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• Blog / About Decisions

  Next Steps For the Deferred what to do next

  

  honest, so is the number of RA applicants who are admitted. It's hard to ... shot. Bloggers who were deferred and then admitted (and blogged about it ... some time now, I can tell you it is almost never one thing which, if only

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 31, 2014
• Blog / Events

  Snowy Birthday Party the #IAParty2011 is just beginning

  

  how many inventions and creations came out of the research that both ... here) When I left the museum, it was SNOOOWWWIIINNNNGGG! Now I know ... around it. But for me, coming from the deep south, this is a unique

  • by Cydnie T. '12
  • January 18, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Checking My Calendar I know I'll eat my words come late September, but I'm looking forward to three…

  

  . But the fact remains that no matter how you slice it, I was busy around ... , while Europeans do something called "enjoy life". It reminded me of ... such a friend, it's you). Basically, it's not unheard of for MIT students

  • by Elijah T. '11
  • August 17, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  Some reflections Post decisions, a few thoughts.

  

  education, there remains the anxiety over how to pay for it. I know that for ... It has been almost two weeks since we released our admissions ... need today, and the determination to take full advantage of it. Through

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • March 29, 2009
• Blog / IAP

  A truly independent activities period A glimpse at some MIT students' IAP plans.

  

  It is crunch time at MIT. Classes are over this Wednesday, and exam ... the start of Independent Activities Period (IAP). *Cue “It’s the Most ... , Javascript, AJAX, server-side scripting, databases, SQL, and how to put them

  • by Melis A. '08
  • December 7, 2007
• Blog / Events

  Take THAT, Microsoft Firefox rules.

  

  . It was pretty funny when I looked at the sign-in sheet and saw the name ... made it back to my room. I took a four hour nap, found something to eat and made it back to my team headquarters around 2 PM Saturday. The coin

  • by Laura N. '09
  • January 19, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Someone saved my life tonight Survived my squalor, like a butterfly.

  

  forever. Try it next time you have some red grapes sitting around. I have ... around dissolved into laughter describing how Meara actually lived not just ... Squalor was, and why it was so funny. Zach gladly obliged and showed me a

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 12, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Visiting MIT & Boston colleges Some tips for checking out MIT and Boston this summer.

  

  than 50 colleges and universities in Greater Boston, making it easy to ... an overview of MIT: its culture, academic environment, etc. The ... "inside scoop." Check out the MIT Museum, open daily until 5pm. It's worth

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 11, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Three cheers for the MIT Marching Band Is the band ready? You bet they are.

  

  final score was 49-6. It's apparently the worst loss in over 15 years. It ... how hard you try), super phat, super fly, one and only MIT Marching Band ... called it "the most memorable elevator ride" he'd ever had. 2. Making up

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

  Pursuing multiple fields

  

  's a question) if you could tell me how easy it is to double major in two ... literature but I'm concerned that it will be too tough to try to get degrees in ... related fields (like Course 7 and 9, for instance) it's obviously more

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • August 13, 2005
• FAQ / First-year application

  How do I apply to be an Exchange Student, Special Student, or Visiting Student?

  An Exchange Student enrolls at MIT to take classes as a non-degree student. Exchange students are affiliated with a university in which MIT has an established agreement, and both universities…
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Generally Unrelated to General Relativity In which I am not a graduate student.

  

  *, probably because it was taught at 11:54 AM and my watch was running fast that ... deviation of the average of the square from the square of the average. No, it ... -opening experience on the days when I've drank enough coffee that it hasn't been an eye

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • February 15, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Guest Blog: Music and Mayhem by Jess ‘12 Minus the mayhem. Also features running commentary by Yan. p.s.: Jess, your italics didn't show…

  

  living at pika happens on the roof instead of under it. Pika's homemade ... while trying to catch a bus? And remember how I was so Oprah ... outside my major and so non-technical that it’s slightly blasphemous—it’s in

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • January 1, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Smaller than the eye can see but with the potential to change the world: nanotech!

  

  (think of how many things are on the nanoscale) and its interdisciplinary ... nanotechnology, it’s quite understandable that many students are interested in ... ’m doing it in the Lab for Multiscale Regenerative Technology, led by Prof

  • by Melis A. '08
  • February 20, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  I am a hapless klutz Stories about Nobel laureates.

  

  Prize in 1987 for his discoveries regarding how the body generates its ... dropped my ice bucket. (Luckily it didn't spill, so I managed to get out of ... Sheng passed the question on to me. And I got to answer it in the middle

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 22, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Autumn in New England The trees explode with color.

  

  I’ve been lucky enough to be able to enjoy autumn in New England recently. For those of you in regions that do not have four seasons: autumn is a wonderful…

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

  Alaska Where I am right now.

  

  I have decided that today I will operate under the assumption that I am in Alaska. Not because it's cold or anything, just because it's a change of pace. Your thoughts on Alaska are welcomed.

  • by Snively '11
  • October 28, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Technology Happens My computer is hiccoughing.

  

  So sometimes in a computer's life, it decides that it wants to enter eternal hibernation and refuse to function. As in like...today. Thank goodness there's Athena. Return I shall, and soon.

  • by Bryan
  • January 18, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Meet The (New) Bloggers! how to something something

  

  log cabin; unlike Abe, she does not (yet) have a beard. An aspiring

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 3, 2012
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Not your stereotypical sorority girl Tonight is the first night of sorority recruitment!

  

  , 2006: Preference Parties 1:00pm-TBD(4:50pm latest)** Student Center (Does

  • by Melis A. '08
  • February 2, 2006