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  MIT Regular Action Decisions Now Available Online

  

  about next steps to come in early April. Congratulations to the Class of ... enroll next fall, please make it a better place. I know you can. I hope you ... MIT Regular Action admissions decisions for the Class of 2027 are now

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 14, 2023
• Blog / About Decisions

  MIT Early Action Decisions Now Available Online

  

  want to make the most informed decision we can in Regular Action ... decision has been made with care, and it is final. I know this can be a ... members of the Class of 2028. I'll be closing comments on this post to focus

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 16, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Regular Action Deadline Update Submit your MIT Part 1 and 2 by Jan 3, 2013 at 11:59pm EST

  

  As I mentioned in my earlier post, I wanted to follow up with more ... moment! To submit Parts 1 and 2, log in to your account on MyMIT. You can ... the same stuff I just wrote above. In a few weeks, after we've conquered

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • January 3, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Questions Omnibus, Part 2

  

  half done, so I'll answer my backlog of questions in several parts. Here ... when I can. Kiran also asks, "Is it true MIT is aiming for a class of ... upperclassperson in college; lots of things can change, and lots of doors can open

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 7, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  3D Ping Pong Quantum Mechanics (Or why the sciences here are even better than you may think)

  

  's acoustics. From one lateral end to the other, all you can see are rows of ... guess, what would you think I was describing? Watching Avatar in IMAX 3D ... in the context of a chemistry class, that no amount of astonished

  • by Emad T. '14
  • September 20, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  My brother is cooler than me The plight of the less-cool older sibling.

  

  's "Can I play in the Simmons ball pit????" (Yes, my dorm has a ball pit. Yes, I play in it during the year.) b) Ry and Dad are fans of Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives (which is one of the few things we disagree on - I

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • October 23, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Guide to MIT: Academics requirements, resources, and miscellaneous info

  

  ), 8 HASS subjects (including at least one in each category of Humanities ... number of electives. The units required depend on your department, and can ... should also check in with the professor in the second week of the semester

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • May 6, 2018
• Blog / MIT Life

  My 21st Birthday More details about the transition to Halloween than you ever wanted to know.

  

  because, in my music prof's words, "I can't tell you how many Sonatas in E ... there -- I liked that, because it felt like I had my own set of toys that I could play with at my leisure. Can anyone PLEASE explain to me how

  • by Anna H. '14
  • October 30, 2013
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Lost Art of Hand-Lettering Lives at MIT hidden in plain sight

  

  month, Glenn passed at the age of 78. You can read his obituary in The ... . A lot of doors. And a lot of them with letters on them, like this one:   What you probably don't know is that, since 1994, all of the

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • January 12, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  Are you a high school student? Do you want to learn more about MIT or possible career paths? If so, read…

  

  29, 2011, from 2:30 to 4:00 pm in Lobby 10 at MIT. Students can fill ... Hey friends, I'd like to pass along a message from Jennifer Li, the Event Outreach Chair of MIT's Society of Women Engineers (SWE) - one of

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • October 9, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Does MIT Offer Application Fee Waivers? In a word, yes. Click through for the extended answer.

  

  attend but just want to see if they can get in). How do I know if I should ... intention of this process. There is a big difference between "I can't afford ... to MIT can be a barrier for those of modest financial means or those

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • October 16, 2007
• Blog / About Decisions

  Dear Prospective 2020s Passing on advice that good people have given me

  

  – I use them often to reroute my train of thought away from worry or overwhelmedness – but I also find a lot of solace in kind, honest words. So that ... , or maybe I'm more apathetic than the average person in the face of

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • December 16, 2015
• Blog / Events

  DEAPS 2005 Yellowstone freshman year.

  

  's something truly impressive. I love this picture: you can see the two layers of ... in a pre-orientation program they thought I'd be able to help. Instead ... graduate of Hamden High School, #6 in my class, good grades fine scores

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • June 25, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  We even learn stuff here! There's antimony, arsenic, aluminum, selenium,And hydrogen and oxygen and nitrogen and rhenium...

  

  As I told you in my last entry, my mother has become concerned about ... (just kidding! I did my share of the work! Promise!) and taking pictures of LEGOs. But do I actually do any work? The answer, surprisingly, is

  • by Laura N. '09
  • September 21, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Repainting the Smoots A Wacky MIT Tradition

  

  dozen times in several disorienting patterns of color.  As I wander ... than usual. I am holding pallets of bright green, yellow, and purple ... ’s rewind 65 years ago to when it all began.  POV: it's 1958 In the fall of

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • October 27, 2023
• Blog / About Decisions

  All the advice you’ll need for the next twelve hours not clickbait

  

  . Right now, it can feel like the most important thing in the world is what ... facets of who you are. Neither can the words "accepted" and "rejected ... . '20 Folding by Elizabeth C. '13 In Anticipation of Pi Day 2017 by

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • March 14, 2021
• Blog / How to Human

  Sounding Stupid More Ramblings Of A Spring Semester Senior

  

  you’re wrong, even in the face of undeniable evidence. You can always ... argument; that’s a sign of weakness that will immediately result in losing ... in your free time. Or, ignore all of this terrible advice because you

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • April 1, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  The Experiment… featuring Emily '22, Felix '23, and Alison '23

  

  work in admissions last July, and by mid-July I was part of the team to ... pretty hyped. So hype in fact, [annotation note="I can’t believe this is my ... . So, I reached out to Felix and put him in charge of this project with

  • by kellen manning
  • July 8, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  Just To Be Clear: We Don’t Do Legacy anatomy of a WTF in the WSJ

  

  admissions” means preferring the children of alumni in the admissions process ... Trachtenberg, former President of GWU, made this case in support of legacy ... advantages of learning, who had the means to go to college in an era before

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 25, 2012
• Blog / People & Identities

  love people. cook them. tasty food. meet pecker!

  

  embroidery floss! in all sorts of [annotation note="I have a weakness for color ... I live on the top floor of a small pile of donuts named Random Hall ... , because I forgot the mat in Connecticut a screwdriver with many many

  • by Alice L. '24
  • November 27, 2021