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We Eat At Food Trucks
Last Thursday, I went to “Food Truck 101: The Conference”, a 4-hour event coordinated by Clover Food Lab and MIT’s Department of Urban Studies and Planning. When I RSVP-ed for this event, I totally...
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Consilience
In 10th grade, I read a book by the biologist Edward O. Wilson and became obsessed with the word consilience. I loved all of my classes - Shakespeare, Western Civilizations, chemistry, Pre-Calc/Calc,...
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BREAKING NEWS!
Mar 7, 2013 Yesterday, researchers from the MIT - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution found several bottles and their enclosed contents washed up on the banks of the Charles River. It seems that...
View ArticleJellyfishing
Jellyfishing...GEL-ly fishing? Get it? Fishing for new GELs? Maybe it's too late for clever puns, but I'm posting anyway! Presently, I’m sitting here on Saturday night (well I guess it’s Sunday...
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Admissions Decisions and Mystery Hunt
Two years and 363 days ago I was on a plane home from Tenerife, two days after my eighteenth birthday and a few hours after MIT decisions were released. On the drive home I considered calling someone...
View ArticleAs we hurtle towards Pi Day…
Things are getting fast and furious as we head towards Thursday, but I thought I'd take a tiny break to post a little something. I've already had a lot of "bleary eyed" moments in the last few weeks...
View ArticleIf you’re scared of decision day
I usually don't write "DECISIONS ARE DRAWING NEAR!" posts, because although I would like to be comforting: 1) I worry that my words will feed the frenzy, not lessen it. 2) I worry that such a post...
View ArticleDecisions Released TODAY @ 6:28 p.m.
MIT Regular Action admissions decisions for the Class of 2017 will be available today at 6:28 p.m. (Deep breath) Please don't be crazy and click refresh 200 times in a minute. You might get carpal...
View ArticleOpen Thread: Not Admitted
This year we had nearly 19,000 students apply for admission to MIT - the most competitive admissions cycle in the history of the Institute. Because of the incredible size and strength of the...
View ArticleOpen Thread: Waitlisted
This year we had almost 19,000 student apply to MIT - which was the most in our history. Because of the incredible size and strength of the applicant pool we were unable to offer admission to many,...
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Open Thread: Admitted!
HELLO FUTURE (we hope) MIT STUDENT! Yes, you got in. Yes we love you. Congratulations! This is what I imagine you look like right now - Use the comment section below to introduce yourselves! :-)
View ArticleFAQ: Waitlist
I know that students on the waitlist have lots of questions; hopefully this post will be helpful. How does the waitlist work? We are aiming for a class of about 1130 students this year. Based on our...
View ArticleAfter the Award
Congratulations on your acceptance to MIT! The staff of Student Financial Services is looking forward to working with you and your family over the next four years. Please note: Financial aid awards...
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Nemo Found
The blizzard helped me and Liz run out of things to do incredibly quickly. On Friday we watched the first half hour of half a dozen movies before we realized we simply just needed to get outside of...
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The Great Snowball Fight of 2013
Did you know? "Nemo" is Latin for "no man" or "no one", and the name of the movie was a little joke by Pixar. And I refuse to bow to the Weather Channel's new ratings-driven non-scientific naming...
View ArticleMore info for Admitted Students
Congratulations to all of the admitted students! I hope you are still celebrating, but I also want to remind you of a few things to do now as you make your final decision over the coming weeks. Tune...
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Admitted Student Gatherings
Hi! I’m Brenna Heintz, one of the Admissions Counselors here at MIT. Now that I’ve finally emerged from my first season of reading applications, I’m excited to start meeting all of you! Kim was kind...
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Fancy Feast & Happy People
Chapter 1: A Formal Account of a Fancy Feast in February. Location: pika. Across the train tracks, just a few blocks into Cambridge, a big green house on Chestnut Street has a porch light on. This is...
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The Great Snowball Fight of 2013
Did you know? "Nemo" is Latin for "no man" or "no one", and the name of the movie was a little joke by Pixar. And I refuse to bow to the Weather Channel's new ratings-driven non-scientific naming...
View ArticleDecisions Released TODAY @ 6:28 p.m.
MIT Regular Action admissions decisions for the Class of 2017 will be available today at 6:28 p.m. (Deep breath) Please don't be crazy and click refresh 200 times in a minute. You might get carpal...
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