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• Blog / Denied by MIT, Now [X]

  Denied by MIT, now a PhD student at CSAIL

  

  drove me to apply to MIT again, and a stroke of luck got me admitted to ... unexpectedly hear from students to whom we did not offer undergraduate admission ... , here, and here, as proof of what I usually say on Pi Day: If you are

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 16, 2021
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  SCIENCE ALERT: “smoking gun” evidence for Alan Guth’s theory of inflation! Good thing I already have Alan Guth's signature on all of my class registration forms.

  

  exactly what happened in the first moments of the universe. And word on the ... there are a lot of universe expansion images on my Facebook newsfeed ... 14 billion years ago (ish), the universe Banged and rapidly expanded

  • by Anna H. '14
  • March 17, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Answers To Your Questions ...and happy thanksgiving!

  

  university (Univ of British Columbia), can I still apply as a freshman when I ... science and math are definitely not a bad thing when applying to MIT ... universities. ------------------------------------- Jacqueline wrote: "I applied

  • by Ben Jones
  • November 22, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  36 Units of Class To make room for 12 units of Life

  

  graduation day. We’d open our diploma folders, read our degrees, and be like ... and don’t have time to (since it’s kind of long), the gist is we were considering whether we should continue doing computer science stuff (by sticking

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • October 13, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  Trip Report: IOI 2015 in Kazakhstan of khans and computer science

  

  O), biology (IBO), linguistics (IOL), and other domains of science (ISOs), the IOI convenes delegations of students from all over the world to compete ... educational (but not political) capital of Kazakhstan, en route to the 27th

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 10, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  April Questions Omnibus 1

  

  you. (I applied to RSI and didn't get in, I presume it is because of my ... science?" The Registrar's office says that 460 students do not have their primary major in science or engineering. I (like today's birthday girl) was

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 4, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  Your Early Action Deadline Questions The deadline is this Monday, November 1.

  

  University of Illinois for my participation in Science Olympiad. I put my ... of your opportunities, not just in math/science but also in the rest of ... ;ve taken math through calculus, 5 years of sciences, etc.,) however I

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 29, 2010
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Not my college essay It's Blog Action Day and the topic is poverty.

  

  casserole of classes, schoolwork, science fairs, YouTubing, and more ... , and walk past a large chunk of Boston University. On the plus side ... keep my room at a feisty 80 degrees this winter and start a refuge

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • October 14, 2008
• Blog / Classes

  writing and faeries reflections on my classes at Harvard

  

  plot arc, as well as universal writing elements, such as development of ... ="one-year master’s of engineering, offered to select engineering departments at MIT ... worthwhile.   I took The Folklore of Gaelic Ireland for the fairies and

  • by Amber V. '24
  • January 3, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  MITES, RSI and WTP applications due next week The three high school summer programs hosted by MIT have their application deadlines next week.

  

  subsidized and offers financial aid. Here's a little more about them: Minority Introduction to Engineering and Science (MITES) is a rigorous six ... juniors who are interested in studying and exploring careers in science

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 25, 2006
• FAQ / Transfer

  Can I apply for transfer admission if I haven’t completed all the recommended coursework?

  course of study and institutional offerings. ... At the very least, we recommend you have one full year of both ... . Depending on your major, you may have covered more ground in one science
• Blog / Majors & Minors

  What MIT Is Like for Non-Technology Majors a quirk of the institvte

  

  price of the same amount that MITechnology students pay for their degrees ... Massachusetts Institute of Telemarketing: Apply to be a Tech Caller! The ... -Profit Universities. The Massachusetts Institute of Tribology: I don't know much about

  • by Abby H. '20
  • April 1, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  November Questions Omnibus 1 As usual, Q & A.

  

  ?" I think you mean the Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and ... of you are two SAT IIs: one in math, and one in science. Also, a ... thousands of universities across the world, and I know of only a small

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 2, 2005
• Blog / Athletics

  The Swim Test Saga Four laps (and zero displacement) closer to graduation

  

  : ??? Uh oh. Visions of watching your friends receive their diplomas while ... You're a first-semester senior and this is what Section 2 of your Undergraduate Degree Audit looks like: This is a very lonely situation, because

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 22, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT’s FPOP for Entrepreneurship a week of connecting incoming freshmen with MIT startup founders

  

  . That's a lot of degrees between the two of them, and these guys know what ... MIT a week early and learn about a specific aspect of MIT while getting ... have one, from Discover Nuclear Science & Engineering to Discover

  • by Erick P. '17
  • August 29, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  It’s the terror of knowing Ten dollars for my thoughts on grad school.

  

  will ever exist in the entire universe--but after three years of problem ... curricula. For this reason, most of the science courses also refuse graduate ... the same as an Master of Science, which you would get in most two

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 20, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  First Post A little about myself.

  process. Universities are never-ending places to learn — in and out of the ... applying. While its good to listen to the advice of others, you have to find ... Hi there, I’m Jenny Rifken and I am the new Director of Recruitment

  • by mitblogs
  • September 14, 2005
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  A fortnight of Boston summer +1 for using the word "fortnight" outside of an SAT or literature class

  

  identify their school and degree (red means PhD, or doctorate of philosophy; yellow means ScD, or doctorate of science). My job in all of this was to ... .05 (biochemistry) final. This was my only test of finals week, so I spent every

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • June 23, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Combining the Arts and the Sciences Some of the best science writing is happening at MIT. Find out how to get…

  

  . Most of the fundamental ideas of science are essentially simple, and may ... are plenty of opportunities to learn about science writing. One of the ... Ever heard of Alan Lightman? He’s one of the most famous professors at

  • by Melis A. '08
  • January 21, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  majoring in 21E: frequently asked questions what it's like to study humanities at a stem school

  

  anyway. MIT offers a really cool unique thing known as joint degrees, a ... joint degree between science and humanities, 21E with engineering and ... computer science degree. I don't like the computer science degree

  • by Cami M. '23
  • November 23, 2021