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• Blog / Admissions

  Followup To Mailing Disaster Answers to your questions from my last post, regarding the recent mailing of EA decisions.

  

  supportive comments. You guys got me through today - I seriously don't know ... one of your comments, and I can't answer every question right now, but ... I haven't gotten a tube yet, should I assume that I have been rejected

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 14, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Yoga The joys of physical education

  

  doesn't believe that I care about physical education, despite my previous ... Thursday from 12 to 1, I am in the T Club Lounge, sprawled on purple yoga mats that probably haven't been cleaned for years, trying to undo the

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • November 25, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  On my way…

  

  Turns out that Anthony isn't the only one who loves Amtrak. I called them yesterday and their very friendly customer service people helped me change my reservations because I found out that my bio recitation had been

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 23, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Ben’s Third Semi-Annual Q&A More answers to your questions.

  

  performance?" A 720 is fine! Don't give it another thought. Remember that ... . ------------------------ Rob wrote: "What if an applicant doesn't have five meaningful activities ... admissions committee? I don't want to put down clubs I belong to that only meet

  • by Ben Jones
  • November 2, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  I am dumb

  

  's Molecular and Cellular Biology PhD program. So I guess it wasn't a total waste ... to bottom. Now, if everybody did that every once in a while, wouldn't ... people don't agree with me (and it's easier to clean a suite kitchen shared

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • October 25, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Double diplomas The only thing better than one MIT degree is TWO MIT degrees!

  

  Did you know that you can't double-major at MIT? Okay, I'm just ... diploma with both areas of specialization written on it, and we don't do ... in your major, but for the purposes of this discussion they don't count

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • September 12, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  A way a lone a last a loved a long the An opportunity for heated debate and a cry for revolution.

  

  -to-Northern Maine with some people from my dorm. The Edwards Dam apparently didn't do ... it was no longer saleable, but still--wouldn't it have been better to ... perspective. So, as I see it, these are the two main arguments: A: I shouldn't

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 11, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Carnival A glorious carnival is marred by the passing of a beloved goldfish. (24 pictures)

  

  . Unfortunately, there weren't any Nobel Prize winners in this one. Does anyone ... sheltered childhood, since I didn't know that carnival goldfish don't live ... ? *sniff* I don't want to end on such a tragic note, so I will leave you

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • September 3, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  Should I include my ethnicity on the MIT Application? As a minority, how many times have you heard some off-handed comment about someone of…

  

  be hesitant to report your ethnicity because you don't want to be ... understand who you are - in context. Remember, we don't get a chance to meet ... . Certainly students who don't report their ethnicity get admitted to MIT. If

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • August 16, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  This is wondrous strange. Why didn't the ostrich cross the road? Because a girl had no pants on.

  

  California. If you can't trust a student blog on the MIT admissions portal ... . I was afraid. I didn't see the fence between us. Well, I didn't know, it might attack me or something. Most animals don't like me. An ostrich

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 25, 2005
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  hey hey HAYMARKET slicing and dicing all over the place.

  

  farmer's market near the Government Center T-Stop comes to life. Saturday ... , before we made it to the Kendall T Station, we saw these lime green posters ... auditions. We continued along to the T Station and soon arrived at Haymarket

  • by Bryan
  • July 10, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Burning Question Part 2 An extension of the previous thread, which grew quite long.

  

  Quoting Prashant from the last thread, "Number of ways to compare two applicants from a pool of 10,500 is 10500(C)2 = (10500!)/(2!*(10498!))" I don't need to win the USAMO to know that's a lot of ways. What a lively

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 17, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Planned Mail Date: March 11

  

  In case you missed it: We plan to send freshman admissions decision letters on Friday, March 11, 2005 by regular mail. We know how nerve-wracking it can be to wait, but please give the mail a chance! If you don't get

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 6, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Stu Saves The Pact God bless Stu's hairy face.

  

  Just when I thought I couldn't make it through another minute of the agony of yesterday's events, I walked into our weekly staff meeting to discover that Stu is HAIRY! Yes, friends, Stu Schmill '86, Admissions

  • by Ben Jones
  • February 1, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Late Night Thoughts On You Guys & This Whole Process Each of you is going to make the world a better place, whether or not…

  

  I've been thinking about something since I left work today, and felt compelled to log it here before hitting the sack... Please, please, don't take the MIT admissions decision as any indication of your potential

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 11, 2004
• Blog / Admissions

  P(Happy Chanukah)

  

  decision letters by the end of Chanukah (wouldn't a big envelope be a nice ... applicants who answered it, and I wouldn't necessarily say that those who have answered the question are better applicants than those who haven't. Think of

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 17, 2004
• FAQ / QuestBridge

  If a QB applicant is admitted EA/RA, will they receive full financial aid?

  . MIT Admissions doesn't oversee the financial aid process—we leave that
• FAQ / Interview

  What is the interview deadline?

  There isn't a specific deadline for the interview. Students submit their application by November 1 for Early Action or January 6 for Regular Action. After you submit your application, you may be contacted by an
• FAQ / Transfer

  Are there other classes I should take beyond the recommended coursework?

  While we can't recommend specific classes, you may want to compare the courses offered at your institution to MIT's by referring to the MIT Bulletin (course and degree catalog). You'll find descriptions of MIT
• FAQ / Life and culture

  Is MIT a diverse community?

  At MIT diversity isn’t simply a word, it is an integral part of the MIT experience. MIT Admissions is committed to reaching students from all backgrounds. We know that while for some students getting into a