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FAQ / First-year application
Can my school use Naviance?
We prefer that students use our MIT application portal detailed in our Letters of recommendation page; however, we also accept electronic ... -specific recommendation form. On the form, recommenders can indicate if they would like to -
Blog / MIT History & Culture
Fariborz Maseeh Hall The Phoenix Group would rise from the the "ashes" of Ashdown...
Here's the story: Long ago, in a land far far away (far from Hawaii ... Massachusetts Ave and Memorial Drive since the beginning of time (i.e. 1938 when ... was loved by all who graced its halls. One day in 2006, the MIT -
Blog / Admissions
Introducing the Class of 2013: Jonte ‘13 The fourth in a series of articles about the incoming MIT class.
computers, somewhat simultaneously, both of which would serve him in good ... of Technology (MIT) this fall, where he will major in civil or ... university located in Cambridge, Mass. Craighead said he is looking forward to -
Blog / Admissions
MIT goes on the road Beginning Sunday until the end of October, my Admissions colleagues and I will go forth…
in the MIT undergraduate student body? And, which foreign country is ... October, my Admissions colleagues and I will go forth across this continent to tell you tales of MIT. This year, the first meetings are in -
Blog / MIT History & Culture
Lewis Music Library Tra la la
I don't think the headphones would fit over it, so it's a good thing ... Instead of writing only about student life, I'm gonna try to write ... film Meet the Parents, geniuses choose the color green. In addition to -
Blog / MIT Life
I have the best girlfriend ever Gifts at MIT rock.
in just for me! I have the best girlfriend ever. ... I bought a new mouse on woot.com the other day for $13.37 and I must ... inquired "Where's your mousepad?" "Well . . I don't have one. . . but look -
Blog / Miscellaneous
Post-finals stress? Oh, it happens. Trust me.
. Also, I'm going to be in Madrid in 4 days and still don't have an ... I was lucky enough this semester to have only one final exam, which I took this afternoon. So, I should be relaxed right now, right? Wrong -
Blog / Admissions
Home! I'm back in the US after three weeks in Asia.
After a long vacation in Southeast Asia, I'll be officially back in ... (and for so many people to be speaking English), but I'm excited to begin ... trip to Florida starts in less than a month! Forthcoming blog entries -
FAQ / First-year application
How can I explain the context of my grades/scores, and/or provide additional information?
would be helpful for us to know about your circumstances, you are welcome -
Blog / MIT Life
Finally, a free minute
helping with Macgregor rush and in-house rush for my entry. Somehow I got ... madly in love with me. Or something like that. At the moment, I'm pretty ... Syndrome, I have this idea in my head that I got into MIT because I'm lucky -
Blog / Miscellaneous
In the Jungle, the Mighty Jungle @NatGeo, pls hire me
During my trip to Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa I spent two days on a Game Reserve. We stayed on the very top of a hill in Hluhluwe , sleeping in actual huts. It was foggy and when it rained it was absolutely -
Blog / Classes
On IAP A time for P E R S O N A L P R O J…
not finishing it. I had nothing. When I went to give my presentation in ... , that's why I'm in 8.01L. Jojo Jojo ... development. I recently applied (as in, 30 minutes before I started writing this -
Blog / Challenges
“But I’m not cool…” Dr. Suess but shitty? Dr. Suess but angsty?
my grades are good, and last week I fell In love for the first time ... look at it: I got into MIT, I swam in seas of blankets With the ... serious? When I look in the mirror it’s just Blahh blah blah blah blegh -
Blog / Hacks
One Giant Leap For beaver kind
, just because the dome is so visible and I'm more likely to see a hack in ... tripod or anything, I've got a cybershot throw-in-your-pocket camera. BUT ... the same picture zoomed in really close. I've played with the brightness -
Blog / MIT Life
MIT Culture Shock
So I'm back in the US, and it's weird. The first thing I noticed as I ... that I realized that I hadn't seen clouds in three months. I called ... update to say that I made it safely back to Boston after 20 hours in -
Blog / Academics & Research
Things That Happened! Since I've been gone~
somewhat similar to junior year of high school, in that I feel I’ve somewhat established myself somewhat now. In my UROP, which I’ve had for 5 semesters now ... campus, I’ve been quite happy participating in the MIT undergraduate -
Blog / MIT Life
vibe check i'm basically living at MIT again
, so I'm about a 10-minute walk from campus. I'm staying in two adjacent ... for granted once I left MIT, so it's wonderful to be back in this kind ... incredible. Just having the ability to be present in the city I love alongside -
Blog / Academics & Research
The first of the lasts My last Registration Day. *GOOP WARNING.*
successful -- I cried at every single movie I saw in theatres in 2005. While ... in my form (to the lovely Jessie, I might add), I ran into my friend ... ), and I'm heading to a PhD program in biology. And it's all super -
Blog / Challenges
IHTFP Warning: Bitterness Ahead! (And why IHTFP can mean so many different things.)
of the year when life explodes in your face. Currently, I am in one of those conditions. It is finals week, and I hate everything. In fact, I ... have no idea how well I did in 2.12 despite the fact that I spent hours