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• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Flame War A play-by-play of the Class of 2012's first flame war.

  

  we could vote on whether or not we approved the design. Of course ... we started a flame war, yes, but at the end of the day, we did change

  • by Ahmed H. '12
  • October 20, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  My Application Story Modified (but mostly plagiarized) from my personal blog. Enjoy the copy pasta.

  

  . Two days later, I was deferred by MIT—no big deal, wasn't even ... . Is it ironic or fitting that I, a legacy admit, wasn't enamored until

  • by Ahmed H. '12
  • October 17, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The New Show In Town [by David Freilach, Guest Blogger/Assistant Director, LVAC] ARTalk guest blogger David Freilach checks out the…

  

  offices—we encountered a dozen or so workers finishing up many tasks. Fortunately the HVAC crew had finished their work, since it was a muggy day

  • by ARTalk
  • August 14, 2008
• Blog / Events

  And I’m leaving, on a . . . cruise ship? Don't know when I'll be back again.

  

  down dorm row, obviously heading somewhere exciting. As you may or may ... ' fashioned Mario Kart Wii. Now, after a thrilling day of homework, cruising

  • by Snively '11
  • May 4, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Boston becomes Pottersville The MIT area is full of celebrations for the release of "Harry Potter and the…

  

  Leigh Cook's Josie in the Josie & The Pussycats movie, or as the lead ... in Copley Square, has an all-day party on Saturday, with face painting

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 15, 2005
• Blog / How to Human

  i wish we’d grown up on the same advice alternate paths

  

  ? is it your work or personal relationships or something else? p: i ... of them: one is people and another is creative work, like art or ... lot of my friends in industries like big tech or finance openly admit to

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • January 18, 2023
• Blog / Challenges

  Unity

  

  lessons that unfold not from pulpits or pedestals, but emerge from the ... , we were roughly equal proportions Christian and Muslim. Each day, the ... popularity seemed to surge during periods of exams or difficult homework, and

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • January 30, 2017
• Blog / About Decisions

  Selling Point How to tell the difference between MIT and an infomercial

  

  neighbor, take walks in the shaded walkways behind my house, or build oddly ... what they really meant by “rigorous curriculum” or “unparalleled ... best known for his contribution to the Human Genome Project, teaches 7

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • March 11, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  An Asymmetric Discussion of Shoes, the Process of Moving, and 3D Glasses Physics problem included. Some assembly required.

  

  a metaphor for perseverance, academic ambition, or high SAT scores, but I urge you to read this literally. Forget having brilliant ideas or scientific ingenuity or whatever; you can't pulverize a chunk of snow in your

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • January 22, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  An interview with AoPS "What Kinds of Students Does MIT Look For?" but ASMR

  

  read on our "What we look for" page, or that my response to "how can I ... . But everybody, whether you're majoring in astronomy or anthropology, is ... been a coach or manager or in charge of any group of people trying to

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 7, 2022
• Blog / How to MIT

  Pay it forward I used to have a guilt complex.

  

  option is not mutually exclusive with (1), (2), or (3)] (2) and (3) are clearly not socially acceptable options at this hour. (1) is less than ... little freshman psetting group) are stuck on a problem. Options? (1) Keep

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 21, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  BREAK MY BODY, LIBERATE MY SOUL a student-made installation in the Stata Center R&D pub

  

  put together scaffolding or how to suspend 80 pound tanks, whether she ... loading docks, from which she collected 63 screens total (on one day alone ... response to the performance, and many wouldn't find it to be palatable or

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • March 19, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  The Adventures of Flat Tim And his admissions officer friend!

  

  [annotation note="Or freeway or expressway or interstate or autobahn or whatever ... ="I should note that we don't track demonstrated interest, so whether or not ... your hometown, or even on our campus has zero impact on your admissions

  • by Jessica Ch'ng
  • June 6, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  Your February Updates & Notes Form submit this by February 15

  

  students (including those admitted or deferred in Early Action), and is to be ... soon as possible after grades are available for the fall semester or ... form once your grades are released, OR by February 15th, whichever is

  • by Kris Guay
  • January 17, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  Your February Updates & Notes Form submit this by February 15

  

  that is required of all students (including those admitted or deferred in ... available for the fall semester or second quarter. (If your school uses a ... have them.) Please send us the form once your grades are released, OR by

  • by Kris Guay
  • January 14, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Aliens, Bitcoin, Camps now i know my ABCs

  

  bloggers are home, with some recently graduated, or have just begun work and ... , too, because it's lovely. Second: some of you may remember (or know of ... ;   When I come back I plan to post the blogger application by July 1

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 19, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  Homeschooled applicants Some advice for our homeschooled applicants.

  

  homeschooled applicants. Homeschooled applicants still make up less than 1% of ... up less than 1% of our student body, but these numbers are growing ... were not. Please note that we do not require a high school diploma or GED

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 5, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  craze how a blog gets born

  

  love to use paint as a base for mixed media things) or a new media artist (I constantly have ideas for immersive art installations) or an ... as a craft) or a poet (I used to perform at poetry slams) or a food

  • by Kanokwan T. '25
  • January 13, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  There is still no magic formula ...but there are a few key ingredients

  

  from an entirely paper-based process (featuring typed or hand ... documents completed and/or transmitted online) to recent COVID ... and/or college counselor) I have always tried to provide the type of

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • October 13, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  For applicants affected by natural disasters

  

  were affected by recent hurricanes, earthquakes, or other natural ... Nov. 1 EA deadline) because of these things, please take note of the ... 617-253-3400 or email us at admissions [at] mit [dot] edu. We’ll have an

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • September 25, 2017