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• Blog / Challenges

  I Hate Change but at least, I'm creating it

  

  East (a wing of Next House) to 3West (another wing of Next House). Less ... , filling every square inch of this (albeit slightly smaller than the previous ... impossible. So now, I get to start of my days writing in bed as opposed to

  • by Paige B. '24
  • February 17, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Eastward ho! Don't US people normally go to Canada or Mexico before they cross an ocean?

  

  world am I? Two days ago I won a prime cut of meat by winning a game of musical chairs against a group of about 40 people (the majority of whom have their PhD). Yesterday I apprehensively put the equivalent of almost $450

  • by Stanley G.
  • July 20, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW-related whatsits Just some things you might want to know before you arrive tomorrow!

  

  is in the West Lounge on the second floor of the Student Center (which ... think all or most of us signed up anyway. We like helping.) Actually ... lots of people at MIT interested in helping you make your college

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • April 5, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Questions and answers

  

  of science and engineering courses it offers, and the fact that most of ... where you want to be? How much of this was unique to MIT as opposed to what can be found in most universities?" Wow, that's quite a question

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • October 23, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  MacCPW, et al. in case you couldn't make it

  

  . Welcome to my dorm's implementation of CPW! MAC.0001: Introduction to MacGregor House MacGregor House is the West Campus dorm between Burton Conner (or ... because that aesthetic was chic in 1970 when MacG was built. It consists of

  • by Abby H. '20
  • April 9, 2017
• Blog / Summer

  what i’m up to this summer a list of verbs

  

  offer with a pretty number. Of who I would become if I accepted. People ... I've spent most of this summer in Cambridge, Massachusetts, staying ... dryer. The ends of my hair have withered and splintered, and my face has

  • by Rona W. '23
  • July 25, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  Guest Post: The Power of Intuition when making important choices

  

  of Intuition   The deadline to accept college admissions offers ... ’ve learned about making decisions in life. Some of you probably received offers ... Course 6 classes. Some of you may have to pick a college because it offers

  • by Erick P. '17
  • April 21, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  Class of 2012 Profile Posted 49 states... what's missing? And what are the most popular names?

  

  Class Profile page for this year's incoming class, the MIT Class of 2012 ... For the MIT class of 2012 Gender Male 54% Female 46% Ethnicity & ... & PR 16% Midwest & Plains States 10% South/Southwest 11% West

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 21, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Autumn Questions Omnibus Answers to questions asked in my blog's comments. And there have been a lot of…

  

  (and other universities) I will have a problem of some sort? (VISA, or ... ! ------------------------------------- Brendan wrote, "My athletics coach only sends letters of recommendation directly to the admissions office. In this case, the letter of recommendation

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 3, 2006
• Blog / Life after MIT

  The things that can change your life…

  

  enough ago that few of you were reading my blog. A little bit of context ... of Peeto '01 and his lovely fiancee Meaghan. He's one of our zanier alums, and that's from a hall that has a lot of them. I hear, in the

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • December 9, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  As if course numbers weren’t enough: Learning your A, B, Cs, and OEs Different majors at MIT, and why I chose mine

  

  -A degree program instead of taking the traditional full Course 2 route ... have been traveling around for MD-PhD program interviews, which is one of ... from Paul ’11 many weeks ago that asked about my choice of major (a sub

  • by Melis A. '08
  • November 11, 2007
• Blog / Classes

  [Guest Post] Down the River Sharon L. '21 talks Harvard and life paths

  

  pretty large number of local and non-local universities.) Say goodbye to ... about the H-word, Harvard University. I’ve found myself going to Harvard ... !) with several Harvard University students this fall semester, learning a

  • by Abby H. '20
  • March 8, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Mathematics of People Guest post on Economics

  

  University of Sannio about the productivity gap between the North and the South ... from two very different ways-of-thinking. My dad is a nerdy engineer with a masters degree, who loves psychology, studies/practices Buddhist

  • by Caroline M. '18
  • April 28, 2018
• Blog / About Decisions

  MIT, You Make Me Wanna Wait! Between high school and MIT, I took two years to travel and work as a…

  

  (Come to the 3rd floor of the Student Center at 12 noon on Friday of CPW. There will be several of us, including a MIT professor, talking about why this can be a really good idea.) So you got into one of the

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • April 8, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  McCormick: Girls Wanted Minh '10 shares her love of McCormick Hall.

  

  comprised of only single occupancy rooms, West is a mix of singles, doubles ... of the name. Some of you may have read about me in Melis’ previous entries, but the short version of the story is that I’m currently a freshman

  • by Melis A. '08
  • June 24, 2007
• FAQ / Academics and research

  What entrepreneurship programs are offered?

  Here are just a few of more than 85 resources dedicated to fostering innovation and entrepreneurship at MIT: Bernard M. Gordon-MIT Engineering Leadership Program Deshpande Center for Technological Innovation Design
• Blog / Events

  Good Will Mystery Hunting 63 hours of puzzle solving: a classic part of the MIT experience

  

  was approaching like a derailed train headed toward Charleston, West ... kitchen of Random Hall had melted from a relatively-docile social hub into a ... slowly deep-fried our brains over the relentless course of 63 hours. Before

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • January 21, 2009
• Blog / How to Human

  Burnout (and what to do about it) learning how to recharge a low battery

  

  by three dimensions: a) feelings of energy depletion or exhaustion; b) increased mental distance from one’s job, or feelings of negativism or ... be applied to describe experiences in other areas of life.” - 11th

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 27, 2019
• FAQ / Prepare for MIT

  Does the Khan Academy offer practice SATs?

  , and tailored feedback offered by the popular nonprofit learning website Khan Academy. Students can access hundreds of previously unreleased
• Blog / About Decisions

  Consider a Gap Year Deferring enrollment is an option you may want to consider.

  

  one of the best, most stimulating and resource-rich universities in the ... required. The University of Chicago says it will grant deferrals for almost ... the University of Chicago (and many other schools), we're happy to grant

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 1, 2007