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• Blog / About Decisions

  I am an MIT Admissions Officer, AMA you know the drill

  

  It's the middle of July, and my brain is so fried I'm punting on a few projects, so figured I'd make myself useful and answer some ... Disqus handles that kind of conversation pretty well now, so we can just do

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 10, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  Your February Updates & Notes Form some things you should know

  

  that is required of all students (including those admitted or deferred in ... -Reported Coursework Form from the Part 2 of the application, except that we're only ... bullet points or use more casual language. This section has a maximum of

  • by Kris Guay
  • January 22, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  RA deadline is approaching no need to panic

  

  small handful of people answering emails right now.   But for all of ... minute! What happens if some of my school forms come in past the deadline? It is perfectly fine if, through no fault of your own, your school

  • by Kris Guay
  • December 30, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

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

  

  month, after our first year of having a Maker Portfolio, I gave a talk at World Maker Faire New York about how we admit and empower these kinds of

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 28, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  SpringFest 2014! Just a quick post about the 2014 SpringFest Concert featuring Capital Cities and Flosstradamus!

  

  It's that time of year again - SpringFest!  This past weekend was filled with fun events like the McCormick Hall picnic and lots of energy saving activities.  But my personal favorite event was SpringFest's annual

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • April 27, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Your February Notes and Updates Form every applicant needs to do this

  

  is an online form that is required of all students (including those ... from the Part 2 of the application, except that we're only looking ... points or use more casual language. This section has a maximum of 250 words

  • by Kris Guay
  • January 13, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  Happy Holidays And some final thoughts before the new year

  

  overwhelming, but give it all you got. Everyone’s afraid of failing. In each of

  • by Erick P. '17
  • December 30, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Your Questions What questions can I help answer about the application process?

  

  is now much easier with the advent of threaded comments ... Class of 2017 has arrived and is doing Orientation.  Classes will

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 28, 2013
• Blog / Events

  Sal Khan, Gabriel Abrantes, and the Man in the Shiny Red Satan Suit Yesterday was crazy, or: How to Quit your Job, Learn Everything, and Think about Art

  

  men are out of sight, and I am laughing in the street.   I make ... lovely faces: Pri and Mira, '16, with the creator of Khan Academy. Khan talks about how he started out, what he thinks of MIT, and why Khan

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • May 10, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Transfer Decisions to be Released Today

  

  prepared to be part of an dynamic MIT community next fall.   ... the experience is ultimately what you'll get out of it. ** End

  • by Chris LaBounty
  • May 7, 2013
• Blog / Events

  Walter Lewin ESG Lecture Oh, you know, only one of the most famous Physics Professors of all time

  

  Earlier this year I had the pleasure to meet Walter Lewin at an ESG Friday Luncheon. A close friend of ESG's 8.012/8.022 Professor Paola, he ... minutes of glory. After time was up he surprised us all with signed

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • July 26, 2012
• Blog / Events

  Pics or it didn’t happen? It happened!

  

  Wancura, "The Gas Gauge" // Anisha Gururaj, "Gems of Humanity" // Maggie ... ; Photos and videos courtesy of Tony Eng!

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • February 10, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Math Women Rock k + 8 = awesome

  

  Happy International Women's Day! I've talked before about how MIT Women Rock, but let's broaden the pool of rockstars a bit. The Math Prize ... in the United States. Over 200 of the top young women mathematicians in

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 8, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  You’ve got questions… ...I've got this video. Or rather, this sad excuse of one...

  

  is Peter Reddien, seriously the boy-wonder of Course 7 (biology). Apparently he was one of the most brilliant course 7 grad students the

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • November 10, 2010
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Like Never Before Kevin Rustagi '11 talks about the MIT LMC and then some.

  

  Hey you guys! I recently had the pleasure of meeting Kevin Rustagi '11 and interviewing him at the Guitar Center about his club: the MIT ... website, as well as iTunes. Kevin gave me a copy of the CD, titled Like

  • by Celena C. '12
  • August 30, 2010
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  You’re Still Our No.1 :) less than 2 days left!

  

  decisions, everyone! :D --- WHY ART HISTORY IS AWESOME LIST OF ALL ... !) --- While we are on the subject of speeches - for all to-be valedictorians

  • by Chris S. '11
  • March 12, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  “Well, you just cost me money.” Best. Desk Call. EVER.

  

  On any given day, you'll totally forget how awesome it is that you're an MIT student, and that there are people outside of MIT who ... the moon is a planet or not. me: well, the moon is a satellite of the

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • February 23, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  MITwitter That's possible the worst portmanteau I've ever made.

  

  that aren't worthy of a full blog post (like, for instance, announcing that I now have a twitter account), plus there's a lot of corporate and

  • by Chris M. '12
  • June 19, 2009
• Blog / Events

  Commencement Webcast MIT gives me a diploma in T-3 hours...

  

  the last time, I put my Brass Rat on facing up. In a couple of hours, I ... days I'll have had enough time to process all of this, and write

  • by Laura N. '09
  • June 5, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  HS Juniors/Sophomores: Upcoming MIT Events MIT will have events with Yale and Brown Universities in Southern California and the Mid-Atlantic…

  

  counselor about the state of admissions. Counselors can RSVP at brownmityale ... touring the Mountain West/Pacific Northwest states. Of course, we'll also

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 18, 2009