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  MIT Regular Action Deadline With the deadline approaching and the Office of Admissions closed for the holidays, I'll try…

  

  the final "submit" button of your online application on or before January 1. If you are applying on paper, have the Post Office postmark and mail your materials on or before January 1. However, I strongly

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 29, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Avoid spelling errors! The most commonly misspelled words I see on MIT applications.

  

  thought I'd give some tips on how to avoid simple spelling errors. Most ... the application. My favorite spelling error on MIT applications is ... on Microsoft Word to proofread your essay -- you'll want to take a keen

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 25, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Hi, (gasp!) I’m Kim Kimd's first post as an admissions blogger!

  

  on out, and therefore I can say, Hello! I'm Kim. Well, I guess I ... as time went on. Eventually I had a power amplifier that I could use to ... lab -- how exciting! I've also been working on assignments for my other

  • by Kim D. '09
  • September 17, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Class of 2012 Night at the Movies '21,' the MIT Blackjack Team movie, opens this weekend... who's in?

  

  As you probably know, the movie 21, based on the true story of the ... (or post it on the MIT 2012 Facebook group). Please include names of ... the Movies" here on the blog on Monday. Your picture will get bonus

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 26, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Dark Side of the Moon And everything under the sun is in tune, but the sun is eclipsed by the…

  

  So in case you didn't know, there's a eclipse going on. A total ... take a good photo of something that's over 360,000 kilometers away on a ... in the middle of writing a HASS paper on the Hippocratic Oath, so I

  • by Paul B. '11
  • February 20, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Regular Action Deadline & Taking Questions Advice for RA applicants; I'll answer questions Thursday.

  

  application on or before January 1. If you are applying on paper, have the Post Office postmark and mail your materials on or before January 1. However, I ... and for it to appear on your Application Tracking. Our records office is

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 26, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Business As Usual

  

  especially noteworthy going on right now, let's just have a look at what's on ... fairly often. We try not to walk barefoot on the splinters and shards, but ... obscure organs on offer didn't prove too popular, unfortunately. A revolting

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • October 18, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Quick Update I am busy, this is short.

  

  lifeguard is cool, but triples look way cooler :) Come on, you don't think we ... owned- so we go on all the rides in both parks for free on our lunch ... climbing up the slides on foot when people get stuck. =P Anonymous said: umm

  • by Laura N. '09
  • August 16, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Waitlist MIT admitted some applicants from the waitlist today.

  

  students on the waitlist that we will not be able to offer them admission. We offered a spot on the waitlist to just under 400 people, and most of those people accepted a place on the waitlist. But it just isn't ethical to keep

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 9, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Holmstrom, et al.

  

  On Friday, I attended a Undergraduate Economics Association ... juicy bit of information: He's on the Board of Directors for Nokia! Nice. Professor Holmstrom's economic research focuses on incentives and

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • February 24, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  It’s snowing, and “It’s Raining” K-Pop and Prof. Henry Jenkins.

  

  It's snowing here tonight, so when I got home I decided to curl up on the papasan and catch up on some reading. This weekend, I got so caught ... appearances in this blog: On video games On Star Wars & Harry Potter

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 31, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  More Public Art Projects ...for your amusement.

  

  If any of you have attended one of my MIT info sessions, either on campus or on the road, you've heard me talk about MIT's 2+ miles of underground tunnels. On mornings like these (3 degrees when I left the house), I

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 14, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Selection notes A brief update from selection.

  

  working on each decision: which students will be admitted, which will be ... will be sent via postal mail. We will not be releasing decisions on the web, on email, or over the phone. The date of the mailing will be

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 8, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Orientation Wrap-Up Reason #457 why I love Orientation: I don't have to pay for food for a…

  

  goes that you should not have to spend any money on food for at least ... been touched on yet. "/> Our CityDays project involved going to the ... advantage of our free rides on the T, we went to JP Licks. Susan Hockfield

  • by Bryan
  • September 4, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Happy Belated Hearts Day copy/paste irl, afk and everything

  

  Christmas and Old Russian New Year’s, candles on Hanukkah, candy and costumes on Halloween, and cards on Valentine’s. It’s not that traditions ... them going, which is hard when you’re focused on keeping yourself going

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • February 16, 2015
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Some Hosed Down Hodgepodge In which I breathe, then return to my business

  

  for my brain to remember things, as I'll tend to ramble on and on like ... month or so. Let's get started. I got a 100% on my first MIT test ... : it's actually possible to get full credit on something at MIT. Even if

  • by Emad T. '14
  • October 23, 2011
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Laura’s UROP Advisor in ‘American Inventor’ finals tonight! Watch it tonight on ABC and vote!

  

  'll be away on vacation and unable to post it. I also don't have time to ... ? My UROP advisor is on American Inventor, and next Wednesday is the ... to vote! The judges have chosen the six finalists, and the race is on

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 25, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  this is the real life I love in-person MIT eom

  

  fact, I usually actively stop myself when I get on that train of thought ... everything my class has missed out on. A lot of things still aren't the same as ... of the restriction on serving open food at club events, I've eaten an

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • October 9, 2021
• Blog / Community Projects

  Crafts for Ukraine~ Among other fundraising projects

  

  seeing happening on campus as a result of it. As we already know, nearly ... had dramatic results, on families, communities, finances, and more. I ... ’t write about that here. You can read more perspectives on Ukrainian

  • by ana~
  • March 11, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  quiz: what halloween candy are you? based on your college applicant personality

  

  forty on my list, including this one obscure school in Antarctica but it ... What are you writing your essays on? well I did one draft about a club I lead but thought it was too basic so I also might do something on

  • by Rona W. '23
  • October 22, 2019