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  Doogie Howser, et al.

  

  After questions about homeschooling, one of the most frequent "special case" questions I get is about younger students looking to apply ... of early- and mid-teenagers, those who, even though young, would truly

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 29, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Appreciating America in Tokyo (or Things I Never Finished, Part Two) On Japan and America. And being an American in Japan. Happy Memorial Day!

  

  - and much like their toilet, living in Tokyo offers different type of ... formality is a cornerstone of Japanese culture, but this doesn't seem to apply ... patriotic?)(Oh, alright. Duh. President's Day.) (For those of you who don

  • by Jess K. '10
  • May 30, 2011
• Blog / Classes

  tea shirt the tea and stories behind the merch in my closet

  

  After a short burst of productivity in January, I proceeded to not ... ’ drought look good out here. The lack of writing was complicated… it was not out of not wanting to, but nothing manifested even if I got a few lines

  • by Waly N. '24
  • June 19, 2022
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  LAST! It's the end of the world as we know it!

  

  the beginning of the universe (read:Big Bang). In doing so they hope to ... bills, don’t make weekend plans, don’t even finish applying to MIT, there ... . Yes boys and girls, the doomsday device built under the guise of solving

  • by Chris M. '12
  • September 10, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Spreading the word Yesterday, new father Ben and I did a presentation on blogging for the annual conference…

  

  the annual conference of the New England Association for College Admission Counseling (NEACAC), hosted by Boston's Northeastern University. Hundreds of guidance counselors and admissions officers from across the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 2, 2005
• Blog / Public Statements

  The Class of 2019 Graduates from MIT

  

  . You can watch these remarks, and the distribution of the diplomas (yes, we hand all the real ones out, and read all the names of everyone ... 7th, the Class of 2019 graduates from MIT. They were admitted

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 7, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  The Class of 2018 Graduates from MIT

  

  -deserved diploma. https://youtu.be/AdwPeNsMmGM I helped select the Class of 2018 ... Today, the Class of 2018 graduates from MIT.       ... exceptional. The admitted Class of 2018 includes mathematicians and marksmen and

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 8, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  As The Saying About Assumptions Goes… Assume = Ass + U + Me.

  

  't offer only math and science. No, MIT isn't male-dominated ('09 is 47 ... on the topic of extra-curricular activities. We collectively lamented ... "just to get into college" instead of encouraging them to follow their

  • by Ben Jones
  • July 12, 2005
• FAQ / Transfer

  Are there other classes I should take beyond the recommended coursework?

  courses offered in each department. You may receive credit for subjects of ... the courses offered at your institution to MIT's by referring to the MIT Bulletin (course and degree catalog). You'll find descriptions of MIT
• Blog / About Decisions

  Class of 2017 By The Numbers with apologies to iron maiden

  

  Applied 4,363 Admitted 115 Middle 50% score range of admitted students ... 've blogged before about how the dangers of reading too much into admissions ... fundamental confusion between our admissions process and the results of that

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 3, 2013
• FAQ / First-year application

  Can I take a gap year?

  We encourage students to take a gap year to explore and grow. Every year we have a number of students apply to MIT after a gap year and more ... year before applying to MIT simply gives students more experiences to
• Blog / Admissions

  What do you want? the story of college fit and how i stole from jeremy

  

  too holds true for hundreds of other colleges/universities around the ... sessions[/annotation] by saying some form of “I believe in my heart that MIT ... by any means, but if there was list of everything that goes into making

  • by kellen manning
  • August 19, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  Meet the Admissions Officers: Mari McQuaid Name: Mari McQuaid; Job title: Assistant Director of Admissions; Hometown: Verona, NJ

  

  applying to college/MIT: Don't lose yourself in the craziness of trying to do ... Name: Mari McQuaid Job title: Assistant Director of Admissions ... University for two years and then my degree from Harvard Extension in Art

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 8, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Rocky Mountain Round-Up The latest from my travels in Utah, Colorado, and New Mexico.

  

  Mechanical Engineering faculty at the University of Utah are MIT ECs (!). I ... Currently, I'm in the middle of a week-long Admissions trip to Utah ... online from my hotel in Salt Lake City, hosted by the folks at The Art of

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 29, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Lit Analytics How humanities classes can be analytically rigorous, courtesy of a Shakespeare scholar

  

  : ------------------------------ Henderson explores many shapes of Shakespeare Book examines 'Shake ... September 13, 2006 The works of William Shakespeare have a timeless quality ... their adamantine purity despite the passage of time. As Diana Henderson

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • September 17, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Term time again

  

  classes, and some of you are probably curious about the classes offered at ... .05 (Biochemistry) Contributions of biochemistry toward an understanding of the structure and functioning of organisms, tissues, and cells. Chemistry and

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • February 21, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  everyone i know goes away in the end why i've never done misti

  

  . i was given the chance, in april 2021, to spend the first half of 2022 ... 't want to spend that much time away from mit." i never applied to a misti ... , and i enjoyed my summer camps. but part of me yearns for relationships

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • February 11, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  The First Four Days of the Next Four Years (Guest Entry) "STUDY. SLEEP. PARTY….pick two"

  

  Hall to taste liquid nitrogen ice cream. Tons of prefrosh were packed ... of activities: Applied Math Lab Tours, Tie Dye at McCormick, the MIT ... at CPW, I came to understand the meaning and context of those words. My

  • by Bryan
  • April 17, 2008
• FAQ / Academics and research

  Can I take a summer session?

  During the regular Summer Session, MIT offers a limited selection of the subjects available in the academic year, as well as a few subjects designed for special interests and needs of MIT students. All classes are for
• FAQ / First-year application

  Where can my school counselor find helpful information?

  Thank you for all of the good work you do for our awesome applicants ... all of the different requirements for so many students and schools. We offer specific advice for educators here. We hope it helps!