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  Replying to questions and comments

  

  Institute screw still left handed and gold plated?" I'm flattered that I have ... comments and questions that I've received. I like it when you guys post comments and questions! Please continue to do so...or, if you're lurking, don

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • November 27, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Summers spending three at home

  

  professors from University of Miami, and got a positive response back from one ... MIT students, and probably college students in general. Many do ... our experience doesn't seem to be as common, and this is technically our

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • June 22, 2019
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Bed arrangements in dorms, and beauty on campus

  

  universities, more like a government (or these days, government and corporate ... and paint it back at the end of the year. Just so my readers know, I ... , and virtually all non-frosh rooms, are singles, making this a non

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • July 8, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  MIT Early Action Decisions Now Available Online

  

  Class of 2026, and as of *checks watch* right now, we have offered early ... portal and visit your Application Status page. There, you will be able to ... and sculptors, aviators and architects, poets and poi spinners — they

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 18, 2021
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  MFA Boston A trip to Boston's Museum of Fine Arts

  

  , and antiques in the United States.' " 'Things I Love' features choice ... , chemical engineer trained at MIT, world-class sailor, and devoted father. A ... 's interest in sailing and the sea (Koch captured the America's Cup in 1992

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • November 16, 2005
• Blog / Challenges

  classes are hard but i’m sure you knew that already an academic case of murphy's law

  

  's get degrees and move on. However, I was planning to use this class to ... Sometimes you put a lot of effort into something and the external validation you get in return feels good and satisfying and right. Sometimes, it

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • July 29, 2023
• Blog / Events

  eclipse chasing, undergrad edition compilation post by Kano '25, Allison '27, Amber '24, Ali '26, & Audrey '24

  

  changing right before my eyes and there was nothing I could do about it. At ... % and 100% felt far beyond between 0% and 99%. My eyes began to well, and ... flooded me: awe, joy, confusion, denial, and horror. The world shifted for a

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • April 22, 2024
• Blog / Internships & Externships

  Becoming a better programmer and why i'm excited about software engineering

  

  , and have seen React applications with [annotation note="The state of a ... " or "read some state", and the way I became familiar was by using it ... needed to add checkboxes and their state, then I needed to add buttons that

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • July 24, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Parliamo Italiano! And some other languages too.

  

  Italian is offered, and only over IAP.) The very first humanities course I ... This IAP I took Italian I, and it was basically awesome. You might ... ....it's MIT, and languages don't involve math and all. First of all, I can

  • by Laura N. '09
  • February 19, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Past Enrollment On A Map [updated as to not freeze your browsers ^_^] My final project for 4.502 (Design Scripting).

  

  projects and a writing portfolio and all that. Now I have no finals while almost everyone else is kickin it into full gear to ace their own tests and ... of the past ten years (go back and forth with the bracket keys

  • by Cristen C. '10
  • May 17, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

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

  

  With the deadline approaching and the Office of Admissions closed for ... January 1. If you are applying on paper, have the Post Office postmark and ... deadline, the longer it will take our records office to process and for it to

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

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

  

  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 fully staffed over the holidays and is, even as I write, busily processing

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

  Class of 2009 Numbers

  

  had expected. More news on the yield and makeup of the class soon ... Class of 2009 14% admit rate. We received 10,443 applications and ... : the MIT Class of 2009 will be composed of 53% male students and 47

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 31, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  You Can Plan a Pretty Picnic ... but you should also research the weather.

  

  , physically, intellectually, and emotionally reacting to the three weeks I spent ... rural village where we were supposed to stay and perform water testing for ... with government programs (the Agricultural Support Programme) and NGOs

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • February 5, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  USA Wins 2nd in International Math Olympiad Three MIT '09s won Gold Medals.

  

  the People's Republic of China winning and the United States once again ... the 2012 Summer Olympics. And this coming February (while we ... disciplines as Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and Informatics. Today

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 18, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Professor accessibility Mentor, n. A trusted counselor or guide. Or perhaps a really famous biologist who lets…

  

  /explanation/clarification section which meets outside lecture, and often the person teaching the ... .60 recitation meets twice a week in a different classroom and is taught by a ... perspectives on the lecture material. (And, ahem, graduate students are more

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • September 28, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  Moving Forward I, and the outstanding staff in the admissions office, re-affirm our pledge to uphold the…

  

  reacting, we must recognize and learn from two elements that may seem to be at odds with one another: Marilee's contributions over the years and her mistakes. And we must move forward. Marilee's influence was widely

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • May 4, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  New Kid on the Blogs Claim your place. Make your mark. Live your dreams.

  

  and extracurricular activities, I got involved within my school and my community, I did research at a local university. But in spite of all of those ... know the answer to that question. All I know is that I'm here now, and

  • by Paul B. '11
  • October 8, 2007
• Blog / About Decisions

  MIT Early Action Decisions Now Available Online

  

  offer them admission this year. This decision has been made with care, and ... portal and visit your Application Status page. There, you will be able to ... the MIT Class of 2027, and as of *checks watch* right now, we have

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 17, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What I’m Teaching This Fall spoiler alert: a social history of the internet

  

  classes offered this fall...and realizing how much I wanted to take a bunch ... students pre-registered for the course, representing 9 different majors and spread more or less evenly across 2016s, 2017s, and 2018s. I'm coteaching

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 8, 2015