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Blog / Miscellaneous
On my way…
, and I have a few things to finish up here before heading home for the -
Blog / Events
May the Force Be With You Use the "mass times acceleration" wisely my friend.
So tonight, I'm going to watch my friend Timmy '06 and the rest of the MIT Musical Theatre Guild put on Star Wars: The Musical. I'm kind of excited being a Star Wars fan and all. I'll give my review of the -
Blog / Personal Travel
Chasing Roots, Part One During an overnight stay in Milan, I traversed several generations to explore musical history in…
. During my overnight stay in Milan, I travelled the roads of time to meet ... Fondazione Giuseppe Verdi, was established at the turn of the century to ... Parma Conservatory. Me and a large likeness of Arrigo (to give you an -
Blog / Admissions
Meet the Admissions Officers With today's next post, I'll begin a summer-long occasional series introducing you to the MIT…
With today's next post, I'll begin a summer-long occasional series introducing you to the Admissions Officers for the 2005-2006 school year. Some of us you already know through the blogs and other means. Some of the -
Blog / Admissions
Waitlist
I'm currently out of the office, but back in Cambridge, it has been announced that unfortunately, for the third consecutive year, and despite all intentions to do so, we will not be using our waitlist. Our yield was even -
Blog / Miscellaneous
And Then There Was One Juan Salvador Acosta has broken the pact and succumbed to the mighty razor.
Folks, it is a sad, sad day in the MIT Admissions Office. Juan Salvador Acosta has broken the pact and succumbed to the mighty razor. His face is as smooth as a baby's, as they say. Which leaves yours truly as -
FAQ / Life and culture
What is Battlecode?
The 6.9610 Battlecode programming competition is a unique challenge that combines battle strategy, software engineering, and artificial intelligence. Student teams aim to write the best player program for the -
FAQ / First-year application
When are decisions announced?
determined. Applicants will receive the email about a week prior to the release -
FAQ / First-year application
Does MIT prefer public school or private school?
have different resources. It's our job as admissions officers to sift -
FAQ / First-year application
Do dual enrollment students apply as a first-year or transfer applicant?
Students participating in dual enrollment programs or taking college-level courses while in high school apply for first-year admission at MIT. If you apply to MIT while you're still in high school, you're considered a first -
FAQ / First-year application
What if I don’t have a class rank or GPA?
school doesn't calculate GPA, please don't convert your grades to a U -
Blog / Events
media we’ve been into recently musicals, food videos, memes, and misc.
In our last post, we mentioned that we were next going to blog about ... -December. Yesterday, we thought to ourselves, “so what should we blog about now ... consuming some content lately that has brought us joy, so we decided to make a -
Blog / Extracurriculars
Knitting and Playing Tetris Through the End of the World guest post by Salma Islam
turn to this hobby time and time again when I picked it up at the ... remember going from trying to knit a simple square to designing intricate pixelated designs on my laptop to recreate in fabric. I couldn't stop. I -
Blog / Admissions
morning room sounds get your headphones
everywhere, without ever having to focus. Marshall McLuhan * * * * * for more ... intriguing: data sonification of wikipedia edits - by the world according to -
Blog / Art, Literature, Music
The Lost Art of Hand-Lettering Lives at MIT hidden in plain sight
to campus, which are highly visible even while his labor is not. As ... not more, important than doing the same for innovators, I wanted to -
Blog / Admissions
cpw at pika a continuing experiment in cooperative campus-previewing
to Hippie Stereotypes, DIY clothing workshop, telephone pictionary ... to finish off the weekend. If you're a prefrosh, come by! If you're not -
Blog / Blog Projects
Why I’m Leaving the MIT Admissions Blogs it's been a good run.
, which is all I needed to "make" a few hacks of my own. Enjoy! What was the best April Fool's Day prank you've pulled? Love to hear in the -
Blog / Events
Study Break on the Roof! We had an EMT study break on the roof of the tallest building in Cambridge!
Earlier this week, Morgan O. (G) invited MIT EMS and our campus police officers (who unfortunately could not attend) to see the place where ... there to see Boston and Cambridge from a completely new perspective. -
Blog / Admissions
Your Questions What questions can I help answer about the application process?
I can't believe I've been blogging as an admissions officer at MIT for 9 years. Over that time, I've periodically opened up the comments to your questions, and then tried to answer them (this