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https://news.mit.edu/2018/mit-nano-building-open-0924?utm_source=Newsletter+Mailing+List+2018&utm_campaign=24070dea97-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_09_14_04_17&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_e8c603942d-24070dea97-296414913


** “In recent decades, we have gained the ability to see into the nanoscale with breathtaking precision.”
—MIT.nano Director Vladimir Bulović
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Opening this week, MIT.nano (https://news.mit.edu/2018/mit-nano-building-open-0924?utm_source=Newsletter+Mailing+List+2018&utm_campaign=24070dea97-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_09_14_04_17&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_e8c603942d-24070dea97-296414913)  is the largest university research facility for nanotechnology in the nation. And it's located right in the heart of campus, just off the Infinite Corridor (https://mitadmissions.org/help/faq/infinite-corridor/?utm_source=Newsletter+Mailing+List+2018&utm_campaign=24070dea97-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_09_14_04_17&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_e8c603942d-24070dea97-296414913) ! The 214,000-square-foot building includes two floors of connected clean-room spaces that are open to view from the outside and available for use by researchers across the Institute. It also features an entire floor of undergraduate chemistry teaching labs.


** 150 years of architecture at MIT
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In celebration of all things architecture, here are some cool things the department has been up to: exploring the future of sustainable buildings (http://news.mit.edu/2018/mass-timber-sustainable-construction-0807?utm_source=Newsletter+Mailing+List+2018&utm_campaign=24070dea97-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_09_14_04_17&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_e8c603942d-24070dea97-296414913) , experimenting with responsive fabric and cannibalistic materials (https://archpaper.com/2018/09/experimental-projects-at-mit/?utm_source=Newsletter+Mailing+List+2018&utm_campaign=24070dea97-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_09_14_04_17&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_e8c603942d-24070dea97-296414913#gallery-0-slide-0) , and teaching (https://architecture.mit.edu/architecture-and-urbanism/news/historian-curator-and-designer-ana-miljacki-studies-architects-and?utm_source=Newsletter+Mailing+List+2018&utm_campaign=24070dea97-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_09_14_04_17&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_e8c603942d-24070dea97-296414913) , of course! Interested in learning more about architecture? Check out this free online edX class (https://www.edx.org/course/a-global-history-of-architecture?utm_source=Newsletter+Mailing+List+2018&utm_campaign=24070dea97-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_09_14_04_17&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_e8c603942d-24070dea97-296414913)  taught by MIT Professor Mark Jarzombek.
http://news.mit.edu/2018/3q-reverend-kirstin-boswell-ford-chaplain-mit-0924?utm_source=Newsletter+Mailing+List+2018&utm_campaign=24070dea97-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_09_14_04_17&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_e8c603942d-24070dea97-296414913


** MIT chaplain on religion, ethics, and her new role
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The Reverend Kirstin C. Boswell-Ford (https://studentlife.mit.edu/rl/who-we-are/rev-kirstin-c-boswell-ford?utm_source=Newsletter+Mailing+List+2018&utm_campaign=24070dea97-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_09_14_04_17&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_e8c603942d-24070dea97-296414913) , director of the Office of Religious, Spiritual, and Ethical Life, was installed officially as chaplain to the Institute at a ceremony on September 28. In this Q&A (http://news.mit.edu/2018/3q-reverend-kirstin-boswell-ford-chaplain-mit-0924?utm_source=Newsletter+Mailing+List+2018&utm_campaign=24070dea97-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_09_14_04_17&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_e8c603942d-24070dea97-296414913) , she says she's "surprised every day by how religious and spiritual life vibrate just under the surface of MIT."

https://mitadmissions.org/blogs/entry/one-month-of-baby-steps/?utm_source=Newsletter+Mailing+List+2018&utm_campaign=24070dea97-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_09_14_04_17&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_e8c603942d-24070dea97-296414913


** One month of baby steps
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First-year student and new blogger Kathleen is a big fan of data, so much so that she collected the number of steps she took last month and turned it into a bar graph (https://mitadmissions.org/blogs/entry/one-month-of-baby-steps/?utm_source=Newsletter+Mailing+List+2018&utm_campaign=24070dea97-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_09_14_04_17&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_e8c603942d-24070dea97-296414913) . She says data "can reduce complicated phenomena (like my transition to college) into comfortingly simple sets of values (like a step count)."


** Reminders for Early Action applicants
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The Early Action (EA) deadline is
November 1, so make sure you submit both Parts 1 and 2 of the application if you're planning to apply EA. Keep in mind there's no difference between applying Early Action versus Regular Action other than the timing!


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Tests and scores
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If you're applying EA, you must take the required tests (https://mitadmissions.org/apply/firstyear/tests-scores/?utm_source=Newsletter+Mailing+List+2018&utm_campaign=24070dea97-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_09_14_04_17&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_e8c603942d-24070dea97-296414913) on or before the November test date. October 5 is the deadline to register (https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/sat/register/dates-deadlines?utm_source=Newsletter+Mailing+List+2018&utm_campaign=24070dea97-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_09_14_04_17&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_e8c603942d-24070dea97-296414913) for the November SAT and SAT Subject Tests.


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Teacher letters
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We need two letters of recommendation from teachers, plus a secondary school report from your school counselor. Our recommendations process is online (https://mitadmissions.org/apply/firstyear/letters-of-recommendation/?utm_source=Newsletter+Mailing+List+2018&utm_campaign=24070dea97-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_09_14_04_17&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_e8c603942d-24070dea97-296414913) . You'll need to create a separate recommendations account in addition to your MyMIT account.


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Interview
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If you've submitted Parts 1 and 2 of your application, an Educational Counselor may be reaching out soon. We have more information on what you can expect (https://mitadmissions.org/apply/firstyear/interview/?utm_source=Newsletter+Mailing+List+2018&utm_campaign=24070dea97-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_09_14_04_17&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_e8c603942d-24070dea97-296414913) in your interview on our site. If you have questions, email us at interview at mit.edu (mailto:interview at mit.edu) .

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