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• Blog / Admissions

  EA Deadline: Your Questions [Updated] With the Early Action deadline fast approaching, I'll try to answer some last minute questions.

  

  be able to provide me with a letter of recommendation by November 1st ... . Katherine asked: "I completed 9th grade and 1st semester of 10th grade in Hong ... , however, evaluate coursework within the context of courses offered. Daniel

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 31, 2009
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  21st Century Education? Food for thought.

  

  So I just read this article in Time Magazine about bringing schools out of the 20th century. So putting this in the context of your ... don't know know? 4. What type of environments are most conducive to

  • by Bryan
  • December 17, 2006
• FAQ / Academics and research

  Does MIT offer exchange programs?

  MIT offers a number of opportunities to study, work, research, and teach abroad.  
• Blog / Academics & Research

  [Guest Blog] CourseRoad! A simple way to make your four year plan!

  

  subject requirements for any possible MIT diploma. Pouring over the lists of ... . An inhabitant of East Campus(5W) and an active member of the class of ... , this is the story of that project. [Disclaimer: What follows is going

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • August 25, 2012
• Blog / About Decisions

  Your Early Action Deadline Questions The deadline is this Monday, November 1.

  

  fee waiver form for me with a time stamp of November 1st (today, d' ... *Update as of 2015: Early action is available to both domestic and ... some anxiety, I'm happy to answer some of your last minute questions

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 29, 2010
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  I Love Math Snakes on a plane!

  

  Yes, I will be watching this at 10 pm Thursday night. This might be the end of Samuel Jackson's career, and I might as well be there for it. And stay tuned for an entry about my 21st birthday on Friday.

  • by Bryan
  • August 16, 2006
• Blog / Classes

  chaos and an exam that I technically failed irl deus ex machina

  

  A fire alarm went off in the middle of the first 20.110 exam. It was one of those times where I felt like the Simulation was glitching, except in a good way. Half of the class was taking it in one room and the

  • by Abby H. '20
  • October 28, 2018
• Blog / Athletics

  The Swim Test Saga Four laps (and zero displacement) closer to graduation

  

  : ??? Uh oh. Visions of watching your friends receive their diplomas while ... You're a first-semester senior and this is what Section 2 of your ... the vast majority of your peers passed the swim test as fresh

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 22, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Perfect weekend Sun, fun, and Plymouth Rock.

  

  know you don't get two diplomas, although you do get some sort of ... it's a bit of a walk from the lab and because it's kind of expensive ... reservoir of parental TechCash money, and I actually have to pay for all my

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • June 18, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Summer restaurant recommendations Some of my favorite restaurants.

  

  in all of Boston. 225 Hampshire St Cambridge, MA T: Red Line to Central ... /Southern food in Boston, with a lot of culture and attitude. 55 Chester St ... ; dinner. The best of its kind around. 1595 Washington St Boston, MA T: #1

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 15, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Waitlist Decisions 2012

  

  As the May 1st reply date has passed, I know many people on the ... . However, this year, we saw an unprecedented, record-breaking percentage of ... not be able to offer them admission. At that point, we will consider our

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • May 4, 2012
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Take Only Memories Leave Only Footprints

  

  neighbor Lizz came in to offer her daily dose of humor. “What do you call ... have a diploma. I have about 100 pictures. I have a sunburn. It's a ... that by now.) On MIT’s list of 101 things to do before graduation for

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • June 8, 2012
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  College The path to self-discovery is lined with my blog entries.

  

  year of high school stood between myself and a diploma. I wasn't accepted ... means of the Internet), I accepted my offer of admission. You already know ... One year ago, in the mush of schoolless boredom known as Spring Break

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • March 21, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Homeschooled applicants Some advice for our homeschooled applicants.

  

  version of something that will eventually be posted as official content on ... ball rolling a bit, I hope. MIT has a long history of admitting homeschooled students, and these students are successful and vibrant members of

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 5, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  *waves goodbye* Homeward bound

  

  in, I always thought of MIT graduates as geniuses. These people went to ... to have achieved genius status. I've got a lot of ground to make up ... , more than I probably realize. So, while I may not think of my self as a

  • by Snively '11
  • May 19, 2009
• Blog / Life after MIT

  The things that can change your life…

  

  all sorts of profound ways. When I was a new frosh, I was temped on 1st ... enough ago that few of you were reading my blog. A little bit of context ... of Peeto '01 and his lovely fiancee Meaghan. He's one of our zanier

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • December 9, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  2.007: Where even your smallest part matters The 2.007 competition has come to close!

  

  humanities, and only one graduate ball represents the coveted MIT diploma. Basically, this class was one of the reasons I came to MIT. Most (maybe all ... engineers, and there are a lot of us! Since February, about 150 mechanical

  • by Melis A. '08
  • May 18, 2006
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Unpacking Surprises to sum up 4 years at MIT

  

  us managed to receive our diplomas after 3.5 straight hours of pouring ... number of reasons (including MIT’s amazing financial aid offer), I arrived ... don’t think “being an alum” will hit me until it’s the first week of

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • July 7, 2013
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Value of Creativity Sí, se puede.

  

  watching the '13 college results this year. In one of my very first blogs on MIT Admissions, I wrote about what I thought was the "secret" of college ... hundreds of people who had since became my classmates and my friends, and now

  • by Chris S. '11
  • April 6, 2009
• Blog / Events

  Commencement 2009 Oh hey, I'm an alum.

  

  call you.) so after getting my diploma I got to spend a lot of time ... took lots and lots of pictures for your enjoyment. I woke up super early ... capture the huge number of people milling around in caps and gowns. I

  • by Laura N. '09
  • August 28, 2009