, 2006