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  As if course numbers weren’t enough: Learning your A, B, Cs, and OEs Different majors at MIT, and why I chose mine

  

  mechanical engineering and general Institute requirements. Some examples of ... (Course 20) has been developed recently, and it offers some really cool ... star. Now that I have a few months left at the Institute and I’ve gone

  • by Melis A. '08
  • November 11, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Olympians, Part 2 This time, I am talking about science olympiads.

  

  International Math Olympiad team in 1974, and what freshman class does this ... scorer for Singapore at one of the international science olympiads. I had never heard of an international science olympiad. My high school wasn

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 22, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Fall 2024 🍂 aka, things settle down.

  

  mini internal crisis during the middle of the semester where I struggled ... Jobs Paid Notetaker - A paid notetaker position was offered for both 6 ... is a pretty good opportunity when it gets offered, and it’s typically

  • by Fiona L. '27
  • February 21, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  Q&A Some questions that I've received from prospectives.

  

  't offered at my school. Does that eliminate my chances of being accepted to ... school does not offer any calculus classes...I also worry about not being able to take AP classes, as they are not offered at my school. I would

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 8, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Cancer on my mind Wait, shouldn’t that be Carolina?

  

  Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at MIT the other day. I could elaborate on the many wonderful aspects of this Institute, namely its ... Kendall Square and beyond with the work of the Koch Institute and it is free

  • by Kris Guay
  • August 18, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  An OME Welcome to the Institute I took Tsegball, and I have no regrets.

  

  On June 14th, I began my journey to MIT. I packed all my clothes, memorabilia, and snacks for college away in my mom’s Kia Rio as the dynamic duo set…

  • by Jack-William B. '21
  • September 7, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Lost in the Pages of the Institute are we out of the woods yet, are we in the clear yet

  

  lethargy, a feeling that with everything happening in the Institute

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • October 25, 2014
• FAQ / Academics and research

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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Before you Register for Classes: Tools, Tips, and Resources Scheduling Tools and Tips for Incoming Students

  

  that certain courses, like workshops or oversubscribed offerings, will ... offer after this announcement. Late Drop a class if absolutely necessary ... in order to fulfill the 8-point General Institute Requirement by the

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • August 20, 2015
• Blog / About Decisions

  On taking a ‘Gap Year’ Consider taking a year before entering college.

  

  money for school. Many programs offer scholarships or compensation for labor; AmeriCorps offers a living allowance and education funding. Reardon ... International Counselor did a gap year entry that I have liked to link to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 21, 2010
• Blog / How to Human

  Advices, advices Notes from Associate Advising...

  

  's rigorous courseload - to allow you to explore what MIT has to offer while not ... ; you've probably turned your friends down on an offer to party because ... that EVEN on your internal transcript on WEBSIS, a P is a P...=p) On

  • by Chris S. '11
  • August 28, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  On taking a ‘Gap Year’ Consider deferring college for a year.

  

  for school. Many programs offer scholarships or compensation for labor; AmeriCorps offers a living allowance and education funding. Reardon says ... International Counselor did a gap year entry, focusing on an extraordinary gap

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 4, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Classes! Classes! Classes! Classes!

  

  International or to make friends with that one kid you've had Spanish with all ... 've studied MIT's course offerings extensively - multiple times! - while ... . Much to my language-loving little heart's dismay, MIT doesn't offer

  • by Karen F. '11
  • November 1, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Let It Bleed There will be an answer, let it bleed.

  

  exams for both classes offered during orientation. Physics B gets you ... , offered in three different-flavored classes in the spring and fall. Most ... bother unless you did, like, the international chemistry olympiad or

  • by Sam M. '07
  • May 5, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Curseroad MIT class roadmaps that shouldn’t exist but theoretically could

  

  information about the requirements for each major, when classes are offered, and ... some classes like general institute requirements (GIRs). Most people don ... “joint subjects” between departments, where a single class is offered under

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • December 6, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Advice for the Incoming Froshies You've accepted your offer to MIT! Now what?

  

  the institute once again in the fall! So now you've decided to go to ... are twenty-two FPOPs offered in August, and each one gives an amazing ... 17 General Institute Requirements, or GIRs.  It is possible to get out

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • May 13, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Choosing a Major I hope this is helpful to you at some point

  

  sake of adding the name of a second subject to their diploma. I'm really ... 't have to mean extra semesters or no diploma. Alllll this talking aside

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • December 18, 2007