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  It’s snowing, and “It’s Raining” K-Pop and Prof. Henry Jenkins.

  

  at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. In an essay in "Globalization" (University of California Press, 2004), Professor Jenkins writes ... films and bhangra, and Hong Kong action movies." Previous Henry Jenkins

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 31, 2006
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  The Random Hall ‘13s Life plans, advice, and stories from last year’s Random Hall graduates.

  

  guaranteed admission into a program that grants a Harvard University diploma ... University of California Santa Barbara (UCSB) in computational materials ... those opportunities unfold in different directions to varying degrees of

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • June 20, 2014
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  All I Ever Really Needed to Know I Learned in Kindergarten (and at MIT)

  

  of an undergraduate college degree. My friend, who I love very dearly ... the confined walls of a university and its limiting course requirements ... difficult to enjoy a higher quality of life without a diploma), and MIT is not

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • June 24, 2013
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  [joint post] we visited every station on the MBTA and the Logan Airport Rental Car Center

  

  Hong Kong had the Octopus card, New York had the MetroCard, and the ... of the MBTA stations, including the Silver Line. He made a post about ... of this done for the London Underground, so I latched onto the idea

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • November 29, 2020
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Classes I Won’t Be Able to Take also "What Is Pre-Registration?"

  

  different from most other universities where you register several weeks or months before the first day of classes. Pre-registration is not as ... times I have submitted my pre-reg without an ounce of doubt in my mind, I

  • by Abby H. '20
  • July 23, 2019
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  5 Historical MIT Videos looking back on what we left behind

  

  Technology, one of the world's most famous universities. MIT students are some ... Department and the Institute for Systems Research at the University of Maryland ... university are basically the same as the frontiers of human concerns, whether

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • August 4, 2020
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  150 years of MIT course catalogs the mit history you want to know

  

  courses: organization of departments and schools, course numbers, and degree ... that has a table resembling our modern degree charts: a table of the ... of the department. I don't know the degree charts of other courses

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • January 15, 2021
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Mark Zuckerberg Visits MIT NBD.

  

  ?! And my response is yes, there was definitely some degree of novelty to ...  have all made appearances during my time at MIT because of some sort of collaboration with people here. It's neat-o business, folks. And as of last Monday

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • November 14, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  “So what are you majoring in?” *sweats nervously*

  

  about the nature of the universe and all that. I’m considering Econ ... A lot of different people have been asking me about my prospective major. And for these gracious inquirers, I have a lot of different answers

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • April 4, 2015
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  MIT grads, 10 years later What is the MIT Class of 2000 doing, 10 years after graduating?

  

  's, University of London MBBS) Medical doctor - physical medicine and ... This past weekend was the 10-year reunion for the MIT Class of 2000 -- my MIT class. It was fun to see so many of my classmates and hear about

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 9, 2010
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  I Was Sitting Where You’re Sitting Quick! Click here. :D

  

  -foot vertical drop at a neat 90-degree incline, compared to the previous record of ... (and got that alumnus’s copies of MIT Technology Review). Before that ... copies of Technology Review when I could get them and finally the

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • November 12, 2015
• Blog / About Decisions

  Dragons A blog post for deferred students (and everybody else waiting on decisions).

  

  applying to an art program rather than an institute of technology; the only ... , about two months ago. Because I’m a senior all but one of my finals were ... of his finals. If you would like to spread happiness with your every

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • February 14, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Figuring out what I want to do with my life personal essay time :)

  

  the University of Washington, then become a software engineer. So, why ... but enjoying the rigor of a physics degree and doubling in 21M and 8 ... really excited about this, as it’s been a dream of mine for at least

  • by Alex M. '21
  • March 5, 2021
• Blog / Athletics

  N.Y. Times, Page B11: “MIT Guard Shows Brains and Hoops Can Mix” Jimmy Bartolotta '09 leads the 16-5 MIT Men's Varsity Basketball team.

  

  considerable basketball skills to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology ... my daily commute is one of the joys of waking up each morning. So I was quite surprised when I got to page B11 (national edition) of the sports

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 6, 2009
• Blog / Advice

  Applying to Grad School How MIT Did and Didn't Help Me

  

  their graduate degrees here. Plenty of amazing thinkers never set foot at ... doors with a significantly higher degree of ease. And part of that has to ... One of this year’s admits asked me how MIT sets you up for grad

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • August 22, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  EA Deadline: Your Questions [Updated] With the Early Action deadline fast approaching, I'll try to answer some last minute questions.

  

  application with any updates. Jeff C. asked: "I am applying from Hong Kong and I am an American Citizen but I go to a local Hong Kong school which doesn ... . However, we will evaluate you considering your context in Hong Kong. We are

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 31, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Axes of Confusion ????

  

  , one for the minimum amount of classes we need to finish the 21E degree ... a double major because, well, it equates to the units of one major ... representation, and that is EXTREMELY important to us. Steven Universe, in our

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • June 21, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  what work is bite-sized senior spring

  

  economics degrees done that i missed out on finding my true calling, which, of ... the work of not working this is going to be a challenging semester ... different type of work this semester--the work of being present and focused

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • February 10, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Questions of Travel a guest post by Spencer W. '15

  

  ride northeast of London to Cambridge. At the University, everyone ... ). As undergrads at the University of Cape Town, they marveled over the ... center of your universe, like it was for me. Longing means you’re feeling

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 16, 2015
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Grey and Other Colors

  

  For those of you curious about life after MIT, I recently wrote this blog to share some of my thoughts. I've gotten lots of love and feedback ... filled with some of the most passionate people you'll ever have the

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • April 8, 2016