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• Blog / Academics & Research

  What is an Incomplete Grade? ABCDF....I? How to use MIT's grading system in dire situations

  

  entire grade) and get a final grade based on that, or choose to get an ... 's most amazing ways to get involved with international development. Last ... grade? Sometimes, it's an opportunity to do your very best.

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • September 7, 2013
• Blog / Challenges

  things work out following up on confusion

  

  math, we’d most likely spend close to 40 hours on 031. And spend close to 40 hours on 031 we did. This class CONSUMED our lives last semester ... satisfying to us, especially when you finally Get It and Make Connections

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • April 9, 2019
• Blog / Events

  The Igs Where Science meets Silly. Hello Silly!

  

  eventually cropped down to the final prize winners. I know you're saying to ... Nobel!" More power to you, but here's what you're up against: In the category of ... lectures. The informal lectures are when you get a chance to actually hear

  • by Snively '11
  • January 15, 2008
• Blog / Athletics

  [Guest Post] Those Kids in Uniform Everything you didn't ask to know about ROTC

  

  your summers if you want to. These range from spending a couple weeks on ... wanted to answer some of the questions I get the most, and provide specific ... Training.  During your sophomore year, you apply for a slot to go to Field

  • by Rona W. '23
  • November 7, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  Pommes et manus Turkeys into oil, apples into beavers... it's all good.

  

  Porter Room Win as much as $500 for your floor, the most prize money ever! Apples will be provided by your GRT on Friday, October 21. Entries are due ... to step up and become the floor's new Apple Bake Chair (TM). No other

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 24, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Introducing the Class of 2013: Trevor ‘13 The sixth in a series of articles about the incoming MIT class.

  

  engineering is the field for him. Chemical engineers get to draw on math and ... could get into MIT, and was floored when the university flew him to Boston ... -grubber; work to maximize deep understanding. Ever since, "I focus on trying to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 10, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  I like romantic things like music and art ...so why don't I have a boyfriend?

  

  should feel lucky that we even get to bake apples anymore." But I didn ... of the oven) I had to jump on my bike and race halfway across campus to ... you'll go to an information session at an ivy league university, or

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 22, 2006
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Associate Advising and the MedLinks Program I'm sick of unpacking, so here's a blog post

  

  student perspective on things like class choices, deciding whether or not to ... your time, how to study, how many pset classes it's healthy to take, etc ... would like to let you all know that they are the 23 coolest freshmen on

  • by Anna H. '14
  • August 28, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  Birthday Boy Ben Birthday explosion inside.

  

  's around! He's a busy guy, after all), whether it's to chat, to get advice or an ego-boost, or even to crash on his couch. And so a few of my friends ... I would be the "distraction" and get Ben to leave 3-107, while

  • by Paul B. '11
  • January 12, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How I Accidentally Double Majored How I managed to accidentally get a second major at MIT (hopefully)

  

  had to apply to them with all the terms of getting a second major. So ... , oh, you're graduating this semester. You need to write an essay." Turns ... tardiness? I honestly did not think it was possible for me to get a second

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • February 2, 2016
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Sacred Space and why it matters to unplug once in awhile

  

  , after getting to a stopping point on a project at noon, I decided what I ... and listening to one of my favorite programs on public radio and the ... begin to ask the questions and reflect on our use of technology, if we

  • by Kris Guay
  • April 11, 2011
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  The Dark Side of the Moon Mi vida. Nada m√°s.

  

  (such as dinners and certain speaker series) and get to know us better! If ... wonderful way to get involved! And, Autumn came to visit - last night, the ... school in terms of cross-admits with MIT. If you apply to both and get

  • by Chris S. '11
  • October 24, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Admissions Statistics 2008 We've updated the stats page.

  

  folks to our website, where we offer a plethora of numbers for any ... ,925 Admitted 522 Deferred to regular action 2,903 Deferred applicants admitted ... on mitadmissions.org on the freshman class profile and the admissions

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 26, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  2005 Economics Nobel MIT's intellectual monopoly over game theory knowledge continues. (~9 pictures)

  

  . Schelling. The Nobel website has a nice summary of their work on "conflict and ... done a great job documenting Professor Schrock's Nobel prize. On Monday, the 2005 Nobels in Economics were announced. Congrats to the two 2005

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • October 14, 2005
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Your college application motivation soundtrack for November Reflect, rewrite, repeat

  

  continue to learn more as you finish up your application process! To help ... months furiously writing and rewriting their personal essays to [annotation ... [/annotation]. A lot of the people reading this are probably starting on their Common

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • November 2, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  FAQ

  

  that we need to make a decision on your case. I get the sense that some ... hearing all over:   I've just read your post saying that the ... , we will make a decision on the case; when the midyear grades later come

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 17, 2005
• Blog / Challenges

  I’m still here (and MIT’s still hard) The little comment that wasn't. (This isn't edited. It sounds awkward at times. Deal.)

  

  I started writing a brief response to some of the comments on Chris' post, but then it stopped being brief, so I decided to post it here ... , whatever. Anyway, I want to know - how hard is MIT? Because I keep hearing it

  • by Keri G. '10
  • January 12, 2009
• Blog / How to Human

  A Cautionary Tale of Two Students You may be surprised by how many first year students at MIT believe that they…

  

  looks for ways to get back on the horse. She tends to learn as much from ... to have gotten into Yale law school solely based on his own efforts ... evaluates his scores based on comparisons of his scores as related to the

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • November 22, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Winter is coming. actually, it's already here.

  

  cooking for yourself is dragging yourself out of bed each Sunday to get groceries at Star Market.  But it's not that bad. Besides, you get to laugh ... post). Until then - adieu!  2013 is getting off to a great start.

  • by Michael C. '16
  • January 16, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

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

  

  'T KNOW! I NEED SOME TIME TO THINK! So here are a few of my thoughts on the ... engineering curriculum at MIT, which is structured to hit you with most of your ... most undergraduate curriculums is such that you're probably going to need

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 20, 2006