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  Be A Blogger 2017!

  

  classes, or a really cool new thing you learned today in class, and so forth ... academic enterprise and then offering those who clear the bar substantial ... and worthwhile; the blogs are a specific example of the general case

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 1, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  Admitted Students Welcome Events Your first MIT experience is closer than you think

  

  and other great alumni to put together admitted student gatherings to ... potential future classmates, as well as MIT students and alumni. Here is a ... the locations and times of the events listed below. Saturday &bull

  • by Latasha Boyd
  • March 17, 2015
• Blog / About Decisions

  As we hurtle towards Pi Day… A post of posts.

  

  Things are getting fast and furious as we head towards Thursday, but ... -pi-day" posts with various thoughts, comments, and advice before the decisions go ... and interesting reading for those of you waiting for Pi Day. As

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • March 12, 2013
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Ask Me Anything no, really

  

  My grades for the semester have finally all appeared on WebSIS, and I ... give you some ideas, here are some things you could ask me about and ... Disney movies Your fears about the future Oh, and I suppose I should

  • by Qiaochu Y. '12
  • December 29, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  I auditioned for a musical Oh my goodness, oh my goodness

  

  , though, and there are very few people I'm willing to sing in front of. Late ... , and the cars and river add comforting background noise. When no one else ... friend auditioned too, and we took comfort in solidarity. Otherwise

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 2, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Important EA Processing Update! read this if your application is incomplete

  

  thousands of documents which came to us by mail and fax. We digitized them and ... Early Action and who was missing an evaluation or transcript in our ... component is this: don't panic! We do not consider applications until and

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 15, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

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

  

  *Update as of 2015: Early action is available to both domestic and ... . And below, I've provided answers to some additional FAQs: Essays ... strictly. My understanding is that MyMIT is counting words like won't and

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 25, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Application now available Apply now at MyMIT.

  

  information, personalized MIT recommendation forms and cover sheets, and the ... forms. Teachers may use their own forms and format, but please include the ... and binding, and ability to be viewed in a 2-D environment, before

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 1, 2011
• Blog / MISTI

  Things got poopy in Beijing and edible.

  

  This past weekend, I went to dinner with a group of MIT and Johns ... table, with toilets for seating and live lizards in the glass table ... pineapple fried rice. It wasn't a large serving and tasted average, I'd say

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • June 28, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  I Love Lucy! REALLY don't even think about bringing a car to MIT - sans elephants.

  

  town around exit 16 to buy soft ice cream and mountain dew from the ... life driving to and from the internship that he liked. As luck should have it, "the day" came on August 13th of 2010, and now that same (not as

  • by Cam T. '13
  • October 13, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  The MIT Application is now available! You can now access the MIT freshman application at MyMIT.

  

  MIT recommendation forms and cover sheets, and the ability to track the ... personalized teacher recommendation forms. Teachers may use their own forms and ... you consider things like staples and binding, and ability to be viewed

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 10, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Admission Interview Tick tock!

  

  , essays, standardized tests and teacher recommendation letters (not to mention school and real life), I do need to mention one vital part of the ... house or book store. It’s not a test, and your EC won’t throw a Rubik

  • by Dave McOwen
  • October 8, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Over here things are different. Life is about the same.

  

  light outside was grey and a bit yellow and when it deepened to blue I ... year I turned 21 the day before my 8.05 final, studied til about 4am and ... .09 in the afternoon, then 8.07 all night and in the morning. I answered my

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • December 19, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  To-Do List for Regular Action Applicants With the deadline a month away, there are things you need to be doing now.

  

  . And if you qualify for a fee waiver, your family needs the $65 more than ... coach or fill out the form. And if you're interested in ROTC, please ... and TOEFL) is 3514 and our ACT Code is 1858. And if you haven't yet

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 1, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Happiness in threes

  

  and switch between English and Spanish, so I can now write with accent marks and such in plain text, and this makes me so, so happy. Umm ... the city today, and I was proud of myself to discover that I actually

  • by Laura N. '09
  • June 14, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Brief Taste of Orgo Basically, Sam Maurer is a prophet.

  

  Radicals to Alkenes Yes, you read that right. Ozonolysis. And I didn't even ... Wikipedia article would let on. Basically, you take a double bond and some ... oxygen on the vacant end of each double bond - and voila, ozonolysis. There

  • by Paul B. '11
  • March 12, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  Debunked I clear things up.

  

  propped up in bed and listening to the Toy Story soundtrack. Anywho, I ... about MIT, and debunk it. This should be fun! *Searches* *Digs* *Doesn ... here, I've only been officially blogging for a couple of months, and I

  • by Snively '11
  • March 3, 2008
• 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…

  

  and learn. If the Infinite is crowded, consider the center line a ... aggressive, but hey) - and yield to oncoming traffic if it should appear ... approaching the Infinite, first stop, then look both ways, and then make your

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

  Waitlist We have admitted 20 waitlisted students.

  

  from our waitlist. This morning, we emailed (and will follow up via snail ... students we could take at this time, and which students to admit. I sat in for a day before leaving for Albuquerque and I can tell you that it was

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 17, 2007
• Blog / About Decisions

  Admitted Students Parties Go to one in a town near you, and send in your pictures/reviews.

  

  classmates, as well as MIT students (home for Spring Break!) and alumni. These ... happen later. See your MyMIT portal for a list of locations and times for ... !) and Lissa '76 (consultant/engineer/entrepreneur). Thursday Los Angeles

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 24, 2007