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  Meet The (New) Bloggers! I promised myself I wouldn't cry...

  

  MassArt should she come across a Time-Turner in her dorm. I hate hipsters ... A few weeks ago I posted the Blogger Application 2011. We received ... emailed me, "i cannot imagine how difficult comparing 17000 applicants

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 17, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  here’s your reminder to follow @tinycarebot automated reminders to care for yourself

  

  timeline if I ever find myself sunk too deeply in a social media morass. I ... . That's ~22.5k new cases, with an average response, from a human, in ... .    One question we are often asked at this time of year (i.e. right

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • January 4, 2017
• Blog / Hacks

  Hackapult Sieges The Dome

  

  On Friday, September 4th, I arrived in my office shortly after 7AM. One of the lovely things about my office is that I have a window under ... in the hacking of this hack     but I can't say the

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 15, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  Build awesome What to do if you like to build stuff.

  

  can provide lots of great ideas. I hope that if you're interested in ... "I like to build things. What can I do to show my stuff?" I get this ... little-known fact that we in admissions get as excited about cool projects

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 11, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Beta CPW laser mazes and deep frying

  

  Ever wonder what a deep fried McChicken would taste like? How about deep fried Bertucci’s Pizza? We will have a selection of the finest local ... piece.       Both my roommate and I hosted prefroshes, and we both

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • April 16, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  [GUEST POST] CPWgCPWaCPWyCPW huh...there are some lowercase letters in the title. that's odd.

  

  super cool events, but I’m not involved because I’m not affiliated in any ... are not all of them, but the ones I am involved in/plan on attending ... Thanks Yuliya for hosting this blog! I’m not out off-campus, so I

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • April 11, 2018
• Blog / Events

  Fall Formal My Saturday evening.

  

  worked in the dining room being waiters. I wanted to dress up, so I asked ... cancer, and otherwise having no fun at all. I know this is a common misconception not only because of all the prospectives students I've talked to

  • by Paul B. '11
  • September 24, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  My Talk @ Maker Faire a bit about how we see, select, and support makers

  

  month Ceri blogged about the MIT Maker Faire. Earlier this year Dawn and I ... students at MIT, and next week she and I will be presenting about our Maker Portfolio at a small conference in California. Last year, before we launched

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 28, 2014
• Blog / Uncategorized

  The Cloud i live there now

  

  I just restored my laptop to factory condition to get rid of an ... taskbar. Here's what I had to back up before doing this: My ... backgrounds) Here's what I didn't have to back up before doing this

  • by Qiaochu Y. '12
  • February 8, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Decisive Battle The one examining "Turkey vs. Spam" on the almost-literal level.

  

  Today, of all days, in Jonestown, PA, eight members of my family bore ... -hour food coma immediately after dinner, I think it's pretty safe to say that I emerged victorious. I wanted to turn the turkey carcass into usable

  • by Sam M. '07
  • November 24, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Stand Back! I'm going to try . . . well, you know the rest.

  

  are totally beyond me) and I've been having a great time in it. I ... and I were assigned? Force Gauge. Excellent. The lab that most people ... their own experiment. Pall and I are convinced we had the best setup for

  • by Snively '11
  • December 9, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Class of 2009 Numbers

  

  In a recent post, I wrote, "Our yield was even higher than we ... (though preliminarily there are a few numbers I'm very excited about ... , "Hmm...I know you can't tell us yet, but when you do, can you let

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 31, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Early Action Decisions Now Available Online

  

  log in using the same username and password that you use to log in to ... you are ready to receive your decision online before logging in to ... Massachusetts to Malaysia and many places in between. We can't wait to welcome

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 14, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  Faculty Luncheon for Local* Admitted Students *local: from New England or New York, or anyone who just happens to be in…

  me (maybe that's a good thing?), but I come to you today with important ... us in addition to the many activities they're planning for Campus Preview Weekend in April. We brainstormed, made charts and graphs, and after

  • by mitblogs
  • January 21, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Ring Committee With a title like that, it has to be good!var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol)…

  

  audience of this site. I support Snively 100% in wanting to have that ... be immersed in the tradition that is the MIT flame war. Also, did I ... On May 18th I wrote a blog entry called “Ring Committee” which was

  • by Snively '11
  • May 31, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  Famous people who didn’t go to MIT Some people are more successful because they turned down admission to MIT.

  

  You don't need MIT to be a success. Don't get me wrong -- I think MIT ... quite successful, and I applaud them for it! Let me tell you a bit about Kevin Gillespie and J.R. Hildebrand. In 1997-98, a student named Kevin

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 23, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Operabots with Personality Ahhhhh.....music to my ears

  

  ……errrr uhhhhh……you know what I’m trying to say. MIT is cool. One of the things that I did not know about MIT before I began working here is that the students here absolutely LOVE music. While 75% of students participated in

  • by Quinton McArthur
  • August 26, 2009
• Blog / Hacks

  An Olympic Hack Floating rings above Brigg's Field?

  

  Simmons (I just moved, again), I noticed something floating in the air ... ? Woooo Sochi 2014! If you're interested in previous hacks, MIT hacks have their own lengthy Wikipedia page, in addition to a chronology at

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • February 9, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Answering Your Questions: EA Deadline Week How can we be helpful?

  

  below in the comments.  I will try to update this post with FAQs ... period, but I strongly suggest you submit your application well in advance ... teachers and schools.  Your recommendations do not need to be in our

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 29, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  That’s where you’ll find me Where troubles melt like lemondrops, Away above the chimney tops... my CPW schedule.

  

  expected almost everywhere in the country tomorrow, I suspect there will be ... 12 hours and counting until CPW. Here are some places where I'll be ... , Friday CPW Registration Help Desk, 1-3pm, Friday "Voting" for Daniel in

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 11, 2007