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• Blog / Classes

  Me and the Firehose on balancing classes, and choosing next year’s schedule

  

  discovery class] Physics of Energy Units: 48 + 3 I also worked a UROP with ... -based class (2.007, which took 15 hours per week by the end of the semester ... take less than 60 units? As of writing this, I’m finished with my

  • by Amber V. '24
  • May 30, 2022
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Short Answers to Big Questions Stolen from the MIT Housing Panel.

  

  First, I have three very exciting pieces of news to share with you ... (Astronomy Picture Of the Day)! According to the Greeks, the Pleides were the seven daughters (the constellation is also called "The Seven Sisters") of

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 18, 2013
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Chancellor? What’s a Chancellor? What does the Chancellor do and how does that affect student life?

  

  was impossible to decline. Some of my colleagues are puzzled by this ... providing support for and encouragement of innovation and entrepreneurship by ... Five months ago, I took on the position of Chancellor at MIT – a

  • by Chancellor Eric Grimson
  • August 16, 2011
• Blog / Blogs That Aren't in English

  Applying Sideways (in Chinese) 橫向申請 / 横向申请

  

  —  should think about the process of preparing to apply to MIT. Since that time, it's remained one of the most widely read and shared posts on the ... of things off my proverbial plate."]Awhile ago,[/annotation] I got an

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 12, 2021
• Blog / Events

  TELETHONNNNN brought to you by Domino's

  

  call, we downed the last of our chips and were serenaded by the ... finished a three hour shift of the Admissions Telethon, calling to ... middle of homework. We had a team of roughly 25 students calling students

  • by Connie H. '15
  • February 1, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Application Reading Season Kickoff We are indeed looking for human beings in every sense, not just looking for numbers.

  

  's incredibly refreshing to see that the rest of the office is inspired by it too ... was pleased to find that I wasn't too far off in any of my ratings and ... " with the rest of the office is already pretty good. Go instinct! I was

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 25, 2004
• Blog / Admissions

  Missing Document Deadline Extended to Wednesday

  

  Based on a high volume of document submissions generated by my previous post, we are now extending the deadline for submission of missing ... thousand faxes and are working on processing them. In a small number of cases

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • January 30, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Cambridge Traditions and 5 Course Meals

  

  all stuffed by the end of it. No, it's not this extravagant everyday ... process in which you are formally admitted into the university and your college. I think all of the colleges has a matriculation ceremony on the

  • by Cambridge
  • October 18, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  dear past me stay kind

  

  of my self-deprecating catchphrases, I abide by the “fake it till you ... process some of my feelings about who I was in high school versus who I am ... One of the events for the class of 2024's [annotation note

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • February 26, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  friday was a good day

  

  . (The first part of our day that made it a happy day wasn’t at MIT, but it's part of our ~MIT experience~ so we’re including it anyways) 1. We had ... (the topic of the class today) where our teacher showed us animatics from

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • November 21, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  QuestBridge 2016 FAQ

  

  will not have a full set of tests by the October testing date, what ... to follow up by mailing a fee waiver to us. Q: I am taking my tests ... : If you have not completed all the testing requirements by the October

  • by Latasha Boyd
  • October 20, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  QuestBridge 2015 FAQ All the questions!

  

  will not have a full set of tests by the October testing date, what ... to follow up by mailing a fee waiver to us. Q: I am taking my tests ... : If you have not completed all the testing requirements by the October

  • by Latasha Boyd
  • October 21, 2015
• Blog / Events

  I Feel Cool Welcome to MIT, Mr. Gates!

  

  line at about 10:40 a.m., there were about 20 people ahead of me. Ten minutes later, there were hundreds of people behind me. Apparently, I got ... last row of reserved seating. We did, however, throw a few jealous looks

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • April 21, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Answer is Yes Tips for navigating your first month here with a Greek life emphasis

  

  and move into one of 12 official MIT dorms. Once you arrive, you will be ... can't do it all here at MIT. So take advantage of opportunities that ... of the Charles River versus a trip to New Hampshire to try indoor

  • by Gabe B. '13
  • August 16, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Planned Procrastination Productive Punting

  

  something often academic in nature. (2) v.i. To be in the process of not doing ... four different outfits before deciding which combination of shorts and baggy t-shirt to p-set in. I sort my pile of clean laundry. I sort my pile

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • October 4, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  March Questions Omnibus 1

  

  , by the end of the selection process, you are at least minimally ... they think that one of the essays which i typed was written by her or ... chances of getting into MIT?? and if so, then by how much?" I'm sure your

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 5, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  This week’s Questions Omnibus

  

  , all of which are frequently shown by those who engage in scientific ... am brief and to the point with my answers! Questions answered by ... contains the supplemental materials by now? The disc is labeled with my name

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 15, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Hot town In which I complain about the heat and expound wisdom about the bio department.

  

  world of biology research -- I read quotes by Tyler Jacks (7.013) in major ... department are a lot of work, but they're made a lot easier by the outstanding ... Mmm, it's a hot one today (93oF, or 38.9oC for those of you who use a

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 11, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Glimpses Of My Messy World I know, I know - all of you are concerned with your Early Action status,…

  

  the EA process. So consider my blog, for now, to be a bit of counter ... the Oppressed Bottom shelf: junk that was left by the last occupant of ... I know, I know - all of you are concerned with your Early Action

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • December 9, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  You Prep, I Prep, We All Prep How to prepare--or at least, how I did.

  

  of working that by myself I’d probably just be staring at a wall anyway ... It’s that time of year again. I remember it well. I intended to ... -minute cramming for that week of IB exams, SAT Subject tests, the June SAT (is that

  • by Selam G. '18
  • May 13, 2015