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  On APs Trying to clarify the role of AP courses in the MIT admissions process.

  

  to show the student's passion in the sciences? I know many students who ... your AP courses. In many schools, I know, AP courses are the best (and ... admissions officers) want. I think this is what Marilee is trying to say in the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 14, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  A Day at Stanford University wait, what?

  

  break, I decided to visit some of my Stanford friends and spend a day in ... the "Claw," the fountain in front of the bookstore). When I started ... , rectangular. Instead of drowning in camera-armed Chinese tourists you should

  • by Allan K. '17
  • June 3, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Just Dance! Dance = Awesome.

  

  dance as I did. As the host school, we didn't actually compete in the ... seriously feels as though I spent more of last week in dance practice than I ... In its 149 years of existence, MIT has been involved with many of

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • February 23, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Advising and freshman formalities

  

  Yep, I'm officially Course 11. A few interesting things have happened this week. - Thanks to a freight derailment in Idaho, I spent most ... companies' home pages. Everyone was so happy in class today -- I guess the

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • April 20, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Prof. Ali Khademhosseini: Building tissues, cell-by-cell Khademhosseini, an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the joint MIT-Harvard Health Sciences and Technology Program,…

  

  few people would deny that individuals are shaped by their experiences. Just like humans, cells develop in response to their environment; a heart cannot be grown by simply placing stem cells in a Petri dish. However, Ali

  • by Melis A. '08
  • September 7, 2007
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Great Glass Pumpkin Patch and a bonus video of a cat chasing a spider.

  

  created by a team of about six artists. In this blog post, I want to convey ... pumpkins) in a tent on the Kresge oval. There is a one-evening showcase ... glassblowing courses. I missed it this year, but I pulled up my photos from last

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • November 5, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Admissions 2007 A quick look at this year's admissions.

  

  , when the decisions come out, I know you will feel a range of emotions. I ask you to please be civil and kind in your comments in today's entries ... respectful community. I ask that, even if you become very upset today, that you

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 17, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Crazy Day

  

  some reason, I waited until senior year to take the mandatory swim test, but I miraculously passed and am now a teeny bit closer to graduating ... International Development Network (IDN) Crafts Fair in Lobby 10 Though today is

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • September 27, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  It’s All About The Process Take a moment, then get back in the game.

  

  admitting the class of 2010. I am very proud of the Admissions professionals at MIT. So much so that I am proud to say that many are more like ... all of your applications. As we began Selection Committee I was

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • March 17, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Share Your Story, 2014 edition How did you find out you'd been accepted? Was there any celebratory dancing? Please tell…

  

  dark ages of 2006 (in my day, I read my acceptance letter by candle ... , just didn't shower? Me too. But seriously, congratulations! In my 9 ... one experiment we ran in class involved everyone writing down their

  • by Jess K. '10
  • March 18, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  Desired things a youthful aside.

  

  later I discover it in a box under my bed. I don't remember putting it ... I just had the busiest, craziest summer of my life. I remember a ... . For 35 ambitious Juniors in an average high school, this was our first

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • September 12, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  NACAC Conference Wrap-up from the national admissions conference.

  

  are reading this, I hope you'll say a quick "hi" in the comments section ... more about options for international students. Coming in, I knew about ... (behind the camera: Ben) I'm in the office in Cambridge briefly again today

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 26, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Do You Have A Core Curriculum?

  

  Today, I'm back in the office (but only for a day) after doing three ... I participated in was at Stuyvesant High School. The Stuy college ... 'll be participating in ISEF, best of luck to you, and I hope to see you

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 9, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  Anticipation a little something to keep you company

  

  a time. Because today is special. Because you'll never be in this exact same place in this exact same moment feeling exactly whatever it is that you are feeling right now. As you get through the day, I'd like to

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • March 14, 2019
• Blog / Events

  Senior Ball 2007 Dancing and dining with 950 engineers; candids of Bryan and Sam included (~25 pics)

  

  in a tux **Many thanks to Gheorghe '07, from whom I stole many of ... planning committee, I feel it is my duty to share with you all the exciting ... We held it at the Boston Sheraton In this picture, the Sheraton is

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • May 11, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Selection begins Picking the Class of 2010.

  

  . As is my custom, I wore a tie today, out of respect for the applicants and the difficult decisions we make in selection. This year, we received ... , undoubtedly, make selection even more difficult this year. I can tell already

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 2, 2005
• Blog / IAP

  eighty hours (pt. 4) notes from the last day

  

  is well, out in the American West; we will just have to see whether I ... incredible, at least to me, in the sense that I have literally never seen ... open in coach, and the lounge is not yet fully awake, I suspect. It is my

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • January 14, 2023
• Blog / How to MIT

  Pay it forward I used to have a guilt complex.

  

  turning a funny mix of pink and orange. You (and everyone else in your ... that there are two chem majors who live in your hall. One of them stays ... light in his room is on. You're scared of knocking, though. He's an MIT

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 21, 2011
• Blog / IAP

  small changes feeling big my winter in Armenia

  

  Every IAP, I travel. I can't help it. There's this wanderlust gremlin in me that's always eager to experience new places. Access to global experiences is one of the reasons I chose this MIT, especially because I didn

  • by Kanokwan T. '25
  • February 17, 2025
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Music for Pre-decisions De-stressing manifesting calm and cozy vibes to get you through it

  

  Waiting for college decisions is difficult. Trust me, I've been there ... into something stressful. Many of these were songs I listened to while I ... calm you down/you think should be added to the playlist? Let me know in

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • December 8, 2023