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  The Undecideds VI: The Undiscovered Country Even more undecided students' questions & answers.

  

  they want to study engineering, while other universities offer wider ... and Reading Comprehension. A familiarity with national and state laws ... whether there are classes offered on campus or if it is possible to take

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 27, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  April Questions Omnibus 2

  

  problem and the steps that universities, including MIT, Harvard, and ... , I just read an article in the National Association for College ... few AP offerings or for homeschooled students. For some students, though

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 20, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Making it work. In which I just carry on. Where's Andrae when I need him?

  

  that aren't offered by MIT--we offer only French, Spanish, German ... possible to get degrees in two courses at MIT in just your undergrad years ... indiscretion, I'm actually only three classes away from a degree in chemistry

  • by Sam M. '07
  • March 3, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  my MIT admissions essays a retrospective

  

  the only institution in the country to offer an undergraduate degree ... students with all sorts of crazy national and international accolades and

  • by Victor D. '27
  • October 14, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  101 Things About Tokyo (Pt. 1) Another IAP. Another Country.

  

  manuals. 20. Japanese eyeglass stores started offering free cleaning ... it's not right, tilt your head 30 degrees to the left, say "e-to" (ay ... „Åô„Åî„ÅÑ„Äú 41. Today (January 12) was Seijinnohi (national holiday in

  • by Chris S. '11
  • January 13, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Dear prefrosh, a letter to you

  

  to one of the top universities in the world. My freshman year is ending ... friendships for a degree, but I think you have to understand there's much more ... you and offer you guidance where you struggle, and when they struggle

  • by Cami M. '23
  • April 25, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  November Questions Omnibus 1 As usual, Q & A.

  

  if it isn't flawed, then you probably don't need a Bachelor's Degree ... motion design offers a potentially instructive challenge to physicists: we ... one question : Do you know Sharif university in iran? is it good?" I

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 2, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Rosalind Franklin and Kent State Two more short book reviews and some news of my summer not (directly) relating to…

  

  originally going to be published by the Harvard University Press, but virtually ... account of the trials brought against the Ohio National Guard from the point ... riots that trashed downtown Kent, Ohio, the governor sent in the National

  • by Laura N. '09
  • July 16, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  *waves goodbye* Homeward bound

  

  walk off, diploma in hand, you'll be hearing this.

  • by Snively '11
  • May 19, 2009
• Blog / Classes

  Junior Year Sticky Notes mainly thoughts on post-grad life & friendship

  

  with my degree requirements. After this semester, I will officially have ... lol"]degree[/annotation]requirements. The first is a required core ... [/annotation]to fulfill our degree. Something I learned in late February was that BE allows

  • by Jessica Z. '27
  • April 3, 2026
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT Festival of Learning: Lightning Round six eminent faculty on educational technology innovations

  

  their regular undergraduate degree. But even more importantly, they reap ... Visualizing Japan: an online course jointly produced by Harvard University and ... platform. Prof. Miyagawa also asked the prominent University of Tokyo

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • March 27, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Vaccine Externalities Health economics applied to the decreased odds of my getting the flu, courtesy of my…

  

  case, universities) subsidize something that they are offering for free ... offer the good at a price of P=0. It's a weird kind of subsidy, but it

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • December 6, 2005
• Blog / Life after MIT

  [guest post] on undergrad by laura c. '23

  

  universal fundamental properties. not knowing that I would have to memorize ... , they no longer worked in the same field as the degree they had received ... an offer because he had a Ph.D. in physics and was impressed by some

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • February 16, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The good advice The many different flavors of advising at MIT.

  

  in their seminars) and are open only to freshmen. The seminars offered ... preprofessional advisor through the MIT Careers Office; this advisor offers guidance ... 't accept AP credit, but require that premed classes be taken at a university

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 9, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Freshman Fifty-Four September 13th shall henceforth be known as National Gauss Appreciation Day.

  

  begun working towards my degree has settled in. This semester, I took 54 ... from a different nation to see if he knew the native tongue. It was the ... Tegmark declared National Gauss Appreciation Day on September 13th. To not

  • by Jack-William B. '21
  • September 19, 2017
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Full Steam Ahead Leaving Boston for the final time

  

  played tour guide of the nation’s capital. I had known each of them for a ... degree program, and head into the “real world”, by March 2013. Prior to

  • by Elijah T. '11
  • June 9, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

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

  

  year.) Once the national teams are selected, they gather at a site for ... , with a total of 23 students representing the nation (the team sizes ... participating in the IMO, Lander went on to Bachelors and Doctoral degrees in math

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 22, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  Spreading yourself too thin At MIT, the saying goes that you can work, sleep, or play, but you have…

  

  what? Going to two meetings of the National Honors Society or the Physics ... national engineering honors society, Tau Beta Pi, and the mechanical ... it is true to a certain degree. Life is full of opportunity costs

  • by Melis A. '08
  • February 10, 2007
• Blog / Public Statements

  A letter from President Reif regarding George Floyd and Minneapolis

  

  moment, this afternoon’s graduation celebration will offer us all the ... for our nation. The death of George Floyd and the events unfolding in ... very present struggles for our nation and for the world. With great love

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 29, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Makers @ MIT how MIT supports student creativity and craft

  

  President Obama has proclaimed today National Day of Making, an ... and organizations have come together to support the National Day of ... the admissions process (like our Maker Portfolio which we offer through

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 18, 2014