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  The Ethicist

  

  some students abused his time by never actually submitting the letters to ... letters written by other teachers. To deter this, he now charges $20 per ... abroad have figured out that they can call our shipping company to figure

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 13, 2005
• Blog / Athletics

  My highest achievement at MIT.

  

    [caption id="attachment_104348" align="aligncenter" width="650"] Third to last day of the archery class I took for my final PE ... 's the closest I'll ever get to it.

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • October 25, 2024
• Blog / MIT Life

  Simmons Cat cat cat cat cat cat cat cat cat

  

  I love being back in Simmons after a long break. I get to hang out ... House’s dog) roaming the hallways. But we have plenty of cool stuff to ... , silly me – I forgot to introduce myself! Hey there, little guy. I’m Andi

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • September 4, 2023
• FAQ / First-year application

  Can a family member contact MIT Admissions on my behalf, or ask questions about the content or status of my application?

  No, it is MIT policy to communicate directly with applicants about their applications, rather than with their family members. If you have a question, please email us from the email address that you used to register
• Blog / Personal Projects

  writing gary wang’s wikipedia page why did I fill out the wikipedia page for the ftx cto?

  

  as the prime minister. I sent the link to my friends, like, haha check ... entirely sure what compelled me to make a Wikipedia account and add more to ... . Yes, I feel some connection to this entire FTX catastrophe as SBF and

  • by Rona W. '23
  • January 11, 2023
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  [joint post] give us your words you have words. we want your words.

  

  constraints are fairly lax but the form is long and repetitive, forcing you to return to a topic over and over again. It is a form whose flexibility ... ,[/annotation]and, for this year, my goal is simply to write as many sestinas as I can

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • November 20, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Open Thread: Admitted Early

  

  note="and couple of ways to get to know other 2026s"]what’s next

  • by Decisions
  • December 18, 2021
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  taylor swift songs as applicants emergency evermore post

  

  lost their minds. If you haven't listened to it yet, please go do that ... But there was one prize I'd cheat to win The uptight honors student who’s applying to the entire U.S. News & World Report Top 20 universities

  • by Rona W. '23
  • December 11, 2020
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Things in My MIT Household that just make sense

  

  that my friends and I are in a sitcom. We refer to every school term as ... summer season 3."]Season 3[/annotation] house in Virginia to the Season 4 ... trying to make it through the hell that is an online semester. So far, I

  • by Cami M. '23
  • November 10, 2020
• Blog / Announcements

  PSA: anyone in the world can stream this MIT class about coronavirus for free this fall the new subject will be broadcast to the public beginning tomorrow, sept 1

  

  education to the public through longstanding institutions like OCW and MITx, Course 7 has decided to livestream all lectures to the general public ... students and the general public are welcome to join Professors Richard Young

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 31, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  last minute application panic for the procrastinators

  

  date; it can be helpful to add them to a calendar app or spreadsheet. Don’t wait until the last minute to submit. Life loves going wrong when ... ’t going to reject you for forgetting an apostrophe, but why give yourself

  • by Rona W. '23
  • December 22, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  what’s on my desk: messy person edition not sponsored

  

  seldom has enough free space for me to actually get work done.  [caption ... ~[/caption] here’s what’s on my desk, from left-to-right, top-to-bottom: my friend ... agent, and I actually got to see her at Boston Book Festival last month

  • by Rona W. '23
  • November 19, 2019
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Your college application motivation soundtrack for October write those personal essays! submit those early apps! get PUMPED UP

  

  Last month, Petey posted a motivational soundtrack for the month of September. A lot of y'all seemed to like it, so we made another one for October! This month's theme is to get hyped up and get shit done! :) Give

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • October 5, 2019
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Deferred Early

  

  . Some of you may feel happy to be deferred. Some of you may feel sad. Some of you may have complicated feelings that you don't know what to call

  • by Decisions
  • December 14, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  semester wrap-up snaps and snippets

  

  i contributed to in my urop at the center for civic media:   ... from mit. even when you're not on leave. i went to a documentary play about race in education and the school-to-prison pipeline, called notes

  • by Allan K. '17
  • December 29, 2016
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Deferred Early

  

  . Some of you may feel happy to be deferred. Some of you may feel sad. Some of you may have complicated feelings that you don't know what to call

  • by Decisions
  • December 15, 2016
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Not Admitted Early

  

  There were many wonderful applicants for Early Action this year, which unfortunately means that we had to turn down a large number of ... open forum for you to talk and shake it off together. We understand

  • by Decisions
  • December 15, 2016
• Blog / Uncategorized

  spring notes resilience, change, warm weather, Santa Fe

  

  after winter and before summer, in which vegetation begins to appear, in the northern hemisphere from March to May and in the southern hemisphere from September to November 2. a resilient device, typically a helical

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • April 18, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT Startups in Dorm Room Fund a venture fund run by students for students

  

  community. Today I'd like to take a look at Dorm Room Fund, a venture fund ... partners and scour their campuses for the most innovative student startups to ... a lot of grad student startups, as DRF isn't only limited to

  • by Erick P. '17
  • February 8, 2016
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Deferred Early

  

  . Some of you may feel happy to be deferred. Some of you may feel sad. Some ... what to call; that's okay too.    We'll

  • by Decisions
  • December 16, 2015