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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Quick and dirty I freak out a little about graduate school applications, then answer some questions.

  

  'm having to study quite a bit because I haven't learned anything about plants ... rocked the GRE general test, will be graduating with two degrees, have a good GPA, and (most importantly) have a lot of research experience

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • November 10, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  MyMIT Problems – EA Deadline Now 11/4 EA deadline extended to 11/4 - details inside.

  

  It's been a nightmare of a weekend. We are all down in NYC for the College Board Conference, with limited internet access, and the MyMIT server ... apps at the last mniute. Normally this wouldn't be a problem for our

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 30, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Amsterdesk Time is on my side, it's on my side now.

  

  because it gives me a captive environment in which I basically have nothing ... looking for a challenge. So, anyway, I'm working desk from 12-2 AM tonight ... taken a class that would help me to solve this quandary. Here are some

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 29, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  More Odds & Ends Concerts (on & off campus), doors (on campus), and lectures (also on campus).

  

  I'm a bit under the weather today, and I'm still working on the next ... will play a concert at MIT (for MIT students only, sorry) on Friday night, November 11. I saw Hot Hot Heat on a previous tour swing through Boston, and

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 25, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Let’s Get Physical Olivia Newton-John, I am not, but I can still pretend.

  

  the PE requirement here. If you're a varsity athlete, earning your 8 ... was going to make a joke about how "IM sports" aren't sports you play ... recommend you finish your PE classes by sophomore year, but obviously it's a

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • August 5, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Scenes From Admissions Round One What's going on in this picture?!?

  

  Occasionally I'll show you a picture and give you some clues to see ... . :-) So here goes the first session of this little game... a picture from ... picture) Objects: 9) Coffee 10) Laptop 11) A book on maps 12) Notes (some

  • by Ben Jones
  • July 19, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Meet The Admissions Staff It's my pleasure to introduce you to our current team.

  

  I've been trying to think of a good way to kick off the new ... had lots of fun - including a hysterical presentation by an etiquette ... you know why?), and a flower-pot-decorating competition. To kick off

  • by Ben Jones
  • May 19, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Note To Prefrosh With Time Machines and/or Good Ideas Don't forget to show up for the Time Traveler Convention this saturday at 10PM EST.

  

  4th annual MIT IDEAS Competition were recently announced. A few ... which enables women in poor communities to "get back the eight hours a ... are being transported to clinics in remote locations  ...and a

  • by Ben Jones
  • May 3, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW Day 3 A recap, with pictures.

  

  ... Got to MIT early, worked the help desk for a couple of hours. Headed ... ) where I got to meet a bunch of cool MIT alums (some of whom actually read ... 6 a cappella groups. In true MIT spirit it got hacked (see pic below

  • by Ben Jones
  • April 9, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  New stuff on MyMIT, and more

  

  week and a half. As always, my recent trip meant missing some cool events ... directory (post your picture!), a list of local admitted student meetings ... weekend, I hope to answer the backlog of questions, talk a bit about the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 18, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  First read

  

  makes a good summary of an application. I just finished reading and ... finished, so it will probably be another week and a half until we start the ... of Chicago. This is a school serious about its academics. Check out the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 24, 2004
• FAQ / International applicants

  How do international students apply to MIT?

  comfortable evaluating your application in context. A committee of experienced ... limited to): the IB, A Levels, the French Baccalaureate, and CBSE. Your ... admission and select a major at the end of the first year with help from their
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  on the question “where are you from?” and the answer: neither here nor there. alternatively, about being a missourian.

  

  where I almost took a sharpie, wrote the responses on my flashy CPW ... of introducing myself and forgetting names I’d just learned a few ... emotionally exhausting whirlwind, but a pleasant one.  Regardless, the question

  • by Teresa J. '26
  • September 30, 2022
• Blog / Uncategorized

  to now and forever

  

  my apartment. It was bizarre in a way because there was a part of it ... lounging in my work office as I finished work. When it came to a close, I felt a bundle of knots in my stomach and I braced myself because it

  • by Cami M. '23
  • July 15, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  Onto the next world! a stupidly long metaphor

  

  In this past semester, the definition of "home" changed a lot for me ... we mellowed a lot over the course of college. "I like this Cami," my ... four months. Coming home for the first time after this whirlwind of a

  • by Cami M. '23
  • December 24, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I’d Like Your Help With My Letter to President Obama… What I'm up to in 21W.747 (Rhetoric) class these days.

  

  I'm in a cool HASS (Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences) class this semester. A very cool HASS class. It's simply called 'Rhetoric' and we study ... coach, Dave Hunter, attempts to motivate us for the next period using a

  • by Gabe B. '13
  • December 1, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Maybe I’m Amazed ...but not until Season 13, at least.

  

  season of the Japanese show and have to switch to a new season of the show with new giant robots fighting. Wow, it's been a while! Wow, I've been ... Stars! Okay, now I'm definitely not watching. Unfortunately, even after a

  • by Sam M. '07
  • February 19, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How I chose my classes A graduating senior's perspective; results may vary

  

  was a bittersweet moment; I was elated that I’d made it through not just ... found most of my classes fun (yes, really), rewarding, and memorable (in a ... about my class projects here. A major contributor to my enjoyment was

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • May 24, 2025
• Blog / Community Projects

  Affirmations not unnecessary

  

  “My name is Paige, and I'm a bit of an optimist. Or at least, I try to be. ... Beyond being an optimist, I'm a mathematician. Or at least ... sentence up with a number of caveats all to the effect of: Yes, I do know

  • by Paige B. '24
  • January 29, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  everything, all at once thoughts on science, ambition, and obsession

  

  Earlier this summer, sitting at a bar in Berlin, a friend and I made a bet. I had been telling him about my research interests and my desire to stay in academia at least for a while yet. Hearing me talk, he

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • August 2, 2022