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  EA Update We plan to release Early Action decisions on Monday, 12/15.

  

  We plan to post Early Action admissions decisions online at 9pm EST ... copy of that email here. We'll have more details on the decisions in the ... year. This is an increase of roughly 1,000 applications over last year

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 8, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  The Interview…Part 1 ECs are some of my favorite people in the world and you'll like them too.

  

  their ECs while they are at MIT and continue in the role of teacher when ... Please note that, as of August 2018, our process for assigning ... interviewers remain helpful). A description of the current interview process is

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • September 18, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Global Poverty: ‘This Is Our Crisis’ People lead busy lives, and fighting poverty is hardly an extracurricular activity to which most…

  

  ’re Anne Liu ’08 (Course 7; iHouse). At the beginning of her ... of others who were in line, I anxiously awaited the chance to hear ... people who want to set up businesses or avail themselves of other economic

  • by The Humanitarian Blog
  • October 31, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Blogging Scholarship Conclusion Rock the vote!

  

  Speaking of deadlines coming up really soon, the blogging scholarship ends the 28th at midnight PST. So if you've been waiting to vote, or you ... . This week was pretty crazy - due the combination of the some illness and

  • by Jess K. '10
  • October 27, 2007
• Blog / Events

  Incoming freshmen, come to the Activities Midway tomorrow! Find a group where you can continue your hobbies and try something new.

  

  service? Want to get involved with these activities at MIT? Then, come to ... student group on campus (246 of them!!!!) We'll all be vying for your attention, which means that you will get a lot of free goodies and food. There

  • by Melis A. '08
  • August 30, 2007
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  And I am telling you I’m going And you, and you, and you, you're gonna love me.

  

  DID YOU KNOW? The highest ever cricket batting average of all time was 99.94, logged by Donald Bradman of Australia over an illustrious 20 ... at MIT. Sam's Mom and I are headed back for Boston tomorrow morning

  • by Sam M. '07
  • January 14, 2007
• Blog / MISTI

  Wir fahren nach Berlin! Bullet holes in the cemetery walls, plus Liv Tyler.

  

  was having a lengthy relationship with Todd Rundgren around the time of ... with history, and I want to get back and see the 99% of the sights that I ... knew that they were out of it as soon as Zinedine Zidane headbutted that

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 11, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Circus School Mitra flies like a trapeze artist; fruit flies like a peach.

  

  I am a very lucky duck, and was treated to an afternoon at the San Francisco School of Circus Arts. After some short training on the ground ... jump! Wheeeee The goal of our session was to get our legs over the

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • June 24, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  World Cup Challenge A little admissions fun during the World Cup.

  

  Here at MIT, with our large population of international and immigrant ... of MIT students, and I'm looking forward to watching many of the remaining games with such an intense group of students from around the world

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 13, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Update from Kentucky

  

  two days of finals), my 21st birthday bar crawl with a wonderful group of good friends ranging from the classes of '93 to '07 (Friday night ... blog, because it was at the point where I was getting 30+ spam comments a

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • May 30, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  You Heard It Here First Short Skirt, Long Jacket

  

  where they have a bunch of bands come bring down the house at the lovely cost of $0 for all the students. This year's lineup included: Chicken ... become the greatest band of all time (well, not quite) but they did make a

  • by Bryan
  • March 21, 2006
• Blog / IAP

  Just 5 Days Left! Mystery Hunt begins in 5 days.

  

  inspired courtesy of my friend Pete: 100 folks are caught on an island by cannibals and put to the following challenge: Each shall get one hat of either ... are promptly eaten with a side of salad. Otherwise, they are set free

  • by Bryan
  • January 8, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  For Deferred Students Some advice and answers.

  

  over for me? At MIT, a deferral isn't just a "polite rejection." Your ... . You are at no advantage or disadvantage versus the regular action ... , regardless of when the application was submitted. In each of the past few years

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 17, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Riddle Me This The return of the puzzles.

  

  The return of the puzzles. Try your hand at this one. An entry about ... . This puzzle is courtesy of my friend Evelyn, '07, Course 6. Prima Donna ... decide. No escape, no change of heart, no anyplace to hide. (10) Ohio was

  • by Bryan
  • October 14, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Ancient Chinese secret, eh? MIT researchers discover an uncommon cure for the common cold.

  

  found himself stricken with a case of influenza, exhibiting such symptoms ... a friend from high school, who happens to be a pre-med (DING!) at ... !) of dissolving salt in hot water to make a solution strong enough to

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 18, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Go Kendra

  

  " competition, which was held at the National Mall in Washington, D.C., on May 16 ... of the chemistry department and Jamie Lewis Keith of the Environmental Programs Office, received an EPA grant of $30,000. Read the whole article

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • June 11, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  New stuff on MyMIT, and more

  

  at MIT, including the Latke versus Hamentashen Debate [editorial ... your MyMIT portal, where you'll find the Class of 2009 guestbook directory (post your picture!), a list of local admitted student meetings

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 18, 2005
• Blog / Challenges

  on success, meaning, and time existential musings about big questions with no answers

  

  bigger hit than “Cooler than Me” (at the time of this post, 1.3 billion ... bubble of privilege, heading meekly in the same direction, great at what ... rates of mental health issues because of the pressure. At an hour

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • December 15, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  March Questions Omnibus 2

  

  office(s) at your school(s) of choice with emails, letters, and phone calls ... of a student's ability to thrive at Stanford is through demonstrated ... want when they enroll at MIT, so this will not be a critical part of the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 11, 2005
• Blog / Blog Projects

  slow burn you and the void

  

  sides. The three of you spend the next half hour chipping at the parts of ... foul chemicals you do not know the name of. They make the metal that you ... delicate and costly red glass ball at the end, and send it slowly shooting

  • by Amber V. '24
  • May 6, 2023