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  Open Thread: Not Admitted

  

  the applicant pool we were unable to offer admission to many, many incredible students whom we would love to have on campus. For those of you who were not admitted, know that we gave your application full consideration

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2014
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Not Admitted

  

  There were many incredible applicants to the MIT Class of 2028, which unfortunately means that we had to turn down some great students. The comments on this post are an open forum for those of you who want to talk with us

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2024
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Not Admitted

  

  There were many wonderful applicants to MIT this year, which unfortunately means that we had to turn down some great students. For those of you who fall into this category, this is an open forum for you to talk

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2023
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Not Admitted

  

  pebble. The place you want to be is farther than this, right? That’s why it ... Kentaro Miura) There were many wonderful applicants to MIT this year, which unfortunately means that we had to turn down some great students. For those of you

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  Skies over MacGregor Views of campus, Boston, and the Charles River from ten stories up.

  

  lounge was almost always empty. It became our personal study the size of ... tried to take photos when I was in town, starting with some evenings ... ’re unfamiliar with campus and need to orient yourself.     The evening of July 9

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • August 21, 2013
• FAQ / QuestBridge

  How do I apply to MIT if I am not selected as a QuestBridge Finalist?

  If you applied for the QuestBridge Match but were not selected as a Finalist, you are still welcome to apply to MIT through our Regular Action cycle using our application portal. If you are not a Finalist, you must
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Soldering Things pronounced "soddering"

  

  learning how to read circuit board schematics and getting firehosed about ... 's the story of how I learned to use a solder wick, which is a magical sort ... my life, I get to actually do cool engineering-y things with my actual

  • by Allan K. '17
  • November 25, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  Adventures of a Morning Person rise and shine

  

  naturally wake up very early. I know, it's a nice "problem" to have ... have thought waking up before 7 AM could be nice. The morning used to be a stressful rush to get to school on time for first period. Here, each

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • January 14, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  Look as good you will not Some summer reading for the nerds out there. Which means all of you.

  

  enough to appreciate it. Not that everybody at MIT is a Star Wars fan. I ... resurrection of Obi-Wan Kenobi. And how to explain this unlikely event? LUKE: Ben ... not to return to the material world? That your anger prevented me from

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 1, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  What My College Essays Were [Not] Unsolicited advice about writing.

  

  were important. My essays were not related to my “stats.” You have your ... please try not to worry about them (i.e. promise me that you will stay off ... perfect applicant—you are not, and you do not need to be. Rather, essays can

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • November 12, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  When Words Are Not Enough… Come see why I almost failed elementary drawing. Free of charge!

  

  Real blog to come after Thursday. Off to watch the elections (and you should too), toodles!

  • by Chris S. '11
  • November 4, 2008
• Blog / MISTI

  Do Welsh Robots Dream of Electric Sheep? teaching kids robotics through GTL Wales!

  

  parts wouldn’t mate”, but I didn’t know how to [annotation note="The 'mate ... everyone how to mate robot parts the next morning. The rest of the two weeks ... , they were also counselors, social workers, and unpaid therapists. Not to

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • February 6, 2023
• Blog / Uncategorized

  A Week in the Life of a Second Semester MIT Student first week impressions

  

  semester. If every week is going to be like this, I do not know how I'm going ... with them. I tend to not ask for help because I don't want them to see ... obvious for them but not as much to me. I'm really excited to learn. A lot

  • by Cami M. '23
  • February 7, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  EA Deadline: Your Questions [Updated] With the Early Action deadline fast approaching, I'll try to answer some last minute questions.

  

  to worry at this time about documents that are not showing on MyMIT; we ... just submit the transcript?" Matt '00 replies: You do not need to fill ... awesome international applicant pool, not offer Early Action to its

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 31, 2009
• Blog / Challenges

  coronavirus, one year later recounting the craziest ten days of my life

  

  's important to explicitly remind you that it's ok to not read this. covid is still ongoing and you might just not want to think about things any more ... choosing to not read this post. take care all <3 paolo (3

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • March 6, 2021
• Blog / Personal Travel

  summer 2021

  

  Hawai'i. I was determined to not let my location impact my work and my ... , were dedicated to fun, house-bonding events. Eva is not part of ... literally could not sleep and I didn't even WATCH the movie?? I LISTENED to it

  • by Cami M. '23
  • August 5, 2021
• Blog / Events

  Two hundred puzzles, fifty weeks later a post of galactic proportions

  

  freedom to make their part of the program their own. I'm not sure how other ... 's answers, and not solvable with much less than that. To simulate how solving ... proposal How to write a puzzlehunt Life cycle of a Mystery Hunt Some

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • February 6, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MARC 2025 (not a live blog) Featuring Andi '25!

  

  this by bribing us with things we would otherwise not be able to afford ... my research supervisor (Hans), I didn’t know how to ski, so I ended up ... . None of us knew how to play poker so we all got kicked to the noob table

  • by Anika H. '26
  • January 16, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  Turkey vs. Spam sells out The most valuable blog entry of all time.

  

  their aptitude for math and science. That's how committed I am to ... short, curly hair. He jolts up, revealing himself to be on an empty beach ... hope my floor uses the opportunity to buy a $1000 wide-screen television

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 10, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Open Thread: Not Admitted Early

  

  Today, some of our applicants learned conclusively that we will not be able to offer them admission to the Class of 2028. This is an open forum for you to talk, shake it off, and remember that you will survive

  • by Decisions
  • December 16, 2023