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  Be A Blogger 2017!

  

  It's summer in Cambridge, which means three things: 1) A ten year ... illuminati responsible for the common core 2) I'm trying to learn to spin ... admissions authentically, but we can’t write about what it’s like to live in

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 1, 2017
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  The Infinite Corridor, set alight or, why dozens of people were crammed into a tiny stairwell at 4:19:53 PM EST

  

  artery/highway/(insert metaphor/analogy/figurawhatever here - hey, I'm not ... sun sets and aligns with the window in Lobby 7, sending light blazing ... MIThenge, after Stonehenge in England, and not to be confused with "Mitt

  • by Michael C. '16
  • November 10, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Our favoirte applicaiton spellnig errers If this title bothers you - or more importantly, if it doesn't - you should…

  

  once - there is an iterative process in which many applications are seen several times by various committees. In other words, an application is ... spell check! Here are some of our "favorites" (and by "favorites", I mean

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • October 21, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Welcome MIT Class of 2015 This week, the new freshmen arrive on campus!

  

  students who have served in the armed forces and students who have spent the last year in religious service. The class includes students who did the ... hundreds more who have never heard of international Olympiad competitions (I

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 22, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Early Action Season Some advice for the EA deadline. (Relax. Be patient. Don't stress. Don't procrastinate!)

  

  Early Action deadline. We've been getting a lot of questions here in ... submission date for documents to show up in the tracking system. We have ... tracking system. They will submit everything in due time, and we will have it

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 30, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Introduction To MIT World ...and my blog's first feature: Akamai, Clever and Cool!

  

  one to be the first one to reflect on in this new forum. So, I thought ... lectures at MIT. MIT World has been in operation since 2001 and today has a collection of almost 400 videos in its online collection (you can also find it

  • by Laurie Everett
  • January 11, 2007
• Blog / About Decisions

  MIT Early Action Decisions Now Available Online

  

  available in the application portal. To check your decision, login to the ... offered early admission to 721. Though they are all different in their own ... reconsidered without prejudice in Regular Action, with decisions released

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 17, 2024
• Blog / How to Human

  Don’t Screw Up Your Username It's time to put down your AOL screen name.

  

  graduate. In other words, this is for life. Fear not, though. After ... ), I've prepared the following list of guidelines: Your username must ... referred to by your username. "In some circles on campus, you may become

  • by Danny B.D. '15
  • April 30, 2015
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Sigma ChIgloo MIT Fraternity brothers engineer a 10 foot igloo while relaxing in Maine

  

  . Here's (most of) what happened As I was assembling this blog post, my roommate Mike '13 and I did a quick calculation. Approximating the igloo we ... of 8 feet, we found that almost 13 cubic meters of snow were used in

  • by Gabe B. '13
  • March 6, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How to (Im)properly Cross Register a step by step guide of our mistakes

  

  thought it would be, since our semesters are no longer clogged with GIRs ... website, and email him expressing interest in the class. Step 4: Find the ... form. Step 10: Give in said form to the registration office in Mass

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • September 20, 2017
• Blog / Announcements

  Meet the baby bloggers! you have to read that to the tune of meet the flintstones

  

  "]annual[/annotation]excitement: I get to introduce you to this year's crop of baby bloggers. To hire ... , has defrosted milk in a shower, and needs you to know, she's on Tik ... lived in Alaska (perhaps metaphorically and literally as far away as you

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • September 24, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  Our Essay Questions i am havink qvestion

  

  know what you want to major in, which department or program at MIT ... ? Now, I'm on record as saying that the college essay is often one of ... . However, I also know that many of you will be very busy with your academics

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 1, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Women Rock All sorts of folk, and folk songs too.

  

  One thing I like to talk about with prospective students is the fact ... (and a great LGBT community, I might add). While MIT is disporportionately male when compared to the college-going population as a whole (in

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 7, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

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

  

  ; printed materials that are mailed to us will be scanned. I recommend that ... in a 2-D environment, before mailing us any additional materials. If ... application, which is only available at MyMIT. Also note: if you have in

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 10, 2010
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Prof. Junot Diaz on The Colbert Report! MIT Writing professor Junot Diaz, winner of this year's Pulitzer Prize for fiction, appeared last…

  

  with the field"]. I finished Oscar Wao on vacation in Germany a few ... modeled after commentators like Bill O'Reilly. And, to help with context in ... ,Political Humor & Satire Blog,Video Archive   If you're interested in

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 24, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  Transfer Wrap-Up 2008 Looking back at MIT Transfer Admissions for entry this coming year.

  

  , admitting 16, with 14 enrolling in the fall. This season's admits are a ... countries and four continents. The students come from top schools in applicant ... admission. I'm sure that among this group of students we weren't able to admit

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 20, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Deadline Day Happy November 1, Early Action applicants.

  

  app (or take it to the post office for postmarking). I am pleased to see ... call in any updates. Don't worry if your essay doesn't format as you ... substantial time to process all of these forms that come in right at the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 1, 2007
• Blog / Events

  Delicious Dilemma Free (food) for all.

  

  What should I attend tonight? Option 1: 4th Annual LATKE-HAMENTASHEN DEBATE Today, 8:00 p.m. in Room 10-250 Don't miss this exciting debate ... arguments in favor of their respective type of food. Hear the arguments of

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • March 6, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Evil Institute of Technology Mystery Hunt, Day 1.

  

  job to stop him! At 12:17pm today, hundreds of hunters gathered in ... sign to gather our team, the Rubber Duck Hunters: I saw lots of people ... cookie monster. Second: Count how many of each cookie is used in the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 13, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Applying Regular Action – Q&A

  

  office will reopen on Tuesday, January 2nd. That said, I thought it was ... , about standardized test requirements or statistics. Below I added some ... 1 or before. However, I strongly discourage waiting until the last

  • by Chris LaBounty
  • December 20, 2012