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  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 / 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

  PSA: how to take the Bebras Computing Challenge this fall

  

  homepage) is an international challenge that introduces students to computational thinking. Founded in Lithuania in 2004, it has now spread to more ... USA is that it has really has taken root in the midwest and mountain

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 26, 2017
• 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 / Admissions

  Time to Complete the MIT Midyear Report Applicants need to fill out the form on MyMIT by February 15th.

  

  The MIT Midyear Report is now available! You can fill it out now at ... all students, and is to be completed by you, the applicant.  The Report ... transcript, you are still required to submit the MIT Midyear Report.  There is

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 2, 2010
• 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

  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 / 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 / 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 / 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 / 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 / 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 / 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
• 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 / Extracurriculars

  Back Why is it that breaks go by so quickly?

  

  mentioned in her entry, IAP 2010 is about to begin! People are doing all sorts ... -EMS, through which I'll learn about everything it takes to be an Emergency ... better, I don't need to know MATLAB, which is fantastic since I don't know

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • January 3, 2010
• Blog / Classes

  a semester i’m excited for to the tune of "a girl worth fighting for"

  

  though this class is a requirement, I'm going to enjoy it a lot. One of the ... semester is comprised of classes I actually really want to take. Here are ... want to take! I'm even excited for the required classes, which is really

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • February 7, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  Be A Blogger 2017!

  

  dragon staff 3) It's time for those of you who might want to be bloggers to let your dreams TAKE FLIGHT What does it mean to be an admissions blogger? The mission of the blogs is to help prospective students understand

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 1, 2017
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Ring Committee With a title like that, it has to be good!var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol)…

  

  discussion, but I just don't think this is the place to do it, considering the ... something than to experience it? While I still hold to this “experience is the ... short, I removed the entry, but I think it's time to explain why. Why was

  • by Snively '11
  • May 31, 2008