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• Blog / Academics & Research

  What I’ve Been Up To No, not back around finals week - still not thinking about it... DURING IAP! When…

  

  . #2 - Exercise and sleep are corequisites to sanity. #3 - It is possible ... ... A petrified log! Because I'm too lazy to explain what it is. On ... a month ago, and I couldn't get myself to edit it. But now - I

  • by Marcela R. '13
  • February 9, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  The Role Of A Teacher A discussion regarding recent events in a Colorado classroom.

  

  sort of territory with my blog, but I think it's directly relevant to ... classroom. No doubt you've heard about it, as it is getting a lot of press ... blog, and I'd have to pull it if that happened. It's not that I'm not

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 8, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Why We Blacked Out The Blogs and joined the SOPA strike

  

  intended, according to its authors, to curb copyright infringement. It is the ... that it is trying to propagandize them.   But although Wikipedia ... . It is a bad bill, which if enacted would become bad law: bad law with

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • January 18, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Finding Inspiration encouraging motivational inspiration

  

  over you, and all you can do is pass the ball. It’s hard to see past the ... sailor” (Franklin Roosevelt), and “the most effective way to do it, is to ... Ipkis). “If we encounter an obstacle… “all we have to do is bring it

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • November 7, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  The Minerva Delusion the political economy of an educational scam

  

  . According to its founder, Internet entrepreneur Ben Nelson, Minerva is ... education to those who cannot presently achieve it is extra awesome. And yet ... , average income in China is only $10,200 annually. It's hard to imagine even

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 6, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Ben’s Seventh Semi-Annual Q&A Answers to questions received through 4PM on 01/09/06.

  

  wrote: "I am about to take the SAT II subject tests, is it possible to ... . If this is of concern to you, you should discuss it with your guidance ... it is possible for an applicant to send in 'too many' supplementary

  • by Ben Jones
  • January 9, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  In Praise Of Holistic Admissions not an admissions machine

  

  didn't mean that it's a place to idly chat with people (although it is ... within it. This leads me to another point I'd like to discuss, which is ... following quote:   One of the most important things about college is its

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 20, 2011
• Blog / Athletics

  Since I Been Gone Running and nice weather -- and no school

  

  ), it has rained for 25 of the past 31 days. (And apparently it is a good ... to motivate me until Kenmore, hopefully I can make it through that last ... Anderson's Race after the marathon (4/22). The former is to benefit Big

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • April 3, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  On Being an Upperclassman Less than two years left

  

  side, that also means it is harder to find people to ask for help ... that I think I want to work in—transportation planning. It is nice to ... words, probability and statistics. It is interesting to see applications

  • by Becca H. '12
  • October 21, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I-Rop, U-Rop my contribution to the future of medicine

  

  the Google Alert. You can set it to email you whenever a certain ... million to the alliance. It was really cool to see our research getting ... research is trying to accomplish is to design a device allows for high

  • by Bryan
  • July 15, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Give the girl what she wants Ruth '07 wants pictures, she can have them.

  

  calculus you need to know for that class is integration by parts. Sure, it ... even leaving your floor. The bottom line is that it's up to you- if you ... : Several people have wondered about taking AP and college credits to MIT. Is

  • by Laura N. '09
  • June 14, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Battle of the Bands "Rock on and come to CPW!" ~ Thomas Jefferson"Chris, you made up that quote from…

  

  food than you'll know what to do with (hint: give it to a hungry ... the ages: Will it Blend? Who is the greatest? Technicolor, The Guitar ... student center to battle it out for a shot at glory! So how much would you

  • by Chris M. '12
  • April 7, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Only Answer I Have "Just a couple of sentences."

  

  the same answer, because it's the only answer I have to offer. And here it is... What you must understand is that the selection committee ... common in my field, but it needs clarification. No one is ever rejected by

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 23, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Barker Engineering Library Where sound goes to die.

  

  Library takes on a whole new use for students. No longer is it a place to ... (especially during CPW) but sometimes it gets ridiculous. When I'm late to class ... search, I don't have quite enough time to tell you everything about it

  • by Snively '11
  • February 13, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Answers To Your Questions Dec 2006 This is a big one!

  

  birthdate on all correspondence to make sure it is filed correctly ... information on it? I totally think this is a great idea, and would love to help ... MIT consider all the test scores or just the best one? Is it bad to take

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 20, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Open Thread: Not Admitted Early

  

  : "I’m not going to tell you that it doesn’t hurt, but I will tell you that you’re strong enough to get over it, however long it takes." If you ... be able to offer them admission to the Class of 2029. The comments on

  • by Decisions
  • December 17, 2024
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Stories That Made Me My identity in books

  

  in the face. Always to look life in the face and know it for what it is. At last to know it. To love it for what it is, and then, to put it away ... to blog. A major obstacle to if and how people read is discovering

  • by Ella T. '25, MEng '26
  • November 19, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  Sneak Preview (to next) Weekend let's just pretend I managed to backronym CPW in the title

  

  somehow forgot to submit the event on the left on time, it's not on the ... bit and plug it here. The other event is running on Friday and Saturday ... . Plus, it's a lot more fun to roam freely through events and around campus

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • April 3, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Open Thread: Not Admitted Early

  

  There were many wonderful applicants to MIT this year, which unfortunately means that we had to turn down some great students. For those of you who fall into this category, this is an open forum for you to talk

  • by Decisions
  • December 15, 2018
• Blog / MIT Life

  Fun things I’ve done lately! life isn't all being hosed

  

  is great, but it also feels amazing to be able to do something on a ... doing, and this is that post! Here's some of what I've been up to :D 1 ... anyone local wants to know :) It's a bit embarrassing how much cool stuff

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • November 8, 2022